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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
4
A long notice details subscription terms for the paper, including carrier delivery at 30 cents per week to Topeka and surrounding areas, and a price parity with distant towns. The ad lists offices in Chicago and London and provides contact routes as part of the newspaper’s distribution network.
A fragmented political commentary discusses Roosevelt and silver policy, noting Democratic strength and potential retreat routes. It riffs on a Confederate figure, Herbert Kitchener, and a series of speculative lines about public figures and the arts, all in a period tone with scattered historical allusions.
Fragmented clippings accuse a saloon ban and travel woes while promoting cures and tonics. Odd miscellany features jokes on manners, medical ads, and testimonials claiming miraculous relief from rheumatism cholera and skin issues with Beggs German Salve and Mystic Cure.
Burr Richardson, government geologist on loan to the Casdas Central Railway, returns from six months in remote British Columbia. He traveled with a prospecting party into unmapped country near Kron e, discovering new lakes and rivers. The railway project aims to reach these unexplored regions, with minerals still unidentified.
Postmaster A B Powell was held up by a lone highwayman near the Episcopal church at Eighth and Maple around 11:90 PM Monday. Powell resisted as the assailant struck but escaped, pursued briefly down to Seventh Street and then vanished. Blair Powell later identified the suspect at about 9 PM the following day.
A report from Atchison notes wheat yields in two states, Kansas and Missouri. Kansas fields averaged about 18 bushels per acre on several hundred acres, with Missourian threshings yielding similar results. Notable figures include 14 acres at a market garden producing twenty bushels per acre and other local estimates near river bottoms.
Internal Revenue Collector M Sutton reports changes approved by Commissioner Beott of Washington. The attorney general states taxpayers who paid taxes in error must be refunded only on proper claims. Notices apply to those who overpaid under the 1909 act with refunds tied to correct documentation and timing requirements.
A garbled Fort Scott item reports a man tied to a library theft and an explosion at Crawford County last year. Authorities seek a suspect described as elusive and heavily wanted, with mentions of Yates Center and a court action leading to potential property seizure.
City authorities intensify enforcement of Gowthe compulsory education act. Police will arrest youths found in streets during school hours without parental waivers. Officials say nonattendance disrupts classes and harms public order, prompting daily checks and potential charges.
At a recent meeting Salina council awarded a ten year contract to Peas i's Licht, Hest and Power Company to furnish electric service for city hall and related facilities. The resolution outlines terms and conditions for continued municipal power supply, pending final formalization.
William Cross of Leavenworth is named Grand Commander amid a slate including J Wilnefield as grand lieutenant commander and Ya 1 Wheeler as grand recorder. The group notes officers such as UB Chilletons, La A Hits, Willem Bray and others with duties to be announced by December 1.
A woman at Union depot in Kaneacong reported a theft of her pocketbook and money while she waited for work. She described being accosted in the morning by a man, and noted a child present as she tried to get help.
The Marion coursing club schedules a two day meet October 25 and 26 at a specified arena. Entry fee set at 10 dollars with prize money totaling 250 dollars. Organizers urge rabbit handlers and spectators to attend as excitement grows.
Reports from Columbus detail the sudden collapse of Judge Spilman of the Twenty first district after a stroke on the street. He was delivering in his fourth term and was widely respected. Funeral arrangements not yet announced. Local details note the tragedy occurred near the corner, with immediate medical aid. a second incident about a burglary case followed in Kane City.
London reports and Paris cables show cross channel tension as Sir Michael Hicks Beach’s North Shields speech provokes France and Britain. Paris papers warn of mobilization while governors and correspondents debate Marchand’s removal and Russia-backed resistance.
A New York figure nicknamed The Bat, John T. Heimpson Beg, reveals a remarkable rise from a seven year old runaway with ten dollars to captain and owner of Clerkels islands in the Tuametu group where pearl shell sells for 259 dollars a ton. He recalls a harsh journey from Bleeker Street to San Francisco, cabin boy work, and eventual pearl diving fortune. The piece also touts Dr Miles nerve medicine and praises perseverance, science, and self reliance as American strengths.
Brigadier General William W. Lawton returned to New York on leave, praising sanitation and business revival in Santiago and eastern Cuba. He said American occupation, led by General Wood, restored confidence, reduced unrest, and spurred capital investment. Lawton avoided discussing annexation and noted Cuban troops mostly wish to disband while some linger in military roles. He also highlighted improved relations with Garcia’s forces and few disturbances.
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