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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1900
Page
5
Daily ad for The Star Grocery promoting price comparisons, cash for Blue and Green Premium Stamps, and rewards including a cabinet photograph with dollar purchases. Mentions various labeled items and promotions, encouraging customers to trade with the store and pay cash for stamps and products.
State Board of Health will conduct examinations and set requirements for funeral undertakers in Topeka. Examinations will be held this summer to certify readiness for licensing, with rules for preparation and enforcement to curb disease spread.
Storm disrupted by thunder and lightning described with meteorological notes. Report mentions wind, barometer readings, and an emergency event involving a person saved by a crew amid chaotic conditions. Names and details are partially garbled but indicate a severe storm impact on a location and time.
Fragmented OCR mentions Topeka Buffalo New York references and a private statement by CMBIR Olsens. It cites McMierann and Draken dn the Hania Fo Th ears with various alleged criminal trouble claims and coaching remarks.
An enthusiastic meeting of the State Temperance Commissioner club drew 28 members to organize temporary officers led by President not specified and Secretary Eomett ib Houdetuah. A committee was named to affiliate a national temperance body, with members Emerson Nelawan Blyth Yount and Rankin Pins. A pro tem group formed to promote the Shawnee county federation as the next step, with a denouncement of liquor deniers and a pledge to support laws. The club plans another session at McA rooms on Saturday March 24.
Fredericx Kansas man G T Brownier has been arrested and will be sent to Chicago for forgery charges connected to a long-ago case. He allegedly supplied a Chicago company with forged checks for 3% of amount, and sent money to his father before trouble. A Chicago detective sought Brownlee’s requisition in Topeka. governor’s hearing on the case proceeded amid protests from Hirawnee friends.
A new candidate in the 38th District comprising Hee First and Second ward, Oakland and Tedmeon appears. He is a colored man named 30 TW, Overton, president of the Plest ward Colored Republican club.
Ragged rundown notes report many local happenings. Mentions maring wagons, roads in sheds, a ralier near Oakland, four county commissioner candidates, Siloam Lodge 23, A F and A M conferring third degree, and a golf task injured by worm driving over puttin rests. Rain planned for Sunday failed, light shower in evening. Two new street cars ready for service. Fork Scott may profit from Populist convention. need for a convention hall. Twentieth Kanenesseocin lecture by J F Rockett. state notices of adoption. Benny boy, baby address BB Journal.
New York reports from The Times correspondent describe strained money markets as war loan subscriptions surge and Bank of England actions constrain credit. Officials warn the bank risks swelling note circulation while lenders demand faster allotments, with gilt and copper shares facing tough conditions and new loan sales underwritten below offer price.
Smith County Populists met at Smith Centre on Saturday electing delegates to state, congressional, and senatorial conventions. Notable names appear for Fort Scott Clay Center Phillipsburg and local leadership. Dr. Dykes endorsed for Populist congressional nomination. Webb McNall’s gubernatorial bid faces division and lack of unity.
Report from Coeur d Alene recounts a Sunday morning shooting at Pholfere saloon where two colored settlers Hayes and Hayden were hit. Hayden wounded in the breast, Hayes badly wounded. The shooter fled. the victim who died has not been located. Both men walked to the garrison about a half mile away after the shooting. News note from Topeka State Journal.
The Topeka club hosted a Friday afternoon tea led by Mrs. A. K. Quinton with guests including Mrs. Lewis and Miss Abby Ware. Out‑of‑town reporters A. C. Babise, John H. Ruftery, Lidre, and ELL Bertrand attended. A dining table featured violets, ferns, and a drawn work centerpiece. About sixty guests enjoyed the reception and a later Wasnoura coffee trustees dinner, with remarks from President Herrick and Mrs. Whittemore. The Hellanthur party danced at Hudson's hall, listing several guests, then Maud Kimball hosted an informal gathering at Polk Street. A Ladies Aid musical program at Hull Ud Avenue Church drew a sizable audience, with performances by Mr. Bowlby, Miss Fay Titcher, and others. Numerous society notices followed, noting visits, travel, and engagements among Topeka residents and visitors.
The article notes a visit to Miss WE and a plan for Miss art jonpesn’s event titled muerte this week. It reports a youth entertainment by the English Lutheran church Friday evening with participants Flora Hunter Selma Johanson Belle Welsh Gutch Warner Lucile MeAfer Esther Watts Watts Coort V Me-Cagae Henis and the Saphica pex te.
Sol Smiths Russell's company returns with Frank J. Keenan in A Poor Relation at the Crawford theater in Topeka this Friday and Saturday. Fred Berger reengages the troupe after Mr Russell's retirement, with most of the original cast, except Bir Kee, expected to appear again next week.
R Burton stated he is not a candidate for national committeeman and would not accept the post if offered unanimously by the delegation. He urged Republicans to nominate electable men in every district and county to unite against the enemy and keep Kansas in the Republican column.
Washington March 19 Senator Beveridge offered a substitute for the tariff section of the Porto Rico bill. He proposed that goods from Porto Rico to the United States and vice versa enter free of duty while clarifying that the U S Constitution does not extend over Porto Rico. He argued the amendment aligns with the president’s relief plan and preserves taxation timing without extending constitutional powers to the island.
Quotations note the bill reading completed at 1 40 this afternoon with amendments agreed and the bill passed without a division. The discussion references constitutional limits and the unstackled form of the hand voting language.
East side resort managers McQuirks and Litt Bucks were held for trial for violating music hall acts by playing music in a drinking venue. Magistrate Flammer notes music as the main lure drawing patrons to drink, and lawyers plan to challenge whether music in restaurants on Bowery is illegal while it may be allowed in big hotels like Waldorf Astoria. The magistrate agrees the question should be tested to define when music becomes criminal.
Shawnee county delegates to the First District Congressional convention convene in Atchison with Major T. J. Anderson elected chairman. Delegation leaves Tuesday morning via Santa Fe after a rate agreement. Transmississippi delegates to Houston include Hitchcock Bropometon Brinkman and others from Great Bend Dodge City Abilene Topeka Wichita and more.
Shawnee county Paeline central committee met Saturday to fix the date for the county convention to elect delegates to the two state conventions for Saturday April 7.
President Hadley urges student vaccination amid smallpox concerns at Tolena University. Lincoln assassination prosecutor J. A. Bingham dies in Cadiz. Burlington Route advertises travel options west and to Seattle with schedules and specials.
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