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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1899
Page
2
A column extols cleaning the body of poisons urging cleansing of the system to stay fresh and healthy. It warns that dirt and poison in the blood cause disease and decline, urging readers to keep their bodies pure and free from impurity.
Bill Martin, called a desperate character, faced Squire Davis at a Lyte Georgia court today on charges of tying his wife to a horse’s tail and dragging her unconscious. The case involved attempts to bind him and a burst rope incident at Lafayette jail.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on May 4 a soldier named Charles PierTESkey Lerier married Minnie Tooth after she threw him a bouquet of flowers at a gathering before he shipped to Cuba. The ceremony followed a long separation since last summer as the couple reunited briefly in Pine Bluff. The note ends with an advertisement from American Dream Laundry.
In a Washington dispatch from May 24, John Sherman criticizes the Philippine expedition as wasteful and harmful to the Republic. He recounts resigning from the cabinet over policy shifts, argues for Cuba ended and Spain defeated, and urges restraint against imperial expansion to preserve a republican nation.
The speaker argues the tariff policy under McKinley has unsettled politics and inspired a broad, uncertain quest for distant possessions. He warns against perpetual expansion, urges focus on American ports, and predicts a political reaction that could reshape the party as debates over war, peace, and imperial reach intensify. He recounts Alaska, rail projects to Asia, and the strategic Pacific frontier, urging restraint and caution.
Fifteen petty offenders were publicly whipped at Newcastle rail yard in Newcastle Delaware on May 2. The crowd included visitors from Pennsylvania and curious onlookers. Two men stood in the pillars for an hour, while others endured twenty-eight minutes of flogging with rawhide thongs. All were convicted of petty larceny and humiliated in the pillory after the punishment.
Andrew Carnegie arrived at Skibo Castle in Sutherlandshire amid a warm welcome from tenants and local residents. He was presented with a ceremonial inscription by the principal tenant, reflecting on prosperity and his role as proprietor, while crowds and locals observed the scene as the week commenced at their Highland home.
An advertisement extols Pabst Malt Extract as the ultimate health aid for vigor and happiness. It claims the tonic fuels the body, improves appetite and sleep, and restores vitality, touting a World's Fair score as proof of superiority and noting stock availability.
Boston May 2 an anti lynching mass meeting was held with prominent speakers including Mrs Julia Ward Howe and Mrs Edna D Cheney. Howe urged federal action to ensure proper counting of the Negro vote and military protection for Black citizens in dangerous areas, warning Americans may as well abandon flag and law if protection fails.
A clipped wartime dispatch notes a battalion of the Sixteenth Infantry marching toward Manila with transports earmarked for immediate deployment. The report mentions allied units, rail movements, and expected joint action with other formations from the theater.
A man arrested at Louisville station after a train stop was found to carry a satchel with about 1000 silver dollars. The suspect, named George Murphy, failed to answer questions and is charged with grand larceny in connection with a robbery at the Adams Express Company's safe in Greatshore, Kentucky. The incident ties to a prior Adams Express theft reported last Saturday.
Milwaukee May 21 Miss Lansing Rowan leading woman of the Academy Stock company refuses to perform the fendue part in Am the Comfort of Home when asked to wear tights. She demands to appear in short kits instead citing modesty and the risk of public exposure. The Academy will install a new leading woman for the role.
A report from Vera Cruz shows yellow fever there is highly malignant with rising cases and high mortality. The note mentions daily new cases and a 50 percent death rate, reflecting a severe outbreak. Cambridge statue vandalism story follows, detailing a police inquiry into the defacement of the John Harvard statue by locals.
Secretary Alger authorizes West Point to allow resumption of football games with the Naval Academy cadets. Navy department expected to support the resumption. Brush Medal Awarded to Cleveland inventor Charles F. Reost for practical electric spark device as announced at Boston meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Willam J. Bryan spoke to about 10,000 people in Despeston on May 2. The crowd heard the county democracy songs as Bryan ascended. he was greeted by Depesston Dockery, Ape Lloyd of Missouri, and We Jam of Hlingis.
