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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1899

Page

5

Remarkable Barnum Offerings In Catalog Style Sale

A bustling sale listing numerous discounted items from S Barnum, including Ventilated Summer Corsets, Belt Buckles, Beauty Pins, Ladies Swiss Vests, Valenciennes Laces, Curtains, Envelopes, Charies, Standard Machine Thread, Table Oil Cloth, Laces, Sun Umbrellas, Kid Gloves, Silk Waists, Lace Caps, Washable Waists, Dress Skirts, and more. The ad touts low prices, fresh lines, and heavy discounts across textiles, garments, and household goods with brief product notes and pricing cues. It also promotes moth protection products Tarina Moth Paper and Pine Tarina Toilet Paper as sanitary alternatives.

Ile Tell Pieds All Chads Valenciennes Ste Ene Ecru Doz Yds Gloria Foster

Night Shirt Parade Turns Violent at Providence Campus

At Brown University Providence last night May 19 a campus night shirt parade celebrating Brown and Princeton victors ended in chaos. Fire alarms triggered multiple blazes as crowds clashed with police and firefighters with clubs and hoses, injuring students and a policeman. Faculty vows investigation.

Cheap Excursion Rates For Roanoke Baptist Brethren

Message advertises excursion from St Louis to Roanoke at reduced rail fare. Details: May 16 departure, price £2 with seven, inclusive. contact A.M. Ch. G. PA or 2 Poles in Kansas for full particulars. Also mentions American Steam Laundry at 212 West Seventh with telephone.

Roanoke St. Louis St Louis Kansas American Steam Laundry West Seventh

Warships Race In Sampson Fleet Rivalry

Five vessels of Sampson's fleet engage in a friendly sea race among battleships Indiana Massachusetts Texas Brooklyn and New York with cruisers Brockton and Sanitas following a staged start. Massachusetts leads early but New York and Texas close in. Indiana finishes first with New York and Brooklyn in pursuit, Texas behind, while the massachusetts and Indiana vie for top speed in the four hour trial.

Sampson New York Massachusetts J.C York Sea Gilman Iine Nee Goman Gandicap Speora Antileaaipe Blaselia Chase Petter An. Uni Texas Eliane Ehipetts Amin Oregon Santiaco Santa Lucia Elbed Indiana Brockton Brooklyn Mascachhusetts Texea Diana Wold Massachirectts Trocklyn Tal Stassachusetts Zai Masavtserie Maesserkusetts Teo Miles Zoe Argent Neracif

Marriage With Convict in New York Highlights Scandal

A sensational report from New York notes the marriage of Mrs Harriet B Beach widow of Alfred Beach editor of Scientific American to Dr Henry Richartson Rogers a spiritualist accused of criminally assaulting a police officer with a hatchet. The ceremony faced legal hurdles with reefusal and appeals culminating in a Supreme Court action in the case.

New York Merrizze Harriet B. Beach Alfred C. Beach Scientific Ameria3 Henry Richartson Rogers Ensani Tng Sith & Hatchet Supreme Court Beach Jeanne Bessy Peach Seca

25 000 Gift to Science Established in Brooklyn Lab

An anonymous philanthropist donated 25000 to endow a pathology fellowship at Hoagland laboratory Brooklyn. The fellowship will be named the Van Cott fellowship in honor of Dr John Van Cott head of the department. The gift was made through Alvin R Johnston as trustee.

New York Mey Hoagland Laboratory Brooklyn van Cott John van Cott Alvin R. John

A Life of the Pope Undertaken by Crawford

London reports that Marion F. Crawford the novelist has undertaken to write a life of the pope. The announcement appeared on May 12.

Marion F. Crawford London F. Barton Crawford

FLOWER'S WILL FILED FOR PROBATE IN WATERTOWN

The will of the late ex Governor Flower is filed for probate. He leaves 49000 to each sibling, 25000 to Frederick S. Piower, 1000 to former cashier Ransom Pattiai, 310 to St Thomas parish in trust for a parish house, 10000 to Trinity parish Water town for the poor, 35.00 to Haswell Flower George, 33000 to Roswell Flower Mundy of Chicago. The widow and daughter inherit the residence share and share alike. Executrix is Mrs. Sarah M. Flower, with John B int and Anson E. Flower as executors.

Watertown N.X Flower Trinity Parish Haswell Flower George Ashelty Roswell Flower Mundy Chicago Sarah M. Flower John Bint Anson E. Flower

Torch 175 Foot High Fire Spectacle Planned Near Boston

Boston May 19 The New England Gas Company plans a monumental blaze to burn for days, lighting a vast torch 175 feet high above the plant in a suburb near Boston. Officials say the display will be visible to mariners and residents, serving as a dramatic beacon of the gas works.

