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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
14
A vintage Star Grocery display at 142 East Sixth Street advertises Blue or Green Premium Stamps with every 10 cent purchase and a cabinet photo by Downing for one dollar or more. The list includes citrus, vegetables, canned goods, bakery items, tea, baking powder, matches, crackers, and assorted groceries, with stamp offers expanding on larger buys.
President Wheeler announces UC archaeologists will conduct global digs for relics of antiquity. Dr George A Remer leads Egyptian and South American work, while Dr Philip Mills Jones searches California and Mexico for specimens. Dr Alfred Emerson will join from Athens to advise in Greco Roman sites at Berkeley museum.
A woman about 20 or 21, named Mel Brown by doctors, was found near Halstead and Van Buren with a bullet wound in the breast. She was taken to county hospital in a carriage with her escort, then disappeared after giving little information. Doctors hold slight hope of recovery as police seek details.
An attempted explosion at Whipsaw mining camp near Phoenix was foiled when a miner spotted a burning fuse and removed it before a charge of giant powder could be triggered. A mysterious eccentric miner, last seen fleeing before dinner, is suspected. search parties scoured the hills as authorities were alerted.
Secretary Lone will transmit Admiral Hieltbern’s report urging copper sheathing for battleships and armored cruisers already authorized. The board’s minority disputes the extent of sheathings and cites British shipbuilding practices. The debate centers on protecting vessels in tropical service and naval priorities.
News from Seattle March 14 says two steamers from Alaska arrived with word of the Wolcott and Exelsior misfortune. Sitka Indians reported wrecks and dates in January, but Cottage City officers say no such loss is heard. The Wolcott was seen at Unalaska January 24, contradicting earlier reports.
A sequence of property transfers is reported including Hugh Mullen and wife to Marcus Stumpm for $10 on a parcel described as part m e 14 12 13 18. WS Stevens to Jno H Genter for $909 on parcels past 44 08 41 35. Jon Fs Howe 2 al to Fred W Watson for $1 across parts Jats lj 3 dem 2% 13 1a and part e 422 W the Bell city site a a L D Rutty F120. 4 Menn te 10 76. Gen We lait and wife to Anna Becker for $1,300 lot 7 Monroe St. Evan's LW Rodman and wife to same for $2.30, lots 386 288 390 Quincy St Ritchie's add. 8. Thomas and husband to Matt and Katie Harmon for $900 a % lot 150 ant my to 185 Tk St. Hiram ere et oe to dno W pa & % 8 10 15 Toringion and wife to Hattie a nos $325 lot 480 Lane St King's Avia M Westerfield to Tred Enter 71LAW ma % Bwe 4% BE 12 15 except 3 eres A T Batchester and wife to F- 8 Thevia for $400 lots 795 707 709 men ave bik ds Martin & Dennis sud.
Himer Wetzel files for divorce from Carrie Wetzel claiming they married in Dunkirk and lived in Topeka then separated after she moved to Buffalo. He says he owned a piano and $1,000 in goods at separation, which she obtained without knowledge. Tribute events follow with talks and a concert listed for March.
A letter from the American Labor Union urges bonds of 50000 for park land in the city, arguing a centrally located park benefits laboring residents. They propose buying land between Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets, building a sea wall and gravel walk, and seeking voter support for the bond to finance the project. Pioneer Council No 1 hosts a March 16 meeting to discuss the park question and invites the park commission to present their views.
New York crowd readies for pro Boer mass meeting at Cooper Union with speakers including Montague White and William McAdoo. Committee aims to gauge public desire for US intervention while debate over Resolutions and peaceful end to the war continues. Additional gathering slated for Madison Square Garden as organizers target strong turnout and clear positions.
A candidate announces intent to run for the Legislature from the third district. The Republican W. C. Stephenson is listed as a supporting figure or official in the announcement.
A flood of notices shows numerous residents announcing for county and city posts in Shawnee County under the Republican banner. Thomas Doran, Callahan, Hazen, Morgan, and Silas Rain join as candidates for county attorney, superintendent, commissioner, and city positions, with primaries set in April and county-election details outlined.
Official notice from the Commissioner of Topeka announced the closing of registration. It notes a forthcoming date and place for an event, with first publication in the Topeka stage newspaper.
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