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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1900
Page
4
A disjointed summary row recaps Topkea civic notes and national events. It mentions City of Topeka water concerns, President Harris rhetoric, and a boggling mix of Chicago letters, Senate maneuvers, and foreign policy hints. The piece weaves in jokes, reflections, and a long column of light humor.
Analyzes New York voting patterns from 1872 to 1906 showing Republican and Democrat swings, party plurality, and pivotal statewide results. Highlights notable figures such as Grant, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, and Parkhurst, and suggests New York’s decisive role in national elections.
Father Francis M. Hayden, pastor of The Church of the Assumption, will celebrate his silver jubilee as a priest this Thursday. He will leave Topeka on June 4 for Ireland and then visit St Peter in Rome and Lourdes before continuing to New York and Ireland. The trip is funded by a church gift and tied to Father Hayden Harrigan.
Wealthy Walden of Pearle Minola backing Wilson in a 850000 project to create a summer resort at Vinewood park. East Side Circle road repairs spark suburban railway service, new hotels and cottages, and improved access, with a plan to establish a park resort and extend rail links to Quincy Street and city terminus.
In St Louis on May 16 a riot erupted during the opening of the Grand Avenue line of the St Louis Drawall system. Two men were shot as a crowd of strikers and supporters clashed with police while cars blocked tracks. Police fired back, wounding workers, as negotiations continued without agreement. Transit company and striking employees planned further talks as night schedules resumed on some lines and other routes ran on limited schedules.
Readers praise Hood's Sarsaparilla for eczema relief and renewed strength. Letters claim dramatic skin healing, improved sleep, appetite, and energy after trying the tonic, with testimonials from Gardiner New York Oswego and Auburn.
Fragmentary report notes Trendall shot in the hip and Jimley to be seriously affected. A chaotic scene near the Mp core, with crowds at bars. Police, about seventy-five officers, suppressed the riot amid confusion and injuries.
The secretary of the interior backed Congress to create a plan to conserve flood waters from the Arkansas River at points in Colorado and Kansas. He argued a large amount of water could be redirected to irrigation, increasing available supply and boosting prosperity in key farming valleys. A systematic plan would hold excess waters at advantageous points, though full irrigation of all suitable land is unlikely.
New Rochelle site of Paine monument to be preserved by funds raised at Cincinnati Populist convention. Delegates pledged land purchase for the monument, with donors including Wharton Barker and Tenedus Donnelly among others, while a boulevard would require removal of the statue.
Z B Townsend chairs a new Negro Republican organization’s convention. Officers include Townsend as president with a large slate of vice presidents secretaries and treasurers. Committees from congregations and districts appoint members to push the drive for a National Industrial institute for broader black civic empowerment.
Envoys visit sixty cities by telegram from the United States with invitations from many locales. Most likely to depart for Washington on Sunday. C H Wessels questions dispatches on Steyn and Free State forces. Udak notes British reports are optimistic from a British view.
A Kansas Republican Convention reads telegrams from Curtis and Bailey praising party prospects. W J Bailey offers hopeful messages of GOP success this fall while Charles Curtix congratulates the Kansas Republicans on a bright outlook and solid administration record guiding November results.
A 15 year old girl at East Chicago Avenue station confesses to burglaries across the north side, implicating her brother in law and another man. Inspector Neidermeier says the disclosure leads to recovered property and potential arrests. The girl’s written confession names several victims including W. Potter and Fae Alarich and notes a costly watch and chain stolen. Further details withheld pending investigations and trans shipments to a second town.
Report traces the Pennsylvania Railroad plan to move its general offices from Philadelphia to New York City, with the American Exchange National Bank building in Wall Street cited as the future headquarters. The piece notes completion by September and emphasizes the shift of major offices to Manhattan. Police crackdown targets liquor sales in drugstores, highlighting Ralph Squires on Kansas Avenue and clerk Henry Tunner, with authorities asserting actions against unlicensed alcohol sales.
The Minnesota Republican convention met in the historic exposition building with 1140 delegates present Har rigan was again named president. Gideon S Ives was elected chair. Delegates Davis and Nelson Ehomna Lewry and Samuel Lord were chosen as the four delegates at large. Resolutions endorsed McKinsey and the administration urged trust control and supported a constitutional amendment giving Congress full powers. Voted to favor direct election of U S senators and endorsed Washburn for vice president with instructions to present his name in Philadelphia if opportune.
A letter to the editor contrasts a modern incident of alleged illegal sale with old English laws denying women property rights. It notes 1805 practices in Knare sborough where a husband controlled his wife’s wages and could discipline her, and mentions persecution of “scolds” by dricking stools. The writer argues progress in the women’s rights movement shows gains over centuries. Helen Kimber
William Gustavenn aged 33 and Hannah Horn aged 25 of Topeka were married this morning by Judge Doman. A civil action against the estate of Thomas Truckman was filed by Dr SG Browart seeking 427 for medical services.
The Cheyenne Wyoming Republicans held a state convention to elect six delegates to the national convention and nominate a candidate for Congress. Morning sessions organized permanent committees and resolutions with one member from each county. convention adjourned at 2 o clock amid formalities and political rhetoric.
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