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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1898
Page
8
Testimony from over thirty three reputable physicians declares a monographed remedy a modern cure for catarrh deafness asthma and lung ailments. Advertises to save time and money by avoiding useless sprays and tonics while claiming to open air passages and relieve colds and bronchial complaints.
The funeral for Charles Warntley who died last February was held at Hantertown today. Warntley served as a dispatcher for the Southern Pacific railroad and was reportedly slain during a robbery incident. He was cremated and his ashes interred with formal ceremonies attended by mourners from Fort Wayne.
United States soldier Charles Turner stationed at Fort McPherson acted drunkenly on Peachtree Street in Atlanta grabbing waists of passing women. He was restrained by police and charged with drunk and disorderly conduct. Turner faces about 575 dollars bail for release.
The engagement of Elizabeth Villas’ daughter Mil er Mary Esther to Lucien M. Banks is announced. Both families hail from the city and share long friendship dating back to girlhood. The bride elect is noted for charm and social prominence, while the groom’s father is a minister. The wedding date is not yet set.
Ralph Worden of Syracuse, Kansas, in Company B Bret Regiment, died in Georgia on June 15 from measles. A military funeral march conducted by Chaplain Whiett drew the regiment at Chickamaugga Park. The body was shipped back to Syracuse that afternoon.
Miss Grace, 19, died after ingesting rat poison in a personal crisis. She had expected to graduate Friday and was informed this morning by the principal that she had failed one study, leading to despair and a fatal decision. The article mentions a drugstore purchase and various unrelated notes about trains and telephone numbers.
In Topeka a heated Merchants Federation meeting and Commercial Club discussion centered on a premium stamp scheme. Crosby Holman defend the scheme while Steinberg, Greenwald and others argued it harms small merchants. A resolution to tax stamp firms $500 per month was debated amid calls to push city ordinance limits.
The Springfield Republican convention opened with committees appointed including Greenwald Steinberg and Manus. Gov Tanner was praised as the best governor to marshal state forces, as speakers Mason Litter and Curtis addressed the crowd in a patriotic program at the state fairgrounds.
Lewis Ford, removed from Topeka asylum to Lansing yesterday, has endured twenty one prior stays and a long legal fight. He was convicted of murder in 1879 with Maury Jane Seales in a case involving a husband’s death. Ford, long listed as insane, has spent decades in state custody amid pardons and health collapses among others connected to the case.
A mine disaster at the Mount Vernon company site near Stottelly Missouri claims the lives of John Durham and his son William Durham. W. Newmen William Brown John Houck and Sart Hesnert escape. The raft broke up after flooding, sending five drowned men beneath fifty feet of water.
Lick Observatory cautions that a new comet was discovered last evening by Mr Coddington. Located about 2 degrees northeast of Antares in Scorpius, the object was detected by photography on a plate taken for other purposes. Observations by Professor Hussey indicate motion toward the southwest at about one degree per day.
London reports L Z Leiter of Chicago negotiating to buy Tin tom Abbey, a premier Notorical residence once offered by the Marquis of Worcester. The note adds Kansas weather, with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers across the region.
John Henry Collins was taken from county jail to his home at 61S Van Buren Street by Sheriff Cook on Friday and Saturday evenings, with officers present. The unusual privilege, reportedly to obtain a paper, sparked comment as investigators corroborate statements linking John Collins and John Jordan to the murder. Detective Harbaugh will seek further statements in Athens and Lawrence sources to establish prior introductions to Tess Harper.
Mrs Helen Collins widow of 3.5. Collins says she knows nothing of who killed her husband and testifies that John Collins did not murder his father. She insists she has told all she knows, asks for kindness and sympathy, and says no one can say what will happen at the trial.
The cabinet met this morning to review the situation. Ministers will reconvene at 2:30 p.m. under President Pasty, with a possible resignation of the premiership if certain conditions arise. The chamber remained crowded as proceedings began amid uncertain leadership.
A vintage ad asserts that gold silver or paper dollars all hold equal value and that OUR PRICES will maintain parity, delivering more for each dollar than readers have believed possible.
In a heated session the chamber weighed the government’s undemocratic policy amid protests from extreme Left and Right factions. Ribot praised the premier and won a confidence vote, while Meline accepted terms after opposition and substitutions, prompting shouting and resignations demands from radicals and supporters.
A Rockville Indiana Journal clipping reports Colonel James R. Hallowell dying after illness, with a May 1 letter from T. P. B. Anderson describing his severe condition. His sister-in-law Mrs. Hallowell’s kin, a sister in Wichita, requested details via Kansas City. The letter notes diabetes and tuberculosis of the lungs, with little hope of recovery through the summer.
In Atchison on June 15 Judge Bland granted James Wageensr a divorce from his wife within 45 minutes of filing. He cited neglect of duty, excess spending, and inability to keep her at home as reasons. Wageensr said he could no longer support the marriage, noting prolonged separations and entreaties from friends.
Albert Foster filed for absolute divorce from Sarah Foster in district court claiming they wed on Christmas Day Issa and have two children Edward 12 and Mabel 10 Their separation began around March 7 1595 with Sarah leaving him and keeping the children with their grandparents He alleges she lives with another man in the city and seeks custody of the children along with the divorce Also an unrelated Grain-O advertisement touts its appeal as a coffee substitute to night drinkers.
Omaha Exposition promotes the Grand World's Fair plan with discounted excursions via the Burlington Route. Travel offers stopovers, rapid access to the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys and promotions by Howard Elliott General Manager St Louis. Also includes mixed ad copy for tobacco cessation and horse equipment.
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