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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1898
Page
2
Ad claims a six page medical guide sold by food markets and mail order, with a cover price and mailing charge. It references constipation remedies and urges readers to keep interior and exterior care, naming a Dr V Fierce and Garibalety bearing a cryptic note.
New York dispatch reports a July rally at Senator McCarren's headquarters as Flower’s $1,000 contribution stirs staff. Debate centers on a Chanler for governor ticket with Roosevelt praised, while Flower’s role and canal issue draw attention. May see Danforth, Kings and Queens factions jockeying for positions.
Secretary al ger releases General Boynton report on Chickamauga Camp Thomas hospitals detailing 238 deaths up to Sept 22 amid 75 000 troops, praising cleanliness, sanitation, and supply levels at Letter Sternberg and other units, noting staff shortages but high dedication and effective care across facilities.
Brig. Gen. H. Boynton disputes claims of starvation in U S Army camps. He defends hospital provisions, notes supply delays in early days, and cites improved canteens and water access after relocation from crowded woods. He criticizes reports as alarmist and defends officers and Red Cross aides. The letter also mentions bad conditions in New York regiments and the move to fresh water springs.
In New York Chinatown a boxing bout at Center street court ended in disorder as Scrappy Jen and several police officers clashed. Jen, fined $1 for disorderly conduct, bragged she never lost a scrap, then resisted and was escorted to the Tombs amid a chaotic scene with officers stacking in to restrain the crowd.
In Mishawaka on September 1 a deadly altercation between Harris and Jeremiah Powers, rival farmers and suitors of Alisa Patton, led to a chase by lake of the Woods. Davin Davis attacked, was wounded, and Powers also injured in the ensuing struggle. Davis's condition remains precarious.
Washington orders the Chicago naval recruiting station to begin enlisting seamen and first class machinists for three years. After 2 90 men are signed, they go to coast navy yards and are drafted to vessels of the foreign squadron. Boatswain Hudson is detached to Boston station and will report there promptly.
New York Sept 1 The 1899 football rules updated by the University Club committee under Camp have been issued by American Sports Publishing Company The changes explain why items were altered or retained and emphasize scoring shifts while keeping the general 1887 style The committee notes key bindings remain and expect possible future progress in concentrated plays within legal limits
New rules settle ball placement by center, require ball movement from snap position, and extend penalties to curb wrangling. Mass plays and interference receive no major revisions, but notes added. Changes aim to sharpen action and reduce danger for players while retaining spectator interest.
Caleb C. Jones of West Orange was tried before Justice Condit in Orange New Jersey on an interfering with a police officer charge after taking Patrolman George Busold's watch and badge while he slept at the station. The judge denounced the incident as not a joke and imposed a $5 fine plus costs totaling $5.70, noting the police force costs to taxpayers and stating the act was an interference with a public officer while on duty.
Daring highwaymen raid broad daylight near the city center and on street cars in Omaha. They target citizens, messenger boys, and at least one policeman, escaping arrest as police struggle to identify the culprits. Bandits jump from a motor car to surprise victims while a partner guards the crew.
Classified note urging readers to ask for Sperce om by all druggists as a remedy for hair loss, reflecting a distressed ad style and unclear product naming.
Booth Norwalk Connecticut reports a youth named Gapeate Wirty, or Wirtz, who piloted the yacht Fannie off the harbor courts. He boasted of dodging shells and captaining a small island seizure, then surrendered after a chase. Police detain him for further proceedings. Raucous summer girls cheered as he performed poetry over ice cream before his capture.
New York September 1 The Bonnar Grinberg Rich Co diamond seizure involved about 9300 000 in diamonds and 20 000 in rubies sapphires emeralds and pearls The case centered on an appraisal by Wakeman who valued at 50 percent above invoice figures and was challenged by importers led by Bonnar Grinberg Rich Co The appellate board sustained Sharretts valuation defeating Wakeman thus giving importers a victory amid claims of bias and undervaluation in the handling of the seizure
In a New York interview Mascagni discusses his upcoming opera Iris. He explains plans to premiere in Milan but confirms a later premier in Rome at Costanzi theater on a Thursday in November. He cites fusion of oriental and Italian musical styles to balance polish with primal expressiveness.
Beata the Klondike reports Mr A C Thome of Miryaville Texas found a more valuable discovery than any before in the Klondike. Pur Sears claims he endured severe coughing and hemorrhages from consumption but was absolutely cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It promises cures for coughs bronchitis and all throat and lung ailments with trial bottles and a guaranteed price refund.
Fragmentary report compares daily averages with last year and cites numbers such as 2897 and 12,456 across unspecified months and metrics. No clear subjects or events are identifiable from the jumble.
The State Journal touts itself as the state’s leading daily with 44 carriers in Topeka and suburbs and an upgraded three floor brick building at the southeast corner of Kansas Avenue and Eighth Street. It claims circulation growth from 810 to over 15,000 under current management, averaging more than 3,000 annually.
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