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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1898
Page
4
A Washington Post tone piece riffs on mixed spellings and war reporting, noting misrendered place names and calendar oddities. It jokes about Cuba and Havana coverage, yellow fever fears, and references to Sampson and Lafayette while questioning official promises and moral excuses.
Fragmented lines invoke shared sorrow and hopeful resolve, urging bonds across nations. The speaker pleads for brotherhood and courage as darkness yields to a brighter world. Names and places blur, yet the plea for peace remains clear and urgent.
A compile of diverse anecdotes mentions Charles A. Dana receiving 10 000 for reminiscences from the ere, Prince Benny of Prussia in Shanghal attending a ball with 15 000 in art gifts, Miss Pink Martin of Nan's Creek Tennessee, and relatives traveling to Havana postwar. It also notes Archdeacon McKay pursuing placer claims, Major General George Gresham as the oldest US general Master of finance and estate holdings of 1 109 895 and various aristocratic and political figures, including Czar Nicholas II and the Russian court, with discussions of ceremony and power.
A humorous column from the Atchison Globe mocks newspaper slang and social foibles. It jokes about a woman dusting stovewood before moving and remarks on names, education, and teachers collecting railway guides as winter ends.
The Fourth district Democratic convention at Emporia adopts a platform echoing Jefferson and Jackson, opposing trusts and plutocracy. It demands free coinage, a treasury tariff, government railroads, equal competition, and drastic anti-trust measures to curb capital concentration and preserve equal opportunity.
Denver May 7 Platte canyon will be a paradise for fishers per T B Pisher acting passenger agent Guill and South Park. Between 200000 and 461000 young trout were planted in the Platte last year and enough to fry. Distribution of 100900 trout supplied by the government was overseen after a trip to Leadville. About 170000 planted between Grant and Dome Rock and 20000 in the Blue River at Dillon and Breckenridge. Total planted this year around 600000 with state hatcheries supplying stock and the railroad company aiding law enforcement against explosives fishing.
Baltimore reports an expected 7 to 15 percent wholesale rise in rubber boots and shoes, averaging about 10 percent, driven by higher rubber costs and supply constraints. A further 5 percent increase is set for October 1, as two companies adjust prices after prior differences were settled.
D Appleton Co launches an illustrated thirty volume edition of Luise Mutbuch historical romances praised for lively portrayal of Napoleonic era society. Also notices Emile Zola trial pamphlet and Frederick the Great romance. Peary’s Arctic work expands to over 1200 pages with 800 illustrations to be issued in May. Caleb West Water Diver lauded for vivid rail disaster scenes from Hopkinson Smith.
An anxious Camden mother touts Cure Treated Lotion as a cure for infant eczema and scaly skin. She reports dramatic improvement after using Cuticura products, noting her four month old’s skin cleared within weeks and now shows no pimples. The letter claims full skin healing and better sleep after treatment.
The piece notes the success of They That Sft in Darkness and a newly finished story titled Mr Mackie is concist titles The Heel of the Woman. It mentions Miss Capra historical romances by preton as desirable for libraries and praises Muhrbachs romances for vivid style dramatic incident and strong characterization.
War curbs bank lending as eastern financiers pull back to fund currency needs for war supplies and government bonds. Central National Bank reports little new lending, with a slight drop in deposits and cattlemen struggling to renew paper and secure loans.
A Madrid dispatch details escalating unrest as mobs clash with troops from Gijon to Cartagena. Women riot over bread and tobacco taxes, troops desert, Weyler rumored to favor the poor, mutinous naval whispers emerge, and martial law spreads from Cartagena to surrounding ports.
Brunswick Ga May 7 Andrew J Carnegie son of Mrs Lucy Carnegie and nephew of Andrew Carnegie has wired Gov Atkinson and the adjutant general expressing a wish to enlist as a private in the Georgia troops Carnegie visits Cumberland Island where his mother owns the Dungeness home Gov Atkinson wired Carnegie that his wish will be considered
Application laid on file and awaiting guidance on enlistment. Carnegie's mother belongs to the New York Yacht Club and owns the yacht Dungeness. The Brunswick Riflemen seek to recruit him as a member.
Riots flare in Pavia and Prato as mobs clash with troops. In Sesgo Florintin a detachment fired on rioters, killing three and wounding four. Descriptions of violence continue through Milan and Florence with civilians and soldiers dead or injured. censorship likely muffled worst news.
Avlanta Georgia May 7 the negroes of Georgia seek to join the Cuban invasion by offering 10000 volunteers to President McKinley with a negro commander and maintaining distinct negro identity. They were refused by Gov Atkinson to join state forces and expect rapid deployment within 48 hours if accepted.
A letter recounts a Vermont academy student who attended with George Dewey before the Civil War. The writer recalls Dewey’s push and energy, a mountain excursion to Sterling Mountain, and notes shared schoolmates A. B. Whiting and Mrs Jaquith. The piece ends with a testimonial about Beggs German Salve from T. W. Patton of Lane, Texas.
Theatrical manager Max Rosenberg, jailed for bigamy, is released after the judge commuted the rest of his sentence. Baritone J Aldrich Libby paid the fine. jail doctor cites heart disease as reason for discharge.
London reports the Amer ican missionaries killed during the rebellion include Mr and Mrs Caine and Misses Archer Hartford and Schenck. Others, Mr and Mrs Burtner Mr and Mrs Minehall and Misses Mullen and Ward, are safe at Freetown. The piece mixes garbled text with timetables and local ads.
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