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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
2
A health ad urges winter as the test for catarrh, warning that cold weather worsens symptoms and local fixes fail. It promotes Swift's S. S. S. as the blood remedy that reaches the disease at its source to curb stubborn catarrh and replace sprays and washes.
Professor Virchow Masaren reports in Fleer that war may affect male birth numbers in the United States. Jacques Bertian, Paris statistics chief, notes a global excess of male births and says it is a prudent balance since boys die more often, maintaining sex ratios around 105 to 100 across eras.
A Vanderbilt ball honoring Gwynne Vanderbilt will be the season’s grand private entertainment in years with 1200 invitations. Mrs. Vanderbilt has drawn upon society leaders including families tied to Ogden Mills and Sloane, as guests gather at the Vanderbuilt residence near Stuyvesant and Washington squares.
Vineland New Jersey January 4 Joseph Repetti a skilled machinist says he alone owns Keely motor secrets claiming Keely showed him the complete mechanism and that an oath prevents disclosure. He recalls Keely demonstrating parts and a machine that could render perpetual motion though details remain withheld.
Report says Mrs. Vanderbilt will host an elaborate buffet for the officials with two orchestras and two suppers. Guests will depart at midnight while refreshments are served to the young invitees, and the Vanderbilt home grounds will be decorated with flowers for the occasion.
In response to inquiries, Swift & Co Libby McNeill & Libby and Nelson Morris & Co assert they used only refrigerated or canned beef with no chemicals. Letters to Lt. Col. Smith state no tinned beef, no additives, good government inspected beef, shipments to U S army locations and overseas, with no chemicals involved.
A board of survey appointed by Secretary of War Alger will probe the loss of 300,000 pounds of refrigerated Swift & Co beef rejected at Ponce Porto Rico and later thrown overboard. The inquiry will determine responsibility and possible reimbursement to Swift & Co, with testimony and affidavits to be gathered from Swift officials, General Miles, and other army officers.
Lexington tax collectors levied on the Wilgua block, estate of Misa Cara Bell, daughter and sole heir of millionaire D. D. Bell, for back taxes claimed at over 9200,000 in personal property. The Security Trust in Bank Vault company, as Wardian, is alleged to have concealed assets and not listed them for four years. City claims Bell’s personalty totals over 600,000, with about 300,000 assessed. The trust company will oppose the action. Arbuckles cut sugar prices by one sixteenth cent per pound in New York.
Correspondence from the Associated Press describes San Juan as clean on the streets but filthy inside. overcrowded tenements with lack of air and light, Janitorial neglect, and call for thorough sanitation measures. It notes the need for housing, public lavatories, water supply, and enforcement to improve health.
The text argues for American management of San Juan sanitation to modernize the city. It envisions transforming the northern harbor area with grading and leveling to create a famed drive along Morro Castle to San Cristobal, using old walls as a backdrop, bright lights at night, and palm shade. Private enterprise could salvage neglected barracks to support the project, yielding prosperity.
Porto Rico correspondent recalls life of a local editor marked by political battles, personal attacks, and threats of imprisonment. After American forces seized San Juan, many newspapers suspended, with editors fearing government pressure and legal reprisals, while some papers closed or shifted policy under new authority.
The general described threats used against Kentuckians and a plan to silence editors. He outlined police notes sent to the home secretary and the local authorities, urging restraint while noting frequent shootings in the city and the panic it caused among residents.
Fragmented notice describes a dramatic production titled At oey mace ented at Fiouue Sunday with David Higgins involved. It hints at heated crowds, rising anticipation, and a showcase of local talent as the scene unfolds, plus advertising for a variety of goods and services including shirts and laundry.
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