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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1900

Page

4

Early 1900s political notes and senatorial forecasts

A fragment from a 1900s era paper outlines electoral reflections across states, naming Bryan and McKinley results, trusts, and Democratic strength. It mentions John G Woolley’s view on army canteens, Cuba, and imperial politics, plus a list of upcoming Senate terms and vacancies spanning Alabama to Wyoming and noting unresolved Montana and Georgia seat questions.

Morgan Alabama Berry Agargat Wolcott Colorado Renney Lindway Eutucky Shoup Idaho Cutten Illinois Baker Kansas Caffery Loursiana Frye Malne Howard Maxenchusetta McMillan Michigan Neilson Minnesota Carter Montana Chandler New Hampshire Sewell New Jersey Butler North Carolina Melorida Oregon Wetmore Hhgett Ieland Pitroun South Carolina Petterew South Dakota Sullivan Minaissippi Turley Tennes- Seer Bellteare Utah Pennsylvania Senate Iteif Clark McGinnis Escon Georgia Tittman

Shall Cuba Be Free Question Stirs After Election

Debates erupt over Cuba status as election ends with calls for U S annexation or continued governance. The Inter Ocean criticizes secrecy and argues Congress promised Cubans self government and freedom, urging incorporation into the United States to ensure stable rule.

Cuba United States Chicago Inter- Devan Ttm Congress Inter-Ocean Chace Milltong Dordlery

QUAKER REFLECTIONS AND WIT FROM ATCHISON GLOBE

A mosaic of humorous maxims and social observations from Atchison Globe and Philadelphia Record style pages. Jokes on marriage money and elections mix with verses and proverbs reflecting early 20th century life and advice.

Buckskin Sacks Filled With Nuggets Reported In Alaska

Kansas City reports Buckskin. A Mitchell, once of Kansas, now based at Point Clarence Alaska, shows gold nuggets from sluice and rocker mining claims north of Nome. He touts a developing harbor and shallow ore, promising rich yields as new diggings near town prove productive.

Kansas City W. A. Mitchell Point Clarence Alaska Kansas Sunflower State Pont Clarence Nomar Bald Mitchell Point Clarence City Nome

Indian Chief in Wichita Elects to Run Otoe Election

Ola Eagle of the Otoes travels from Wishington to study election methods for a forthcoming Otoe reservation vote. Daily George Daily, a 48 Washington representative, leads 261 fellow Indians with seven assistants. Eagle, 18, seeks reelection and does not wear a blanket.

Ola Eagle Wichits Eagle Hie Groe Reservation Oklahoma Eagie George Lee Fle

Minstrel Member Sues Rock Island for 2000

Lew Baldwin of the Barlow Minstrel Company sues the Rock Island railroad in the district court of Wichia Nevada seeking 2000 damages claiming internal injuries from a collision on the night of September 7 while en route through Colorado to Lincoln Nebraska. The northbound Rock Island train collided with freight cars near the Kansas street line.

Wichia Nev Lew Blrdwin Barlow Minstrel Com- 7 Attortious Houston & Revise District Rock Island Railroad Company Baldwin al- Tees Colorado Lincoln Nebim Nie Abe Kansas Stai

Fish in Little River gets 2400 small fish placed

State Warden F Places 1,400 small cast and bass in the Little river near Wichitas Kansas after receiving a letter from Geo W of Meade. The fish were placed while the warden was on the racks at the Saute Pea and distributed to residents who requested them. Species included black bass rock bass crappie and bluegill. The stockings are expected to boost river fishing as the stock grows.

Wichits Kas Maeyer Rossig Geo. W Meade

White Cloud Sac and Fox Indians Seek Move to Territory

Atahison November 9 reports Chief Whitecloud and Louie and Chart Haatbadeate among Sac and Fox members from the White Cloud reservation. They express fatigue with reservation life and aim to join their people in the Indian Territory to avoid close proximity to whites. They cite land dealings favoring whites and recall the original White Cloud lineage behind the town’s name.

Atahison Whitecloud Louie Chart Haatbadeate Severa Sac and Fox Reservation White Cloud Ee i Chvad

Reckless shooting near Junction City shocks residents

In Junction City a man named John Baldwin returning home in a cart was struck by a shell from a gun near the Fort. The projectile pierced the forge chest and killed the horse instantly. Authorities suspect a setective baile Teurate Beek S00. Guns were arranged and pointed northwest, with the largest piece passing through the horse.

