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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
6
Fragmented text describes naval officers, wartime purchases, and possible resignations. Mentions Admiral Sieard and a court of inquiry, with reference to Key West schedules and patrols. Indicates tensions over a large 80 million purchase and ongoing investigations affecting officials.
Vallejo Calif March 10 Within three days the workforce at Mare Island yard has faced a tight schedule yet remains on track. Ships are being refitted and provisions, ammunition, and supplies are loaded in readiness to deploy the Yorktown and Philadelphia upon orders. Charles R Pint notes overseas bankers report Spain has not raised funds recently, while government plans for torpedo boats remain uncertain.
Berlin March 10 Sandr Sandoval the Spanish military attaché in Germany reports Austria and Scandinavia, who returned last evening from a trip, have made three conditional purchases of coastwise steamers at Plume.
Williams of Oakland faced a preliminary hearing before Justice Whitmore in Gekland. Prosecution rested, defense demurred. Williams was charged with setting fire to a house on Tenders Street after taking out insurance. J W Wiley linked to defective work, arrest following.
Washington March 10 The Rev Fe feurd Everett Hale of Boston offered an invocation at the opening of a meeting today and delivered an unusual prayer regarding a four at the ses e.
A jumble of quotes shows a county editor sparring with a preacher over profanity and manuscript timing. Mixed in are garbled wartime phrases and notices about advertising, theater figures, and public commentary from The World. The piece captures overheard debates and pop culture chatter from a bygone era.
Chicago notes a special message from Washington outlines McKinley’s plan to seek Congress approval to terminate Cuban independence. He intends to send the message within two weeks and will include consul reports from Cuba and Minister Woodford in Madrid to justify U S intervention amid the Cuban war.
An effort seeks Dunford, a youth labeled a troublemaker, to be released from imprisonment. He was sentenced to the State Reformatory by Judge Hazen after being transferred to the penitentiary. Appellate writ of habeas corpus to be heard April 6 argues he was 13 at reform school entry, one year under the legal age.
The article argues Dunford, a persistent offender from Topeka, should not be released. It cites multiple arrests from 1899 to 1895 including burglary, assault, and theft of bread tickets. Records show previous sentencing to the reform school, with claims of no reform and calls for full term confinement.
Government intends to split the reindeer herd between two points in Alaska and the Yukon expedition will proceed under Kyelman. One unit sails toward Prince William Sound with Captain Abercrombie’s herders. the other heads toward Pyramid Harbor then to the Tukow river with American territory involvement. A May to June interior voyage is planned, amid romance and a castle enchantment aside.
Fragmentary ad text references Miller and Baker characters and a laundry business. The readable portion mentions Cincinnati Inquirer style quips about appearance, a claim of immediate relief devices, and a Peerless Steam Laundry at 112 West Street.
Governor Leedy castigates the 14th Amendment interpretation linking to corporations, arguing only natural persons are protected. He traces U.S. Supreme Court rulings and condemns recent moves that shift judicial power to corporations, urging reconsideration of state rate laws.
Analyzes تلاش judicial authority over agency decisions and the railroad influence on court rulings. Questions whether courts can enjoin commission actions or must defer to appeals, warning of future mortgage exactions by corporations and the peril of biased judgments.
In Topeka the drive to solicit subscriptions for the auditorium began amid rain. local merchants largely supported the effort with several small businesses pledging contributions. Key canvassers report positive response on both sides of streets with prospects for early completion as the community backs the project.
Miss Fiorence McBee dies at 225 Laurence street as consumption worsens. Funeral at residence Friday. remains sent to Grantgilis for burial. Houston inmate dies Wednesday. former North Topeke resident. Meriden lodge 1491 Woodmen to handle funeral. Jane Chadwick, 61, dies Wednesday in Wamexo. services at Nels McConnell home 1220 Polk Street. Exhumation at Kingville cemetery by M. E. Stoker reveals two bodies, Andrew Wilson and child, buried eighteen years ago. Wilson known as Kansas tattic king. funeral plans shifted to Topeka cemetery. Andrew Wilson father of Anna Wilson of Valencia married to Walter Veale.
De Wolf Hopper praised his city return while recalling twenty-plus appearances and the audience’s memory of Casey at the Bat. A quirky dialog with a boy about a V-shaped toenail joke followed. The day’s market report notes dull wheat trading awaiting government reserves data and mixed signals on corn with modest Northwestern receipts.
The report covers mixed futures movement with corn and oats steadier, provisions firming, and hog and cattle receipts and prices. It notes May futures opening lower then firming, refined by local traders, with receipts and prices for pork, lard, and cattle, plus market commentary from Chicago and Topeka.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a sale and public auction, referencing W. A. Mic talssion at 230 Wont in 43rainy gai Stocks and a New York date of March 10. It includes scattered names and locations such as Acoma and Weems Serr ER and mentions furnishers and high open. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret.
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