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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1898
Page
4
A chaotic wire service style column reports on prohibition critiques, General Miles and Roosevelt in Cuba, Rough Riders, and naval incidents. It references Cavite dispatches, Porto Rico, Shafter’s weight loss, and camp postings, with scattered notes on city charters, utilities, and civil reforms amid the war news.
Partial readable lines mention men seeking work, legal work and reformers facing obstacles. A visit to a sister prompts a collection of toys over four weeks. A woman's pantaloons are described as always being one of two items.
A collection of Chicago proverbs and musings on marriage and learning. It ponders why women pray for happiness when effort can help, notes debt and rashness, and questions love’s trouble, with lines about postwar matrimonial changes and common-sense insights.
A jumble of renamed figures and distant events describes soldiers Moon and Angel as “the Resvenly wins” among cavaliers at Camp Al er. The piece notes political figures Richard Craker Joe and Tom J Johnson, with mentions of Washington and New York politics, plus strange wartime anecdotes about Colonel Welch and a harsh blanket confinement cure.
A syndicate of Morgan, Rockefeller, and others seeks incorporation of an exclusive pleasure club named the Snes Bouck on Jekyll Island. The plan, conceived by J Pleasant Moret and Wilbern Hockvtaller, aims to erect a private building and grant limited access for members, with projected development and staged construction in the near future.
R P Pet tigrew left for Washington to urge the Interior Department to extend the forestry reserve boundary to include all timbered regions. He cites protection from fires and noninterference with agricultural entries, and notes support from local opinion. Proposals consider adding Lawrence County and timbered areas in adjacent counties in Wyoming.
BION HUTCHINS toured Topeka Omaha Yellowstone and Kansas towns praising local prosperity. He noted Kansas and Oklahoma exhibits at fairs and expositions, visited figures like William Allen White and Cary, and spoke of thriving real estate, agriculture, and culture amid improved industry and utilities.
Washington Aug 14 Numerous Intucies received from BIT petition warn on disbanding the war timers Indi Saur What will be status at Richards and Am military aims. The commission has not yet signed terms. The administration contends no immediate disbanding. expect a large reorganization with Cord support and extended service in the Philippines and Cuba. Volunteers and navy units face uncertain futures as policy is debated.
Perth Amboy N J Auxiliary 10 Cam James Parker reports Commodore Schley sent a letter praising the July 2 victory. He notes the battle’s marvelous outcome and credits all who participated, while expressing sympathy for excluding none and balancing pride with restraint. The letter emphasizes the complete, glorious nature of the triumph and the contributions of those involved.
Sufferer reports relief from dyspepsia after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. Testimonials from Eva Cearn of Fort Scott Kansas and Mana Sana Canna of Durachet Kansas attribute improved appetite and health to the medicine. Ad promotes Hood's as the one true blood purifier with price details and dealer note.
Hutchinson Aug 10 Henry Meagher rough rider wounded at Santiago passes through on way home to Reno in El Rio He recalls battles on San Juan Hill and describes rough fighting in brush trenches with Spaniards capturing rapid-fire guns The story highlights Roosevelt loyal sentiment and the brutal conditions of siege warfare from a veteran's perspective.
Abilene report quotes Charles Kubach a Kansas farmer on a Newton proposal to donate one cent per bushel of wheat to assist Lesters. He says the plan is good in spirit but impractical due to lack of organization and county divisions though he would contribute personally. He notes past wheat price gains benefited many and cautions unanimity is unlikely.
In Newton on August 10, merchants sign a city council petition to keep Main Street as is while supporting Santa Fe duct or subway proposals from Fifth Street to Oak. They oppose changes that would disrupt traffic and local property, noting rare accidents on Alain Street and the general safety of current crossings. Signatures from local business leaders are expected at Thursday night council.
Second Lieutenant Signley of the Seventeenth Infantry, wounded twice in Cuba, returns to Salina. He describes the Santiago defenses and the Cuban battlefield, noting how troops charged without officers as men acted like devils in the mêlée.
