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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1898

Page

2

Children’s custody dispute shocks New York society

Nov. 21 in New York Jack Everhartt, 8, the stepson of a famed lightweight, was taken into custody after his mother Mrs Dorothy Everhardt deserted him. Mrs Everhardt, once linked to Brooklyn society and daughter of the late Charles H. Hardfox, left Jack at the Putnam House with a former husband in dispute. The case, heard in Yorkville court, centers on custody amid tension over the boy’s future and the mother’s wealth. The boy’s guardian urged further examination as the court weighs custody while the mother claims she previously supported the family on substantial income and jewelry.

New York Jack Everhartt Gerry Society Dorothy Sandee Everharst Farhter Mra Ev~ Erhard Best Society of Brooklyn Charing H. Hardfox Putnam House Fourth Avenue Jarkie Pacple Gerry Sear Girann Yorkville Polins Iohid Everhardt Tack Eeverhardt Ieee William Artit Cowsee Post Everhardtenya Thi Pugulat Wien

Sioux Indians Prosper Despite Uprising Rumors

Chadron Nebraska November 21 reports from the Sioux agency deny talks of an uprising. Reservation life is peaceful with 32 day schools and a teaching school in operation. Agent Mat Clapp notes Indians have bought machinery wagons and harness worth over 20000 with their own funds and repay agency repairs, showing growing property awareness.

Chadron Dakkota Pus Mat Clapp Dave Trow United States Done &T

Land and water controversy stalls a Senate action

A fragmented report recalls stalled Senate action on a land and water matter. Commissioners and local interests debated extending a marking into a lake, with references to pumping, riverfront parcels, and property boundaries. The scene mentions Chicago dealers and a long dispute spanning two decades.

O Connors Damages Over Parnell Biography

Mr T P O Connor has begun legal action against the publishers of Barry O Briens Life of Parnell in London. He protests a passage he says concerns him especially over Galway election references. Charles Russell will appear in Behalf of Mr OBrien to challenge the book's contents.

Life of Parnell London T. P O'Connor Ruthor and Barry O'Bd Parnell Stranes O'Connor Himerif Galway Liverpool O' Com Her O'Hrien Charles Russell O'Brien

Two Lives and the Final Ordeal of Childbirth

Fragmentary OCR describes a maternal focus on life, motherhood, and a claimed remedy called a life science liniment. It suggests a friend’s role in guiding perinatal experiences and hints at an internal cure-all marketed to soothe childbirth challenges.

Actress and Barons Wife Madeline Bouton Wedding Revelation

In San Francisco a year old romance unfolds as Madeline Bouton, a stage actress married to Baron Mirpisteh, faces pressure over her dual life and hopes for official acknowledgment. Friends describe tension, legal and social maneuvering, with Bouton preparing for a possible separation.

Madeline Bouton San Francisco Cal Nov Madeline Bouton Dramm Pravie Companys Haspera Baron Mimpi Geriace Pobjeman Chanelles Miss Bouton Gulag New York Milas Boutin Burov Miriptech Madeline Botme Mike Mies Bout Frawley Jung Eal Wis Baron Mimptsen

Chicago Coliseum Plans

Chicago reports plans to erect a public circus theatre on Fifteenth Street near The Tagueum site. The venture seeks incorporation, aims for a capital of keakao, and promises entertainment plus instruction while avoiding scandalous uses.

Chicago Tov Tns Prapowss Sollseim Libby Prisvo mUnaum Tony Solseum Tagueum Abe Rimipasly Keakao Anmowncemnen Butidine Aoatinis Feesler Niateh

Rockefeller's Clock Show Stirs New York Garden Scene

A striking flower clock spectacle devised by an old landscape gardener astonishes New York, featuring a circular bed and a floral timepiece with petals arranged to mark hours. The garden display includes a dawn opening at 5:38 am, a noon bloom, and an evening primrose, with the figure and tower forming the clock's motif while spectators enjoy the staging and novelty of living flowers.

New York Juha Eignes Cotiras Sattar Witch Opera Sattar Witch Opera Met Tte Mite At Dancing and Dlomen Bimpern Mart Fae Hamm Anit & Ree Bethiehess

Buddhist Mealers and Community Reactions Mentioned

An unclear narrative describes a Buddhist figure linked to Chicasu and Oshttras, referencing fame, belief, and supposed acts. It mentions a controversial stance on money and voluntary contributions, with vague allusions to poems and social influence.

