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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1898
Page
4
A Topeka State Journal compilation reports Secretary Alger’s defense of army conditions, calls for peace talk, and discusses Roosevelt Roosevelt Hayes potential ticket, McKinley era posts, and Chicago gossip. It notes military strain in camps, Philippines occupation, and political maneuvering with references to Roosevelt, Baker, and public figures amid war coverage.
Chicago reports final details of a giant combine controlling U S and Canadian oyster beds and fisheries. Organized in London as A Booth Company Limited, it plans a capital rise to 15 million with W Vernon Booth leading. numerous firms from Boston to Detroit and Buffalo have been absorbed or allied, with more joining the maritime fisheries monopoly.
In White Plains New York Marie Wilmerding sits in court for six hours as lawyers clash over her mental condition. Doctors declare her insane and her friend Mrs Bloodgood, a former social figure, sits by her side. Wilmerding previously testified about past indiscretions, while Bloodgood denies responsibility. The exam resumes Thursday.
Washington Ave provides a bulletin on troop health with totals: total sick 379, fever 311, new cases 30, returned to duty 2. Named individuals include George Holloway, private, Company.
Fragmentary OCR lists several soldiers across units such as Seventh Infantry Fourth Infantry Second U S Volunteers Ninth Massachusetts and Thirty-fourth Michigan. Items mention jaundice typhoid fever pernicious malaria fever acute dysentery and pneumonia with multiple surnames and company letters.
From the Chicago Journal, Mrs Dooley discusses General Sherman’s remark on war and Alger’s letters. The piece parries with Civil War memories, praising wartime endurance and critiquing political figures who failed to front lines. It notes Dooley’s praise for some and sharp critique of Alger, highlighting public letters and newspaper portraits of the era.
Washington reports Dr. Ann E Newcomb McGee wife of Prof W J McGee of this city and daughter of Prof Simon Newcomb has been sworn in as acting assistant surgeon in the Navy Reserve. She will wear the second lieutenant’s uniform though unlikely to use the rank. Dr McGee has long directed nurse selection and helped muster 700 field patients. she later went to New York to pick 50 graduate nurses for Porto Rico service and is active in scientific circles.
August 30 report shows rising sickness at the camp despite precautions. 408 total sick with 16 of 18 typhoid suspects in hospital. 58 in Presidio hospital. Private Frank H. Rudibaugh of Seventh California dies of typhoid. General Greene plans return from Manila aboard the China.
Abilene reports describe a Chicago con game targeting farmers and locals in Wheatland and Holy Land townships. Victims bought cloth and claimed club memberships, later discovering the merchandise and notes were overvalued. A traveling pair manipulated trust, with some victims now facing ruined finances. A wedding tale underscores prevailing social tunes.
At a platform dance near Manchester, Grant Foster hosted a large gathering of youths. Missionaries Mr and Mrs Alfred Cross urged listeners to repent as dancers resumed after a brief exhortation and prayer for the wicked, including the dancers themselves.
Salina August 30 Dr Crawford performed an operation on Ed Nelson son of John Nelson of Simola. The boy has three years of tuberculosis in the right leg and arm with the marrow of the bone destroyed. He has had twelve to fifteen prior operations. A quantity of pus was removed from his arm and the procedure will be repeated every few months. Present prospects are promising.
A prize was awarded yesterday by D. A. Loomis to the prettiest girl at the fair. Judges faced many choices among numerous handsome contestants. Miss Matie Smith Emma Sherlock Mary Wey and Anna Rader were favored, with the winner giving satisfaction.
Iola on August 30 hosts Southeastern Kansas Modern Woodmen judges for their annual log rolling. Thousands of Woodmen and visitors from Kansas City Topeka Wichita and other points are expected, with estimates ranging from twenty thousand eight hundred to twenty five thousand. Special railroad trains will run and locals will drive long distances to attend.
A wedding occurred at Labette City following a matrimonial advertisement. An Oswego man advertised for a wife while a woman sought a husband. He wrote to Mrs. Barbary Gants in Wyoming Territory and soon received a reply for William Morris of Labette, Kansas.
Baxter Springs hosts the Interstate Reunion as ground improvements allow a scenic setup above Spring River. Soldiers from Missouri Arkansas Kansas and Indian Territory attend with police and deputies ensuring order. Expected speakers include United States Senator William A Harris and several congressmen with many others possibly arriving.
Greensburg Aug 20 The People's party of Kiowa county names ticket including Hev H. Hi Albertson for representative J P Miller for probate judge G Eaton for district clerk A W Hershberger for superintendent of schools E A Fisher for county attorney H J Brown for third district commissioner Resolutions reaffirm 1896 and state platforms demand government ownership of monopolies railroads street railways waterworks and taxes plus tariff reforms The party condemns Republicans over wheat price marks and praises army and navy in Cuba while praising Harris Simpson and Botkin The Populist paper will not support Hershberger or Fleer amid accusations of Republican ties.
Washington dispatch lists total sick 880 and fever 222 with 9 new fever cases and 87 returned to duty. Names include Miroski John H private First Infantry malarial fever tertian intermittent and others with typhoid, chronic dysentery, and malaria across several units. Also notice of G A R encampment rates from Topeka to Cincinnati and sale of reduced rail fare. Hair loss ad ends fragmentary.
In Anderson Indiana August 30 church officers at the MainoInsight church discuss a plan to raise a permanent endowment to support DePauw University. The fund, titled the twentieth century gift of Indiana Methodism, would distribute income to each conference and fund a long term university sustenance amid DePauw’s financial strains.
St Joseph commissioners grant newspaper reporters police powers in the city. Reporters would receive a badge and duty to arrest suspected criminals, underlying a push for media involvement in law enforcement. The move aims to assist officers in maintaining public order during August events.
A large fire at a Liverpool area menagerie destroyed 41 animals including marmots and birds while 14 figures were injured or killed. The blaze affected the lion room and cages, with two byense and four rare foxes among those impacted. Electric fans at the Santa Fe Route dining cars are noted as useful accessories in the report.
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