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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1900
Page
6
A fragmented retail notice outlines men and children underwear and ladies stockings with various prices. It promotes Cordette fabric for dresses and mentions a lining department special and pattern availability. Additional lines reference a separate election or event with unrelated names and dates, but details are unclear.
Fragmented OCR notes report the deaths of three Woodman Society members Piren Jolo Togathur Dis within the same period. Names, dates, and places are obscured but reference a May head office incident and a burial at a local church tram.
An account from Wieder trim Thempenn reports Sheriff Tyler of Devent County and Deputy Sam Jenkins ambushed and killed near Mill Creek, as a posse and pursuing officers exchange gunfire. The event triggers a manhunt with authorities seeking suspects blamed for the deadly assault.
Mexico Mo May 28 Kansestet went in the vocal contest at Hirin college Saturday night when Miss Pure Thomas We Pana was declared winner of the prize quartet The same young woman won the Sehnowenka medal in the piano contest on Thursday Meta Davis of Charleston Ill won second honors in the vocal contest The other students listed include Neille Rovirwon Leola Walker and many more with judges Mrs Mabel HyuasSpeyer of St Louis and Mr Mrs Von Dahien of Topeka.
Local column items report community happenings in North Topeka. Mentions include meetings at Kansas Avenue church groups, a Boy Scout memorial service, relocations and job changes, visits by residents from nearby towns, and upcoming cemetery ceremonies.
Across Washington Georgia North Carolina North and South Carolina and beyond observers reported perfect weather and extensive data. Observers from MIT and Ware Observatory announced plates photographs and spectrographic work while Pinehurst Charlotte and Denver teams noted clear skies and successful measurements. Corona features and shadow bands were observed with varied durations and several stations reported near totality with scientific results forthcoming.
Topeka residents reported a morning solar eclipse from 6:30 until shortly before 3, seen with smoked glass. Observers noted the sun’s brightness remained strong, the sun resembling the moon at various phases, and several families watched along Teneo Streets.
Immense booths line the street at the Topeka exposition featuring Worley and Calvert red and white, Crosby Bree dome 25 feet high, and Crosby Shawnee and Mid Continent mills in a 40 foot notch. Exhibits cover clothing, furniture, machinery, domestic goods, and a running electric fountain inside a domed display.
Wichita visitors plan to attend the Topeka street fair and carnival. A 1000 souvenir buttons will be sold for 10 cents each to fund a popular subscription drive. The association committee reports about 5000 dollars in subscriptions already raised, aiming for 6 to 10 thousand more.
The wheat market opened steady and slipped as weather forecasts and reported receipts affected sentiment. July contracts showed slight declines before stabilizing, with supplies varying across Minneapolis and Duluth and nearby markets. Hog prices edged lower on lighter demand while receipts remained sizable in Chicago and Topeka feeds. Cattle and pork futures were steady to lower with mixed livestock receipts across major markets.
The passage lists assorted prices and items from a late market report including California fruits apricots grapes olives and pickles, plus canned goods and vegetables. It mentions market activity, price shifts, and stock notes with scattered references to wheat oats and provisions amid a noisy OCR fragment.
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