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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1899
Page
3
A fragmentary narrative follows a woman who travels with a Kansas regiment, dons a soldier’s uniform, and endures scrutiny before being discovered aboard a ship at Honolulu. She joins the regiment, faces moral and legal challenges, and seeks to prove her loyalty while pursuing marriage to a soldier.
Fragmentary OCR reports a harbor police response to a troubled boat near Trang Birt. details are unclear but indicate the ship remained in port and authorities cautioned against overreaction. Names, dates, and concrete actions are illegible in the readable text.
Topeka theatergoers will likely attend two performances of Mrs Burnett's dramatic work and see operas Rigoletto and Il Trovatore by Lombard Fallan Grand Opera Co. The company arrives after Denver and Kansas City engagements. Prices range from $1.00 to $1.75. Seats go on sale Friday morning.
The monthly bulletin from the Bureau of Statistics reports September exports of domestic goods including oils, provisions, coffins, and other items with several increases. In total exports show gains in coal tar and other categories, while some items rise or fall, and nine months show a shortfall versus the prior year’s period.
A New York confidant predicts Cornelius Vanderbilt's will will surprise with a vast estate. He foresees a life trust for the Newport set and Fifth Avenue holdings, an annual income of 0,000 for maintenance, and equal shares among five children. Reginald and Albert Gwynne Vanderbilt would gain portions, with the estate likely divided into major trusts for years.
State Journal recalls last spring report on Midland Terminal and Florence & Cripple Creek railroads consolidating. AP dispatch states the new railroad will be the Denver & Southwestern, to form by November 1 with $4,923,000 capital and a $600,000 mortgage bond issue. Bonds are held by Montgomery, Rawlins & Co of Boston.
The Santa Fe Railway approves transferring San Marcial shop operations to Albuquerque, with 37 of 126 workers retained for emergency repairs. Most jobs shift. several discharged workers may find work in Albuquerque. The move aims to centralize maintenance and bolster Albuquerque’s role, drawing concern from remaining locals about jobs and property. neighbors fear economic decline in San Marcial before the new year.
Denver reports a labor shortage as railroads struggle with car scarcity and shift shortages. An employment agent notes capacity to place 300 men daily, with lines such as Rio Grande and Burlington expanding track work. High railroad wages lure workers from farms and shops, but winter harvests draw them away, signaling relief may come as harvesting ends.
Union Pacific revived hundreds of stored stock and coal cars for beet shipping in Nebraska. Small capacity cars were repaired and modified by cutting sides to allow loading and unloading, then reintroduced into service for the road’s growing traffic.
Railroad men estimate that if the company had destroyed the cars, thousands of dollars would have been lost amid the current rush. Officials say new cars cannot be halted in time and that the food cargo will likely cover the cost of an equal number of replacements.
St Louis reports a possible strike by Big Four telegraphers amid a labor dispute. Order of Railway Telegraphers members voting by October 12 on strike, with allied conductors and brakemen backing the move. Engineers remain unaligned as hearings are sought. Secretary Sawyer notes over half the membership voting and about 30 percent in favor, signaling federation action.
Omaha reports water and rail tariffs return to the former basis on October 15. The change shifts Northwest distribution away from the Missouri river points back to St. Louis and Chicago. Gulf roads had sought higher differentials, but sea and rail rates revert to 1.37 dollars, restoring the Missouri River as the regional baseline.
Colorado Springs Oct 12 John TL Franklin returned from New York City where he pursued Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs railway business. A force will strike the grade tomorrow on the short line survey route from Colorado City to Cameron via Belt Creek, Seven Lakes and Byxon Park, connecting with the district electric railway. The survey shows 49 miles with steam motive power.
Glenwood to Denver services shift with a Sunday start on a revised schedule. Praths Now T and 2 will cover Grand Junction to Denver in 11 hours 20 minutes with 20 minutes total for all stops over 456 miles. New equipment mix includes coach chair dining and two Pullman cars as Rio Grande Western competes with faster routes.
George Conride and Raemont Matris, Santa Fe yard workers, clashed after a Wednesday afternoon misunderstanding. Conride received head wounds from an iron bar after resisting being moved off a push cart. Matris and a helper allegedly demanded space, leading to the confrontation.
An advertisement asserts that fat is the body's required fuel for force and urges using more fuel if any power is weak. It promotes cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion as the superior fuel to strengthen nerves, increase muscular power, and improve digestion from Scott & Bowne, New York chemists.
Matele struck Conride with a three foot iron bar during a dispute over passing a cart injuring him lightly. Conride’s wound is a bad flesh wound. he will recover in a few days. Wm Swan sustained a severe finger injury while working in the truck department and was hospitalized for treatment. Rock Island caboose 12.263 on the Goodland to Phillipsburg run set a 6200 mile record for the system. Several railroad staff changes and travels are noted including firings, resignations, and new postings across Wichita Goodland and Denver.
The president and cabinet toured from Evansville to Chicago amid large enthusiastic crowds. In Terre Haute and Danville they spoke of prosperity and unity, noting rising employment and rising revenue while defending tariff and internal revenue policies. The speeches stressed loyalty to McKinley and the administration’s achievements.
Letters from Mrs Wu and Mrs Torie praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for gynecological issues including falling of the womb, painful menses, and weakness. Mrs Wu reports improved health after months of suffering and fainting spells. Mrs Torie says one bottle helped and eight bottles produced dramatic weight gain and restored energy.
In Hoopeston Illinois President Mac Kinley addressed thousands of citizens praising American tin canning and assuring swift action against Philippine resistance. He noted wartime patriotism across the Union and urged continued support for the war effort. The day ended with a final speech in Watseka after reaching Chicago at nine p.m.
In the Commune era General De Galliffet and Lt Bernard d Harcourt faced three thousand insurgents at Paris Bergeries bridge. Galliffet rode forward to deter, delivering a bold speech as insurgents clamored. They escaped, later capturing the Communist commander who fell into Galliffet’s hands two months later.
Denver October report states James K Stratton the infamous mailbox robber and thief has escaped from Canon City Penitentiary where he served a 21 year sentence. Warden Hoyt says no tools were used and internal aid is suspected. Stratton previously escaped in September 189% and was recaptured in Chicago a year later.
Washington Oct 12 United States Minister Hart reports the Colombian government plans to raise 1.4595 million dollars to redeem its paper money with silver. The guarantee includes Emerald mines rentals the Panama Canal Company sums and a match monopoly. A national bank test has been reestablished.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a writer’s view of two masterpieces by Talmage the Blind. The passage references glories of art and the “opal aan roobelt noe HP” with unclear context. Names and details are largely obscured, leaving a vague literary note.
The readable parts describe events and figures with unclear context. It mentions percentages, a city world phrase, and a group of people attempting tasks. The passage is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or locations to anchor a precise report.
A long dispatch notes a huge sale of print cloths and gray goods totaling 200 000 pieces in 12 days, claiming record commerce in the trades. It mentions primaries, social events, and a lighthearted cake walk, with fragmented anecdotes about injuries and local social life, all within a chaotic Detroit News style fragment.
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