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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1900
Page
4
The Santa Fe improvements, Roosevelt and Bryan clash in debates, and U S military actions loom. Hobson, Dewey, and Cervera are debated as trust power and Galveston relief mix with Croker’s Tammany influence shaping the Democratic party. Public sentiment shifts amid storms and strikes.
The president's instructions to the Philippine commission, issued under Gate of April 7, 160, are now public. The commission holds greater governmental powers, acting as the central governing body in the Philippines under War Department direction. Local native governments will be established quickly. offices will be filled by merit, with loyalty to the United States and focus on public improvement and education.
A fragment from The Atchison Globe discusses U S responsibility in the Philippine Islands, pledging protection of property and life and urging guidance toward peace. The column shifts to social humor about talkative fools, women’s secrets, dining etiquette, and funeral customs, noting evolving practices in mourning and sermon delivery.
Fragmented prose notes on gender, fortune, and society mix satire and speculation. Observations claim men and women shape status, wealth, and luck, with quips about appearance, age, and talent amid commentary on class and virtue.
A column of reflective snippets on weather, manners, and relationships. It parodies social mores with brief vignettes about cowardice, insomnia, love, and daily absurdities. The piece closes with a shy, humorous exchange between a saleswoman and a young couple.
Manila August 21 1900 Secretary of War Washington reply to Roots request outlines two and a half months of inquiry into conditions in the Philippines. Insurgents defeated mostly surrender or form small guerrilla bands. many leaders captured or pledged allegiance. Quiet areas improve under U S authority. Native constabulary to be organized. four years of war created unsettled conditions deterring travel and investment. Reports note economic gains in sugar timber rice and customs revenue, while fears of future policy and insurgent politics loom.
Jerry Simpson caused amusement in Hays City when a National Oil salesman, loud on a Wakeeney to Hays City trip, threatened disruption at a meeting. Simpson ignored provocation until the man, claiming protection, fled town as Simpson left for Aull City. The exchange sparked much laughter among onlookers.
Wellington's streets brim with farmers and wagons of wheat for the annual wheat contest. More than 20 entries have registered for the parade and prizes. Wagons will be decorated with national colors, each driver bearing an American flag as the procession rolls through several blocks. The event features decorated vehicles, a cavalry display by Kansas patrollers, and musical accompaniment.
Large attendance marks the carnival day with a flower parade review planned for Saturday. The state agricultural college opens the fall term with a historic enrollment, estimated around 1,200, higher than last year’s 1,094. Faculty changes include C A Boyd and Paul Fischer resignations, with Dr Sep Amus Sisson set to replace Fischer.
Washington Sept 21 Senator Baker has secured pension allowances for Kansas veterans and widows including le Mabey Gen mich Dekmwond Heber City Utah with an $8 increase and Alex Weaver Reno with a $10 rise along with Mary J Swallow Stuart widow’s pension and other listed claims.
An old advertisement touts S. S. 8S as a root and herb blend that supposedly purges poisons from blood and improves health from the first dose. It claims cures for cancer rheumatism chronic sores eczema psoriasis and other conditions, naming The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta Georgia.
Unclear OCR fragment lists amounts and names across cities including Webb City Parsons Hutchinson Topeka Wichita Furley Parson. Mentions accrued increases and widow notes with several figures such as $8 $12 $3 $14 and $0. Contains scattered personal names like James K. Oliver Mary J. Ward Philip Osman Elmore Van Gundy and E W Watzold.
McPherson. Sept. 21. Town officials announce plans to bore underground to locate gas coal and salt seams. A commercial club funds up to 3000 dollars for the venture to be sunk in the coming days amid hopes of uncovering useful resources for the community.
Dated fragment reports a German family named Brende, recently moved to Texas County five years ago, with sixty relatives dead and only living members remaining. The text references a Galveston paper and an inquiry reply, but details are unclear and measurements of distance are approximate.
Washington September 21 Pensions granted listed for several Kansans including William H Pitts Milton McMiler Wil Ecijan Mt Colum Omnan Billmore Van Gundy Wichita James Bennett Summerfield and George A Scott amounts ranging from 8 to 40 dollars with names and places shown among recipients Leavenworth Kansas noted and other locations mentioned in the roll of additional pensions recorded for Kansans
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