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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1898
Page
4
A fragmented London telegraph style page mocks war talk and media during a spike in Spanish American conflict sentiment. It bursts with quotes about Cuba, Manila, Spain, and propaganda, mixing jibes at press and public opinion with pointed moral digs. It references Gen Gomez, the Maine, and antiwar sentiment across papers and cities.
New York report says Cleveland capitalists represented by Joan E. Wood secure a concession from Honduras to navigate the Putuea river. They will cut through the bar at the river mouth, dig a channel for lighter drafts, build a wharf and customs house, and run a river steam line for 150 miles. In exchange they receive river wharfage rights, exclusive navigation privileges for ten years, favorable cabinet support, and 247,016 acres of land.
General William Hugh Robarts of Louisiana argues Cuba’s rainy season poses little danger, citing Mexican fever lessons from 1846. He notes personal cleanliness and restraint on fruit helped prevent epidemics while abroad. He contrasts southern habits with Yankee troops in Havana and predicts inland areas face no greater fever risk if imports are controlled.
Kansas Republicans and Populists push for nominations across multiple districts. W C Edwards canvasses Lyons for governor while W J Buchan is tipped for Second district congress. Long likely to win Seventh district by acclamation. various counties organize conventions and delegate instructions for Hessin Calderhead Reeder and others. Fusion tensions erupt in Lyon county Democratic gathering.
OCR text shows a garbled version of the Star Spangled Banner lines with numerous typos and missing words. No coherent event or names present.
Serious accident at Second and Kansas avenue Sunday afternoon left C. A. Holcomb and Martin Anderson badly hurt, possibly fatally. Both were unconscious after the crash. Holcomb, proprietor of the Topeka founder, and Anderson, a colored youth around 18, were taken home by ambulance.
New York on April 25 Dr. R Guelph Norman a suspected healer faced a magistrate to vacate an arrest order filed by his landlady Mrs Hilda Schlatter Norman claimed to cure Charles Broad Way Rawls and sought a 1 000 000 bonus while in her home he reportedly showed occult powers and induced a loan of 1 000 from her Justice Conlan heard further affidavits as counsel argued over detention Meanwhile in Little Rock Arkansas April 25 a deal secured the states coal mines to supply 260 000 tons or 13 000 carloads to the southern peaboard within 60 days with Ovita Coal Hill Jenny Lind and Huntington mines producing steam coal and hard coal displaced Pennsylvania anthracite in the area
Winfield plans an observatory on a mound east of the city with an eight or twelve inch telescope. A stock company will issue five dollar shares, offering subscribers personal use of the instrument. Over a hundred have signed, with thirty-five on the list. Dr. Everett serves as temporary chaplain and a court-house procession organized pensions for Kansans. Coffeyville merchants warned to clear two feet of sidewalk space for displays, amid war scare crowds. A Wichita cinema aid event at the auditorium boosted library funds with a strong turnout and solid receipts.
Cottonwood Falls April 26 The Holmen Boys Concert Band of this city provided a large audience at Music hall with patriotic pieces and solo performances. The hall boasted bunting stars and stripes and a Cuban flag. The ensemble, organized by E F Holmes, has gained fame after winning 100 prize at a soldiers reunion. The mood shifted to intense patriotism as America and Rally Round the Flag closed the program. The band is officered by Captain B E Spence First Lieutenant C C Massey Second Lieutenant Willa Duckett and First Sergeant Phil Goodrue.
Pittsburg April. Chaplin a well known citizen, formerly cashier at Pittsburg Savings Bank and later assistant cashier and bookkeeper at Manufacturers National Bank, died suddenly at his home Sunday morning about 8 30 wife had left room earlier and called him finding him unconscious. Funeral details referenced for Dr Hewitt and Emporia college. Wichita items note alumni banquet plans and volunteers formed in Frank Goode's.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius underwent thorough tests at Newport R I on April 4. Naval officials say the vessel will be a formidable engine of destruction, able to clear harbors by blowing through mines and obstacles. After firing service projectiles from the port tube, the vessel demonstrated powerful results, including a dramatic water fountain as projectiles sailed and then splashed back.
Arizona farmers plant many orange groves in the Salt River valley as the crop shows strong profits. The harvest, delayed slightly, shipped to New York and eastern markets, with Washington navels and seedlings dominating. About 60 acres planted, with roughly half bearing, signaling rapid expansion and earlier ripening than California, boosting eastern demand.
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