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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1898
Page
3
Local civic groups clash over municipal reforms with mentions of Wisbitis and Whindeyet plans, candidates for legislative posts, and calls for union with city officials. Confused wording hints at a push to adopt a formal city charter and explore independence from partisan lines amid testing debates.
About 200 unemployed linemen from the electrical industry walk out seeking higher wages. They oppose the offered rate of 200 dollars for ten hours and 00 for the game. Workers belong to Atissott-Edison and Lachete Eight firms, with Bell and Rintoch telegraph teams involved.
A damaged OCR fragment notes hostility toward Spaniards and Americans, mentioning Anderson and Wil Weet, with claims of a town strike and a debate over war sentiment. The text is fragmentary and unclear, but suggests anti-Spanish sentiment and calls for action or neutrality with references to Mexico.
A garbled text fragment mentions political figures and events with unclear context. It references a president, disasters, and various names in a jumbled sequence, suggesting a disrupted archival clipping rather than a coherent report.
The Globe reports Yung Hupe agrees with a British syndicate to supply £5,000,000 capital for the Hert Tain Chin Kiang railway project. The US minister at Pociin and German influence threaten to sway the Tsung Li Yamen away from the plan, with Britain urged to counter.
A Madrid dispatch reports disaffection within the army as signs of unrest emerge. A regiment guarded signs of m and several ringleaders were arrested. Strains spread among officers in other regiments, with uncertainty about a possible coup or outside influence.
London dispatch notes the empress dowager relieves the emperor of real power while ministers act on her orders. Li Hung Chang effectively supervises the Teung Li Yamen and rumors claim Sir Claude McDonald accuses him of betraying China to Russia.
Lieutenant Richmond Pianigh Hybaon, new from Santiago, arrives in Atlanta and is greeted by his mother at Lithia Springs. The reunion is described with vivid, affectionate detail as the crowd salutes and lines form at the station and hotel.
General Manager L. E. Walker condemns a legal move as a sensational hold up in the Hutchinson and Suittern case. He explains F. C. Smith signed notes for the first payment on the road but cannot raise funds. The company remains ready to advance stock to match paid shares and seeks Mr. Smith to meet his obligations. A receiver appointment would harm the railroad, Walker says, and the line is barely on a paying basis.
Commercial travelers urge railroads to raise free baggage allowance beyond 150 pounds or cut excess charges. They argue fares fell in twenty years while baggage rules stayed fixed, seeking greater privileges for light and frequent travelers nationwide.
Denver August 2 details a sweeping Union Pacific freight policy shift that permits western shippers to route livestock to Denver without higher focal freight charges. The National Livestock Association pressed to end discrimination, prompting a change benefiting shipments from Cheyenne and western points. Other western lines may follow.
Aranras City, Aue report the conference between Grand Island GM WP Forbineon and Port Arthur executive Fiobert Gilliam failed to reach a pact. Mr Robinson indicated a definite trip for establishing Grand Island train service to Kansasity could be set soon, with a likely inauguration by Thursday or Friday.
A conductor at Barry depot prevented a tragedy by guiding an elderly man away from danger as a train pulled away. The man, described as frail, carried a basket of fruit and faced an urgent risk near the platform edge.
A passenger attempted to board a moving train from the front platform. Conductor Baker intervened, lifting the man to safety after the car swung him into the air and the train neared a cutoff along the track. The rescue left the old man suspended for about 40 feet before safe placement on the platform.
Emporia engineer McKenna receives patent for an order file that keeps instructions clearly visible to locomotive engineers reducing overlooked orders. McKenna, a 15 year member of division 120, plans to manufacture the device locally. Deputy Marshal J N Harmon named to Santa Fe railroad detective force with Winfield headquarters. will report by August 1 to take new post.
Chicago dispatch cites Dr. Senn alleging Shafter's army faced heightened yellow fever danger during the Cuba invasion. Describes refugees, hospital tents near Siborey, exposure along the line to Libertuy, and calls for more troops and better preventive measures amid mounting alarm.
