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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1898
Page
4
Amid fleeting war endings and political maneuvering in Topeka and London, editors note veterans voting, potential monument building, and shifts in commissions. Reports discuss Philippine policy, sanitation at camps, and the Manila front as Britain ponders Hay’s appointment and Cuba’s expulsion of Spaniards.
A humorous monologue imitates Dooley describing postwar calm and recruitment rhetoric. It riffs on Anglo Saxon identity and lists Irish and Jewish figures and scattered place names, portraying a satirical crowd ready for patriotic duties while lampooning ethnic and regional labels.
Mrs D L Wraige of Marion Kansas credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing severe stomach trouble after medical treatments failed. She says five bottles restored her health and she has used it for catarrh and impure blood in her family. The ad urges purchasing Hood's Sarsaparilla as the trustworthy blood purifier.
Vague lines reference Mr. Hennessy and Buoley amid a shuffled scene. The text hints at a loan and a possible tie to a ninety eight plonle at Ox Aen’s, but the meaning remains unclear.
A fragmentary column mocks social pretensions and quirky local clues. It mentions a bride and money, nightlife, piano players, and a melodramatic scene on a front porch featuring a butler in uniform, hinting at gossip about identities.
A杂collection of peculiar anecdotes features the Duke of Devonshire's Weeping tree replica, Justice William Clark opposing Duke money linked to cigarette profits, naval Captain Enlate's polite society mishap, Russell Sage’s vast corporate web, actor Sims Reeves’ London poverty, and Theodore Titen’s austere Paris routine culminating in a large Oxford volume reissue.
In Concordia we encounter HIM P Wilson and Bill Higgins promoting a biographical book of Kansans for a price of $25. The plan hints Higgins leads a new fraternal Insurance society and has not altered much since his Topeka secretary of state days.
Bradstreet reports a drop in the available grain supply east of the Rockies across the United States and Canada. Total grain stocks show declines in multiple regions, with reductions in United States and Canadian east of the Rockies and a combined drop for Portland, Tacoma, Seattle market areas.
A near unanimous vote by New York City aldermen ends the ordinance to suppress crime. General Bates' command returns to New York. General Wheeler arrives to discuss Greenland exploration as the Grand Duchy ship Bates sails for quarantine.
Paola Aug 17. A district court suit involves Bethel Baptist church Richland township and several wealthy members. Stella McKinney, a young church member, sues W C Harvey D E Thomas G D Anderson Howard Batson and M B Attebery for defaming her name claiming a scandalous story led to her church expulsion. Damages sought 25000. Attorneys Sheldon & Sheldon Dall & Bird. Case expected to bring sensational developments and rumors.
Abilene Texas dated Ang 17 reports from Caney in Cuba describing mountainous terrain dense undergrowth rough roads, rich soil and abundant palm trees. He observes starving Cuban civilians, notes mixed soldiering, weapons including Mauser bullets and dynamite guns, and details supply hardships, malaria and heat.
The seventeenth annual Kansas Y M C A convention will be held in Emporia from November 10 to 18 with delegates from across the state. The association plans work with the Army and Navy Christian Commission in camps. Also notes Newton man sought for county attorney at Marion.
The county Populist committee chair argues no law forbids the procedure and asks Mr. Bucher to run, promising all election expenses. Bucher declines, stating he was unaware his statewide popularity would trigger county requests to accept the nomination.
Archibald Cooper died in California leaving about 33000 for Sterling College estate, after a 1700 deduction for others. The institution was named after Rev. Joseph T. Cooper, DD, and Archibald Cooper’s will directs Cooper Memorial to receive the larger share of his estate to aid the college’s future.
Nortonville August 17 suit filed in district clerk's office by John Layton and Nortonville against A J Perry for 14000 damages. The complaint alleges Perry slapped and grabbed the complainant by the ear over an insulting remark in hearing of Jadiew. Jackson and Jackson of Atchison are attorneys for the plaintiff. The suit is described as laughed at by Nortonville residents and Perry's action as popular.
General Wilson directs engineers in charge of fortifications to remove all submarine mines cables and electrical equipment from harbors and rivers nationwide. Previously temporary removals would allow rapid restoration but now all coastal submarine defenses are to be completely removed.
In Cincinnati a mysterious man hints at forming a vast syndicate to consolidate the city, Covington, and Newport breweries under one management. Twenty men, including bookkeepers, real estate experts, and scouts, have worked two weeks to map property values and unite breweries, with the aim of a vast syndicate or a bust of schemes. The man refuses to reveal his identity.
In Cincinnati on August 11 the clash between railroads and ticket brokers ended in favor of the railroads. The city ordinance requiring brokers to pay a 3H fee and post a $100 bond, forfeitable for improper tickets, was deemed valid and enforceable. The ruling comes amid rising excursion ticket sales for the national G R encampment to be held here in three weeks.
Washington confirms Private Arthur F. Cosby of rough riders promoted to captain and assistant adjutant general after recovery from wounds. Cosby, Harvard 1838 alumnus, practiced law in New York before the war, his Mauser bullet still in his chest. Also notes treasury cash balance of 272,000,211 and gold reserve 197,956,003 as of today.
Washington reports state Secretary Alger and cabinet members deny any plan by the United States to pay Cuban insurgents to end hostilities. The administration would not entertain such a proposition and indicates it would need congressional approval.
General Merritt took strict precautions to keep insurgents from interfering with the capitulation of Manila. Madrid newspapers fear the surrender may shape Spain’s stance on negotiations over the future Philippine government.
Havana remains tranquil on August 10 amid reports of losses from the upheaval. Natives and Spanish residents push steps to protect wealth and prevent further insurrection while authorities order Spanish commanders in the Antilles to maintain posts until evacuation is finished.
In August in Philadelphia two young women Maud Forst and Bessie Hoffnagh aged 19 and 20 respectively leaped from a Reading Railroad ferry boat into the Delaware River, hand in hand, after boarding at the ferry house. A note found in a pocketbook quoted a Milan poem and stated they felt unfit to live, no longer to endure the world. They were last seen on the one way return trip to Philadelphia before jumping overboard.
Amid reports of German and American forces, a deputation from Liege seeks peace as American flag remains. A large group boards transports in a tense night, amid panic as American troops encamp near the coast while orders are awaited. Tickets for Oklahoma and Indian Territory travel sold August 11 1698 at one fare plus 2.09 round trip. Woman's Rifle Team to Cincinnati aboard special train leaving September 5. round trip from here 16.10.
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