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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1898
Page
5
Pepela and De Jensieon tout a simple remedy for stomach troubles. They promise digestion improvement via Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets, a fruit vegetable mixture claimed to digest meals, prevent fermentation, and cure numerous digestive issues. Packaged at 50 cents, marketed as a non secret patent medicine with a booklet.
The Chicago Board of Trade directors call for national legislation to require labeling and packaging standards preventing corn meal adulteration of wheat flour. They urge explicit penalties and uniform consumer protection to uphold American manufacturing.
Real estate transfer list contains names Jivenh A. Uawrog Jes setta Ch Hiscty and others with property descriptions on Neemtrat Avepun Wotie and Greet street. Mentions Norton’s second addition and William C. Williams Cook and others with various monetary figures and parcel details, though OCR errors obscure many specifics.
Those at Nowcastin Del have been shut down for four months. The Deliware Ironworks will resume Fortine operations after a complex code incident. The wd will hire over 50 workers. Many families have faced distress since the closure amid merit selloffs.
Santa Fe announces a company wide cut in work hours. Superintendent John Player enforces a shift from six to five eight hour days across all divisions to save costs and meet credit demands for the year.
A Baxter Springs corporation named Childs Grain and Sitting Company fled its charter with the secretary of state. Capital stock is listed as 100 dollars, with directors J. Ryon J. A. Hunt y and Ed a Ll. Childs among others. The filing appears amid a confusion of garbled OCR text.
Topeka society pages detail a sequence of social events including a Euterpe Club party at Hudson's attended by A. S. Rankin and many couples, a surprise birthday gathering for Horace Hevette in Oakland Park, and ongoing notes on clubs and engagements. Other items mention a Cosinos Club meeting, Fox Evarts wedding prep, and various visits, rehearsals, and card parties among local residents and guests traveling from Kansas City and Chicago.
Local notes report Engine 641 broken yesterday with engines 475 and 197 to take trial trips tomorrow. Topeka lodge Boot L. B. to hold annual officers election Sunday. Dan Smith and Tom Corrigan transferred to Los Angeles for permanent positions. Freight car and borer-related tasks listed. building of 60 foot furniture cars to begin next week. Haggage car from Missouri discussed, miles per hour aims, and a mix of unrelated notes follow. Also ad copy for cough remedy and horehound syrup from Kan. Ave and Topeka addresses.
The Daily News notes US diplomacy remains cautious though threats of war are debated. It questions the ten million pound peace vote, cites a Washington source denying the Maine disaster influenced the measure, and suggests a chance for a credible peaceful exit from the deadlock under President McKinley.
Commander W H Brownson will sail from New York to Southampton to purchase warships for the United States Navy. He will meet with naval attaches in London and Paris, explore acquiring Brazilian ships, and study foreign ordnance sources. Negotiations reportedly under way to obtain two Japanese cruisers from Cramp and Union Iron Works, with terms possible without infringing Japan's rights.
Key West reports the Mehthouse supply steamer Armenia arrives after Tortugas visit while the American yacht Burccan eer with Senator Gallineer and Gen Wilson maneuvers off Florida. News of Cannon's defense appropriation energizes naval officers as ships prepare and officials discuss fortifications and land batteries near St. Johns River. The Anita sails from Norfolk to Havana with lawmakers aboard and may proceed to the Tortugas for coal before returning.
Washington march 3 a proposition that received instant attention and is expected to be approved. The plan calls for turning ten of the best light house boats into gun boats for the navy. These vessels of 300–400 tons would carry six inch rifles and armor to guard machinery. The Mangrove is cited as an example of a suitable new, stout craft.
Cramp asserts a plotted drive to induce U S ship purchases by foreign shipbuilders and unscrupulous syndicates seeking commissions. He accuses English and German operators of pushing unsaleable vessels via fear of war, calling it a deliberate scheme to profit from crisis.
