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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1898

Page

2

Woman Suit Seeks 398 000 Amid Courtroom Marital Mayhem

New York November 1 a parade of divorce and abandonment cases unfolds in court. An actress seeks 398000 from a former lover claimed as husband while another suit targets a spouse for abandonment. Mrs Genevieve Pieror a striking actress testifies that her husband William T Pieror deserted her prompting court action.

New York Marrica Ieee Bnd Tee Nyny Wnt Morehan Seventesn Rooke Elin Aine Watson Antoinette Pare Watts Watson Alene Ilte Mr. Pugs Win Bayonne Owen Meredith Blin Mae Watson Watron Edgehill Page-Watson Elta Hurdel Page Snedeker Justice Head Hummel Fane Fen Br. Hummel Bae Yin Andrea Bullden Enedeker Genevieve Wiliam T. Pieror Wiliam T. Pieror, To the West Slde Puliee Mrs. Piers

Civil Service Reform League Warns Against Scope Curbs

Washington, Nov. 1 The Civil Service Reform League urges the president not to withdraw positions from civil service rules. The letter says such changes would be a backward step and erode merit system gains, citing savings and efficiency gains since the civil service law took effect. It warns against undermining the administration’s pledge to enforce and extend the law.

Washington Civil Service Reform League Eix Eerie Mastriiy Ot Whehingin Civil Service Tvite L

Our Sickneses: Topeka Health Board Quarter Report

The Topeka state board of health quarterly report highlights data on infectious diseases and mortality, urging county officials to adopt measures to prevent illnesses. It notes typhoid fever, diphtheria, and whooping cough impacts, water and milk safety concerns, and inconsistent county reporting while listing deaths and specific conditions with quarterly totals.

State Board of Health Topeka Toonas Bealin Camudurbie Deulne Tynhold Zerer Nice Eiart Couturt Eusee Neier Ieathin Ethok Hugh Cou Thera Archer Lollowlaga Ameilee

Cattle dipping under new rules at Fort Worth yard

Fort Worth Texas November 1 official cattle dipping conducted yesterday at the Fort Worth stock yard. A group of about 300 head was examined. The dipping followed new government regulations and was noted as the first under the new rules. The cattle will move tomorrow to cross the Quanah line and be shipped to Quanah.

Fort Worth Fort Worth Tesas Westerday Port Worth Quanah

Reform of child law urged by Chicago BarAssociation committee

Chicago November 1 Reform of child law for delinquent and dependent youths will be studied by a five member Chicago Bar Association committee: Ephraim Banning Harvey B Hurd John W Edwin Burritt Smith and Merritt Starr. The panel will investigate conditions and press for reforms to bring Illinois and Chicago up to leading states standards including custody, adoption, and specialized courts.

Chicago Tilmoi Chicago Bar Association Ephraim Banning Harvey B. Hurd John W. Edwin Burritt Smith Merritt Starr Hilwoia Illinois Tilligis Union Hurd Harming Bunning Mer Massachusetts Pennsylvania

Weber’s law shown true for sense of smell by Cornell pair

Prof. E B Titchener of Cornell and Miss E A Gamble, former student now instructor at Wellsley, report a major finding confirming Weber’s law for smell. They measured the correct intensity ratio between stimulus and sensation, testing fourteen persons with thirty substances, extending the law beyond sight sound taste and touch.

Titchener Ithaca EB. B. Titchener Cornell EA. Gambie Mis Misa Gamble Weber

Train terror ends as rider held in Greensburg lockup

A Western Man on a Pittsburg Greensburg express trea t school passenger fear when the train stopped at Greensburg Pa. A man who had terrorized passengers was taken off and jailed, ending the disturbance as officers restrained him.

Pittsburg Greensburg Greensbore

Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Relief and Safety

The ad touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a safer permanent remedy for piles, claiming long-standing sufferers find relief without surgery. It contrasts temporary salves with a guaranteed method, insisting the cure prevents costly operations and delivers instant comfort.

Western cowboy threatens train passengers with revolver

A six feet tall western cowboy, likely drunk, drew a big revolver on a train after leaving Plitsvure. He emptied the coach, forcing passengers, a brakeman, and a conductor to flee to the next car. The man was disarmed and jailed at the next stop. His name and home are unknown, though he held a ticket to New York City. The train was delayed about 15 minutes.

Plitsvure New York City

Blackbirds Roost Darns Trees South of Anderson

Hundreds of thousands of blackbirds roost east of Anderson Indiana in the woods near the city. Trees bend under weight causing limb damage and many birds are killed by becoming wedged in trees. The roosts attract birds from all directions each year, with this season starting late due to warm fall weather.

Indiana Anderson Ind Irvington Southland

Teachers Turn Farmers In Chicago Strike Of Fancy

Chicago area teachers discussed a plan to form a Teachers Country Club and dairy farm in Wisconsin for next summer. They would buy land on a Fox River knoll, raise cattle, butter, and crops while running a summer school and lectures for up to 600 teachers, with cottages, tennis courts, and golf facilities.

