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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1898
Page
6
This week Mills Adams Co offers about 1500 yards of printed wash goods at half to one-fifth price. Parasols and gloves discounted, all linen handkerchiefs and embroidered shawls promoted, with hats, corsets, caps nets and more at fraction of original prices.
A desolate warning piece describes San Francisco as the world’s wiliest city, with Grant avenue labeled a gateway to vice. It notes soldiers and California troops lured into crime, opium dens, and exploitation, claiming exposed recruits face robbery, disease, and moral danger in the urban environment.
A Daily News dispatch reports Carlist exodus from Spain via Saint Jean de Luz Bayonne and Biarritz. Pyrenees prefects order surveillance on Carlist chiefs and to notify Madrid if arms or ammunition activity is detected while government seeks intel on escalating Carlist movements across northern provinces.
In an extended Baptist ordination service lasting about twelve hours Evangelist John Lane was ordained as a minister. The ceremony included a full council debate with opposition leaders and Rev George Shepherd delivering the ordination sermon amid sharp exchanges.
Soldier Frank Wagner of Company M Twenty first Kansas was shot by a Georgia farmer while tending peaches in an orchard near Chickamauga Georgia. A guard unit moved by creek crossing, treated wounds, and the incident sparked excitement with potential for more trouble. Also reported New York boxing draw Kid McPartland and Jack Everhardt fought twenty rounds to a draw at the Greater New York Athletic Club.
Announcement of a Young People Christian Union meeting at Saratoga. Includes travel option from Topeka to Saratoga and return for 34.12 dollars with agent guidance via route details.
Signals on shore marked the boat Dandy s progress as she passed two miles from Bahia Honda, as Spanish soldiers fired at the Associated Press dispatch boat. The Alfineu XII hull lay sunk near Muriel while Cape San Antonio lighthouse beamed along the coast.
Oswego Kansas reports Miss Cook visiting friends near Ubis city. She met Lieutenant Hobson of Merrimac fame at a Norfolk Virginia wedding. A correspondence followed and engagement is announced.
Governor Leedy spoke at reunions in Cleveland and Grenuls, condemning encampments along a railway and blaming the government for political manipulation. He planned a speech in Dirwis tomorrow at the town’s founding anniversary, praising visits while raising security concerns and civil unrest.
Turmoil erupted at Fort Olden near Rev Th Olsen's Second Baptist Church on Lower Quincy Street when a faction clashed with the Olden group injuring several and prompting sheriff and deputy actions. A restraining order was granted to stop destruction of church property as court proceedings continue against Olden’s allies.
News reaches Leavenworth of a milk poisoning on the Denoursey farm south of the city. Thirteen people exposed. a five year old girl clings to life as others suffer convulsions after drinking buttermilk said to contain poisons. Families involved include William and George Brennan. The milk incident prompts local warnings and a note about travel rates to Saratoga with low return fares available via Santa Fe agents.
The government grants Hall Lithographing Company of this city authority to print revenue stamps on checks drafts and other instruments. A room with a vault and salaries totaling 2500 annually will be provided for two government employees. Stamps will be stored in the vault. printers agree to follow the new law and banks in the state may adopt the same plan.
Two jointists were tried in police court today with two convictions. Bowman and Cave faced harsher charges for maintaining taverns and illegal liquor as police tests and court testimony unfolded. Both men appealed, posting bonds for district court review. Short, garbled notes mention other cases and unrelated chatter from town topics and jokes.
In 1795 France the terror grows as nobles endure the guillotine at Candergarle. Marquis de Vaudmont and daughter Helene face death while bonds of love bind Hector de Vielleroche and Rosine. Elise and Mathien’s daughter aid a desperate escape plan, risking discovery as Helene nears the next day’s execution.
A mosaic of county fair associations with their secretaries and locations, listing names such as Allan ty, Surnett, John H. Ever, W. R. Stubbs, D. Bingstey, Jerome Walbridgs, J. Cooper, and many others across Kansas counties including Brown, Clay, Finney, Labette, Marion, Neosho, and Fredonia. Details include county associations, city seats, and September or August designations for secretary duties and gatherings.
In Carthage Kansas a nine year old writes to Governor Leedy asking clemency for SP Pullman who was convicted of burglary and grand larceny. The child’s appeal requests his release so he can “love” his family and be free to return home. The governor reportedly signs the request for pardon consideration.
Market notes show wheat and corn futures wrapped with favorable weather and rising demand. Receipts included 19 cars of unspecified grain and activity across Minneapolis, Duluth, and nearby markets with autumn and December contracts mentioned. Prices for barley, flax, oats, hay, and butter noted, along with cattle and hog markets in Kansas City and mixed regional movements.
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