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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1899
Page
4
Readable fragments describe war coverage between the Philippine Islands and the United States, media figures, pension debates, and technological notes. References include Gen Otis and Gen Otte, editors, a Manila campaign, a proposed ship across the Pacific, and comments on press coverage. Also mentioned are a Chicago automobile freight truck and Mother Shipton prophecy revival themes.
Kansas Missouri breed convention opens Wednesday at the Midland hotel in Kansas City with papers by Senator Harris ex-Governor Glick and addresses by J H Pickerell W P Hamed and others. Officers named include N Gentry president G W Glick first vice president B O Cowan second vice president W P Brush secretary J K Tomson and committee members.
The Atchison Champion, a daily since 1854, will become an afternoon Democratic paper tonight with Kutn from the Marion Times as editor and James G. Kohn as business manager. The Abbiman Champion had long been Kansas’s leading Republican daily under John Martin and later Andrew Felt.
A string of prankster activities by eight infantry officers at Port Riley involved leaving the post in snow and seizing $790 in gold watches and valuables from a wagon. The eight officers allegedly staged a raid on a nearby party and then returned to the post as the joke climaxed.
George C. Searies, a Chicago resident, arrived in Wichita and found his wife with traveling optician Nichols at a hotel. Nichols drew a revolver and threatened to kill Searies. Nichols was arrested and held at the police station, with a warrant issued for the wife’s arrest. The pair reportedly fled before officers could locate them.
The town notes a surge in residents with over a hundred new people since January and 23 from just the first three days of the week. Families named include Davis Wolf with five, Warner McCarty with three, A Howard with nine, J D Howard with two, and M Bigerie with five, among others joining this week.
Garden guidance explains rooting cuttings in sand from February to March, with geraniums blooming in summer if cared for. list of plants suitable for cuttings and methods. Separate notes report Ellis County shipping 1,680,000 bushels of wheat, pensions granted, a street railway sale in Fort Scott, and local deaths and civic efforts in Newton and Hutchinson.
Leavenworth Web 12 Ed Weatherby, a New York based investor, arrived to push the Leavenworth Light and Heating plant sale to a syndicate that controls multiple western plants including St. diseyh. Also notes fires and residents in nearby towns including a child burned in Kinsman and a church fire in Chetopa.
A basement laundry cottage at the South Dakota State Insane Asylum in Yankton burned at 2 AM, killing seventeen inmates. Fifty-two people were in the building. forty patients and twelve female attendants escaped in night clothing on a 23 degree below zero night. The fire halted by burst pipes and limited water supply. total loss of building and machinery estimated at 1,000 with no insurance.
Francia W. Herren, a leading mattress maker in the West, files for bankruptcy. The court lists assets valued at about $9 million with $11,083 remaining to be apportioned among unsecured creditors.
A man, about three years old in age, reportedly departed this life by his own hand inside the corridor of the Great Northern hotel in Chicago on February 22. The act appeared premeditated as the victim reportedly attempted to place himself in a safer position before firing the fatal shot.
A vintage advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the great nerve tonic. It claims strong nerves arise from pure rich blood and asserts the tonic nourishes the blood to feed the nerves and support steady performance.
Rumor spread in Topeka that a farmer 16 miles northwest of the city froze to death while driving north with a hay load after late Friday night. The body was said found on the hay, but the report cannot be verified and no local undertakers have confirmed any death from the storm. Haymarket workers note several men left for home Friday night, with none from the northwest countryside reported today.
The president sent nominations to the senate across army branches. Lieut Col Lloyd Wheaton of Second Infantry to colonel, Major A W Corfies of Seventh Infantry to lieutenant colonel, Captain W V Richards of Sixteenth Infantry to major, First Lt C T Beckarts of Sixth Infantry to captain, Second Lt C B Boltes of Eighteenth infantry to first lieutenant. Cavalry Second Lt Fitzhugh Lee of Twenty first Infantry to second lieutenant cavalry. Second Regt Volunteer Engineers Second Lt J Lawton to first lieutenant and Sgt W B Dougall to second.
Secretary Coburn of the State Board of Agriculture receives letters from Australia and New Zealand praising his hog work and requesting copies of his publications. The correspondents in Rockhampton and Waltars seek his treatises and note his status as a leading hog authority in America.
