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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1898
Page
4
A garbled essay fragment surveys US politics and society with mentions of New York needs, wheat crops, anti scalping bills, Geronimo, Spain imports, a sultan, Roosevelt, Durie, Creetman, Dewey, Hobson, Speaker Tres, Farle, Tammany Hall, epidemics, and various journalists. It cites mixed opinions on railroads, war history, beer tax, Cuban students, and news from Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington.
Fragmented note from the Atchison Globe reports on winter savings in fuel and light, and mentions crowded scenes among friends. It hints at a household dispute with a wife threatening to return home, preserving a snapshot of local chatter.
A garbled column discusses gender roles, wives, and church life with notes on manners, marriage, and daily routines. It mentions Mount Zion Church of Christ, Stount ion Church, and fashion features like a funeral dress, weaving through scattered vignettes of domestic life and social expectations.
A garbled Chicago column offers a string of proverbs and quirky lines about economy, judgment, forgiveness, age, character, homesickness, and money. It comments on public opinion and the value of various everyday items with faded wording and fractured phrases.
San Francisco dec 12 due to strict quarantines at this port no Chinese or passengers were landed from the steamer City of Peking which arrived from the orient She left Hong Kong one day late and lost three days by delays at other ports Eight Chinese men sought entry to the Hawaiian Islands after landing at Honolulu United States officers demanded papers proving right to land They were held at the dock pending investigation and may be shipped back unless they prove entitlement to enter the United States Several men are from Manila and Mountain some in good health and none sick aboard The ship’s master and staff including John Eller and A G Cox are noted attendees at the city’s siege era
Fragmentary OCR text references Mangum, Dre, 12 Henry, and Johnson with garbled phrases. No coherent event or outcome clear. Names appear without identifiable roles or places.
Chicago reports Senor Vicente de Quesada y Sqcurras says a Cuban Junta officer’s spy woman lured De Lome into sharing secrets. The scheme involved Cuban agents and a Venezuelan waiter who diverted the Spanish minister’s letter, delaying its delivery to Canalejas.
New York volunteers at the Presidio prepare to head east from San Francisco on Monday. They receive winter clothing and expect transportation cars by Sunday. One hospital tent toppled by a northeaster. Private James Grogan missing in hospital with typhoid fever. locals recall friendly reception in Honolulu while a health board clash is downplayed.
The Supreme Court freed Alexanden Warner, former president of Baxter Springs bank, who was found guilty of concealing a large deposit in the 1800 era. The ruling notes he had no direct role in the deposit and lacked intent to aid the crime, though he was connected as bank president during the transaction.
A mass student meeting at Wesleyan University in Middletown Conn on December 12 debated coeducation. Several speakers argued that excluding women would benefit the university while others urged continued admission for the advancement of education. The issue will be raised with Trinity authorities who are already considering the matter.
Three municipalities dispute ownership while a broad European audience watches for the outcome. The fragment hints at a territorial question and a governing body’s role in resolving the quarrel amid diverse interests.
The excerpt sketches a dramatic scene with references to the Crawford opening and a doctor’s earlier success. It mentions a widow with three guardians and a controlling mother in law. A struggling family dynamic, poverty, and a strained healer figure play into a tense social portrait.
The Crawford theater to present Remember the Maine a Lincoln J Carter play at the Grand Opera House next Thursday one week from tonight with elaborate scenery and patriotic transformation. The cast includes Frank Danes and Hoke in a production that promises novelty and political flair amid a theater row.
In Tansing Michigan December 72 the beet sugar bounty plan sets a one cent per pound rate for sugar produced since October 2. The Michigan company plans to collect about 5700000 from the state treasury as more firms organize and production expands across sections of the state.
Bymouse New York December reports Tommy Ryan heard from Tob Pitesimmoned about a proposed B round contest at 118 pounds in the ring. Hib kent the following dispatches before the club offered the largest purse. Ryan backs Lenox club and will place a $1000 side bet. Saturday night he fought Firesimmons on the Met proposition at ringside.
