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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
4
A column of humorous vignettes describes marriage life and domestic quirks. It jokes about wives following a magazine guide by a writer who never married, the difficulty of pleasing spouses, and single women hosting parties for brides. Read like a late 19th century society sketch.
A scanned column reflects fragmented opinions on Cuba France England and Spain with mentions of Celxts Garcia Roosevelt stock and a peace commission. It notes Kitchener’s arrival in France, press focus on election standings, and fallout from a bankruptcy law effective November 2 with proscribing petitions after July 1.
The Hawaiian commission plans to present a telegraph cable project to Congress with a subsidy proposal. The Chicago Journal opposes government subsidies, arguing private capital should fund or the government should own the cable to Hawaii.
In this fragment the text mockingly notes a fickle man who denies an accusation and describes a boy who searches for a rock when anger rises, yet never throws it. The passage ends with a scene of a surviving spouse tending the home after a death.
A collage of brief notes recounts Holman Hunt receiving honorary Royal Society membership at 70, Ex-President Pretorius seeking a favored team for gravel work, and speeches by Rev. Dy Reward Hverett Hele urging outdoor life. Also covers a New York dinner bill, croker remarks, and assorted humorous vignettes from newspapers.
A column of garbled proverbs and wry sayings from a Chicago page offers mixed counsel on fashion pain truth fate and youth. The musings mix moral quips about silence luck resignation and social judgment with playful observations on shoemakers and majors in modern life.
Norfolk, Oct 27 The experimental day beacon planned for Cape Hatteras has wrecked and was lost. Supervisor I B Bowerman reported from Hatteras that the beacon, costing about 325000, was built by Campbell Zall company and towed to the site aboard the tug Peerless. It struck a shoal and sank, with twenty three men aboard barely escaping as the beacon toppled into the sea. Merritt Wreckits company plans salvage operations.
A concise survey lauding women’s sacrifices and service from the Revolutionary era through the Civil War and beyond. It credits Mrs. John A. Logan for highlighting women’s pivotal roles in war, relief, and progress, noting their influence in religion, education, philanthropy, and national unity.
Andersson Indiana October 22 The modern Svensell case grows more complex as a woman claims a man named David Price uses a spell to control her and withdraw damages against her husband She says the spell compels her pains and movements over distance and can direct her actions and even summon others in fear She calls the case the most remarkable in Indiana history.
Bays City reports six clever crooks long sought by Pinkerton detectives and Kansas towns have been captured in Salina. Arrests followed a torn bill linked to a Jabbering gang that robbed safes in Claflin and Walker while traveling across northern Kansas in a covered wagon. Police recovered $15 in currency, silver, and a burned $320 note, tying the gang to crimes from Salina to Omaha and Denver. The gang includes Joseph Haney and James Hill, with others known in Kansas City, and they are described as box car looters and burglars. The six men face district court charges as authorities piece together a long-running crime spree.
Report from Fort Sill describes Geronimo, about 105 years old, slipping from a guard near a band of Indians during a through thicket and fleeing toward a Mexican border route. Pursuit started from Fort Sill, with two deputies sent, but initial search yielded no discovery.
Monday night the Loyal Cotinell lodge No. a plans a marriage ceremony for Mr. W L Pace and Mrs. Emily Gould in the hall. After the ceremony a sumptuous repast will be served. Pace is a widower and Gould a widow. Their courtship grew from lodge socializing and the Legal Council aided the match.
Neosho Falls faces panic over a mad dog case in which L C Burton's dog ran six miles before being shot northeast of town. The dog bit Burton children whose hands contacted the saliva while playing. An oldest child was taken to a nearby clinic and a mud stone was applied, with eight hours of observation suggesting saliva transmission of the virus.
Four car load Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians passed through Wichita on the Santa Fe to Red Rock O T from Omaha where they viewed the exposition. They could not leave the cars but spoke to onlookers through windows. The group enjoyed the visit and praised the display, many wearing blankets and painted faces.
Emporia reports I Darrough of Allen says last week storm was the worst for cattle in years. In Allen over forty head killed as cattle were exhausted and chilled by a sudden cold snap. Farmers statewide note heavy losses with many cattle suffering across the region.
Fort Scott residents report a strong natural gas flow from an old abandoned well a mile south of town. The gas, released after the drill derrick caught fire, damaged a galvanized bucket and surprised locals who blame water intrusion for reviving the well sunk ten years ago. The well will be shot once nitroglycerin arrives from Neodesha.
Mound City report says unknown parties used dynamite to blow the dam at Trading Post Sunday night causing about 40 feet of the east end to be destroyed. Residents in the Morax des Cygnes valley near Trading Post claim floods and crop damage from prior events, while a large cache of dynamite and fuse was stolen from an outbuilding. The plot reportedly planned to proceed but was interrupted by the owner’s absence.
An Apache leader Geronimo was reported to have escaped his guards on October 27 and was believed headed toward New Mexico. He had recently returned from display in Omaha where he toured with a band of inmates kept under mild treatment by whites. The escape follows a tense incident as guards and residents react to the sudden breach.
The Kinsley Mercury reports a teacher plans to have a live cat dissected before students to illustrate blood circulation. The notice urges Prof Seumans and the board to halt what is described as needless cruelty, a practice widely condemned by leading surgeons of the day. An Ottawa lodge secret order is referenced in a separate note about a novel wedding in Ottawa on October 27.
Washington pension notices list original and increased grants for Kansans including Charles A. Hardy at Leavenworth and William Rickman in Dodge City with various sums. Ottawa reports a fatal barn fire near Buslington Junction harming belongings and livestock. Newton notes Brubaker sues for damages after a defective sidewalk caused a fall. A Missouri Pacific railway stabbing in Horace leaves conductor Ambrose O Donnell dead with the assailant jailed.
The Harvey County Poultry Association announces its annual show in Sedgwick from December 10 to 14 with premium list out November 1. Special premiums total 100. S Russell of Ottawa Iowa will judge the event.
Hubwert Langen’s Fon expands capacity by adding two new blocks of resorts totaling twelve. project aims to employ a couple of hundred more workers, signaling regional growth and improved facilities.
In Baltimore, treasurer Vanderhorst voices dismay over alleged transfer plans involving the team to New York, Brooklyn, and other locations. President Hanlon asserts no action without his knowledge while signaling a forthcoming deal benefiting Jennings and Kelley, who fall out of favor. McGraw and Robinson threaten to quit if New York moves ahead, as performance and pay are debated.
Oct 27 report indicates broad statewide registration gains with New York county totals soaring. Brooklyn and interior counties posted strong turnout on the final registration day as voters lined up in wards showing varied gains and one ward matching last year.
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