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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1898
Page
7
Early 20th century style ad touts Kraut and Vital Hale Codex as cures and nourishment. It markets pills and tonics, claiming to restore health, delay aging, and improve digestion with non-specific promises and household remedies.
H M Phillips takes office as county treasurer succeeding F M Stapl who retires to his Auburn farm after four years. Phillips, 44, arrives from West Chester Pennsylvania with a decade in Kansas politics and active Republican ties. He previously captained a battery and led a military organization to prominence.
The board of directors of the T. A. A. met last night and selected Albert Mauck as superintendent. They kept details private but hinted at plans to boost club membership. Mauck played with the ball team Tast Yummer and is described as an experienced athletics administrator.
disjointed notices describe political candidacy and a murder at a presbytery with deposed names, then a U S interior inquiry about orders to remove intermarried whites from reservations, citing Dawes Commission concerns and a response from Tams Bixby in Washington October 21.
Washington Oct 11 Sienkiewicz the famed Polish author of Quo Vadis plans a late year visit to America accompanied by his daughter Jadwiga. He will stay in Washington for several weeks with friends and receive private entertainments. The trip follows his popular reception in the past and his mounting literary work in Galicia near Zako opole served as the backdrop for his summers. Jeremiah Curtin will host him as the translator and intermediary to introduce him to English readers.
The grandest exposition in the United States runs until October 6 near Omaha with easy, cheap access for the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys. Through tickets allow stop overs. reduced excursion rates to Omaha via the Burlington Route. General Passenger Agent Howard Elliott promotes quality travel. Peerises Steam Laundry.
Washington October 11 The board investigating charges against Contract Surgeon Ta bor in the death of Private Hugh Parrett of the Fifth Infantry found no grounds for discipline. It states Parrett died of pneumonia aggravated by cold water exposure after a bath delay. Tabor attended him twice, spoke sharply, and was worn by overwork and nerves. The secretary of war will retire him from duties as a contracted surgeon.
Washington reports from the War Department indicate the evacuation of Cuba by Spanish forces is proceeding smoothly. Manzanillo is evacuated, and Spanish forces relinquish military control along the southern coast west to the jurisdiction of Jucaro.
Washington Oct 11 A war correspondent with Hart Mentors in the title role was staged at the Columbia Minates last night before a large audience. The play drew enthusiastic response and Mr McIntosh in the title part delivered a notable curtain speech to the crowd including the entire war board and other prominent attendees.
Ex-champions deliver a flawed fielding display as New York and Baltimore tie 4 to 4 in a tense ninth inning. Keeler outs, McGraw’s long fly ties it. all New York runs came on Baltimore errors. Attendance 1493. Batteries Baltimore Me James Clarke New York Rusie Warner. Other games listed.
A head end collision between freight Nos. 677 and 604 at a curve west of Topeka injures engineers Richard Gregory and B E Bristow, breaks limbs, kills horses, and smashes five freight cars. One line of stock cars and two locomotives are wrecked. traffic remained open as wreck crews cleared the scene.
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