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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1900
Page
5
Items listed include white pique and dock skirts per piece, white goods at 340 and 5 pieces Namsook at 5¢. Wash goods and waists for misses appear, with tan and black men’s shoes and 250 babies’ soft sole shoes in full color range.
Fall sale offers include 5000 yards of dark patterns limit 10 yards each and damasks in 68 and 72 inch bleached varieties. Also featured are 36 and 68 inch textiles like percales and crepons, linens, quilts, and serges with varied limits and pricing. Early buyers gain choice on prints, velvets, and embroideries.
A group of young people gathered last night at Grace Prost's Western Avenue home for a surprise party before she leaves for Galesburg. The evening featured progressive conversation and refreshments with attendance including Misses Davis, Quinton, Tilton, Beal, McNeil, Allison, Halley, and Messrs Patten, Daykaar, Risky, Whitney, Swart, Culberana, and others. Several notes mention upcoming gatherings and visits as friends travel to Colorado, Kansas City, and other locales, along with a tallyho party planned for Silver Lake and various greetings to and from extended family and neighbors.
Milwaukie Wisconsin September 4 Colgate Baker a newspaper man joined Judaism and married Freda Gatlick who had been a reading woman for Robert Downing. Rabbi Caro officiated with ceremonial steps and a pramlee promised by the bride. The couple were witnessed by Charles Markham of Chicago and Mrs Baker.
The groom, Pate, a 28 year old with extensive Pennsylvania land and real estate holdings, married Miss Frances Hanlon, 18, daughter of Patrick Hanlon of Lewiston, Pa. The couple, who eloped, arrived in Buffalo and planned to return home soon after notifying Mr. Hanlon.
Fourteen year old Henry Evans, a Syracuse violinist since childhood, built and refined a Stradivarius model by disassembling it to reduce weight and recrafting parts. After completing the alteration the instrument reportedly produced a proper tone and drew offers up to 128 dollars, though all offers were reportedly rejected.
Pekin Illinois September 4 Mrs Harry Pin poy aged 25 a Pekin resident died last night of fright becoming one of hundreds of Pekin people who gathered downtown to watch a parade She and friends were returning home when a runaway horse spooked bystanders causing her to collapse unconscious on the sidewalk The incident ended tragically with her death two days after the frightful event.
A Durango Mexico dispatch reports Most American workers left Durango after illnesses. The item claims immediate relief and permanent cure from a nostril throat ailment using Dr Thomas’s Rejection Gill or similar remedy, suggesting a medical claim amid the Mexican work site.
North Topeka items report Mr Garnett and A Hane visiting, Mrs Mary Barrett’s return home, daily events at Coatley Post, and D J Lane visiting from St Marys. Notes list coal, feed, seeds at 1009 North Kansas, Miss Josie Norris visiting Highland Park, Jane Millerett heading to Emporia, Mrs D A Wizer hosting dinner for Stella Merriam of Boston. Epworth League meeting at Kansas Avenue church. Mr Grear from Middletown CT joins New Era store, trip to Thompsonville for woodman’s log rolling. Lillies’ Ald society meets at Presbyterian church Wednesday at nine. Tom and Mrs Coughlin return from Leavenworth, Mr and Mrs Wolf and family at 213 West Gordon. Walter Spear left Newpartment store for Keith Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile. Harmony Rebekah No. 51 to meet for important business. H M Claynon shifts from Union Pacific to Rock Island on North side. Lane Heywood to Chicago for studies. Mr Safford not improving, outing at airfield park discussed. See Black Cat display at New Era Department store with weeklong sale.
Train events in Cambridge and Zanesville detailed in the report with focus on movement and schedule. Specifics are fragmented but indicate a report from the early era outlining railway activity between Cambridge and Zanesville.
A fragmentary report discusses campaign questions with focus on imperialism and money. It notes Democratic prominence of imperialism and the money issue, comparing 1898 positions, and mentions Porto Rican policy and national protection.
Saratoga Sept 4 The Republican convention opened with Chairman Odell nominated for governor and Lieutenant Governor Woodruff chosen as temporary chair. Woodruff praised the party as a force for honest money and strong industry while opposing imperialism and urging support for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. The speech touched on debt and currency and warned against Democratic shifts toward free trade and imperialism.
A dense list records deaths and causes from various regiments including Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Thirty-fourth, and Thirty-third infantry. Entries cover causes such as malaria, drowning, homicide, accidental fall, and suicide by hanging with dates in August.
Justice McAdam in the supreme court named George Langbein temporary receiver for the joint enterprise between Perlvale Rogeres Alfeed G Poster and John B. Carmichael, with Foster and Carmichael linked to Famas International Zinc Co in Joplin. An order also restrained Knickerbocker Trust, while other details remain unclear amid uncertain disposal actions. A Kentucky auction note mentions a Derby winner dead.
Officer William Payne and George Payne faced the police court for drunkenness and resisting arrest. Witnesses described a scuffle as a white officer used his club to subdue George Payne after a confrontation beyond the building.
The Women's Political League approves Hila Course led by Grace Hart and Jotn W Breidenthal. Resolutions praise Mayor Drew for persistent efforts to enforce law in Kansas capital and condemn silence on crime and saloon violations near soldiers’ homes, urging denouncement of national leaders and wartime conduct.
Mrs Hendershot seeks ten thousand dollars for the death of her son after a railway accident. The mother alleges injuries from the crash led to his death. A terse note mentions a brief prior incident involving Jestie three years earlier.
Fragmented OCR describes a chaotic scene with a performance titled Que Vadis at Walnut Street Theater in Cincinnati. Mentions a giant figure, stagecraft, and scattered audience reactions. references trains and travel routes, and various place names. The text is garbled but conveys a dated theater advertisement tone with stray references to acts, scenery, and transportation options.
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