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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
4
Amid claims of party shifts and endorsements the article surveys voter sentiment across states. It notes women voting gains, ongoing debates over suffrage, and concerns about governance with a four year incumbency. It questions how endorsements influence Congress and headlines the looming returns and currency debates.
The article notes the city’s electric utility, municipal printing plant, and power operations generate profits. It cites a 12 month profit figure, references street and shop rent reductions, and mentions 33 electric plants in the United States under municipal ownership with various regional examples. The piece also highlights revenues from Berlin markets and a metropolitan utilities company tied to the city.
Fragmented text references Indiana New York and several unclear names. Mentions a cite fee and a large count of 3 300 plants in the United States amid rivalries. Difficult to extract concrete events or participants from the damaged lines.
A collage of social observations and light humor from Chicago readers and columns. It weaves droll proverbs, gender notes, and everyday ironies about service, fashion, romance, and city life with wry commentary on manners and manners in public. Asides from New York press pieces echo a bachelor’s reflections on love and folly.
A collection of quirky quotes and jokes from a 19th or early 20th century paper include garbled phrases about Kaiser rhetoric, grammar, and temper. private confidences from Liung Chang. church politics at the First Baptist. a joke about a counterfeit dollar and a doctor. jokes about Bunko with appendicitis and mendicitis. a New York Tribune quip about Speaker Reed. and light domestic vignettes from Hope Arkansas with relatives and funeral wreaths.
London reports at the lord mayor’s banquet reveal Salisbury’s guarded remarks on the European crisis, warnings about potential protectorates and Egypt, and the Concert of Europe’s limits. Britain faces unsettled diplomacy as Admiral Kennedy and General Wolseley praise imperial strength while Salisbury notes uncertain futures.
Fragmentary text references repudiation of suspicions that preparations threaten counter a war and Britain’s resolve to maintain the empire, with emphasis on supporting peace and the glory of forefathers.
Washington 20 The elections formed the theme of a cabinet session held yesterday. Officials discussed votes showing strong admin indorsement and a likely Republican majority in the senate, while the house may also lean Republican. Cuba and Spanish action were debated alongside dispatches from Paris.
London Nav reports a sunny Lord Mayor's Show attended by crowded streets. A Sou don float features soldiers of the regiments in the Omdurman battle. another float depicts English speaking towns with Britannia and Columbia. An American flag is carried by a British sailor. British and American flags are paraded together amid remarks about admirals and the Sammon disaster.
Word reached Santiago de Cuba that after a hard day’s search the body of General Yer Del Rey was found near El Caney. A procession escorted the corpse to Santiago with U S infantry and a band, as Cubans wondered why honors were paid to a dead foe. The remains were to be taken to Havana aboard a mail steamer after also handling General Santo Elides’s body.
London reports a London view on US election results with emphasis on mis management of the war. It notes democratic gains tied towartime policy and comments on Roosevelt victory and New York governorship, suggesting the outcome may alter public opinion and party strategy.
OCR reads show names like Sears and Grants tied to Washington state politics. The notes reference contemplation of candidates and mentions in a 306 series, with November 14 in Tacoma and various names like Bear and Bear at a committee or session. The fragmentary text points to factions and nominations without full context.
A Pulaukl, New York stock dealer named John Mathias reports relief after a week of illness. He was advised to use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy when other doctors failed. He states that half a bottle cured him. Available from all druggists.
An Abilene youth, Arthur Hurd, sends a vivid letter from Port au Prince and Jeremie in Haiti. He describes harbor views, old forts, modern lighthouses, bustling streets, and a dinner with a Haitian gentleman, noting dense foliage, palm groves, and tropical plants. He remarks on local hospitality and daily scenes, ending with plans to continue from Jeremie and a doctor's warm reception there.
Emporia Republican reports Taffy Jones of South Sylvan street was robbed of 110 by Tom White and Birdie White in a second story room near the Clinton hotel on Commercial street. Jones was driven to drink then relieved of money, kicked down stairs, and the pair pursued toward Plymouth, Saffordville, and Strong City before being captured by Sheriff Tom O Connor and Officer A G Randolph and jailed. Jones sustained injuries and could not rise the next day.
Tack Burrell, attempting to jump a Santa Fe passenger train No. 5 near the water tank in Hutchinson yards, lost his left arm and right hand. He was taken to a hospital in an unconscious state. Burrell claimed he had no ticket and said he planned to go to La Junta.
Emporia November 10 reports say a brick school house near the town’s northeast edge has been shut due to a diphtheria scare. Several cases in the neighborhood prompted the temporary closure while officials verify the facts.
Nov 10 St Marys reports no game at St Marys as Kansas University and St Marys college faced a disputed ruling. Captain Jorse pulled his team after a controversial decision by referee Sal Walker credited Kansas with a fourth down. Mosse protested. Kansas led briefly, the contest shortened to a few minutes with 60 yards gained. Officials Buttermer of Lawrence and Schippecasee of St Marys officiated.
Burlington, Nov 16. Monday night about 11:80 o'clock the Sheets place barn in the west part of town near J E Jones burned. Johnny Seeley, the horseman, lost three horses a $250 bicycle sulky a racing harness and a complete horseman outfit. The trotter Glide once a 2:31 record, claimed to be 2:20, was among the losses. Seeley had refused $2,500 for him in Boston about a year ago. Dam of Glide and a yearling colt also perished.
Larned reports Barker Hunsley apprehended at Vancouver Wash after three weeks on the run. Constable W S Winchester travels from Larned with requisition papers to bring him back for trial on charges he abused his two stepdaughters aged 14 and 17. A mob had gathered near Hanales's home and vigilant warnings followed.
A vintage advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion restores flesh and nerve tone, presenting cod liver oil and hypophosphites as the remedy. It markets the product as a twenty five year proven cure, priced at 1.00, available at druggists.
Lawrence Nov 10 in a Big Springs election row two men clashed over politics. Duncan was shot by Parris sustaining a gut wound. Duncan may die. The incident ties to a four year old feud that included the murder of Postmaster Geelan.
Lawrence November 12 The gyranee s Jur TY investigating the death of Birdie Comingore whose death by poloneine J J Kunkel is suspected of having accomplished met yesterday and took testimony. Final testimony will be labor Saturday and verdict rendered.
A clash of Kansas political campaigns unfolds as Populists rally outside Republican HQs in Topeka. A nearby pistol shooting record and an obituary item bubble into the page, reflecting a tense political and civic news scene.
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