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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
2
Corpa of Surgeons and American physicians under Captain Woodson depart by transport Los Angeles for Holguin district. They aim to vaccinate about half of the 20,000 inhabitants, with strict measures including street cleaning and possible use of hypodermic vaccines if needed, to curb smallpox spread.
A Greenwich young woman, popular with local peers, reportedly threatened self harm after quarrels with her mother. Her disappearance drove a search toward the river where a handkerchief and footprints were found, prompting officials to investigate a possible drowning outcome.
An advertisement touts Pyra Pile Cure as the sole painless effective remedy for piles. It claims rapid absorption via rectal tissue, avoids stomach and surgical methods, and promises lasting results at low cost with no pain. Addressed to Marshall, Michigan.
Mira Jane Addams visited London to study settlement work and discuss Kansas conditions with Mrs Humphrey Ward. The dinner, hosted by Ward, featured conversations on social reform and the plight in Kansas alongside impressions of Italian travel and the era’s sociologists.
New York reports that May McMan a ticket agent at the Lorimer street station of the Brooklyn elevated railroad declined marriage to Frederick Ratalof. He allegedly attacked her with a poker in the station booth shouting threats to kill and to gouge her eyes as bystanders and rail staff attempted to intervene. The brakeman testified that help arrived too late and the suspect has yet to be arrested.
Miss McMall a 23 year old ticket agent at the Lorimer Street station faced assailant Ratzloff who demanded she marry him. He seized a poker from the stove and threatened to gouge her eyes before police intervened and arrested him.
New York taxpayers face heavy indebtedness totaling about 100 million in new bonds and interest payments. McClure commission findings, comptroller figures, and estimates for Brooklyn and Queens debts show interest loads peaking at millions, with bonds authorized and not yet issued adding to future obligations.
The Texas weather service reports a dry, very dry week with ground too arid for plowing and stock water scarce. Cotton picking continued despite lighter rains while early wheat struggles for rain and oats and other cereals suffer, vegetables along the coast watered by frost and sugar cane yields affected by cold.
In New Hampshire on November 1, George Titue of Ledanok claimed to deploy clairvoyant powers this week. He assisted in revealing the exact spot where a girl named Hertha Mf. Huse reportedly drowned last Monday.
Mrs Fite enters a trance and claims a drowning murder occurred near Bateld lake. Following her directions, divers locate the remains at a specific spot while the crowd watches, and the clairvoyant says a supernatural power guided her to reveal the location for the dead girl.
Paris November 10 The peace commissions met from 25 PM to 3 AM and the American reply to Spain’s Saturday claims was read. The document rebutted Spain’s claims about protocol wording on Philippines sovereignty and argued the Manila occupation is military, justifying U S control of revenues government and law under the talks.
Paris November 1 Spanish commissioners express no elation over U S election returns. Whitelaw Reid voices pleasure at results while Senator Roosevelt’s New York governorship win praised as a vivid military victory. Senators Frye Murphy Davis and Judge Day note varied reactions, with Roosevelt’s integrity highlighted and Spanish peace envoy attitudes cooled.
London November 12. Kate Lyon mayor of Hanik Pred eric and Mrs Christina Scientia attended the late New York Times correspondent Fred eric. A coroner's verdict of manslaughter was returned and both defendants were arraigned in Henly police court on the charge. They were remanded to bail for a week.
Advertising copy recounts La Grippe leaving victims in a nervous state and claims Dr Miles Nervine cures. Includes testimonials from J M Allison of Indianapolis and S Warren of Garhum, praising sleep, nerves, and recovery, with offer of free booklet and money‑back guarantee.
Chauncey Depew and notable figures hosted a dinner praising Lord Herschell, joint British American commission leader for the Calderon question. The event highlighted friendship between Britain and the United States and featured remarks on Beecher and peaceful international cooperation.
A mixed page discusses U S naval preparedness with mentions of a navy store and Rear Admiral Bunce, plus remarks on American and British relations. It also reviews stage shows at Manhattan Auditorium and Crawford Theater, highlighting the operetta The National Flower and performances by Frank Weightman and Jenn Met mayle, with prices listed.
The theater showcases Gayest Manhattan a travesty first staged in New York. Prices range from 25 cents to 1 dollar. Baltimore Herald notes new faces and songs, promising a notable feature of the week.
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