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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1898
Page
7
New York reports Secretary of War seeks best drill camp plan along the north Atlantic and orders 12,000 half tents and 10,800 tent poles. The contract went to the American Annex Tent Company in the army building, with half tents and two-compartment sleeping arrangements.
Boston officials and theater owners debate a theater hat ordinance at City Hall. Mrs Apthorp and Mrs Gardner lead opposition arguing hats with plumes obstruct views, while amendments require three row rear complaints and names. Amid fashion chatter, ads tout cold remedies and tobacco cures accompany the civic discussion.
Washington April 6 In a voting contest for a handsome clock given to the most popular member of Congress Speaker Reed leads with the highest ballots. The tally lists Reed 12 percent Indiana Johnson 100 percent Sinots BUSI 69 Nevada Newlands 7 Fairbanks 8 McMillan 53 Aikins 52 Foraker 61 Gray Hanna Allison Burrows 60 Frye 43 Bartholdt 45 Spooner 41 Stewart MH Sprague Davis 32 Chaetend 30 Quay 29 Proctor Thorsien West 3 Sayers Teller 22 Dingley 2 Murphy 14 and a large scattered vote.
The fist c nrough train de luxe to be dexpatched direct to Tomsk over the Siberian line, with four Moscow built cars. Features include open mirror mining car, bathroom, library, telephones, electric lighting, refrigerators, ventilating apparatus, plane, chess and gymnastic facilities. A Russian novelty in railway travel.
Major T J Anderson of the Auditorium Association receives a $25 check from Pittsburg and Gulf railroad excursion agent John V Moffett. The April 2 1993 letter praises Topeka moral standing and urges continued support for the auditorium fund, with a joking remark about funeral arrangements.
In Pittsburg district about 4500 coal miners walked out over failure to install screens agreed at last fall’s interstate conference. The strike disrupts operations and prompts concern for local supply and town morale.
Santa Fe officials begin a tour as Emporia junction improvements advance. A new signal tower south of the crossing with MOK & T coordinates 18 levers to manage a doubled main line and cut off, with a wye connection between tracks. The project promises one of the country’s best interlockings once completed.
A Missouri Pacific railroad man in Osawatomie faced a comic yet grim domestic crisis when his spaniel Fido wedged its head in a blue pitcher kept as a wedding gift. After failing to free the dog, the husband forcibly broke the pitcher, freeing the head but killing Fido and shattering the keepsake.
A tall brunette steals attention as men watch her pass from street car to railway platform at the Rock Island depot in Topeka. The fair girl mixup story unfolds with lingering gaze and social intrigue around the transit hub.
A woman struggles at a busy station as her skirt tears and a poodle dashs free toward a moving train. A newsboy confronts her with a quip about ownership while she fights to regain balance and salvage her dignity amid chaos on the platform.
A Topeka letter dated April 5 1898 from Santa Fe railroad employees Pat Sherman and Robt Wells expresses support for President McKinley and his cabinet over Maine and Cuban issues. The note notes confidence in continued policy and pledges royal support.
Officials to tour the Santa Fe main line and branches in a four‑part inspection series led by division officials and the superintendent. The trip includes crews changing assignments, new house construction, hospital returns, and transfers to Arkansas City, with work on engines, tenders, and future crane mishaps noted.
Reports from Yokohama April 6 say Japan’s parliament calls on the cabinet to protest Russia and Germany as it did over the Liao Tung withdrawal and to take necessary steps to enforce the protest. Public opinion favors a strong active policy, contrasting with Britain’s stance. Prince Henry of Prussia visit to Pekin is arranged for May with receptions planned at Taku and near Pekin. London reports anticipate no Japanese opposition to Wel Hal Wel action, but fret over England Russia ties.
In Brownsville Texas April 6 two killings and a lynching occurred within minutes. Deputy Sam Cobb and constable Felipe Cobb were shot by Carlos Guellen after Guellen fired at Sam as they chased him from an election booth. Guellen was wounded. a mob killed him in his jail cell and dragged his body before stopping.
William J. Bryan spoke at the Mohawk Club banquet in Detroit, April 6, addressing democracy and equal rights. The event drew a large crowd in the auditorium and galleries, with other speakers noting wartime tensions and political themes. A letter from Fred Williams criticized U S policy toward Cuba under rival parties. The report also mentions a Santa Fe Route travel promo for Denver and nearby cities.
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