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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
8
The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co reports a strong opening Tuesday for its Millinery Department. Crowds praised Easter bat styles and the selection priced at 5, 7, 9, 10 dollars, with hats rivaling higher priced makes in quality and design.
The Wyandotte lodge elected officers for the coming year including FP and MeMsrus with W L Wood as chair. A committee headed by Wood invited Romeo and Julien Dusdesquet to provide entertainment with a cake walk and art event in Kansas City on April 7, accepted.
The article notes a striking trend in England per Harper’s Literature, highlighting a sensational incident in Topeka where a pastor read his abdication manuscript to his congregation before publishing quality. It mentions widespread American interest, with seventeen editions in England and eleven in one week, amid aggressive secular labels in the market.
Jefferson Wy March 3 The legislature passes a bill prohibiting semi nude female forms of theatrical actresses or performers in posters cards or advertisements in public places and buildings with a fine of 5100 and possible jail term. The measure bans display in business windows and on owned structures. The bill was passed unanimously. Kentucky Frankfort March 30 Louis Beerer sentenced to twenty one years for murder escapes from prison by prying bars with an iron piece and descending via a rope from a window.
Rock Island announces the regular quarterly dividend of 14 percent, payable May 1. The dividend relates to the Rock Island company listed in Chicago trading records for the March quarter.
Washington March 20 government issues formal invitation for proposals to furnish field flower and vegetable seeds for fiscal year ending June 28 1900. All costs for seed packages labor printing and distribution to be borne by the contractor. About 12 000 000 vegetable packets and 1 000 000 flower seeds to be prepared with tobacco cotton and lawn grass seed allocations included.
Washington March 20 The census office reports an extraordinary number of applications for positions fed. About 2500 formal applications have been received for census posts and with letters and preliminary inquiries the total may reach around 20000. Director Merriam urges patience while preparations are made for evaluating applicants. The appeal notes the workload will be handled by a small skeleton preliminary staff and focuses on preparing examination papers.
John Madden of Emporia, a prominent Populist, announces he will not seek any political nomination now or in the future. He says he will focus on his law practice, assist the party generally, and refuse recognition or office under any circumstances.
Cleveland March 30 In connection with the scarcity of steel the Iron Trade Review notes the Millet and sheet bar trade in the central west has been of interest since the formation of the National Steel company. The American Tin Plate company’s links to directores show, yet Tin Plate’s sheet bar consumption would be only about one fourth of National Steel’s output of steel. Contracts for years will allow Tin Plate 425 000 to 450 000 tons from other sources, a common understanding in the trade. The National Steel aims to sell steel in the general market as the constituent companies did, preserving old buying relations. It is understood the policy will keep operations and customer ties intact, with no changes to the existing structure. The Review adds that some obstacle in financing the rolling mill combine Bin Mee has been faced but definite action is expected soon.
The Emporia suit filed by Receiver Aftmush targets We Martindale with disclosures expected to be more sensational. A rumor of a grand jury indictment against Martindale and Davis is unfounded. Martindale’s defense reportedly centers on proving he was wronged by Cross and that Cross should bear blame for much of the work on the books. The core dispute is whether Martindale shared profits from involved transactions.
On the Merchants Exchange floor a rumor links ex governor D R Francie William T Harstick and Charles F Orthweln pooling to corner May wheat. Brokers deny knowledge as a loud crowd observes trading of 300000 bushels May and 150000 bushels July amid bustle and speculation.
At Montgomery on March 20 the Democratic state convention chose delegates for next August’s constitutional convention. The body adopted resolutions urging a convention to regulate voting to perpetuate white rule in Alabama.
A railroad advertisement touts cost savings by sewing at home and purchasing a Babcock and Frost machine. It markets comfortable, economical clothing options for travelers, highlighting tourist sleepers departing daily for California via the Santa Fe route.
New York reports that following August resolutions, a Zionist trust is opened in London and New York to manage an initial capital of 10 million dollars for the Zionist movement. The European name is Jewish Colonial Bank Limited with 1,889 normal shares and 109 founder shares, voting equally on enterprise matters while founders are council nominees. A three governor board will oversee council matters, with directors supreme on ordinary commercial affairs.
Kansas City March 30. Editor Lillie D. Gregory filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court alleging assets including Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas real estate plus personal property. Debtor's liabilities exceed assets though petition states future publication will continue. Creditors are local and not expected to be materially affected.
Traveling agents visit Reno County with a Dunkards theme, presenting at a public meeting to discuss the travel system. Notable attendees include Shields of the Waban Co, McCarthy of the division passenger seat, Foley of Vandalia lines, Goodrich of Baltimore and Southwestern, Leon of Missouri Pacific, Bramhall of the Western route, and others.
Oklahoma City March 2 J H Cato has closed the deal for the vinegar factory here and will enlarge the buildings for use as a distillery. It is planned to be ready by Aberst 1 with a starting capacity of 3 gallons per day, increasing as demand warrants. Discharges will be piped to yards outside the city and fed to hogs and cattle, employing about twenty five men.
