Festival Week Parade and Karnival Draw Big Crowds
In Festival Week, a Soldier reunion spurs a great parade and drills by fraternal societies. A Karnival will light up the night, promising to exceed all previous efforts.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1898
Page
2
Floral Parade Plans and Prizes Announced by Committee of Fifteen
The Committee of Fifteen outlines a festival week featuring a floral parade, fraternal day, and carnival events. Prizes include 500 for top exhibits, 325 for best float, 50 for best two or four horse vehicle, and 25 for best decorated carriage with many other categories and honorary positions. Aimed to unite fraternal societies and veterans, the plan calls for Thursday and Friday evening festivities during Festival Week with heavy emphasis on spectacle and community involvement.
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Alan Ave
Pete
Sik
Reamne
Amin
Kirst
Xecund
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Trith
Sidial
Miehantea
Charles K
Anderson
Moon
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Giepin
Pri
Pitteen
Atertainmeint
Karnival Amsvetation
Committee of Fifteen
TF Anderan
J. Supe
W. Thedittie
A. Strauay
le Mt. Penwell
Ha, Warner
TB Brown
W. C. Hiebe
C.K. Mottliday
Po Me- Maus
le L Rivne
Honors for Schley during grateful Norfolk era
An enthusiastic public meeting lauded Commodore Schley for his brilliant victory at Santiago and his long service in the U.S. Navy. Attendees praised his leadership and recalled the defense of American naval prestige, with speakers noting his role in the war and his ties to the New York chapter of the American War Veterans.
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Cork
Schiay
Uited Stuer
Yellow Fever Quarantine Tighten at Guantanamo Bay Camp
Report from July 18 in Guantanamo area notes confirmed yellow fever presence near Camp McCalla and coastal towns. Strict quarantine bars communication with the north shore and prohibits landings without special permits, hindering dispatch boats and severing contact with insurgent forces under General Perre and Colonel Thomas. Spaniards in the region show activity, and reports of American launches probing beyond the port have spurred fears of an attack.
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Associated Press
Viaya del
Guantanamo
Perre
Thomas
Camp McCalle
Hamutt
Caim- Unerkt
Ammelgan
Nieves
Tolls of the Destruction of Cervera's Fleet
A Washington dispatch reports the sinking of Cervera's fleet with detailed descriptions of fleet movements, engagements, and outcomes. It notes battle lines, key ships, and the severities of losses while naming Allied forces and locations around the action. The account emphasizes the dramatic destruction and strategic implications for naval power.
Soldier LETTER FROM 20th Kansas CAPTAIN TOWERS AT SEA
Captain Towers of Company A 20th Kansas writes from the San Francisco coast in 1898 about six weeks there with troops, wind and surf, illness and deaths among comrades, discipline and training, and his outlook on potential service in the Philippines. He notes new recruits from Kansas, improving drill, and his duty to share concerns with friends and families.
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Captain Towers
San Francisco
Cali
State Journal
Frisco
Katena
Biovine
Snow Teertiith
Kansas
Nashoed Tooms Company
Philippines
Towers
20Th
Omaha strike at Cudahy packing house demands pay rise
About 125 workers at Cudahy's packing plant in South Omaha walked off for a raise from fifteen cents to seventeen and a half cents an hour. Managers left positions open as talks failed and similar wage protests were reported in Chicago St. Louis Kansas City. No other strikes reported.
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Cudahys
Omaha
Cudahy
South Omaha
Chivaco
St. Luis
Kansas City
Chicago Rates Cut Spur Railroads in Western Passenger Trade
Kansas City to Chicago fare drops from 14.50 to 10.50 next Sunday while St. Louis rate may fall to 5.50 as Western Passenger association fights Chicago Great Western. Great Western denies cuts but rivals claim Maple Leaf sold tickets at 10.50. Association seeks to compel regular rates and curb Great Western’s aggressive schedule.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago Great Western Line
Great Western
Steek Island
Santa Fe
Alton
Burlington
Chikago Great Western
Association
Wte
Leiter Sells Pieda Leiter Co Stake in Madison Street Corner
Chicago July 12 Levi Z Leiter sold to Marshall Field his former Pieda Leiter & Co stake in the southeast corner of State and Madison streets for about 2 100 000 dollars. The property fronts 180 feet on Madison and 73 feet on State. Field and Leiter were early partners in 1856, later split, with renewed tensions amid Leiter's need for cash for his son's illness.
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Chicago
Levi Z Leiter
Marshall Field
Pied, Leiter & Co
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Schlewinger & Mayer
Madison
Field
Leiter
Sai
Weather observers to be placed in West Indies region
The government will deploy weather observers across the West Indies to monitor tropical storms and large scale atmospheric activity. Key stations will collect data from Kingston Jamaica to Port of Spain Trinidad and extend across Caribbean and northern South America. This initiative aims to forecast storms, issue warnings, and support commerce and navigation worldwide.
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Washinieton
Ciallone
Ehate
Park Morrill
Dugmwln
Wiehindor
Ital
Philadelpia
Dow Dewean
Piraburg
Dunn St. Ayeer
Abe
Ahd
Weathier Sharon
Fama
Reid
Nielin
Chet
Kingston
Jamalom
Jens AL
Matias
Ravena
Weader
Pristiie
Gril Peek
Guaiatae
St. Naa
Theo Eatin
Victory Barranquilla
C.toentda
Kitts
Thaman
South Amerisa
F. Degli Arcum
South -Aggerica
Mallest Mlormi- Yan
Telgrapide
Warninen Khepirts
Marion
Trinidad
Pointe
Globe
Central America
Soa Armorica
South America
Yellow fever camp closing signals growing immunity gains
Washington Iowa reports the surgeon general received a telegram from Dr Ged dings in charge of Fortinileau yellow fever detention camp noting most suspects from McHenry are kept. camp to close with quarantine lifted except McHenry. Surgeon General Wyman cites no fever cases this season outside last year’s hard hit areas and warns against importing wounded soldiers from Cuba into the United States.
