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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1898
Page
4
Disjointed OCR fragment references appointing Dewey to a Vermont senate vacancy, broader wartime rhetoric, and debates over expansionism and Russia. Mentions Havacea, Corbett, Chebry sisters, and a mix of political notes, with scattered lines on democracy, property, and patriotism amid a turbulent era.
Fragmentary text notes ongoing public debate on kissing and its perceived hurtful effects. It cites contemporary voices urging prohibition, especially among youth, and mentions concerns about morality and thoughtless behavior.
A historical column warns of severe health risks from provocative kissing attempts and public courtship dangers. It cites incidents in Lancashire and Germany, noting paralysis, exhaustion, and even death as consequences of extreme bodily stimulation. The piece discusses societal attitudes and the need to reconsider such risky acts among youth and adults alike.
A fragmented column reflects on gender roles and social perception, noting men’s harsh judgments of pie crust quality and the double standards in consolation after funerals. It humorously critiques sentimental fuss, social polish, and the pull of home as a comforting constant.
A collection of brief, fragmentary maxims on marriage, character, and gender. The sketches touch on wisdom, fidelity, and the expected roles of men and women, noting how money and poverty influence perception, charity, and health in society.
A collage of brief items mentions General Whoeeier’s odd regimen, actress Jan duech Abtor praised as a skirt dancer, two Tempos named Reed and two Thomases with similar service, Mr. Young Vicraman departing Congress, Prof Lateiey’s imperial exhibit, and Bismarck’s autobiography selling 200000 copies in Germany in ten days. Colonel Vitalin receives a Chinese honor for service at Panama. Jules Ferry to have a statue in Tunis, Paris statues debated amid public foulings.
The article reports twenty miles of road built from Santiago with Spaniards and Jamaicans employed for construction and labor, including a transition to rail and dock facilities. It notes improved public works, repair of public walkways, and future freight movement by rail and ship.
A railroad clash near Columbus involves the Hocking Valley Toledo Southwestern and Wheeling Valley lines. Hack operations disrupt tracks. several cars wrecked and switches torn up as crews clash. authorities scramble to contain the damage and secure the disputed territory.
Providence reports that brokers and bankers in the city plan a paper trust uniting manufacturers of all kinds. The consolidation aims to reduce competition, restrict production, and create a standard grade of paper, potentially reshaping the industry landscape.
Circulation agents along the Santa Fe line surveyed sentiment for a theater train on the Southern Kansas route to Kansas City. The proposed schedule would start from Garnett or Ottawa in late afternoon to reach Kansas City by evening, return around midnight. Half fare round trip. Favorable reports suggest a trial run one day weekly, with special runs for events.
Northward cold wave extends across St Paul Moorehead Winnipeg and Battlefords with temperatures from 16 below to 30 below at 7 am and forecasts kept frigid through the year. Reports also note a record ship build on the Pacific coast and a large double expansion of 12108 tons.
Chetopa reports readiness for oil operations by spring with a dipping vat as a key facility. The Advance notes material arrived and will be moved to grounds near the line once weather allows. Agent Dean says the vat is vital, likely attracting a government inspector to oversee the site.
Father Gerard Heine of St Benedicts College is named pastor of St Benedicts Church succeeding Father Longinus who resigned due to ill health. Father Henry departs for Des Moines as pastor after June. Father Charles Stockir will transfer to Seneca as pastor. Father Matthias Stein becomes college director and Father Lawrence Theis remains assistant priest.
Sabetha and surrounding communities fear a smallpox case at Eugene Dorcas's home six miles south of Oneida. A young man named Manuel, afflicted with the disease, had enlisted in the Seventh California regiment and was discharged recently, arriving at the residence.
Seneca, nephew of Mrs. Ed Young and Mr. Frank Hate, visited multiple businesses and social events in the Dorcas neighborhood before falling ill with a contagious disease. The area six miles south of town is quarantined amid smallpox concerns as Gillaspie shows signs but no diagnosis yet.
Walter Hopkins, a tramp, was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail after stealing waste from journals on boxcars. A second tramp received 45 dollars and 20 days. officials note waste theft causes hot boxes and wrecks, with up to a thousand journals stolen monthly on the Middle division.
In Abilene on December 31 a council special meeting settled the claim of Mrs. Maloney for a fall caused by a broken sidewalk board on east north 11th street. She accepted 300 in full of all claims after legal negotiation, with the city deeming the compromise cheap.
General Charles McCrum of Garnett led Ottawa volunteers as 31 men were sworn in and commissioned. Robert Atkinson Jr was named captain with P B Stone as lieutenant and William M Shiras as second lieutenant. Noncoms to be chosen later. The unit will be known as Ottawa’s “Be” Company of the First Regiment.
J W Border of Pittsburg Kansas chased John Heffner after seeing him with his wife and two children who had eloped from Nevada Missouri. Heffner, about 23, fled the platform, while Border persuaded his wife to return to Pittsburg with him through tears and threats.
Galena December 2 Wil Lundar was instantly killed at 4 30 PM and W M McCoy seriously injured by falling boulders in the Bat Tale Miller mines North Empire. A heavy shot of dynamite was fired and after about 15 minutes the men returned to work when about two dozen boulders fell crushing Lundar.
A man identified as McCoy survived a drift incident but later died after being badly damaged. He is survived by a wife and two children, with another mention stating a wife and one child. The report notes his longing for family amid tragedy.
The Kansan reports the Kansas Live Stock Sanitary Commission issued a December bulletin amending Texas fever controls. It restricts southern cattle movement within a defined quarantine area for January, allows dipping exemptions, and outlines duties for stock yards and transport firms. Nearby items note Santa Fe bridge work at Coffeyville, Wellington property sale, the John A. Martin monument, Hutchinson football, and Rock Island holiday excursions.
Fragmentary OCR note discusses safety of investment and security forms. Mentions savings and trust, insurance, and a periodical business reference to investments and returns. Includes stray phrases about abstract strategies and a named figure Tarvin and a Sav ings and Trust section.
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