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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1898
Page
5
The Mills-Adams store promotes a winter underwear sale with heavy discounts across children and men categories. Childrens union suits in jersey ribbed and knitted forms noted with sizes and reduced prices, alongside men’s cotton ribbed and wool undergarments, ladies’ wool and jersey pieces, all marked down from regular prices.
A local ad proclaims a strong underwear assortment with numerous options. Ladies garments include cotton pleated vests and pants at various prices, plus wool versions. Children’s and separate wool garments are listed with price ranges, noting different weights and styles.
Reports detail the Mohican disaster near Lizard Rock with 11 of 34 passengers saved and 10 bodies recovered. Crew efforts saved a woman. one seaman swam ashore 2.5 miles. Debris, confusion over rescues, and heightened tensions follow the wreck as authorities seek cause and survivors.
In a Pacific Coast completion event titled Longest Hello Line officials reported a record setting stretch across venues. Organizers highlighted community participation and national attention though precise locations were not fully disclosed.
The Santa Fe reports for the year ending June 20, 1898, Kansas earnings of 11.3 million with 5.31 million paid to 9,447 Kansas employees, a payroll that nearly halves the company’s overall expenditures. It notes 19,119 local employees plus many officers, with total system miles, cars, and engines listed. Growth in Kansas derives from the 1897 bumper crop, while nationwide revenue centers on freight and passenger services amid extensive labor and construction activity.
Charles B Maxwell, 74, long time railroad man and traveling agent for the Union Pacific and Talon Pacific, died in his Navarro apartment in Kansas City. Funeral held in Topeka with simple ceremonies at the grave. Survived by a son in Texas and daughters in Kansas City and Chicago. youngest son Hubert serving with the 20th Kansas units. Maxwell resided earlier in North Topeka and was highly regarded by railroad men.
The article portrays the relentless schedule of a Santa Fe Eastern Division trainmaster, noting that Sundays and sleep are scarce as extra trains disrupt routine. It details constant travel, realignments with contracts, and the need for immediate office follow ups after field duty, highlighting the officer's tireless dedication.
Fred F. Luke, Western rep of United Shirt and Collar Co, says a massive trust backed by English capital totaling 100 million dollars will form soon. It would own, operate its own cotton mills, consolidate plants, and control output of leading shirt and collar industries in the United States. Goods to be sold via direct agencies with traveling agents largely eliminated.
Lawrence October 11 The Kansas university football eleven defeated the Ames Illinois college eleven by the score of 1 to Hansas made her score in the first half wind interference hindered play The Kansas line was steady and went around the ends at will in the last half Fort Scott plays well.
Fort Scott defeats Ottawa University life in a hard game despite Ottawa’s 15 pound weight advantage. Nelson, Bennet, and Keil were out injured for Ottawa. Dilworth and Stinson scored for Fort Scott with long runs and a late touchdown. Ottawa threatened early but fumbled near goal and managed only a touchdown and a field goal in a windy second half.
Public sale of blooded horses at Sheepshead Bay Stables New York, listing James Galway and others as owners. Highest prices named for horses such as Get Away and Hanover lineages. Also reports a broken jaw from a baseball incident near Neyrton Kansas and a note on early football in Parsons.
Report from Santiago notes death rate declining from 183 per day to ten amid heavy rains and sickness. General Wood orders changes in service, improving attendance and food. Prisoners moved to road work. civilians supported by rationing. church vestido property shifts.
Washington reports the Navy's annual review praising a lieutenant colonel's command at Guantanamo and the harbor's strategic value. In Johnston, Santa Fe lines replace wooden with stone bridges to endure floods. Beattie sees the death of Viola Grignon, a prominent Yukon woman, noted as First Woman Blondiker.
The Leavenworth Kansas & Western Railroad secures entry into Kansas City via the Union Pacific system. The line runs from Leavenworth to Mineral Vale, Kansas, a distance of about fifty miles, and was formerly known as the Kansas Central. Court of Appeals decisions are reported from the northern division with several cases cited.
Draka Nebraska October 17 reports that Fallways representatives and Omaha exhibitors met October 17 to set exposition travel terms. They jointly agree to reduce travel cost to half crate rifle within a 200 mile radius, effective October 8 and continuing through October.
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