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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
1
The Senate discussed a proposal to amend the Constitution to shorten the president's term and extend the Fifty-fifth Congress to April 30, 1899, shifting the start to March 4 for future terms. It also covered related legislative actions and committee referrals amid routine business and other Senate measures.
The House paused on dimen4 and consular matters delaying a private bill vote while Havana tensions are addressed. Debate touched the Bergen international fisheries exposition and a possible $200 deficit if participation proceeds, with emphasis on duties and U.S. interests.
The report notes 40000 copies of an Alaska map detailing feasible routes while the House committees the private calendar. MRK. Crosby remains ill with double pneumonia affecting both lungs. his condition shows slight improvement in breathing pulse and temperature. Business men discuss implications of Crosby's illness and the dry green store's fate reflecting local lung disease history among owners and associates.
New York social scene records a debut party at Levi P. Morton and wife’s Fifth Avenue home. Guests danced late while butlers and footmen served coffee and supper to welcome Abe Morton as the fourth daughter to enter society in a landmark, festive event.
Holland and Squires have completed plans for a two story pressed brick and terra cotta office block to be built next spring by C. J. Delia at the southeast corner of Eighth and Jackson. The building measures 32 by 66 feet with terraces around and costs about 15000 dollars.
Don N Willits of Fredonia was appointed as United States marshal Sterne announced his first appointment Don N Willits to head Air White a former reform school official and district court clerk The bond was set at £1000 and approved by Judge Foster The American Surety Company provided the surety Two oaths were administered by Judge Foster for faithful duties and defense of the constitution
Death notices report Mrs Annie Haywood aged 63 died this morning ten miles southeast of the city. Funeral planned for tomorrow. William Calihan a Topeka barber and former resident died Wednesday at Osage City. He belonged to the Topeka Journeymen Barbers Union No 25. union members sent a floral offering. BF Phelps, 96, died of congestion at 1 pm, a Santa Fe machinist. He leaves a wife and three sons. home in Jefferson remains unchanged.
The state board of agriculture reelects key officers for the coming year. George W. Glick, Democrat, serves as president. A. C. Shinn, Populist, is vice president. FP. D. B. Cohen, Republican, is secretary. Edwin Taylor, Populist, remains treasurer.
The Hutchinson Southern railroad, 113 miles long from Hutchinson to Medford, was sold at a receiver’s sale for 100,080 dollars to a reorganization committee largely composed of local capitalists. The Union Pacific held the mortgage and bonds securing the loan.
Havana reports deny any violence toward United States Consul General Fithush Lee amid the riots. He walked freely in Central Park and near the hotel Inglaterra while official business continued. Crowds accused El Diario de la Marina of inciting unrest, a shooter struck a newspaper seller, and troops restored order as political leaders gathered at the palace after midnight.
The Cuban American league chairs publish a Harmis Taylor letter urging instant belligerency resolution. It calls for nationwide league chapters to mobilize public opinion in support of recognizing a state of war in Cuba and aiding insurgents with moral backing. Local branches to be organized in cities and counties nationwide.
A World dispatch from Tampa reports an American woman shot during the Havana riot. W L Fulton, a cattle dealer on board from Havana, witnessed officers of Spanish volunteers attack the Autonomist press and smashing La Discussion and La facha offices. The mob shouted Viva Espana as a colonel’s uniform was torn and offices were wrecked.
A U S navy plan, with the Maine largely unarmored, will be reinforced in a few days by Admiral Steard’s heavily armed North Atlantic squadron. Vessels depart from New York and Hampton Roads, joining off the Chesapeake capes for winter maneuvers from January through April.
Norfolk and Key West report naval units preparing for winter operations. The New York sailed to Key West with the Monitor Terror at Norfolk Navy yards, crews at sea and shore shifts ready. Ammunition and provisions arrived as orders for a gulf winter cruise remain in force. The Marblehead heads to Navassa after Detroit’s Haiti voyage. Montgomery left Tampa during the fishery congress and then sailed again.
