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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1900
Page
8
North Topeka social notes list friends returning from Nebraska and Oklahoma visits, summer outings, and family updates. Mentions of the Arkwright Club meeting, local church events, society gatherings, and residents visiting or hosting over the period. Multiple names and addresses appear in scattered references throughout.
Real estate transfers list several assignments including Geee Seok tees co as dt ae vee ee jit vest Si and D to WH BL Whitten and wife for $3,222 and $2 Lincoln Street Lafayette Co Edmund to J PD Smith for $1,900 Jot Pr ths i int and s 36 Van Fees wtrods F St Drake and wife to Boyd P Boott for $3,000 Jot 516 and % Silt West Williame xd Utllun and Bowman and wife to F W P Ward for $3, tote 358 ant pio Clee Frank HK Ritchie to F H Ritchie ae Jot 474 ee Street Ritchie's add Dax deed to J C Kennedy iota a4 26 and 34 Highland avenue Bast HI add To J C Kennedy sats ace and 20 avenue Rasrol
A report by William A. Eddy and Bayonne engineers tested a war signaling concept using two kites carrying a box with two parachutes. Each compartment held a bag, a paper parachute, and a disc of slivered paper. Flashes and colored rags could deliver messages readable from afar with glasses.
The Herald’s Bogota correspondent reports Colombia has not approved the Quito protocol signed by Uribe and Ecuador. Authorities await timing on Ecuador's acts regarding incursions on the southern frontier. Colombia orders neutrality and notes rebel movements in Cundinama Tolima and Los Andes. Prospero Pinilla becomes war minister as Varied fighting and diplomacy unfold.
The Stowaway and melodrama revive in Crawford with Dicky Dials and Spike Hennessey among the cast. A pleasure yacht scene features two burglars in action before the audience. Opening night offers free admission with a 20 cent ticket as the week launches. Prof and Mrs W V Dahlen present Elijah at Concert Hall on October 2 at 8 pm with an excellent chorus.
Judge Hazen began a week of divorce proceedings with 18 cases listed by Friday. Mary Sweeney sought divorce from Michael Sweeney, was granted, and the couple briefly remarried before a second divorce request. Several others faced dismissals for want of prosecution or continued hearings as nine more petitions were heard or postponed amid accusations of cruelty desertion and neglect.
Social and Personal notes outline fall plans of city study clubs with meetings announced for October at various homes. The City Pudera ion hosts a Thursday afternoon event at Topeka church featuring Mrs. von Dahlen, Miss Tracy, and Miss King. Other club meetings include Ladies' Music, Tadiex Shakespeare, West Side Reading Circle, Nautilus, and Ninde Chatasqua with dates, locations, and host names. An October 31 wedding for Miss Brome Whitmer and Herbert M. Harris is noted, to be held quietly at 1708 West Sixth avenue. Additional items mention reorganizing at Hotel Copeland, travel to Kansas City, and local home moves.
A long list of local residents and visitors is detailed, noting addresses in Topeka and nearby towns. The article catalogs travelers returning from Colorado Springs and California, engagements for concerts, and social visits among families, with recurring names such as Mrs J Culeroan Mim A Ki Wilson and Mr Francis Sirhwn. It also mentions anniversaries, such as the tin wedding of Mr. and Mrs George Watp, and lists numerous names and places in a dense social column.
Miss Emma returns to her home in St Bo after a brief visit with friends Jirs, Verlin, and Pearl Nee from two months in Carindy. Mr H Peck and family have gone back to Jimporia after aiding their sister Mak Mary Mmek Engraver wedding invitations and card at 711 Sanais Avenue.
Weather summary notes a week of rain with two pleasant days, forecasting cloudy skies tonight and rain Tuesday. Reports show Montgomery county around seven inches, Neosho nine inches, Woodson nine inches, Elk nine inches and eighty hundredths, Eureka eleven inches three hundredths, Grenata twelve inches, Toronto thirteen inches forty one hundredths. Temperature ranged from 63 to 76 degrees with northeast winds.
London October 1 Sixteen English and Irish boroughs vote to fill twenty Commons seats. Churchill is among the candidates whose fate will be decided today. Unopposed returns push total elected to 110 by 2:30 pm. Conservatives lead with 78, Liberals 18, Nationalists 6. Notable returns include ministers, exchequer head Hils Head, and Edward Grey.
Tickets for the excursion to Martins Hall next Saturday are being distributed free. Recipients must present tickets at entry. Tickets available from Erber public schools principals, church pastors, Commercial club rooms, and Rock Island or Santa Fe employees. Trains depart Rock Island depot at 1 40, 3 43, 6 00 and 9 00 pm with whistles signaling departure.
The American Tin Company states it will oust the firistine department of the Niles mill tomorrow regardless of a Scale governing signatory at today’s New York conference. Workers threaten continued action if seats are not accessed.
A Topeka reader reports relief from kidney pain after using Doane Kidney Pills. The letter describes severe back ache and urinary issues that improved after three doses, with claimed return to normal activity. Rowley & Snow’s drug store sold the pills, Milburn Co. mailing details noted.
A dubious notice inquires about a claimed cure for tuberculosis using electrolytic mercury injections and electric current. It describes a procedure involving neck injections, cooling spray, and rapid conversion of injected mercury into electrolytic salts as a supposed therapy. The fragmentary text asserts a transformative medical effect but lacks credible medical support.
The Commercial cab is putting forth an effort to attract excursionists to Topeka. Authorities plan promotional campaigns and partnerships with local businesses to drive visitors and boost year end economic activity.
Fragmented OCR text describes blanket travel fare changes from Milnole to Konkan and mentions clergy figures including Major Andersin and ArchbIshop Ireland. References to circulars, Pope, and travel via Santa Fe Route hint at broader timetable or notice context, but readable details are severely garbled and dates uncertain.
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