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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1900
Page
4
A garbled Topeka State Journal piece discusses presidential candidates, party politics, and economic notes. It mentions Mexican silver dolla rs, Boer resistance near a city, and debates over candidate numbers including calls for equitable measures and credit to recent Republican wins in Vermont.
The bureau of statistics reports July shipments to 37 Great Lakes ports and total arrivals since navigation began. Milwaukee leads with 1,599 arrivals, Buffalo 1,25, Chicago and Cleveland show strong counts, while Detroit trails. The new system tracks receipts and shipments across all ports.
The latest figures show a larger share of northwestern grain shipments moving through Duluth Milwaukee and Buffalo with Duluth leading wheat and Chicago the corn trade. Iron ore tonnage rises across Ashtabula Cleveland and South Chicago while Buffalo remains a key discharge port.
A traveling troupe led by RoyPa presented a farce in Topeka, drawing strong business in Kansas City before traveling. The show will be staged at One Crawford Avenue, with expectations of good attendance in Topeka and nearby towns.
Fragmentary report cites cooler weather with a storm forecast in August. Mentions southeasterly wind, small gusts, and precipitation readings up to two o'clock today, with minute values and a few odd lettered phrases embedded in OCR. Names and places are garbled beyond recognition.
Fragmented OCR dialogue shows characters debating why people marry, with references to divorce, charity, and wealth. The text is garbled and names are incomplete, leaving the central point hard to pin down.
Charles J. Devlin, famed Topeka mine owner, prepares articles of incorporation for a railroad to connect Toluca in Marshall County with Marquette in Bureau County. Capital stock set at 100000 plus he builds a miners hospital in Crawford County. Incorporators include James Garded, Write and William A. Epher.
Rev John W Sykes dean of Grace Cathedral returned Saturday after weeks in the east He was to conduct services but a rumor spread that he would stay east A petition urged his resignation but failed He said he would likely leave Topeka for an eastern charge within six months to keep near his children in Maryland
Leavenworth and Holton lawyers were retained today in what is described as the largest land case in Texas history. The suit centers on 25000 acres with Sherman as a central location, appraised at 560000 dollars. Witnesses include many named individuals, with complex migration and fabrications cited in the fragmented report.
A report from Branch, Casno Mines describes Jobe S. Halloway of Branch near South Bend recounting decades of chronic diarrhea relief after using Chamberlain’s tablets. Advertises the remedy as available from all druggists. Also notes South Bend census: population 14,180, up 6.9 percent.
Fragmentary ad copy claims a remedy called catarrh cure cleanses the blood of poisons and steel es the system, promising permanent relief from severe catarrhal secretions and related ailments, though text is garbled and uncertain.
Houston and Galveston suffer severe hurricane devastation with 1000+ believed dead or missing. Buildings wrecked along Tremont Street and beach areas. Texas relief appeals widespread. Kentucky and Chicago reports note massive damage and ongoing rescue efforts.
Houston appeals to the nation for aid after Galveston is devastated by a hurricane. Refugees report heavy loss of life and property as rail and wire communications fail. Local relief efforts are organized with funds to be used judiciously by officials Brashear and Reisner and the relief committee.
Washington notes the president sent sympathy to Texas governor and Galveston mayor and pledged aid. Adjutant General Corbin ordered General McKibbin in Texas to Galveston to assess hurricane damage and report to the War Secretary on required support.
The text notes General McKingen Poy ng abla a Iga Gepertinea and mentions a 34 hour deadline tied to reports. It describes tents and subsistence at a depot in Banala, and a lack of formal requests to the war department for tents and rattone. Battery O of First Artillery and two revenue cutters are directed to Mobile to aid storm cutter needs.
Dallas reports hundreds of bodies recovered and rescue trains at work as storm devastation spreads from Texas City to Dickinson and Hitchcock. Officials fear thousands dead as relief efforts move to aid Gulf coast storm victims.
Topeka citizens raise two funds to aid Marshall's Band, whose fifty members lack new uniforms and face running costs. About 800 has been pledged toward 1200 for uniforms. the rest will come from subscriptions via John Sargent and A. O. Wellman. Associate memberships at 35 enable admission to concerts and band activities.
Somerset Pa September 10 next Wednesday evening at 8:30 p m will see the wedding of Miss Mabel McKinley and Dr Hermanus Ludwig Baer Rev Dr D Parker Morgan of New York will officiate Miss McKinley was confirmed by Morgan as a girl and photographers are barred from interior shots An edict prohibiting listing presents or donor names was issued About two hundred guests expected including nearly 100 locals President and Mrs McKinley and other Washington figures will arrive on a special train this afternoon
Washington reports crop conditions with figures on wheat and corn alongside social notes. Mentions Pasties at sinter 2nd, a Ladies Music Club meeting hosted by Mabelednesday in Potwin, Joliet and Washington, and Elijah Oratorio chorus rehearsals with attendance rules for participation.
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