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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1899
Page
7
A fragmented report describes mileage allowances for Odd Fellows members and related actions with debates over budgets and authority. It notes attendance expectations and mentions logistics, governance, and candidate rolls for a 190 event, with various names and places garbled in OCR.
Market report notes a sharp rise in wheat from private elevators and a softer pork market with January prices steady. Ongoing confusion in text preserves references to Chicago Livestock Market and declines in some grain futures while pork values show limited gains amid market uncertainty.
A garbled OCR dump mixes names, places and numbers with no clear story. It appears to reference markets, factories and a political or social topic but lacks readable context or verifiable facts to summarize a coherent item.
J C Goings, commission merchant and grain and provisions receiver and shipper, advertises at 12 East Fifth Street seeking correspondence and business in grain and related provisions.
Bettina Girard, once celebrated in Washington society, will train as a nurse in a New York hospital after a recent intoxication arrest and hospital treatment. Her path to reform includes workhouse duties and discharge to an aunt’s care. she has faced repeated hospital stays at Bellevue.
Dr. H B J Alexander of Hiawatha leads a state health department examination board chosen from the Kansas Funeral Directors' Association. Members include H W Gates, J G Demont, W B Raymond, J B Hinehorn, and D Athy. An initial in Topeka yielded the lowest score, with licensing required for undertakers to show competence in handling bodies. The association plans a March meeting in Topeka for further examinations. A $5 exam fee applies, renewal annually, and those outside the association may be examined by a majority of board members.
Washington dispatch reports General Gus's statement on Private Hoon of the Fourth Infantry sentenced to dishonorable discharge and one year confinement at Mantia prison, approved by General Lawton. The document covers petitions for commission, signatures, and alleged falsified petitions targeting General Otis.
Residents of Sixth Ward demand added classroom space as Potwin School is renamed and students are moved to Clay Street. Many families near the asylum fear long trips for their children and oppose transfers. a formal petition for extra room will likely be presented at the next board meeting. The board cannot fix the issue this school year and an addition may be built by next summer.
City council meeting introduces an anti stamp ordinance proposing licenses of 259 dollars yearly for stamp concerns and 190 dollars for merchants using them. Merchants doubt enforceability and many oppose paying high fees as trading stamps threaten business. The ordinance was referred to the license committee.
The city council awarded the coal contract for Okage Shaft to Southwestern Fuel at 218 per ton and the slack for the electric plant to Webster Tolloch. Potential sources include Promienso Pittsburg or Weir City slack. Petitions asked tree trimming across units and cited license fee remission for the Wete brothers circus. The matter was referred to the ways and means committee.
Governor Stanley posted a 700 reward for William and John Shetley charged with murder, robbery, and burglary in Rawlins County. A posse surrounded their father’s home near Atwood. the pair escaped after agents retrieved heavier arms. The Shetleys, previously released from Leavenworth, face renewed federal cases amid a spate of robberies in Atwood, Hermon, and nearby towns. Citizens arm for defense as lawmen pursue the fugitives and confront a cascade of crimes including a cattleman’s murder and store burglaries.
A refined man about 30 years old leaped from the hurricane deck of the City of Chicago into Lake Michigan five miles from port at 6 PM. He appeared intent on suicide as he sank after a passenger tossed him a tool. the ship returned to the scene but the body was not recovered. No passenger recognized him.
Officer Maze encountered a lone horseman with a large revolver and a wagonload of liquor at 1 a.m. near Fourth and Kansas Avenue. The rider admitted he had no friends in town and was fined $15. Local description notes wild claims and dubious intent as the incident unfolded in a single night confrontation.
The annual Watermelon Feast of Zabuil Council is announced by Most Worshipful W. F. Reichenbach in a circular. The event, set for September 26, 1299, will precede the feast with conferment of the Super-Excellent Masters Degree for Select Masters in waiting. The circular notes melons are large and will be served cold or warmed on request.
Beattie Washington September report describes an elderly prospector who cannot say his name or origin after returning from Maska. A man with him from Dawson believes the name may be Fisk. Doctors note a brain injury causing speech paralysis and speculate Cambridge, Mass as a possible origin.
The Burlington Route is extolled for fast east and west connections from the Missouri River to St Louis Chicago Omaha and beyond. It highlights wide seats free chair cars Pullman sleepers and reliable service with frequent daily trains and courteous treatment for travelers. Feeders to the Northwest and Colorado routes are noted, along with the main line’s accessibility from Topeka and Kansas avenues.
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