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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
2
A fragmented column assesses campaign forecasts and party prospects amid apathy and reform talk. It cites Don Carlos, Healy, and trusts as charitable fronts while noting New Jersey insights on taxation, silver minting, and Wilmington race dynamics amid racial tensions.
The Port Dispatch surveys historical world's fairs to gauge prospects for a 1909 St Louis centennial fair. It notes Paris 1955 struggled with net gains, Paris 1807 had huge costs, Vienna 1873 faced losses, Philadelphia Centennial profited, Paris Exposition of 1900 failed, and Paris 1889 fared poorly. Omaha compared favorably to Chicago 1893, with stockholder return debated amid damages.
The Philadelphia Times mocks claim-everything bettings in campaigns. It cites state and county chairmen predicting improbable victories for major parties across New York New Jersey Maryland Delaware DC and Pennsylvania. The piece warns such bets lure wavering voters and diminish pre-election value.
A jumble of humorous notes and light prose from Chicago news proverbs and daily life. It includes remarks on manners at funerals and public behavior, plus quips about musicians, marriages, and common sense. Several items poke fun at language, pride, and everyday feats with brief witticisms.
In Washington discussions swirl over Colonel Roosevelt's Santing campaign report with officials guessing at its public release. General Fitzhugh Lee supports Young Men's Christian Association work with Florida soldiers preparing for broader duties. Lord Aberdeen declines ballet dance attendance and Montreal theater opening plans suggest royal box arrangements. Meanwhile European musical celebrities and animal breeding ventures surface as cultural and social currents of the time.
A fragment from the Chivage Record presents a string of pithy maxims and social observations. It notes outdated ideas on debt, perseverance, listening, and gender roles, weaving ironic quips about wealth, appearance, and domestic life in a satirical voice.
A garbled collection of jokes about statistics and cards, a mock dowry claim, and a quarrel over pay. The Indianapolis Journal and fictional quotes parody financial talk and personal schemes with misheard lines and satirical misquotes.
Train special and Santa Fe round trip tickets offered for the Lawrence Nebraska football game on Saturday November 5. Details mention limited tickets for the return trip and timing to connect with the Pinta special.
Paragraphs describe divers and air chamber workers on the East River Bridge project in New York. Chief assistants monitor concrete quality and shaft supports at depths around half a hundred feet, with shifts of 45 minutes under high pressure. Workers face extreme danger and cold, yet none suffer permanent injury so far as engineers prove, reflecting life-saving measures in deep water construction.
Vice Rev. Dr. Charles J. Parkhurst releases a biting letter aimed at Tammany Hall and Platt, while attacking Roosevelt’s missed candidacy. He recalls earlier city struggles with corruption, questions public thought, and notes his stance on voting for Roosevelt.
Three weeks ago a Fountain City butcher sold ratinage tainted sausage to a family. A cat's paw was found in a piece and Dr. T Henry Davis of Richmond notified. The board sought the packing house source, with the meat traced to a Philadelphia firm via Indianapolis discussions and Chicago shipments.
Seattle November 4 reports a winter network of posts planned across the White and Chilkoot passes, with stations at Bennett Caribou Crossing Tagish McClintockiver and many others to speed mail and dispatches. Officers Steele Harper Woods oversee posts in Tagish and Dawson districts, with 600 tons of provisions and a motive power plan to cover 120 miles daily.
In Albans Georgia three prominent Worth County citizens face investigation over life insurance fraud tied to fake applications and medical exams. J H Hague and J K Patterson aided by Dr Wadkins allegedly forged medical data to enable policies on a white farmer dead from consumptive illness. Prosecutions target Wilson and others for forged policies and fraudulent transfers as two suspects remain jailed and a man shot in the confrontation.
A young San Luis Potosí native in Mexico City posed as a dead frontier heir to woo a rich girl. He learned family plans for a marriage and used forged papers to deceive the frontier and local families. His impersonation failed when he was exposed as the impostor and the plot collapsed.
A malarial spleen enlargement led to an injury that forced removal and sparked global medical comment. Doctors doubt long term recovery but hopeful for Acton with six months ahead. case draws wide attention for its rarity and fatal risks in ruptured spleens.
In Washington at Emergency hospital a ten year old boy named Fred Acton underwent a delicate operation after his abdomen was filled with a blood clot and his spleen ruptured from a mill kick. Surgeons removed the spleen and cleaned the intestines before closing. The hour long procedure left him in splendid condition for the circumstances though his survival remains conjectural. The operation is described as without parallel in Washington and rare in medical annals, with prior similar work only on dogs.
New York on November 4 hypnotism was used by a hospital surgeon to subdue a sailor who overpowered five policemen. The man resisted and nearly escaped before Dr Wheeler, an ambulance surgeon, intervened. The sailor, tall and strong, was restrained then followed by the doctor in pursuit.
A man with a magnetic eye fears the patient moves as a doctor intones strange mystic passes. The audience watches the physician, the convulsed patient, and policemen as the ambulance carries them away. The piece touts German Salve and laundry services as local adverts punctuate the scene.
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