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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1898
Page
3
A melodrama featuring an abduction and a dramatic rescue unfolds at Crawford's, with the heroine saved by rescuers from a balcony fall as the villain collapses the stage set. The audience cheers as thunder, lights, and a rope descent heighten the peril before final triumph ends the scene.
A report notes Clarence J Eddy the spiritualist medium will perform at the Crawford theater Sunday night under manager Crawford’s arrangements. The exhibit features inside writing on double slate boards provided by audience members, with the writing appearing on the inner sides if successful. The Kempton comedy company opens tonight at the same venue, with a changed cast and a fully satisfactory performance expected.
General Leonard Wot and three aides return from Mane zanllo mission with weapons allegations. United States officers confirm battles and unrest tied to wartime actions. East end actions prompt legal lines as figures move through cited authorities.
Fragmented OCR text mentions overdue shipments from Dow shirts, care and safety, and a broader reference to a railway franchise and transportation issues in the United States. It references districts and committees, with unclear names and places, and notes potential investments and site details under a formal process.
General Manager J. J. Frey of the Santa Fe in St. Louis attends a meeting of western executives to discuss next year’s pass movement and free transportation limits. The meeting will outline restrictions on issuing free passes and decide key features of the new agreement as western roads continue to curb free transportation.
Kansas City Nov 1 Haskell Indians were defeated by the Medics 46 to 0 after a difficult game played with the wind favoring the Medics. Mortey and others scored for the doctors while Haskell struggled to advance the ball and never mounted a lasting threat. A Topeka Production ad for Gypsy Queen Healing Powder and Peerless Steam Laundry is noted in the closing lines.
Early this morning an unknown Black man attacked Elizabeth Youngroot, a domestic for B. C. Garvey. She described the assailant as a short heavyset Black man in black clothes with collar up, about 25 to 30, who fled toward Sixth Street as she cried for help. police have no leads.
In Jerusalem, November, Emperor William participated in a holating ceremony for German and Turkish flags on a historic ground tied to sacred tradition. The site is linked to the Virgin Maury and noted as once housing a holy dwelling.
A dispatch from Akron reports a 75 percent potteries share in U S production. Secretary Linn of the new combine says it cannot be a trust yet aims to correct the record. Western manufacturers may join, expanding the alliance.
Nov 1 reports rushed preparations as units from the Second Brigade Fifth Cavalry First Infantry and other detachments adjust for a winter, with movements to Paste Fuse and Savannah and a camp near Hurtstille. Private Slicheil of troop F faces confinement at the rate of 80 per month during the conflict.
A clash looms as Henry C. King of New York seeks federal relief to halt Logan county sheriff from selling taxable land. Judge Doolittle bars attorney Stiles for contempt and jail. a habeas corpus claim prompts possible writs and even federal troop intervention. Reports also reference Polonski’s death and Havana cigar news.
On the Chickamauga tour the war investigating commission heard Dr. John C. F. Martin contend water contamination and typhoid suppression claims. Testimony covered camp conditions, engineering at Cave Spring, and disputes over disease rates and medical opinions. Col. Rowan critiqued insurgent disarmament and Spanish guerrillas as Cuba moves toward policy.
Washington dispatch reports Colonel Warine's death reshaping admin plans for sailing troops to Cuba. A three week delay is likely as officials note climatic dangers, transport readiness, and previous deaths among accompanying commission members.
Dr Silas S Swallow, the honest government candidate for governor, accuses Democratic chairman John M Garman of offering a state concession to Quay in exchange for delivering counties to Stone. Ed Biller and Charles Keck corroborate portions of Miller’s train meeting tale linking Garman to a Quay deal. Swallow cites documentary evidence and hotel registers while Quay and Garman deny the charge as part of a defunct leadership crisis.
W A Harris and eleven U S senators reply to the query about paying Spain 349000000 for the Philippines with strong opposition. Senators named include Jones and Berry of Arkansas Harris of Kansas Barrows of Michigan Chandier of New Hampshire Titman of South Carolina and others from Maine North Dakota and South.
Washington Nev report notes rising holiday and travel inflows to Mount Vernon, prompting calls for constant guard presence to deter theft and vandalism at the tomb and mansion. An attendant narrowly stopped a pickpocket with a knife while a visitor attempted to seize decor, but authorities were not alerted.
A British steamship Ormesky arrived in ballast after a slow voyage from Shields. The master Capt. Robinson was surprised by calls to quickly unload at Bacard's stores Erie Basin to load 3,500 tons of grain for European account before 12 o'clock, risking about $10,000 in freight. Workers completed the loading by night in bulk and bagged grain, with a note on rapid record time. An advertisement for Gypsy Queen Baking Powder and hair care products follows.
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