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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
2
A busy local grocer advertises wholesale and retail offerings including Groceries Fresh Meats Queensware and Tinware. The notice promises a souvenir spoon with orders over a set amount and markets numerous items from Java Mocha to canned fruits vegetables and preserves across a weekly sale.
FLOUR We are retailing Flour at wholesale prices. Rolecal: a No. 112 ma The Star Grocer. last tixtmar TELEPHONE 252. FLOUR We are retailing Flour at wholesale prices. Rolecal: a No. 112 ma The Star Grocer. last tixtmar TELEPHONE 252.
Frank James, in St. Louis, says he will not join or organize a new combat force for any war with Spain or elsewhere. He notes veterans are older, health fragile, and he would only serve in a strategic capacity if called by a governor. He mentions family concern, personal health, and uncertainty about active enlistment.
R W Turner criticizes Populists in Topeka and backs Governor Leedy and his administration. He cites appointments, veto of a railroad bill, and party discipline as factors shaping Kansas politics, arguing loyal Populists must unite to support allied forces and defend the state from internal factionalism. Turner expresses personal ambition to go to Cuba.
George C. Mages, who sent the Maine pennant to Chicago, returned from Cuba with another historic emblem the flag that covered the graves of 161 American sailors at Havang on March 4. Cuban promise to make it an annual memorial. The flag has been exhibited at historic sites and raised on southern battlefields on its journey back to Chicago.
Advange on Guba reports rapid troop movement from Chickamauga to Tampa. Ninth colored cavalry and Twenty-fourth Infantry prep departure. Sixteenth Infantry arrives in Chattanooga. batteries and other units en route. Mobile and New Orleans contingents ordered for Tampa as base for Cuban occupation force.
Indianapolis April 8 Indiana citizens active in the Audubon society moved to perfect the state organization. Resolutions passed and officers elected include President H W McBride Vice Presidents Stanley Coulter Fannie W Taylor T J Charleton and Marthe McKay. Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Cure. This remedy relieves bladder and kidney pain quickly, and aids in passing water. Sold by Geo W Stansfield and Sim Drug Co Kansas Avenue Topeka.
The Santa Fe offers Pullman sleepers and free chair cars on a route through Pueblo and Colorado Springs to Denver. The Union Pacific runs an 8:20 a.m. departure with Kansas City connections departing at 4 p.m., arriving Topeka at 6:19 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.
Baseball roundup from April 24 reports the Reds defeating the Indians in a rain postponed contest in Cincinnati. Cleveland struggled at the plate, failing to hit Breitenstein at key moments as attendance reached 1,109. Batteries: Onat Hjeltenstein Peltz for Cleveland. Wilson O'Connor for Cincinnati.
New York reports Spain has a defensive cordon of forts and fortified towns around its frontier. Key strongholds include Fuenterrabia Santona Santander Ferrol Coruna Viejo Pamplona Jaca Lerida Barcelona Malaga and Cadiz among others. The article notes active and sedentary reserves, a three year service for permanent troops, and that mobilization could reach about 1,083,595 men with standing forces near 100,000.
Pullman palace sleepers and free reclining chair cars run through to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via Santa Fe Route. Tabler's Buckeye Ointment promises instant relief for piles with quick action and healing. Sold by Geo W Stansfield and Miller's Pharmacy.
Gold figures from the Umbria show 802,984 dollars consigned to firms including Heidlebach Ickelheirmer Lazard Freres and Bank of British North America. City of Washington brought 1,000,000 dollars to FS Smithers & Co. An official mutual gold arrivals list totals 49,676,? and L Von Hoffman & Co. reports 250,000 dollars in oral engagements abroad, bringing import engagements to 57,657,850.
Philadelphia April 4 stock American flags nearly exhausted amid un precedented demand. Reports from wholesale houses note 7 to 10 percent rise and say manufacturers cannot keep pace. Stores rush orders as banner demand grows, with telegrams from across the United States. One buyer sought a 240 by 60 foot flag to cover a hill, implying two tens of bunting for the task. The largest flag maker said it cannot meet the surge.
The great health show, launched last evening, fills 100000 square feet of space at Grand Central Palace. International in scope, it displays hygienic and sanitary inventions, a working workshop, model rooms, and vivid exhibits including a model poor house and a defective school, showcasing extensive departments and trained nurses.
New York April 21 report shows subsistence costs for the amalgamated army through August 31 estimated at about 37 million dollars. The daily per man subsistence is 2.52 dollars for an army of 155,000, combining 60,000 regulars and 15,000 volunteers, with provisions spanning a full year and affecting overall military budgeting.
In Lincoln County 30 miles east of Guthrie a 17 year old student named Allert attacked his school teacher Bowers and shot him with a shotgun loaded with sails at Watson's Livery near 7th and Van Buren. The teacher was wounded, probably fatally. The incident occurred April 22.
New York reports Mrs Heariy Green valued at 530 million left Hoboken N J quietly yesterday afternoon. A small truck removed her furniture and belongings from 1346 Bloomfield street where she lived as a recluse with her invalid husband and daughter Sylvia. Neighbors say she shopped at the cheapest stores and kept costs very low.
The Mallory Line steamers between New York and Galveston suspend service due to the war. The move removes New York as a competitor for Texan and Southwestern trade, helping St Louis firms face lower inland competition. Rail routes from St Louis to the south have struggled to match Mallory's rates, which are tied to the Southern Pacific Railroad.
April 29 report notes Mr Gerlach owner of a ble hotel on Twenty-seventh street keeps pigeons on the roof. He trains homing birds used by guests traveling to Europe and aboard steamers to navigate with compass. Also mentions advertising quack remedies and a Rock Island Flyer timetable.
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