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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1900
Page
6
The Woman's Store highlights Sterling underwear with praise for warmth and fit. It invites customers to visit, promising courteous attention and an exclusive focus on quality garments, featuring a range from cotton union suits to wool options and children’s pieces, with mid and high price points.
The forty third annual Odd Fellows encampment meets in Topeka with delegates assessing the stand encampment behind closed doors Officers for the ensuing year are being elected this afternoon The Rebekah lodge No 95 conferred degrees on about 400 delegates at the Odd Fellows temple on Quincy Street A Sprite Hill team exhibition is planned for the senate chamber at the state house tonight and Shawnee Encampment No 3 will confer the Royal Purple tonight at the temple on Quincy Street About 200 delegates attend a banquet at the Fifth Avenue hotel The Muscovites held a secret meeting and banquet at the Hikselib Foons The officers named include LM Penwell Charles W Kemper J Snyder Svens A F L Harker T Deke Veasiter and J W Hallabey Admission to tomorrows sessions includes an intermission program in the auditorium and a discussion on representation for the exand body
North Topeka column notes local greetings and visits, including Miss Gertrude McClellan in Topeka, Miss Emily Turner of Junction City, Mrs Courtney plans, and Mr Marion Myers returning home from Meriden. A Topeka funeral for Mrs Stowall is announced, with service at Center Avenue Christian church. A Meriden wedding of Margaret Myers to Wallace Taggart is described in detail, followed by plans for their departure. a Santa Fe special to Leavenworth and return advertised for Apple Carnival.
City Engineer Saya Jefferson County says Jeffecain county stone is cheaper and longer lasting than Colorado sandstone or cement for curbing. He notes Lawrence uses Jefferson County stone and urges residents to push for it to save money and avoid higher prices.
Hazleton and Wilkes Barre districts report coal firms offering about 40 percent wage boosts to miners with other operators still testing concessions. Reports cite expected announcements after a few days, while demonstrations and efforts to keep workers at work continue. President Mitchell heads to Shamokin for a labor gathering as Canisteo valley strikes press for wages amid company resistance.
In St Louis on October 8 Governor Rowe delivers a speech to merchants at the Merchants Exchange. He praises American unity post Civil War, shares a general anecdote about Wheeler and Southern and Yankee officers, and urges cooperation between workers and business for prosperity.
In district court two divorce cases proceed with Jennie E. Wyatt seeking separation from Frank Wyatt after abandonment, and Elizabeth Reeder requesting divorce from N M Stesferom for desertion after years of hardship and forced labor since marriage.
Washington today held a cabinet session lasting two and a half hours devoted entirely to the Chinese issue. The government’s reply to the French note was practically decided, to be transmitted in due form to Paris, with details not yet public.
Fragmented weather item mentions observer Jell and a Bootiigh Rite reunion. Guttongly fall tonight and Wednesday with temperatures around 67 Monday and 62 later. South wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour noted.
In Terre Haute Indiana workers walked off the job at a company, halting car and power services. The disrupted operations affected electric lights and related supports as management negotiates. The employer vows to resume operations once talks progress.
In Topeka township Charles Heltman is charged with assault after a dispute with Susan Herman over a cow that wandered from a pasture. Herman alleges Heltman broke into her barn and slapped her. Heltman denies it. The matter led to a district court replevin suit for the cow valued at 23 dollars. Judge McCabe awaits advisement. Herman also seeks divorce from Charles Hellman. Louis Hellman, 200, and others were involved in a shooting incident reported in the same period.
The Dominion government plans to offer for sale all alternate claims reserved during the rush and those reverted to the crown from various causes. Estimates place the number between eight thousand and ten thousand, with details to follow in updates from Victoria.
Mrs O J Sloan age 62 died last evening at her home in Rome Harrison street after long paralysis and rheumatism. The funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at Central Avenue Christian church with interment at Rochester cemeteries.
Governor Roosevelt closed his Illinois trip in East St Louis addressing a large audience. Republican leaders hailed the vice presidential candidate with parades and receptions amid cheers as he urged unity and emphasized national prosperity and loyalty to the party’s cause.
The speech urges voters to reject false prophets and support Democratic principles. It appeals to maturity, loyalty to Lincoln and Grant, and elevates orderly liberty under law both at home and abroad. Roosevelt’s departure to St. Louis is noted as a final detail.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle hold the twenty first annual session in Youngstown starting with welcomes and prize drills. The program includes greetings, a tribute to Arthur’s corps of Engineers, and a song dedicated to De Soto Division No. 234 of Topeka performed by J. G. Wines and others.
Chicago market news shows weak wheat with lower prices amid favorable weather and rising receipts. Cattle and hog markets are mixed with steady to weaker demand and varied futures, as traders watch crop conditions and supply shifts.
A Texas citizen writes from Hoxer Groves praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach trouble after trying to obtain it in Texas and other locations. He reports relief after the first bottle and recommends the remedy publicly. Advertisers list local druggists selling the product and related market news fills the page.
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