Governor, with Mrs. Stanley, travels to Kansas City this afternoon to deliver an address at the Westminster cadets fourth anniversary celebration. The ceremony occurs at First Presbyterian Church where a reception for the governor and his wife will follow. Armouric guards of the state militia will escort the governor and party to the church.
McPherson County a couple B Matthews and wife were arrested for grand larceny in Sandhills eight miles east of Medora. Five stolen horses reportedly in their possession. Also noted England railway safety query on automatic couplings. Weather forecast for Kansas calls for snow and cold tonight with potential Friday fair.
Albany March 30 Governor Roosevelt is urged to veto a bill requiring poison or medicine bottles to be octagonal with skull and cross bones. Violation is a misdemeanor and the drug trade fears a patented bottle design would create a monopoly. The industry notes similar bills in other states.
Kansas City March 30 Harlow W. Baker of the Rigenour Baker Grocery company has given $1,000 toward a YWCA home here. It raises two week total to $6,100 after Colonel J L Abernathy donated $5,000 on one condition and Doggett Dry Goods $100. The board believes the home will be built, cost about $30,000, with dormitories and classrooms.
W Stam and John Young were arrested on a state warrant for selling and delivering butterine. D A Blynton, state butterine inspector, led the case. Stamp fined Stam $59 and Young $100 on trial before Justice Spitz. Both appeals. Cases against A P Nelson and Henry Sexhauer, restaurant keepers, continued.
Kansas City dispatch says Frank F. Yor a druggist of Independence Kansas has asked police for information about Miss Minnie Fish an artist he once knew. Yor recalls seeing her about six years ago in Kansas City and questions why he did not stop her while on a streetcar as he romantically writes to Chief Hayes.
The notices list transfers including Emma M. King to Geo Crawford for 725 dollars on North Klein Street in Klein's Addition, D W McNair and wife to Emma M. King for 20 dollars on North Klein Street, Sarah Williams to Cart Strecker for 97 dollars on Jefferson Street in Crane's Addition, Leonidas Bryson to James M. Westerfield for 400 dollars on Quincy Street, and several other deeds in Maple Grove and related additions plus bank transfers between Central National Bank and Dartmouth Savings Bank and others in College Park and Firey’s edition.
A wife in Indiana pursued wages owed by her husband who employed her as a saleswoman. The case describes a shift from ancient disability rules to modern statutes, allowing a wife to claim unpaid wages for domestic work, despite prior legal limitations. The decision recognizes her right to sue for services rendered and unpaid compensation, with implications for creditors and family labor.
Allentown Pa March 20 The Allentown rolling mills will on April 1 raise wages of their 200 men by 10 percent A preton furnace is being prepared to go into blast The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co has opened a job department on the second floor for all damaged goods to be sold under the Job Department heading
The London Lancet cites German authority claiming glass eyes are widespread, with 2,000,000 produced yearly in Germany and about 460,000 annually in France. It notes many uses beyond eye replacement, including taxidermy and dolls, and discusses whether the need is solely for substitutes or for decorative aims, highlighting the rarity of one eyed individuals.
Eugene V. Debs, famed socialist and 1894 railway strike figure, addressed the Nineteenth Century club at Delmonico's. About 350 attendees, including women in gowns and capitalists, heard him condemn prison contract labor as harming free labor and industry, arguing convicts are wastes to society and reform aims are frustrated by such systems.
The passage argues that capitalism causes idleness driving crime, with prisoners labeled as social outcasts. It claims prison labor fails to curb crime, links capitalism to social decay, and posits capitalism evolving into socialism as the era shifts from competition to cooperative production under large trusts.
The city will spend about 20 in replacing the floating bridge on Glenmereud next summer. A new set of tined planks is required every third year. The bridge’s thick timber resists rot, adapts to water level, and remains a rare example of its kind. A diver found five layers of pine in the original structure, built in 18M at a cost of 40.
An advertisement touts a mystic cure for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming relief in 1 to 3 days. It promises removal of the disease cause after the first dose and notes prices at 75 cents. Distributed by Swift & Holliday druggists with locations in Topeka and other cities. Also mentions sewing machines for sale and a laundry service claim.
A fragmented discussion probes how far electrical and automonities guide patronage. The text mentions carriers, delivery wagons, and company effects while noting sparse orders and potential public attention as prototypes or ideas evolve.
Fragmentary verse about Holland tulips and springtime scenes. Mentions daffodils, flowers, and fading memories of a landscape. Stylistic, readable phrases hint at romantic plants and distant places without a clear narrative or dated event.
The Gorton Herald reports a new kite flying record reaching 12 507 feet above sea level on a Thursday at Rios Hill Observatory. A complex setup used four kites with steel wire and a recording instrument to log temperature humidity wind and pressure, while two kites were recovered after snapping a wire and three drifting away.
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