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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1899
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal cites ministerial crises in Spain forecast for six dates while discussing global issues. It reviews British commission findings on Indian currency, bimetalism hopes, and U S price and wage concerns, including agricultural costs and rail pension plans. The piece links policy debates to imperial and domestic finance, with references to Manila, the Philippines, and the gold standard.
A compact dossier recalls Alfred Dreyfus arrest on October 11. 1894 and his court martial in December with condemned sentences read December 29, 1894. He was dismissed from the army January 5, 1895 and exiled after the court martial. ces. Public denouncements followed including Zola and the 1898 campaign for justice. In 1899 Contested forgeries were admitted and the case saw continuations into 1907 and 1998 debates over revision and evidence.
In Atchison a muckraker tone sketches Lysander John Appleton as a thrifty yet mired figure. The piece contrasts his quiet virtue with a wife’s social influence, depicting him as overworked and little noticed while shedding light on local social dynamics and a single thoughtful Atchison suggestion to honor his family.
A column of opinions and witticisms on marriage cannibalism vegetarianism and social norms. It jokes about achieving pleasure in love, the value of appearances, and the unpredictability of a man’s next move. It references a bachelor’s stance and a New York Press tone.
Abilene plans an early October Corn Carnival while Wichita approves a 14000 budget for a street fair. A Wichita street car system disruption could last several weeks prompting pedestrians to walk. Orson Kent, long-serving public secretary, remains in position.
The article chronicles Hardy’s rise from private to captain in the Twentieth Kansas during the Spanish American War, aided by Governor Leedy after Little and Funston split on promotion. It notes Hardy’s earlier enlistment, a daring rescue at Mulipog, and a hidden romance with Salina socialite Miss Nettieumber that became public only as the regiment prepared to sail from San Francisco.
London August 12 Sidney Grundy’s Tiny The Degenerates will headline the autumn season at the Haymarket with Mrs Langtry in a lead role. The play satirizes smart society and centers on Degenerate millionaires and a mother’s awakening love as Mrs Trevelyan frets over her daughter’s return and aging.
The Easel, a Soabies and the Eberhardt brothers defeated Carroll and Griggs 4 and 6 4. Matches are scheduled to continue into this afternoon with Frank Hourhaett noted among players.
Washington reports President Gom of the Americas Federation of Labor endorses boycotts as a legitimate tool for workers amid Cleveland strike tensions. He praises peaceful pressure and condemns violence while urging customers to avoid merchants allied with anti-labor actions, noting strikers’ noninvolvement in vandalism.
Pauline Hall, the prima donna, evaded constables by entering the theater in a trunk used for a Darkest South minstrel show. Trunk concealed her during a dawn departure, then she emerged on stage only slightly disheveled as the plan unfolded quietly.
A fragmented weather note reports heat with a maximum around 96 and a low near inaccuracy. The text mentions wind and rain uncertainty and includes garbled references to distant locations and injuries.
In Topeka a handsome Maltese cat named Bill McKinney causes chaos after a foray onto a dining room table sticks him with fly paper, leaving him nearly hairless and seeking refuge. Interwoven memories recount Dan Rice’s circus arrival, fleeing sheep, a wedding mishap with yeast, and a hospital scene where a dying woman’s last wish is serenaded by a passerby’s song.
The article details a method to recover waste silver at the signal mint by treating melting utensils such as stir rods strainers and ladles with sulfuric acid. The iron tools oxidize to brown rust while silver remains intact, allowing repeated cycles of dipping and minting until fully recovered.
A fragmented local item describes price tags on fruit pushcarts with single items priced singlet and multi items at special rates. Mentions peaches apples plums priced two for three cents and twelve for fifty five cents. Also notes a National Encampment travel route and schedule details for Missouri veterans, plus a fried chicken lunch offer and a Union Pacific train passage.
A fragmentary report describes tornado damage with damaged walls and doors, wind damage near towns, and limited safety measures. The text references storm mechanics, paths of destruction, and explains how warm and cold air interaction forms tornadoes, with scattered mentions of regions and dates.
Readable fragments suggest a local notice about an event at Crawford Opera House featuring details on timing and venue. The text references Ton eee Bens and a main event possibly linked to Da main wvent, with mentions of Kuiz ox Telos and Bakary in a casual regional style.
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