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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
7
A group of officials and a banker were named in a local political controversy. Reform efforts were discussed, and a public announcement outlined key players and dates. The report notes city locations and implicated firms in the unfolding events.
Article chronicles Johrs Haisch returning as manager of the Manila Railroad and his resignation to accept a civil post. It recounts Hal’s wartime service with the Thirty-fifth Infantry, his rise from private to captain, and his role in rail operations during the conflict, including repair efforts after railroad damage. The piece notes his anticipated leadership, injuries, and the ongoing war context.
A garbled public notice lists numerous names including Alfred Giles and Mary with disputed sums and dates. The text references settlements by arbitration, debts, and property or service claims, mentioning locations such as Detroit Michigan and broader financial figures like 415,009. The legibility is poor and details are scattered across fragments.
L Miller begins construction of a residence on Topeka Avenue featuring a modern design and a prominent barn. The property is described as among the finest and best built in the area, with details reflecting a substantial urban home project for the time.
The closing exercises were held Thursday afternoon at 3 oclock on South Kansas Avenue. Nine graduates received diplomas in tailoring and other trades. The graduates include Robert Amelia Alberta, Hatthe Bizbet, Mary Jordan, Liasie Cooper, Biln Williams, Little Dime, Gertrude Moody, Eliz Russ, and Ham Sperber. Gen J. K. Hudson delivered the address urging industry and education as foundations of citizenship and urging effort toward one calling. Diplomas were awarded to the graduates by President Sts Jvat Malyene. Officers are President Job Mulvane, Vice President J. B. Larimer, and directors Robert Stone and Judge Chit. The work is supervised by Mr and Mrs Edward HO Stephens with assistance from teachers.
The forty-second meeting of the United Presby terian Church of North America opened in Chicago with Rev. F. B. Lyons presiding. Reports covered home missions church extension freedmen’s missions and ministerial relief. Noted gains in Sabbath schools but overall membership rose only 1,226 nationwide. church extensions faced aging congregations and financial pressures.
Denton May 22 officers elected at the Algerican Tattarian association business meeting include President Samuel A Ellct Cambridge Massachusetts Secretary Charles E St Joho Pittsburg. Treasurer etc. Reports show current expenses and income nearing 101000, with contributions from societies and churches. Rev Dr A Dupre, former Hamilton Western College principal and former Iowa Westyan University president, died in Toronto.
Classified notice announces free messenger service for bringing wants and miscellaneous ads to the State Journal Office. Rates: six words for five cents, with fractions charged per line. Readers urged to place ads by mail or messenger.
A collection of brief dispatches details visits in Dresden Berlin and San Francisco. Notable items include a New Deutsche Kriegerbund delegation arrival in Dresden and a royal wedding in Munich style notes on embezzlement cases in St Louis Philadelphia and Worcester and a railway wreck near Oakland with injuries.
The Evening Post reports a wide ring of stamp dealers in New York are unsettled by frauds on Cuban postage stamps. Conspirators allegedly sold altered or counterfeit stamps at low prices to collectors, with losses traced to Havana where plates were damaged and numbers removed. Returns from Havana to Chicago involved about 90 dollars in stamps.
The Shawnee County Normal Institute opens June 4 with community superintendent leading sessions. Veteran educators Mr. BH. FE. Byer and Mr. Wasson will present, focusing on nature study and Eyer’s subject as featured topics for teachers' professional development.
The Fraternity of Operative Millers of America convenes in Kansas City with about 20 members. President A J Welner presides as sessions run through Saturday. An exhibit features cereals from across the world and reports from officers Mueller of Chicago and the treasurer.
Multiple help wanted notices solicit cleaners, cooks, chambermaids, and laborers from Star Employment Agency and neighbors. Listings include day or week nursing, dining room staff, housework, and skilled trades. Also requests for salesmen, machinists, barbers, and nursery stock sales. Local vendors advertise wares and services with contact details and addresses.
A jumble of rental notices offering furnished and unfurnished rooms with housekeeping, baths, stairs, and sometimes board. Locations include Topeka Ave, Quincy St, Polk St, Van Buren, Clay St, and nearby addresses. some entries reference private families and offices.
Juan Wic offers a six room house with modern conveniences except furnace. Enquire in Topeka aventa. Also available for rent a residence, furnished or unfurnished at 213 Woodlawn Ave. Call A. W. Parkturst.
A jumble of small ads lists used items for sale including a top buggy, a Plymouth block wheel, a Bilson phonograph, six year old mare, an electric light fixture, a fine Jersey cow, a piano, and household furniture. Various contact cues point to local addresses and box numbers, with prices and brief product notes scattered through the snippets. Some entries mention locations like Le Eust street, 34 Le, and Kansas avenues, plus references to the Fair Grounds supervisor and a box address Baldwin Kansas.
First publication of legal notice in Topeka state records announces a required action. The notice names the governing body, the court or agency involved, and outlines the deadline for interested parties to respond or appear. Details specify location and timeline for compliance.
A Topeka council proclamation records a resolution to pave a street with vitrified brick on a sand foundation from Green Avenue to Woodlawn Avenue. The project includes a 40 foot width and stone curbing, approved by the mayor and council.
A public notice describes grading and paving of Tyler Street from Upe Avenue north to Nimwik Street. The project requires thirty feet of stone paving and is tied to a dated witness signature and seal. The notice appears in the May issue of the state journal.
May meeting notes show the Topeka mayor and council adopting a resolution to widen and pave the east line of Third Street from Montrose to a point eastward. Official seal confirms action with date and signatures.
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