Chicago Prom Grade Teachers’ Federation Teachers Country Club Fates Green Lake Tenteal Wisconsin God Timber Fox Rilver Ffana Ematter John Byrne Austin Park School

Collier Resting Quietly After Trephining

Frank H. Collier the eccentric lawyer rested quietly after skull trephining at the county hospital. Doctors report fever but expect recovery barring complications. Surgeons note the dura showed no pollution and an air of cautious optimism persists for a second operation.

Trephin Ing Chicaeo Frank H. Collier Rune UBS Davis Pramils Ts

Stamp Collection Robbed in Paris Display

Information from Paris reports the theft of a vast stamp collection from a display in Rue de Gea celte Paris. Authorities believe the haul may exceed ten thousand specimens valued at many thousands, with stamps from various issuers and a rare Sangin island issue described as possibly unique.

Paris Washington Department of Post Arc Uheraph Rue de Geacelte Berne Switerland Sangin Trance

Great Building Strike Threat Stuns New York

In New York on November 1 a major building strike threatens the city with a possible record labor stoppage. Up to 100000 union workers in marble and related trades may join a concerted walkout unless a truce is reached next Wednesday night. The dispute stems from the Syndicate building strike and deepens between cutters and polishers over prison-made marble.

New York Therselves Master Builders’ Association Union of Workers In Marble Synidicate

Washington Civil Service Order Faces Limited Sweep

Washington officials expect a sweeping civil service order but new authority indicates only a few deputy collectors storekeepers gaugers and minor Washington offices will be affected. The order is not to be signed until after the elections.

Washington, Avy Civil Service Order Washington

New York Tax on Foreign Capital Upheld by Supreme Court

The U S Supreme Court sustained New York tax laws targeting foreign corporations doing business in the state based on capital employed. The ruling upholds a tax on a western drug house with NY city branches, reinforcing that states may require licensing tied to a capital based levy. Judge Shiras noted the decision confirms states may condition business permission on payment of a license tax or proportional capital tax.

New York U. S Supreme Court Washington United States Supreme Court James Rob Eris New York City Tower Court Supreme Court Shiras

McAdoo Blasts War Policy Critics in N J Speech

Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo criticized the Spanish War administration at a Democratic mass meeting in Trenton. He blamed bureaucrats and “sons of nobody” for mismanagement, poor camp locations, sanitation failures, and railroad influence, claiming the Navy fared better under Roosevelt and urging reform of war leadership.

Trenton N. J Navy McAdoo Spain Calcutta Navy Department Roosevelt Santiago

Ernest H Crosby backs co operatives for tailors in New York

New York November 1 Ernest H Crosby son of the late Howard Crosby aids the Ladies Tailors union at their Best Thirty third Street headquarters He promises support for cooperative shops to compete with employers and to guarantee wages to workers for the plan He plans a hearing Wednesday with Rev Moran and allies including Mrs Burns of West Eighty First Street who backs the move Crosby’s push aims to reduce employer profits while preventing layoffs and aiding striking tailors through organized worker cooperatives.

Ernest H Crosby New York Ernest H. Crosty Howard Crosby Ladies’ Tailors’ Union Yeurhday Best Thirty-third Street Crosby Joe Moran Ea Et Sion Burns Heep Cornelia Stewart Robinson Fey West One Hundred and Twenty-second Street

Hound Earns a Bounty in Wolf Fight

In Colorado Springs on November 1 a thoroughbred Russian wolfhound owned by A H Dennis killed a gray wolf during a fight near a cow herd. The dog named Dago fought the wolf on shore and in the water, finally fatally subduing it after a clash that ended with blows from Frank Hughes.

Colorado Springs Colo A. H. Dennis Frank Hughes Hughes

Attacked by a Coyote in San Antonio Suburbs

A coyotes attack in a San Antonio suburb left a Mexican resident injured in his yard yesterday. He sustained severe bites but is taking precautions to prevent rabies as authorities respond to rising coyote activity in the area.

San Antonio Tex Ldeforso Aroyo

Bernhardt Triumph in Medea at Baumance Theater

Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt in Catulle Mendes' poetic Medea, praised as a brilliant triumph with the role eminently suited to her genius and warmly acclaimed. England dispatches note that the Admiralty plans a special service squadron, orders approved at Plymouth dockyard.

Sarah Bernhardt Paris Ntew Baumance Catulle Mendes Mendes Lberts Mme. Bernhardt England London

Mystic Cure Claimed To Cure Chronic Rheumatism

A Topeka druggist testimonial from Swift and Holliday promotes Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. The speaker says after months of ankle sprain pain relief in four days and walking without a cane after using two bottles. The ad urges afflicted readers to try the remedy.

Xay Oeusners Snmimnapolis Ind Detchon Swift & Holliday Menses Avenue Topeka

Direct Lines to Denver and West Reach via Union Pacific

The notice promotes Union Pacific service to Denver East Lake City San Tran fete and Portland offering Pullman Palace Sleepers Tourlet Sleepers Chair Cars Dine Cars and full timetable information. It advertises a rheumatism cure with a money back guarantee and mentions Swift & Holliday Drug Co W. H. Wilson and Arnold Drug Co as sellers.

Denver East Lake City San Tranfete Portland Union Pacific Gio Pacific Lewin City 3. & Fulton Swift & Holliday Drug Co W. H. Wilson Arnold Drog

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