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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1898
Page
4
The piece surveys public figures and policy from Beth Low to Dewey, Parker, and Hearst, with punditry on reform, foreign policy, and postal issues. It notes the U.S. Supreme Court's joint traffic decision validating federal control and questions about railroad rate regulation and enforcement.
The item presents a jumble of clipped notes and jokes about dating, advertising, and local quirks. It mentions Pen Andrews and a Missouri connection, with scattered references to a Topeka trip, a minstrel troupe, and domestic annoyances.
The article threads a mosaic of colorful notes and curiosities. It mentions Tatton Sykes in York shire reshaping a church, a Hirkner giving Cadmen estate to Emperor William, Colonel George Escoll Saliers inspiring a fictional character, and Senator Tilman amid Greek and Latin claims. It also touches Abner McKinley’s club rejection, a freed captive Herr Neufeld in Omdurman, and a Tennessee tale drawn from Yosemite wanderers with a small gold mine and orchard.
A collage of fragmented quotes and jokes from multiple papers, lampooning social pretensions and racial stereotypes. It weaves brief snippets about teeth humor, obedience, piano chatter, and domestic foibles, each maintaining a period style and local voice.
Oswego reports quarantine placed on the George Cunningham farm in Fairview township after several cattle die from fever and paralysis. Frye farm in Canada township also quarantined following four deaths. Independence inspectors visit Sycamore township to assess Texas fever. many cattle show ticks but late season. no quarantine set.
In Phillipsburg a 40 acre tract near the city changed hands multiple times from 187 S Plotner who paid 75000 to retrieving later by Northern Tier Town and Tand company via agents J H Burton and K G Hogin, then to C K N Town company, and finally to ex Judge W W Pratt who bought it for a dollar to establish a permanent ham. Several prominent locals had engaged in months of correspondence to learn the owner’s identity.
Atchison complains that a $22,000 government appropriation for Missouri River work is insufficient. Pile dykes are needed on the Missouri side above Atchison to hold the river. engineers say work cannot proceed now due to sand. Spring completion anticipated. St. Joseph river protection costs $800, with calls for faster action. St. Joseph fears further encroachment toward Lake Onton. Local bridge and government efforts spent $60,000 to halt stream encroachment.
In Pratt on Oct 21 a house owned by Bol Austin burned at midnight, nearly consumed before firefighters arrived. Austin, previously arrested for unlawful liquor sales but released for lack of evidence, was away and no one was present. A prior month had a similar fire, and repeated incidents in the past year lack clear origin. Local talk centered on catching the mischief maker and potential hangings if caught.
Norton capital backs an automatic telephone system in this city with 76 phones planned for operation by mid November. The project mirrors a Beloit system and aims for completion by November 15 amid favorable weather. Representatives Simpson McCue Grier Ames and Sawyer spearhead funding and installation efforts.
Burlingame hosted Topeka for a Saturday afternoon game with Burlingame showing speed and aggression on the field as both teams exchanged plays in a hard fought battle on the Burlingame grounds.
In a rough town grid clash Burlingame defeated Topeka 24 to 6 as Men of Burlingame scored through Mem C Truckleed Wall e and Steves. Topeka’s Steves found the end zone, while Jenn son added the extra point in the second half.
A Winfield area vineyard owner, A. W. Beswick of Kellogg, reports three consecutive years with two grape crops. The Dracut Amber vines mature early, similar to Concords, with the second crop ripening later but facing cold weather. In Wichita, farm mortgage releases in Sedgwick County reached 17,770 dollars as farmers reinvest surplus in real estate.
Social Boston reels from the sudden insanity of Benjamin Clark Cocker just before his October 26 wedding to Miss Anna C Hill. The ceremony at Old South church was postponed as Cocker, once a professor at Andover Academy, was taken to a private sanitarium. Miss Hill, from an old Boston family, remains in New York state after her mother hastened her departure. If recovery occurs, the engagement will not be renewed.
Columbia Missouri Oct 7 The first Western Intercollegiate Football Association game yielded a decisive Nebraska victory over Missouri by 47 to 6. Missouri managed a single touchdown and goal in ten minutes, then Nebraska dominates with superior weight and control.
Louia Damond the French author and critic, son of Count Damond, arrives in Boston to force Anna Held to honor an agreement made five years ago. He threatens to take her to Europe and compel her to finish her American tour if he wins. Ziegfeld Jr. and Held’s manager have pressed for a settlement, but Damond refuses.
In Lewiston and surrounding areas a sudden invasion of millions of poisonous spiders forces Julia Pierce and her daughter Emma from their home in South Maine. The insects swarm through creeks, crannies, floors, fences, outbuildings, windows and walls, prompting a mass relocation of residents.
After pest removal, hundreds of dollars of furniture were ruined and a wall damaged. The board of health ordered the house vacated after investigation. Health officers consider destroying the buildings, likely funded by town or state. A live specimen was sent to Prof. Robinson at Bowdoin College. spiders reportedly arrived on clothing from the south.
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance faced license revocation by State Insurance Commissioner Campbell after an investigation into alleged misstatements and outside stockholder practices. The move targets so called outside companies while Michigan firms are exempt, with findings claiming inspectors were largely composed of non Michigan stockholders and the Michigan company schedules relied on outside data.
Kansas City reports Jesse James the bandit figure has been offered an acting role in a melodrama. Indicted for train robbery, he weighs the proposal as Travis and Keogh rehearse The Great Locomotive Robbery scenes near Kansas City. Managers hope the outlaw draw will boost attendance.
An old advertisement warns of neglecting piles and touts Pyramid Pile Cure as the sole remedy. It claims to ease inflammation heal surfaces reduce swelling and restore healthy membranes with quick thorough and permanent results. Sold by a Marshall Michigan company for 50 cents.
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