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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
7
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The Enquirer prints an interview with H IL Vrobarcy ex-Sajsed Stains attorney and ex-Secretary Sherman amid a court dispute. General Miles and Majorine features dominate the discussion as witnesses and officials weigh alleged missteps and a pending verdict.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local witness report about a group and a confrontation. Names, places, and exact actions are unclear but suggest a tense incident attracting attention from nearby observers. Further readable details are limited.
The text describes General Miles and a wartime meat contract controversy over supply methods. Allegations focus on chemical processing and delivery of meat, with witnesses attesting to quality and timing issues, including testimony about explosives and political implications surrounding the procurement and public statements by officials.
May 11 London racing summary reports Sloan finishing first in the Flying Handicap at Newmarket during the third day of the spring meeting. Flora Kolanatto placed second with Canadanse third as odds figures and race details are noted. Lord Wm. Beresford Catmen ridden by Sion won the Paynes stakes. Footpad 1 finished second and Sinops third in that event.
On May 11 the battleship Lowa will depart San Francisco and proceed to Puget Sound for docking at Port Orchard dry dock to have barnacles removed from its hull.
A Washington dispatch reports the War Department plans to deploy four regiments of regulars to Manila via New York, with transports Thomas Meade and Logan reassigned from Atlantic to Pacific fleets. Ships will be refurbished for troop transport, carrying infantry and artillery to reinforce defences and support operations in the Philippines, with docking and speed-up preparations ongoing.
El Reno Oklahoma Territory May 11 A remarkable record marks Mountain View Washita county as the western terminus of the Rock Island extension. The town site was surveyed platted and substantially sold within hours. W T Yates mayor G W Bellamy treasurer and John Kerfoot police judge along with officers and artisans rapidly organized, locals describing it as the fastest town formation Oklahoma can claim.
Emporia May 11 The Fifth Avenue hotel closed by quarantine over smallpox suspicions. no cases found and quarantine was lifted. Owner and proprietor plan to sue the city for damages as the hotel basin was destroyed and the premises require rebuild. Several other parties threaten lawsuits over the action.
London reports Richard Croker is afflicted by a painful carbuncle on the neck area and will remain in London for treatment and rest. His horse Buckerbocker ran tenth at New York’s Visitors’ Plate, with the owner commenting on the horse’s chances. Three regiments remain at Camp Onward Savannah and the Forty-ninth Town unit will be mustered out next Saturday.
The American Library Association opened its conference in Atlanta with officers to be elected tomorrow. Nominations are secret until voting day. secretary Carr holds the list. Montreal and Niagara Park contest to host the next meeting, likely Montreal. Papers were read by Adler, White, Teggart, Andrews, Beers, and Whitney.
The Woman's Home Missionary Union held sessions at Central Congregational church to discuss refuge to African Americans and the Kansas association meeting. Officers and vice presidents from Kansas districts presented reports while speakers from Topeka Chicago and Pelkey shared addresses.
Anny A Booher sues JH Hunt JH Evans and Sanford of New York over ownership of a Topeka home on Laurent Street. She bases claim on a October 1597 transfer from Hunt. A prior mortgage from H J Gaines to Hunt and Evans in 1887 remains unsettled, though paid, and has been sold to Mr Sanford.
Albany May 1 a prominent southwest Georgia figure Frank McCarthy died in Albany New York funeral held today drew a vast crowd of whites and colored. For the first time in Albany a town of 4000 stopped all business during the negro funeral. McCarthy was not involved in politics but widely regarded as influential among both communities.
In New Jersey a parish pastor Father Mendl publicly punished James Tray Jr for cutting his initials into a church pew. The incident occurred as Mass ended in the Church of the Conception in Montclair New Jersey. The priest, calling him a rascal, led the boy to the front for punishment amid surprised congregants.
Master of the Surrey Staghounds Tom Nickalls dies in Pattison Court Red Hill at 72. He accompanied his father to Chicago in 1824, later returning to England in 1848 to start in stock dealing earning the nickname King of the Kipterean Teatissad Market. For 21 years he held the mastership of the Surrey hounds and his sons continue the business.
President McKinley weighs a civil service reform order as the Tripartite commission maintains peace in Samoa. Reports from Apia via Admiral Kautta note quieter conditions despite ongoing news. McKinley, resting due to health, shows cautious engagement with officials. Gage and Mrs. Gage host Homestead guests as Manila reports of Filipino congress suggest a peaceful pause with no quorum.
In a U S District Court filing the First National Bank of New York and the Fourth National Bank of St Louis seek to force editor C V Eskridge of the Emporia Republican into bankruptcy under the new federal law. They allege Eskridge transferred part of his property to favored creditors after a Cross National Bank collapse, with notes totaling 10400 each issued to Martindale and Cross.
Terrific rains in northeastern Nebraska devastated property, especially farms. The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha and Pacific Short Line lines suffered heavy damage. Homer, Omaha creek, and Winnebago agency areas faced major destruction with washed-out tracks and abandoned trains. No fatalities reported.
In a district court ruling Judge Butler ordered stockholders of the failed People's Wines bank to cover all deposits up to the time of the bank's failure. The court awarded about $125,000 against stockholders for their liability and around $500,000 in favor of the People's National Savings Bank, declaring the national bank liable as trustee for savings deposits. The bank's assets total roughly $9,000, most shareholders reside in Cleveland, leaving the balance to be collected. Also noted is a separate report from Montreal on a caterpillar outbreak in Quebec.
Readers from Brooklyn Racine and Jersey City Heights praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving hysteria menstrual pain bearing down and fibroid tumor symptoms After taking several bottles they report pain relief regular menses and improved spirits with recommendations to others seeking help from Mrs Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts
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