Junction City Wey. Y John Baldwin Gcmany Alege Gus

Parson’s Ladies Raise Lump Sum for New Auditorium

A group of Parsons women raised a substantial sum over two days, totaling about $681.10, to fund a new auditorium. The effort, titled Stand and Carry, yielded a strong result despite a few accounting irregularities observed by auditors.

Improvement association plans Saturday business meeting

The Improvement association schedules a Saturday night meeting to decide proper appreciation of patrons. The Young society of the city has prepared arrangements for a Thanksgiving ball at the opera house to benefit the Auditorium fund. An old confidence game involving a Spanish con artist seeks funds from an Atchison resident via letters claiming a fortune and an heir to be brought to Atchison, with claims of a priest and dead writer. The matter will be followed up with hopes to punish the swindler.

Atchison Spain Madrid Bilss Deen Bliss

Certainty of relief touted by Topeka kidney pills

An advertisement cites Dean's Kidney Pills as a sure cure for back and urinary ailments. Calvin Breiger, a Topeka real estate dealer, recounts severe kidney and back pain from railway engineering duties, claiming dramatic improvement after using the product purchased at Hale y & Snow's drug store.

Dean Topeka Calvin Breiger Jefferson Street Fort Worth Arkane Lena Howley & Snow's Sixth Street Kansas Avenue

Hydrophobia symptoms Twain from a Preston Plaindeater report

A dance near Pratte leads to a girl’s illness with cramps and spasms resembling hydrophobia though she drinks water. The case is tied to a string of names and places, including Margaret Herrstrom and Mary Dawson, with various residences and figures listed in a regional account.

Preston Plaindeater Willem Hawk Lake Pratte

Carter Case Continued Habeas Corpus Hearing Set

Habeas corpus proceedings in the Oberlin M. Carter case were continued to November 22 before Judge W. C. Hook in the United States district court at Leavenworth. Carter's relatives visited him at the penitentiary with papers related to the case, as the writ commanded Warden McClaughry to produce him and show cause for detention.

Leavenworth Oberlin M. Carter Ursday W. C. Hook United States Diatrice Court LD. Carter Oaklant Cal Carter

Farmer Shoots Companion Over Trivial Dispute

Bourdon County farmer John William, four miles west of Fort Scott, was mortally wounded by neighbor Jon Hall on Thursday after Hall claimed the butter William refused to supply justified the act. Hall was arrested at home and held as details emerge. Local notices list names and sums from various accounts.

Bourdon County Fort Scott John William Here Jon Hall Hall Williams

Jealous wife accused in Cimarron murder case

In Cimarron a woman identified as Mrs Burgess killed her husband, suspecting infidelity. The crime occurred yesterday afternoon near Unis Place after a dispute over a rumored affair. Police report a scene of drink and jealousy as the motive and court action is anticipated.

Mra Burgess Cimarron

Chancellor Snow Granted Year Off By Kansas Regents

At a Kansas University board meeting in Lawrence, Chancellor Snow received a one year leave of absence due to health. Health reports note a decline in his condition. A separate obituary from Leavenworth Pioneer details Dr Brock, a 70 year old physician, who died of general debility after a career in Pinah ing and service in the Thirty-sixth Ohio volunteers. The report also mentions agricultural and poultry showing events in nearby Newton and Fairmont, Kansas, with high crop yields and a large poultry show attracting over a thousand birds.

Kansas University Laurence Kan Board of Regents of the Kansas University Snow

Local Fair Attendance and New Exhibits Highlight Year

A fragmentary report notes a year’s fair success with new exhibits and a broad attendance. Mentions added stock such as bats, hares, pigeons, and other items, alongside expectations for future improvements and community interest in the event.

Forewarned Forearmed and the Purifier Remedy Claim

A fragmented ad style text touts Decunse Reontates as the safest remedy for old people and children. It claims to cleanse the blood, improve circulation, and restore the entire system while promising relief from various ailments. Contact The Swift Specepio Co for a free book and more information.

X. Kelly Atlanta

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