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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1899
Page
1
Fire swept through the grand stand during a race at the fay grounds injuring Frank Dudley while he tried to save his horse. The structure was wrecked with the flames threatening nearby stables as wind spread embers toward the area and crowd safety was prioritized amid the blaze.
Fragmentary casualty roll lists numerous names and units. Entries mention infantry losses, positions near Lar Pinas and Lae Inias, and officers including a quartermaster and lieutenants. The chaotic OCR text records 14th and 4th infantry casualties with scattered details and misspelled names.
An OCR fragment lists multiple soldiers with varied injuries across units such as Twelfth Infantry and First Montana. Entries mention shoulders, sight, finger, hand, foot, and minor to severe wounds alongside officers like L. William J. Gil Hanty and William Brk aworth.
Holyoke and Springfield honor President McKinley with a river procession to the Mascot steamer, crowds along the banks cheering as the president docks at Holyoke and Springfield. Mayor Gomer leads a reception, and a large parade forms with military units and civic groups before a luncheon and city hall reception.
In New York June a merger forms between Americas Spirit Manufacturing and Constantine of Eightystiveron and Warehousa, creating a combined Spirits Distributing Campane. The consolidated group includes Standard BD afi and Distributing COPS gS with prominent rye whisky brands and a restructured distribution network. UK capitalization stands at $2.1 million, with 60 percent ROH cumulative preferred stock.
Washington reports from June 1 that Surgeon General Wyman received a cable from Park in Santiago stating four cases of yellow fever with deaths. Troops evacuated barracks and bedding disinfected aboard the Rough Rider. The outbreak appears limited so far with sporadic cases and improving Cuban sanitary conditions.
Longtime federal judge Tuilee C. G. Foster of Topeka Kansas, who served twenty five years, is dying after a severe illness. Born in New York and educated as a lawyer in Atchison, he built a notable career and earned respect for fairness and independence. He opposed prohibition, supported labor rights, and left a legacy in Kansas law and civic work.
A dispatch reports the French envoy Ta Ma Ronais sent to intervene for US prisoners in the Hipinos area. the message notes the envoy has been murdered in the camp, with treacherous circumstances unclear and the attack attributed to hostile forces.
A Topeka to Hutchinson express shipment carrying seventy six thousand dollars in Reno County school fund bonds blew from an open car door on a hot day. A messenger, unaware of the value, later located the package in the weeds by the track after authorities traced the loss and the discovery prompted a caution to never repeat the lapse.
Train Dispatchers association of Aq iva held a convention session at Jara Wee Rd Ok ak ek ot featuring the president's address by F ON Schulte of Garret. Candidates for the presidency included Cina had leven and Atlanta.
New York on June 21 marked a day of relief for the blind as the city dispensed 30 gold dollars per person under a $75,000 appropriation. Applicants, all totally blind citizens not in city institutions, presented postal cards to a paymaster and received two 20s and a 10 or 5 piece. Those too ill to apply will be paid at home. a second list may follow.
The council meets to decide on selling the city building with an adverse report likely from the building committee on the 40000 dollar bid. A stronger bid may be sought though and John Maxwell offers a 13500 dollar site at Tenth and Kansas avenues measuring 150 by 180 feet as another option.
Judge Hook heard the final legal arguments in United States versus MK and Ty Railroad Co in Leavenworth on Tuesday. The case began in 1887 over titles to about 100000 acres granted to the company by the government in 1866. A decision is expected soon with Judge Mook indicating a rapid ruling, affirming land titles outside Allen County but to be issued later.
A Topeka horse show featured lively events with top drivers and fine horses. Charles Blood Smith’s driven horse bolted, crashing into the fence but rider and horse escaped injury. Dean R Low’s Ashland W won the blue ribbon, Dolly Evans claimed the yellow ribbon, and Miss Rex impressed on the track for trainer Thomas Bax.
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