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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1898
Page
3
Fragmented phrases describe a political discussion on principles of a platform. Mentions of Christian voices, workers, and equality appear amid garbled names and places, outlining a call for public ownership and referendums alongside critique of wealth and inequality.
In Oberammergau locals face uncertainty as Bavaria pauses approval for the next Passion Play. Officials seek government consent before proceeding with rehearsals and performances amid public perplexity and anticipated production changes.
The search for an actor to play Savicer faces challenges as age and stamina matter for a demanding twelve hour performance. Two candidates emerge: Rend by name and Lang, the potter's son, with Lang seen as the likeliest in case Rend is unavailable.
The case, filed in New York on November 25, involves Amelie Chanler Rives and John Armétrone Chanler. Attorney Alex T. Govn represents the plaintiff seeking foreclosure on a $25,000 claim. The action, termed formal and by consent of parties, marks the first of several similar suits. The article traces Amelie Rives Chanler’s social prominence and marriage history, noting ties to Prince Troubetskoi of Russia and the couple’s residence at Tuxedo and in Virginia, with the defendants described as John Armétrone Chanler and Amelie H. Chanler.
The excerpt indicates a co-defendant remains tied to dower rights despite divorce, complicating the distribution of Mr. Chanier's real estate. The item notes ongoing legal action over ownership and the legal implications of dower in the property dispute.
Norfolk society denounces Mrs Grannis speech as insulting to Southern women. The New York Social Purity League president allegedly claimed Southern white women and girls are full of Negro blood. A public meeting to condemn the remarks is proposed, though unlikely to occur.
New York November 2 three million dollars capital to be put into the sardine trust led by Francis P. McCall. Shares to cost 3 each. The Bank of the capital to be Thrashed to examine books and plants of sardine packers who will join to prove satisfactory. Former Judge Hiram Steel leads technical organization. Labor saving machinery to be introduced across plants purchased. Wolfe Hering of Eastport and others who opposed earlier efforts join the scheme.
Andrew Carnegie visited the White House and declined to stay long. He voiced strong opposition to imperial ventures like the Philippines and Cuba, urging adherence to the republic’s traditional values. He warned that no nation can govern others and criticized Britain’s weaknesses and global pressures.
Adorate Towers, a farmer's daughter from near Tin Felt Kan, came to marry RW E Meyers of St Louis but cannot find him. They met on her father's farm, he allegedly took 24 dollars, planned an elopement. She traveled to Kansas and was detained on suspicion of shoplifting, released at the police station, facing despair and possible suicide.
In Paris at the Porte St. Martin theater the Grand Duke Visdimir, czar Nicholas II’s uncle, and family were confronted by a furious man demanding their box seats. After a quarrel over forged tickets, the grand duke’s party vacated as the intruder called for removal.
New York November 25 twelve Roosevelt Rough Riders will sail for Cuba aboard the Frontier Obdam to seek gold and join General Wood's forces in Santiago. The party includes men from various troops with letters of recommendation, some aiming to invest in a sugar plantation.
The article discusses eccentric offers made to extend a war hero’s fame, noting payments for serialized detective fiction, poetry, and journalism. It highlights varied authorial prices, including $200 per story and three dollars per line, as editors seek exclusive material. Several American literary figures are mentioned in connection with proposed pieces.
Charles H. Parkhurst argues against moving the New York police under state control, saying home rule favors Tammany and any shift would only provide temporary relief. He contends Tammany’s return to power would resume, amplify, and extend their influence.
New York reports Senator Witter E Chatuler recounts a joke exchange proposing Jamaica for New Hampshire in a Philippines swap plan. Rep Loud of California quips about Canada annexation, while CHandler hints at a real exchange idea with Britain over the islands. New Hampshire readers react to the mock diplomatic swap as a product of the silly season.
Pioneer era note quotes Tiger Pui Campbell of Wichita recalling Morrill era efforts to enforce the prohibitory law. He criticizes Governor Stanley for refusing to appoint police commissioners, arguing abolition of the commission would aid enforcement and recounts attempts to dismantle the panel during Governor Merrill’s tenure.
Representatives of a Kansas gas region company push to use the Kan pipe to supply two cities with natural gas while resisting disclosure of the pipeline's palit path. Franchises are opposed at Nevada Falls and Yates Center. Kansas City executive Hirsh leads, with A P Charles of Lincoln as secretary, a general manager and Kansas men Chey as co counsel.
Katherine Kintz a deaf mute aged about fifty arrived from Holland to meet an attorney she says wrote that her brother died in Payne county and left her a claim. The case centers on a former Raceas City stenographer brought to Oklahoma by a swindle.
Miss Kinte, once intone stenographer for the Kansas City Live Stock Association, sent funds from an estate through Edear Jones of Guthrie, the Logan county prosecutor. She failed to meet Jones to receive the estate, while Jones sought to uncover who misled her. The case centers on a presumed small estate and the missing correspondence from abroad.
The Detroit firm has captured the sole plant in the country for producing sticky fly paper. The invention is kept secret by two brothers, who previously ran the business in Grand Rapids as the O. & W. Thum company. A new company with $60,000 capital is incorporated under that name, with Thomas and Joseph Herry, Truman H. Newberry, L. Freer, and A. S. Stephens of Detroit as stockholders.
The text fragments reference Salisbury and a union between England and America, with mentions of Thanksgiving rituals, an athletics society event, and a ceremonial context. Names appear obfuscated, including Henry Watene Amedeen and Bow, suggesting a contested historical transcription.
A garbled article fragment references a secretary of state era debate on foreign policy and Anglo American relations. It mentions crises, sectional tensions, and calls for unity between nations, with citations to public figures and wartime concerns, though many names and specifics are unclear.
In St Louis Carmodys saloon a man unknown to locals made a heavy stake on the Corbett bout. After losing the New York prize fight he drew a pistol and killed himself, dying instantly from a heart shot.
The document argues against reining in expansion, praising traditional aims of stronger naval power and overseas holdings. It frames a stance for greater economic and political reach, with calls for protectionist gains and imperial strength to secure markets and allies. It mentions Cuba Philippines and broader American influence policies.
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