In an interview Sir George Wik Uanis Des Vaux, former Bahamas and Hong Kong governor, urged Britain to seize the moment and express cordial sympathy with the United States in seeking autonomy for China. He argued prompt Britain support would prevent war with Spain and strengthen Anglo American ties while aiding the Chinese issue.
In a detailed drill officers trained cadets and citizens for militia service. A complete signal code was used with rockets and bells to summon troops. Col Gross would dispatch a rocket on arming orders and the engine houses rang three times. Armour and Helin’s whistles woke the town and militiamen left their work to head to headquarters. The practice last Thursday showed 300 men assembled within forty minutes of the signal.
March report from San Francisco notes a partial strike by steel moulders delays on the battleship Wisconsin project. Subcontracting to Pacific Rolling Mills was undone as workers demanded overtime pay, leaving positions unfilled and plans possibly sent east. Concurrently, U.S. consular posts report resignations and strain among officials amid broader political pressure.
A Chelsea Massachusetts magazine holding about 26 tons of ammunition is loaded aboard the government tug Nina. The cargo will be taken to the Brooklyn navy yard and then transferred to Key West for further disposition.
Washington dispatches orders activate U S army recruiting officers to enlist men for the artillery. In Cleveland notices show vigorous recruitment as all applicants are accepted. The Brooklyn cruiser, sent toward Hampton Roads, signals strategic shifts in naval planning and the possible reorganization of the Atlantic squadron.
Madrid correspondent for The Times reports war rumors bread riots and political turmoil in Spanish provinces. He says government should win a large majority Carlists will win only where confident Republicans undecided Conservatives fractured and powerless to influence outcome.
Col Geo P Gross commanding the Third Kansas City Regiment signals imminent conflict as officers push practical wartime preparations. Armory drills occur nightly with full company presence as leaders stress swift mobilization and disciplined readiness.
The United States seeks to purchase several warships now nearing completion in European yards. Secretary Long met A F Lane of Maxim Nordenfeldt about two Cincinnati type cruisers, two ironclad hulls, and other vessels. Lane views the ships as first class bets for quick acquisition, with details on sizes and armaments noted.
Four ships designed on modern principles by a European shipbuilder are near completion and could be commissioned within months. Initially aimed at a South American republic, they may be acquired by the United States with no binding obligation. Mr Lane sold 60 Maxim Nordenfelt guns to the Navy Department, bolstering his influence with officers and weight on ship representations.
A Havana dispatch notes Captain Liesbee has not advised Washington on recall yet seeks to finish work and depart. Lieut Blandin is quoted discussing objections to Madrid and Washington. The Diario de La Marine urges explicit court findings on the explosion and hints Spain may face indemnity demands from the United States.
New York reports that six torpedo boats built for Spain at Glasgow are delivered. Only two remain at Clydebank, Andax and Osado sailed for Ferrol. crews arrived for Pluten and Proserpina to pick up ammo at Greenock. The vessels are described as gunboats in disguise and dangerous.
Mexico City March 9 President M Ingalls of the Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio railway returned after a stay at Beanedupa receiving advices that call him to duty due to war. John Jacob Astor and party arrived Sunday night from Vera Cruz on Astor’s yacht and traveled by private car toward Tampico where
The New York World correspondent reports on British shipbuilders eyeing conversions of cruisers and fast steamers for Spanish service, with France arranging a loan to back Spain’s purchases. Parliament members warn the United States will face a tough ally in Spain, while Spain seeks financial help from Paris. At Fort Logan, Denver, troops ready for sudden movement as the War Department orders rail readiness for rapid transfer.
Army and Navy officials in Washington coordinate war preparations as they review ammunition stocks, supplies, and dry docks. The War Department and Navy Department push procurement, manufacture, and mobilization plans to arm and equip a potential volunteer force. High officials oversee personnel organization and pending legislation while authorities weigh how private production can aid national defense.
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