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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1899

Page

8

Pleads For The Negro At Tuskegee Convention

Huntsville Alabama October delegates to the southern industrial convention heard prominent negro leaders and Gov McCorkle of West Virginia discuss race relations. W Washington of Tuskegee and President Dabney of the University of Tennessee urged education and southern progress while warning whites against betraying the Negro. The speech framed the Negro as a citizen with rights earned by labor and loyalty, urging cooperation for industrial growth and social harmony.

Huntsville Als South Hooker ‘T Washington Industrie College Poncenr Benides

Slavery to labor and the southern wage vision

The passage argues that the legacy of slavery has given way to a view that the black man in the south seeks opportunities in labor, business, and community life. It emphasizes that progress depends on white allies and stable labor, portraying mutual respect and Christian moral duty as foundations for social advancement and political order in the region.

Christ South America Wallan Islands Resta Tuan Congress Veil

Rising South to Industrial Unity and Responsible Citizenship

A persuasive speech argues for educating Black and white citizens alike to raise agricultural productivity and economic independence in the South. It condemns cotton overproduction and calls for broader education, labor skills, and civic participation to build a self-sustaining, intelligent producer class. It emphasizes shared wealth, republican ideals, and equal protection under law.

Fragmentary poem lines on emancipation and race unity

The readable text depicts a fragmented assertion that the slave's chain and the oppressor's slide are broken. It proclaims ancestral curses abate as a united rise of Black and white peoples, expressing hope for equality and shared progress.

Dramatic and Opera Attractions Open Tonight in Topeka

Topeka theaters showcase Mrs Burnett drama A Lady of Quality with Eugenie Blair as Clorinda Wildairs tonight and a second performance Saturday. Lombardi Opera Co presents Rigoletto and Il Trovatore with Collamarini joining Grau cast rumors of Carmen in Kansas City. Attendance highlights include high demand seats and praise for Blair and Collamarini amid shifting program plans.

Craeford Theater Eugenie Blair Topeka Lambaral Mullan Grad Opera Company Il Trovators Fuast Kansas City Lombard Signorina Collamarini Collamarini I Maid Maurice Grau Signor Lambard Gray Carmen Italy South America Mexico Calve America Bizet Mornse

Vermont Honors Dewey Parade At State House

Vermont celebrated Admiral Dewey with a large parade and reception at the state house in Montpelier. Thousands of visitors filled the town as guards and cadets from Norwich University fired salutes, with the sleeping car Geneste as the Admiral’s overnight berth.

Montpelier Charles Wincheon Norwich Cadets Smith Sentre Brumby Dewey Fort of State Street Norwich University Admiral Dewey Capital Grounds State House Capitol Grounds

Down's Kidney Pills End Backache, Say Topeka Reader

A Topeka man credits Down's Kidney Pills with ending chronic backache and relieved bladder trouble after months of illness. He details dull bearing-down pain and sleepless nights, noting relief after using the medicine bought from local druggists Rowley & Snow, with nationwide distribution by Poster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. The account urges readers to seek relief through the advertised remedy.

Topeka Thomas E. de Pal West Highthreet Dawn Rowley & Snow Ill Poster-Milburn Co Buffalo S. C United States Doun's

Welcome of the city ends as admiral departs

The city offered a warm welcome and formal exercises concluded with the admiral being escorted to his car after a brief reception at the state house.

State House

Big Bonfire in Honor of Dewey at Montpelier

Montpelier VI Oct 12 Dewey day ended with a ground fireworks display behind the Dewey cottage and a massive bonfire on Capitol hill claimed to be the largest in the country. The pile used 1000 barrels 700 railroad ties lumber from two buildings and other combustibles. Fire was lit by electric signal. flames rose 190 feet lighting miles around and the fire burned past midnight.

Dewey Montpelier Capitol Hill Wincock Capitol Dome

Volunteer Army Recruits Near Philippines Deadline

Washington reports recruitment for the Philippines volunteer army is nearly complete with the Forty-ninth color regiment needing about 1,000 men to fill its ranks. Immigration figures from New York show over 2,100 entrants processed, with arrivals aboard the Bia Cosense, Sebasta ovis, Traye, and the Alsatia among others.

Washington Philippines Poe War Department New York Burea Bia Cosense Sebasta Ovis Alsatia

Topeka Citizens Endorse Me! Kid-ne-olde Claims Cures

Piling up testimony extols Kid-ne-olde as a miracle kidney remedy. Citizens including L. Winties of Madinon Street testify recovery from long kidney troubles after using the product. Advertised as curing kidney backache sleeplessness nervousness and all urinary disorders, with buyers urged to follow instructions.

Topeka L. Winties Madinon Street Myenow Jorren

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