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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1899
Page
4
A scan of the Topeka State Journal shows a chaotic mix of political commentary and cultural notes. It references McKinley and T.R. era politics, Dewey’s marriage, Aguinaldo’s army, and various editorials on workers, insurance, and golf links with a local flavor and humorous asides.
The Philadelphia Record cites statistics showing about 2,000,000 more unattached men than women in the United States, with notable regional variations. Massachusetts, California, and New York list high bachelor ratios while most states show more single men than single women in the column.
Fragmentary text discusses family honor and social reception in a convoluted piece. It references a person of influence who speaks with a cooing voice and notes disdain toward certain behavior. No clear events, dates, or names are established.
A fragmentary column listing pithy phrases about justice, gender, and social mores. It muses on a queen's blush as royal, the burden of trial balance in justice, and the idea that a credulous woman trusts promises. It critiques poetry, fame, youth, and travel as mirrors of human folly.
Fragmented OCR reads crude satirical musings on bachelor life and women with garbled phrases about manners and relationships. The tone hints at a humorous social column brief, lacking coherent names or dates.
A garbled mosaic of notes mentions a stranger in Leavenworth, a Yale game dream, Ladysmith how to get a sagely step, a Sulina musician with Dewey on May 2 1595, Ada Bryant elected leader at Lincoln Center, a 70 year old Arkdale woman, a county surveyor candidate in New York, and various local figures.
A garbled column mixes a Kansas wedding report from Salina, Osage hedge apples, and a playful agricultural editor’s reflection on poetry. It references Herman W. Lehn of Salina and a California bride, while weaving scattered myths about Noah and biblical figures with Kansan folklore and homecoming chatter.
Florence Alabama November dispatch quotes Joe Wherler claiming an army of 20 000 is mobilized to keep Otis occupied. The text describes widespread resistance risks, wartime rhetoric, and calls for unity despite discontent. Mentions American war effort and political anxiety around September events.
The Topeka cooperative premium shop opened this morning at 724 Avenue offering art displays in Mills window. Merchants will give away gifts with every purchase and stamps will be procured to be used in many stores. Cleveland to Move On story ends with ex president moving on after brief encounter. Senator Carter fined one dollar for sidewalk skating offense in Helena.
New York news reports Mr. Blarconi sails for Toneland aboard the dreamahip pier stating his steeditanis head to South Africa with wireless telegraphy gear for system testing in potential warfare.
In Winfield a horse valued at 125 dollars and twelve hogs were killed by poison in a stock pen near Silver Creek. Dogs chased away the poisoner who fled leaving an overcoat and gloves. Mr. Smith, owner of the pen, suspects no known enemy and appeals for the horse owner Ray Corswell to claim the coat and gloves.
Bennington advances with new telegraph connections reaching Salina Minnsapotte and Minneapolis, expanding town links to Kansas City and beyond. The Bennington State Bank plans a new stone facing for a building, Morksey grist mill reopens after ten years, with 54 barrels daily, and local elevators see major repairs under F.H. Peavey & Co. Union Pacific builds sidetrack improvements, Dulin in elevators at Sumnerville and Minneapolis, and Poovey & Co. reports rapid elevator expansion along the Union Pacific line. An old elevator man notes this may squeeze out smaller mills.
Navi 2.-S P. Monner and J. W. Hamilton, former local corr ieavtor, have spent two weeks near Fort Scott Oklahoma uncovering a subterranean leaf copper deposit. The find, 15 miles south of Fulda and four miles from the railroad, promises a fortune for owners Mosher Osbun Hamilton Berry and Swift. Report mentions a blue cementlike rock, copper veins, a stone that releases gas in water, and a copper leaf that can be exposed as the stone is broken.
A revived proposal by Wealthy Indiana Corpora tion led by Mr Murdock seeks to pipe natural gas to Fort Scott Pittsburg Joplin Galena and nearby towns in Kansas and Missouri. Indiana interest previously dropped for lack of development but new plans aim to justify a pricey network with Mr Smith of Lafayette and Mr Murdock arriving to advance talks.
