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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1899
Page
4
The text argues about global disarmament, trade, and press attitudes while detailing Carnegie steel moves. It notes discontent with labor and wages, Cuba aid politics, and pension issues. It discusses the Carnegie company consolidating steelmaking, ore supply, and transport, with implications for Pennsylvania and Lake Superior, signaling shifts in competition and production.
As reported by the United States Bureau of Statistics, women workers are more numerous and a steadily increasing share of employment. The text lists occupations from manual labor to professional roles, mentions wages, and notes organizations like chambers of commerce and a New Orleans restaurant scene. The article highlights varied jobs such as teachers, artists, detectives, veterinarians, and writers, illustrating expanding female participation in the workforce.
An OCR fragment notes women heading orchestras, owning and managing businesses in St. Louis and Rien G Y, and running elevators, painting signs, and quarry operations. It cites a California Insurance manager earning a high salary for a woman, and mentions Canadian women poet, Kansas ranch owner, and Rostus advertising firms with women as members or employees.
A humorously misguided column lampoons social mores and gender roles with fragmented prose. It mocks lynching talk, marital expectations, dress norms, and school exercises while satirically urging practicality and restraint. The piece reflects dated attitudes and unreliable narration in a compact, observational style.
A collection of aphorisms notes social behavior and finance. It warns that delaying gratification prolongs hardship and that generosity tests a spouse’s support. It also suggests watchmakers gain patience and secrecy carries social stigma among women.
A fragmented excerpt discusses perceptions of women and love, noting the supposed innocence of a woman admitting love and contrasting reactions to flirtation, marriage, and admiration. The text uses ironic, old fashioned phrasing about men, women, and social behavior.
A jumble of speculative questions touches on gender roles public morality transportation safety civil service and infrastructure. The text muses on jealousy education driving behavior truthfulness and the impact of men and women in society with oblique references to local institutions and projects.
H E Ellison and FR Morris report a Kansas City linked mine with $200,000 in ore in sight and potential for millions. They plan a stock firm, with work started and high hopes for the district. A ranch sale of 1,200,100 acres and timber value is also discussed as leaders plan eastern negotiations.
Washington May 2 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad filed two mortgages covering all property rights and franchises. The first lien secures 15,000,000 in bonds due July 1, 1925 with 4 percent interest. the second secures 165,000 in bonds due July 1, 104 percent. The notices include stamps valued at 27,500 and 23,500 respectively.
Great Bend May 29 Democrats and Populists agree on a fusion for the county ticket. Democrats will name candidates for treasurer sheriff and commissioner while Populists select the county clerk register of deeds coroner and surveyor. Both conventions set for Hoisington July 22. Hutchinson Girl Missing Nettle Vantickle, 14, adopted by Mr and Mrs Vantickle, disappeared after a family event. Search continues with theory she was induced to leave. Dickinson County Populists vote to fuse with Democrats on the county ticket abandoning the referendum system for county clerk nomination. Separate tickets to be fielded with same names on both sides.
Manhattan College students meet in the chapel and adopt resolutions opposing sweeping management changes. They call to keep current entry requirements and study structure, retain the bookstore and dining hall, and oppose teaching Populist politics and cuts to economic subjects and oratory. A five member committee will deliver the resolutions to the board.
Elgin on May 29 reports cowboy George Thomason fatally wounded at a Friday night dance when he raised a disturbance. Constable Pugh tried to arrest him. Thomason resisted and was shot in the abdomen. He died Saturday. Also in Manhattan, J. F. Elliott, a well known citizen and pioneer, died Saturday. funeral set for today.
Salina reports a three day police sweep ends with five thieves jailed or held for further information. A spring wagon belonging to Jacob Dell was stolen from a repair shop on North Fifth Street. J H Watson Chas Long and John Watson were arrested for robbery after their loot included oil cans and other goods found at Gebhardt's store. A second theft spree targeted the Rock Island roundhouse and Valen Packie stock, with plunder shipped toward Missouri Pacific. Sheriff Gilbert coordinated delivery stops with St. Joe authorities.
Leavenworth reports a strong apple crop with plentiful small fruits and a disappointing peach yield. J W Prather and local fruit farmers observe apples thick on east hillside while west side trees show sparse fruit.
Leavenworth May 2 President McKinney pardons J A Church Harvey Brace and Dave Witeaps serving sentences in the federal pen at Leavenworth. They with Tomer Skidmore are under indictment in Arkansas for killing a U S deputy marshal. Skidmore’s term ends July 1 and likely four others will be released on that date. Deputies will meet them at the prison gate prior to removal.
Howard Eretz, 22, art student, leapt from the Brooklyn Bridge before dusk and swam to shore after a perilous plunge. He was rescued by a steamer crew, taken to Hudson Street Hospital, and detained on a tempering-wits charge while claiming willpower and a occult belief.
Denver reports government secret service says the plate for the Monroe Head ten dollar counterfeit was stolen from a Washington treasury vault. The plate was not by Taylor and Bredell as once claimed, and the theft occurred five years ago with the entire issue later withdrawn due to its perfection. An expert counterfeit plate was needed to reproduce the color work.
May 29 sheriff served injunctions on Harris of Kaneis and Texas Custom Company and Barrett of that mine No 4 preventing import of miners to replace strikers. District Judge Skidmore granted the injunction on county attorney Beerens asrc. Sherry Sparks warned companies would not be allowed to import miners if forced to summon the whole county for help.
