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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1899
Page
4
A montage of editorials and notices discusses Samoa tensions, Philippines policy, universal eight hour workday gains in Pittsburg, currency standard debates, trust power, and socialist influence in Massachusetts. It references General Eagan, Dever, Porto Rico, Bryan, and Porto Rico court actions with broad opinions on government ownership and labor disputes.
The readable passages reveal a jumble of stray phrases about music, dance, patriotism, and finances. The text mentions a bird, a band, suitors, and duties with garbled phrasing, producing a snapshot of derailed civic or social commentary amid nonsensical filler.
An Atchison Globe column surveys etiquette and moral topics, urging courtesy in church matters and social welcome. It notes charity, Christian science perspectives on worry and health, and contrasts wealth with happiness, mentioning a local youth wage incident and local peach harvest weather patterns in Kansas.
A collage of mini profiles notes General Merritt’s Civil War scar and Peary’s Arctic fare. It recalls gossip about Helen Gould denying a Santlake proposal, the Countess of Warwick with white Arabian ponies, and Senator Alfiven’s role in Lincoln’s 1860 nomination.
A testimonial extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier curing painful ankle ulcers and other impure-blood ailments. Marr A Weir of Winfield Kansas reports rapid improvement after two to four bottles, regaining strength and pain-free sleep. The ad markets Hood's Sarsaparilla as the one true purifier with accompanying Hood's Pills.
The mayor Charles Fellows announced he will retire at end of term despite petitions from over fifteen hundred citizens including five hundred Banta Fe shop workers. He cites a successful four years with reduced taxes, no debt, improved electric plant, and cautious spending. Mr. Chas J Drew is listed as a prominent rival, with plans to continue the current administration's policies if elected. Later notice states Drew has decided to run.
Madrid reports Premier Sazasts says Aguinaldo tied liberation of Spanish prisoners in the Philippines to Spain recognizing the Philippine republic and allying with it. Aguinaldo also seeks Vatican recognition. A Manila dispatch notes the insurgents’ tolerance for American recognition expires tomorrow, with no utilities expected to reopen. Aguinaldo asks the Vatican to send a commission to negotiate clerical release.
Janet Clark W. Bryan aged 74, formerly co owner of the Republican and later owner of the Union, shot and killed himself today. He founded Good Housekeeping and the Paper Work. A few months ago he faced business reverses. Gov Stanley Gore went to Kansas City with Mrs Gore to deliver an address at the annual banquet of the A C of Kansas City Kansas tonight. This is the first time he has left Topeka since his inauguration.
New York police report ties handwriting to the poison plot in the Adams Barnet case. The suspect who requested bumow powder and the address on cyanide of mercury mail appear linked to a cigar shop box rented for delivery. Authorities seek to identify the poison and trace the sender through handwriting analysis.
Reports from Santa Fe offices indicate a severe snowstorm struck southwestern Kansas and the Panhandle area, with five to eight inches of snow and strong winds causing heavy drifts and disrupted travel. The Panhandle region of the Sunte Fo offices noted the suspension of air service.
Washington dispatch reports General Otis forwarding cables to the War Department confirming good health of his command. Messages mention construction hospital names, disease treatment progress, and suggestions for transport to if peace arrived, with references to medical care and spinal injury cases.
In Honolulu on June 3 a report says the first New York Regiment left L OA pairs of white duck trousers unpaid. The tailoring firm Medeiros and Inkour, which held the contract, is bankrupt as the trousers were to be delivered on credit with bills to be settled on pay day.
Justice McKenna delivers opinion in Northern Pacific Railway co v treasurer of Jefferson County Montana. Court upholds right of state to tax lands within Northern Pacific grant that are unpatented because their mineral character undetermined. Justices Brewer Shiras White and Peckham dissent.
Salt Lake City Utah January 23 lawmakers met at noon and cast three ballots for senator then adjourned at 2 20 p m The final tally showed King 19 McCune 2 Cannon 7 Zane 13 Sutherland 1 Absent 1 In California Sacramento June 27 no change on the twenty seventh senatorial ballot Olympia Washington January 23 ballot results list Foater 25 Wilweon 2 Hans 12 Ankeny Lewis 25 Bridges 1
Governor Stanley reportedly selected Guy Benton of Fort Scott, Fushay of Council Grove, and Prof. Massey of Wellington along with two others for the state board of education. Senate action expected soon on these appointments.