Newport News Virginia January 14 The battleship Indiana sails for Old Point Comfort after taking on 950 tons of coal to join the North Atlantic squadron The battleship Iowa remains to refuel amid rumors of unrest aboard ships and possible Havana developments The fleet is not expected to sail south until Saturday morning unless further Havana situation updates occur In Madrid riots against Weylerites and Blanco supporters surge as papers and crowds react while officers face court martial news spreads through stock markets.
New York reports Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago trains under Tammany Hall auspices with Croker to be the 1900 vice presidential pick. Harrison linked to 16 to 1 reform opposition, while Bryan silver Democrats face a push to nominate another man. Croker allies Gorman and Belmont figure in a broader realignment as old guards shift toward sound money Democrats.
In Madrid on January 14 the police precautions were redoubled around the United States station and near the residence of United States minister General Stewart L. Woodford. The report notes heightened security in the area amid ongoing events.
The annual meeting of the Topeka Club elected directors for the year and unanimously instructed them to reject Colonel A S Johnson, with 99 members in the club. Directors chosen include A S Johnson, H Munn, E J Datla, C H Gulber, Frank B Bennett, Arthur Capper, J G Sinnecker, F M Holiday, George W Crane, A Fassler, W Littlefield.
Chicago police pension abuses revealed by a senate committee in vestigating the civil service and police forces list ex officers on pension rolls able to perform duty. Ex Captain Mahoney examination shows Wheeler Bertram, Evans ton chief, drawing 34 dollars monthly from Chicago, with irregularities traced to Hopkins era.
Tendon Jan 14 report: allied trades unions led by Amalgamated Engineers withdraw the demand for a four hour weekly work reduction. Workmen officials hope employers will drop lockout notices and end the Brest labor dispute.
Misstep by Bilas Madeline Goddard of Providence during a cotillion led to a heavy fall on the Sherry's floor. She struck her head, was taken home for care, remained unconscious for hours, showed signs of concussion, but later regained consciousness and improved, with doctors declaring her out of danger.
The Reverend J. W. Sykes of Toledo arrives with his wife and three children and stops at the National hotel. He begins duties Sunday with Bishop Milinpaugh introducing him to Grace Cathedral. installation set for January 2. Sykes, 53, educated at Alexandria, has seven years in Toledo serving Calvary and Grace churches and is noted as an aggressive, outspoken church leader with strong moral and civic interests.
Gov Leedy ousts Joseph Furnish from the Wichita police commission and appoints HG Toler who has only two months in the city though the law requires three years. Toler’s residency and petitions accuse misrepresentation in removal efforts, with plans to challenge his appointment in district court. London report notes MP Charles Pelham Villiers near death after long Commons service.
In New York on January 14, several hundred laundry workers struck and marched with a red shirt banner, clashing with Chinese coworkers. Police separated groups after violence erupted in Walker Street shops, injuring workers and prompting arrests as strikers disrupted entrances and confrontations persisted.
A tornado tore through eastern Taney county Tuesday night, damaging Etrantierwithe and nearby areas southeast of Springfield. Several injuries reported, with families affected and multiple sites destroyed. Roads between Forsy and Bradleyville blocked by fallen timber.
J C McKibbers, jailed for counterfeiting eight dollar bills, continued his criminal pattern after his conviction. He confessed to teaching the art of engraving and half tone printing to two accomplices, and asked for a suspended sentence to return to his family, citing his age and time already served.
The president sent eight nominations to the Senate for consuls including Geo W Dickinson of New York to Avapulen and another to La Guay a. The list includes appointments for Respulco and La Guaya with officials designated by name and place.
Miss Kate J. Adare has graduated and is entering Deaconess training in the Pennsylvania diocese. Sister Bila Hebe is not yet a member of the order. Adams will remain temporarily in Paradolphis amid uncertainty of events. A notable advertisement promotes the New Model Supply Store today with readings and sale details.
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