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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows garbled text with references to a Chicago address and a telephone line. It mentions a price figure around $90 and a plot street, with unclear names and entities. No coherent event or subject is discernible.
A scrambled historical column touches on legislative politics and economic issues, referencing figures and places in a dense, incoherent fashion. Mentions of Germany, Porto Rico, and Western cities hint at broader affairs while numerous garbled names and phrases obscure clear meaning.
The article critiques the tariff bill debate led by Cannon and his allies on February 27, highlighting a $2,000,000 annual Porto Rico appropriation and a proposed $32.9 million, noting rapid policy shifts and questions of presidential guidance and congressional speed. The piece mentions Chelirian Cannen in relations and emphasizes the contentious funding figures and timing.
The text laments unspoken duty amid child suffering, urging awareness of brutal and inhospitable parenting. It contrasts imagined real homes with the supposed homes the children know, calling for empathy and action to alleviate their misery.
The piece argues citizens must support organized efforts to rescue children from harmful surroundings. It critiques relying on private philanthropy for child protection and urges state and city action, funded beyond voluntary contributions, to prevent crime by aiding vulnerable youth. It cites the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children as a model.
A fragmentary Atchison column satirizes social ills and public behavior. It notes women seeking their preachers, men hiring lawyers, and a culture of shooting on premises. Lenten prudence, family illness, and funeral preparations spark wry commentary on daily life.
A selection of quip captions and humorous exchanges. A woman’s lent savings on bonnets, a wife on a platform, barbers commenting on closeness, installments on a gift, a man drinking his wife’s coffee, and a veteran’s blunt take on life. The snippets showcase domestic wit and social quirks.
The Vandalia Pennsylvania system offers special attendants at Jersey City and New York to meet arriving travelers, arrange steamship tickets, transfer baggage, and provide guides. The bureau operates from Century Building, offering cabs and hotel arrangements, with agents ready to aid and prepare travelers for European trips.
In Sunken Village known as The Hole near Columbus Avenue and Broadwey Street a young couple Beckie and Henry faced hardship. Beckie, a beautful twenty and housekeeper, died after a suspected poisoning incident linked to a note found in Henry's room. Police and neighbors speculated, while Henry's grief overwhelmed him as the village mourned.
Police Judge Magaw kept his word after a raid on the Third and Kansas disorderly house run by Vera Knowles. Inmates appeared at 11. Vera Knowles faced a 350 fine, doubled from January, while Dot Knowles and Helen Nichols were fined 326 each, up from 15 in January.
Mrs Annie L Diggs adopts Rev Sheldon suggestions to start two famine relief funds for Indian sufferers. Library visitors contribute ten cents each as part of the appeal read by Rev Choa St Sheldon.
Mulligan of North Topeka clashed with Billard as a disputed Kansas avenue street project was debated. Billard pressed delays while Mulligan accused him of hypocrisy, drawing a protest signed by about 25 residents and renewed neighborly tensions that have lingered for years.
A feud grows between Mr Billard and Mr Mullican as Billard erects tall fences on both sides of Mullican's jet and extends outbuildings close to Mullican's premises, actions that appear to deepen the dispute between the neighbors.
Potwin residents push ahead with street improvements and submit a petition to pave Woodlawn avenue from Willow to Park at 20 feet wide. Signatories include N H Lomis FP E Wear W M Forbes George W Parkhurst Eta H Newman F A Burdge and CT McLellam. Referred to streets and walls committee.
The piece surveys newspaper men who are reticent about Mr Sheldon’s first issue, detailing cautious reactions and varied views. It notes uncertainty about editorial direction and potential impact on local readers and the press landscape.
Opinions from Kansas journalists range from tire some and a dismal failure to praise for Sheldon’s market notes. Several well known editors call the project disappointing, while others refuse to be quoted, citing friendly ties to Capital and Mr Sheldon. The State Journal states it writes the facts frankly, though the coverage may sting readers. April showers bring May flowers, but March breezes bring April sneezes.
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