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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1898
Page
5
Scenes at Ft. Riley depict the departure of artillery units as journal artists record movements and staff details. The piece captures troop charges, transport arrangements, and signs of logistical coordination across the parade ground.
Soldiers of Battery F Fourth start to move a fast gun toward a flat car inside the stone coal shed at Fort Huley before departing for New Orleans. The gun spans six cars with the first cannon secured to the car floor while two artillery officers observe, and cavalry officers stand nearby.
An explosion rocked the government store house at Montaxo bay Jamaica with eight men killed and many injured. The blast occurred after a dynamite detonation linked to INSIDE. Elleston, Jamaica via Bermuda.
A packed Crawford Theater hosts a revival era performance with bustling balcony crowds and a full house. Patrons fill the front and balcony as an energetic cast delivers a lively but uneven program amid theatrical curiosities and a bemused audience. The report notes specialty acts, crowd energy, and a comedic tableau of stage antics, ending with an advertisement for a cold remedy.
New York dispatch recounts five months of brutal treatment aboard the Birth bark Ancyra from Hong Kong to New York. Crew members accuse Captain Morris and officers of beating, starving, and meting out scurvy, with one man killed. Several sailors vow affidavits to the British consul.
Socialist and radical gatherings in Berlin marked the 1848 revolution anniversary with a mass meeting. Leader Hilleth argued for reform, while August Bebel denounced royal privilege and recalled past fighting for liberty and rent reform. Discussions included criticism of Prussian governance and calls for gradual constitutional change. Mrs. Elder arrives with a large spring millinery stock.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage spoke to Cleveland business leaders at the chamber of commerce about financial issues and the gold standard. He warned that a minority in Congress could obstruct the popular will and urged readiness to vote again on the main issue, defending the current monetary policy and international trade stance.
Chicago reports one more body found in the Ayer building ruins. Willers J. Witcox identified as secretary treasurer of the W. A. Olmstead Scientific company. Firemen say a limb may belong to a body already removed. Seven women rescued. fourteen others missing.
Frost damage over the last 24 hours hits Sulsan valley at about 150000 dollars and Vacs valley at 250600 dollars. Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup promoted as a quicker cure.
A Topeka column lists diverse notes from residents and events. Tom Doran now leads a strong team, Maj. Burdge recovers, and Maj. Shreve wears wartime attire. Revival meetings, land leases near Empire, and a Patrick’s day gift a sideboard are noted. Bonds for state school funds, theater bills, and council posts appear alongside local chatter on employment, hunting, remodeling, and weather bureau moves.
Ernest O. Chamberlain, editor, collapsed from brain fever after overwork amid Maine disaster coverage. He ordered two weeks’ pay for reporters, planned ten war poems for $5,000 each, and directed red ink war extras. A chaotic edition with red news was circulated before corrections.
The Times publishes two military articles arguing Russia's frontier strength is weaker than thought and inadequate to a well equipped adversary. Editorials credit Japan with quiet, decisive action that led to Russia's withdrawal from Korea, offering a lesson for the British government.
Seattle March 15. Rev Sheldon Jackson acting for the war department sold 200 head of the reindeer herd used for Yukon relief to private parties about £100 per head. Purchasers include P C Fitchardson and W A Breenan. Wamego Savings and Loan Association chartered. directors listed in We cant Express Her Thanks. Beggs advertised tonics appear in the clipping copy.
A long list of church schedules and sermons across multiple congregations. Highlights include services at First Church of Christ Scientist on West Sixth Street with revival notes and Sunday school, Second United Presbyterian preaching by Rev. W Cox, Hollpess union meeting at Wesleyan Church, and a range of Catholic, Baptist, and Unitarian events.
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