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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1898
Page
7
A New Yorker with foot pain learns an X ray shows a sizable needle lodged in his ankle. The electrician, an amateur photographer, and friend used two negatives to pinpoint the needle’s location. He recalls no piercing incident and may leave it in place, magnets failing to extract it.
Mark S. Brewer of Michigan becomes a civil service commissioner, joining two Republicans to form a GOP majority. The commission will regulate and improve federal civil service, aid the president in shaping regulations for examinations, and report on enforcement. The civil service now covers over 84,000 officeholders under Cleveland and McKinley, including Indian deputy sheriffs and deputy collectors of customs. Brewer, born 1837 in Addison Oakland County, studied law and served in four Congresses and as consul general to Berlin. viewed as a practical politician rather than a reformer.
A Madrid publication questions the American commander in chief, claiming Ted Roosevelt born near Haarlem, educated at Harvard academy, and a former New York policeman. It cites a dubious menu price list and comments on anti monopoly sentiment, noting Massachusetts 1777 acts and a gender imbalance in the Hawaiian Islands.
In fashionable Paris a man posing as a fiancé convinced Mile Delaplume a countess friend sent a letter. She feigned calmness to avoid alarm and led him to the mayor's office for nuptial rites. A detective exposed the ruse, detaining the man who had once served as a valet.
A small weekly magazine started eleven years ago by two men grew quickly on ads and commissions but collapsed when the advertising agent vanished after a string of fake contracts. The tale recalls a New Jersey absence, forged advertisers, and a rapid downfall reported through varied anecdotes and historical quips.
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