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Cass
United States
Washington
Ivy IA
We Marine Hospital Service
Geddings
Fontrinileau
McHenry
Wyman
United Stars
Phites
Wyman Caid
Cubs
Cuba
Florida
National Education Association Convention Ends in City
The National Education Association closed its session with 3000 delegates in the city. President J M Greenwood presided as ten minute speeches covered topics from fundamentals in teaching to the school of the future. President elect W L Whitman spoke before the convention adjourned to meet in Los Angeles next year.
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Ee Emingaee
Uly Iera
Ity
National Education Association
Amertea
Txact
J. M. Greenwood
L. D. Harvey
Milwaukee
Wis
Millspaugh
Salt Lake City
Utah
G. Pearse
Omaha
Neb
G. N
America
Los Angeles
Cal
Replies to Col Hughes on brigade assignments during the war
Major W L Brown of the Twentyest Kansas defends the regiment’s brigade status at Chickamauga, denying Col Hughes’s claims of brigading with the Seventh Massachusetts and Seventy-first New York. He says the unit remained with the First Army Corps, alongside the Eleventh Massachusetts and the Twelfth New York, both National Guard units with long histories, and notes officers and staff positions within the brigade and corps.
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W. L. Brown
Twentyest
Kansas
Chickame
Lnte
The
Journal
Cyl
J W. F. Hughes
Biehth Massachusetts
Seventyfist
New York
Massachusetts
Tampa
Eudith Msassachusetts
Twelfth New York
National Guard
Rlahth Atasnichusetts
Colmat Fitch Intis
Locat
Col. Metrum
J. W. F. Hughes
Major Smith
W. le Brown
de Armstrome
Middle
First Army Corps
Col. Hughes
Leeds
Revolution Feared as Guatemala Political Struggle Intensifies
Reports from July describe Guatemala’s political tension as Cabrera seeks a six year term with Castillo as his rival backed by the army. Americans evacuate as fears of dictatorship grow. In the United States, workers report union activity across forty states, while Manila and Hong Kong dispatches note shifting war fronts and Dewey awaiting Merritt.
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San Francisco
Guatemala
Cabrera
Harrigs
Flis
Jus Castillo
Thie Ary
United States
Zanesville
Atieri— Can Flint Gines
Ses—Srom
Committee On
Dunkirk
Ind
Merritt
Hong Kong
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Don Jaime Made to Resign
Odessa dispatch reports that Don Jaime, son of the Spasivh pretender, was forced to resign his commission in the Russian army before joining Don Carlos at Brunsela. The Russian minister of war reportedly ordered the resignation.
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Lena
Odessa
The
Daily News Anys
Don Jaime
Don Carlos
Brunsela
Colorado Summer travel guide to Rocky Mountain resorts
A free distribution tip sheet from the Suntan Fe Route promotes Rocky Mountain summer attractions. It includes a graphic of thirsty locales, articles on maintenance and fishing, halftone illustrations, a Colorado map, altitude table, and a complete list of hotels cottages and riding options with prices.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Contales
Fnmate
Etehty
Shawnee County notes and rental listings excerpt
A mixed Topeka area clipping shows political candidate notices for Shawnee County clerk and county sheriff, plus housing rentals and room ads. Also included are a dispen sary notice, wheat investment pitch, piano teacher ad, and a probate petition for liquor permit. Market listing at 430 Quincy Avenue offers a good barn stall for rent.
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Rosser
Topeka
Kan
June
Proposals for Paving on Madison Street Topeka Kansas
City of Topeka invites sealed proposals for grading curbing and paving with vitrified brick on land foundation along Madison Street from Fifth to Sixth Avenues. Bidder qualifications include deposit, security, and signature rules. bids must include unit prices per yard and per linear foot for combined paving and drainage, with all work under city supervision.
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Madison Street
Fifth Street
Sixth Avenue
City of Topeka
Sixth
Reel
Didtervatta
Wat Ames
O .Ur
Ieeley
Topeka
Asi
Kate
Neal
Atnles
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Upeka
Sid
Maror
Chadi
Titiwha
McFadden
Topeka sewer territory resolution and boundaries
A city council resolution outlines a complex boundary description for a new sewer project in Topeka. It specifies starting points along Tyler Street and Grant Street, follows Central Avenue and Saywell Street, traces Jefferson Street and Fairchild Street, and describes intersections with Hamilton and Smiths additions, Reserve No. Four, and multiple railroad rights of way, ending at Tyler Street. The document notes the mayor and council will demolish and reclaim sewer improvements within the described territory.
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Topeka
Topeks
Topehs
Tyler
Ruth
Fairehird
Hamilton
Smith
Hortherty Wione
Eumbton and
Huila
Fulrehti Street
Finnebid Street
Kansas River
Godtherry
Pairehild Street
Faunchild Street
Haumiller and
Addivenay
Una Atchison, Topeka
Santa Pe Fiall
Uber
Atchisen
Tope & Santa Fe Fairway Company
Colon Pacific
Panys
Sant Union Pusse Railway Company
Harrison Street
Norrie Streets
Nurria
Tyler Treet
Norch
Pecenn
Topekua
A. P. Benson
Mera Anh
Counen
Meechs
Fenaka
Fenaka, “Bicrauad
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Mor Adden
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