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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1900
Page
3
The mayor of Ealing issues a strict order directing police to close Tran avenue area known as the Jackson solut tol and drive out disreputable characters. He also bans all gambling and instructs arrests of any sellers of intoxicants on the Sabbath and to shut their businesses.
A bustling Emporia street fair week features vibrant decorations along Commercial Street and Sixth Avenue. The centerpiece is the kids parade intersection display, with blooms and artistic tributes drawing praise. A notable float titled America will feature a goddess figure surrounded by attendants, highlighting parade charm.
A donor named Monroe provides substantial funds to support special experimental work at a university physics lab. The gift aims to advance chemical and physical research including oxy reactions and related apparatus. Distinguished researchers and trustees are named in connection with the program.
Esther Searia of Cawkar City takes her brother's place at the forge in Gawker City. The article notes her work in the smithy, mentioning the long hours and the male-dominated trade, with family ties and local pride shaping her path.
If sarsaparilla and other ingredients are good medicine, Ayer's Sarsaparilla is good. Your doctor can supply the formula on request. If you feel tired or sick from one day’s work, get a bottle of Sarsaparilla and insist on Ayer's.
Sept 1 Elk City saw Colonel E A Statte speak to a large enthusiastic crowd at the Democratic wigwam. The event drew business men from Phil lipsburg and others, highlighting prosperous times and local civic interest in the era.
Ex captain Carter broke down in tears at Leavenworth Prison after a call from Charles Sharp, a young Black man, son of a slave owned by Carter’s family. The visit was reported as a notable moment during the prison routine.
The four day event at Clay Center runs September 25 to 28. The meeting features rabbit and hare coursing, trotting events, and other activities beginning Tuesday. Local organizers invite spectators and participants to Attend the fair and coursing meet in City Center.
A NEODESHA wind storm wrecked two houses and damaged Brinton Judd grain elevator. A woman, Mrs Join Ford, was seriously injured as three to four barns were carried away. The storm tracked northeast, demolishing two dwellings and causing extensive damage.
The new Metropolitan fire engine built by the American Fire Engine Co of Cincinnati arrived late and will replace the old unit. It has a 700 gallon per minute pump, weighs about 17,000 pounds, and cost 24,200 with 1,350 due on acceptance. The headline notes a city procurement and related details amid a broader report including pension items and a Dunlap rally.
Rev. Dr. W. W. Ayers, long rector of Teil Church, has accepted the gift of parish leadership in Canon City and will resign his current post. The transfer follows a twelve year tenure and the First Church of Canon City confirms the new arrangement.
A professor in the education department at Kansas University writes a book titled Outline Studies in History of Education for us. The volume fulfills a long felt want in the pedagogy department.
In Wichita, Geoff Wallace played a key role assisting a recruitment effort while noting vaccines administered by Dr Fordyce. The fragmented report highlights local health and recruiting activity with mention of specific individuals and the city.
Santa Fe foreman George Elliott plans a creditable one story store room at 408 410 East Fourth Street. The building will feature an iron front with plate and brick facing and open around October at an estimated cost of perhaps six hundred dollars.
Rail news notes Kansas homeseeker excursions with blanket rate cuts of 3 to 5 dollars from routes east of the Mississippi. Rock Island leads amid St Paul ties as season ends with rate demoralization. Debate grows on equalization and proposed higher convention fares as a remedy.
G Rust of Santa Fe returned from the thirty sixth annual Eighth Ohio reunion at Bowling Green held September 1. He spoke on Antietam as he saw it, recalling Maryland campaign details and the regiment’s five hour stand after exhausting ammunition. The regimental president John W Canary was buried two weeks earlier. 204 of 1200 men were mustered out.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Gibraltar Olio and Mr Rust visiting, with scattered terms suggesting a domestic note or reminiscence rather than a full event. No clear persons, places, or actions emerge to form a solid record.
In St Louis on September 4 a conference will discuss forming a Transcontinental Passenger Association. Santa Fe has dropped objections, and talks focus on fee agreements and leadership. A Western Passenger Association tie is suspected, with potential chairmanship debates and city choices for the new body.
Hilincis Centra! rettroad proposes a new care system for boilers to reduce scale. The method aims to prevent scale buildup and allow boilers to operate longer between cleanings, potentially running 6000 to 7000 miles before maintenance is needed.
Independence Kan Sept 24 a debate over the oldest engineer on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway ends with Chick, a longtime engineer. For years Engineer P Teller was thought oldest, but Chick has served as engineer since November and is now claimed to be the eldest in length of service. Conductor J A Paulline of Kansas City, who runs Chick, supports the claim.
Chicago talks of further consolidation at the Burlington system’s annual stockholders meeting. Illinois lines have been absorbed, strengthening the Burlington network. Next month Missouri and Iowa routes are to be merged with the parent system as operations expand.
In a very advantageous manner the system will result in large savings in fixed charges and greater economy to operation. The automatic painting line had it to the branch Gibbs were in charge of the Chlertcher C. B. E. Quick.
A Washington dispatch reports the government plans prompt reestablishment of treaties with China, with reparations and future guarantees. Most U.S. troops are to be withdrawn from Chinese territory, and China will be urged to punish its culprits. The administration signals readiness to negotiate independently if talks threaten war, recognizing Li Hongzhang and Prince Ching as plenipotentiaries and authorizing Minister Conant to begin preliminary discussions.
Kansas City to Wichita Emporia and Nortonville trips offered for fall events. Fares listed include city and regional outings with sale windows from September to October. Travel passes cover festivals, fairs, and jubilees with limited return dates and durations.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous September dates across towns and counties including Seneca Quenemo Crawford Harris Mound City Leavenworth Atchison and more. Entries reference various events meetings and observances with month names and numeric days, captured in a chaotic tally of locales and dates.
The North Atlantic Squadron under Admiral Farquhar will conduct week long exercises near Newport Rhode Island. The maneuvers involve Fort Adams Montpelier area defenses torpedo craft and a blockade with a simulated attack on the city and its shore defenses. College officers and navy officials will observe daily drills and discuss tactics before the sessions conclude next week.
Police hunted a suspect linked to a Union Pacific robbery and arrested a young man named Crum with several associates. He reportedly traveled to Colorado and Emporia and returned $425 via the Santa Fe account. Tickets for a street fair were advertised with sale dates in September and a return option in October.
Hutchinson and Return vie for tickets on sale September 2 to 3 percent, good returning Get ist.
A garbled OCR list outlines fairs in Kansas with dates and secretaries. Towns mentioned include Clay Center Coffey County Garden City Fort Scott Frankfort and Erma, with various county fair associations and officials cited in fragmented form.
The weekly statement lists the averages of the monetary figures for New York. It shows Surpiun at 16,533,225 dollars and a total value of 224,257.87 percent across the specified categories.
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