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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
6
The listing notes performances and participants in Topeka including Genevieve Clare Winnon and Mrs Aire, with a sequence of shows featuring piano and orchestral pieces. The program includes an evening of concerts and a dedication, highlighting local arts figures and a schedule that continues into the night.
The piece outlines Topeka effort to secure an auditorium amid years of obstacles. It notes early advocacy in January 180, the role of Commercial Club members, and citizen support. A pure food show in Topeka highlighted local demand and capacity needs, illustrating the drive to fund and build the venue.
Winter session action allowed council to put the zonal hole fund vote to the people. The effort raised 11,000 dollars of a 15,000 goal with 14 of 23 members pledging to attend future meetings. A campaign plan emerged, with the committee seeking 508 dollars in subscriptions to hire city vehicles for outreach.
In 1895 a plan for a new auditorium and city hall faced opposition and legal challenges. A commercial club lobbying led to an act permitting sale of public land to fund the project. After injunctions and court rulings, a public vote approved the measure by a slender margin, and site work began at the start of 1900.
Frankfort Ky Sept 26 the jury in the James Howard conspiracy case returned a verdict of guilty with death as punishment. The courtroom crowd was tense as the foreman read the verdict and Deputy Clerk Filiott announced it. Jurors showed split views on guilt and punishment, ultimately voting for death after delays over the degree. Howard’s sentence will be carried out with possible motions for a new trial. In other notes, Stawnee County Horticultural Society meets October 4 at Vinewood Park with lamphes to be taken and Vinewood station at Hancock.
Report of coal miners walkouts across Schuylkill region with fears of extended stoppages. Officials note few miners at work south of Broad Mountain while some collieries resume in limited fashion. Troop presence discussed as labor leaders and officials debate demands.
Seventy five miners walked out at the Tower City colliery in Pennsylvania amid wage talks with the firm. The mine employs about 1,200 men and a union branch is forming there, with leaders predicting further walkouts as heat worsens fuel demand.
The German steamer Herzog sailed for Europe today carrying notable Passengers including Transvaal minister general Van Alphen assistant secretary Grobler state treasurer Malherbe and other officials. Delagos agency reports the ship is expected to reach Lisbon tomorrow.
Perry 5 Health and R C Kerens, national committee figures, return from a weeklong tour of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska. Senator Quarles of Wisconsin arrives after touring Minnesota. Campaign plans include speeches in Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio. Major F A Grant approves Nebraska, Indiana and Ohio stops. Spooner to begin a tour in Nebraska, Italy, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Wisconsin.
Governor Roosevelt continues through Colorado departing Denver at 9 15 a m aboard a Specks train on the Denver Rio Grande. A party of Spanish American War veterans accompanies the ascent as he heads toward Cripple Creek where a large demonstration in his honor is planned for the evening.
Mr Ritchie writes to the State Journal denying that the city instructed the engineer to withhold his estimates. He states these workers are not his employees, that Prather is, and claims he pays Prather only when the city pays him. He cites bond to perform work properly and warns the city will be protested by his partner John Ritchie Sontractor.
Chicago market notes quiet firm activity in wheat with light receipts and steady prices. Corn demand remains fair with limited late selling while spring wheat weather stays cloudy and dry trades. Prices move with small shifts, October futures edging higher before closing steady amid firm cash demand and unsettled speculative interest.
Kansas City live stock market and Topeka markets today report cattle receipts near 13 000 with market weak to lower. Native steers cows and heifers show lower demand while hogs and lambs demand fluctuates as prices drift. Grain futures hover with limited buying interest and October contracts eyed by buyers.
Vague notes from New York suggest a tentative easing of speculative tension as private reports hint at an early end to a coal mining dispute. References to Bryan’s campaign fade. discussions among leaders center on coalition viability and market fluctuations amid a locally focused recovery.
The report notes Omaha receipts for hogs at 70 percent and prices trends for wheat and corn. It mentions regional crop progress across central districts, with agriculture and farm work key themes. Various figures and regions referenced indicate fluctuating prices and export potential.
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