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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
2
A critical warning against spray and atomizer cures for catarrh bronchitis and hay fever. The piece argues many patients suffer harm from nasal sprays and misleading remedies, urging readers to test advertised cures themselves and seek safer inhalation therapies. It cites inflated costs and calls for accountable treatment options and safer methods.
May 5 in Des Moines Iowa Gov Shaw approved transfer of state National Guard units to U S service under current officers with vacancies filled by company election The move follows demands from guardsmen to retain present officers and expands Iowa structure to four regiments and 45 companies easing consolidation and transfer to volunteer service amid political stir
Fringed by rough stones and pipes a protected spring near the executive mansion draws guards to keep tampering away. A citizen notes the spring’s role in the capital area and reports the vigilance as the city seeks to secure essential water sources for public safety.
London reports a Madrid focus on future government as the Queen Regent and King Alfonso fade. Werler is nicknamed the Spanish Boulanger, a military dictatorship feared yet unlikely. Powers debate the Philippines and intervention rumors rise amid anxieties over a potential peace, with Austria and Germany shown keen to influence terms. The Madrid Telegraph correspondent notes pressure to end the war, possibly ceding Cuba to the United States, while Spain risks a long civil struggle as conservatives and Carlists gain influence and hunger drives the political agenda.
Madrid May 5 The price rise touches all imports. Groceries fish bread petroleum coal up 29 pesetas ton. Factories shorten hours or halt work as war bites Spanish industry. Catalonia cotton from U S aid, Bank of Spain reports 49 million pesetas in exchange drawn. Red Cross plan eyed with foreign funds. governments sought.
The notice touts Bucklen Arnica Salve as the best for cuts bruises ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It lists price and the Swift Holliday sale point. Also includes travel times for Union Pacific trains from Kansas City to Topeka with arrival details and schedule times.
Prince Victor Emanuel of Italy, the count of Turin and king’s nephew, landed at Hoboken aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse for a world tour. He was met by Count Vines, Civanni Brepehl, and Count Carpenetta, who spoke on arrival but refused to comment on the Philippines or Italian public opinion regarding the war.
Roman Catholics mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the elevation of Must Hey. sichnel Augustine Corcigan with a pontifical high mass at 10 am, a procession of clergy, and a guard of 6 cadets. Archbishop Martinelli attended as panel delegate. The cathedral featured cloth of silver vestments, gold embroidery, and electric illumination over the grand altar. A memorial allotment was presented for the Dunwoodle seminary debt, and a banquet followed the mass. Today a mass for 6,000 children is planned and the cathedral is richly decorated with heraldic shields of Brooklyn Newark Albany Rochester Buffalo and Syracuse.
St Paul May results show ex Congressman A R Kiefer leading for mayor with a 1596 plurality, C J Horst 360 for treasurer, J J McCarty 2724 for comptroller, G M Orr and Ro Hine elected as judges, and nine of eleven aldermen plus all nine Republican assemblymen victorious.
In Springfield Ohio a relocation exhibit of embalmed bodies from Alabama provoked a large black crowd. About 260 colored men surrounded the museum at 10 pm. Leaders brought a wagon to remove the bodies but police intervened. The night force was deployed to prevent further trouble.
Tacoma May 5 The government exploring expeditions to Copper River and Cook Inlet Alaska failed due to dependence on Lapland reindeer for supplies. The Valencia reported the herd driven into the interior as moss scarce, causing scores of reindeer to die and thwarting plans to gather 100 of the 30 reindeer at Pyramid Harbor. Bank of Humboldt Case Involves Mandamus Battle Over Deposits in Humboldt and Alten County Banks. Decker challenged court order to deposit funds above 15000, appealing constitutional grounds of bank designation by county commissioners.
In consequence of the Spanish American war the British Channel squadron will not complete the cruise program. Sixty Spanish port ships will remain in Gibraltar as the squadron halts further operations.
The San Francisco Friday boxing clash between Sharkey and Jim Jeffries draws big interest with 65 percent gross receipts split winners 16 percent loser 2 percent. Sharkey trained Vallejo then Seal Rock House Ocean Beach Jeffries at Reliance club Oakland. Match seen as path to a new world champion, with notes on their physiques and measurements.
Lucius Porter a young man, convinced his stomach harbors snake eggs, is hospital bound. He describes hearing hatching sounds and claims a spring near Carondelet Crockery Factory spawns reactions as he drinks. Doctors examine his delusion while Porter remains robust and lucid.
In Butte Montana on May 5 Marty C Overton manager of the Black Bostonians was arrested on a complaint by D & Vernon and other company members who allege he owes salaries totaling 551. He had 65 cents in his pockets at arrest Vernon claims the manager had more than 39 dollars yesterday. The troupe says four days passed without beds or adequate food. The company formed in Des Moines by the Western Amusement Company and was en route to the coast. Overton remained jailed in default of $1 bail.
The advertisement touts Scott’s Emulsion as the best cod liver oil partly digested and combined with hypophosphites and glycerine. It promises to enrich anaemic blood, energize tired nerves, and add flesh to undernourished children, claiming worldwide recognition.
New York reports that Croker Jr. failed to meet Brown University’s curriculum demands and flunked in exams. He resigned after a faculty summons, having previously tried for the baseball team but also failed, while his father remained in New York preparing for London. Frank Croker stays at the college and team.
New York resident Grace McComber asks if the Gold Cure Institute will take her terrier Snooks claimed to be a hopeless drunkard. The dog allegedly cycles through affection, wild hilarity, tail chasing, loss of leg control, and collapse in despair as he purportedly endures each jag.
New York May 5 Madison Square Garden becomes a fairyland with an electrical exhibition. Spectacular displays include wireless telegraphy, tiny ship battles, and dynamite guns. Demonstrations cover generating, lighting, power, and transmission systems, all driven by electricity.
May 5 report from Wilmington details Perry Cooper and Hertha Swigcett, both white, seeking marriage with Reverend Charles H Bowlden after Magister Kelley advised reconciliation. The case marks the first recorded instance of a white couple marrying with a preacher of mixed color assisting the union.
Report from New York states Mrs William Whitney remained in delicate condition at her home last night with family noting she had improved somewhat. Medical staff indicated further recovery could be expected as Gerters consider options for more rapid healing.
Madrid reports Valencia under siege as rioters seize the mayor and council, demand ransom, and gendarmes disperse them after a mayor is shot. Talavera sees bakery looting and government buildings set ablaze, while women lead attacks on Octroi offices in Giron. Civic guard stoned, troops fire from balconies. Talavera Jesuit house targeted over grain claims. London notes Vienna’s Queen Maria Christina weighing resignation to avert an antidynastic movement.
Chicago May 5 Comptroller Waller's rule requires all fees collected by police magistrates to be turned into the city treasury. Justices must file daily returns to the comptroller detailing fees received.
George Fred Williams complained that his enlistment offer to form a regiment was refused and not treated respectfully by the governor. In Casper Wyoming Arbor Day observances, the city planted a thousand maple trees along principal streets watered by mountain streams.
Morton L. Hill of Lebanon Indiana says his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint, was bedridden weeks after eight doctors failed, but the Mystic Cure for Rheumatism gave immediate relief and she could walk in three days. Sold by Swift Harrison, Druggists, 623 Karinas Avenue, Topeka Kansas.
The Columbia trustees met as President Low announced a 200000 gift from Daniel Payerweather’s estate that will rename the Physics building to Payeweather Hall. An additional 7600 established the Joseph Mosenthal Fellowship. Leave of absence granted to Prof J Bassett Moore, now first assistant secretary at Blate. Some students may earn degrees early if serving their country.
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