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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1898
Page
6
Topeka society notes list upcoming clubs dances and events. Named hosts and attendees include the Hurlands Mr and Mrs J D Hodeins Mrs Greenwond and many local residents with a long roster of guests at Hudson's Ball Ramony Hall and other venues.
Bliss Helen Curry visits Lave Tence nt FP and friends in Topeka. Stoddard of Katwax City visits Topeka friends. Ralewin Health Club to meet March 1. Mrs. Lincoln hosts at Huntoun and Dillon streets. Invitations issued for Edith Mountain God and Henry S Hynechen wedding March 15 in Chicago. Tongtelion Cameo entertainment by First Methodist Ladies Aid on Tuesday. officers listed.
Mrs Era Their wife of Br AS Thitis died Friday morning at 4 o clock of consumption at the family residence 318 Greenwood avenue Potwin She was 45 born in Vermont and married in 1872 to AWS Thom ae of this city She leaves a husband two daughters Misses Ning and The funeral will be held at the residence in Potwin Tuesday at 2 o clock Dean J W S ykey of Grace Cathedral will conduct services David Tt Youngs died Sunday in Kansas City at the German hospital after a surgical operation He was 45 The remains were cremated in Topeka today The funeral will be held at the sister in law Miss Waerdat 707 Poll Tuesday at 11 o clock Mrs W W Kennedy aged 53 died Sunday at her home Lyne Creek The funeral was held today at the Lynn Creek church A portrait and event notes on civic figures and a Washburn contest are mentioned, with references to the state oratorical contest and the Washburn scene.
The speaker argues Spain bears no guilt for the disaster that killed sailors. A commission will investigate, while urging calm and respect for those who died. The speaker hopes a monument honoring public servants will inspire patriotism and remembrance of duty.
The New York Journal prints Alfred H Lewis notes alleging Weyler orchestrated the Maine explosion in Havana. It reports two Havana factions debating blame and autonomy, with one side praising harsher methods and the other fearing war with Spain if accountability fails.
Col Fred Funston recalls meeting Gen Lee after Cuban prison release and argues that if the United States declared war on Spain it could capture Havana quickly with 250,000 Spanish in the island and 20,000 in the capital, aided by American troops and ships. He describes a tense exchange with Lee and warns of potential danger to the consulate.
Prominent Atlantans discuss possible war with Spain as tension grows. Mrs Governor W Atkinson voices strong patriotism and calls for decisive leadership, proposing a firm hand to support the President and the nation.
In the report the first lady Miss Jane McKinney, kin to the president, vows to aid Washington and McKinney’s vertebrae while organizing hospital care and nursing wounded soldiers. Prominent journalist Mrs. Loudly M. Gordon adds hope that the war will bind the state and nation. Bourbon County sends a car load of dairy cows to Cuba for Spanish officers, with twelve cows and milkers on a milk train through Fort Scott.
Russell Sage, the multi millionaire, urges rapid government action after the Maine incident. He states rich and poor should support McKinley, party lines to drop, and stresses providing for families of those killed. Sage asserts decisive wartime measures may be needed and predicts swift presidential action on the Maine affair.
Santiago de Cuba February reports detail depopulation from 56 776 to about 15 000 as able bodied men left for war. Mortality rose in late 19 year months but fell early February due to rationed quinine from the United States. Public relief centers like Cocina Economico, run by German Michaelson, distribute food and fuel with funding promised by autonomist governor Capules. Eighty nine United States citizens receive rations.
New York Feb It has been decided to keep the full force of naval vessels on the Pacific coast. Oregon Monterey and Monadnock are stationed on the coast with Baltimore Bennington Juicer and gunboats in various ports. No orders to recall them have been issued as administration eyes expansion of American jurisdiction.
The department plans to mobilize armored cruisers Columbia Minneapolis to Pacific waters for a demonstration with potential joins by New York and Brooklyn to form a flying squadron. They seek to fuel ships from English merchants as coal supplies remain ample. Puritan repairs near Hampton Roads return her to defense of Baltimore Washington Norfolk and Richmond.
Madrid dispatch reports Spain’s navy is in fighting trim with a torpedo flotilla slated for Havana, but official Navy sources say no squadron has sailed recently. Only the cruiser Almirante Oquendo is en route, while two more ships and torpedo craft may follow. General Weyler visited Barcelona, with return planned for Madrid midweek.
A Madrid dispatch reports The Nacion al General Weyler's organ scouts the mine theory after the Maite disaster. It claims Weyler states General Weyler removed documents and plans, and that Port defenses rely on heavy cannon. The piece notes bitterness toward Len and opposition to peacemeasures.
The Beaton Trust Company reported from Havana by Biavans that the wrecking barge Chief, belonging to Vae Merritt and Chapman Wrecking Company, is in tow by the Beaton firm aboard the Unaport steamship.
Adjutant General Hiram Allen orders readiness for emergency. Ten tons of military supplies including ammunition uniforms and accoutrements arrive in Topeka and are stored in the state arsenal. Supplies can be quickly distributed if needed and the entire government apportionment for the KN.G. is drawn early for faster mobilization. About 6000 remaining to audit and funds could equip extra gear. Assistant Adjutant General notes 160 new companies could be organized within a week.
The article notes the first day of spring in Topeka with trees showing sap rising and buds swelling. It mentions local events and notices including weather questions for next month, political committee meetings, and arrests, all set against a busy civic scene. It references Judge Witham traveling to Port Svett for criminal matters and returning, with additional items about primaries, temperance meetings, and horticultural society meetings. The report blends community updates with brief local incidents and pathways for upcoming civic events.
In Topeka last week the Butter Show figures show receipts from 10 and 11 cent tickets totaling 2 441 dollars. Expenses reached 1 062 dollars leaving a deficiency of 520 dollars. Auditing committee members H W Crosby and A W Dana will review accounts this evening and seek reductions to square the books without a call on the guaranteed funds.
Topeka audiences face a lean March as only six nights will feature opera houses and theaters as manager Crawford notes a scarcity of attractions. The slate includes Del Conte Italian Grand Opera Company on March 21 and Wang a late March visit, with Nancy Hanks and Sidetracked among shows, while a prospect of theater trusts easing access is voiced.
Chicago and Kansas City markets show wheat futures volatile after Liverpool cables report mixed stock levels and rising bids. Wheat advanced briefly on short covering and a strong cattle complex with hogs and beef products steady amid varied receipts and futures activity.
Fragmentary OCR item records agricultural activity with mentions of oats harvested, bushels, receipts and cars. Names and details are garbled but indicate a report on crop yields and transport counts, including figures like 48 000 bushels and references to Dur and Lota.
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