Belmont Petition Sparks Debate On Public Highways

Newport November 21 The board of aldermen considered Olver H Belmont’s petition to declare Lakeview and Ledgerwood streets public highways. Opponents ex Governor Lippitt and John Cadwalader argued the move would injure private property and burden the public. Col Honey for Belmont urged the city to decide the future needs, noting streets had long been used as public highways. At the meeting the aldermen declared the roads public highways after presenting evidence of 25 years of use.

Newport Baturlay Olver HP Belmont Coggeshall Lakeview Aveours Ledgerwood Goverant Lippitt John Cadwalader Philadelphia Br Lippitt Fart Joone Jem Ins Belcoont

Savannah declines to invite McKinley to review Seventh Army Corps

Savannah Georgia November 21 officials confirm city council again refuses to extend an invitation to President McKinley to visit and review the Seventh Army Corps. The mayor would welcome him privately if he came, but the council leaves the matter to private citizens and cites policy objections and racial tensions in recent riots as reasons for not inviting.

Savannah Agsia McKissey AicKinley Seventh Army Corps Ria Fitshugh Lee Savanah Seventh Army Corp Imagve Savyanneh P. W. Meidrim Savan~nah Lee Duc Lhe

Serum Yoresolved Hog Cholera Serum Developed by U S Government

After twenty years and heavy spending the United States government reports a serum that immunizes hogs against cholera and swine plague. At Bethesda Maryland experimental stock includes donkeys cows calves mules horses and even frogs used to produce the antitoxin. Dr Ernest C Schroeder heads the Bethesda farm and Dr H B Salmon notes serum use on 1000 animals this year saving over 59 percent of herd treated while 40 percent of untreated hogs died.

Washington D. C United States Bureau of Animal i Industry Agricultural Department Bethesda I BH. Salmon Ehier Bureau of Animal Industry Seld

Yale's Historic Records of Showers Photographs

De. W. L. Eikin of the Observatory at New Haven obtained many photographs of showers at the Yale observatory in New Haven Connecticut on November 21. The report notes significant data collected during the meteor shower observations.

de. W. L. Eikin New Haven Conn Dale Astronomical Observatory

meteoric showers studied at Yale observatory record

The Yale Observatory led by William L. Bikin reports an extensive study of the current meteor shower. Photographs captured a record number of meteors, with observations suggesting the fall will peak near expected historical cycles. Weather limited some nights, but preliminary plates are being developed to finalize results.

William L. Bikin Yale Observatory

Populist Ex-Senator Comments on 1896 Result and Issues

Edwin Taylor former Populist senator from Wyandotte County Kansas City notes war outcomes, Republican victory influenced by pro war sentiments and Spanish ideas, admits prohibition had little effect, and discusses silver versus gold standards and future political issues. He predicts silver may reemerge as a major topic and cites economic shifts after McKinley’s election and gold discoveries.

Kansas City Edwin Taylor Wyandotte County Keshes Kansas Taylor Thue Leeds Buanley Spain Isoue McKinley Cripple Creek Klondike Ohio Fteif

Two Pills for a Fever at Camp Wikoff Witness Testimony

William Hamilton Henry testified at the war investigation commission about visiting Camp Wikoff to find his sick son Richard W. Henry. He described tents on bare ground and limited medical care, noting the surgeons treated all alike with two pills for a fever and three for a broken arm. Mary Manson of West Fifty fifth street, who led a division of the Women’s War Relief, said Camp Wikoff inmates suffered and were untented, contradicting General Podee’s statement.

New York William Hamilton Henry War Investigation Commission Henry Wi Koff Richard W. Henry Santiago Cuba Mary Manson West Fiftyfifth Street Camp Wikoff Women's War Relief Association

Austrian Count Thun Reports Across Asia to Moscow

Count John Thun of Austria, arrested in Vancouver, traveled from Moscow along the Transsiberian route through Asia. He notes heavy storms, washed bridges, and insect plagues delaying road restoration. He predicts the railway will finish in about two years and be mainly for troop movement.