May Boston Ite New England Gas Bepees Geepcay Te Prepa Athouse Board Everest Erie

Damages In Cincinnati Suit Highlight Pie Factory Row

In a garbled 19th century style note a pie manufacturing executive faces a damages claim totaling 115.30. The case involves attendance at a Dayton event and travel expenses alleged to be improper, with references to legal counsel Jobe Comey and transportation costs as part of a public dispute over company age and Baltimore aid.

Beresford as an Author Cherie Rear Admiral Tord Rises

A garbled item references Beresford as author and mentions Rear Admiral Tord Rises with scattered names Pogay Smee Twari Asht Leake and Milwaukie in a forest crust setting. It hints at a secret meeting and a failure to maintain tacit norms amid company chatter.

Cherie Tord Ries Beresford Pogay Iit Thas Aukee Wis Ures Stine Jena Unita Milwaukie Dec Valeer Loring Ss ‘Anipony Fabie Company

Logan resigns as assistant adjutant general in Yor patrol

Fragmentary text indicates a resignations note for a Major Sonn A. or related assistant adjutant general tied to Yor patrol. It mentions Logan Sas on General Fate and possible service during a campaign and departure for the Philippines.

Logan Wassington Sonn A Aesistant Rd Berm hongraMy Pailippines

Blame Senator Tillman Over North Carolina Race War

The Eastern New York African Methodist Episcopal Zion conference denounces racial terror from Wilmington to New York. They condemn lynchings in Georgia Tennessee and Mississippi and the shooting of colored prisoners in Georgia while urging legal protection rather than arms. The report singles out Senator Tillman of South Carolina as responsible for the Wilmington incident and calls for lawful recourse via political candidates seeking votes.

North Carolina New York Episcopal Zion Church Conference Wilmington N. C Tilman South Carolina Sam Huse Georgia Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Minine United States

Actress Timberman Dies in New York Hotel Hallway

New York on May 1 actress Timberman aged about 32 dropped dead in a hotel hallway on a journey home to Keokuk Iowa. She had appeared recently with MacLan Tyler Han ford in Shakespearean plays and with Mme Janauschek in prominent roles. The hotel staff heard a groan after she fell on a stairway and a chambermaid alerted others. Restoratives were applied but she died before a physician arrived, the cause given as heart disease possibly aggravated by enervating Russian bath effects.

New York Atissatary Timberman MacLan-Tyler-Hanford Sturtevant House Keokuk Miss Timberman Keene Mme. Janauschek Miss Tyler

Sports at Wellesley celebrates first May Day and school games

May Day at Wellesley College marked the first held day with police restricting entrants and spectators. Miss F L Young won the tennis championship while Miss Rockwell and Miss Sanborn took the potato race. Basketball featured a spirited match as 1900 claimed the title, with Miss Rockwell and Miss Sanborn competing in the 1 yard dash.

Foston Wellesley Cotlege Misa F. L Young Rockwell

Obstacle Race Laughed At by Crowds in Local Event

Miss Sturde van led a field while Miss McAlarney fired blank pistol shots as starter. The obstacle race featured crawls, throws, barrels, and wooden horse jumps, provoking loud laughter from spectators.

Sturdevan Miss McAlarney

Attack on Dr Talmage Stirs Toronto Audience

May 19 Bishop Hawley of St John's N F denounced Dr Talmage as an uneducated man with flashy rhetoric who preaches without divine call. He cited Talmage's temple, travels, Athens sermon, Palestine visit, and a Jordan baptizing claim as biased, pompous audacity.

Toronto Hawley St John's N. F St. Michael's Cathedral Jesus Christ Talmage Athens St Paul St Pauli God Talmines

A. P. Officers Elected by Directors in Chicago

Chicago May 15 At the meeting of the directors of the Associated Press the following officers were unanimously chosen for the ensuing retirement Victor F Lawson first vice president secretary and Metcalfe E Stone ex secretary and general manager Charles Diehl executive committee members William Lane Chicago races and Dallas News Charles W Keupp St Louis Republic Frederick Driscoll St Paul Pioneer Press John Norris New York World and Frank B Noyes of the Washington Star

Chicago Associated Press

Honors for an American Daniel Chester French joined Accademia San Luce

A Rome cablegram reports American sculptor Daniel Chester French has been elected a member of the Accademia di San Luca, Rome’s oldest art academy. The honor places the New York artist among Italy’s foremost sculptors, painters, and architects in the virtù.

Daniel Accademia San Luce New York Rome Daniel Chester French Accademia San Lisca Accademia of San Lone Prenet Ly Ter

The Best Tonic Malt Extract Endorsed by Philadelphia Doctor

A Philadelphia physician writes to the Buffalo Medical Journal praising The Best Tonic Malt Extract. He cites its benefits for anemia, malnourished patients, nursing mothers, and convalescents, claiming it strengthens blood, nerves, and appetite while restoring vitality. He notes the extract’s digestibility and compares it favorably to other malt products. He urges readers to try the tonic and witness its effects.

Ilka Cassius Weil Owen

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