Fragmented Local Notice Points To Public Sale
A damaged newspaper fragment mentions a public sale action and local officials. Readable names or dates are unclear. The fragment provides limited context on the event and involved parties.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
5
A damaged newspaper fragment mentions a public sale action and local officials. Readable names or dates are unclear. The fragment provides limited context on the event and involved parties.
The Cottage Praying Band of Topeka seeks community aid for a Thanksgiving offering to help the poor and needy. Members urge cash provisions clothing and useful items, asking donors to indicate delivery details and the names of needy families. Contact organizers Frank Cope president and Rev Joby Coldwell secretary with local addresses for collection.
A shipment of horses is reported from Jersey City, bought by F Hugo Skead of Cape Town. Skead will oversee transport across the country to Africa where the animals are said to join the British army in invasion service. The horses are to be shipped from Jersey City on board Cape own ships.
The Topeka Whist Club results list North and South pairs Falkiner with Pisne 189 and Davies with Van Valkenbunt 374, plus other scores: Reeler with Knowles 188, Ryder with Lowry 178, Sibley with Harvie 182, Cole with Freeman ? and Kitler with Scott 185. East and West pairs Drum with Ness 122, Parker with Robbins 126, Noble with Greenwood 145, Warner with Carry 42, Thompson with ONeil 229, Troutman with Meson 132, Connors with Atur pkey 5, average 131.
Frisco Line advertises rail and stage links from Chadwick Forsyth Lead HU to Eureka Springs Yellville and other towns with daily stage service. It promotes comfortable connections, descriptive literature, and rates via Frisco Line agents including Bryan Snyder. Died of hydrophobia in West Chester Pa Joseph Gio 32 Willowdale near here. Wife afflicted also after rabid dog bite two years ago.
Will Nelson, fifth Nelson child stricken by typhoid, survives after hospitalization and delirium. Four siblings died as doctors blamed well water. Water samples sent to state university for analysis. Parents, C A Nelson, 3725 Ducchin Street, Topeka.
In Atchison county Missouri a hired man named Steven E Burch posed as a suitor, later marrying Miss Mary Greenawalt of Greenawalt farm near Topaz Missouri after revealing a plan to find a wife through marriage. He previously taught in Douglas County Missouri schools and traveled under false pretenses, settling with his new wife in Kansas City.
Jefferson DeAngelis awarded a $10 prize for best new verse to E Davy of Atchison Kansas for Mrs Waray Song by The Jolly Musketeer. A check for the prize was presented to Mr Davy this morning. The verse performed last week described a contrarian girl and a remedy plot with vivid, cautionary phrasing.
Miss Mary Louise Baker daughter of United States Senator Baker will wed Dr Lowndes of the United States Navy at her Leavenworth home this winter. Dr Lowndes is a brother of Governor Lowndes of Maryland. The couple met in Washington years ago while Allis Baker lived there. Lowndes was stationed at Mantin last spring.
New York November 28 rumors said Frank A Vanderlip assistant secretary of the Treasury has been offered the presidency of the National Head of Commerce in his city with duties to begin after his current term ends.
Social and personal items from Topeka and surrounding areas describe Thanksgiving travel plans invitations for December receptions and visits by relatives. Contents mention Mrs J. Shay in Emporia, Mrs. Sheldon and family, and many Topeka residents hosting dinners and attending events. A lengthy list enumerates guests, trips, and social engagements across multiple households.
Out of respect to the memory of Vice President Hobart, the president cancels all social engagements for the present. Cabinet members adopt the same courtesy and the administration will observe a period of mourning.
Major General Miles arrives in Washington after a tour of inspection along the Pacific coast and the Gulf of Mexico, confirming his return from duty. He completed several coastal reconnaissance and reporting assignments during the voyage.
A garbled passenger notice advertises trains between Topeka and Kansas City with departure times 7 30 am and 6 30 pm and round trip fares, plus a hinted football game, travel tips, and various unauthentic product pitches. It references hotels, medicines, and entertainment venues, all in a fragmented 19th century newspaper style.
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