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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1899
Page
6
The store announces new trading stamps today, highlighting a stamp worth three of any other item received. They promise the lowest prices in town and claim to provide the best goods among city groceries.
A fragmented list of canned goods, flours, coffees, fruits, baking powders, soaps, teas, nuts, produce, and pantry staples with varied prices and quantities. Items include Maple Sugar, Patent Flour, Santos Coffee, Mocha and Java, Best Hams, Pears, Peaches, Red Cherries, Gooseberries, New Moon Tea, Sun Cured Tea, Pickles, Butter, Butterine, Dried Fruits, Syrup, Sorghum, Nuts, Onions, Turnips, Parsnips, Carrots, Soap bars, Baking Powders, Ketchup, Pancake Flour, and Beans with scattered measurements and catalog-like totals.
A 14 year old boy, Claud McCarty, lies in Christ hospital with a bullet wound and complications. He has not received timely care amid a dispute over whether the city or county should tend to indigent, injured citizens. His condition worsened for about a week before a hospital transfer, and doctors warn he may die without prompt treatment.
Amelie Hive, also known as Amelie Elves, rumored former wife of Juhia Armestrone Chanler, plans to settle with Luiete and wealthy relatives at a Virginie homestead. She seeks literary recognition in Paris and expects support from a high society network.
The United States census bureau conducts examinations for clerkship positions in Washington and various cities. In Topeka today twenty three applicants take the test, with others scheduled on subsequent days as part of a nationwide process to fill hundreds of clerical posts. Salaries range from 720 to 1 600 dollars, with some positions potentially permanent and opportunities for promotion limited.
Clumsy OCR frag fragment describes a fatal attack near Brookville Indiana with a person named Deeale Stone and another victim. Details are garbled but indicate a neck injury and a body found near a walnut gathering site.
In a San Francisco interview General Frederick Funston and several officers of the Twentieth Kansas regiment deny cowardice charges involving Col Metcalf and other officers. The dialogue touches on alleged killings of insurgent prisoners near Caloocan and Mantle, with various soldiers confirming or disputing the events and the government investigation.
Fragmentary dispatches describe General Metrenis seen near Diyria denying a pension complaint as soldiers and witnesses dispute an affidavit and charges. Washington officials express doubt about the accusations against Colonel Stetealt and plan formal action to verify the statements while a local ad promotes gold charms at Swearingen's store on Kansas Avenue.
Belleville and East St. Louis lines shut down as motorcars and conductors strike. Two Day and suburban trains operate between Belleville and East St. Louis with no trouble by noon. Rail unions demand reinstatement of union men, discharge of non union workers, a semi monthly pay day, and other terms. President Day will refer the proposals to the board of directors for decision by Wednesday.
New York secretary of the committee for a marble arch at Madison Square urged the public to call the Dewey arch a Navy arch or national monument. He said the arch should honor naval heroes from Decatur to Peel Jones and not be treated as a tribute to any one person.
Snow storm from the mountains moves south into Kansas causing travel delays and up to a foot of new snow in elevated areas. Forecasters warn of lingering snow and wind, with improving conditions expected in western regions while eastern areas face continued wintry weather.
Real estate transfers list several deeds with prices and parties. Catherine Plamonton transfers to James Keller for 77 dollars on Lot 2 Hancock Street Seboot district No 67. Mary As Porthus receives part of the southeast quarter Di 1-4 from Tiwelvers Investment Trust to Ellen Gort for e Iot 12 and north 1-5 to Locust Street Mulvane Chase's addition. Line to James Durkin for 200 dollars on Jackson Street. W M O H Fox administrator to Charles Pasha for 633 dollars north half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter 24-13-15. Receivers Investment Trust Company to Alberta A Garvey for 2000 dollars for 13 percent on Quincy Street. J & Larimer executor of Jeremiah Kaesle's will to Marvin J Dian for 200 dollars on Jots 190 and 1 Branner Street.
Local items report residents and events in North Topeka including travel to Kansas City, new bookkeeper appointments, church guild meetings, family moves, social gatherings, and upcoming school events at Grant School with plans for decorations and entertainment. The column notes service trips, a postponement due to a death, weddings in neighboring towns, and a birthday celebration with a musical program.
The scene recalls a funeral mood with names and idle banter about Jeff Davis, pallbearers, and a railroad trip. Senator Frye, in a humorous anecdote, reflects on money and thrift from boyhood to present fortunes, contrasting saving with spending.
Washington Nov. 1 By proclamation the president orders national mourning for Vice President Hobart who died at his Paterson home. Funeral arrangements and half mast on executive offices are set with three days of tribute by foreign representatives and the nation.
Democratic leaders react to the death of Vice President Hobart in Chicago on November 2. Speakers praise his conduct as presiding officer, noting his fairness and quiet resolve. Attendees include Seckistie Jones of Atanas who stresses Hobart’s steadfast leadership and regret at his passing.
Canton Ohio reports Judge Day of the circuit court offering condolences on Hobart’s death. The piece notes Hobart’s loyalty to the president, his popularity and capability as an official, and the loss felt across political and social spheres. Frye is mentioned as a valued counsel to the president.
In New York on November 21 flags at post offices and financial centers fly at half mast as the vice president’s death is observed across the city. Hobart was a long time figure in major enterprises and a member of the Trunk Line Association linking key rail systems between Borough and Chivas.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright after consulting with President Pro Tem Prye decides every senator will attend the vice president’s funeral as a committee of the whole. The message to all senators covers gathering at the PIth Avenue Hotel in New York and transport by special train to Paterson New Jersey then to Washington.
L Warner a wholesale druggist in Richmond Virginia reports a successful one month treatment of rheumatism with Mystic Cure after doctors failed. He claims others also saw relief and notes the product is sold by Swift and Holliday at 228 Mansion Avenue. The notice ends with a call to join the Young Women's Christian Association and to secure seats.
A dense, erailike market summary reports on agricultural commodities, livestock receipts, and prices across Topeka and nearby markets. It notes mixed receipts, slim provisions, and fluctuating grain and cattle bids, with references to Chicago and Boston quotes and a general market slowdown.
Promises therapy for eye diseases, respiratory and digestive disorders, and women and children issues. Advertises nerve and stomach cures, chronic constipation, cancer, hay fever, and skin ailments with a clinic offering free consultation and affordable prices.
In Topeka market notes, prices for wheat and corn are listed with terms for shipments and allowances. Traders, shippers, and commission agents discuss near term values and adjustments, noting modest changes and routine market activity for grain and flour components.
Fragmentary text refers to New York, chemical elements, and possible court or levy references. Mentions THOR INES SWE, Rotkiters Ia Cie Koomdus, and speculative details about vehicular or legal events. Content is garbled and lacks clear events or outcomes.
An OCR snippet references grain markets with unclear terms and scattered data. It mentions see and ins of grain and appears to be a partial trade note. The readable elements point to general market chatter without concrete figures or entities.
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