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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
3
A heavy blast rocked a building housing Whit couse and nearby cab manufacturing concerns causing fires and evacuations. Authorities report no confirmed cause yet while crews secure the site and prevent spread to nearby structures.
A Paris announcement from December 1 signals a French restriction on importing U S fruits and plants. The move targets high value commodities and follows negotiations in Washington. Officials cite protecting domestic agriculture while aligning with broader policy shifts under M Thlobaut.
A seven story Granite building at Wooster and Third Streets in New York burned today. Firemen faced delays reaching the scene due to heavy street snow and weather, hindering efforts as flames spread through the structure. The blaze caused substantial property damage and disrupted nearby street traffic as crews fought the fire.
A drunken father in a village north of Eau Claire Wisconsin attacked his wife and child. The marshal and posse were sent, and Ewann Dunn exchanged gunfire, losing an ear. Dunn was taken to Barron County jail to avoid lynching. The report references local remedies and a telephonic coal service run by Davies and Nicholuc.
The Union Trade Review reports a weekly rail sales surge with over 800000 tons booked or closed for delivery to Chicago and Pittsburgh and eastern systems. A conference among major producers followers a failed selling scheme, yielding a new arrangement expected to improve holdings.
Kansas City reports reveal Grant G Gillett’s dishonesty triggered the collapse of A J Gillespie Co. Doors shut. creditors fear losses exceed ten thousand dollars. Sheriff Arthur Peck, Vandetta County officials, and agents from Union Trust attended the scene in the Stork Exchange building. Hollinger, once a broker in Abilene Kansas, survived but faces inquiry. The firm’s leaders discuss steps to preserve assets, with potential charter losses and efforts to settle debts.
Governor Leedy was unable to visit the state house walks due to rheumatism while shovels remained misplaced. The governor commuted Carter’s fourteen year train robbery sentence to eight, to take effect May 1 next year, and pardoned W. H. Pierce for embezzlement in Cherokee county. Assistant Secretary of State Koka’s birthday was celebrated. the executive council named J. Yohe as state house guide, salary five dollars monthly. A traveling photographer shot state office views, costing 2243.42 dollars for November’s Hutchinson reformatory ruin report. Knox of Humboldt was appointed delegate to the Farmers National Congress at Fort Worth. Hill P. Witton to replace Charles Rows as assistant secretary of state, effective today.
Night meetings of Detroit citizens and business leaders push for a city expo to celebrate 200th anniversary of a university. Committees form to raise funds and coordinate the display of progress in the early industrial era. Major donors and officials pledge support and seed money. London reports Waldorf Astor contributing 28 000 toward Gordon memorials in Khartoum for Sudan education.
A series of brief testimonies from readers claim Ely's Cream Heals catarrh and related nasal ailments. Oscar Gestrom of Warren Avenue reports worst catarrh pain eased, Clarke of Shawmut Avenue Boston says similar relief, urging others to try a sample from Ely Brothers, Warren Street.
Gayhea Rhea, a repertoire star, accuses a Hutchinson newspaper of sensationalism after a country paper claims her husband funds her stage clothes. In the Crawford Theatre dressing room she rejects the insinuation, asserts she buys her own outfits, and notes her four years apart from her husband. She reveals a divorce and says Mr Rhea has nothing to do with her affairs.
Wichita December 1 Governor Stanley drew steady crowds of office seekers as he met with candidates and supporters in Wichita. Local veterinary Dr W H Ward pressed for reestablishment of the state veterinary office and for appointment as state veterinarian. Other callers included Coronel Moore of Marion, ex representative Bradley of Hodgeman, Representative Welch, George Finley the Broom Corn King, and numerous applicants for state posts.
Joe McGivern John McIntosh Frank Rainey and Chas Casin were arrested at the Branner building on Kansas avenue for stealing a trunk belonging to Harry Steudher a former pension office worker. McGivern had scouted rooms and planned to show the trunk to his wife. The trunk was unlocked and found full of clothing.
Joaquin Miller announces via his manager that he will sue Harper Brothers for libel over a Harper's article claiming he relies on miners' benevolence. Miller contends he had regular and profitable means of earning and did not live on charity. He asserts his poetry and finances were not sustained by alms.
All trolley lines in the Bronx suspended for three hours today as a fire destroyed the Union Railway car shed. Seventy five cars and substantial machinery were burned. Estimated loss reaches 150000 dollars with 100000 dollars insured. building damage pegged at 25000 dollars.
A Boston copper market rumor claims John D Rockefeller has taken a majority stake in Butte & Boston Mining and is negotiating for controlling interests in major copper mines including Anaconda and Montana Ore Purchasing. Officials deny concrete offers, deeming the reports speculative with no official investment confirmation.
Dec 1 stockyard deal binds ten acre parcel along the Kansas side to the United States Quarantine Stockyards company. Lease, ten years with renewal, restricts land use to stockyard operations and plans include precinct improvements to handle higher volumes of business. The action involves Wyandotte county deeds records and Union Pacific land adjacent to the yards. The company commits to annual rent and ongoing ads for locating expanded facilities to boost dispatch and throughput.
Mother Jones, renowned activist, leaves Kansas City in a prairie schooner to crusade for socialism among Populists. She predicts the disintegration of Populism and foresees influence spreading to Texas and beyond, citing past unions and strikes as context. Weather notes warn of rain and warmer conditions in the north with southwest winds.
An Indianapolis testimonial raves about the Pyramid Pile Cure and Pyramid Pills as a safe, painless treatment for piles and rectal disease. The user claims dramatic relief after one box and credits the remedy with saving her from dangerous surgery and blood poisoning. The ad touts affordability and urges readers to order from Py Co, Marshall, Michigan.
Babylony Se reports daily arrivals of one hundred endives chain letters linked to Miss Sunenok at a mall. The piece notes overwhelming reaction to the mail campaign, with about 1009 letters received and ongoing appeals to supporters. The narrative traces editor reactions and public interest across the community.
New York reports the Madison Square Garden opening with a ceremonial harness meeting. General B F Tracy attracts attention by selling farm stock at low prices. The narrative mentions horses Milton and Vera Capel and a confusing mix of figures and names from the racing scene.
December 1 Birmingham Ann reports John Wesley Thomas, a drayman, died in a freak accident while hauling torpedoes for the Christmas trade near Mast Lats outside the city. The wagon and load exploded as the vehicle jolted, tearing the cargo and injuring the driver, who perished in the incident.
Prohibitionists in Macon Georgia announce plans to influence the city by mobilizing prominent women at the polls. Mayor Price disapproves the tactic while prohibitionists insist every effort will be used to suppress whisky advocates, amid denouncements of the plan as improper influence.
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