22 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1899
Page
1
A cabinet council meets to decide actions on the Transvaal situation as British policy weighs arbitration versus force. Reports describe ministers gathered in London with attention to the Kruger government, Milner talks, and possible troop movements while markets react to the unfolding crisis.
The article notes Schley will attend the Dewey parade in New York. It mentions General Roeis and Rear Admiral Sehley plus Assistant Postmaster General Peery, with seven sentences sent regarding the event. Governor Reynolds Badiet of Nevada reportedly declined to attend while state representation would come from Senators Jones and Stewart.
Market report notes meat prices advancing with beef at 22 to 33 cents a pound, rations noted for sealer and other cuts. Weather bulletin from Chicago forecasts showers and cooler trends, with winds shifting westward into tonight and Saturday.
Thousands attended Atchison Corn Festival celebrating Kansas corn with parades, decorations, and concerts. Fire department responded to a decoration blaze but festivities continued. editor Id Howe of the Globe originated the rival pipe events and led the festival effort with local dignitaries and Santa Fe officials in view.
Crowds packed Atchison on Thursday for a city celebration featuring a Marshall band concert in Tirrer Gardens, a Balloon race, and a busy Commercial Street carnival. A vivid parade led by 59 Topeka guards passed dense crowds as spectators cheered cowboys, flowers, and a bold Our New Possessions float. The event showcased corn themed displays, colorful electric lights, and a large 93 gear grasshopper novelty, drawing about 2000 attendees and widespread merriment.
A chaotic patchwork report from Port of Spain and Caracas describes treachery fears around two generals suspected of siding with revolutionists. President Hort Andrade reportedly returned to Caracas citing concerns of internal betrayal as a decisive action is anticipated.
Sept 22 report details a violent blast at a metal works causing four workers to be seriously burned. Named injured include Nicolau Dellna Frank Smith Adam Batterty and Deonikawski. Cause traced to ladle of molten metal. many details remain uncertain.
New York and Utica dispatches reveal a clash over Grand Army of the Republic placement in the Dewey parade. Governor Roosevelt wires Major General Roe directing that the G A R receive the full placement in the march while critics call the move impudent interference. Roe and Guggenheimer discuss the plan as Roosevelt keeps sending telegrams to ensure veterans’ rights in the sequence.
The Emporia Fair pageant trains from Topeka will run a special Friday morning service for the event. The train departs Topeka at 5230 Friday and returns the same night, with one fare for the event. The programme features a carriage display, equestrian pages, a flower parade, a band concert, dancing, and a masked carnival.
Gen J Hudson calls a Commercial Club meeting to outline tonight the reception preparations for the Twentieth Kansas regiment in Topeka. Local committee members listed include Bonebrake Fellows Greenwald Holman Crosby Doran Troutman Norton Harris Brigham Anderson and Going. Leaders seek a fitting tribute to the unit.
Local committees discuss coordinating arrival ceremonies and parade routes for Kansas soldiers in Topeka. Plans include a depot to statehouse parade, governor and officials speeches, presentation of Gen Funston sword, a banquet, and ample afternoon entertainment.
Mrs. Horace Chenery wife of a wealthy Larchmont Manor resident was found dead after plunging from a fourth story window of the Hotel Majestic in New York. She was 25 and had been in delicate health, staying at the hotel six weeks for medical care. A nurse saw her fall after a fire alarm bell rang and the room emptied momentarily. her body lay on the pavement seventy feet below.
Washington sources report tentative plans for President Diaz to meet President McKinley in Chicago and be invited to Washington as a guest of the nation. The Mexican ambassador awaits official notification, with routes through San Antonio and St Louis possible and a high ranking U S officer to accompany Diaz during his stay. Fourteen cities have extended invitations, though officials expect broad participation during the visit.
Cyrus Leland intervened violently at a corn carnival when a young farmer threw corn at a young woman and left red marks on her cheek. Leland knocked the aggressor down and the crowd cheered as order was restored.
Insurgents derail a railroad train near Angeles killing two Americans and wounding five as they open fire from the brush. The attack disrupts the Morning and afternoon service, with troops sent from Calblet to aid the derailed cars and locate survivors amid tense pursuit.
Mayor Finley Rowe with Councilman Giles South of Wichita attends a Scottish Rite function. The gathering discusses community lights and monthly fees. The talk touches on timing and municipal ownership of a local plot regarding lighting plans.
The Thirteenth Infantry from Fors Lawyer Kansas arrived in San Francisco on Sept 1 and formed camp at the Presidio. Caldwel Cees and Lieutenant Caleb Strother command the regiment, noted as among the finest bodies of men to arrive in weeks.
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