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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1898
Page
3
The course will be held in the High School Assembly hall with 1000 comfortable sittings. Benson Ticket holders may obtain reserved seat checks four fimys in advance from Rowley & Snow. Sexson ticket books go on sale at Rowley & Snow Bellam's and Moore's.
Charles M. Sawyer, chair of the Sixth district committee, urges Democrats to support William G. Hotter, stating he will not withdraw his name after a Democratic convention nomination. The circular warns against voting for Populist or Republican candidates and emphasizes party unity and loyalty to the Democratic nominee.
Washington report from Consul Metcalf in Newcastle on Tyne states Britain is preparing two 30 foot boats of Turbine style for a foreign government. Each craft would boast about 21,000 horsepower and aim for speeds near 28 knots, vastly exceeding the Tarbite yet to be tested against Turbina’s noted 35 knots.
A large crowd greeted United States Senator Hartiv at a reception last evening as he spoke on Kansas poll conditions. He criticized Wetmore and noted the Topeka asylum timing as undermining Wetmore’s claims, while Gen Wood reported fever and deaths in his command. Ely’s Dream spearheads a cure claim for Cataract Hay Fever and Cold in the Head with a ten cent trial size offered.
Industrial Commissioner James A. Davis of the Santa Fe describes Kaffir corn growth from 46,811 acres in 1880 to 635,743 acres this year, with seed yields around forty-five bushels per acre. Alfalfa acreage climbs to 231,531 acres, yielding three to four seasons of hay and selling for about $4 a ton, while seed offers $2 to $4 per bushel. Kansas boasting progress and potential revenue from these crops.
Local notes report appointments and transfers across towns including Leavenworth Kansas Southwestern roadmaster Kindigan replacing resigned official. Names Pereira Campbell John McStern and families in Horton. Foreman duties shift with Campbell away, Fite Gibbons and Jessie Fluke replacements. Steam piping upgrades at Goodland round house and depot, Ames to retire from Rock Island service. Promotions at Florence depot, new baggageman Peter Krapp, ups freight rustler Carl Ups, sealers Harry Corte, Fireman changes for Playford and Wells. Missing $300 silver bar found after incident at Quarque depot. Conductor Craig travels to Chicago for new coaches.
The Hallway Review analyzes annual reports of Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Northern Pacific. It finds Santa Fe’s earnings per mile higher when adjusted for costs, noting Santa Fe maintenance per mile and roads and structures costs differ from Northern Pacific. It argues Santa Fe improves property for economical operation.
A petition signed by many residents asks the Santa Fe Railway to build a new depot at Burden Kansas. It cites growing business and that the current depot is too small with freight stored in the waiting room, harming passengers.
The case involving Emma Poprite and John Geitchell against Newman Erb, operator of Kansas City Wyandotte & Northwestern, ends with plaintiffs awarded 3275 dollars each after years in court. Judge Myers renders judgment in Leavenworth district court. appeals court had referred it back.
Constantinople correspondent reports the sultan will maintain three fortified positions in Crete with garrisons to protect Mohammedans and defend the Ottoman flag. Measures are under way to begin withdrawing Turkish troops from the island.
On October 12 in Sierra Leone off the West Coast of Africa, authorities arrested about one hundred native chiefs and detained them at Freetown awaiting trial for the May murder of American and other missionaries at Kwell. General Washington Coppinger has been retired from the U.S. Volunteer Army due to age.
A bustling Topeka street scene is sketched with notes on dancing clubs, soldiers home from the Twentieth Kansas seeking discharges, political talk ahead of Populist rallies, and visits by officials. The report also mentions Topeka church events, mislaid trains, and local social chatter about civic leagues and state matters.
A brief notice advises residents of the general election and water works election to register by the stated deadline. It indicates a short grace period of about five or six days before the election date to ensure eligibility for both contests.
The Topeka photographer Strickrott is pressed by Campbell Publishing agents who promised credit in a huge Omaha edition for building and people photos. He cut a special rate. a bill over 100 dollars remains unpaid. Groups photographed charged 50 cents per person to cover costs, and owners now blame Strickrott for the magazine’s nonappearance.
A large Nichols hotel project by Northern Pacific Land Company in Tacoma was destroyed by fire last night. About $900,000 had been spent with plans for a $1.4 million landmark. no insurance coverage. W G Penmere of Hook and Ladder No 1 was severely injured when a ladder collapsed on him during efforts to fight the blaze.
From Seattle to Dawson, Mrs Roswell Hitchcock Gock and Miss Hollth M Van Biren, noted New York social figures, return aboard City of Topeka after a Klondike pleasure trip. Hitchcock notes Dawson death rates once five daily and urges shifting business and “Wear Dawson” residence areas to new surroundings as Dawson is described.
A transport ship Rio Jusieiro is expected to reach port within a week bringing medical staff to aid injured sailors aboard Team Mantia. Dr G W Dagwalt of San Francisco leads the hospital voyage home and aims to improve the men’s respiration and recovery.
At the second annual interstate association of livestock sanitary boards in South Omaha delegates from Colorado Illinois Missouri Kansas Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Kentucky and Nebraska mapped quarantine plans. Officials Rearrested Wilson to visit. Dr Wright lectured on Glanders. P Johnson reelected president with Edwards vice president Levering secretary and Tullis treasurer. Next session set for Fort Worth Texas October 10.
W S Norton of Scammon arrives in Topeka to accuse the railroad board of coal-rate discrimination. He cites Santa Fe rate cuts from Pittsburg and Frontenac harming Scammon operators and claims Santa Fe and Memphis lines hinder mutual rail service. Norton says railroads favor mines owned by their lines, disadvantaging independent operators.
Labor Commissioner Lee Johnson has a partial pamphlet edition of his forthcoming report. The bound pamphlet covers assessment and taxation with tables showing inequities, plus sections on water, gas and electric plants comparing private and municipal providers, and a part on railways and telephones.
A cablegram received by the post office department from the postal commission reports no provision for bonding postal representatives in San Juan. The Spanish still occupy the island and no American postal station can be established there, preventing mail service at that time.
The report compares the daily average for the second and third months of the TBQZ period in 1398 with the same span in the previous year. It highlights trends, variations, and potential factors affecting performance.
The State Journal outlines its leased wire AP service, large circulation claims, and a new three story brick building at Face Avenue and Eighth Street. It asserts daily circulation has risen from 800 to 60,000 under current management, with proof available upon request.
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