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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
2
Controversy over who should receive funeral tax funds in Newtown surfaces in New York. Reports detail the levy on cemetery processes and reimbursement for road wear, with officials and legal counsel discussing collection and distribution. The tale also includes unrelated medical ad copy inserted in the page.
Fragmentary text praises a tonic claimed to strengthen tissues and improve digestion, lungs, and vitality. Mentions Dr. R Pierce and medical testing language, but content is garbled and lacks verifiable details or clear event.
Floods reported across Indiana with many towns cut off and trains abandoned. Rivers rise and homes flooded as eight Stier trains stalled, Jesburg damage cited, and lives lost amid rising waters in Ohio and Indiana regions.
A pension office statement shows pensioners paid attorneys $9,510,191 over seven years for prosecuting claims. The bulk, $7,000,000, occurred in three years from 1891 to 1893, with yearly totals including $2,169,? and other rounded figures amid historical accounting.
San Jose prepares for the bed and blossom carnival to be held on March 26 with thousands expected. The Southern Pacific will run an excursion train from San Francisco and visitors will be guided through orchard districts to view blooming trees. The event aims to advertise local resources and entertain guests in a delightful manner.
Actress Carrie Keeler, amid the-stirte controversy in New York, recounts mistreatment by Richard Mansfield in his company during rehearsals. She refused to perform until guaranteed her salary for the season, prompting a confrontation that led to drastic changes in the staging of her role and the reading of Judith Anderson's lines.
Duluth March 24 navigation on Lake Superior started with ore boats moving earlier than ever. The Whaleback No 181 and the Steamer Rockefeller led the fleet to Two Harbors to load ore, aiming for Lake Erie ports by tomorrow night. Barges Constitution Victory and Panda exited Duluth yards to haul Vermillion ore for a week, amid rushed shipments from the Chatscheler mine due to stockpile concerns.
In Rio Hondo area Stein and Cable plan mining on Tron Dike after a letter from Thomas A Edison says his magnetic iron separator is a success. Edison will aid this summer amid interest from Mayor Fecket and New York capitalists. Also notes Santa Fe limited train to California and Berges Blood Purifier endorsement by Dr J H Newbern.
Philadelphia officials face a broad bribery scandal linked to the proposed lease of the city waterworks to Schuynville Valley Water Co. Nelson G. Green was accused of paying bribes to secure favorable committee reports. Council members Walter Stevenson and J J Walker testified to kickbacks ranging from 200 to 5000 dollars, with others denying or admitting involvement as bail and hearings proceeded.
Two little colored boys in Tennessee town plan a birthday spread with jelly cake and lemon tarts. As Rastus prays for food, Remus’s mother quietly feeds the desserts, while both boys express gratitude and share their sunlit pickup feast amid cheerful, rustic banter.
Advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless, non surgical remedy for all forms of piles. Suppositories claim instant relief through healing effects, not nerve deadening, with prices 50 cents to 1 dollar and claims of safety, broad sales, and availability by The Pyramid Co in Marshall, Michigan.
District Attorney Graham recounts a 25 dollar expense to push the DM through the committee and seeks to identify who benefited. Councilman Walker spent over an hour in the DA's office and promised to return if needed as the investigation continues next Monday. Arrests are anticipated.
In the Senate, Mr. Bacon of Georgia presented a joint resolution asserting the government will maintain national labor and protect material interests while seeking peace with all nations. It vows readiness for sacrifice if required, aims to preserve peace by peaceful means, and notes the duty to honor and humanity. The measure will lie on the table until Thursday due to its importance.
Washington march 24. The sago palm from the White House conservatory, later in the pension building court near the fountain, returned to its old quarters in a dilapidated state. foliage stripped, roots decaying, will need years of care. origin traced to Mount Vernon greenhouse with Washington, possibly Cuban import, over a century old.
Frederick Macmonnies, Brooklyn sculptor, presents a bronze fountain to the city for Prospect Park’s Vale of Cashmere. It is in storage awaiting Park Commissioner Bronex approval, with exhibition at the Sculptors' League spring show in May for critique by the arch critic. The fountain portrays a small bar paddling with reeds and a duck high on its breast.
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