A syndicate led by Willam Whitmer has secured control of New York electric light heat and power and subway conduit assets. The acquisition covers major utility companies, including the New York Gas and Electric Light Heat and Power company, with new incorporators described as relatively unknown lawyers and clerks.
Two men Sam McClain and Charley Perry were jailed after a confession tied them to stealing and removing a 17 year old girl Lenora Todd’s body from Woodlawn Cemetery. The corpse, found later in the University Medical College elevator, prompted police to search the campus and confirm the crime details. The case involves forensic and funeral-connected figures including undertaker W B Raymond and cemetery sexton Stephen Gray.
Samuel Gilbreath, a prosperous Osage County farmer, recounts a two‑man con job by lightning rod swindlers. The first man offered to rob his house for 7.50 dollars, while the second asserted a bill of 140 to install rods at 75 cents per foot. Gilbreath signed a misrepresented contract, then agreed to pay 40 to settle rather than sue. A second farmer, John Mischier, faced the same gang and refused to settle under fraudulent terms.
A Atchison woman claims her two sons were taken to New York seven years ago by their father and her former husband James Anderson. She learned of their whereabouts by chance and will apply to the courts today for legal possession. The boys were placed in a home years ago. the father’s current address is unknown to the institution.
A party of twelve Russian Jews departed from Rock Island en route to Western Kanata to join a colony. One spoke English, named Trivobosky, who said several were escaped exiles from Siberia. The group included strikingly fair, well-tanned women and appeared private in conversation.
A weekend blaze gutted the $21 000 Fort Scott residence of Col HR Richards general attorney for the Missouri Pacific Southern Kansas lines. Mrs Ligale Logan the sole occupant perished on her knees in prayer as smoke and flames trapped her on the second floor. The loss included 10 000 to the building and 5 900 to furniture, largely covered by insurance. New Kansas postmasters were named in several counties with William Stover and James Behan among those appointed. In Salina Wesleyan College the Normal second team beat Kansas Wesleyan Business College 14 to 0, Tarbet scoring on a seventy yard run and defenses excelling as the game weathered a wet field.
Wo Mail for St Francis San Francisco Dec 12 The mail car rier between St Francis and Good land has refused to carry the mail any longer and quit the job, resulting in no mail received here last week. The reason given is the extremely low contract price, not over one half what it ought.
Atchison December 12 A J Felt returned from Seneca to Atchison and is confined to his room at Henry Newcomb's. He is feeble but improving. J Braeyyae Bareee was to buy the Champion, but the visit postponed due to a death in his family. Mr Brady was here several days ago.
Dec 12 report states Register of Deeds Arnold sold the Alton Fen pire to John Ford, editor at Tan pery. Arnold, who had run the paper nearly three years, left active journalism to serve as register of deeds.
A Crown reserve covers all town sites and land outside mining fields in the Lake Atlin district. Premier Settiin announced the policy to W. J. Rant, Dominion surveyor sent to map town locations and identify future towns. Atlin City and Surprise City are noted with populations and nearby mining activity.
Francia is Stuart and Thaddius Merriam, officials with the Nicaragua canal commission since December 1, 1557, arriving en route to Washington. Stuart advocates a Lake Nicaragua and San Juan river route while another plan would extend 60 miles from Lake Nicaragua to Managua and cut a 162 mile ditch to Greytown. The ambitious scheme would make a good road, but he favors US construction of the canal as preferred by local people.
Buenos Ayres authorities report the finance commission, appointed by the chamber of deputies, approved a government loan of 90 million pesos in gold secured by general taxes. European bankers have offered terms for floating the loan, seen as easing the government’s financial woes. Counterfeit silver dollar activity is reported in the Mississippi Valley with counterfeit coins matching weight and marks of genuine dollars, spreading suspicion.
A Topeka grocer William Novieman testifies about kidney pain and urination issues from wartime illness. He claims four doses of Stormers relief helped his condition and urges public concern over price and accessibility at first class drug stores.
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