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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
4
A jumbled dispatch from the era mixes stray references to naval action and political commentary. It cites figures like Grover Cleveland and Admiral Camarate, touches on Cuba and the Philippines, and sketches a chaotic view of wartime sentiment, labor, and public discourse with assorted quotations and aphorisms.
The army in Cuba nears Sanago within five miles and two miles of Spanish lines. Describes terrain from Juragud Bevills to the Big Guams near Agui dores, with wooded hills and barbed wire defenses. Shafter pushes positions, expects guns ready before attack. Fleet bombardment may accompany a fierce assault on harbor forts.
A scrambledAtchison column surveys ideas on marriage gender roles aging and social behavior. It riffs on doctors at crisis moments, women in old age, courting after marriage, and mothers upholding family members. It notes envy, wage talk, and rural glimpses with humorous, mixed tone phrases.
Jesaees, general manager of American Spirits, announces rebuilding plans after a Western distillery fire. Grove distillery is largely dismantled leaving MM. tan and Monarch to operate. New plant to capacity 20 000 bushels and about 9000 gallons daily, facilities to be upgraded with improved machinery. Reconstruction aimed for December 1.
Topeka wins the second game of a Salina series by 6 to 6 as part of a two game set with a decisive third game expected today. Salina players Boyden and Lomnrn opposed Topeka’s Inghram and Fear with batteries listed for both sides. Topeka was set to play Atchison next.
New York July 1 Haynes Bros piano makers report assignment with liabilities cited under 35000. Cimarron July 1 100 degree heat and drought threaten crops and livery services at Be Wates Livery Barn Seventh and Van Buren.
New York reports on the Vesuvius type dynamite guns. The complex system uses engines boilers air compressors and electric handling with a fifteen inch gun. Aerial torpedo projectiles nine to ten feet long carry 600 to 1005 pounds of dynamite detonated by a fuse with a mercury detonator.
Talboot brothers fielded Syemrolt colt John Bright who upset 4 to 1 outsider Pink Coat and Han D Or in a slimly contested finish. John Bright won by four lengths as Pink Coat faded. Stakes value totaled 5 560 dollars with postrace scuffle as jockey Martin was fined 214 dollars and suspended for six days.
Paris July 1 The new French cabinet outlined two main reforms a graduated income tax replacing taxes on personalty and realty and pensions for workers. It aims to curb excessive taxation on agriculture and industry, advance national defense, and align colonial and emigration policies. The vote of confidence passed 230 to 21 after debate with mixed support.
Fort Scott officials appoint new police leaders led by Chief B J Allen and Police Judge BR Bracer with Samuel Tre jailer Jacob Ernest, John Reddick, Charles Jones, and Henry Hall. The council won’t recognize Judge Shipp and will provide a separate courtroom. New officers to be sworn in at noon.
The report notes an incident where a grave site filled with water affected burial conditions. Officials investigated causes and safety measures, with communities seeking clarity on soil and drainage factors.
At a Girard service for Mrs. Simon Wealth a light rain fell then torrential downpours soaked the cemetery leaving a grave nearly filled with water. The internment was postponed and mourners returned to the Wealth home. Local report notes the oddity stunned attendees.
Coffeyville July 1 Sam Jones condemned dancing and immodesty in a Chautauqua lecture saying the average girl seeks beauty over intellect and that modesty and purity uphold womanhood. He urged girls to value integrity, religion, and motherly love, warning against social temptations and fashionable behavior.
C Lambe criticizes the Rock Island Railroad for turning over its Kansas agricultural display to Nebraska at the Trans Mississippi exposition. He reports great crowds at Omaha and plans a new Kansas collection to credit both Kansas and Nebraska, with Henn & Newbold and others contributing grains grasses and fruits.
The Missioners of Kansas chose the Winfield Military Band to represent Kansas at the Omaha state event in Omaha on September 1 2 and 3. The decision reflects high city honor as A C Lambe of Sumner County pressed for the band’s selection and delivered the news in person.
H. H. Lancaster of McPherson died after drinking wood alcohol while painting at Howe. He collapsed at noon, grew delirious, and died in severe pain. An investigation will determine the alcohol source, with the belief he did not know it was poison.
Old fashioned Methodist camp meeting underway at Cimarron from June 20 to July 18. Several able preachers will attend including Rev F C and other ministers, delivering sermons at the open-air rally in Cimarron July 1 report states.
Fay A 3b of Garden City, Rev W Wesger of Dodge City, Rev W Rose educational secretary of the Wh Nobli college, Rev W J Martindale D presiding elder of the Dodge District, Rev G Mo Ryder a noted Greek professor will aid in the meeting evangelist. The Dodge City district tabernacle seats over 60 and meal tickets at reasonable rates will be furnished to out of town attendees.
Parsons July 1 Central Loan and Realty company of Parsons filed charter with the secretary of state and will begin business. W. H. Swate heads the firm with FP Snyder and A. A. Osgood, capital stock five thousand dollars. Wichita Woman Defends Her Son Vigorously and Effectually. An organ grinder assaulted Bob Roseler on the street. Mrs McClure defended her son by thrashing the organ grinder with a heavy horsewhip.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in southwest Kansas plans to establish a Deaconess home in Wichita. Lyons conference authorized the action, officers were elected, committees appointed, and the home will begin on a modest scale with growth as funds permit. A charter will be secured and a building leased to support the venture and its expected benefits for the conference.
In Wichita on July 1 a council meeting formed the new police leadership. Charles M. Jones was named chief of police, Rev. D A Mitchell became police judge, and salaries for the judge and patrols were cut. Patrols reduced to 16 with six veterans retained, producing substantial savings.
Leavenworth recruiting officers report colored volunteers scarce with 26 men enlisted yesterday out of an anticipated 106 man company. Rev J C Buren, a chaplain candidate, is named among the few who offered. Officials warn two battalions may be formed if colored men do not respond.
Ex Secretary Foster discussed the Chinese empire during Amherst College’s seventy seventh commencement in Amherst Massachusetts. He argued China needs a strong modern leadership and warned of dismemberment with Japan exerting pressure. He urged Anglo American cooperation to sustain free trade and influence in China amid global tensions and the Spanish American War context.
Washington July 1 the internal revenue commissioner answered inquiries stating postage stamps cannot be used to pay revenue tax unless they bear the government imprint with letters L Tf The ordinary post office stamps not imprinted would be regarded as unstamped and treated accordingly Imprinted stamps may be used to pay postage only }
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