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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1898
Page
1
London reports Britain on war footing with ships, torpedo boats, and mobilized dockyards. French talks of peace mix with warnings of confrontation, while Toulon and Marseille indicate naval buildup and strategic moves against Great Britain.
Reports say Midland railroad freight crews strike, halting operations after a dispute over rolling three engine trains. Management previously banned three-engine runs, leaving crews unresponsive to new calls. Officials expect a quick settlement. if not, nationwide freight delays loom.
A fragmentary report states that nine sailors drowned when a small vessel sank near Seville amid heavy seas. Names such as Garson, Reston, and Cook appear in the garbled list, with scattered locations including Belle, Pitsharm, and Atapak. The text remains unclear on exact dates or rescue details.
Reports from Chinese circles claim the emperor was murdered yesterday by a blow to the head. A report from Los Angeles California notes a wreck on the Southern Pacific near Camulun injuring fireman and engineer. the line was eastbound. Yellow fever outbreaks appear in Monterey and Laredo with increasing cases and danger. Abilene mayor and longtime district court clerk A S Davidson dies at about 70. A Tennessee private stabs a provost sergeant in a San Francisco saloon. officer Chetwood remains in critical condition.
Washington Oct 4 United States Supreme Court decides the Joint Traffic Association case in favor of the government and against railroads. The ruling upholds Congress power to regulate railroads under the Sherman Act and Interstate Commerce Act, with Justices Gray Shiras and White dissenting. The decision overturns prior lower court outcomes and emphasizes the public duties of railroad corporations.
Irene fragmentary report from Waash Oct 4 describes a detachment led by Captain Abercrombie’s party evacuating a tumbling raft on the Toneing river hole near Archer from Francisca. The vessel broke away and was carried downstream with a crew seen struggling amid chaotic conditions.
World dispatch reports Spain ready to yield as war talk fades. Spanish dockyards show no revival of activity and Camara fleet crews are on peace footing. Officers mostly on leave and marines ashore. Negotiations over Cuban debt regarded absurd. It is assumed Spain must yield to U S demands in the long run.
John Melchert shot Lillian Morris and killed himself after a quarrel over another man. The couple, two months lovers, posed for a photo when Melchert fired four shots in the artist’s studio. Miss Morris, a saleswoman, resided with her parents at 1130 West Madison, Chicago. The scene occurred after an engagement to have photographs taken.
Gen Wood acting military commander at Santiago de Cuba and Major Brooks narrowly escaped a serious disaster when their steam launch nearly failed due to low boiler water. The engineer was dismissed after the incident. they returned from Bara com Sagua and other places reporting no destitution among Cihana and noting free rations demoralizing labor.
San Francisco October 21 The superior court sitting en banc decides that Mrs Botkin accused of the murder of Mrs John P Dunning and her sister Mrs Joshua Deane of Dover Delaware is not a fugitive from Delaware justice The court holds that flight from justice must be actual not constructive Mrs Botkin is remanded to police custody with trial date and place to be set later The decision was unanimous.
Bridgeport midwife Dr Nancy Guilford was remanded at Bow Street police court. Counsel denied admission of guilt and the extradition to Lawton Oklahoma is approved with a 15 day delay pending further proceedings.
A dispatch from Calmanera Cuba reports the Maria Teresa is nearly repaired after a long shutdown. About a hundred Cuban workers have been discharged and officials expect the ship to sail for the United States on Thursday. In Madrid cabinet discussions reportedly led to the resignation of War Minister Gen Correa.
Reports from New York in October describe two major meteor showers in November 1889 the Leonids and the Andromedes with showers lasting up to three years due to their vast orbital path. Lead meteors may reach peak activity around November 11 to 15 aided by a new moon, raising fears of possible impacts and spectacular sky displays across major cities, including New York.
The president held a busy forenoon with Attorney General Griges and Secretaries Lote Hey and Alger discussing Cuba. Gen Wade's telegram urged extending the Spaniards’ evacuation deadline from December 1 to January 1 due to the 124 000 troops remaining on the island, a move Wade called reasonable. The U S would occupy Havana as troops depart, and Spaniards attempting to move heavy ordnance to Spain would be stopped. evacuation commissioners were instructed to ensure only arms in the troops hands are exempted.
Washington reports that at today's Paris peace commission session the American delegation will deliver a near ultimatum to the Spanish, insisting on resolving the Cuba question, debt and sovereignty, with the United States determined to limit Cuban debt and cease Cuban sovereignty beyond recall. The Americans have maintained courtesy while delaying proceedings, but will press their fixed stance this day.
A Hampton speech by J Ralph Burton centered on national matters and war gains under the Republican leadership. He credited the war’s outcomes to Republicans, blamed opposition for any faults, and questioned stockyards, school books, and insurance in a broader political frame.
In Manila on October 24 reports say Spanish authority, British merchants, and Filipino insurgents shape a tense scene. Supplies run low, insurgent pay is overdue, and leaders vow Manila seizure. British consul convenes merchants urging action to speed pending issues. American naval and military authorities brace for possible trouble.
Major Gimnral Wee ley Merritt, formerly in command of U S troops at Martin, will marry Laura Williams of Chicago in a privately held ceremony this afternoon. The exact time and venue are kept strictly secret as details remain undisclosed.
London Oct 4 Gen. Merritt and Miss Williams were married this evening in the bride’s apartments at the Baviy hotel. The ceremony joined two prominent families with a refined society turnout and celebratory greetings following the nuptials.
Memphis area rail service restarts as quarantine restrictions are lifted. Ticket sales through Memphi x Tenn and calls for trains to Forrest City Monticello Wilmot Wynne and Warren Ark resume. Yellow fever alerts in the south abated. rebels to those points again on sale.
Germans aboard the bark Satisfaction were perished in a gale. The captain and crew drowned, only a boy survived. The vessel sank after sustaining heavy damage and the fate of others aboard remains incomplete in the report.
Washington dispatch reports Oct 24 that bishops and deputies spent most of the day seeking reconciliation on the revised constitution ahead of tomorrow's maladjournment. Deputies pressed for control of their house. opposition argued against surrender of constitutional direction to bishops.
A fragmented line from a historical strike report appears to describe credit issues and disrupted actions. The garbled wording suggests a misprint or OCR error affecting the phrase The Trsal of the give credit. Further context is needed for precise decoding.
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