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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1898
Page
7
Rail industry coverage outlines Santa Fe and other roads debating a $2,100 monthly war tax. The piece contrasts paying by pay car versus cash, noting costs, logistics, and officials in Topeka and government funding implications.
The trial recount describes Peck defending a railroad rate dispute in Kansas. The judge pressed for argument while the opposing lawyer urged a reversal. Witnesses discuss rail rates, coal transport costs, and state comparisons as defense and prosecution clash over reasonableness.
A 68 year old man, Mor Mor rieeeeens, was found dead on a northbound platform around 2 am. Officials note the centipede bite as the probable cause while Guthrie prepares a new two story depot with construction set to begin, expected to be ready by January.
A Santa Fe wreck memory lingers as two Lang Station survivors, inmates of the state hospital, remain scarred for life. The September crash ripped through Topeka and across the state, leaving crippled victims and widowed orphans. A nurse and express car attendant recall the chaos, while others recall friends and the grim hospital ward scene.
In a testimony before the United States court at Fargo on North Dakota rate cases, PACETIOUS WITNESS Boo’s General Manager gives humorous details. He outlines incidents of misdelivered shipments swapping whisky and vinegar and a cyclone moving a railway trail miles toward the mountain, illustrating cost-cutting tricks in freight handling.
Josie Banks sues engineer Thomas Banks in district court for divorce alimony, alleging marriage in Illinois and two children Kellie and Bernard. She claims joint Wichita and New Haven property, his railroad work, and seeks support for herself and children.
In Marshall county district court, Miss Stella Preston sues Missouri Pacific for $15,000 claiming injuries from a December cab ride incident when the car struck by a switching train ejected her, leaving her life in peril. Attorneys are W. Mareaville and others. The company’s answer is due by July.
The Arkansas Republicans nominate a full state ticket at the Little Rock convention. Lists Yor governor H. F. Auten, secretary P. H. Myers, auditor Andrew L. Roland, treasurer George M. ae, attorney general J. F. Henney, supreme court justice Jane Bristelara, and others. Declares no negro on the ticket and endorses McKinley policies, Hawaii annexation, and Nicaragua canal. Also promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute and advertises trains and travel deals.
Washington June 20. The House passed measures including army cooks and harbor defense protections. A key vote allowed a church or religious sect to erect a house of worship on the West Point military reservation, while critics argued it privileged Catholics. Debates over a cheese ration and a Cuba trip proposal broadened the session as Bailey Grosvenor and Northway clashed over editorial attacks from a Democratic-leaning paper.
The incident closed and the house adjourned after the yays and nays were ordered on Grey of Virginia’s amendment to add chewing and smoking tobacco to soldiers’ rations.
Langen June 3. Lerg, premier, addressing United Club in Ulis city, spoke of a black cloud on the horizon yet urged neutrality. He opposed judging either side, praised U S philanthropy and Spain’s independence, wished the slaughter would end, and endorsed Britain’s Sudan expedition and China reform policies as vital for civilization and railways.
Kingston Jamajes reports a cable from Cuba claiming the U S armored cruiser Brooklyn was hit by a Spanish shell sinking a vessel and killing Commodore Schiey and 24 seamen. Spaniards in the city celebrate with champagne. A Portuguese report from SActligo says a mine laid will blow up half the American army when it enters the city.
Chattanooga June 39 The Democratic state convention adjourned after a platform endorsing Chicago principles calls for 16 to 1 silver coinage and free circulation of notes via warrants. It opposes war bonds, backs Monroe doctrine, and urges vigorous war prosecution. Renton McMillin nominated for governor by acclamation amid enthusiasm. McMil lin delivered a rousing speech.
In Cheyenne a joint meeting of the Democratic Hot Sliver Re publican state central committees agreed to a fusion for state and congressional elections. The Great Rock Island Route runs four daily trains to Omaha from Copeba at 7:20 a.m., 1:05 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 3:50 p.m.
A curated fragment page presents a mix of witty proverbs about wealth, aging, love, and social behavior interspersed with misc items. Items include a rental ad for a trap, a Watson’s advertisement, a mineral water note, a local Go West route dining car feature, a shirt and waist color guarantee, a laundry service, and a livery stable listing.
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