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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1900
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal lists daily subscription terms and delivery details. The column then offers a crowded mix of editorials and social notes, touching on McKinley Bryan politics, labor strikes, liquor receipts, and public officials, with references to Hanna Heath Wheeler and Arizona statehood debate.
A Philadelphia Inquirer summary reports expert estimates on crime costs. Lawyer Eugene Smith cites per capita crime expenditure of about $3.00, totaling around $500,000,000 to $800,000,000 including police funding. It notes New York and San Francisco policing costs and cites habitual criminals earning about $1,600 yearly, with cases like Molineaux and Holmes illustrating high litigation costs.
A New York World report argues tariffs create a lead monopoly in the United States. About twenty men fix the price of lead used in countless forms, causing prices to rise by roughly 99 percent due to restricted foreign competition and strong domestic manufacturers.
A string of wry lines and aphorisms from Chicago and Philadelphia sources pokes fun at manners money and language. The anonymous quips critique marriage wealth status stationery languages and vanity with playful irony and slang.
A Kansas Republican fundraising letter urged federal employees to return home to vote or remit $10 for the campaign fund. The missive, signed by George A. Clark and Ms. Jobes, pressed contributors including state officials to finance the ticket, noting transportation costs and the need to secure support before the 20th instant.
Charles H. Boyte stars in The Star Boarder at Crawford’s Opera House with a lively cast. Boarding house life is spoofed in a farce full of comic tales and colorful boarders, depicting exaggerated characters and humorous misadventures that captivate audiences. Dyspepsia and relief through Shirlock Biced are also noted as humorous side elements.
Henry Miller Anthony, a farmer from Anthony, reports three robbers held him up on the Arkansas river bridge near Wichita. They took 3100 and his purse but returned the pocketbook containing the bills. He did not report the loss promptly. police are investigating, while he offers few details about the assailants.
In Canton Ohio Oct 13 residents report Jann W Mitchell injured when an ax struck him on the head while trimming trees. Doctors say worms appear under his skin in face throat and nose. blood loss from arteries has occurred as insects move. Local physicians seek treatment options.
Two farmers Wenale Plaschka and Martin Strass of Lincoln township consulted attorneys in Ottawa to refute a salesman’s high priced loan offer. They allege false representations to claim their old stores at inflated prices with staged payments misrepresented by the seller, while the company actually holds notes for 69 dollars.
A. B. Smalley, a young farmer near Senapak, chose his burial lot less than six hours before death. He rode to Sene pah cemetery with a companion, inspected plots, and picked the one for his burial saying he would die before morning. He claimed peace with God and readiness to die amid reported financial troubles. he was about 25 years old.
Wichita reports MecTvus Beaumont a Salvation Army member was arrested for grand larceny after his sweetheart Clara Schafer claimed the gold watch was placed in his pocket. City Marshal Henry Schad brought him to county jail. Beaumont says Schafer asked him to wear the watch while he visited Guthrie.
O T Sututrie, working on a farm, pawned a ye to raise fare but could not pay. Mrs Schaefer learned of the pawn and alerted authorities. Schud brought the young man here and placed him in the county jail for his arrest.
Salina Oct 19 George Smith a farm laborer for William Tate near Brookville was bitten on the toe and hand when a sow and her litter attacked him while he herded them. His left hand finger was severed in the struggle. Smith previously served with Company M Twentieth Kansas in the Philippines.
Bandmaster Jake Marshall of the United States Military Band praised amateur Topeka players and urged hearing a forthcoming concert. The Topeka public is invited to attend the complimentary performance, highlighting local pride and high expectations for the event. Kickapoo Indian School bids are noted in Washington with travel plans and return details via Santa Fe Route.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a $8,000,000 recovery from a scheme tied to Vandalia road constructing to Indianapolis. The text references profits and a charter related to a company, with vague allusions to Terre Haute and Indianapolis. No clear individuals or organizations are identified due to garbled source text.
Rome reports the pope has a cold and will delay plans to visit St Peters. He intends to see French and Italian pilgrims soon, contingent on his health. The delay affects prior travel expectations for the religious gathering.
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