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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
8
The fragment questions Munyon’s guarantee and effectiveness of a headache cure for different headaches. It suggests a page note about product claims and reader doubts, with reference to a page number and medical claims.
A Cumberland Glass Company mortgage of 220000 to Cumberland Trust Co is recorded, authorizing sale of bonds by the trust to raise 2240000 for working capital. The Glass Co plans to deploy many bottle blowing machines during the upcoming months, aiming to transform hollow ware production.
Boston July 7 Men of Battery A artillery at Nahant have drilled so much they joke about Cuban campaign readiness. After marching to Lynn for a four mile trip, they wore brown jean uniforms and, on return, were ordered to bath together in water. The scene of a full battery in marching garb playing in the sea surprised beachgoers.
Old Point Comfort Va July 7 Senator George F Honn of Massachusetts addressed the Virginia Bar Association on the U S Supreme Court praising its independence from political controversy and asserting its constitutional judgments shape reconstruction policy more than party gains He argued liberty rests on a higher law than popular will and urged restraint from political power to sustain the republic.
A late 19th century advertisement touts an inexpensive excursion via the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern line to Buffalo and Saratoga, with dining cars and electric-car access. It promotes affordable travel, station contact for full details, and names agents HP Humphrey and J. Smith. It includes stray medical ad copy about pregnancy remedies and health products, reflecting mixed content.
At Chickamauga Park on July 7 General Franky plans a brigade led movement while no new troop removal orders exist. Officers and men resume regular routines as the First Miners Fourth Ohio and Fourth Pennsylvania near full strength. Gen Boynton may arrive to command in the First Corps, possibly a brigade or division. Generals Frank and Grant are linked to brigade command as Gen Greely visits Camp Thomas with Major Glassford, inspecting signal corps progress and preparing orders toward Tampa and Jacksonville.
Major General Miley issues a service decree urging officers and medical staff to monitor hydration and limit alcohol at camps in hot conditions. The order emphasizes maintaining health and efficiency, restricts or bans certain beverages, and assigns a Veterinary Surgeon to accompany troops to prevent suffering of horses and mules in battle conditions.
Guerrilla bands have been captured and are under guard at General Wheeler's headquarters. Two doctors, Danforth and Troval, were killed during attacks. Prisoners are being held, with executions anticipated.
Manila dispatch notes insurgents capturing Banta Fondo and Crux. Crux and Santae are reported in action at Etningo and Maglabon with ongoing court martial for deserters amid rising tensions.
Berlin Times correspondent notes American success and Ambassador White's speech easing tensions with Germany. German papers warn against overestimating German opinion and highlight concern over expanding U S Navy. Neuste Nachrichten predicts Germany must meet rising sea power with greater maritime effort.
In San Francisco on July Y-1t notes indicate steamers Peru and Puebla will depart as soon as ready, likely by next Monday or Tuesday or within a week. Gen Olle promises to move troops including Fourth cavalry under Major Kelloge, batteries A and D of Sixth Artillery under Major Crugan, and detachments from Fourteenth and Twenty-third Infantry under Major Robe and Lieutenant yumi, with recruits from the Eighth and Twenty-third regiments. some units were left ashore due to space limits.
Corporal Keene and Private Hart of Battery A Shoond Tent artillery earned commendations for gallant conduct during fierce fighting near El Paso. Several comrades were killed or wounded as the unit pressed the assault, with Hart and Keene among the injured who continued serving the cannon until the enemy retreated.
The Times editorial condemns the war as misjudged and harmful, critiquing leaders and public sentiment. It asserts the conflict lacks noble purpose and warns of long term consequences if aggression continues, urging restraint and peace.
Madrid July 1 A Spanish cabinet minister says negotiations for peace would require a government other than the current one to conduct them. He vows the present government will focus on defending the Spanish cause and will not negotiate peace. Two wounded officers die in the ensuing unrest as weather worsens and casualties rise.
Halifax reports that the surviving passengers and crew of La Bourgogne were taken to Boston aboard the steamer Halifax and will arrive at daybreak. Large crowds witnessed flare and life raft actions amid threats and panic as women bought, while some crews faced arrest rumors on arrival. The consul notes only twelve Austrians boarded with six resisting, a shipwrecked crew bound for home.
A veteran New York angler describes a unique population of golden trout living in the upper Whitney Creek, a tributary of Kern River in Kansas. He notes the waterfall barrier, clear cold water, and the trout’s burnished gold color with crimson spots, highlighting their isolation and mystery in the upper waters.
New York July 7 Justice Van Brant convicts the Third Avenue Railroad in a personal injury suit after a wagon driver struck while attempting to cross as a streetcar moved. He notes pedestrians have a right to cross but argues slow vehicles blocking tracks harm traffic, while streetcars retain right of way on their own lines.
