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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1898
Page
3
A large crowd watched the launching when a great wave submerged the stages. Hundreds were immersed and 27 bodies recovered. Ambassador and Mrs Hay attended from a distance to avoid harm. Reports note the crowd’s gasps as the plunge sent spray across the spectators.
A two phase plan unites leading dealers into a single trust, backed by Edwin Corbis and W Vernon Booth. The new corporation will absorb the A Heoth Packing company, with capitalization comprising common and preferred debentures. Transfer of property to the merged entity is slated for June 10, with English syndicate to run combined interests.
The Be Machine relief crew reported scarce ice and water on the voyage, with a line of coal aboard and no fresh fruit for days. Merchants supplied beer cakes ice cream limes and other luxuries to sailors easing the famine as officers distributed provisions. New York dispatched a boat to assist as the ice melted rapidly in storage.
Castelar declares ill health but urges persistence as he pushes for leadership of the Republican party in Madrid amid ongoing party divisions. He says a republic is at the door and warns against Carienmn and absolutist rule.
Washington June 2 the War Department orders Brigadier General Al Durninla to lead his brigade from Camp Alger to Port Monroe and onto transports for Santiago. The force includes the Ninth Massachusetts Thirriff and Thirty-fourth Michigan about 2000 men.
Report from Rear Admiral Sampson via Associated Press details Cuban and Spanish positions near Guantanamo and Santiago in June 1898. It notes Spanish artillery movements, mines at the harbor, and casualties aboard the Reina Mercedes and Merrimac during the bombardment.
Gov Leedy announced in Topeka that Kansas colored troops will be commanded by colored officers. Adjutant General Allen favored white officers but Leedy vetoed this, reserving colored officers for all ranks, with stations at Topeka Atchison Leavenworth Fort Scott Wichita Lawrence and others. He noted eastern Kansas has most colored people and recruiting may yield four complete companies from Topeka.
London dispatch quotes a Daily Telegraph correspondent citing a United States transport Seafire report from Manila. A planned poison attempt allegedly occurred that week, with General Aguinaldo eating a meal tainted with poison and falling ill for two days.
Washington June reports May internal revenue collections at 14,098,017, up 4,281,203 from May last year. Spirits led with 7,000,480, tobacco 64,062, fermented liquors 4,181,505, oleomargarine 9,8014, and miscellaneous 25,074. Net eleven month increase totals 19,?318,508.
Madrid reports rumors that the Spanish cabinet may resign within the week as political tensions rise. Officials have not confirmed any formal action and no replacement plans are announced. The speculation centers on potential shifts in leadership amid ongoing government challenges.
Work on the cruiser Philadelphia nears completion as six inch rifles are set and the ship is painted for war. The Adams dock is near finished with the ship soon to be commissioned. The Ranger will be converted to a gunboat while the Yorktown is rushed through repairs with crews shifted from Philadelphia as available.
City council holds secret session about the police overhaul with no actions taken. An ordinance is to be drafted by City Attorney Bled, with salary and staffing details including two deputies and up to 20 patrolmen to be set by the committee. Consideration of a marshal appointment and possible candidates, including Ramsey, James Henney, ex-sheriffs Wilkerson and Burge, and Al Hopkins, occupies ongoing discussions.
Advices reach Washington from Marseilles report the Spanish Meet returning to Cadiz. Dispatch says the Victoria was injured and towed into port.
A court martial to meet next Wednesday in New York will try Civil Engineer A. G. White of the New York Navy Yard for neglect of duty and culpable indifference in performance of duties at the Gock No. 3 construction site. The proceeding includes commission and officers such as Tushoe, Moore, Robeson, Weiss, Ka, and Landheimer with advocate Rejudee.
Twenty to thirty men of Company H, Pirot Wisconsin regiment, grew suddenly ill in Jacksonville last night from suspected food poisoning at dinner or supper. Major Evans, surgeon, ordered treatment as troops vomited and suffered stomach cramps. Investigations will determine if the meal caused the illness amid rail schedule notes for Omaha.
Washington reports a surge in bond subscriptions with several one million dollar entries on the day the law enabling the bonds went into effect. The note highlights strong investor interest and points to the Santa Fe route as a preferred travel option for the period ending June 28, emphasizing a quick return.
Ohio state Republican convention meets in Columbus with Hanna allies dominant. McKisson of Cleveland stands alone in contest. key battle centers on Board of Public Works seat. Grosvenor arrives with resolutions endorsing annexation and McKinley. Delegates to elect state committee and credentials chair Alexander leads Hanna faction.
The president sent nominations including David F. Jones attorney for Wisconsin, Edward Mills Indian agent, and multiple officers and chaplains across United States regiments. Appointments list majors, surgeons, lieutenants, and captains from Texas, Georgia, Ohio, New York, Maryland and others, spanning volunteers and regulars.
Louis B. Hamilton and Wm Hopkins DC First lieutenant Robert Stewart Brooka NJ Tenth regiment US volunteer infantry Captain Charles L Beatty DC Third regiment US volunteer engineers Captain Lewis coa Mattair Florida To be first lieutenant Michael B Murray commissary sergeant US A Additional paymasters Frederick C Lord Nevada John A Krause Ohio Henry May Ohio Howard A Bigelow Illinois Webster C Weiss Pennsylvania John R Lynch Mississippi Chief quartermaster rank major Otto H Falk Wisconsin. Mt Gilead June 21 Sheriff's Purinton and deputy HL Bowen pursue two horse thieves near Carrington five miles south. After a pursuit, the thieves sep to woods and escape, but are captured after a chase and a brief exchange of shots. The captured men are George Dewey and Gilbert Tenney.
Lawrence men secure all contracts for Kansas university buildings after a spring fire. The Fowler machine shop building contract goes to W. R. Stubbs Contracting of Lawrence for 410.50 dollars. Plumbing in the building to Doane Ros of Lawrence and heating to Grasber Bros. of Lawrence. Work to be completed by November 1.
Clarence B Reed aged about 20 died after a collision on Main Street when a cart with two small boys turned a corner. A shaft struck his right eye and pierced his heart, the horse reared and struck him with its feet. Reed, foreman at the Kelly broom factory, was taken to his home after initial treatment. The cart occupants were not identified.
The Floating Hospital Relief will sail within a week from New York to Cuba. Army and Navy officers announce a star crew led by Major George H. Torney and Major William Gorgas with Captains Metcalf Myers and Williamson plus surgeon William Gray and three assistant surgeons Schult Smith and McG Hartsock. They report to the Relief to organize the mess.
Over 1,000 St Joe residents plan a Rock Island line excursion to Topeka on Sunday June 26. Organized by St. Joe City Salesmen and Rock Island Railway, wheels will be checked, and riders will tour Topeka’s paved streets before an afternoon concert by Marshalls band in Garfield Park.
Land organized at Humboldt in Allen county with charter filed in the secretary of state office. Humboldt Band associat ive capital stock set at Omaha Exposition. Santa Fe line via Denver to Colorado Springs offers Pullman sleepers and free chair cars. $100 cash buys a horse and buggy. View offerings at Watsons livery barn Seventh and Van Buren streets.
Judge Thomas M. Gooey, noted constitutional law authority, has been at a private law practice in Pont and has now returned to the city. Physically improved but he remains in roughly the same condition as when his breakdown occurred.
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