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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
7
An old advertising snippet touts a hair product claiming to restore color, stimulate roots, and end harsh gray fading. It markets a Vital Hal food for roots, promising abundant beauty and rapid results through a simple daily application.
Washington debates extending import restrictions on Swiss cattle products due to foot and mouth disease concerns. Swiss minister seeks relief while agriculture officials insist law remains mandatory.
Coffeyville police report William Ferris, a suspect in the Nelian Shefield murder ten miles south of town, has confessed. He says Gus Tawry and others killed Sheffield, then ferried the body along the rail to stage an accident. Ferris and Lowry implicated as bad men. all involved taken to Vinita amid talk of lynching.
Washington reports heavy demand for American corn and a new imported food item, with prices around 3 to 4.44 dollars per hundred pounds in Capetown and Johannesburg. Three shipments have arrived from America and Montevideo as imports rise. Demand may affect other markets and rates drop by about 12 cents per 168 pounds. American exports face fierce competition from Australian and California suppliers at 440 to 510 dollars per 106 pounds.
A Rio Janeiro report notes marked friendship between American and Brazilian naval officers as a banquet was held aboard the Oregon. The American minister Charles Page Bryan helped entertain, with diplomatic figures present and references to American naval victories stirring enthusiasm. The officers paid a formal visit to the new president, Senor es.
Washington nov 18 court of claims awards 1 00 400 to New York Indians recovering value of lands set aside for them in Kansas. case long pending five years, Supreme Court reversal on initial ruling. vessels under Prince Henry of Prussia ashore in Chinese waters, doubt remains on damage to flagship and squadron.
A large crowd of colored people and some whites gathered at Cooper Union New York on November 3 to protest recent racial treatment in the South. Speakers condemned state evasions of rights and urged federal action while urging reforms in representation and civil rights.
Chicago residents report a glowing phantom vessel seen off Devon Avenue Lake Michigan shore on Tuesday night. Witnesses include Lt. Collins and P L Touhy among others who described a two masted schooner about 50 feet long materializing in white haze and approaching land before vanishing with a siren cry.
Kansas City November 28 The Santa Fe freight loading error detection system shows strong results after sixteen days of use with only two errors linked to a local freight depot. Errors traced quickly to one man. first offense leads to five days, second to discharge. Initially popular but concerns remain among railroad workers despite efficiency gains and Burlington planning a similar rollout.
Prominent figures move between Hutchinson and nearby towns as new residences are prepared and families prepare for return. Conductor Tite Goruen seeks a vacation, Tom Toman travels from Santa Fe yards to the city, while a crash injures an Emporia worker and a Union official visits the city amid ongoing labor chatter.
In Wellington the rail yard shows activity with layoffs and job shifts due to sickness and crew changes. Notable movements include Beaton and crewers at Topeka and Wichita morning checks, with several workers traveling between Yearumin City and nearby towns.
The California Limited ran from Emporia to Kansas City in record time, with Ottawa and North Ottawa stops noted. The service achieved its fastest division time with a train covering the route in minutes, despite a wreck later injuring conductor Wy tina Hallelt and brakeman JH. Crogin near a Santa Fe field office.
Toledo workers of Libbey Glass complete the largest cut glass bowl in the world weighing over 70 pounds for President McKinley. A delegation will deliver the gift in Washington on Tuesday.
The Kansas refunding bonds purchased by the state school fund, dated July 1, faced delayed signing by Governor due to age. Refunding reduced 7 percent bonds to 4 percent, with $84,000 held by eastern bondholders bought by the National Bank of the Republic in New York City. Total state debt totals $624,000, with most held by the Permanent School Fund. $25,000 falls due January 4 and will be refunded by the Permanent Actual Fund Commission. The bonds relate to a $70,000 act of March 1869 for the east wing of the State House.
The War Investigating Commission received a statement from the adjutant general detailing how camps were chosen during the war with Spain. It names General Miles selecting camps at Chickamauga Fernandina and Miami Camp Alger and Jacksonville by different generals and boards of officers providing site decisions.
Des Moines honors Oeborne W. Deignan of the Merrimac crew on his return from the naval action. A memorial to the late con fessor was introduced by John Blest of Sturt, with a pledge to help enter the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The event featured speeches and a tribute to the Iowa boy’s service.
The obituary notes the death of an educator from Holland who trained at Wanner College and emigrated to the United States about a year ago. Born in Holland, he pursued education there before coming to this country, where he taught until his death at his home. The story mentions his contributions and background.
A miscellaneous sale listing from Dentonville Kansas includes a combined blacksmith shop and residence, a Shorthorn cow, a gentle dricine mare, a black doery, a Newfoundland puppy, mortgage listings in eastern Kansas, real estate notes, ten B SPANs for five cents at a drugstore, and Santa Fe shopmen notices. Also mentions near Banta street with a house and acres for sale at cheap price.
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