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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1898
Page
3
Fragmented text argues a single dry treatment reaches diseased head, throat, and lungs. It critiques harmful evidence and advocates a natural, chemical free approach as the sole remedy, mentioning women’s remedies and a claimed path to cure without surgery.
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Travel note outlines a night service route via Santa Fe Route with Pullman palace sleepers and coach class options between Denver Coligada Springs and Pueblo with connections to high speed routes.
Chicago May 14 Two trains costing a quarter million dollars each, built at Dayton Ohio, will run between Chicago and St Paul on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. The ten car sets feature wide vestibules mahogany finish and electric lighting. The cars boast luxury interiors with dining and drawing rooms ornate carvings and elaborate detailing. The fleet is described as the most beautiful in America and will inaugurate the Chicago St Paul service.
May 14 report from Greniens notes heavy traffic on the Central branch with 298 carloads of stock in a week. The Downs depot got improvements and chairs planned. Changes at Pomeroy hotel announced for June 1 with new management. The Greenleaf line eyes expansion toward Waterville and Hanover. Miss Winnie Fletcher died visiting relatives. her burial planned in Nebraska.
May 10 marks the start of Welle Fargo & Co's express refrigerator car service linking Kansas City Missouri with Benson Arizona via Albuquerque and El Paso. Cars depart Kansas City Tuesdays at 1:20 am and reach Albuquerque Wednesdays at 2:00 am. The feature follows the end of the Western traffic code era. The Sante Fe team in Chanute plans a 100 foot tag station near the roundhouse.
Engineer Trunke is credited with the fastest run by a ten wheel engine. Vanderbilt awards $1,000 and Breaks Works gives medals and a gold watch. The Lake Store and Michigan Southern lap is cited as superb, surpassing the famed engine 999. Other railway notes cover crews, shifts, and service changes across Rock Island and Santa Fe lines.
William Kleindienst becomes clerk replacing J M Kilbourn at the freight depot. Olin Wallace remains day sealer while Walter Murray serves as night caller. Collector Henry Heustis and WP Van Orstrand bring in the New Mexico Cavalry Battalion train, with If McLaughlin and McLaughlin as conductor and brakeman. McCintock resigns to join the armed forces. Hurley Pendleton joins as wiper, Jerry Shaw on layoff, 219 feet in shops for repairs. Yardmen pride in clean Dodge City yards and Marshall takes a few trips off. Extra Brakeman Ramsey covers his absence.
London May 14 Sir Donald Currie chairman of the Castle line South American steamers, speaking on Canaries fortifications, says they have been hurriedly patched up and are very poor. he doubts they could withstand a strong fleet attack.
Boise and Tuba officers report Lieutenant Fochaieh of the Fourth Cavalry acting as muster officer for Idan volunteers after a dispatch from Colonel peace. Admiral Dewey praised a fearless saber-skill in the Geronimo war, with steerage for parade photographs by John F. Strickrott. Topeka Commandery No. 5 K T members to assemble at the Asylum on Saturday evening May 14. Morris and Ellison, Recorder. New ice plant contact 420.
Five vessels led by the Brooklyn steamed from Hampton Roads toward the Virginia capes on May 14, destined for Admiral Sampson's fleet near Puerto Rico. The massing ships moved at full speed, the Scorpion leading after the capes, while the St Paul remained to load ammunition. Crowds on shore waved farewell to the sailors bound for a long voyage.
In the evening Capt. Sigsbee ordered the fleet to midnight readiness. St Ytul will join the New Orleans at Old Point and both vessels will sail to overtake Commodore Schley by tonight or Sunday morning. Sterling carries 4000 tons coal signaling a long voyage and the tying squadron’s arrival would strengthen Admiral Simpson’s fleet amid rumors of torpedo boat sightings off the Atlantic coast, though an St Paul officer dismisses the report. Commodore Schley departed under sealed orders.
The Second Cavalry Regiment reaches camp from Chickamauga with horses in good condition. Original officers under Col G. G. Hunt include Lieut Col Henry Noyes Maj Wm Rafferty and Wr Wallace. Mott A. Hanna, a second lieutenant and senator Hanna's nephew, accompanies the regiment.
New York May 14 Brad Streets notes Europe bought twice as much last week as a year ago. The business outlook shows gains in attractiveness, with brighter demand and improving conditions despite mixed signals.
The report notes favorable cereal prospects fueling 1890s style optimism for the year’s business. Wheat prices rebound but settle above long-term levels. corn and oats attract speculative interest while iron trades rise. Pig iron sales remain heavy as production clogs markets. wool shows modest improvement in demand, with food prices like coffee and sugar trending higher. Wheat and corn exports shift with foreign demand, while U.S. business failures edge up slightly in the week.
Philadelphia May 14 a rapid finish as Joe Goddard barrier champion stopped Peter Maher in one minute fifty one seconds of sparring and fighting. Goddard landed a pivot punch near the ropes sending Maher to the floor for a ten count before rising. The end came as Maher was driven to the ropes and tripped by Goddard with the referee counting out the fall.
Miss Shields describes a years long illness with severe head throbbing and collapse. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she regained color, appetite, strength, and rapid flesh gain, attributing her recovery to the remedies and declaring them effective. An affidavit by Rotary James accompanies the account.
Cleveland defeats Chicago 7 to 2 as Griffith falters and McAllister stalls the Indians. Pittsburg shuts out the Browns in a strong showing, with St. Louis and Philadelphia also posting wins. New York rallies late but falls short to Washington, while Boston edges Brooklyn in a tight game with 20 10 attendance reported.
A foggy, error-filled recap notes several teams from Rock Island to Peoria and Emporia scoring battles. Players Hodis McParland Straves and Selsle lead scattered efforts as Emporia drops a 14 point to Mus. A good crowd attended an afternoon session with Tank and Keller among those mentioned.
Mount Cartel Pa May 14 By reading reports dated Maria Mrs Wiltin Snyder of this town sent word about a presumed lost brother M J Rudding one of the sight Americans wounded in the great sea fight who left home many years ago to be tall and has not since written.
Atlanta May 14 A remarkable coincidence ties Bagley the free man to be killed in the Spanish American War to his father Major Bailey of North Carolina the Confederate killed at Big Bethel church Virginia just before Bull Run. Also notes on local promotions photographs and a Santa Fe rail excursion and other small notices including a May queen appointment and a laundry promotion.
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