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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1898
Page
6
An array of officials in Washington and overseas debate restrictions on butter and related commodities, with references to bonded warehouses and enforcement measures. The text notes potential Commerce Department actions, labor and storage costs, and a telegram from the Commanding General about merchandise movement and payment terms.
J K Cubbison former member of the Male legislature a Hepublican spoke at the Laborder picnic in Kuneas Cis Kes condemning the treatment of soldiers in camps. He called for an investigation of Gin and urged action against outrages if Alger is blamed. He argued loyalties to country over party and urged accountability among officials.
The State Journals Special Correspondent notes a report from San Francisco in September about the Twentieth Army's weapons and equipment. Lee Clark and others are cited, with details on regimental assignments and purchases. The piece also mentions a Washington trip and a parade oriented to showcasing materiel. Seven big bicycle races are announced for Garfield Park with electric grid racing on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Pittsburg September seventh reports a decision in the Carnegie River company versus Cambria Iron Company case. The ruling upholds the validity of Jones and similar patents, signaling broad infringement findings across major steel firms. The Carnegie concerns plan to sue many entities for damages and future royalties, with appeals likely to reach higher courts.
Seventy six volunteers from the Sixth Massachusetts regiment lie in Ponce hospital with typhoid fever and dysentery. One death reported, Arthur Le Wikiniss of Company MM Milford. Daily improvements noted. regiment to move to Arecibo and San Juan in ten days. No alarm in Massachusetts over the illness.
An acetylene gas cannon exploded at Lake's Drugstore causing severe burns to a man and numerous injuries in the fumes. The blaze started near a gasoline tank and the flames threatened to engulf the entire building before firefighters controlled it. medical staff treated burns and warned of possible serious consequences.
City records show ten heat related deaths in the 24 hours ending at midnight. Philadelphia reports five heat deaths and numerous prostrations on September 7. A separate incident describes Mrs Hank Vansticer quarrelling with ten women over a man, resulting in assaults and her arrest by Patrolman Jester. She posted $10 bail for court appearance.
Governor Mount, taken home from his office yesterday, shows improvement but will not handle executive duties for several days. The health strain is blamed on months of arduous duties, while a Topeka report notes Populist congressman Normaltice and a Paola speaking event with Chief Justice Dies ter canceled. A separate Towanda storm caused damage and fatalities, with a St Louis cold spell cooling the area and shifting weather patterns as relief comes.
The article recounts Harry Wilson failing at a ballad during a Crawford Theatre performance. After initial practice, the ensemble announces his ballad voice is lacking. A failed afternoon tune and wavering tempo lead to a breakdown, but Roy Crawford steadies the moment by providing the correct tune and accompaniment, earning applause.
General Shafter said no confirmation of Porto Rican troops arriving. First Illinois volunteers faced train delays over sleeping cars and telegrams. baggage returned to camp. Ambulances with sick soldiers arrived then sent back. Several officers and men left for trains, while others remained awaiting car readiness. Deaths in hospital reported: sergeants and privates from multiple regiments due to typhoid fever, dysentery, and heart failure.
Washington reports official war records indicate 33 officers and 2446 enlisted men killed in the Spanish American War, with a notably high officer casualty rate across battles in the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico. The study notes an unprecedented pattern versus other wars and cites the Omdu rman contrast.
Sheriff Porter S. Cook attempts bicycle riding as local interest. George P. Law returns from Omaha exposition visit. Hutson Manker sues Littian BE in district court for divorce alleging infidelity and seeks custody of adopted child Flossie M. Manker t. Marriage of Manker, T at Topeka on June 11, 1468 noted. Case potentially relates to Klincksleck Laurent probate dispute appealed to supreme court raising probate discretionary powers question.
President McKinley promised today to visit Chicago on October 18 and 19 after returning from Omaha. A new drama of Damon and Pythias at the Grand tonight is expected to be a success as Chicago focuses on events and city news.
The convention draws contrasts between radical factions and Democrats as they defend the war effort and uphold the 76 creed. They condemn gold standard excess, corporate trusts, and imperial ventures in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines, urging repeal of Republican statutes to curb combines while praising loyalty to constitutional liberty.
Articles of incorporation filed in Trenton by American-Tadies company with capital 318,000,000. Incorporators include Thomas Dolan, Widener, Etkine, Thomas F Fivan, Brady, Smith, MacDona, and Runkel. Company aims to renovate Cuban and Puerto Rican enterprises with wealthy partners. Grand tonight offers Damon and Pythius drama plus Burlingame and Return tickets and Osage county fair updates.
Contractor conflict halted removal of scaffolding from the state house dome after Henry Gruber and Louis Van Dorp disputed contract terms. Gruber claimed $155 for violation and improper scaffolding. case dismissed for lack of proof. Officials promise rapid removal of scaffolding.
General Miles tells an Associated Press interviewer that reported quotes from a Kansas City Star correspondent contain minor inaccuracies. He confirms requests to camp near Brooklyn Heights and parade troops, and to allow Wisconsin soldiers aboard the Obdur n to stay briefly in New York for a city visit. He notes no answer to the camp request and a terse reply to the parade one. He plans to stay in New York a day or two before Washington, with Gen Wilson's division due to arrive aboard transports Mississippi, Manitoba, Ammo and Concho.
In Salina on September 7 a coroner's inquest found Robert Henderson, a barber, killed Jacob Brown in a willful deliberate and premeditated act after drinking and gambling. Henderson faces first degree murder arraignment. Brown's sister Mrs Lizzie Williams resides in Armow Rock.
Sept 7 report from Washington cites a War Department telegram from Major General Lawton stating 150 convalescents and others depart on the Vigilancia with not more than 50 Fifth Army Corps members remaining. Transportation is ample and officials hope camp diseases will diminish at Santiago.
Private Pierce Carter of Scene Twenty second regiment arrived in Topeka from Ohio. He sought his unit, was sent toward Leavenworth or Middletown, Penn, as officers remained unsure of its location. The report notes cool weather with a 48 degree low, and Kansas Avenue temperatures later in the day. Wild Flower wins the St Leger at Doncaster. Sousa's latest March considered a major musical novelty, with sales planned at W F Roehr's music site.
Wheat trading showed contradictory tones with both bulls and bears having arguments. Some prices edged lower while others indicated underlying support as traders weighed supply and demand factors amid market uncertainty.
Crop frost damage cited as a major factor in corn sentiment with prices falling on weak demand then stabilizing near prior levels on buying by grain merchants. Wheat futures showed occasional gains on buying orders while corn and barley traded with varied activity and provisions saw strong buying by packers and hedgers amid unsettled late-session levels.
Chicago livestock market action shows receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep with mixed demand. Western and native stock feed tones listed with ranges for various classes, plus New York and London money market notes and a flurry ofWant ads for help and animals.
Fragmentary OCR notes show sporadic figures and garbled units related to daily averages and comparisons with last year. Key entities or dates are unclear, making precise identification of places, organizations, or persons impossible from the legible text.
The State Journal claims a larger Topeka daily audience and a growing circulation from 800 to over 15 000 under current management. It highlights a brick front building at Kansas Avenue and Eighth Street, four Linotypes and a web press, and invites verification of its claimed reach.
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