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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1898
Page
7
A Detroit woman recounts chronic ovarian trouble, headaches, and nerve distress resolved by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The piece promotes the pills as a vital remedy, citing renewed vigor, brighter eyes, and restored happiness as evidence of improved health for women bearing unseen burdens.
The dispatch cites casualty details and medical issues among troops including private Frederick C. Woodburn of the First Volunteer Engineers and private John A. Gihaon of the Fifth Battery. It notes typhoid and malaria risks, mentions Captain James T. Cunill, and reports two deaths on September 26 attributed to illness.
Washington announces adjustments in rear admiral promotions as Admiral Heard retires at 61. Secretary Lone directs retention of a leading position for the promotion list though age limits constrain shifts. Promotions of Sampan and Seabee keep the rear admiral count at nine, with further changes expected after November 22.
Omaha Exposition runs June 1 to October S1 at the Grand Exposition with plans for a United States World’s Forever event. The route centers on the Missouri and Missedpot Valleys, offering through tickets and stopovers via the Burlington Route. General Manager Howard Ritierreth from St Louis endorses travel to Omaha, highlighting quick, affordable excursions.
Omatla Exposition offers a Santa Fe through train leaving at 4:85 a. m. and arriving at noon to Omake. Union Pacific provides direct lines to Denver Lake City San Francisco and Portland. Pullman Palace Sleepers and dining cars featured. City Ticket Agent 2 C Fulton Depot Agent listed. Also mentions family washings by Steam Laundry and a carnival plowtrain event.
Fragmentary report on seal catch data in a northern port, with disputed figures and statements about catch limits. The piece mentions light catches, possible overfishing concerns, and economic hardship for schooner owners, but readable details are incomplete.
In a wartime update, Brattle and Worn report that only two student groups will reach the Alaska theater before winter storms. The United States government plans to return crews by ship before weather worsens, while most expeditions are buffered by interior routes. Lieutenant Spur and Captain Austrombie lead the recapture and safe wintering efforts, with other units remaining inland.
Washington D C reports Col W J Tiyan, ill with fever, has left his home for the first time since illness. He plans to join the Junkenville unit next week, while his wife remains at the residence. Local officials report his condition improving as arrangements proceed.
United States signal corps Captain Brady ordered to start a 330 mile overland telegraph link from Guantanamo through Santiago de Cuba to Manzanillo. Message rates set at 20 cents a word up to a limit, then 12 cents for each additional word. Schools to open Monday with compulsory attendance and thirty teachers hired at nine dollars monthly. superintendent at 125 dollars. General Wood requests supplies for women and sick, including quinine and iron. no more clothing needed for men. Crime declines in Santiago province. Also notes minor military and political items from San Francisco and Hong Kong with limited detail.
In Vienna October reports say Count von Thun Hohenstein resigned. he spoke in the Reichsrat as opposition demanded clarification of an agreement with Baron Bary the Hungarian premier. The premier was defeated by ten votes on a motion. reassignment not entailed. After a pro forma recess the house moved to advance the Ausgleich bills and debate resumes Monday.
A Moscow dispatch reports Washington will be represented at the disarmament congress. The note cites Hitchcock communicating U S decision and Moscow papers quoting a pulpel general praising Russia for past sympathy and current admiration for the czar and American peace efforts.
Richmond reports Confederate veterans oppose naming a successor to Winnie Davis as Daughter of the Confederacy. They urge the Virginia Grand Camp to vote on the movement at Culpeper next week and call on United Daughters of the Confederacy to protest state convention advice. The rift stems from the belief the title died with Winnie Dayle.
A fragmented OCR page shows classified notices for government positions and sales jobs. It includes scattered lines about salesmen wanted for hardware and agricultural items, insurance roles, and recruitment appeals, with garbled contact details and partial company names such as Stoddard Co Cleveland and Brown Uros Chicago. The text also mentions investment opportunities and a directive for responses via a postal box and newsroom.
A jumble of rental and sale advertisements appears, with numerous listings for FOR RENT houses rooms and FOR SALE goods and real estate. Includes W 6th Avenue and Kan. Avenue addresses, multiple 4 to 9 room homes, cottages, farms, and commercial spaces near Santa Fe lines. Also mentions groceries, confectionery, and general merchandise for sale along with livestock and wagons, plus several lost and found notices.
A chaotic Topeka classified fragment lists ads for trades, tailors, steam dye works, and services. It mentions Walter Nobel and Chivers the Dyer, laundry and cleaning services, farm loans, watchmakers, and medical notices. The jumble references clothing cleaning, steam dye operations, and local business promotions with scattered names and addresses.
Today’s market report notes dull wheat trading as many active traders attend Chicago exposition events, with minor price shifts and mixed futures. Outside markets show strength, oats and corn slow with small receipts, hogs pressured by lower demand amid fever reports, while provisions stay easy and pork cutouts slide toward year-end.
A garbled OCR snippet describes the Kansas City end market and related livestock sale items. It mentions cattle, white cattle, and various lots with weights and lots numbers, plus references to Perot and other buyers, with uncertain pricing and conditions.
Forty breakfast guests, including Judago Perry Lemient, filled the morning roll call as police reported a busy Carnival night. Many drunks and vagrants were detained, with most explained as celebrants. Judge Perry released many with light penalties. Hank and Jenny Vanckiver were jailed on malarial charges. a small liquor cache was found in their north Kansas avenue home. John Hensiey paid a fine for involved pony trouble at Carl Jocheuk's on Kansas Avenue. Emma Williams, a colored waitress, was accused of stealing a dollar from a White girl. she denied the theft amid a crowd at First and Kansas.
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