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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1898
Page
3
Residents of Philadelphia debate sending the Liberty Bell to the Paris Exposition as part of a national display. Officials consider the historical relic's voyage, with civic leaders and governors weighing approval and fundraising needs for the event.
Topeka grocer William Nobieran touts Morrow's Kidme olds as a cure for back pain urinary issues and nervous breakdowns. He claims four doses gave relief and one box nearly cured him at a price of 50 cents per tablet, arguing the product's value if priced at 100 per box. He urges public purchase at local drug stores.
The University of Chicago selects Harry Pratt Hudson as head dean to advance wartime student support and development. Northwestern University is expected to follow with a similar appointment today.
New York Oct 3 under Red Cross protection Cupid aided engagement for Miss Annie to be wed and the ceremony noted as under wartime safeguards. The article highlights Red Cross nurses from Cuba to New York and praises Miss Fowler for service and training under Belgian and American wartime protection.
The Topeka railway motorman Frank Erwin died after a bout with quick consumption. The funeral was held yesterday at his residence near Washburn College, with burial at a local cemetery south of Quitton Heights. He was 22 years old and widowed, having married about a year ago.
Triennial gathering announced with round trip fare from all points on Union Pact. Details include site dates October 10 to 14 and ticketing contacts in Pittsburg. Also notes an event with Webb McNall speaking on current political issues and a separate fare to St Louis via Santa Fe.
The Committee of Fifteen met to review finances for the reunion and festival. Treasurer McManus reported about 1800 in the treasury, leaving a shortfall near 1000, with potential 200 more uncertain. An auditing committee was proposed, and subscriptions were being canvassed by J. Doran to cover the deficit, including contributions from local supporters and area firms.
A. W. Lyman, veteran journalist and former editor of the Helena Independent, died in Brooklyn after a long illness. Born near Cincinnati in 1840s, he served with the Associated Press during the Spanish War, was aboard the Wanda and Siboney front, later returned north, and died of dropsical trouble. His body will be taken to Cleveland for interment. he leaves a widow and one son.
Webb McNall arrives from Gaylord to address local campaign forum at Hamilton hall tonight. McNall hints he may discuss insurance in the remarks, speaking in his characteristic cautious style.
Cincinnati reports a mob of 150 white miners from Persia organized at the fairgrounds and then, masked, attacked colored coal shacks. About fifty Black residents were driven out at gunpoint. one man was shot at and disappeared. Police and citizens worked to restore order as arson and fear spread.
Washington Oct 3 The war department orders shift regular cavalry and volunteer infantry to Porto Rico and Cuba. The Sixth United States Volunteer Cavalry at Chickamauga and the Forty seventh New York at Fort Adams move to Cuba or Puerto Rico while the Biennial United States Volunteer Infantry and two companies of regulars relieve troops in Florida. Camp Meade units head south and Georgia or South Carolina posts see garrisoning changes as furloughs and mustering out loom for volunteers.
The September weather was unusually warm, clear, and calm says Chancellor H. Snow of Stitw University. Only five Septembers in 11 years were warmer, six clearer, and two windier. Mean temperatures rose in the month’s second half while rainfall exceeded the nine month average, pushing total precipitation above the long term yearly average, with humidity above average and a slightly lower barometer.
The Discovery sailed in with 50 000 dollars in dust, reportedly owned by a group including A Heilworth and George McCord. The tale ties in mining wealth and advertising scams, claiming Begus German Salve cures disease while touting testimonials and dubious claims.
New York Oct 3 Justice Van Wyck Democratic nominee for governor faces a conflict between his 14000 a year supreme court salary and a 14 year term if he accepts the nomination. Friends urge him to decline while he considers the risk of losing renomination and the constitutional ban on holding another public office.
In Topeka Miss Amg Rose receives about fifty gifts from local merchants as a rivalry continues for the first to present dresses books parasols hats and souvenirs. Photographers will gift her best portraits in queen robes with ornate frames. Miss Rose attends services with Mr and Mrs Manspeaker and travels toward Omaha with plans to tour stores and the Santa Fe hospital. She enjoys a warm Topeka farewell and speaks a Hawaiian greeting of aloha before her Omaha visit.
The 38th annual fair begins at the fair grounds with horses cattle poultry and farm machinery on display. Schools close for Children’s Day and over 20 000 attend in fine weather. Wednesday features pacers John R Gentry and Joe Patchen in a $5000 purse with Star Pointer aiming to break a 1 58% record depending on track conditions.
Chicargo Oct 2 The Santa Fe railroad tests electric lighting for the 2055 mile limited train between Chicago and Los Angeles using electric light from car axles. Each train will have 400 horsepower total output and berth lights. The system promises reliable headlight power with independent dynamo and storage batteries, avoiding total output failure if one part fails.
Lansing, Oct 3. All employees at Robert Smith Printing Company state printers walked out again over wage and hours. They say a nine hour day and higher bindery wages were promised in the state contract arbitration granted a fourteen hour day with nine hour Saturday. The firm paid for extra half hour since July 1, but strikers demand time and a half. Arbitration questioned bindery scale and general walkout covered about 190 workers.
In Norfolk Virginia a dramatic display ends violently as a lion tears at a trainer. The incident follows a performance at Prenklin near here with the lion biting the trainer’s head and the mate dragging and tearing at the prostrate man, shocking spectators.
San Francisco report shows over 200 patients in the division hospital at the Presidio all well. Additional 190 furloughed men, 24 in convalescent home and six in private residences raise the total sick list to more than 600. Private Henry L. Scott of company K fifty first Iowa is dead of meningitis.
Advertises the Omaha Exposition ending October 31 described as the grandest in the United States with easy access via the Harlington Route and reduced excursion rates. Notes J W Wakeley and Howard Elliott as officials and promotes rail stops beyond Omaha for through travel. Mentions a health product Beggs Lite Giant Pile for various ailments and claims a high standard of laundry work by Peerless Steam Laundry with shirt waists kept colorfast.
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