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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1901
Page
11
Fragmented text appears to promote Dr Pierre's a medicine for women with chronic ailments. It mentions a bound volume and a free sample offer requiring one-cent stamps, urging readers to send their address to receive the gift.
The poetics department informs portal authorities that no more libel actions will be filed in the district for now. They argue that one county and others have been receiving more than their share, with Shawnee County and nearby counties affected. Postmaster Guthrie notes the district water was established, and while some relief is due, limited benefits should not be funneled to Lakin if a lighter burden can be found.
A rapid promotion linked to Armour Packing Company matters surfaces as records reveal a four month gap and the need to account for the entire Armour company account. Leavenworth County notes population changes over 40 000 and shifts in soldier counts among townships. The Philadelphia based Newspaper Workers union reports ongoing efforts to support aged and ill workers and casualties.
A Topeka mystery details Omar Newman who vanished after April 21. Evidence suggests he died late April while others place him alive on April 27, with letters, finances, and visits forming a tangled case.
The Seventh Day Adventists set up tents in McPherson’s east part, arranging a religious gathering with a welcoming stance. Local residents observe a Belg group aiding the event as worship begins in the park area.
The United Presbyterian Church Assembly considers changes to the confession of faith. A committee recommends declaring an overture as received and submitted a resolution to repeal the rule. The judiciary panel weighs endorsing civil status for women in the matter but finds no current expedient for a technical court action.
Grainfield stock yards and dipping company reports rapid use since its May 1900 formation. Over 10 000 cattle dipped at 12 cents per head, with one minor accident. Large cattle feeders led early patronage, now smaller feeders join, promising continued throughput and planned 3 000 head more in two days. Improvements push total cost near 1 000.
May 26 Fort Leavenworth hosts an examining board led by Gen J B Myrick to review volunteers for regular army service. The class comprises officers from Philippine service recommended for commissions with ranks ranging from lieutenant to captain in various volunteer regiments and cavalry units.
The Kansas Master Plumbers association plans its annual meeting in Kansas City Kansas on June 2. Local members prepare to welcome visitors with entertainment and receptions. Attendance is expected to be higher than last year with the viewer ship more than doubling since the previous session.
In New York on May 21 Mary Elizabeth Leasa the lecturer filed for bankruptcy in the U S district court listing liabilities at 52 258, largely from endorser duties on mortgages associated with her lectures. Also note a public family obituary thanks and a treasury purchase of bonds in Washington with a 4 percent yield to mature next Monday.
A Kansas labor and milling study presented at St. Louis shows rising earnings around 7.8 percent, stronger employment opportunities, and a mainly local strike record. The milling chapter cites 1900 production of 1,475,275,025 pounds with wheat flour dominating output and Kansas supplying a large share of U.S. wheat. If manufactured, Kansas wheat could feed its population for ten years and yield 6.2 billion loaves of bread. The report notes industrial concentration and capacity growth alongside a single notable strike by Santa Fe telegraphers.
Herbert W. Bowen of New York was today appointed envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Persia. Bowen had served as general at Rebuildarts Laboratory in Manhattan. Regents of the State Agricultural College awarded a contract for rebuilding the chemical laboratory building.
In Topeka today ward Moeser of Kansas City visits friends, Clayton Jewell of Missouri Pacific at Holsington returns from Lawrence, and a paving petition for Kansas Avenue is circulated. Adgie and Marshall band plays Garfield Park tonight. Vinewood Park railway expands service for summer picnics. dozens of city happenings, school diplomas, and civic notes fill the day.
Soldiers from Fort Riley who had been encamped at the fair grounds broke camp early in the morning and began returning to the fort. They crossed Kaw Street and ventured toward the North, proceeding in the direction of the river as announcements indicated formation for the next day’s schedule.
Reports from the town fair show many residents paraded to the grounds by carriage and wagon to witness the exhibition. A court case involved Louis Mortimer Monroe facing a grand jury about alleged robbery of Olivia C. Starling, with a bench warrant issued and Monroe returned to the memorial Sunday program. The community notes also mention a tea event at Unity church and a discussion on universal suffrage for men and women’s voting rights in Norway and the U.S. context, plus Yale statue controversy and music offerings.
May 25 Washington The comptroller and others being summoned as witnesses for the United States in the Cullen case are entitled to annual mileage and witness fees provided by law. Down's allotment ends quickly and permanently. At any drug store a cent tent full to meet Adgie the Lion Tamer at Gordeld York Friday night and Sunday afternoon May 20 25 26 telephone listed.
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