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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1898
Page
3
A fragmented weather note reports renewed storm in Boston with heavy snow and a brisk north wind. Several areas endure worsening conditions and disruption to work as crews contend with drifting snow and slick streets.
Reports from Cape Cod show the Heston and Portland Steam Packet company disaster claiming over ten lives on the passenger and crew of the steamer. Rescue attempts and estimates vary as wreckage and obstructions hamper communication. Authorities fear higher totals as more than a dozen vessels are reported missing or stranded along the shore with costly damage and blocked routes.
Reports from Cape Ann describe extensive storm damage to shipping. Four vessels ashore with little chance of salvage. 42 craft totaling 12,?7,189 tons in peril. The English liner Obie and Tamaqua not counted in estimates. many schooners driven ashore in safe berths or damaged, with more wrecks likely by day’s end.
In Paris on November 28 the United States peace commission met to refine the treaty articles. Delegates from the United States and Spain debated text and procedural steps while writers prepared the joint session summary. The conference adjourned briefly with progress reported on article drafting and a half hour later resumed to seek consensus on terms for further discussion.
A garbled report from Lexingtin Kentucky outlines a sale of a horse named Sire of Ligthra for 15 Lexingtin. The text contains numerous garbled names and phrases, mentioning buyers from Spokane and Kenthy, with a stated price around 136 dollars. Readers are advised the page text is unclear.
Abilene reports a stock thief named Gillett vanished with about $590000 in cash and stock proceeds. He allegedly sent trainloads of cattle to Kansas City and Omaha while creditors pursue legal exemptions. Investigations note mortgage entanglements and attempts to move assets before disappearance.
The report recalls a confidence man in the financial world who could not create a panic, relying on the seeming market stability of cattle paper. It notes his long-running schemes, claims he was involved in large sums, and mentions his travel and alleged travels to Spain to avoid extradition.
Nov ten Boston lists the Portland passengers with many names and origins, detailing dozens of travelers from Portland Worcester East Boston and related towns. The deaths from the wreck near Cape Cod are tallied as five bodies recovered with more drifting south toward Nantucket as Cape patrols search. A body identified is Dudley Freeman and the ship’s cargo and notices follow in the same breath.
Worcester governed senator Hoar declares opposition to acquiring the Philippines by the United States. He questions the trustworthiness of Paris reports and argues the US has no constitutional right to purchase sovereignty, noting Spain’s limited control and the lack of a ready people to govern. He cites precedents where territories lacked viable national life.
Chicago news reports negotiations to gain a controlling interest in the Chicago and Alton by a syndicate led by Stillwell have been dropped. Alton president Blackstone withdraws his stock from sale and counsels friends not to sell.
The Muskogee court rules Congress may define Indian rights and that Curtis Act provisions removing Indian court jurisdiction in Creek cases are constitutional. A murder case involving Creek Indian March Chishalm marks the first such U S court trial replacing Indian tribunals. The defense cites 1866 treaty jurisdiction but loses.
Rumors swirl as President Wra Morgan of the Mistrict miners association calls a December 12 convention for miners across four Mesilloe counties. The move follows tensions after the recent events in the city and amid growing strikes rumors.
Fragmented returns from the Republican state committee and unofficial county figures show Stanley leading Leedy and Peffer with a substantial margin. Water polled totals and minor party votes are noted, including Prohibition and Democratic tallies, with broader comparisons to 1886.
London dispatches report a plot to assassinate Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria uncovered at Sofia with numerous arrests described.
St Louis November 30. Miss Della Fox currently touring is not engaged to Hugh Chilvers, tenor of her company. Nat Hoth, company manager, warns the rumor has no basis. Fox’s brother-in-law Tam Mise Fox confirms no engagement and asserts no plans to marry Chilvers or anyone else.
A warrant is sworn for the arrest of Governor-elect Herbert Stanley by a penal officer, with the sheriff withholding the name pending resolution of demands. The charges allege Stanley shot a quad under fur and include several other prominent men in the complaint.
Hog receipts for the 24 hours ending 5 pm totaled 25 282, down from the record 26 408 set July 20. An additional 20 carload shipment arrived just after closing, estimated to average 72 hogs per car, boosting the day’s total to about 25 202, 124 higher than yesterday’s. Wallet snatcher arrested in Lyons, France, for attempting to steal 11,600 francs from a bank messenger. two accomplices escaped. Begs German Salve advertised as cure-all with testimonials of successful use nationwide.
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A curiously fractured reminiscence recalls a young street rascal altering an election scene. A seasoned speaker laments losing power as chaos erupts when a child slips in dropping an object by the stove. The tale blends political vanity with a comic village anecdote, ending in a mock moral about influence and fate.
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