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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice about telephone services. Names and numbers are unclear but an office and contact telephones appear, suggesting a public notice or service alert. The readable bits include a Bett telephone reference and a numeric contact.
Fragmented OCR text recalls anti Spanish War sentiment with marching tunes and calls to arms. Phrases praise General Fits-Bugh Lee and urge readiness, citing yellow journalism, patriotism, and threats against Spain as the Spanish fleet nears Cuba.
A detailed portrayal of the Iowa class battleship Indiana as it prepares for combat. It describes the crew's orderly assembly from captain to mess attendants, the quartering of spaces, securing gear, weapon readiness, ammunition handling, and the role of the gunner and engineer team to ensure swift action under steam.
Describes naval gunnery practice with range control and firing procedures. Includes political notes from Kansas Republicans with figures such as Frank Nelson and references to state conventions, potential candidates, and intra-party disputes across counties.
Breitenstein pitched a remarkable game against the Pirates as Boston shut out Cincinnati. Duke’s support behind him was flawless, while Dancy of a WIE was ineffective. Attendance noted. score Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 4. Batteries listed for the teams.
Atchison sets a two day street fair on Kansag avenue for September 20 and 21 followed by a Corn Carnival. Booths will line the center and sidewalks with merchants exhibiting along the edge. Farmers are urged to participate and an Illinois expert will assist in organizing the event.
John Hull, president of Amity Ditch and Water Co, chartered for irrigation, notes a proposed ditch from four miles south of town to the river outlet four miles above the city. Water flows in about one and a half miles of the ditch despite low Arkansas levels. Within sixty days the ditch should reach a point south of town, irrigating over 3,000 acres. Early forecasts doubted success, but the completed section proves feasibility.
At Cedar Point a boy tied a kite whose string stretched across the river from treetop to treetop. A crane flying by struck the line and became trapped with its head below the string and wings above. The boy’s father and Bert Emerson captured the trapped crane.
A white man about 23 years old was found dead in Quenermo, El Paso Tex. He stood roughly five feet tall, wore a white undershirt, blue striped trousers, and a duck coat. A broken hunting case watch and 30 cents were found on him, along with an old pocketbook and hotel letterheads, but no identifying name. No cause of death determined and no ident widgets.
Larned reports the remains of two humans found three miles from Garfield where a hay stack was burned on March 28. The body was nearly consumed with only parts of the back hips and skull remaining, spurting a homicide investigation.
An inquest doubts a tramp death by haystack fire and suggests murder. Independence reports two suspects captured for Nightwatchman William Kime’s killing near Coffeyville. a third remains at large as Marshal Kime dies. Kansas G A R encampment denounces Pension Commissioner Evans and pledges support to President McKinley.
Abiene April 23. John B Baxter a prominent cattle man of Dickinson county was found dead near Gypsum City yesterday. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict death by paralytic stroke. His team returned home unattended arousing suspicion and delaying discovery, life extinct for hours.
Dr Wille G Woodruff plans a university student regiment as part of a national student organization. The idea originated at the University of Pennsylvania to arm a corps of university men with university men as officers, with an understanding the unit remains intact. Sixty pledges already secured.
Telegraphed orders directed two mounted Hotchkiss guns be shipped from Fort Leavenworth to Chickamauga for cavalry use. The weapons had been used at the school for training student officers. Four packers left St. Louis tonight and twenty more are due tomorrow, destination listed as Sab a.
Jamestown April 23 Captain M H Creager a leading Northern Kansas farmer was accidentally killed while haltering a horse. The strap twisted around his wrist and he was dragged until he lost consciousness and died within an hour. He left a widow and four children Tina Marvin H Sid TL and Phil S.
Friends at Emporia send 102 dollars to the John A. Martin monument fund. A son of the late Senator Plumb contributes. Hiawatha post G A R 130 raises 21.65. Wellington festival plans advance with band rehearsal and parades. Also: Staffieeback gang member Wilson convicted of second degree murder in Columbus. Bronson gas prospecting aims to drill after reach of 1300. Lawrence doctor Myrtle Preeburger volunteers as Army Cuba surgeon.
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