Flora J Shaw of the London Times, aboard the steamship Britannie, heads for the Klondike via Montreal and Winnipeg to cover the harsh frontier. She plans a series of articles after surveying the gold fields.
Amelia Baake and A. H. Schult were married by Rev Herman Schoppe at St. Johur s German Evangelical Lutheran church on a Wednesday evening. Afterward they attended a second ceremony at St. Michael s church in West Hoboken with bridesmaid Maggie McCrand and best man Charles Baake. Baake is a brother of Mrs. Schult.
William Waidorf Astor hosts elite London gatherings this season, outclassing rivals like Alfred Rothschild. He brought Paderewski from Wales at a $1,000 cost and engaged Melba and Plancon for $2,000 while offsetting other entertainers.
A genuine leprosy case in Chicago sparks a dispute between City Health Commissioner Reynolds and federal immigration officials. Constantine Chipuras, a 21 year old Greek fruit peddler, has lived in Chicago three years. Reynolds urges deportation to Europe where relatives will care for him. Government officials argue they lacked proper notice.
A new two sided streetcar seating arrangement was shown in Brooklyn by Albert Johnson of The Nassau Railroad company. One side is closed and the other opens by sliding doors. The car seats fifty, features a large plate glass window on the closed side, and officials rode on the trial run through the city and suburbs. Johnson expects at least 150 cars in operation before summer ends.
Reports from Camp Alger describe Kansas and Missouri troops including Corporal James Hook and five others from Twenty second Kansas and Fourth Missouri. A guardhouse incident followed a botched discharge. Lt Ris ing and Major Doster attended services in Alexandria. Court martial tried Hodges and Wollue for regulation violations. Baseball result favored Tennessee over Kansas. Beef from Indiana was sent to the One Hundred fifty ninth before Burnett redirected it. Major Harvey stationed at Fortress Monroe. Private Wiliam G. Kelly of Topeka became an orderly near Colonel Lindsey’s tent.
In Buda Peat on July 7 three socialist workers were arrested and charged with high treason. One confessed involvement in an assassination plot against Emperor Francis Joseph using a bomb during his expected visit to the city.
President Prescott of the International Typographical Union from Indianapolis ruled the Chicago stereotypers had violated contracts, allowing papers to publish with non union plates. Daily and afternoon editions reduced to four pages, then expected to regain full size by Friday as publishers refuse union cooperation. About 200 striking workers face job prospects in Chicago while stereotypers from other cities head there or are en route.
Milwaukee reports a pact uniting Locks Paper Company and several Wisconsin valley mills to sell their entire output to Manufacturers Paper Company of Chicago. The arrangement aims to thwart eastern print paper firms from controlling western production.
Bucklen Arnica Salva advertised as a universal remedy for bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fevers pores tetter and other eruptions. Claims quick cure for piles and offers a 10 day trial. Sold by Swift & Holliday. Also notices rent and livery services at Wat son s livery barn Seventh and Van Buren and travel by NEA Santa Fe and Pennsylvania routes. Collars and cuffs laundered by Peerless Steam Laundry.
North Topeka column notes social calls and visits among residents. Affnny McCall confined to her room by stomach trouble. Mr. Wint recovering from injuries at 47 Kansas Avenue. Mrs Otto Kuelme and children back from trip to Geass. Prince Burr of Kansas City visiting North Topeka friends over the Fourth. Mrs Nancy J Harding ill with stomach trouble at her Rochester home. Openings for shop ventures by F. Aillier and others. The A. A. Installed new officers with ice cream and cake. Fire department responds to Bioxivan Cafe blaze. cause attributed to spontaneous combustion. Dolman family planning El Paso visit. Beracd Keane guests to learn under social ties.
A garbled wartime fragment mentions individuals, locations, and a company with references to Michigan, Creyenne, and General Msuocheeo. Details are too muddled to identify roles, dates, or events beyond scattered military context and a sense of enlistment or association with a war effort.
Denver July 7 announcement that the Columbus baseball team of this Western league will be moved to Denver and Denver will be included in the league the former team is expected to play in Denver this season with the Western league beginning operations this year. London July 7 dispatch reports revolt in Uruguay deportations to Buenos Aires.
Beginning June first the Santa Fe route offers summer fourlat tickets to Pueblo Colorado Springs and Teec ver valid through October 31 with stops at Tate and a price around 2000 for agent Lee W. C Garvey. The ad endorses extra charges for main work and highlights the Peerless Steam Laundry. It promotes a drink for children and adults and notes electric dining car fans as a reasonable upgrade to service.
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