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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1898
Page
4
The column riffs on Admiral Schley and Admiral Cervera over the Santiago siege, mentions political maneuvering by Kansas Democrats, Hawaiian annexation votes, and President Cleveland's travels. It also notes populists meeting at the state capital and references Sherman and Reed in a satirical tone.
A garbled OCR fragment references various figures and events including Admiral Dewey, Prince Bismarck, Ellen Terry, Gladstone, John Morley, Queen communications, and a Tennessee veteran, centered on scattered anecdotes and misread phrases. The text intermingles names, roles, and odd anecdotes with no coherent event.
Divorcee Frances Tee Burnett reportedly plans marriage to Stephen Townsend, her longtime English secretary ten years her senior. A lighthearted note recalls a soldier’s box request from Chickamauga, while Whitelaw Reid rebuilds a summer home in the Adirondacks with major spending on clearing, plowing, and forest sod.
A compact humorous column notes quirks in married life and manners. It jokes that new habits stem from quitting old ones and that wives react strongly to talk of old sweethearts while men joke about perfumes and in-law relations.
Members of Pupitet Brethren in Pune keanis convened to address church discipline on divorce causing remarriage. Debates covered worldly apparel for women, hat wearing, gold jewelry, wedding rings timing, and the distribution of the house blessing.
Report from Seretoga New York notes that residents in Washington and Warren counties may probe bounties paid for rattlesnake hides collected this spring at Bolton and Hague. Claims of fraud in hunter payments stir county officials as Warren County clarifies shipments involve Bolton Hague entrants.
An incident aboard the Sintone Cruiser Coly triggers a controversial response as authorities investigate violations of international trust laws. The carrier, linked to Meicnd of Inghiry Wert, faces scrutiny over command actions and civilian safety concerns.
A Kansas topeka Emporia segment tells of Engineer Brown and his girl at a Santa Fe crossing. A substitute engineer imitates the greeting causing playful explosions as Brown seeks to discover how many others kiss his sweetheart.
An old time civil engineer recalls probing a New England lake to find a rumored bottomless depth. He and a partner lowered a sinker on 1000 feet of twine from a boat in North Conway near the White Mountains. The line suddenly dragged and then released, leading them to conclude they had found bottom in the lake.
A Missouri Pacific switchman, Whitmore, was fatally crushed near the Ft Scott yards while switching a stock car in a train set to water hogs for John Kilborn. The incident occurred as a coal car was pushed and two cars rolled over him, with yard personnel in charge at the time.
The Rock Island relocates its depot buildings from the old site to the foot of Main street in Jefferson and assigns stopping to Jefferson like Chicago. This departure from the usual rule sees railroad property moved to a town and promises mutual benefit and future bid success for the town.
Santa Fe begins installation of new sidings at Atchison to improve rail capacity and efficiency. Work aims to reduce delays and handle increased traffic on the line serving the region.
The Santa Fe will construct additional side tracks connected to the round house, enabling sidings and easier yard maneuvering to improve locomotive storage and servicing capabilities.
Ovitt seeks council approval to remove three thousand cubic yards of dirt from Spring Street between Tenth and Eleventh without cost. Mayor Donald says the city is hard up and favors charging for the dirt, while grading of the RI is seen as beneficial.
The Leavenworth committee led by Dan Lane M L Jury and G W Betts announced the annual Santa Fe trip will run to Leavenworth on June 13. Most wanted Omaha but Leavenworth was chosen as the practical stop visiting the penitentiary Soldiers Home Fort Leavenworth and the park.
A freight car on the Northwestern depot siding at Valley Falls was broken into Wednesday night. A box of clothing belonging to W. A. Coy was opened and items stolen including pants overalls and salt meat from a crate to focal dealers. No clues to the robbers. Emporia man sent to asylum after attempting to wreck Santa Fe train No. 113.
In Coffeyville on June 3 the Missouri Pacific freight and telegraph workers raised a new flag at the east end of the passenger depot. The tall steel pole is bracketed near a window for easy raising and lowering. Donations from workers and T. Fors funded the display, which inspires local patriotism despite access limits to the roof. Passenger traffic to Omaha via Santa Fe and connections opens briskly as summer expected to boost business amid war expo concerns.
A local snapshot notes cherries on the market and a wide set of town items. With schools closed, several residents travel plans and health updates fill the day as clubs meet and church events loom.
Award Franschen at Fowler's ranch on May 4. The state house elevator is as useless as the court house elevator. Public control of everything is questioned by Populists. Kansas Christian Endeavor union meets in Topeka starting next Wednesday at First Presbyterian church. Judge Foster ill health prevents June term opening. Judge Phillips of Kansas City presides. Mrs EB Meredith active in Topeka entertaining. A Topeka man loses a piano sale to five plane salesmen. Secretary Coburn receives a letter from T Ebara in Hokkaido asking for his Beef Steer book. book sent. Nellie Lincoln of Huntoon and Dillon streets heads to New York to study. Bethany graduate. Topeka society man notes a popular girl painting front porch. Ecards expected soon.
A Gulf Union Pacific Northwestern fast train derailed near Sedewick Colorado at high speed injuring a few passengers. No fatalities reported and railcar damage was extensive with coaches dining and sleeping cars smashed.
A London dispatch reports Cardinal Vaughan urging closer Anglo American ties. He praises language and blood links, condemns the US Spain war as misguided, and argues a moral allied effort could restore a Christianized world standard through joint justice and international law.
The Merrie Bell Opera company makes its first Topeka appearance with Mascotte on Monday and Ovette on Tuesday, rivaling Andrews and Columbia. Tickets are 50 35 and 25 cents. Next, Vitascope Passion Play views from der Ammergau arrive with Marshall's band at Gar Seid.
One fare plus two dollars for round trip with tickets valid for return from June 12 to July 0 1898. Santa Fe runs all its California trains through Pueblo and Colorado Springs to Denver with electric lighting, reclining coaches, and automatic binck system for safety. Tickets available from W C Garver, Agent, A T and S F Ry.
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