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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1898
Page
7
A mouse reportedly took two diamond rings from Mrs Lewis on Saturday evening. The thief allegedly dropped one ring while escaping, leaving a clue about the creature’s path. Police recovered the other ring, but the first remains unrecovered as a lengthy search follows.
May 3 Ala The Spring Fat Camp reports the suicide of First Lieutenant Rowland C. A. of Company C Twentieth Infantry He stood near his tent spoke with officers then raised his revolver and killed himself instantly He had been unsettled since a trench fever illness in Central America His father was killed at Nashville in 1864 The funeral occurred at camp with regiment officers and six company pallbearers escorting the hearse to Columbus Ohio where his remains were sent
May 1 in Lexington Kentucky the Atheists will hold anniversary memorial services at the grave of May L Collins in Lexington Cemetery Tomatrox. Mr Josephine Hunty, once spoken of as a presidential candidate on the free rights platform, will deliver an address. May Collins was reportedly cremated in a Sosten hotel about 11 months ago as a leader among the free thinkers.
The department of state was informed by Miniacer Powell in Port au Prince that Haiti has donated 31000 toward erecting a monument by Rochester citizens in memory of the late Frederick Douglass, once a Punister resident and consul general.
May 3 in Hiwood Indiana marks the first cooperative window glass factory in Indiana and the west, with other cooperative plants in operation only in America.
Five of the largest wholesale coal dealers in Boston consolidate their interests and plan to continue under the Metropolitan Coal Company title. Capitalization is set at 100 dollars, and the charter has been obtained, with an offering slated for May.
An OCR fragment advertises Dr Davis anti headache druggist remedies for headache and digestion, praises grain-o drink for children, Helena of features, and mentions Swift & Co, Buckien's Arnica Salts, Little Golden Pills, and Union Pacific train schedules to Topeka and Kansas City with travel times and connections.
Mayor Fellows praises population growth and city wealth, notes substantial improvements and debt reduction. He lauds city departments, urges prudent ordinances, and stresses harmony between mayor, council, and legal department while highlighting fiscal responsibility and public trust.
A fragmentary poem praising Commodore Dewey for the victory at Manila Bay. Mentions Old Glory, the freeing of Cuba, and the vengeful role of the sea. Names Roberts and a West street address appear as part of the clipping.
The Third Company at Camp Leedy arrived Monday with C. J. Martin elected captain. Seven candidates for two lieutenants remained unresolved. W. A. Green H. W. Bidler and W. P. Hull compete, with Col. Punston favoring Hull for lieutenant. A full roster lists Bourbon county and Allen county members of Company F, with many named recruits and officers across both counties.
Washington May 3 Comptroller of the Currency declares a general dividend of 4 percent for creditors of the First National Bank of Chronic Rheumaticm Cured. Dr HW B Hettinger Indianapolis Indiana testifies to relief after rheumatism following an ankle sprain. Also notes travel routes from Topeka to Denver via Santa Fe and that Chesterfield Hotel in Topeka is under new management by Chas LL Wood.
Dr W J Gillett of Parsons visited Topeka Monday. Firemen clean wallpaper at headquarters. John P Bauer to build a house on North Monroe costing 4800 dollars. Shawnee county horticultural society to meet at Mission. Various residents announce improvements and real estate offerings. Kansas university games set with Emporia and Lawrence outcomes. Garfield park improvements proceed. traffic and sidewalk bicycle concerns rise. multiple small ads offer goods and real estate.
Ordinance text describes moving money from the general revenue fund to various city funds including water supply, metropolitan district improvements, fire department, police, sewer, and sewer districts. The garbled wording references Sixth Avenue district bonds or funds and a related judgment or assessment, with unclear numbers and divisions.
The son of a former senator joins a Missouri volunteer unit after waiting in a long recruiting line. Colonel Milton Moore enrolls him, and he passes the medical exam and begins service, leaving a Kansas City law practice.
Monthly report detailing general revenue and income sources from the Bank of Merchant’s National Bank and related institutions. Notes include interest funds, rebates, indemnity bonds, firemen accounts, and judgments along with construction notes and projected holdings.
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