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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1898
Page
8
A mother writes to mothers of erownie girls urging care for developing bodies during school age. The piece argues outdoor exercise outweighs study, warns of nervous collapse at age twelve, and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for aiding a once frail girl to regain health and pursue education.
The Texas Steer author Hoyt faces ill health and misfortune as Hoyt's theater ends after a new lease renames it Madison Square. Gossip recalls A M Palmer's fall and compares the fate of Hoyt's house to Palmer's. hopes rise for recovery while critics note the theater’s demise and the shift away from old triumphs.
Washington's report traces Frederick MacMonnies bronze doors for the Library of Congress and a tangled red tape saga. A $15,000 check faced transit delays as Congress and treasury offices shuffled responsibility amid lengthy committee actions and proposals to issue a duplicate to MacMonnies. The process, still unsettled, leaves the sculptor awaiting funds and assurances to guard government against loss, with further reporting expected.
Rev Thomas Dix decried Alfred Ho Love and the Universe Peace Union for pacifism claiming true Christianity requires support for arms. He contrasted Love with soldiers, asserted patriotism aligns with divinely sanctioned recruitment, and portrayed himself as a prophet delivering God’s call to enlist.
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, arrives in Oshkosh to observe the woodworkers strike. He meets a strikers delegation at South Side Turner Hall and addresses a packed North Side hall on labor relations. He plans to visit Kenosha next, while strikers show resolve and occasional disorder. Holcraft released on bond after drunken disturbance. facing two charges and set for hearing.
Jubilee crowds fill Hutchinson for final day as Mrs H B Tasker of Topeka places second in the piano solo contest. The program features a long list of entries across vocal, choral, and instrumental divisions with prizes awarded by Profs Root and Spencer.
In Wichita on June 4 a hired man J B Morton on the Barton ranch died after a runaway cultivator plow dragged him a quarter mile into the river. A plow point pierced his abdomen and a horse drowned. Morton was 40 with five children. Near Independence a 14 year old, Jacob Livinggend, son of Geo Livinggend, was killed when a cultivator pulled his horse and the boy was crushed. His body was buried that afternoon.
Quiet June 4 election in Pittsburg saw bonds for a new city hall defeated by about two to one. Total voters 539, with a 149 vote majority against the bonds, a historic defeat for such propositions.
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad reports year to date earnings of 37,615,054 up 31,296,505 or 20 percent from the same period last year. Leedy secures Leavenworth delegates amid Populist primaries with opposition defeated and convention loyalties formed. Weather notes forecast showers and cooler conditions for Kansas, with fair Sunday and northerly winds. Local business ads highlight Peerless Steam Laundry and ice trade, Whitmere Bros. Barbers, and services in Kansas City and surrounding areas.
Fire at the Illinois Wallpaper plant in Chicago caused about 50000 dollars in damage. The watchman is missing since an hour before the blaze and is thought to have been trapped inside the building during the overnight fire.
Parsons June 4 reports county Republicans announce candidates for county clerk T A Ryan probate judge L W Crain county attorney J C Clark county superintendent Sadle J Arnold coroner J W French and representative J J Flannerly Chetopa. Budd lowls Newton Harvey county picks John Hildeeth as attorney J W Johnson as probate judge C F Benfer clerk Bennett Grove as superintendent J A Welsh nominated for fourth term. Col Tom Jackson defeated as representative.
Leavenworth reports James H. Foley, superintendent of the water company, sustained a fractured limb and a bruised shoulder after his horse bolted when struck by a locomotive headlight near Second Avenue and Limit Street on the way to the Soldiers' Home. The buggy overturned and Foley was thrown to the ground.
South McAlester residents awoke to a large Spanish flag atop the post office that was quickly burned. Authorities seek the offender amid threats of vigilante action. Potwin school commencement reported with diplomas and class photos. seniors named include Signe Johnson Jack Pitch Andrew Ogilvy Dora Licht and others.
Mrs. William A. Otis of Atchison died in Colorado Springs after an operation for liver abscess. She was 30, sister to C. S. Hetherington, cashier of Exchange National Bank, and Mrs. B. P. Waggener. Burial will be in Atchison on Monday. Postmaster Edwin Foster named at Independence, a Civil War veteran and Republican leader, will assume office mid month from George Hill.
An old advertisement touts a salve claimed to heal bruises sores ulcers salt beam fever sores chapped hands corns and skin eruptions and piles with a money-back guarantee. Sold by Swift and Holliday at 25 cents per box.
Alma Kansas June 4 A Santa Fe freight bound east yesterday delayed and attempted a flying swing wrecking its first cars. The lead flat car was wrecked and a box car thrown off. One brakeman was injured but not seriously as he stood on the flat car and escaped miraculously.
A Fort Scott couple’s tale unfolds from a Topeka marriage to elopement with a former suitor, prompting Constable Bryden to seek an arrest warrant for Mrs. Gardner in Coffeyville. Maples later issues the warrant after County Attorney Sheppard initially declines a complaint. The pair had been strangers in town two weeks prior.
Wedded at Larned Kansas Miss Hattie Wickware wed Will C. Yates at Cumberland Presbyterian church with 150 guests. A wedding breakfast followed at T. W. Taylors home and the couple left for a two months tour of the east. Sunday School Officers in Newton listed with names and offices.
Spokane obituary notes Col J W Feighan longtime Lyon county attorney and prominent lawyer dies at home after a protracted illness. A Republican and noted platform speaker, he served in Washington as speaker of the legislature and held various public trusts.
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