29 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Hutchinson Gazette
Location
Hutchinson, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
1
A legislative measure known as the railroad bill received formal approval after a compromise termed male ventures agreement, signaling a shift in policy. The bill outlines funding and construction support, with officials noting streamlined oversight and projected employment impacts for affected regions.
Topeka debates bank guaranty and railroad rate regulation as lawmakers push for a state backed fund and fixed caps. Discussion covers deposit requirements for banks, guarantees of deposits, and penalties for insolvency, with billing and court actions tied to broader rate reforms and public utility oversight.
The scene in a Ut Ake Tay hotel where officials and Quay supporters clash over a senatorial caucus plan. Republican delegates vow to block Quay as the writ of certiorari case nears January 7 ruling. Local Republicans pledge to use influence to defeat Quay.
Bismarck reports that the incoming legislature will discuss changes to divorce law amid public demand for stricter enforcement of prohibition. Opposition is expected from urban interests who benefit financially from liquor revenues. A proposed commission to enforce prohibition may pass, but governors have vetoed similar bills in the past.
San Francisco faces a burial dilemma as Japanese residents, barred from Christian cemeteries by the city board, must use the new cemetery after the old city graveyard is closed. They pay but cannot secure graves, and Chinese residents insist on keeping their own plots, complicating interments at the potter's field.
Washington reports that Stanley refuses to sign a death warrant for Toho Collin after a Saturday murder tied to the Panay crisis. Debates over peace progress unfold as Admiral Dewey moves toward Manila. Judge Day's potential supreme court appointment looms amid wartime policy shifts and talks of a new Ohio judiciary seat.
December 28 Manila report from General Obie lists soldiers ill from typhoid fever smallpox and wounds with names including Rene Krank Knouwse Marvin Carleton Hayden Wile and others. A separate item notes 14 year old George Bull accidentally shot himself near Leavenworth Kansas while playing with a target rifle.
Madrid December 97 reports Seponiiog Senor Bagaats'e condition improves after a fever subsided though officials fear a relapse. The hotest bulletin notes a quiet day but cabinet members remain cautious about his recovery and possible impact on governance.
J W Jenkin Sons Music Co Kansas City stamps a card sealed in a Hutchinson bank. If the stamped number matches the sealed card the holder is entitled to boon payment of five cents. The fine Singer upright piano valued at $300 is on exhibit at the store.
An item notes a piano bought from J. W. Jenkin Sons Music Co in Kansas City Missouri. It states that twenty five dollars of merchandise or more must be purchased to secure a ticket.
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