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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1898
Page
2
Fragmented remarks from Havana dated March discuss a court of inquiry on the Maine munitions explosion and possible U S naval measures. Officials debate indemnity, blockade likelihood, and imminent war talk while Spanish efforts in Havana and port defenses are quietly observed.
Dr. Jennison promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural remedy for indigestion. The ad touts fast digestion of meals, warning against hidden additives in patent medicines and claiming the tablets digest three thousand grains of food per grain. Produced by The Stuart Co. in Marshal Mich.
At Baltimore and Norfolk yard crews upgrade and float new vessels including the monitor Miahhtomah, Winslow, Puritan, and the McKee. Crews of marines and sailors, engine work, and armament details progress amid staged inspections and planned delivery to the department.
Washington March 7 The navy depa rtment faces a seamen shortage for ships about to go into commission Officials at recruiting stations in League Island Norfolk and New York have been instructed to enlist men who may have been in the navy before not to be too particular The Yorktown and Philadelphia near Mare Island yard could be ready for service soon but may not be commissioned for six to nine months The War Department struggles to secure ground at Point Wilson for fortifications due to scattered landowners and pursuit of justice Their completion depends on available funds as defense work continues under annual appropriations
Real estate transfers show AO Roberta Disie and Ros Jones with Jaay Rittinger to 5 Ht Mc Moore. Mary Neukam transfers to Acaleshirk_tot 408 Pilimoreetree. Andrew Patrice to AJ Hatey 2605 23 lots 345 347 Tenth Avenue West Broooks. Washington to Joseph Marah Jot 250 Lincoln Street. Asher Jones Guardian in 8 HL Moore. Undivided 1-40 interest in south half of southwest quarter Md 38 14 and woul vided 1-40 penc as b half north.
Berlin March 1 The reichstag budget committee adopted a proposal to complete new German navy vessels in six years instead of seven. Admiral Von Tirpitz, secretary of the Imperial navy, said the change would yield considerable military and tactical advantage.
Disguised as a Negro McCoy returns to St Louis after leaving Hot Springs Ark. He says he has 5003 dollars ready to meet any fighter and lists who he plans to fight including Rablin Maher Choynski and Billy Madden. He claims his brother will handle Cincinnati bouts and future matches follow the planned fight with Hudlin.
New York March 7 Indian Hand promontory in the Palisades was dynamited after weeks of preparations. An initial blast failed, but a second charge caused a massive collapse, dislodging 300,000 tons of rock and sending a rock face down a cliff edge three miles away.
Cat-furt y Boyle, 38, a section foreman near Topeka, has suffered muscular atrophy for three years. Taken to Salvation Army hospital on county orders, doctors deem relief unlikely. Weighing 208 pounds at onset, he now weighs under 150 and faces months of decline before transfer to Oakland for temporary care.
Col Heywood settles the matter of Marine band leadership by enlisting W H R Santelmann for five years as band leader. A German-born musician with deep ties to Sousa, Santelmann has long served in the Marine band and led orchestras in Philadelphia. He studied in Leipsic, joined the Marine band in 188? and has since directed orchestral music, composing works like Ouverture Lebaron, The Dance Enchants, and Lover's Farewell.
The education committee continued a hearing on a measure by George A Walton and Charles W Hortwell about school attendance and truancy. Witnesses described truant schools with chained and confined boys, poor sanitation, and lax superintendent control, sparking a statewide uproar.
Transit company applied to gas and electric commissioners for 700000 in new stock to extend its system. Lawyer W B L Diligway leads the firm, which plans to reach Brookline Cambridge Roxbury and Dorchester and link substations including the Boston post office district. Current capital is 50000, with a jump to about 750000.
Carl Johanson a Scandinavian wader aboard the British bark Wolfe leapt into the sea after an aborted drink request. The skipper hauled him back aboard, saving him from nearly freezing, and offered three glasses of gin. The event ends with a quip about a vice and a sham offer to readers.
