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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1898
Page
2
A Crookston District Court note discusses Thomas Ives and a case about胃 Stomach remedies. It cites Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as beneficial with claims of curing digestive issues and lists Marshall, Minnesota as a distribution point with a free booklet offer.
Keokoma Ind November 21 Residents of Burlington warn James Black to quit threatening to dynamite a saloon or guard shop. Black vows to armor the building with steel plates to resist blasts and has warned he may dynamite it if demands are not met. Local business rivalries and threats color the tense dispute in Hartington area.
Chauncey Depew argues that athletic training makes soldiers and fighters of individuals and nations. He cites regiments with cowboys deputies and college athletes, noting moral courage varies with type and that prizefighters may not enlist.
At Fort Riley Junction City on the 20th instant the command totals 20 officers and 459 enlisted men, with 11 officers and 401 enlisted men present and 0 officers and 58 enlisted men absent. About 500 troops remain after four infantry arrivals. At Chanute, F. Puiteman oversees six miles of new line work from the station toward Chanute, with about ten days left near Benedict to lay mains to supply the system.
An old ad claims regular menstruation keeps youth and that irregularities cause facial dark circles, sallow skin, blotches, and pimples. It touts Baaviiio’s Female Reveviator as a cure for womb disorders, leucorrhea, bearing down pains, backache, headache, and nervousness due to weakness in female organs.
Mrs Ballington Booth addressed 1200 Joliet penitentiary inmates and 4200 convicts, announcing Volunteers of America plans to open Hope Hall No 3 on Chicago outskirts for ex-convicts. She urged renewal through freedom faithfulness and fulfillment, with support from staff and a New York contingent.
New York November reports that the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum on the Fifth Avenue block between Pitty- first and Pitty-second Streets may be sold to create a city playground for the rich. Vanderbilt interests, led by Mrs. O. Belmont, favored tearing down buildings to transform the block into a square, but price and law blocked the move. The city has decided sale by the asylum, with the block valued at about five million dollars, while opponents fret over the fate of poorer neighbors across the street. The plan hinges on securing a four million dollar sale price.
Fragmentary OCR reads show discussion of a voting trial and civic process focused on ballot access. Names and places are unreadable, but the core claim involves election mechanics and potential penalties or procedures under review.
Toledo reports a sweeping robbery scheme affecting railroads across the country. Suspects used fake bills of lading to divert shipments, delivering goods valued in tens of thousands to fraudulent consigners. The scheme relied on forged names and doctored documents to move items to destination points.
The Crawford theater presents a farce tonight by Somapang and Harry Carson Clarke with a select company. It has toured major cities in the past six months, drawing large crowds and favorable notices. Critics call it one of the brightest and most sensible farces, with high costuming and stage effects.
Reported millions in damages to railroads and shippers prompt sensational arrests at Rockford led by Julius Cahn. Meanwhile Human Hearts plays at Crawford Theater, with Sunrise garrison drama and new management offering matinee prices for children and adults.
Mishawaka Indiana November 2 In a push led by the Indiana Women’s Christian Temperance Union state president Mrs Tompkins petitions are being circulated for a constitutional amendment to strike the word male from Article 2 section 2 of the state charter The movement argues taxation without representation and government by consent of the governed justify suffrage Indiana women say they will continue the fight if needed before the general assembly to gain majority support in both houses.
From the Arkansas City Traveler. For two months the wire service has been unreliable. A gentle breeze and heavy dew or frost cripple the wires. Mr. Shirley the press operator is at his post but reports are late or not received. Readers and proprietors alike fear ongoing outages until the companies fix the problem.
Washington Nov. h Rear Admiral Joseph N. Miller retired for age leaving vacancy in the top navy grade. Commodore H. J. Howison promoted to fill high command at Boston navy yard. Other lines mention Four Admiral Fries Bunch retirement at New York command and Rear Admiral George Downy becoming senior. President’s likely recommendations touch on North Atlantic Sailors. Classified ad for baking powder ends the item.
Kansas City prepares for the Modern Woodmen of America first convention of national importance in June. About 12 000 visitors are expected as head camp with 400 delegates meets to elect officers and enact legislation for two years. A major parade and over 100 bands are planned, highlighting the city’s capacity to host a national event.
A herd of Jersey cows owned by Joseph Rushland raided a cider mill refuse pile near Lambertville, New Jersey, and became boisterously intoxicated after ingesting decomposing apples. The cows staggered and toppled as they wandered the area, with Rushland noting a cow’s many stomachs churned like a still. The incident concluded with the herd returning home and the scene drawing local amusement.
Columbus reports that General Monnett arranged for Judge Burke to testify in Cleveland regarding the Rockefeller Standard Oil trust. The petition details alleged earnings and stock actions, with Hockefeller’s and other officers’ roles examined to prove Rockefeller’s control and profiteering from the trust.
In Stuttgart on November 2 a man dressed in royal attire reportedly slept in King Wilhelm of Württemberg’s bedchamber after wandering from the garden and entering via an open window. He occupied the royal couch, smoked cigars, and drafted letters before officers found him and took him into custody. He refused to disclose identity, claiming royal lineage, while officials investigate his sanity.
Rear Admiral Semey recounts childhood escape during a bull chase in his Frederick MA youth. He says he climbed an apple tree after the bull charged the fence and kept perilous vigil until darkness. The tale frames his later fame as hero of Santiago and reflects on his early daring.
At 728 North Clark street a drunken gunman rode in with a revolver and threatened to shoot out the lights for drinks. He seized a donkey attached to a pony carriage, took the animal, and fled down Clark street to Ohio street while a crowd of about 2000 looked on.
Police break up private gambling dens amid a reform wave in Weeping over the city. Detectives and riders arrest more than two hundred people at private residences and parlors during raids. Accused of violating laws, patrons face fines and imprisonment as authorities target poker games, gambling debts, and predatory practices against vulnerable families.
Superintendent A G Lowe of the Salvation Army Hospital urges charity for the city’s needy. He notes many prosper but a class lacks funds, sickness, disaster, or disability, asking for coal, flour, potatoes, beef, or clothing to feed and clothe the poor and aid the hospital’s daily meals and Thanksgiving effort.
In Washington a diverse group of callers including Mr Ane Cavers and Mr Samuel Gorpers met with the head of the American Federation Labor to press concerns. Mr Carnegie opposed territorial expansion and planned to urge the president to include a day hour and other recommendations in his forthcoming message addressing workers.
Vassar College astronomers observed meteors as the electrical gongs rang across the college buildings. Students peered from windows as the sky flashed with shooting stars, a brief celestial display attracting attention from many.
A collage of stray phrases, partial names, and scattered advertisements including references to a widow, observatory, poetry lines, a moving watchman scene, student mentions, and a long block of product pitches from Otto Kuctne and Co. The readable text hints at a rural storefront page mixing prose fragments with grocery and flour advertisements.
A testimonial driven notice urges mothers to seek Morrow's Kid-neolds for children with weak kidneys and bedwetting. Dramatizes parental blame, cites a grateful mother and a claimed cure via yellow tablets sold in boxes, promoted alongside Morrow's Liver Lax for constipation. The ad claims nationwide mail order and drugstore availability through Joh Morrow & Co.
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