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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1898
Page
5
Wm Campbell, traveling in Stafford County and nearby areas, asserts voters will turn out despite unsettled weather. He argues Populists do not seek ideal conditions and predicts sufficient attendance to influence results, urging residents to spend time at the polls.
Edgar V. McConkt, a commission merchant, was reported kidnapped by two assailants. He was later found in police custody and a hearing was scheduled after authorities traced the case via telephone. The incident centered on McConkt’s claim of abduction and involved investigation into the assailants and their motives.
The president is set to depart Washington this evening for Canton amid plans to attend a rally and forthcoming Associated Crews election bulletins. He will be accompanied by Maltinioy, Assistant Bere qhisry Cocislizen, and General Huse re, with a guest list at the event and a switchover of duties after the return.
Fragmentary text suggests an article about Germany seeking influence over American policy related to Paris, with unclear citations and garbled phrases. Names, dates, and concrete details are unreadable, making precise events or actors hard to confirm.
Fragmentary notice describes a social dance event at Castle Hiatt inviting attendees with ticket prices listed as 25 cents, ten entries 10 cents, and mentions Signatory CASTORTA. The text is garbled but items reference attendance and pricing for a local social gathering staged at a castle venue with a signatory party.
In a fierce November gale the Teresa strains to ride out the sea while the Merritt and Vulcan maneuver to keep head to windward. Rescue crews aboard the Merritt lower boats, haul survivors from the Teresa, and manage line transfers amid heavy spray, waves, and fading daylight as 114 people are saved.
A perilous ship rescue unfolds as the Vulcan battles a fierce gale. The crew, led by Chief Engineer Gardiner Crims, reels from shifting seas while officers aim to cut free lifelines and recover into the night. A final, brave effort by the Merritt and Leonidas follows as the sea rages and the Teresa’s fate remains uncertain.
A New York Herald dispatch reports Spain arguing for cession of the Philippines to the United States. Officials prepare to renew the demand with a money offer, limiting compensation to debts tied to the islands’ improvement, excluding Cuba. The debate cites Manila Bay, Cavite, and the protocol as central points, while Dowey’s victory is deemed insufficient to grant broader rights.
The article notes tensions over compensation between Americans and Spain. It says Spaniards threaten to offset American claims with their own, while authorities fear ruptures on islands unless payments are settled. The commissioners will weigh claims begun by Americans against Spain and Spaniards against the United States as the Philippine question lingers.
A candidate notes there are no national races this year and urges Topeka and Shawnee County backing. He pledges to work through a fusion Senate and county delegation, arguing his election would advance local interests more than a standard Republican would.
A Washington dispatch says President McKinley will press Congress for urgent action to reconstruct the Bleemutt canal project in the Pacific and West Indies, warning delay could jeopardize U S control of a great international waterway. The piece notes canal advocates seek prompt action despite opposition and possible new concessions with Nicaragua.
Orval Hickok Yale famed football guard will coach Northwestern's line for the coming week. Hickok, friend of Cumh Barnard, came to Eyaston to witness the Northwestern Michigan game and was invited to import eastern coaching to Northwestern's central formation. It marks Northwestern first ever special line coach and is expected to strengthen the unit in the west.
Real estate transfers include Wm M White to Chas Morton for 59,000 with Lot 1 and 2% on Laure Street Pleasant View addition. Jesua J Ms Suit and wife to E Suit for Lot 27 Jackson et al. Clara Walsh to Jon Muse and others part reservation for Lot 4 Sixth Ave. B Wein burgers addition. A J Hooves and ML A Hooves pay 33,000 for Lots 1 and 2 on Sixth Ave Laue ward.
Monday cafe notes list Aloha whist club with Lewis Green wood and gatherings at parlors hosting Mina Laura A Case and Andrew Powning. Several clubs meet weekly with meetings at Veale, Stachel Weaver, and Lininger homes. Rec selections, receptions, dances, and a variety of visits fill the week with Topeka social life including theater and political speech events in Arkansas City and Lawrence.
A large blaze in Pitkin Colorado destroyed forty buildings along Main Street from Fourth to Fifth, starting at 4 a.m. Incendiary origin is suspected. Total loss about $100,000, with RR Williams & Co. heavy hit at $10,000 for their general store and bank.
A 67 year old former Illinois Central conductor from Centralia recounts losing his post due to kidney trouble. He details years of pain, cold extremities, blurred vision, and swelling, then credits Morrow's Kid-neolds Yellow Tablets with gradual recovery after three weeks of use. Sold by local druggists and Swift & Holliday's for 60 cents a box.
A new trust named the Dop Song Kong Sow emerges among Chinese laundrymen in Greater New York, claiming 1000+ members. Headquartered at 28 Mott Street, it claims to control prices and labor across major cities, while a conference with the Hebrew laundrymen’s association is planned to resolve a laundry war.
This notice announces W Hughes relocation from 107 East Fifth Street to the opposite post office on Kanvas Avenue and invites old and new customers to visit. He promises a wide range of household items and pledges continued effort to please patrons, signing BE W Hughes at 423 Kansas Avenue.
A garbled North Tupeka column lists local social notices Jan 7 with references to Miss May Murphy visiting Atitoe and Arnold W.T. Jackson, and mentions Harvey Hamilton staying with parents and Judge Jordan returning from a wedding trip. The piece references church events, a Union hotel, and a driver Bert Newcome whose team caused a wagon accident near Cabos Paci Trucks.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a tavern, Whitmere Broe, and vague references to a place with Kansas and Texas ties. The legible bits give no clear action, date, or identifiable entities to summarize beyond a historical tavern context.
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