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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1898
Page
2
An ad touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a radical, reliable cure for indigestion and varied stomach complaints. It claims extensive testing, universal applicability, and availability at druggists for a nominal price, with a free book offered by Stuart Co US Marshall.
A New York report recounts Hetty Green railing at the naval reserves inquiry and demanding funds. She accuses Commander tarton of Brooklyn Navy Yard of unsafe handling of state secrets, and mentions a prior dispute with Joseph H Chase. The piece references a court-like confrontation and notes Mrs Elder's millinery opening on Kansas Avenue.
A fragmented note mentions seeking Ape Ager ranges and stand by items. It requests bottles with fancy wrappers and shleupee rice. The writer emphasizes quality and variety, highlighting a preference for specific branded items.
A Populist and Democratic conference in Enre Monday failed to agree on fusion for the Fourth congressional district. Democrats plan to nominate first, then run their candidate before the Populists. With separate candidates, a Republican victory seems likely. Committee members included Thomas Morgan Eureka and A J Eastman Burlington for Democrats, and O O Outcast Burlington, G Munger Eureka, and L Wright Emporia for the Populists.
Cairo reports Shendy captured by surprise after gunboats and Egyptian battalion ascended the Athara river. Dervish forces shelled, then routed as Egyptians pursued twenty miles. Main body cut off from depots, dervish supply lines disrupted, forcing a battle.
The general society of the Daughters of the Revolution will meet in Boston April 25 and 26 with a preliminary 9:20 a.m. meeting Monday and a 10:30 a.m. opening. On Tuesday the 26th the state society will host officers and members. A reception is planned at the Algonquin club from 3 to 3 p.m. and an evening meeting will be held. excursions will visit historic sites in the Boston area.
Springfield March 1 1900 The Whiteley Manufacturing Company incorporated with $200 000 capital buys the knife and bar plant owned by William Wilson and will manufacture Whittley invention cellulose stock feed and related products from cornstalks The firm has a government order from Washington to supply 50 000 tons of cellulose for United States vessels.
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West will start its New York season at Madison Square Garden this week for four days. The act features new attractions including frontier riders, Cuban insurgents, and a show of warfare tactics. Over 160 war veterans will participate, with notable figures such as Colonel Coireye and Calanel Aguero highlighted among the lineup.
Brooklyn reader touts Meesra Blg Bros Cream Balm as curing stubborn head colds within 48 hours and recommends keeping it on hand. An unrelated Colorado travel note mentions the Rock Island Flyer leaving Topeka at 3 55 pm for Denver and Colorado Springs arriving next morning.
Hearings focus on causes of strikes in mills with Massachusetts figures noting wage gaps and costs. W Southworth cites southern mills paying lower wages to cut production costs while northern mills bear higher freight and material costs. Estimated annual savings run into tens of thousands of dollars, affecting Lowell and Georgia mills and shipping to Vancouver, with contracts discussed for Chin funds and Tin dale mills.
A February letter from Sw Hearst and others discusses a plan to credit notable figures, including former President Cleveland, for a Maine monument drive. It notes Cleveland’s refusal to lend his name and frames the appeal as an advertising scheme rather than a genuine philanthropic appeal.
Tacoma reports via Cleveland arriving from Skaguay detailing a March 24 saloon shooting in which two men were killed and a third shot. The Cleveland also relays hazards near Toneas narrows and a later encounter with the George W Rider near Portland bound for Skaguay. The Elder belongs to the Pacific Coast fleet and damage to ships is noted with uncertain severity and hoped for later tides.
Ex Governor J D Lewelling denounces war with Spain over the Maine explosion and Cuban troubles. Born a Quaker, he supports arbitration to settle the dispute, warns that war would cost American lives, and says the United States should not take action precipitating war. He favors no plan if Spain rejects arbitration.
At the Bell Telephone Company annual meeting surviving board members were re elected and two successors chosen. The report shows an increase of 121844 over 1896 profits with total assets near 50.58 million and a surplus of 2.59 million. Australian wheat yields and the death of Annie Haight are also noted in brief items.
J M Crawford recalls a three month tenure as American manager for the Del Conte Italian Grand Opera company. He cites language barriers, ill treatment by two managers in Mexico, misappropriated salaries, and a transfer of interests to Col Thompson. He notes financial distress, delayed payments, and his eventual departure while praising the performers. He mentions contracts, advances, and unresolved debts affecting the tour from San Francisco to Seattle and onward to St Paul.
An advertisement touts a botanical remedy claiming to cure Bright's disease rheumatism gravel back pain female disorders and urinary issues. It alleges 12% hospital cures in 40 days and offers a free large bottle by mail from The Chiron Kidney Cure Company New York City with a request to mention the paper.
Taylor Riddle, Populist State central committee chair, derides the president's Cuban policy and the Maine inquiry finding. He calls the message cold blooded and financial, favoring Wall Street and monied interests while ignoring Cuban relief and sailors' deaths.
Meager reports from Santa Fe indicate five masked men tried to hold up a westbound Santa Fe passenger train near Grant New Mexico. Fireman wounded as Express Messenger Fowler fired from the car. The train moved on with robbers giving chase but nothing else was seized. Fowler and New Mexican officers pursue the attackers.
In Buda Pest on March 20 Princess Louise of Coburg Gotha eldest daughter of King Leopold of Belgium and wife of Prince Philip is said to be at the castle near Golubevecz Croatia with her lover Tisut. Lieutenant Kegievitch, noted for his defense of the friends, can now defy them from his castle.
New York reports Bishop Joseph C Hartzell of the Methodist Episcopal Church reached the city aboard the Teutonne after a lengthy tour of Africa, marking his return from the Gark continent.
The schooner Olivette from Porto Rico for Halifax with molasses is a total wreck on a Thrum Cape at the entrance of Halifax Harbor. The crew were saved. Strikers Returning to Work in Boston with no disturbance at the weather sill water around forty of...
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