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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1898
Page
2
An item describes travel and sale details with a promotional line about one round trip fare Tickela on sale June 11 to M4 inclusive and a return by June 27. Mentions Santa Fe line to assembly grounds station and a note about Pertico with a promotional tone.
Omaha Exposition advertised as world fair plan with October date. Bates location in the Mississippi Valley area. Through tickets via Burlington Route to Omaha with stopovers and reduced excursion rates. Santa Fe line offers overnight Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo connections. Travel details list L W Wakeley and Edward Elliott as agents with train times and promotions.
Manila reports Aguinaldo calls a meeting of natives and Americans to witness a declaration of independence. Skirmishes around Cavite Malate and Manila continue as insurgents gain ground. Dewey signals toward German interference while Madrid and London dispatch notes on the crisis and German-Spanish relations.
Milwackee Wisconsin June 18 reports serious trouble between Lilkinis Steel company striking workers and laborers imported from Poland to take their jobs. A parade formed through Bay Vinn streets after the men arrived, threats against the Black workers were made, and company officials vowed to protect and feed the imported laborers as long as unrest continued.
Twenty one bicyclists were arraigned in Chicago police court on charges of fast riding and riding without ramps in parks and boulevards. Two women Esther Wells and Mrs Davia Richmond were among the defendants, along with the husbands of some. Fines ranged with Ralph Wilson W F McIntosh and Frank De Wolf each fined and taxed. Justice Kersten fined William J Kennedy for court costs after claiming the lamp on the wheel was accidentally extinguished while crossing a street car track.
Miss Josephine Tones of Manele Ind recovered $200 from Manele Fraternity Temple for a violin damaged in a Maronie Temple elevator accident. The instrument valued at $500 broke free from her arms when the elevator stopped and fell to the floor, injuring the violin.
A detailed miniature Maine battleship model is shown in Washington offices. George W. Barnes oversaw the exact 1:40 scale replica, completed after about two months of nightly work. The display highlights the ship’s guns, torpedo details, and a white star marking the explosion site for educational viewing.
Maude Adams closes her first season in a sultry fashion at the Konni theater as The Little Mindier ends its run, with a lavish transfer of the production from Gaprichk theater and a final showing praised by the crowd. The evening features gifts, speeches, and a public dedication note, amid banners, flags, and decorated lobby, with a souvenir pin presented to Miss Adams and a brief thank you speech.
Cincinnati and Chicago clash in a high scoring, weathered affair described as the season’s key matchup. The narrative mentions score progression, players such as Tollerivs and Donahue, and teams Washington, St. Louis, Brooklyn, and New York in a dense canvas of late 19th century baseball action and sundry notices.
Secrecy surrounds Spain’s plans as Cadiz reports a fleet passing Ceuta heading east. Madrid confirms a high alert with fortifications under way in Ceuta and the Balearics, while Admiral Camara’s squadron readies and a third squadron may form. Spain vows to fight to the end. Germany’s aid seems unlikely.
A rundown of Sunday church services across Topeka with multiple pastors including Rev G D Olden Rev Abram Wynn Rev J M Grown and Rev C W Seatitz detailing morning and evening sermons on topics such as The Dens of Viet and their Influence on Youth and The Power of Enthusiasm plus Sunday schools Epworth and youth meetings, clairvoyant readings and spiritual lectures at various venues including First African Baptist Central Congregational and First Presbyterian churches.
An old advertisement extols Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for colds and chest symptoms. It promotes a pocket inhaler with Airway healing, claiming rapid relief and a permanent cure in a few hours, touting no sprays or medicines by mouth. The copy emphasizes ease and natural breathing.
Rev Dr Thorpe and Elder J R Madison lead morning and probation services at Walnut Grove M B Church corner Highteenth and Harrison streets. Women addressed by a missionary from Japan at the Y W C A. Junior and Epworth Leagues meet at 7 p m. children’s program planned for 2 40 p m. Through cars offered on Santa Fe line to Denver with through sleepers and free chairs.
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