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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1898
Page
2
A garbled fragmentary piece discusses harsh punishment extremes, life as a penalty, and the ethical weight of capital sentences. It references freedom, health, and the moral power of justice, with clipped allusions to societal beliefs and consequences.
New York reports a market for print cloths showing slight price gains as Fall River manufacturers discuss extending an agreement. The deal includes advance costs and quotas, with mills weighing a four week curtailment and potential long term consolidation. Observers question the effect on production, competition, and future pricing.
Baltimore dec 3 report on a new four message telegraph instrument by Dr Henry A Rowland of Johns Hopkins University. the device transmits four messages simultaneously in different directions on a single wire and prints results on paper. a practical trial is planned in baltimore next week with talks of public exhibition and potential cost savings for operators.
Captain Fr. Post and Second Mate P M Midbee of the Crowmwelt ae Roikerbocker face manslaughter charges after a stowaway allegedly thrown overboard. The incident supposedly occurred near New York after the ship departed November 2, with details murky from the damaged text.
The Chicago and Alton railroad sale dominants were discussed in New York and Chicago meetings involving John J. Mitchell of the Illinois Trade and Savings Bank and R H Warrmin. Banks and brokers including First National, Chase National, Kuhn Loeb, and others were named as potential purchasers guiding a syndicate to operate the Alton in coordination with Missouri Pacific Union Pacific and other western routes. The negotiations centered on a sale to a banking group and affiliated interests with Vanderbilt and Gould ties, though no definitive agreement emerged.
In Atlanta Georgia the eccentric hotel owner Smith will celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday in a rare fashion. He will wear a high stiff hat and avoid neckties. The event includes a wash test with 100 young men, twenty nine meats and fifty seven drinks served. Four weddings will occur after supper in the Kentucky row, with principals unnamed. He operates a hotel with rooms named after states.
Alice Jenkins, 17, was arrested for the murder of her newborn baby girl at Patrick O Hearn’s home in Columbus. She confesses tearing the body apart with her own hands and claims Delbert Hines, 20, was the father. Police search for the missing head amid suspicions of another conspirator.
The Evening Journal reports former Minnesota Governor Merriam is selected to replace Hitchock as ambassador to St. Petersburg. It notes a long feud with Senator Cushman K. Davis stemming from past family tensions in St Paul and a rift over Merriam’s marriage, with Davis demanding presidential support before Merriam could be confirmed.
Rev James Britain Miller of Michigan faces a second major charge for wholesale theft after being implicated in stealing thousands of books from Yale shelves. Detectives recovered a gold watch and a key in his trunk, linking him to missing items at Yale Divinity Hall. Clergymen posting bond express belief in his innocence.
Governor Pingree urged that every soldier sent to Manila should carry his coffin on his shoulder as a necessary adjunct of his outfit. Rev S Fuller of Boston spoke against imperial entanglements, addressing a Light Guard Armory audience in Detroit. Fuller proved eloquent and argued against retaining the Philippines.
In Philadelphia Dee Townsend, amid a card party at Lehigh Avenue, ingested prussic acid and declared he would end his life that night. Friends misunderstood as a joke. at midnight he lay unresponsive in a chair. Coroners concluded probable heart failure from prussic acid poisoning.
Madrid dispatch reports the cabinet plans to send an additional fee to Cuba for the repatriation of Spanish troops remaining there. The prospects for leasing Spanish prisoners in the Philippine islands are very discouraging.
Reports from the Ladrone Islands describe native forces arming guards, collecting taxes, and massacring the Panopi garrison as Spaniards refuse to accept Francis Portusuch’s authority after the Charleston left Guam. Henry Nuot is named ruler, favorable to Americans, while Iloilo’s insurgents consider surrender. The Buena Ventura protects British interests, and Tormulus confirms possible surrender to American terms.
Montana cattle prices rose about six percent above any prior season, with 17828 head shipped out and 680,000 worth of strays recovered by inspectors. The Montana Growers Association funded 743.00 of the strays recovery. Prices averaged 344 dollars per head, reflecting strong demand for stock and feeder cattle as fewer cattle were brought into the state. The state stock commission urged changes to bounty laws to address predator impacts and reduce coyotes.
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Teller predicts free silver will dominate the 1900 campaign. He says imperialism and war questions will fade after the war ends, leaving the silver issue to rise, with voters likely to back a party advocating bimetallic use on equal terms.
McPherson county banker Eli Williams pushes a referendum style amendment to place the bank commissioner office under popular election. Williams says Breidenthal’s guaranty fund would be affected. Williams argues the office should be elected, while the opposing view warns of political risk and potential withdrawal of support if the amendment fails.
Washington ball club managers forecast an eight league team as talks swirl on Seibich, Wagner and McGuire investments. Reported sales and player movements hint at a break in trend as buyers eye outfielders and pitchers. Local outlets tease a holiday sale of watches jewelry and silverware at Otto Kuehne & Co with discounts on medallions and pictures.
Travel advertisement noting holiday fares for Santa F routes to Philadelphia and New York via Washington with a one fare for 200 miles, and special through tickets via Vandalla Pennsylvania with short layovers. Contact Cromwell Jeffers for details and through time limits.
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