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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1899
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a community notice with partial names and street references. Mentions include a street avenue and a few garbled personal names, with scattered numbers and a potential price. The text is too corrupted to identify a clear event, date, or authoritative action.
Disjointed passages reference investigations census phrases and political figures such as W O Ryan Cal Pryan and Croker. The text notes Klondike travel costs a union wage debate and a push to regulate trusts under interstate commerce law, all cloaked in a satirical takedown of contemporary public life.
A Minneapolis Journal correspondent questions why Minnesota supplies binding twine directly to farmers via a state institution, which would bypass local dealers. The piece argues the aim is to provide employment for prisoners and curb high charges, while proposing price controls and dealer penalties to keep the product affordable for consumers.
Wichita census tallies show registration surpassing the 4 percent mark with over 4,000 women registered for the city election on April 4. The Union Veterans’ organization backs James W. fusion candidate as political factions close scenes.
The Sunday church page lists services across Belentist and Topeka churches with readings on unreality and youth topics. It notes Sunday schools, Epworth Leagues, and morning and evening sermons at multiple congregations including First Church, Breach, Grace Cathedral, and St. Slen's. There are special anniversaries for Spiritualism and regular Evangelical meetings, with times ranging from 11 am to 7:20 pm and many churches marking Holy Week events.
Chicago dispatch reports a battle among eastbound lines to set a permanent 20 hour schedule between Chicago and New York. Pennsylvania officials aim for a daily 20 hour flyer, Sea Shore and others may adjust to compete, while mail service incentives push pace. A Baltimore & Ohio plan to shave six hours off southern and western mail delivery is noted.
A fragmented account explains the demanding life of Pullman conductors. It notes they are not lounging figures but face long hours and constant travel pressures that disrupt sleep and personal peace.
A 19th century testimonial piece extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for cleansing "bad blood" and curing ailments said to arise from impurity. It recounts personal accounts of wounds, scrofula, sores, and rheumatism as improved by the medicine, framed as a moral warning against "bad blood" inside the body.
An account of a passenger’s grueling Santa Fe trip from Chicago to Denver with constant wakefulness. The traveler endures early departures and long stretches with little rest, detailing wake times from evening departures through overnight train segments and meals in Pueblo and Denver.
Argentine dispatch notes 4,002 transportation department employees at the Argentine terminals with named roles such as freight office chief clerk G. E. Horne and night clerk Robert Brown. It lists track foremen, conductors, and telegraph operators, plus crew movements and reassignments including returns from Denver and Topeka hospital, and mentions the Rock Island line’s advertising and other railroad developments across Kansas and neighboring states.
Pleasanton March 25. The Hood and Kincaid bank collapse of 1893 triggered widespread business failures in the region. Receiver Morse pays 3 1 10 per cent dividend, completing a long, costly liquidation that left creditors with only a fraction of their claims. Three deaths are linked to the crisis. The Kincaid brothers faced upheaval as assets and real estate tangled across Kansas and Missouri, with prolonged litigation draining value.
Logan March 26 A cadet to West Point will be appointed from the Sixth district by July next an active contest for the post. Candidates include C E Rarick Philips county George D Williams Frank M Khohner Rawlins county Joseph Harenorster Rooks county Albert J Cassell Lincoln county Hart E German Osborne county Birkin Hence Lincoln county Roy Jones Mitchell county Mathew Cross Elis county and Albert Wheeler Norton county. The exam is likely in Colby date to be set by Congressman Reeder. An alternate will be named same time as the cadet.
Politicians in the Sixth District push for state recognition as applicants for supervisor of census. John J. Dalton of Jewell County seeks the role after an earlier bid for secretary of the railroad commissioners. Other named candidates include J. W. Green Lincoln County M Heaton Sherman Ree and Lulu Dean Smithcoln.
Congressman W. A. Reeder spends time at his home overseeing residence remodeling and receiving visiting statesmen while handling pension correspondence. He praises H. R. Blanchard for pension work, with Blanchard coordinating claims for Calderhead and Miller under their supervision. Reeder reports good health. Also noted is the death of Mrs. J. M. Lawrence in Cimarron, with burial arrangements and ministers attending. Spanish War Pensions Frank Francis of Conway Springs is mentioned.
An appeal extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual pain and uterine health. Letters from Mrs. Lizzie Coneman of Wayland New York and Miss C D Moris of Boston praise relief and recommend the remedy to friends. Note on advice from Mrs Pinkham free of charge and urging timely action.
The report lists six pension grants including original and increase awards to William Stewart Turon and John W. Coles Topeka plus widows and a Spanish war widow allowance for Leonid W. Miller Baxter Springs. A telegram from Mapleton Kan warns of a smallpox outbreak prompting quarantine measures as authorities rush to prevent spread.
Citizen ticket at Larned Kansas nominates Tim McCarthy for mayor and G Polk Cline as city attorney among others. Marion Kansas lists two competing tickets with Republican and Citizens rounds for mayor clerk marshal and education board positions.
In Great Bend the spring election scene grows with a third ticket entering the race. The convention adopted fiscal measures easing taxation while backing licensing, and nominees include Hulme for mayor and a slate covering clerk treasurer street officials and council seats.
An old advertisement extols Swift's Specific as the only cure for catarrh by targeting the blood. It warns against surface treatments and urges prompt start of 5.5.5 to eradicate the disease, claiming lasting cure and annual relapse prevention. Publicist cites Miss Joma Owen of Montpelier, and offers free books from Swift Specific Company in Atlanta, Ga.
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