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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1898
Page
8
Fragmented OCR text outlines new cavalry code, legal summaries, and public notices. It references US inves, marine forces, statutes, and court decisions, interwoven with mentions of a murder case and social commentary. The passage mixes legal analysis with garbled names, dates, and warnings about wealth disparity.
London correspondent reports government signs allow Geocen Manes and General Toral broad powers in the Santhuke theater. The haste to execute orders follows the destruction of key fortifications as authorities push rapid action amid uncertain gains.
Leavenworth resident Ludolph, agent for Pacife Express, stood before U. S. Commissioner Bond on a revenue law charge for refusing to affix a stamp to receipts. He was bound over to the district court with a $109 bond, to be tried in September.
July 19 report lists appointments by the president including Robert A. Freiderlehs of California named United States marshal for the district of Alaska and Charles News as receiver of public moneys. Also notes a Carton China interpreter at the U S consulate and unrelated mineral water reference.
Havana dispatch dated July 5 reports widespread hunger on Calis Island with 1599 retail dealers visiting a grocery exchange but buying nothing. Notes misery, suicides, and decayed meat fears, plus military orders on food pricing and eviction suspensions as shipments of flour, codfish, coffee, peas, rice, and other provisions arrive or are promised. The diary cites blank shelves, scattered aid, and public health concerns amid wartime disruption.
Jim Reeder returns from Mexico where he served as clerk of the United States court of Spanish land claims. A clash occurred after he and a friend read war bulletins and mocked a Mexican supporter, leading to a physical altercation in which Reeder defended Kansas muscle and superiority.
In Arkanss City a driver and Miss Miller were tossed from a carriage when a dog ran onto the road causing the horse to bolt. The vehicle struck a barbed wire fence injuring both occupants and the horse was badly cut by the wire.
Cows in the Marmaton area near Fort Scott suffer a series of deaths linked to a mysterious disease. Local residents suspect flood dirt as a factor while others blame contaminated cattle feed. Isolated cases include W Dorey’s herd, with several fatalities among cattle that grazed in the west pasture.
A nostalgic ad extols Postum as a marvelous machine of health urging readers to abandon coffee. It claims ten days of coffee to Postum change improves welfare, aids nerves, and supports the body, promising happiness and better digestion through careful food choices.
It was shortly after 7 when Bryan and the Paird Se Brasks volunteers left Ft Omaha amid delays in cars supplies and equipment. A large crowd watched as the troop train moved north toward Chicago on the Rock Island route, then Kansas City to Nashville, and on to Jacksonville, uniting later in a single battalion for the war effort.
Mantia reports from Manila via Hong Kong that insurgents surround the city and threaten bombardment if Spaniards resist. Segurda and Captain August urge caution while reconciling forces, with Americans pressed to abandon policy in the Philippines as insurrectionists seek independence. Spaniards vow to fire on Americans within range if provoked. fresh troops and ships loom, Cavite remains contested, and August delays military action until September.
New York reports that the West Indian and Papama Telegraph company notified the Wearema Union Telegraph copier office that the Allenitan government has taken possession of the cables at Sanage de Cuba and no communication via Jamaica tre Santiago will be allowed until further notice.
The first Spanish battle flag captured in Cuba by American forces was shown to Gen. Gorbin and displayed on the back of his chair. The small hue measures about two by four feet and was taken by Company F, First United States Infantry, part of the First Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Army Corps. It was captured at Juragua, near Cardenas, in June by Corporal Newman and Boyle, Privates Keyser, Cooley, and Houghtaling, under Captain J. J. Crittenden.
Two men suspected of robbing a train near Andover were arrested north of town. The stolen gear and the bag contain a firearm were recovered. Identity of the suspects remains unclear.
July 19 news reports deputy United States marshals J. B. Grady and Le 5 Hill were shot and killed near Jenson Arkansas while resisting an arrest. Grady was son of a central district marshal. Hill served as Cameron Arkansas deputy. A large manhunt is underway as officers pursue the killer.
Washington wisdom noted by the London Times as the Santiago negotiations show mutual respect and prudent concessions by Washington. It highlights the gain of Spain’s troops returning home, the U S indirect rewards, and Dewey’s tact amid threats in the Philippines and the Irene affair’s potential consequences.
Cpl W T Durbin of the newly formed One Hundred and Sixty first will return to his home in Andargon Ind before heading to the front He plans to test a new field knapsack canopy system with a mosquito netting shield to protect from sun and rain He believes it suits Cuban conditions and expects approval from the war department for the experiment
Carmichael Brothers painters sue Joseph Shetthouse and Amalgamated Building Trades Council plus 16 members for 1000 damages and injunction to stop boycott threats. Plaintiffs accuse unions of boycotting non union workers and hindering contracts in this contested case.
Warrants issued for a group of alleged egg throwers in Appleton area after an assault and battery incident tied to James Farmer of Dale and the Cold Pepper prohibition campaign wagon. Authorities say tensions rose during the campaign stop, with locals opposing the third party prohibition advocate.
An 19th century advertisement extols the American Indian as a paragon of health and vigor, then contrasts modern habits with open air living. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming to restore appetite, aid digestion, purify blood, and cure various ailments. Also pitches Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a safe laxative.
In New York on July 19, a veteran Western Union telegraph operator Thomas Landers killed himself just after learning his brother William D. Landers had done the same. William died ten days earlier after a pistol shot at the Western Union building. Thomas, distraught, returned home to his wife and two daughters but was found dead in his bed with a gas tube, ending the brothers’ shared tragedy.
Judge Cassaday issues injunction delaying disposal of garbage and bonds until case argued. City cannot proceed with improvements while the injunction stands, awaiting a Supreme Court decision. Notices offer Dr Kings New Life Pills and travel deals via Santa Fe Route to Colorado and St Louis.
Ohio attorney J Bos Nowak of Cleveland returns with a bride from a second marriage. He has a history of two first marriages two divorces and four children. After divorces in St Louis and Pittsburg he remarried his ex wife in St Louis, then divorced again and wed her anew legally. The article notes a pattern of multiple marriages and divorces.
Fort Wayne Judge Rourke weighs a decision in the Consolidated Street Railway case involving about $1,000,000. The judge finds that John J. Shippert, a late Cleveland man, conspired with Cleveland banks and the Guardian Trust Co to appropriate about $930,000 in bonds. The bonds were pledged to aid first mortgage bonds, and the court rules the bond sale invalid. A new trial motion is pressed.
The Rock Island Flyer schedule shows travel from Topeka to Kanase City with a 7:02 arrival and a return from Kanase City at 7:10, arriving in Topeka at 5:60 p.m. The fragment also mentions Lyon D. D. and a Steam Laundry advertisement tied to color dyeing and shirt waists, noting a modern dent work reference and Brices.
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