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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
8
An elderly woman’s calm reaction after a railway collision is told to illustrate why many women stay with Ivory Soap. The piece contrasts common soap woes such as odors chemicals and greasiness with Ivory Soap’s claimed purity and gentleness.
A chaotic late night crowd on Main Street near Midway triggered a broad police response. Hundreds gathered as rumors spread of shortages and street clashes. Officials evacuated the block, with two dozen people detained for disorderly conduct and traffic obstructions.
Commissioner Evans provides figures estimating that approximately three to four veterans pass away each year. The New York report notes a Weldneton source citing aging Civil War survivors and authorities cautioning on population decline among veterans.
The article notes about 945000 Civil War survivors with 722407 on pension rolls last year. It estimates 30505 veteran deaths in the year, assuming the same death rate for nonpensioned veterans, and cites Commissioner Evans on an average survivor age around 85 years. It also recalls a Civil War survivor from 1519 who died 15 years after its end, suggesting a few may remain into the late 20th century.
In St. Clair Michigan on May a crew including Anne Morrison Frank Campbell and Wm Medlar were at work in a ship cabin when a mast was struck by lightning. Morrison and Medlar died instantly and Campbell died in about half an hour.
The American Museum of Natural History will be presented with a rare gem and precious mineral collection by J Pierpont Morgan. Gathered by George Kunz for Tiffany & Co, the items include a 2 karat diamond, Montana sapphires, green tourmalines from New England, and diverse rare colors across Europe and America, reflecting varieties of cutting and growth.
New York reports Washington faces selections from several untested officers for major general of volunteers and brigadier general in the regular army. President McKinley to appoint Major General Olle Ee Tolda and anticipate a vacancy from Merritt retirement. Potential choices include Bet gadier General HP Hughes and others tied to the Department of the Visayas and Porta Rive.
Memorial Day in Clay Center saw a tablet and a Spanish-American War cannon in the city park painted fiery red the night before the holiday. Governor Stanley condemned the act and warned of a broader spirit of opposition to soldiers, amid factional disputes within the G A R post and local politics. Rewards were offered for suspects as clashes between GA R factions intensified and rumors tied the vandalism to political motives.
Carl Raub, once with a local German newspaper, fatally shot his niece Miss Berta Yucker, assistant principal of Orchard Street High School, in Cleveland. Raub, 50, opened fire this morning before being detained. The motive remains unclear as investigators review business tensions.
In San Francisco on May 1 the ex queen aims to reclaim crown lands and revenues from the U S government. A syndicate hires top attorneys to press the claim with briefs and fees, with a view to presenting the case at the next Congress session.
Memorial Day crowds over 26,000 visit General Grant's tomb as friends and organizations place elaborate floral tributes. wreaths from Loyal Legion Philadelphia Grant Post Army of the Potomac and other groups fill the tomb area with roses violets ivy and leaves honoring the general. mentions of McKinley, New England society, and a floral emblem from the Chinese minister.
Sheriff Pohlman moves to raise a 1000 man posse to back police during the street railway strike. Deputies to be sworn in as summoned, captains named to oversee squads at multiple city sites. He favors repeating shotguns over state rifles to avoid unintended harm and promises clear instructions and limited drill time. Cars run about as yesterday.
A Washington dispatch says the Taft Philippine commission will inaugurate civil government in the Philippines tomorrow upon arrival in Manila. It will issue proclamations outlining the new governing framework and urge Filipino cooperation. By September 1 municipal and provincial governments should be in operation with Taft remaining in Manila.
A London dispatch notes calm in Pall Mall and Piccadilly while Mafeking dominates public interest. The Outlanders and Witwatersrand gold concerns drew less sympathy, with fashionably anxious crowds focusing on the Derby and theater news rather than Roberts Pretoria plans.
May 31 Mexico City Decoration Day observed by local Grand Army post to honor American soldiers in the U S cemetery. Ambassador Clayton attended a wreath-laying at Chapultepec Castle with Mexican army officers. General Agramonte delivered remarks. plaque honors cadets who died defending the castle. Health measures against bubonic plague discussed for San Francisco and transit controls described to prevent spread.
May 2 Pekin reports troops reclaim disturbed areas after boxers fired on rescuers and a house was looted and burned. Two missing, feared in boxers’ hands, with tensions rising as Chinese troops join patriotic movement to expel foreigners. Ministers refuse to free guards without Tsung Li Yamen talks. if delay persists, 15 foreign warships may land at Taku. Later dispatches note heavy fighting near Lat Shin Hi Slen, resumed railway traffic, and Belgians safe in Pekin. Foreign warships and crews arrive to reinforce.
May 21 reports that President Harper of the University of Chicago C J Crane and Chicagoans left St Petersburg for Paris after consults with officials and scholars on a Russian literature chair at Chicago University The czar received the visitors at the Tsarskoye Selo palace and expressed gratitude for the endowment promising stronger U S Russia friendship The party left for the city by special train full of enthusiasm after their hospitality are noted by press reports
Flames sweep through forest lands around St John Quebec? No. Fire traced to St Martin's area thirty miles away. A spark from a supply line on the Central railway started a blaze causing serious damage as fires spread in all directions around the city.
Salina mayor and city council unanimously ordered the city marshal to close all disorderly houses. The measure passed without debate as part of a crackdown amid rising concerns over public disorder and sanitation.
A May fire in a Minneapolis boarding house killed Anne Peterson and another woman spending the night there. The other residents escaped as smoke suffocated the two victims. The fire occurred today and is under investigation.
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