The passage describes a fierce assault where barriers melted and leadership shifted after captain and lieutenant fell. Lieutenant Stanley returns home to recover from a hip wound, aided by crutches, while a bullet pierced his lung with minimal trouble. He endured heat and sun during a tropical summer campaign, remaining a typical United States Regular Army soldier with thrilling experiences.
Wichita report details George Beale of Blaine County Oklahoma recalling a claim and wheat shipment for his son. While returning home despite a flood, Mrs. Beale drove on in a wagon, fell into a creek and drowned with one horse. Her body found entrapped by a barbed wire fence seven miles downstream.
Lentent Watrous, of Madison Kansas, recounts witnessing the La Quasina action near Emporia. He claims Roosevelt’s Rough Riders acted as a foolhardy daredevil unit, and says the colored regulars saved the formation when Spaniards surrounded them. Watrous will recover at home.
James Dobson of Wichita sails to California to assume forest supervisor duties in Mariposa near Yosemite. He will lead rangers to prevent trespass and fires and report daily to the Department of the Interior. The move rewards his long service to the Republican Party after moving from Barber County to Wichita.
Lawrence August 10 swing sets preliminaries for a new electric line. The committee plans a franchise ordinance after meetings with city officials. Work starts once funds are secured and materials are prepared for quick construction.
Leavenworth August 18 authorities at the Soldiers Home announced that the nation board of managers rejected the petition of the Home Avercide Mining company to lay an electric railroad through the reservation. The board’s opinion held against granting permission, halting the proposed line from Leavenworth to Kansas City.
The board opposed running an electric road through the home reservation, arguing it would mar beauty and be costly. If ever built, it would likely bypass by Lansing and Fair Mount, requiring extensive cuts along hills and the river, with hundreds of thousands of dollars needed. The plan is considered unlikely.
Zola Aug 10 Western Union plans a new up town telegraph office approved by city council. Location not fixed but central and convenient, an office reachable in minutes replaces the former half mile away setup. Western Union official backs the change and HH Funk is likely to oversee operations.
A.B. Henry Imhoff, near Hermeton, pleaded guilty to assault and battery after entering a sleeping girl’s room with a bicycle lantern Friday night while attempting robbery. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail and to pay court costs at Herington Justice Crary.
A. Pease and wife recently visited Wichita after leaving Galesburg Illinois where he ran a soap factory. He plans to relocate and start another plant in Wichita to produce laundry soap from pure tallow and later toilet articles, with railroad access and local business advantages cited.
Fort Scott August 102 Wim Noret a farmer’s son and Mra Nextierod a wifeless stone cutter who lived on Pratell street spent last night in the calibocee after attempting to elope yesterday afternoon. Noret took the woman from Carriage to a cottage on east Wall street and planned to fetch his bureauage before returning home. Officer Ernest had suspected them and arranged warrants when they were seen at a hotel. They were arrested and pleaded guilty in po.
C N Gould and Mark White returning from a three week camping trip in Oklahoma report finding bones and teeth of an extinct animal at Red Rock near Deer Creek southwest of Blackwell. Fossil leaves and shells were found, White catalogued over three hundred plants with about one hundred new species to be shared with Eastern colleges. The trip was described as extremely profitable.
Tolles reports a six inch two headed aneke found while plowing near town and kept in alcohol. The tale notes a two headed snake and odd bones nearby. The Seneca column ponders Nemaha county’s first white birth, favoring Joseph Koch born at St Benedict in 1839 as the earliest native-born settler.
In Wellington on August 10 the Milan Press ceased publication to take over management of The Southwest Advocate, a church paper to be issued at Winfield to replace The Western Methodist which has suspended. A separate note from Abilene reports a catamount weighing 44 pounds killed on the W. Cooper farm, and the bounty recorded. Also mentions $16.06 return fare to Indianapolis via Santa Fe Route with August sale dates and electric dining cars.
Springfield Oklahoma resident John announces a personal medical discovery after using Morrow’s Kidney pills. He claims eight years of illness improved within days and credits the product for relief. The notice urges others to try the remedy per directions.
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