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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1898
Page
4
A clipped city page recounts international affairs and domestic notes, mentioning Spain, the Oregon, Admiral Cervera, and President Dewey. It covers economic implications of Hawaii, Pacific trade, and speculative remarks on officials, authors, and clergy amid the broader war climate.
Mr and Mrs Edward Harris of Richmans Mo share a record noting a library of 35000 volumes with 15000 still at Ha castle. The item mentions fourteen children seven sets of twine and all fiving plus a short nod to Ailton W Knight of Atlanta.
Humorous clippings from the Atchison Globe reflect local wit and social quirks. Vignettes touch on manners, tobacco, stage fantasies, Spanish spies, driving horses, and local characters in brief, playful sketches.
Admiral Corvera and officers are seen in Annapolis on July 1 enjoying liberties. Spanish soldiers stroll main streets visiting stores, buying apparel, and returning to the academy with bundles. There are five patients in the hospital, two wounded, one sick from climate.
Frank Maple, watching a house move in Dighton, placed his arm near a roller. The team started, the roller caught his arm, a pry freed him, and though badly bruised, no bones were broken. The incident underscores dangers in local house moving operations.
Labette county youths are praised for wartime spirit as local men serve abroad. Captain James L. Green of Oswego is reported killed on the Cuban coast while leading his men. Other locals noted include Frank Rorschach, gunner on the Puritan, Allen Conk of 18 WRU assisting on the New York, Ed K Lane of Cheops with the Rough Riders. In the action Captain Capron and Sergeant Hamiltonish are mentioned. 17 privates wounded among 30 Rough Riders.
The Seneca Courier-Democrat reports that under Attorney General Woodworth orders, Seneca restricts Sunday sales of meat bread and other essentials. Residents are urged to stay within gates and fast on the Lord's Day. Some fear overreach and tension between openness and strict compliance with the law.
July ace Hest Carey files a district court suit in Emporia seeking 10000 damages for injuries from an accident at the city building site. The bank of dirt caved in burying him and he has remained bedridden. Attorney for the plaintiff is Nea Neetsinger.
In Pittsburg on July 1 burglars beat 5 P Christian of the Girard Lime and Cement works into unconsciousness with a heavy club. His physician Dr Gardner reports dangerous scalp wounds requiring about 20 stitches. Elderly Christian’s condition seen as critically dangerous by residents of Girard.
Pittsburg plasterers discuss forming a city association to push higher living wages in their trade. They believe organized action is needed as wages vary and unskilled labor often earns more at times, prompting calls to unite for better pay and steady work.
The committee in Iola announces a log rolling event for September 1 offering prizes for the best drilled team of Yoeeunes with first prize of 80 dollars, second 50 dollars, and third 15 dollars.
Ade members line up for a grand parade as the Royal Neighbors of America camp boasts the most in line while cash prizes total 30 for camp, 820 for best team, and 59 and 25 for bands. The last meeting saw under 100 in prizes but nearly 20 000 attendees. Pittsburg witnessed 17 bands, and organizers plan a free dinner for all attending bands.
Le Roy reporter rejects claims of racial exclusion, noting colored people have lived there and were treated well. He says colored residents prefer living among their own race and may relocate to towns with larger Black populations, criticizing the political use of the issue.
Smith Center reports the largest wheat sowing on record at 34 000 acres as threshers work and prices rise. L T Reece notes the most threshers in the state, with eleven, three steam driven, all cash sales. County assessors show a dramatic rise in property value and population, with corn acreage large and fields appearing healthy across Smith County.
Washington July 19 since May 1 city officials have declared four quarries where liquors are sold as nuisances. A fine of 15 dollars to 1 monthly was imposed from each. From August 1 licenses will jump to 25 or 30 dollars per month by location, and Jointists now threaten trouble.
Washington county board of commissioners voted to adopt the cash system in the treasurer s office and implement a new set of books. County Clerk August Soller has pushed the change and notes it will align end of day balances with cash, making Washington first in the region to use the system.
Wichita Kansas July 1 district court heard H Brelnbuchel and others seek an order from Judge Dale to prevent City Engineer Jackson from building a dam across the Little River. The dam would flood Riverside park for boating and fishing. The plaintiff group has spent about 1100 on park purchase and improvements in the past ten months and laments the dam’s removal of the park’s planned use.
Three large pastures near El Dorado in Barton County are quarantined by the state live stock commission due to Texas tick fever concerns. Heavily affected cattle, numbering about a thousand head, are to be quarantined while dealers in the area manage the outbreak. Highland July 14 death of Charles A Read, professor at Highland University, from purulent pleurisy after six months illness. Funeral planned Wednesday afternoon. Kidnapped child case in Newton, July 20. Miller of Halstead, tied to assault on Hertzler’s daughter, faces trouble at Wichita. Carroll family reports Col. Henry Carroll arrived at West Point from San Diego after hospital transfer.
Reports indicate an officer near brigadier general rank will be brought home as soon as possible after communication resumes. In Wichita a Sedgwick county farmer, J E McClelland, reported a burglary two miles east of Goddard, with trunks and valuables totaling about $1100 in cash and $400 in notes stolen, watches and silverware missing. no suspects yet. Horton creamery reelects officers for the coming year and declares a dividend of 1.26 per share. M E Nichols serves as president with J A Summel as VP and H L F Henney as secretary-treasurer.
Claudia Sherman, wife of a railroad conductor, descended into opium vices and traded her infant daughter to Yur Wah a Chinese man for drugs and riches. Yur Wah died a slave to opium, leaving behind a complex tangle of poverty and crime. The child, now six, remains in the city as police seek the truth behind the tragedy and the identities involved.
New York July 19 A ruling from Washington opposes the one tax theory for stock transfers. The power of attorney on every certificate of transfer must bear a 25 cent stamp in addition to the $2 transfer tax. The ruling increases cost per transfer from $2 to $2.25, affecting brokers and traders and complicating typical 100 share transfers. Rudolph Keppler urged a decision, hoping for consistency with prior practice.
The Rev Herman Swedelius a Lutheran minister was charged in Justice Kersten's court with stealing 325 from shoe store owner C F Appel. He was captured as he tried to flee Chicago with a valise full of belongings and a Bible found on him. He admitted taking the cash and was bound over to the Criminal court in 500 dollars bond. Filibuster cases dismissed in Baltimore as authorities drop arms conspiracy charges against Carlos Roloff and John T Smith. Dr Jose J Luis convicted and sentenced to 18 months in jail. Smith remains at large while Roloff reportedly went to Cuba.
A vintage ad touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children and adults. It claims Grain-O aids digestion, strengthens nerves, and is not a stimulant, offering a healthy alternative that tastes like coffee when properly prepared. Sold by grocers, it emphasizes broad appeal and benefits over regular coffee.
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