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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
4
From the Atchison Globe a column of satirical jibes on love marriage and social foibles. It slams women as foolish, mocks manners, jokes about doctors and life insurance, and notes gossip and jealousy among Atchison society.
Concordia March 24 The annual ceremonial session of the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan held at Lincoln lodge No 27. Beloit and Concordia hosts welcomed 150 visitors from western Kansas. A feast followed in the opera house with a lavish spread.
The telegrams critique tariff and trust policies, mention Aguinaldo’s forces in the woods, speculate on cabinet changes, and note stock and bond activity. They discuss Dewey’s return, navy strategy, and the Senate fit, while recounting comments from the Boston Liberal Club and St Paul Dispatch on clemency for the Younger brothers.
Fragments from letters by Elmer Uvie and Frank Pribble recount a Manila action. A Filipino insurgent colonel was killed after surrender refused. Pribble notes Lt Alford killed, Dan Hewitt wounded and a revival of battle wounds. Brigadier General Otte praises Kansans as superior, and a paymaster advises not to salute.
A historical letter discusses Cuban governance and potential annexation by the United States. It argues Cubans lack stable government and warns against internal revolution if annexation is rejected. The speaker insists on a territorial government and notes risks if governance is delayed.
A fragmented note from Mr. Broderick defends Mr. Hume for judge in Jackson county, refuting a claim about his candidacy. The message mentions meetings with Governor Canete, Charles Hayden, and Hame of Hotton, stating strong local unity for Hume.
Spot Cash Grocery owned by J F Glick at 108 East 6th Street advertises unusually low grocery prices. The list includes flour, sugar, canned goods, fruit, crackers, rice, lard, preserves, coffee, tobacco, dried fruits, and fresh meats. Mail orders welcome.
New York March 1 Richard Croker urged unity among Democrats after inviting William J Bryan to his Jefferson day dinner. He criticized division plans and stated he would bring all factions together, noting free silver views as a matter of opinion. He defended dinner costs citing a Washington dinner Bryan attended last year at 19 a plate.
In Salina on March 24 a temperance mass meeting at the opera house drew a large audience including many women. Rev Dr Foulkes led a prayer and Rev Shields denounced drink, saying he would rather shoot a child than see him become a drunkard. A liquor seizure downtown was dismissed for lack of evidence as speakers urged a local temperance paper.
General Ballington Booth faced jeers on West Madison Street as a Salvation Army parade passed. A Salvation Army staff officer accused him as a traitor to his dying mother, and a later lantern image of Mrs Booth appeared opposite Salvation Army headquarters, prompting Booth’s visible distress during the event. The taunt referencing Moore’s Army targeted Booth over a historic split in the movement.
Berlin reports Prof Robert Koch will lead a government funded tropical expedition next month to study malaria origins and transmission. The Reichstag approved 60 000 marks to support the mission as Koch continues his work on mosquito borne malaria and quinine administration timing.
Improvements underway on the eastern division include a new steel water tank at Holliday and a pumping station to be completed before summer. A steel tank will be built at Alma when materials arrive, breakwaters near Lecompton and Holliday are under construction, and rails from Olathe to Quenemo are being upgraded from 71 to 85 pound rails during the summer.
The Santa Fe plans to remove ten miles of Burlingame and Northwestern track and other old iron, shipping it to eastern markets. About 100 tons will be disposed of and recycled into new rails by rolling mills. Judge E W Cunningham was reelected superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school, set to serve thirty years total. Governor Stanley leads his Sunday school over the telephone, a remark echoed by the Emporia Gazette.
Mrs Carrie C Nicholson wife of J C Nicholson a well known lawyer of Newton died yesterday from heart failure She leaves one child The funeral will take place this afternoon
Wichita March 24 S W Ashford sues Standard Oil in district court for 2200 claiming wages for spotting work across the country. He alleges he gathered dealer names shipments prices terms and reports to the company. The defense says Ashford was not hired. Digby Bell files bankruptcy petition seeking relief from 27000 in liabilities with only a 225 New York judgment as asset, amid claims of inducement by press of events.
The season closed in Chicago on Sunday when the actor’s latest play Joe Hurst,O oleman was taken off the boards and the company disbanded.
A mother moving a shotgun in the county district accidentally discharged it injuring her son Huff Pratt in the leg just below the knee. Doctors attempted amputation but he died before the operation could be completed.
Hutchinson reporter says John Moore who killed his children was brought from McPherson to avoid lynching. He waived the preliminary hearing and was remanded to jail to await trial, amid ongoing danger of a mob.
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