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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1900
Page
4
A column of diverse items surveys the ongoing real estate boom with notes on prices and market vigor. It also zips through political chatter about Secretary Long, Cuba, Cuba policy, and notable figures like Rockefeller and Carnegie, while tossing in social quips and local anecdotes from Topeka.
A clipped news note describes women reporting hair shedding when using a device called a bar tuner. The item notes the mechanism seems unreliable and the mapping detail appears unlikely, reflecting skepticism about the product.
Fragmented excerpts discuss admiration tolerance and women, critique vagrants and coupons, note discouragement for successful men, claim no easy gains, praise wisdom, and mock a daily worn suit for damages, reflecting obscure social musings rather than a clear event.
El Dorado Kansas November 28 a jury to try Dessin Morrison charged with killing Mrs G Olin Castle was secured after more than a week of veniremen examination. All jurors are farmers and married men none under 30. Court adjourned to Friday morning to begin taking evidence.
State board of canvassers announces final results. Gygnar Stanley leads over Breidenthal Husinger with a 17 045 vote plurality. Official tally confirms Stanley the governor winner in this early report from the statewide canvass.
Tomorrow the newsboys rally will begin promptly at 10:45. The program aims to entertain all ages and please the older audience. Newsboys have been vigorous in selling tickets with a prize to the top seller offered by Mr Nisstey for the highest number of tickets.
James V. Douthitt sues Carrie W. Dorsthaltz on abandonment and cruelty grounds after fleeing the suit. They were married to December 1530 and have a son of the late Judge W. P. B. Douthitt. The item notes a separate dispute over $210 tied to Thompson’s money and a redelivery bond on a local matter.
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a permanent remedy for scrofula and related disorders. It claims complete elimination regardless of age, citing a beneficiary named Silas Verloos and a testimonial about a girl with sores fading after use, with no recurrence noted.
A bold claim links Hood's Sarsaparilla to a complete cure and reliable delivery. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for it today and to accept no substitute, underscoring the product as the sole solution.
A 1910s style note shows U S Department of Agriculture interest in Kansas wheat. Secretary Coburn letters discuss millers planning to import 10 000 to 20 000 bushels of hard winter wheat from South Husala and potential distribution of high quality Russian wheat varieties to Plains states.
Secretary of Agriculture F D Coburn replied to Baron Mannerheim seeking stock sources to improve Kansas swine. He provided Kansas breeders and noted Baron Mannerheim's interest came via David G Fairchild, linked to ex president H J Fairchild of Manhattan Agricultural College, highlighting Finland’s landowning baron’s extensive assistance.
A Manila cable dispatch reports the United States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite sunk in a typhoon near Guam on November 15. Five crew members were sent to safety, with others missing. The fate of the rest of the crew remains unconfirmed.
Canton Ohio remembers Senator Davis as a prominent statesman and foreign relations leader. Judge William R. Day notes Davis’s long service, influence, and pivotal role in Urgent matters, lamenting his death and extending sympathy to friends and colleagues.
The notice lists deaths including Mr B. Moore of Toledo after typhoid fever, a pastor D M Fisk and family attending the Toledo funeral, another death from heart failure after fever and diphtheria, burial at Paramount cemetery, and a 28 year old man Kimore Mitchell who died of consumption after leaving to seek health. Also mentions a Catholic cemetery, and a funeral today from 461 Tote here street with interment at Oakant. A boy named John is among unreadable fragments.
Washington reports a debate among major powers on issuing an ultimatum to China over the murder outrages. Japan urged moderation with support from the United States, France, and Russia, while Britain’s stance remains uncertain. The United States seeks demands within China’s power, and Germany Austia and Italy weigh their positions in London negotiations led by Ambassador Chute.
The executive council offers the Society the entire floor space of the south wing on the fourth floor of the state house for exclusive use. The new, marble finished rooms with high ceilings will be vacated by the lower door, and the Society will be fully accommodated with ample space and light.
Six men faced the police court morning as drunks. Jaller Grubbs plans a spring bid for marshal of the ply courts. Satta Fe shops close for Thanksgiving. A. Shoukle plans a Church of Henson at 738 Quincy tonight. Deserters J D Batley and W E Norton arrested. Leavenworth awaits. Street work continues on Giernweed and Fifteenth. Republican Lambeau Club urges Marshall’s Washington trip for McKinay re election. Masora hosts reception and banquet at 615 Kansas Ave with drill teams from St Joe Kansas City and St Louis. Auditorium exhibition at 8. Topeka Gaw Company employees get Thanksgiving turkey. Federal court jury seated in Dake & Keeler vs Buckin. trial postponed to tomorrow. Gillet cattle case ownership in Finney County. Axtell sold for 14700 in New York.
Missouri Pacific Lines from Kansas City No 2 leaves at 50 a.m. is a solid vestibuled train to St Louis. It includes a smoking car day coaches reclining chair car and Pullman parlor car. Connections at St Louis union depot with eastern lines for New York and Atlantic coast points. F E Nipps ticket agent Topeka Kan.
Wells Fargo Express employees awoke to a holiday surprise as baskets delivered to 25 staff each held half bushel apples a turkey celery and a quart can of cyters valued at no less than two dollars per set. About 25 000 people in the company's service area will share the gifts totaling roughly fifty thousand dollars with another Christmas distribution planned.
Speaker Henderson appointed a House committee to attend Senator Davis of Minnesota's funeral with Tawney chairman and members Missouri Turke Underwood. The train to join Senate and House delegations leaves tomorrow. Merriam to decide on candidacy after Davis death. Also notes funeral of Commissioner Wilson at Friggs House and interment in Hamilton. United Maine Yorkers report a 35 cent monthly rent and a Great Ticket return train schedule for late November.
Nov 28 St Paul reports widespread messages of sympathy for the widow and Davie family after the death of United States Senator Davie. President McKinley and others convey heartfelt sorrow and condolences in telegrams from Cleveland and Pittsburgh, noting the Senator's fairness and service. The era's leaders extend sympathy to Davie's widow and relatives.
A floor inquiry on corn reshipment fails to reveal the baseline for November shipments. Secretary Beep of Merchants notes total corn reports were 460,000 bushels. In Philadelphia Kappa Sigma conclave opens with initiation of a new chapter as attendees anticipate a Pennsylvania Cornell game tomorrow.
Crowds flock to A. R. Hull Lincoln Pier No. 7 for daily public healing sessions described as powerful. Treatment claimed to cure nervous and chronic diseases with many attendees reporting relief as the event drew large crowds from afternoon into evening at 122 West Street corner Jackson.
A scrambled Colorado Flyer item describes a route and venue seating with references to Vin Great Rock, Daiver Gdlock, and Burdock Blioe. It mentions a drug store and a strong, healthy crowd, though many words are garbled and details unclear.
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