In Kansas City on a Sunday morning 38 year old Dr. Edmond Cornwall, beset by financial reverses, shot himself on his brother in law’s lawn at 4033 Warwick boulevard. His body was found four hours later by Lawrence TE Spencer. A note to wife and father in law explained the act as due to despair over finances. The coroner ruled death instantaneous. no inquest will be held. Cornwall had a history of sensational acts including a double murder in St. Louis and connection to the Maude Belle Benateel disappearance and the Bonsteel case. He had predicted newspapers would drag him into trouble.
Miss Minnie Barnum aged 24, daughter of Mr and Mrs S Barnum, died Saturday night at 9 30 after six months bed rest with nervous prostration and over a year invalid. Her brother Benjamin came from Perry Oklahoma to be with her. The funeral was held at 4 this afternoon with Mr Simon Greenbaum, former partner of Mr Barnum, attending from Newton.
Mr A A Robinson president of the Mexican Central railway, now in Topeka, said the Central would not acquire the Mexican road. He stated F G B McKercher would stay as general manager and that Robinson will shortly depart for London to confer with stockholders.
C W Higginbotham and wife transfer to A S Stakey for 118 dollars a lot 62 Main Street Roseville. Albert A Olven and sister to Hanna Whittsell for 5 dollars lots 73 and 7 5 Madison Street Cranes addition CW Graves and wife to T A Hat fie for 1160 dollars lots 151 and part of 353 Taylor Street CW Malore to J I Benedict for 1 dollar west half of lot 608 Va Buren Street Huntington addition 8 C Crawford and wife to Alice M Chase for 3600 dollars east 115 feet of lots 145 147 14? and 101 Van Buren Street Bradford Miller and wife to W W Brewster for 400 dollars lots 106 11 and 13 Ash Bradford Miller's addition Bowman Tr to Johan M Bivens for 1 dollar lot 494 and e 2% 402 Seven Street Keith's third subdivision E L Blue et al by Cook to Louisa Boggs for 2000 dollars We Us mW 34 H C Bowman and wife to John M S and Wife for 426 dollars lot 404 and e 26 402 Seventeenth Street Keith's third subdivision
Governor Stanley pardons Fred Durand and J. E. Parenter from Osage County for liquor selling convictions. Each jailed ten months. pardon does not affect fines totaling about $1,000. The men aided in preventing an escape of prisoners, a reward cited in reports.
The new Santa Fe time card takes effect Wednesday at noon changing westbound train No. 7. It now arrives at 11:50 p.m. and leaves at the time the current arrival.
An assistant Quartermaster of Sheridan, Knee May S Seret Charien, was arrested for defrauding the government by inflating payments to contractors. The irregularities allegedly involve misused funds totaling around $4,000 in the government payrolls and contracts.
E Lambert speaks at Imperia and Captain P. H. Coney addresses Law rence tomorrow. Topeka boys will play ball at Scranton. J. K R. Burton delivers Memorial Day address at Oskaloosa. Governor Stanley declines invitations. G A E rider HM Coulter speaks at Wellington. J. K. Hudson spoke at Leavenworth. A E Porton to address cadets at Salina next Wednesday. J T Towers from Topeka to San Francisco with SPAL war crew. business card notes Drs White head and Towers opticians.
May 29 Bad Nauheim reports Philip D Armour improving after a heart illness. Doctors say he is not in danger of stroke, but remains very weak and confined to the hotel, with baths, drives, and light walking as his routine. Visitors, newspapers, mail and telegrams are still barred.
Topeka reports the death of Engineer C. J. Newcomb of the Santa Fe at the territorial insane asylum in Las Vegas New Mexico on Sunday. He once operated engines on the eastern and Southern Kansas divisions and later served on the Rio Grande division with headquarters at Raton New Mexico. Illness led to mental decline and he imagined himself employed by management running a line to the moon, planning daily trips on an imaginary train from the Tembrine plan.
Insurance companies announce a rate reduction in Topeka Kansas City Wichita Leavenworth and Atchison. Fire protection funded cities see premiums drop from 60 to 30 cents on frame buildings and 35 to 25 cents on brick buildings. Other towns will get smaller cuts once state fire department status is resolved.
Republican primaries yielded little excitement as many precincts did not report. The only real contest was for county commissioner in the district north of the Kaw with S H Haynes Bowen and J N Stewart competing. Hogeboom led for coroner with Dr W B Hogeboom ahead by 260 votes. Full ticket listed includes F L Stevens as Register of Deeds, Joan M Wright as County Clerk, Porter S Conk as Sheriff, John P Rodgers as County Surveyor, H B Hogeboom as Coroner, and J Haynes as County Commissioner.
A severe hillstorm battered Indian Territory on a Sunday afternoon. The Kate flyer suffered widespread window breakage from engine to rear amid prostrated north telegraph and telephone wires between Caddo and Turat, disrupting line service.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a doctor pulling the wrong tooth and a tense patient exchange. The narrator recalls a village car ride and a desperate bargain to replace the misfired extraction with another tooth, ending with a smug lesson on careful dental work and pricing.
Your Sineneft eponess and American Steam Laundry advertise services at 212 West Seventh with telephone 242. The notice warns that a torpid congested liver causes pains and sickness and promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills as a cure. Several names appear alongside the ads. The second notice urges neck protection with smooth collar edges and mentions American Laundry at Tel 341.
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