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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1900

Page

5

Auditorium and local politics loom in patchy city notes

Fragmented reports place candidates in Trenton and Muscogee, with mentions of an Auditorium event and campaign activity. Mentions include Tilmen, Overmyer, and Pliny Soper in warrant cases, plus community events, a clothing-donation effort, and a union meeting. The text references social events, theater, and a beer venue, all in a scattered snapshot of local life.

Auditerium Audigeen Overmyer Senator Tillmen Trenton Eras Bloatsmith Muscogee J. T Pliny Soper St Austin Wrady Kunead Ty Mill Wales Galveston G. Harrison Tecumseh Pnt Manhettan Clayon Center Ted Ices Finte Cath Ibs

Well to Do Soldier Ends Life in Barn Suicide

Reuben A. Scott a 63 year old one armed veteran committed suicide by hanging in his barn at 1926 Buchanan Street. He left no clear reason though health had been poor. a neighbor found him after his wife failed to return with glasses. Coroner Hogeboom and Deputy Sheriff Lawson investigated. Scott placed a board from the manger to a rafter and used a rope to end his life in Jackson County. He had been well off, receiving a $5 monthly pension and owning property in Abilene. The incident was discovered when his wife summoned help after finding him dead.

Reuben A. Scott Buchanan Street Mr. Scott Hardy

Sharkey Grows Bold and Seeks Jeffries Settle

New York September 21 Aallas boxer Thomas Sharkey taunts Champion Jeffries after a prior bout and vows to deposit $600 to bind a rematch if Jeffries agrees to terms. Sharkey claims other capable fighters could challenge but Jeffries shows no immediate plan to fight until manager Fitzmimmons clarifies intentions.

New York Thomas Sharkey Jeffries

Daughters of Secretary Long Register to Vote in Colorado

Misses Long daughters of Secretary John D. Long of the navy registered today with El Paso County clerk as voters in Colorado Springs and will vote in November elections.

Colorado Long Colorado Springs Colo Misses Long John D. Long Navy el Paso County Coriection

Hurricane terror strikes relief efforts near Galveston

In a stirring dispatch a mother in New York fainted upon learning her children’s safety after a hurricane disaster. Dr and Mrs Flavin, traveling through Limerick, awaited word from Seer and Queenstown as relief teams searched for missing relatives amid ongoing communication delays.

Galveston New York Flavin Limerick Seer Queenstown Johuld

Flavins Reunited After Letter Reveals Safe Child

Dr and Mrs Flavin learn their six missing "i six ehudete" are alive after receiving a postmarked letter aboard the steamer. They praise the news then depart for home aboard Old Dominion Line. Meanwhile the steamer Teen arrives in Victoria in quarantine with 190 passengers. the purser shows a possible illness but not believed contagious, likely to be cleared tomorrow.

Mr. Flavin International Hotel Sarai Dr. Flavin Ehudete Flavin

Deluge Evidence Sought by Wright in Ararat Region

The Rev Dr Wright of Oberlin plans excavations along the Caucasus and Ararat to locate a geological stratum dating to the biblical flood era. If remains of an ancient sea are found, he will claim the deluge as historical.

New York G. 5 Eee Homiletic Review George Frederick Wright Oberlin College Ohio Palestine Siberia Ararat

Money Coming West Currency Shipments to Districts Reflected

Currency shipments this week rose to large sums as the Treasury transferred 915,000 yesterday with 516,000 to New Orleans 299.00 to St Louis and 200,000 to Chicago. Week totals show substantial movement to the south while Pacific coast checks offset 161.98. Banks report sizable currency shipments to southern regions amid broad national transfers.

New York Aub-Treasury New Orleans St. Louis Chicago Wee

Whitney's Horses to Winter at Aiken with Madden

New York reports William Whitney will ship his racing hopefuls to Aiken for winter training under John E. Madden who will oversee one horse currently racing. This marks a historic long-distance wintering effort. Whitney plans Madden’s long stay, while aiming to keep him nearby to supervise. A separate entry notes Sept 5 reports of bubonic plague cases, including an additional death, in unrelated local health updates.

New York Wiliam Whitney Aiken John E. Madden Madden

Rock Island Route Schedule Sketch

A fragment lists the Great Rock Island Route with times and destinations Celorde Springs Denver and Yebock, noting a fare or amount around 305 and a 2 am next connection, but details are unclear. The OCR text shows arriving times and routes including Celorde Springs and Denver.

Great Rock Island Celorde Springs Denver Yebock

Dead at interior points list within Houston area

The Post prints a tally of 264 deaths at locations outside Galveston. Names appear in many cases with numbers for Angleton 6 and 9 near Brazoria convicts 15 Brookshire 2 Columbia 12 Dillve 4 Hitchock 37 League City 1 Lamarque 1 Morgan Point 2 Patton 32 Heidelberg 18 Rosenberg 10 Sandy Point Seabrook 16 Virginia Point 18 Git 14 Velasco Zip codes and locations noted, with Houston and two near Port also referenced.

Houston Tex Lipt The Post Galveston Angleton Brazoria Brookshire Columbia Diilve Hitehcock League City Lamarque Liverpool Morgan Point Patton Hiedmond Rosenberg Sandy Point Seabrook Virginia Point Velasco Catha Port

Disgrace Hits Kansas Democrat Bucher in Fusion Ruckus

Fusion convention at Newton denounces Charles Bucher as an enemy of Bryan and refuses to place him on the stump or assign him duties in the campaign. The joint resolution, signed by fusion leaders, claims Bucher opposes the electoral candidate and would cost votes in the county.

Charles Ae Toreety Tng Democrats Kansas Newton Democratic State Committee Bucher Cambalgo Ucket Bryan Har Sey Charles Bucher Sephe Igttarto Charles Shaefer Ese Cee Mente Caeetion Fusion K. J. Elwood Arthur L. Rose

Persistent Jointists Convicted and Fined in Police Court

The police court handed down convictions Thursday afternoon to four more violators of the law. Each received a $200 fine and sixty individuals were convicted overall. Witnesses included city detectives with attorneys Hungate and Greer testifying to issues of city employment and contracting with M. W. Gilmore for evidence.

Quintists Arthur Soucey George Buford P. Moeser John Greif Hungate M. W. Gilmore Trout Gilmore Grexg Drewmere Tiste

De Soto Presbyteries Vote On Revision Of The Second

In De Soto Missouri the presbytery of eastern Missouri, at its fall meeting, voted 2 to 1 against any revision of the second creed. The body states it would not support substitutional changes and deems revision expediently untimely given current church conditions. The action aligns with the general assembly’s committee recommendations. A separate note mentions travel via Santa Fe with return tickets priced 4.66, sale dates Sept 22 to 29, valid Oct 1.

de Soto Sept. T Missouri General Assembly St. Louis Hutchinson Return Santa Fe Good

Enenei Kidney Pils Endorsed by Topeka Citizens

A Topeka reader who asks neighbors the same question finds a consensus endorsing Dean’s Kidney Pills. Mrs. F C Robbins of 24 Hancock Street states years of intermittent back pain were relieved, with pains across the small of the back alleviated by the remedy.

Topeka Enenei Siesta Dean F. C. Robbins Hancock Street

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