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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
15
A major manufacturer of men’s fine shoes partners with a Topeka retailer to sell high quality footwear at prices rivaling lower grade goods. The ad promises small markups, extended stock of new styles, and asserts increased business as a path to profits. Trial promises customer praise and a belief in value.
In a messy report fragment John Waters travels from Topeka toward Boston using another man’s card. He meets a stranger in an elevator who recognizes the button and offers a card. Waters accepts a second card with an inscription, aiming to seem legitimate.
Travel ads list multiple round trip fares from Kansas City and surrounding cities. Excursions include Wichita St Louis Emporia Nortonville and Northwestern Kansas events with prices from 2.00 to 4.62 and dates September 29 to October 6 with returns by late October. Tickets go on sale September 1 to 27 and October 1 to 4 with various inclusions and limits.
Two American patients suffer persistent dyspepsia as Burdock Blood Bitters touted in ads fail to relieve symptoms. The note questions the product’s efficacy and mentions drugstores as outlets for purchase.
A Topeka tale from the local lodge recounts a playful initiation that spiraled when a joke rider, a dry cleaner by trade, became the subject of misread signals and a rumor mill. Messages crossed between Topeka and Kansas City lodges as the prank backfired and a funeral was planned. The chaotic exchange continued until a clarifying reply from Kansas City arrived and the joke stalled.
A young orphan, Sammy Brown, 11, lives with his grandmother at 421 Chandler Street and roams the streets as his playground. After a streetcar incident, he sustains a hip bruise and a compound fracture to a thumb, yet heads to a doctor with courage and humor.
Chicago dispatch reports William J. Bryan has canceled all Illinois dates and will address audiences in the East instead. The Illinois dates planned for October 5 and 9 were removed from the schedule as Bryan concentrates heavy campaigning in doubtful states. Potential stops in Delaware Maryland and West Virginia are mentioned as possibilities.
Hill City September 22 joint debate between Tully Scott Democratic nominee for Congress and incumbent Reeder featured hour long discussion by Reeder, hour and a half by Scott, and a half hour closing by Reeder. Supporters filled the courthouse as the two candidates faced voters. The event also included mention of state senate nominee Beokian and Jerry Simpson. Debates to continue next week in Grainfield and Colby.
An Associated Press report notes confusion over who holds governorship amid conflicting statements by Acting Governor Aqulix Nebeker. The piece cites tensions between Nebeker, Senator Nebeker, and officials including Secretary Hammond as the dispute unfolds.
The speaker, O. W. Powers, explains he will not accept a state appointment to the U.S. Senate. He notes the Quay precedent suggests the appointee would not be seated and prioritizes aiding the party on the electoral ticket. Powers expresses respect for Governor Nebecker and favors a constitutional amendment for popular election but remains unsure about taking action.
New York reports Richard Croker has wagered about 100000 dollars on Bryan's election, with potential winnings exceeding 250000 if Bryan wins. The bets are placed largely at favorable odds, though Croker publicly states nothing, while Grakes urges friends to follow suit despite few taking his advice.
A district court will hear a case brought by Harvey D. Rice and others seeking appointment of a successor to Colonel Holliday as special trustee. The dispute centers on 640 acres once controlled by a Kansas association, with shares issued, land partially distributed, and remaining property deeded to Holliday’s wife. The filing requests court action to clear titles on lots sold without proper deeds or with defective titles and notes no move to reopen old deeds. Weather indications follow with Kansas forecast: partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with showers in the south, winds variable.
Gloucester captain Blackburn survived a 62 day voyage in a 29 foot boat from June 1899 to Gloucester England. Facing stormy seas he relied on ready to eat Grape-Nuts poured from small boxes, aiding strength and health per his physician. The endorsement credits the cereal with sustaining him during long exertions and exposure.
A list of GOP campaign stops for the coming week shows Governor Stanley scheduled to speak in Cottonwood, Emporia, Minneapolis, Russell, Newton, Hutchinson, Yates Center, Paola and Kansas City among others. The itinerary also covers speakers including Gaaige A. Troutman and J. D. McBrian at multiple locales across Kansas with dates in late September.
Moorfield Storey a lawyer and Sumner biographer backs Bryan from Boston on September 22, stating imperialism is the campaign’s sole issue and that a Bryan victory would halt the Philippine war. He argues Bryan’s ratification stance, paired with a promise of Philippine independence, could have prevented the war and cautions against McKinley packing the Supreme Court.
General Gobin arrived at Shenandoah at daybreak with six infantry companies and the area was quiet under military control. Annie, shot the previous evening, is expected to recover. Also noted were railway ticket details and a runaway boy with musical talent considering joining a troupe. a grain warehouse fire in Brooklyn caused major losses. a Texas judge in Paris, tied to a storm, has vanished.
C D Kibbe a Missouri Pacific brakeman on the Topeka Fort Scott run had his foot crushed Friday evening as the train pulled into Berryton The accident happened while setting a brake and his foot slipped causing injury He lives in Port Boots.
Poster in color touts Italian themed performance with a smiling attendee and a banner reading Keane of wearing his heart in the play. Local readers are urged to view the state journal for full details and dates.
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