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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
2
The Kansas notes present approximate figures from Secretary Coburn on population, crops, livestock, and agriculture for 1807. It cites a 1,366,781 population, land use by major crops, and values for wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco, and other outputs. The piece threads in local anecdotes from Atchison, Topeka, and other towns, plus brief notes on events and individuals shaping Kansas life.
A mixed wire of dispatches reports Lord Salisbury poised to resign, a Washington pneumonia death of Admiral John J. Ward, jury deliberations over Adolph Livingert, and fogs and fires across several U S and European cities. The world’s press also notes yellow fever in New Orleans, Cuban tensions, Spanish notes to the United States, and a fatal rail incident in New York.
In strict court at Well Kan a Mrs Urles Parker Dixon sues Mrs J M Bartholomew wife of Supreme Court Justice for 5000 claiming alienation of affections. The report lists local names and a note on a death in Dumford Kansas of ex mayor J M Be dell from consumption linked to grip. The text also mentions a Texas wedding party with a white groom and a Vsilon college graduate bride in a disjointed caption from the Talihino district.
The New York Central Hudson River express plunged into the river after the bank caved under the track near Garrison’s station. The wreck killed numerous travelers including engineers, firemen, and several China workers, with eight or more bodies recovered and many feared still missing. Investigators cite undermined embankment and potential quicksand as causes.
Oscoda Missouri October 26 Amsbury once clashed with men named Smith who were to wed her next day, Smith fled to Colorado amassing 20000 to 40000 dollars in property left to his former sweetheart on death. Her husband, a lime works laborer, lives in Maxxtoo. October 24 A Chicago and Alton engine set fire to John Meyler's corn east of here, burning fences and ninety acres of grass near George Adams.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Joseph Te Bristow reports on fourth class offices with salaries under thresholds, bond numbers, and personnel changes. The year highlights include 820 acting postmasters, 13,950 pieces of registered mail, 4,275 investigations with most losses recovered, and a major Hanover Kansas burglary crackdown lowering regional robberies.
A clumsy collage of recipes for cabbage and leeks from Gil Blas of Paris director, a claim about Edison x rays showing internal anatomy, and multiple vintage ads urging health remedies. The jumble notes beef tongue cabbage dish, leek preparation, cautions about kidney health, Burlington sleeper trains, and an offer for Cascarets.
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