Vancouver B.C John Thun Austria Japan Asia Moscow Irkutsk Thun Manchuria China

Evidence Right to the Point on Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets

A Crookston district court judge and multiple testimonials claim Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure indigestion and stomach issues. Letters from U S Cansat to Brussels and others praise relief, appetite, digestion, and strength, with ads noting 50 cent backs and mail orders.

Frank Ives District Court of Crookston Minn Stuart George W. Roosevelt U. 5 Brussels Belgium W. D. Tomiin Eng G. D. Brown Mondovi Wis Michigan Malon Fen Fa Marshall

Study Indian History Group Forms to Save Tribal Records

Sioux City Illinois reports a pioneer society forming to study and preserve ab origine history before white settlement. Members plan to send agents to other cities and establish branches to gather data on tribes from earliest times and since the opening of the country.

Sioux City

State job applicants grow list of hopefuls

The list of applications for state jobs grows with several notable candidates. Mayor J W Berry of Jewell City seeks regent of the State Agricultural College, a Burr Oak Herald editor E A Ross aims for a penitentiary director post, and Hutchinson’s R A Campbell runs for adjutant general. Also named are ex-police judge J Grover for a Kansas City blind school superintendency, Russell county stockman T R McAdams for the livestock sanitary commission, and David Barker of Atchison for the state board of charities.

Lucas Russell County Livestock Sanitary Commission E. A. Ross Burr Oak Flerald R. A. Campbell David Barker Atchison Chargies

Seven Degree Grangers Added to Concord Grange

Concord New Hampshire November 21 more than 1000 Patrons of Husbandry were advanced to the seventh degree of Priests of Demeter in a nationwide Grange meeting climax. The class hailed from numerous states and marks one of the largest graduations in Grange history.

Concord N. H

The Pope's Approval Reported by Rome Correspondent

The Rome correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says a major pontifical document will express the pope's full approbation of Democratic and Liberal tendencies within the Catholic church in the United States.

London Rome Daily Chronicle Satya United States

Wholesale Fruit Dealer Fair in Chicago Bankruptcy Case

Ariel Melmrat, formerly a wholesale fruit dealer in Kansas City, fled a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Chicago on November 1. He lists liabilities of 112000 dollars and has no available assets. The largest creditor is Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles claiming 21000 dollars.

Chicago Ariel Melmrat Kansas City Farmers’ and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles

Union Lecture Course Announces Redpath Grand Concert

The second program features a concert by the Redpath Grand Concert Co. on Friday November 2. Reservation charts for season ticket holders will open at Rowley and Snow’s on Tuesday morning November 22 at o’clock, with general public sales starting Thursday morning.

Union Redpath Grand Convert Co Rowley & Snow's

Three British Vessels Overdue in Pacific Ocean

Three ships flying the British flag are overdue in the Pacific. Laurelpank, Valkyrian, and Simoena departed Nagasaki bound for Astoria Oregon or Portland. Insurance on Laurelpank was 90 percent, Valkyrian 85 percent, and Simoena 49 percent.

Pacific Ocean San Francinclace Novia Paci Porte Orient New South Ilktie Laurelbank Portland Squigal Chil Nagasaki Astoria

Col. Astor's Pay Delayed as Troop Aid Sought

The article reports Colonel Astor facing payment delays as requests for funds to support Navy and volunteers grow. It notes orders authorizing a salary installment for the troops and outlines difficulties in securing the needed money amid wartime strain.

Albany Governor Candidate Certifies Campaign Expenditures

Albany reports Democratic candidate for governor certifies spending of 449.50 on his campaign and states no funds were contributed to the Democratic state committee or local committees. Also notes travel and postage costs for trips to multiple cities and a criminal trial in Coffeyville and Vinita.

Albany Tor van Wryck Forgrner Democratic State Committee Democratic Torrarireau Buffalo Itocheeter Touse Yuica Pougukespale Troy New York

Consumption Cured. From the Grate to Health at Last

Joseph James of 325 West Pearl Street Indiana faced death from quick consumption. After relying on a Brazilian Balm advised by a doctor his condition worsened. He abandoned medical care, used the balm alone, and reportedly recovered enough to work by February.

Joseph James Iter W. Pearl St Naianspeis Ind James Jedi

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