May report from Washington records Hobart contributing a $100 subscription. May 3 notes a surge in bubonic plague activity with 254 deaths recorded and ongoing case numbers.
In Cincinnati suburb a Japanese princess was born on Saturday night. Hazon Inagaki Sugimoto, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Inagaki Sugimoto, is the infant. Her father is a well known decorator. her mother travels from Japan with Mrs. Wilken to meet her husband. The child’s name in Javanese means Flower In a Strange Land. The Sugimoto family traces royal blood through the mother’s line and a dynastic past in Inagaki.
The Belmonts rode a New York Pullman sleeper to Lexington and engaged with few locals. Only the manager’s wife bid them farewell as they expressed pleasure with the Bluegrass state and planned to go abroad before occupying their Newport villa to entertain there.
Fars, May 1. After an oration Wenalite Americaine reports Richard Croker of New York, leader of Tammany Hall, touring Europe and critiqued for venality. The piece likens U.S. public corruption to a colossal theft on public funds, noting claims of widespread graft and lawmaking conflicts abroad.
Paris reports a surge in automobile touring as roads improve Mrs Bryce Haenliten and party complete a Paris to Nice journey by auto in excellent condition. The piece notes many enthusiasts prefer cars to trains for touring, reflecting a broader trend toward luxury motor travel and widespread adoption of cars for leisure trips across the country.
A black French poodle named Kiki, owned by Mrs Calvin B Brice, widow of Senator Brice, is missing from 93 Fifth Avenue. A ten dollar reward is offered for its safe return with no questions asked. The dog had been with Brice's daughter after arriving from Paris four years ago. another dog reunited but Kiki remains at large.
New York May 24 Billy Brady and Martin Julian near agreement with a kliwtoscope firm to photograph the Pittsimmons Jef fries battle at the Coney Isl club on June ?. Artificial light will be used and the roof need not be removed. Interior renovations will convert reserved seats to boxes amid high demand. Prices set from 5 to 90 and 25 for boxes. Clubhouse entry at 3. Bleachers reserved for boxes on both ring sides. Travel note mentions Santa Fe tourist sleepers via California.
New York May 24. Special master Geo E Howard reports in a suit against the city by William Brickit and others owning a steam fire engine heater patent. The city owes $894633 with $50000 conditional offer. the patent allegedly saved costs and improved alarms. Former foreman Brickit designed the device. the heater uses a detachable coil heated by steam to signal at low pressure. The master finds gains from unauthorized use and recommends settling with the city and dropping infringement claims.
Bridgeport Connecticut May 4 Caroline Cox seventy years old once worth two dollars was taken to the almshouse today by a sheriff who had served a writ of execution on her property. She married a man who took control of her funds and went to California then secured a divorce. Now mortgaged and insolvent she has no children or relatives and faces foreclosure on her property on Washington Avenue.
The London Globe summary notes sensational Austrian press talk about a supposed rapid fire rifle and artillery, claiming 2700 bullets per hour and dramatic battlefield effects. It argues such fire would exhaust ammunition and strain supply chains, rendering rapid-fire weapons impractical without new logistics.
Furchasers are invited to call and view twelve makes of standard pianos with extremely low prices. Savings on second hand pianos and organs advertised by H W Mr Daniel at 340 North Eleventh Street Topeka Kansas representing The T J Washburn Piano House. Also notices from American Steam Laundry at 122 West Seventh.
A curious white elephant exhibit linked to M Dousne appears in Paris near the Gare de Lyon. Report notes the animal’s pale gray skin and pink tongue, with observers comparing its appearance to novelty art. Mentions public display and associated travel notes, including a trip to San Francisco for a Baptist societies’ anniversaries in 1899.
A brief fragment notes a running sore on the ankle and promotes Swift's Specific as a vegetable blood remedy claimed to cure obstinate sores or ulcers by cleansing the blood.
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