In Washington on February 13 the National Council of Women gathered at the Church of Our Father despite a heavy snowstorm. About 50 ladies attended and chose a continuous session due to conditions, focusing on business and the president Mrs Wright Sewall’s report. The address by Mrs Gates on The Women of Hawaii was postponed to Friday.
Ira Payne of Company A, wounded in last night’s Manila skirmish, is a Topeka native who served as head cook for his company before departure from San Francisco. He later worked as a cook at the Hotel Throop and at various Topeka eateries.
A heavy Friday night and Saturday storm dumped six inches of snow though drifting by wind makes the measurement approximate. The forecast calls for general snowfall tonight and Tuesday with warmer air later, as a Gulf or Pacific wave may moderate conditions across the country this week.
Leavenworth February 13 reports T B Jennings United States weather observer at Topeka Kan was today elected grand master of the Masonic grand lodge W M Shaver of Topeka was chosen grand recorder.
The Missouri Pacific Railway confirms in Atchison that it has purchased the Central Branch lines west of Waterville. For 28 years MP operated the lines under lease, amid rumors that the Santa Fe may have bought the property. Also notes Representative W. T. Short’s illness and slow recovery, Lancaster Pa. isolation, and Ohio earthquake reports.
The state warms over 12 hours with temperatures 20 to 40 degrees above zero. Reports from Santa Fe and Rock Island offices indicate milder conditions, sunshine prevailing, and the cold spell easing. Traffic interference from snow and sand drifts cleared, trains running on time.
Richmond Virginia endured a fierce blizzard from Saturday with snowdrifts five to six feet high and temperatures around six above zero. No streetcars or trains operate, business stalls, fuel supplies tighten, and fear of fuel famine grows as dealers struggle to meet urgent orders.
Memphis dispatch reports a record cold snap across West Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi freezing the Mississippi River navigation from Greenville to Cairo. Early fruit trees in Mississippi withered. coal shortages cause distress in Nashville as trains push coal forward. A Black mail carrier Bro aier was found frozen to death between Little Rock and Fourche Dam.
Birmingham officials cancel the Mardi Gras celebration due to an intensely cold blast with the thermometer 10 degrees below zero. The blizzard is described as the worst on record while the city hosts visitors. In Kansas City, temperatures drop from 22 below zero to 6 below as a moderating trend is forecast.
From Harper's Weekly a summary of Sven Hedin's desert traverse toward Lop Nor in a high altitude region rich with Buddhist relics. The narrative notes ancient Greek artistic influence, abundant temples and figures, encounters with robbers, and the perilous dunes and lakes en route through Khotan northern Tibet and Tsuldam.
Omaha February 13 The grievance committee of the Union Pacific telegraphers has finished its visit after two weeks in the city They met this morning and prepared formulas and regulations The matter will be taken up March 1 with both sides confident of a satisfactory settlement for all concerned
George Wickline of Nashville Illinois is arranging a socialistic colony on 1,000 acres of rich farming land with a 7 foot vein of coal along the Mobile and Ohio line in Randolph County. The plan mirrors Ruskin Tennessee with workers who have visited Ruskin, aiming for shared work and profits, modern farming and mining, schools, and brotherly conduct.
A scrambled excerpt from the Atchinon Globe discusses gender norms and money, noting women’s choices at the theater, men’s pursuit of wealth, and a Filipino context. It mentions memories of late returns, a husband’s reaction, and a moral quandary faced by Dr. Drake Wasson advising in such predicaments.
A humorous sketch about love and marriage from a male viewpoint. It contrasts men and women, noting women gain clothes and independence while men seek ease, with quips on outfits and domestic skills. The piece reflects early 20th century gender norms and social roles.
A sharp smallpox scare at Glenwood school east of Burlington led to its closure. Charles Hanes, exposed and sought by authorities after rumors of cases, was captured and jailed as residents warned Sheriff Green. Aged locals and Methodists mourned, while the WW Lodge expelled six Saintists under Grand Lodge orders.
Pratt County Baron Wandward reports cattle hides moving from Texas to Liberal by rail via Santa Fe. Shippers face heavy losses as range cattle struggle to eat and survive during transport. Tickets priced and valid seven days, with Purman’s Ladies and Children’s Legation mentioned.
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