A testimonial from Mrs. E. J. Giffets of Moose Lake Minnesota extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine for chronic weakness and nervous headaches. She notes prior poor health with shoulder and back pains, headache and loss of appetite, and claims improved strength, appetite, sleep, and the ability to work after use, stating it helped her husband too.
Constable Teeny has arrested Myrtle Hazen in Arkansas City on a kidnapping charge for taking her former husband’s child. The case involves Myrtle Heron, previously married to Henderton Hines, who secured a divorce and decree granting care of their six year old child, Lisiar.
A divorced wife and Hazen settled in Newkirk. After Hines got the child, it was placed in the care of Ish and a woman. On Monday the mother asked to take the child for a walk, but did not return. Ish recovered the child, the mother refused to surrender, and she was arrested after the constable declined involvement.
The November term opened with one action taken, a Botts divorce dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Twenty criminal cases flood the docket including Tonganoxie, Rionike joint matters and the Byron Bilmnet murder case. Of fifty-one divorce suits, thirty-four filed by women and seventeen by men.
Chapman High School plans a memorial window in the county high school building engraved with the names of local volunteers from the city and school who served in the Cuba and Philippine wars. The list includes Patrick Kelley Fred Keenig Dow Gibson Chas Shefgood Win Romold Win Seatin Guy Tate Chas Bennett Ernest Ryan and city residents Hugh Cogan James Walters John Sartin.
Leavenworth November 3 Captain William S Albright was named winner of a hand carved rocking chair offered by the ladies of the Flac Trot church as prize at their fair. The chair honors the gallant captain and hundreds voted, Albright prevailing by 46 votes.
Emporia Commercial club appoints Major Calvin Hood Z E Lambert and W A White to visit Congress to press for a post office building in central Emporia. Government owns site in city center and committee plans travel when Congress convenes. Also reports a local suicide and the death of W H Potts, a prominent Kansas dry goods merchant and state political figure, after a paralysis illness.
A Wellington Journal item reports Mrs A G Green bought a pumpkin that appeared solid but sprouting vines inside. One sprout extended several inches and bore a leaf. The pumpkin was grown in this county.
The Fusion ticket swept Cherokee county and surrounding areas by large majorities. Sapp, a Democrat, won the common pleas judge post by about 27,000 votes, with Tucker taking the clerkship. Cherokee county approved a high school in Columbus and the court at Cherokee and Crawford counties saw strong fusion support. Local races featured Sparks and Rains as opposing figures, while overall turnout favored the fusion slate.
A fragmented notice references errors and fatal trouble with a series of names and places. It mentions Dr Kinwis Stew Discovere for Consumption and a touted Burdock Hood Bitters cure claiming stomach toning and permanent health benefits. The garbled text lists several surnames and streets, suggesting a historical health ad or sensational item.
William Dean Howells toured Topeka lecturing at the High School auditorium on Novels and Novel Writing. He compared himself to Henry Watterson in appearance, spoke of revising lectures, and noted the difficulty of finishing stories before publication while praising the finishing of a manuscript before release in his Atlantic editor days. He explained his westward visit as a first on this tour, with plans to meet Eugene Ware and Jim before leaving for Emporia.
Ohio Republicans signal Sen. Hanna plans to step down from party leadership as the yearlong campaign nears its end. Friends say the shift aims to ease anti Hanna sentiment and preserve party harmony though exact timing remains unsettled.
The text outlines tense county and state political maneuvers around party standings and candidate support. It references President support dynamics, party factions, and regional contests affecting legislative outcomes and public sentiment.
The historic Marys Episcopal Church at Colowtown, claimed oldest in New Jersey, was destroyed by fire last month. Early reports accuse unidentified suspects of arson with possible involvement by local residents. Investigators say the church, built long ago, held significant historic value.
The will of Cornelia Vanderbilt was offered for formal probate before Probate Clerk Wartham. Nine witnesses testified to their signatures on the will. The document shows a date of first execution April 26, 1807 and second April 20, 180? with the final signing by the two heirs noted.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a discussion of restful glasses and hidden failings, mentioning Usher, Mayrentariatde, and unresolved tensions among figures like Pete Wut and Reintns. The passage hints at fear of events reshaping press coverage and the coercive atmosphere surrounding swearing rituals and authority figures.
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