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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1898
Page
3
A garbled town page combines ads and notices from Kellam Book and Stalinery Co to public meetings and school events. It notes changes in medical reform, local administration, and a Kansas expositions schedule with scattered names, places, and dates.
An old notice praises the Santa Fe route to California with limited tr ain westbound service and through sleepers to Los Angeles. It promotes Herbine as a liver health restorer and mentions Gov. Stanstead and Mister Pharmacy. The fragment ends with unrelated laundry ad text.
The Democratic state committee forms a conference committee led by Mack Love to negotiate with Populists on possible divisions of state and legislative tickets. The aim is to win some representation without demanding state ticket positions and to assess Populist willingness to confer.
Congressman J D Botkin quips at a New York invitation to attend a May ball celebrating McKinley’s first year in office. He notes many congressmen will be busy with Dingley bill debates and criticizes the tie between a prosperity celebration and economic distress from mill closings and layoffs.
The State Temperance union issues a proclamation urging prohibitionists and temperance workers to unite in memorial observance of Neal Dow birthday. The proclamation emphasizes education on anti-saloons, calls for action in upcoming caucuses and municipal elections, and cites Dr Howard as a figure in the campaign for constitutional prohibition.
The Hiawaths World backs Maine Hood for governor claiming Brown County support and citing reasons tied to regional interests. The readable text presents a political endorsement with limited clear details on dates or other candidates.
The text describes a political contest where voters shifted from President Morrill to Major Morrill, praising Major Hood as a clean, capable, brave candidate. It portrays Hood as the best type of man for governor and notes strong support against Morrill in the county. The fragment hints at political intrigue and public perception influencing the outcome.
Representative C F Graves of Leavenworth county says he will vote for the governor's railroad bill but will offer an amendment. He notes past opposition to maximum rate laws after similar statutes were struck down in Minnesota and Nebraska and warns the bill concentrates power in one railroad commissioner.
Shawnee county delegates to the congressional convention will back Charlie Curtis for Congress. Curtis supporters hope to rally in several counties while opponents doubt broad support beyond skeptical Republicans. Some Curtis friends are active in a few counties, but organizers warn it will not save the day against the current House leadership.
In Kansas City the primaries settled in the Second district with W. J. Buchan defeating J. Cubbison, who withdraws from the Congress race. The Douglas race features J. B. Pesire and Sumales as civil candidates for superintendent, while local party tensions push for early or late conventions. John D. Milliken may enter the attorney general race only if the Republicans nominate him, balancing professional and political considerations.
Theodore Sternberg Republican of Ellsworth county declares candidacy for Congress in the Sixth district. He is the brother of the United States Surgeon General Sternberg in a local political scene marked by factions and quit statements.
The Marion dispatch notes details from Saturdays primaries showing delegates chosen for W. J. Batley in Congress and Bales backing in Nemaha, with local communities in Doniphan County returning home. It mentions other candidates, party talk, and forthcoming conventions as Kansas political activity continues.
The Rock Island time card shifts take effect Sunday with changes to Horton and St Joseph arrivals and departures. Trains 2 and 4 and 9 and 10 run Kansas City to McFarland separately, ending consolidation, and No 9 westbound will depart Kansas City at 7 10 p m with Topeka arrivals and Colorado Springs and Denver connections detailed. Horton and St Joseph service to Topeka will move to 7 29 a m, returning to Topeka by 5 00 pm to link with Colorado service.
There is no prepared program for the senate this week. If Senator Bacon is ready to speak the Hawaiian annexation treaty will be taken up promptly. Senator Davis plans to move to table Bacon’s Mesbécité amendment to secure a test vote, hoping to reach it this week.
Michael Fitzpatrick from the Harquaahie mountains reports finding a remarkable Arizona gold ledge supported by specimens. He says three men with shotguns raided his claim shortly after, driving him away. Fitzpatrick and an officer plan to return at once to investigate. The piece also reprints a mock dialogue about war and substitutes from the Atlanta Constitution.
A terse exchange notes a hotel clerk’s presumed knowledge and the speaker’s distrust. The Chicago News quote contrasts experience with certainty, suggesting tension between claimed expertise and actual insight.
A fragmented OCR page shows quips about monkeys and social amusements among New York elites. It includes lines about a Cleveland drug dealer and a doctor prescribing a diet for water on the brain, plus a romantic vignette and an advertisement for Goddard bicycles at the Throop Hotel.
George W. Smith, long-time division master mechanic at Topeka, is promoted to superintendent of machinery for the Santa Fe with Albuquerque as headquarters. He has worked in California, consulted with W. G. Nevin, and may accept the post. The Topeka plant, run with aes Baird, will continue producing the Portable Compressed Air motor. The motor saves time in Santa Fe shops and is being adopted by other roads.
Idle Walters stars in the comely Sidetrack edt at Crawford chester next Friday evening with up to date season content and daily features. The Dal Conte Tatlan Grane Opens company now directs Crawtert of To yea the card in this city. Pucciai's production Ass Tasca Leave home Wil be among others opening a Week's engagement at the Costes theater in Kunsia City tis evening.
The Swedish and Norwegian governments accept King Oscar’s conditional consent to allow free transport on Walter Wellman’s Norwegian Polar expedition steamer Laura for a local search aid. Sweden’s minister says no search law will be sent, but if Andree is found by July, several Arctic experts may join. The admission expresses deep gratitude for Wellman’s generous proposal.
A garbled newspaper page presents dialogues about work and deception, stray quotes about social relations, a marching assortment of ads and notices. Names and places appear in fragments including Kansas avenue, Santa Fe, and Missouri Ozarka beyond a rural home and fruit growing context.
Washington summary of the annual patent data shows Medicut leading the states with the highest patent grants and important industrial figures. The report details design, trademark, and label patents, inventor activity, and the spread of electrical and telegraph infrastructure across the United States. It notes applications awaiting action, industry employment, capital investments, and the growing role of electric transit and central stations in the era.
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