A Washington executive session sparks a heated exchange over admiral appointments, with Senator Gorman accusing the administration of favoritism toward Sampson and Senator Lodge defending its stance. Plus a Toledo note on rising fuel costs and market reactions.
Gen. Russell Hastings formerly of Ohio now of Northampton Maas has been chosen to replace the late Joseph Smith as director of the bureau of American republics Hastings served as colonel of the president's regiment during the Civil War.
New York figures clash over Bishop Potter's remark that the saloon is a poor man's club and social necessity. Clergymen, temperance leaders, and Father Doyle challenge the view, citing crime, poverty, and the debasement of home life as reasons to oppose saloons.
London report on Prof Dewar at the Royal Institution detailing eight months since liquefying hydrogen, its colorless refractive liquid form, nonconductive nature, and density findings. The piece notes experiments with solid air and oxygen, vacuum methods, and implications for hydrogen use.
A Washington dispatch says Cuban commissioners have finished six weeks of work on plans for a future government and will sail for Havana to report to Santa Cruz. They report satisfaction with progress and say the United States will fund part of the army, with repayment from inland revenues under U S control until debts are paid. The commission’s report has been submitted to the Cuban assembly.
Thomas Thoman, a county farmer, accused his wife and relatives of trying to poison him by putting spiders in his coffee. He reported drinking the brew, finding cooked bodies in his cup, and caused a general uproar in Sanhersonville as investigators pursued the alleged attempted murder.
Beloit and Osborne are cited as centers of a dairy revival led by Swedish founders W F Jenson and A Jenson. The First National Bank of Beloit backs creameries with a paid-up capital rising from 14 000 to 20 000, late milk production reaching 400 000 pounds daily, and Kansas butter gaining national markets aided by winter quality.
James W. Parker, a pioneer and long time express operator and mail contractor in the western states, died Sunday in Atchison of heart trouble at age 71. He helped extend United States and American Express lines in 1855, ran Parker Express during the Civil War era with Colonel Osborne, operated steamship routes, later sold to Adams Express, and in 1884 invested in rail contracts, owning part of the California and Oregon Stage Company between San Francisco and Portland.
In Junction City on January 23 the state wrapped up most evidence in the Mrs. John Krebs murder case. Testimony by state witnesses largely disappointed, failing to solidify a strong case against Krebs for the killing of her husband’s housekeeper, Mrs. Craig. The defense contends Krebs was not jealous and questions the timeline of departure before the murder.
Manhattan reports record college attendance with 700 seated in the chapel, the largest turnout yet. It notes a dairy course enrolling 25 students and 17 more in the dairy department's industrial program, as Farmers' club meets to discuss Campbell tillage systems.
The Montgomery county farmers institute will hold its fifth annual gathering February 3 and 4 in Perkins Opera House Coffeyville with earlier events in Cherryvale and Independence. The program will cover alfalfa stock feeding wheat and corn growing and related topics.
Hiawatha date book reveals Merl Hurst meets in Lincoln man Finl swtt er from Arkansas, learns the barber’s client is his brother after thirteen years apart. The piece lists military and restoration benefits granted in various places and notes editor Nelson’s son enlisting in Manila with the Twentieth United States Infantry Kompla corps era.
An attempted arson occurred Friday at the city hall and police station. Four men held a stove door and tried to ignite contents, but the fire was contained before major damage. Two prisoners may be prosecuted under state law. Salvation Army opens Osborne HQ in old Moravian church led by J. Gano and wife, arriving from Cawker City after a campaign.
June 3 report from Harper notes Jona Potter shot by Mintie Richards while walking with five commons. Potter seriously injured. Richards claims accidental shooting during target practice. In Kansas, other brief items report death after fall from a bus in Lyon county and a note on a large family from historic Treviat Museum manuscripts.
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