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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1898
Page
8
A local grocer claims shoppers cut living expenses by half with guaranteed value. Readily available items include Armour's White Label lard and beef, canned tomatoes, Boston baked beans, fish, mushrooms, peas, and staples like tea and syrup. The store promises customer satisfaction with money-back guarantees and broad selection at reduced prices.
A catalog style listing items including Granite Tea Pot 12 quart Pails multiple gasoline cans 3 1 1 gallon sizes Wash Boards Mop Sticks Large Clothes Hamper Willow Clothes Baskets Water Buckets Best Western Wabhbie Machine 3 hoop Wash Tube 2 fuel Clothes Lines Galvanized Iron Tabs Well Buckets likely from an archival notice or goods inventory without context.
Reported dispatches describe the cessation of hostilities with Spain reaching Manila via a British steamer, Australian, bound for Sydney. Severe weather and typhoons hindered alternative carriers, leaving no other vessel available to relay the news.
Miss Rachel Morris of Clarendon, accused as an accessory to the murder of John Orr, is believed detained in Pine Bluff jail though admission is denied. Bystanders report a white woman seen at a women’s cell window as officials refuse to identify the inmate. The notice also advertises a Cincinnati rail offer and a shoe sale at Payne’s.
Patrick C Lavey of the First United States Cavalry, wounded at Santiago after El Caney, visited Topeka on leave, en route from Burlingame to Mostauk Point Long Island to rejoin his company. He recounts the Cuba campaign and his near death with quiet humor and grit.
A jagged OCR fragment hints at a poem or prose line with references to comrades, a wall, a bath, and entering a scene. It mentions a character named Scipiain and a phrase about a cartridge. Overall, the readable text is incomplete and garbled.
A veteran recalls a rough march through swamp and woods to a favored Pine to CARP. Water rations were scarce and coffee with hardtack and stewed meat marked the night watch. A captain slept beside the fire while a lookout woke with reveille at two.
A field diary recounts a brutal skirmish as American troops clash with Spanish forces. Cannon fire, wounded and fallen soldiers, and the captain’s call for a doctor marked the fight’s chaos. By dusk, about half of the Spanish line remained, while American detachments held the line amid heavy losses.
From Santiago, Robert Tamme reports Spanish troops surrendered to United States forces. He notes their hunger and poor fighting, recounts guarding the prisoners for hours, and describes the exchange of trinkets for hardtack. Tamme contrasts American ardor with Spanish caution and reflects on camp life and longing for home.
Message from Manila notes renewed Spanish activity and belief American resources run out. Insurgents on Vincays island reportedly plan to unite with Aguinaldo against Spain. San Bernardino reports heat and high barometer with unusual weather. From Manila Aug 12 German reports confirm Jett Mantle event. Havana crowd reactions signal desire for peace and war avoidance.
Denver reports a remarkable rainbow trout haul totaling over 10 pounds from North Platte river anglers C N Whitman and A B Daniels. Twenty fish, largest 7.75 pounds, were hooked on flies with light rods at Saratoga Wyoming travels, marking a notable fishing feat tied to Colorado streams.
Madrid Aug. 15 reports publish the protocol text signed by the United States and Spain. Writings from El Imparcial El Nacion El Epoca and El Liberal condemn the peace as a setback and doubt the government’s ability to restore Spain’s standing. Globo calls for clearer guidance on the questions the agreement leaves unresolved.
Snapshot items report Beulah chapter of Easter Star planning a gathering at Garfield Park next Friday with a full Karnivel Knights minstrel rehearsal this evening. The note covers local theater plans, building projects on Buchanan Street, and various Topeka civic updates.
Ponce August 16 volunteers anxious to return home as the siege ends. Troops arrived on transports disembarking amid fears Spanish forces near treaty talks may terrorize inhabitants. American officers on patrol report unrest while a commission considers refugee arrangements and protection for property.
Melbourne reports from Tasmania detail the wreck of the American bark Puni Captain Nissan near Finders Island. Peterson and Kroun are said to have survived from the voyage bound for Melbourne. The fate includes the captain his wife and two children among eleven lives lost.
San Diego August 15 lemon and fruit shipments collected by the Hed Croes society for the sick soldiers at Shafter will be sent to the unit today. The Ladies of the G A R arranged a through train to Cincinnati for September and a found trip price of 16.10 dollars offers a family opportunity to shop.
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