An 1890s style ad touts Dr Miles Nervine as free of opium and other narcotics. It claims the remedy cures nervous diseases without enslaving drugs, offers a money back guarantee, and recounts a testimonial from Mrs. Laura A. Voyles of Lincoln amid praise for headaches, epilepsy, and hysteria relief.
Tacoma reports an army of 19 000 advancing toward Kionike after weeks of severe storm disruption. Temperatures hit 77 degrees below zero with winds hampering travel. Ice roads form and supply lines push toward Lakes Lindermann, Bennett, and Dye as the Chilkoot Transportation company delivers relief provisions to Lindermann for Dawson.
New York March 7 reports a quarrel within Tammany between Richard Croker and Hugh McLaughlin complicated by tensions with Mayor Van Wyck. Some officials deny it while others recall long standing rivalries and discuss shifts at a Board of Estimate vote affecting appointments and favors tied to Croker.
Baltimore March 7 Manager Hanlon is disappointed and angry over this season's schedule. He says the Orioles got the worst of it, with no western trips and many dates engineered to benefit wealthier clubs. He asserts players and owners will face unprecedented annoyances and that other clubs receive money-making dates while Baltimore is left with slim prospects. Kelley declined to join a boycott plan from Keeler and Jennings.
Washington March 7 Auditor Castle of the post office department has directed that all spoiled money orders sent to his office by postmasters be immediately destroyed by a perforated stamp bearing the word old. This is to prevent their possible use by dishonest clerks who may come into possession of them.
Senor Dupuy de Lome in London says he will dedicate his next work to detailing the events that led to his forced resignation. He intends to visit Madrid to see Senor Gallon, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, before returning to his Barcelon estate.
Ezra Burriss stands trial for shooting Abe Curchin in a woods path near a corn field. Sheriff Moses and Curchin’s brother testify Burriss claimed self defense after Curchin threatened him. Burriss says Curchin abused him and could see, despite earlier claims of blindness.
Ula Belle Staples a colored girl faced a police court judge who proposed forty lashes on her bare back in his presence if she would reveal the facts. The mother consented and the judge threatened jail if she did not comply. In open court a severe flogging was anticipated, with the judge urging a cool tag to reform her. Auditorium benefit planned for March 7 3 in the Grand Opera House with Madame Horatini directing a Trovatore production. Watson's orchestra to accompany. tickets promised at affordable prices.
One round trip fare plus 2.00 on Tuesday March 25 via the Santa Fe Route for tickets to Arkansas Arizona Indian Territory Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. Liberal limits and isopoyer privileges. Apply to agent Santa Fe Route for details.
J. W. Phillips, of West Eighth Bu, advertises mineral water and tea service at a Stee west location, inviting local patrons to visit for beverages and refreshment.
Chicago march 7 A DL Leonard suffered painful bruises and unconsciousness after a Rashlight powder experiment in the Mecca apartment building at Thirty fourth and State streets. He was taken to Mercy hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries. Leonard shared a room with Rev. Smith and was testing for photographic purposes when the powder exploded burying him across the room. Fire and smoke damaged carpets and furniture, with damages estimated at about 5200.
In Portsmouth this afternoon crew members of the naval reserve handling a fuse in the shell room of the cruiser Australia caused a fuse to melt and ignite canvas. The room was flooded and flames quickly extinguished, preventing a potential disaster.
Dr Kennedy Moore, rising from last year’s clash over Dr John Watson Maclaren, warns he will move at the next Presbytery meeting to appeal to the Synod in Liverpool on April 7. He seeks actions to vindicate church honor over alleged heresies in Watson’s work. The Synod’s Liverpool venue is noted as in Watson’s own church.
A strange island emerges on the northwest coast near Labuan after a September earthquake near Kudat in British Borneo. The sand island, 200 yards long and wide, grows since first appearing and resembles a clay andRoI composition.
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