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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1899
Page
8
A garbled historical note mentions Vashabe at work and a series of names including Joseph Kirk town marshal Henry Cosealy and Twenty heavy printed items. The piece references a Verret Tek Owe and a place called BYOwule amid unclear events and dates.
A photograph reveals fertile Kansas soil with a 16 foot corn stalk cut at ground level from the Scribner field near Mutfield Green in Chase county. The stalk bears three ears, one measuring 14 and a half inches, and the image was captured by Dr J M Hate at Cottonwood Falls.
A fragmented social column describes a gathering at Mrs Wey's residence with guests and the mention of names and a date in May. Text shows partial names and locations, reflecting a community bulletin style from a historic newspaper page.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a linen sale notice with unclear names and phrases. Readable items reference Ontosas and a sale context. The legible words point to a local sale notice or advertisement with period language.
Mount Pleasant Iowa Oct 2 Former United States Senator James Harlan the sole survivor of Lincoln's cabinet lies at the point of death at his home. His daughter Mrs Robert T Lincoln at Monmouth Beach New Jersey has been summoned. The notice mentions rail travel offers for St Louis and Chicago with tickets on sale October 29 1899.
The Empress Dowager selects Pu Tsuen, a nine year old son of Teal Lan, as the new Chinese emperor. Reports from Pekin claim Kuang Hsu urged to resign, with a three-time hesitation before acceptance. Olympia arrives with 900 natives and four whites. guests include Bertram, Colton, and Wilson. Troops of Prince and June Lu will be under arms for the transition.
The article notes the Ching faction gaining strength through a new emperor appointment as the Jung Lu party questions the move. It mentions Duke sal Lan as a friend of Prince Ching and rumors of Russian intervention before any dethronement. Chinese officials in Fang Tien report Russians planning a strong Pekin force. British gunboat Wovern sails from Hong Kong Sept 12 to target pirates on the West River.
Washington reports multiple deaths in hospitals from tuberculosis dysentery cirrhosis nephritis and meningitis among various unit members as of Sept 23. An exhibition of gymnastics at the Turners gardens featured turning marching vaulting and club swinging with a large crowd attending.
Brooke's List from Washington dated October 2 reports Havana military hospital deaths including Ray K Murray civilian employee quartermaster's department consumption died 20th in Havana. Listed also are Henry Mary Fifth artillery Bright's disease corporal Edward Fitzgerald Fourth cavalry gunshot wound accidental died 26. Saul Copes Twenty-fourth infantry diarrhoea Sept 29. John Moran First artillery, M. Pllett Twenty-fourth infantry atrophy of the river Sept 20. Eewin E Blouch Fifteenth Infantry appendicitis died 29. Puerto Principe noted as location.
Travel notice notes a St Louis round trip fare of $9.20 on the Santa Fe route for fall festivities. Tickets on sale October 1 with final melt event around October sth. A further price of 89 cents to St Louis appears for the Via Santis Fe route with tickets on sale October 29, 1579.
H C Bowman offers fire and tornado insurance services from room 38 in the Columbian Building Topeka Kansas.
Chas Himes transfers 1 at to T 3 and 5 1 Wagner 1400 southeast quarter section 16 11 am Thos J and G M Hord to 8 400 lots 188 200 Lane Street Hunt et ux to John Baxter 1200 northeast southwest quarter 33 13 14 John N Irwin et al to Lewis R Taylor 34000 Jota 857 9925 van Buren Street Samuel C Miller to W A Dyal 1300 lot 26 and north half 28 Quincy Street e s addition
A garbled notice mentions a remedy and a doctor aiding a patient named Ellen Atore. It references The Rock Island and sells tickets to St Louis with a return price of 9.20 dollars.
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