Real estate transfers recorded in the registrar of deeds show Thos. Dukes transferring lots 44 45 46 on Mache Street Silent Lake to Grate Serve for 700 dollars. Herbert Stillines and wife convey 10 William Gonines Si late 379 Artes steaun TW, Morris addition, to Don Coffman. Various parcels including 82 500 to W TU and EH Crosby, quarter 228 north 11 feet on north side for BS Jackson street. A H Skidmore to Kansas National eight five int 375 to vast Strait avenue W Morris addition. McAdam and J jets in McAdams addition Rossville.
A dubious tonic called Electric Putters is advertised to cure nervous troubles and headaches. The ad claims it lines up the whole system and restores vigor, urging readers to buy a bottle at Swift Holiday's drug store. Also mentions a laundry service restoring collars and cuffs to look like new.
A State Journal reporter watched a large scale recreation of Admiral Dewey’s victory at Manila Bay. Loaded ships and fort scenery were built with water frames and pole towers, while colored crew staged movements of American and Spanish fleets. The Olympia, under James Cunliffe, directed operations with 25 colored sailors guiding ships and explosions, as spectators followed the unfolding mock battle amid drifting debris and loud blasts. About 18,000 attendees viewed the exhibition on August 6, with mixed reviews on realism versus spectacle.
Wor Offs Worn Out Pitcher. Atobient took the second game with Wivple at Archison yesterday. A neg Bieber et al. Wichita did not write as yet who pitched Sunday's fame. bad toee lore the box. He was worn out at the end of the fourth mate long desta. SRE foe Zemielming Uweines Alchisen piled up i runs. The score was seen five at Atchison. NATIONAL LEAGUE Polindetyhle.32 Cieetend. 0 WESTERN LEAGUE Joseph J. Columbus. Raguus Glo. 6: Detroit 3 Se'Paul 40 Stiwauker, Siinneuydie, Indianapolis, The Direct Line to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Portland, is via the Union Pacific.
San Francisco Evening Post reports Quartermaster Sergeant James A. Young of the Twentieth Kansas Army regiment has been ordered under arrest by Colonel Funston for embezzling government property. Young admits the act and claims officers at Camp Merritt did the same. He was taken to the Presidio for confinement awaiting court martial.
Secretary Alger signaled an order to transfer troops from southern camps to northern posts after a tense talk with Senator Bacon of Georgia. Bacon argued that spreading troops would be healthier and criticized the wholesale move. Northern camps report dire conditions with fever, transport delays, and deteriorating morale among about 6,000 troops, while Well 48 and Chickasaw area observations are noted.
New York reports state Kenilworth owner Arthur Sewall of Bath Maine says rumors of crew murder aboard the clipper are untrue. A Valparaiso telegram claims the ship was burned and sunk after crew fed poisonous gas, with Captain Baker and officers implicated, though details are unclear and the message is disputed.
The Topeka Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting with reorganized members. New entries included D Benner replacing a Fourth Ward seat by John T. Chater, and H. C. Miller leaving First Ward with B. F. Rack taking a seat. John Priddy, longtime president, was opposed but elected again while Edward Wh Ger and W. H. Wiltu contested the vice presidency. Election of officers and clerk changes followed, with committee plans to address city schools and suburban valuation impacts.
A Topeka construction union plans an eight hour day for members in the building trades. The group discussed the transition last May and set August as a target for full implementation. No contractor objections were announced as efforts continue to secure adherence by all crews.
San Francisco August 2 The commissioner at this port says Washington has urged stopping all grants from Hawaii until territorial laws can be perfected to govern them This rule would retire questions about entrance of tired ships and serves as a warning to steamship lines The Kennebec arrived from Baltimore after a January 20 voyage reporting encounters with head winds and a cargo of 3107 tons of steel for Jola Rasenfeld & Bota
Aug 2 In a statement issued over fils at samturé Pitzine mone world champion announces a $2 500 bet with New York editor Jim Jeffries for a 16 week title fight before October. Also promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills on health claims and a cholera remedy anecdote cites Mr C A Hot of Fincastio Ohio. Druggists sell the pills.
A fragmentary text references Roger Woodbury and a Dermnitanet experience, mentioning an event or preparation by Woodbury figures. Readable details are limited. no clear dates or places are available in the fragment.
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