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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
4
A garbled mix of names and topics references American politics, war, tariffs, and society with mentions of Clavet, A. opponed, J. Snarling Morton, Reverts, Bioontt, and P. T. Barnum. The piece notes debt, imports, labor, education, and potential party lines amid historical confusion.
A long, imperfect clipping blends gossip about Ruth Ashmore and a fictionalized Ruth Ashmere, contrasting virtuous advice columns with vanity. It references “Side Talks With Girls” and misidentifies characters while noting public fascination with moral guidance and female persona in society columns.
Dr BE B Gray killed Mia Lizzie Skinner on the depot street in public view. He stabbed her four times with a surgical knife as she waited for a train and died instantly. He confessed to plans to kill her earlier in the morning and then killed himself after the act. The killer, about 39, is identified as a Tommie physician, with a missing wife and two children.
New York Dec 30 Frank Jay Gould son of the late Jay Gould paid the highest price in many years for a seat on the New York Stock Exchange amounting to 30000 dollars. The youngest member admitted today was Alfred El Caparty proposed for membership in the same set.
Philadelphia area sources report state senator David Martin plans to seek the Republican nomination in Harrisburg amid speculation over the party's next steps. The central issue is control of the delegation and the fate of the Senate seat, with supporters predicting a decisive outcome in the next election cycle.
Foreign bankers weigh gold imports and exchange rates amid US and European policy shifts. Roosevelt’s cabinet to meet in Washington. president signals schedule for Senate silver bill. Dr Horatio Stebbins shows improved condition in San Francisco as medical staff anticipate recovery.
Pittsburg dispatch reports Deputy Sheriff George Hutlett from Cherokee county aided Galena officers in hunting suspects tied to a robbery of James Morgan. Morgan, said to be drunk, claims he was drugged and robbed of 2700 in cash and checks totaling 5000. Josie McClure and her resort crew are in custody amid the probe.
W R Johnson a Paola Kansas cattle dealer is accused of duplicating drafts totaling about 3000 to 4000 on cattle purchased and shipped to Kansas City last week. He drew drafts on Tuslor Houston and the Missouri Kansas Texas Commission firm and the Paola bank refused to honor them. Loss is placed on Clark county buyers who supplied Johnson with cattle. Johnson was last seen in Kansas City and is believed headed to Paola to buy more cattle. Commission men investigate possible further crooked dealings.
Wichita report details Mrs Clara Eaton, matron at Fairmount college dormitory, who fell from a fifth story window yesterday afternoon to the asphalt, dying instantly after fainting and sitting on the sill. Also notes a sailor James Spegule recovering a San tisgu sword from the Vizcaya with relics from the Merrimac, plus gifts to Baker University and assorted pension grants in Washington for Kansans.
Five children in the Henry Toews family at corner Pine and East South Fourth streets contracted smallpox. The family had not seen doctors until recently, but quarantine was imposed after symptoms appeared. The house was shut up Tuesday night and a rigid quarantine declared after the family physician confirmed the disease. The article notes the danger of contagion and the swift action to isolate the home.
The district considers health certificates for all students before school opens after several children were quarantined due to mingling among pupils. Vaccination efforts are noted, and the physician cites three cases as likely to prompt stricter entry requirements starting the new term.
Topeka area notes describe a busy civic scene with meetings, school events, public notices, and local personalities. Highlights include church activities, a teachers association conference, a charitable drive, a railroad bill debate, and the arrival of visitors. Officials report treasury movements and community efforts toward entertainments before March vacations.
A town resident writes that German Salve is used in every house for piles cuts burns bruises and ulcers and that its reputation spreads town to town as neighbors tell friends. The advertisement claims Beges Salve cures and healing power with druggist distribution and a familiar slogan about a product you have always bought.
The Chicago S&Alien transfer to a syndicate led by Union Pacific and other interests is completed. The ceremony occurred late yesterday afternoon in New York. Rock Island announces plans to build a new Chicago station on the site of the present depot. Safe and transfer of stock details are reported but the price is not disclosed.
A president’s private train encounters a brake failure on a straight track. The engineer claims the brakes were jammed by a prank, a flagger and the station agent are questioned, and the young agent is ordered to remove his red necktie after a heated exchange with the president.
A large public gathering at the Pittsboro opera house heard C W Maier third vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen urge labor groups to engage in legislation and defend unions. Lawyers John Randolph and John Campbell supported the call. Maier condemned strikes yet urged support of the union label to advance organized labor. The event drew broad attendance from local labor groups.
Omaha dispatch notes the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway plans a ten story passenger station to be used by the company Lake Shore and Nickel Plate roads. The elevated tracks will service trains from the new depot built on the present site with upper floors for offices.
The Santa Fe eating houses and dining cars owe success to Fred Harvey who pays top wages to skilled cooks. Harvey employs the best chefs with monthly pay from 375 to 100, doubles common road rates, and demands first class service and dishes. His liberal wages attract superior talent and quality meals.
Irving HM Wheatcroft, president, announces immediate resumption of the Colorado Valley railroad construction from Oakhurst toward San Antonio with plans to extend toward Ballinger Mason Fredericksburg and Comfort. The line now reaches 26 miles from Sweetwater, Texas Pacific junction.
Salt Lake City reports President Lorenzo Snow of the Mormon church issued a signed denial to a local paper. He asserts the church never teaches or encourages polygamy and rejects circulating charges related to B. F. Roberts’ congressional election and Presbyterian board of missions testimony.
Readable fragments imply a business or shipping note with names and items but details are unclear. Entities are fragmentary, with no complete dates or places to anchor a fuller summary.
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