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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1898
Page
7
Souvenir seekers swarm the New York navy yard as Texas sailors sell trophies and mementos bought from visitors. Bravery and blue uniforms drive quick sales of coins medals rope pieces and even a silver chain rumored to be melted relics from captured ships.
A New York restaurant keeper clashed with a gluttonic patron who ate a meal and fled without paying. The proprietor and staff armed themselves, wrecking tables and injuring a server, with losses around $25. The incident followed a wave of such thefts on Fifth Avenue.
Honolulu scene essay surveys the Hawaiian Islands from a 19th century view. It notes state, geography, population mix, and social life with focus on Honolulu streets, architecture, society classes, and mixed heritage. It highlights Pearl Harbor as a pivotal harbor and describes cosmopolitan street life and cultural blends among Hawaiians, Americans, Japanese, Chinese, and Portuguese communities.
A travelogue style piece on Hawaii describes island life, fishing methods, and tourism, detailing native customs, canoe fishing, and the use of dynamite traps. It notes Honolulu's commerce, imports, and the prevalence of tourism, while tracing the rise of Yankee planter fortunes from sugar plantations and notable families like Spreckels and Bishop.
Two cranks, Tobian Levin and Jenne Fost, were taken into custody near the White House. Levin, a Russian from New York, claimed God sent him to meet the president to receive millions allegedly taken from him in Russia. Fost, a 45 year old white woman from Medina Ohio, said she had millions in the treasury and sought McKinley’s aid. both were pronounced insane. Also a Kansas woman, Julia Woods, left Wichita for Tampa to join an army hospital program under the Daughters of the Revolution.
Classified fragment advertises partner wanted for a profitable business and a one dollar service for a fine Jersey bull. Mentions addresses including Lawrence and Seventh, door and window screens mouldings brackets and doors, and railcar farming with scattered illegible text. Names such as James Dwyer and Wolfe appear among garbled lines.
The State Journal describes its leased wire AP service, AA P membership, and four Linotypes. It highlights a permanent home building at the southeast corner of Kansas Avenue and Eighth Street, with behind glass Linotypes and a business office window. It asserts circulation reliability and 12 years of steady leadership, noting an average annual growth of over 1,000 copies in daily circulation.
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