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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1899
Page
5
The report questions coal quality and its effect on costs, noting poor coal remains expensive regardless of price. The message hints at Marceline as a potential lead or focal point for pursuing better results.
A collage of gossip and medical notes from a historical paper. Reports claim Princess Louise of Saxe Coburg in America under an assumed name, with court chatter noting reconciliation attempts after a scandal. Other items include sensational claims about women’s skull prices, a potential whooping cough bacillus discovery, and an advertisement for a German salve.
The Chicago to Omaha rail race heats up as lines like Rock Island and Northwestern clue abandonment of fast trains. Rumors say Rock Island may chop coaches and sleepers from the Flyer to protect mail service, while others threaten deeper cuts and longer Omaha times, sparking a broader rate war.
New York February 6 Sharkey shows willingness to concede on battlefield to settle the bout. Fitesiamens refuse to appear before Lenox Athletic Club or National Athletic Club of Frison, leaving Dan Stuart and two Gotham clubs as bidders. Broadway and Coney Island clubs poised to bid heavily to wrest the championship from Stuart. Coney Island club revived specifically to bid for the big fight.
A Harper's Bazar excerpt extols heirloom spoons over fashionable novelties. Ordinary teaspoons bearing great grandmother initials gain more value than market spoons, linked to family history and generations of Newport life, enduring despite elements and time.
Remy Peete from Fudge Enio te, hb. S. Fiat notes Vict fet who witnessed Sandenty attack. He served as a private in the cit war and was mustered with the rank of major. He was a GAR member and Loyal Legion participant.
A Crawford Opera House Saturday night show ran late as Miss Dorothy Morton threatened to dismiss the audience over a box office receipts dispute. The Oliver theater at Lincoln filed an attachment over nonappearance and unpaid transport charges, delaying curtain time and drawing in lawyers and agents.
The Oliver theater faced a funding row over transportation costs as Miss Morton and manager Emmerson argued over a $1 charge. After a long delay between acts, the performance resumed with The Beggar Student and later The Chicago Student drew a larger audience. Morton complained of expenses and cold, while the chorus and leads received mixed praise for the evening show.
An unusual court scene in Wilmington centers on Cowee n Sayase a Branches ter man who was carried into the jury room on a stretcher to testify. He suffered severe spinal injuries when a car collision left him paralyzed below the neck, yet after hours of agony he began to recover and gradually regained function, surprising doctors who had expected only hours to live.
In Imlay City Michigan a fast mail crash on February 6 involved Cheraco and Grand Trunk passenger trains No 1 westbound and No 6 eastbound standing at the station. Fatalities include Engineer Fairbanks and mail clerks Edward Reid Thomas Stuart. Injured include Engineer Mahan Burns Lee Beokes and Tepley White. Both trains wrecked with mail cars derailed and passenger coaches remaining on the tracks. The cause for the westbound train failing to stop is under inquiry.
A Niagara Falls dispatch reports a consolidation plan for the Central and West Shore railroads and others to create a New York City clearing house. The aim is to allocate traffic among lines and adopt a unified settlement system, replacing multiple rates and divisions with a single system operated by one office.
A Chicago round up reports the plan to locate Chinese admitted for the Transmissiop exposition. Government inspector James Stone says all Chinese must show residence certificates or face deportation, with officials in Omaha coordinating the effort. Kipling Hard Luck noted as a London story about the burning of the Sarah Sanilé, contradicted by the vessel commander still alive who took issue with details.
Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight and Tuesday with brisk northern winds. Laundry notices offer free mending and sleeve buttons. Peerless Steam Laundry at 212 and 114 West Standard Street promotes washing colored shirts and guarding against fading. Pestless Steam Laundry advertises meals at 2 East Eighth Street near Hotel Oxford.
A Milwaukee brewer buys the First German Methodist church adjoining his brewery and converts it into a saloon. The basement becomes a beer vault, the chancel is a bar, a banquet hall is fitted in the auditorium, and a stage replaces the altar. The spire will be turned into an observatory in a Teutoblan themed remodel.
Washington February 6 reports say the Judiciary committee will decide on members who served in the army to set a precedent for contesting Nathan B. Scott's election as U S senator from West Virginia. The move aims to seat a Democratic successor as General Wheeler prepares for March 4.
Deadwood South Dakota reports wolves expanding across cattle ranges with ferocity increasing this winter. Indian agency agents offer $5 per wolf killed to ranchers near Belle Fourche and Slim Butte, prompting strenuous hunting efforts like a hunter returning with a wagon full of wolves from Standing Rock.
New York February 4 Charles Matean M D reports Schlatter intends to hire a hall to debate with Coronet Ingersoll. He claims willingness to back up his case with 10 as evidence, and says he will proceed once legal permit is obtained.
Cincinnati reports record whisky sales as Kentucky distilleries and warehouses consolidate. A surge in prices and large orders, including 3 500 barrels, push the market to new highs amid expectations of a Congress age bill. Brokers halt orders to await further word.
Cincinnati reported that Senior Vice Commander W C Jackson of the national G A R said a meeting of the national council of administration will be called soon to appoint a successor to Commander Sexton. Captain Johnson will command in the interim and has begun arranging for the G A R attendance at the funeral.
Nellie Moore of Bucyrus Kansas, a graduate of Bethany College, leaves steady work in New York and travels to Mena to claim land and build a home. She becomes weighmaster in Calo fel Crawfordfort’s era and motivates others with independent, practical zeal, modeling frontier self reliance.
A New York Times report warns of a wide copper market gamble driven by British and American financiers. It notes scarce cash, heavy securities trading, and a push from investors toward South African shares as copper prices surge. The piece suggests a looming market smash could trigger upheaval for Americans and a flight of shares into a few wealthy hands.
A temperance driven custom spreads in New York as Ginger parties and balls feature coffee and sandwiches for coachmen. Initiated by Bishop Forter after a drunken accident, Mrs. Levi P. Morton funded a wheeled restaurant to serve guests late at night. Temperance wagons now ply near saloons to aid waiting coachmen.
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