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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1900
Page
15
A Wash ington report discusses the fourteenth amendment and how apportionment must use male citizens aged 21 and over. It notes literacy tests in the South and New England, contrasts voting patterns in South Carolina and Mississippi, and analyzes congressional representation versus voter totals in seven districts per state.
Washington reports Bishop Alexander MacGavick coadjutor of Chicago has resigned to Rome due to ill health. His departure prompts a new appointment for the archdiocese as Archbishop Peebat weakens. The vacancy resembles the Portland see with Dr. James A. Healy awaiting a decision as papal consistory nears.
The New York Times reports an uptick in counterfeit railroad tickets circulating among unauthorized sellers. Officials warn the public against purchasing tickets from unverified agents as travel risk and financial loss grow. travelers are urged to buy only from official outlets.
Two men arrested at Dearborn Street Station on October 27 1990 facing charges of extensive railroad ticket forgeries. Roeenbere and BP Ashby allegedly forged passes and stamps used to defraud railroad companies and scalpers nationwide. Detective Cassell and agency staff indicate the suspects used fictitious names and signatures, with police still seeking the criminals true identities.
John Collins editor details the Lansing penitentiary with figures on ages of convicts, nationalities, and inmate counts. He notes bakery capacity, weekly food needs, clothing production, and tobacco use, plus prison industry outputs and improvements including a twine plant and new wells.
The Topeka page reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Hugh Greenwood of 635 Quincy. It notes the Crook Wright case not being appealed, church meetings, an automatic playing banjo in a downtown cigar store, and city updates. George O Beardsley opened an art studio at 512 Kansas Avenue while H W McAfee is named a delegate to the livestock show in Salt Lake next January. The Topeka City Troop will host ushers at the Twentieth Century ball and assist at city events. Public meetings include law lectures on contracts at the YMCA, church services in coming nights, and a plan to fix a drain under the First and Quincy railroad track after talks with three railroad companies.
New York November 17 arrivals on the Ward One steamer Yucatan from Havana include several baseball professionals from Brooklyn New York and Pittsburgh clubs. The party of twenty two players traveled under contract with a Cuban club for exhibition games but the arrangement failed. Several games were played but results were unsatisfactory. Census Clerks to Go Washington November 17 about 400 clerks in the census bureau will leave by December 11 reducing the staff to about 3000 with phased reductions thereafter.
In Sheboyean Wisconsin on November 17 the Bethlehem church pipe organ misfired with squeaking until overhauled. An owl was found wedged in a large pipe and given to organist J. Wiel. The mystery of how the owl entered remains to be solved.
Baltimore firm Hennons, Kieinie & Co backs a record US contract for 285,000 paint brushes of various kinds valued at about 60,000 dollars. The Pittsburg buyer ordered the shipment for Chicago. The first car carried 59,000 brushes weighing around 20,000 pounds and was sent last week.
A mysterious donor named B.A. O. from New York, or similar, sends a yearly fifty dollar check to the comptroller for taxes on a small estate. The handwriting and wording remain constant, and the envelope contains a 356 bank note with a brief note asking to process taxes that have never been paid due to lack of information.
A large crowd attended the opening of the YMCA chess and checker room last night. Enthusiasts and skilled players from the city joined in sid il contests, with keen games and lively interest. N P Garretson undefeated at chess while Mr Williams won all checkers rounds.
A testimonial from Alice L. Grant of Altoona Pennsylvania asserts Grape-Nuts improves mind and mood. She describes past paralysis and nerve issues resolved after six months on the cereal, noting relief from headaches insomnia and cough.
Lexington reports widespread drought suffering from protracted growth halt. Prayers are held weekly and special meetings as water scarcity worsens. Water is hauled by locals while tributaries of the Kentucky River dry. Springs fail and livestock suffer. crops are ruined and seedings fail in the dry soil.
Washington November 17 officials announce important changes in the agricultural department aimed at consolidating divisions to streamline work and focus on essential tasks for the department.
sf agriculture proposes closer union among physiology and pathology, pomology and gardens and grounds to advance cooperative efforts. BT Galloway, longtime chief of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, would lead the merged division and oversee garden ground and plant industry initiatives.
Wichita dispatch reports after a lengthy trial a jury awarded John Marshall plaintiff damages of 7500 against the Rock Island Railroad Company in a case arising from a September 16, 1695 Wild West era accident. The petition sought 104 thousand dollars and this ruling adds to prior judgments against the company.
In the district a seizure or shipment yields a largest amount of 17000 dollars. Names and places are unclear due to damaged text but the notable sum is 17000 dollars.
An obscure clipping mentions rheumatic symptoms and a cautious remedy note. The text is garbled but hints at medical advice or a public health advisory with references to cures and remedies of the period.
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