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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1899
Page
7
The Star Grocery run by J. S. Sprout advertises a wide array of items at very low prices. It promotes cheap staples and household goods including potatoes, soaps, coffee, dried fruits, canned peaches, and bacon with a claim of being the cheapest and best place to buy.
A Peoria convention of prominent citizens considered resolutions urging a deep water ship canal linking the Great Lakes to the Gulf. J A Gekarson of St Louis introduced Mississippi River improvements emphasizing government aid, engineer provisions, and surveys from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi to ensure an unobstructed sea outlet for valley products. Short addresses urged support for the deep waterway and related appropriations.
At a Marion county Populist convention last week an incident sparked by a Taylor Hysie anti McKinsey speech drew outburst from editor Hoch. He proclaimed that the man who spoke such sentiments ought to be in the penitentiary.
Merchants meeting at the Commercial club room resolved to revive the old premium stamp law and press enforcement to crush the business before any competing group forms. A committee will seek Mayor Drew to compel the $250 monthly license on merchants using stamps, with many firms named among opponents and supporters.
Emile Poly, 22, a Denver chef, was arrested on information from his jealous father Adolph Poly. The elder Poly accused the son of relations with Maudee, a French Canadian girl who had lived with the father for eighteen months. Poly had previously enlisted in the United States Navy, served in the Santiago campaign, and deserted in Honolulu while en route to the Philippines. Matul Bradley says she will marry him in jail.
U S troops request to attend a Topeka reception with no extra government expense. Leavenworth troops ordered to Topeka for the event. Batteries of light artillery from Fort Belknitton Fort Leavenworth Fort Aloha and Fort Leavenworth cavalry units available.
In Ottawa editor William A. DeFort presses Gen J K Hudson as best choice for congressman at large as part of a fusion Republican slate. DeFort opposes General Magnon Popattion and seeks to secure the nomination for Mr Hutton while Hudson denies any candidacy. Brooke death report notes Gen Brooke in Havana and a yellow fever death in the Eighth Cavalry at Puerto Rico.
Chicago dispatch reports a severe car famine crippling rail traffic at major terminals. Freight yards overflow as long trains queue on main lines for hours, while sidetracks extend 50 miles outward to handle loaders. Car and locomotive builders rush orders. a thousand cars built for the Flo Grande road vanish en route, likely diverted to other lines amid the congestion.
A Cleveland letter to Bolton Hull, dated Oct 11 at Buzzards Bay, Mass, praises a platform paragraph opposing the use of force to expand American institutions. Cleveland says he has no objection to joining supporters or advising on changes, and notes the statement’s core point against expansion by force. The source includes the line: We are, therefore, opposed to the use of force in the extension of American institutions.
In Brockton Massachusetts on October 11 Eddie McDuffee and Ben Munroe from Memphis broke multiple world records in long distance wheel riding. McDuffee posted a three mile time of 4:28 with the last mile at 1:25 while Munroe claimed 2:21 for the final miles. Four watches tracked the event with the slowest time among them recorded for Bruduffer. McDuffee also set a first two mile mark under three minutes and a first quarter and final mile timing sequence that edged Major Taylor’s Chicago record. Prolonged effort ended with five mile totals in 7:12 J-5.
Thomas B McLean of Kansas City Kansas sues Creamery Package Manufacturing Co for 315000 damages plus 500 medical in US circuit court. Forest V McLean, 14, employed by the firm, lost an eye after a planng machine produced splinters without guards. Company denies claim.
The New Orleans reached the navy yard in New York on October 1 and was found so dilapidated that months of work are needed to restore seaworthiness. Hull, engines, and boilers require extensive repairs delaying orders to the Asiatic station alongside the cruiser Brooklyn.
A scanner of Topeka life notes the Commercial club meeting, Elks social, civic notices, damps of rain, an umbrella crowd, and a stream of visitors. Reports include Wess Case’s new baby, Bonaparte Burge’s malaria recovery, and Mrs. Tagalis confined at home. Also mentions railroad depot work, paralyzed father, and upcoming Twentieth Kansas events.
A university morning scene mentions Mrs Shaw and several Topeka women amid a Topeka epidemic labeled Cuban chicken-pox by some physicians. The Clayton era notes discuss spread, naming differing views on smallpox versus Cuban chicken-pox. Also covered are Tennesseetown Improvement Society events and Deseret Evening News distribution highlighting Salt Lake City booster material.
President Harper hosts Mexican vice president during a campus tour of laboratories dormitories and facilities at the University of Chicago. A reception in Kent Hall followed the tour as students greeted the distinguished visitors with enthusiasm.
Marcus Daly of Montana has leased a fine Fifth Avenue residence recently built by William Waldorf Astor for ten years. The house sits between Pitty Sixth and Fifty-seventh streets, near the Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion and the mansions of William Whitney and P. Huntington. Daly’s new home places him about a mile from Senator WA Clark’s $2,000,000 marble palace.
A crowded Machanics Hall gathering in Worcester on Oct 11 ratified the Republican state ticket. Senator George F. Hoar, just back from Europe, was introduced as the noblest Roman and pledged loyalty to the delegates from the recent state convention. Governor Wolcott and Senator Free of Maine attended.
Disjointed notes describe a meeting of a Cycle Trust with talks on a sale of Winers and agency management. Rumors mention a Fiat Syndicate absorbing rubber holdings and easing banking concerns as discussions focus on which plants stay in operation and pricing on wheels.
Caracas dispatch reports the peace party gaining influence as government troops are ordered to retreat on La Victoria. Separately weather outlooks indicate stormy conditions with showers in the east and strong southeast winds through Thursday for Kansas.
Abram Pugh a Jefferson street resident was ruled insane in probate court after testimonies by several witnesses and his wife. Dr Eastman confirmed insanity with multiple answers about a Hutchinson town trip. The jury held him insane and ordered confinement, noting probate jurors are unpaid unless they deem the victim sane.
News reports say Bishop Potter acted swiftly after Rev Dr Benjamin F De Costa resigned from the Episcopal ministry. De Costa had already been removed by formal action as Potter boarded a train for St Paul then Honolulu and the Philippines. A deposition was held at Christchurch with rector Rev S A Welkert aiding. De Costa declined to detail his future and rumors place him seeking a different faith with Jesuit instruction at St Francis Xavier’s Church.
Disarray in Greenwood County as Republicans miss filing with the county clerk for nominating papers. Names like Peete and Lonesteners figure in district disputes while officials face pressure over ballot listings and the charged political climate. Confusion surrounds upcoming county officer nominations and potential impacts on the official ballot.
Weather observer notes unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday with 10 percent indications of brisk winds. Washington via Observer, New York reports unsettled weather and possible stronger gusts affecting the yacht race plans. Secretary W. E H. Barnes of the state horticultural society visits Southern Kansas to secure apple growers and arrange a Paris exposition exhibit.
The State Journal reports First district Republicans will nominate M A Low of Topeka as a delegate at large to the Republican national convention. The Newton Kansan Republican says Low has broad support and would head Kansas's delegation, with supporters claiming he is not seeking federal office.
The Lawrence World reports mounting opposition to W. Y. Church for superintendent of insurance. The paper notes it is generally agreed Church will not be nominated by Republicans, with A. W. Smith seen as having broader support for the position in the pending state ticket contest.
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