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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1898
Page
1
Tropical heat sweeps England and the continent with record London temperatures. Steamships halt for safety as sunstroke apoplexy flood cities. Water shortages, fevers, and fires intensify suffering for over a million people and animals amid drought and halted industry. Paris notes the heat blamed on a central hotspot.
In Havana on September 1 the American evacuation commission arrived by transport Treedate from Marm castle and entered the port at 66 a.m. Officials and staff disembarked at the palace area as preparations began for escort to the American commissioners, with guards and escorts noted in the crown’s palace surroundings.
A dispatch from Vienna states authorities have ordered arms laid down by forces on Cananea Island. Details describe warships and troops surrounding the town with a 2 o’clock deadline for all combatants to cease activities as disturbances are reported.
General Alger arrives home and discusses plans to stay, while threats of inquiry into war conduct surface. He notes commissary and quartermaster work distributing over 900 tons of provisions, and calls for a strong commission of able army officers to investigate past and future conduct and to improve army organization and efficiency.
Washington dispatch reports Surgeon General Sternberg receiving news from the chief surgeon at Ponce, Puerto Rico that four cases of yellow fever and one death have occurred among troops there, marking the latest developments in the outbreak.
McPherson reports a queer tale alleging a Grattan bid council defeat by Simpson supporters. Some claim Grattan, a rising young lawyer, could gain party influence and threaten Jim Simpson's path to power, with aims to control the district judgeship via manipulation.
News from Suva reports Falcon Island, positioned midway between the Tonga Tabu and Hutal groups and opposite the Nemotke islands, has disappeared beneath the sea due to volcanic action. About 20 native fishermen were on the island and are believed to have perished.
Articles of incorporation filed in Trenton establish the Americas Indies company with a 14 million dollar capital. Philadelphia and New York investors include Thomas Dolan P A B Widner W L Elkiney and others along with Thomas F. Ryan Frederick B. Olcott A N Brady R A C Smith Henry D. Macdona J N Ceballos Guillermo de Zalio N B P Booth and H G Runkle. The venture aims to exploit Cuba and Porto Rico industries.
General Hartwell, arriving from Honolulu on the steamer Coptic, sails to Boston with a contract claimed to unite the Hayakai government before annexation with a Boston syndicate led by James S. Scrum ner. The deal aims to build a cable from San Francisco to Honolulu and then to Yokohama, granting a monopoly with a right of competition between the islands and the United States.
Carl Smith known for Fired at Random column and Loury Sass sporting editor in Chicago Record drowned in the Grande Discharge rapids near de Wache Caille opposite the lower point while they were on a holiday tour. Their bird Darkandes upset during the incident.
Lawrence of Cleveland, common nickname Ohio Farmer Mortally Wounded in room at the Oxford hotel by a woman identified only as Florence Richardson who then killed herself. He is taken to St Luke's hospital with a back wound and possible nonrecovery. The shooter, age about 24, had traveled with him on a state tour. Authorities note morphine habit and possible past threats. Separate long paragraph outlines corporate aims of the American Indies Company and weather outlook for Kansas tonight.
Colorado Springs Sept 10 The fusion convention subcommittee could not reach a consensus. Members include T M Paterson Populist A Bt Stevenson Silver Republican T J O Donnell Swan Sathi Pa Ronss Bae Mary $8 Adit John Wingste Dr Porterth. Populists and Silver Republicans demand crate to back Populists for governor or Democrats bolt.
A hazardous journey on the Wuenay River left two individuals drowned after boats capsized in low water. One man, known across the West and formerly an Omaha World-Herald manager, was a prominent figure tied to the tale of the voyage and its fatal outcome.
A Breckenridge Minnesota threshing crew clashed with a Kent bartender named Horton who ejected them. Hours later one threshers attempted to force the door. Barton fired a shotgun, mortally wounding him. Sheriff Strachan met a mob intent on lynching the prisoner, prompting a posse to move to the scene as tensions rise.
London reports tourist agencies map trips to Khartoum after General Kitchener's rapid 87.5 hour journey from Omdurman to Cairo. The item notes Khartoum as a near nine day destination from London and mentions St John's Military School Salina and a Sept. bept. quote with Millspaugh delivering an opening address.
Denver reports the season’s first snow storm may develop into a blizzard in western Nebraska. Eastern Colorado records cold conditions and Denver sees no snow yet while forecasts call for a fall in temperature and snow to follow.
Snow fell last night in Kansas along the western counties near the Colorado line. Goodland recorded the fall on the Rock Island line, extending west to the border, with light stations at Ruleton and Kanorado. Earlier rain and a sharp cold snap followed, marking the coldest September in years across the state.
The Utah Republican state convention in Salt Lake City opened with W K Wale We presiding. Arthur Brown was elected chairman. The platform endorses McKinley, Cuban policy, Monroe Doctrine, protection, bi metallism, reciprocity, and calls for free unlimited silver at 16 to 1. Chief Justice Zane nominated for supreme judge and Alma E Ehiredge of Summit county for congress.
Pratt Sept iv morning fire damaged water works leaving little water in the tank. Residents rushed to scene as flames leapt from weeds near the business district. A janitor raised the alarm, pumps were repaired and are running. The burned house will be razed and a short alley will serve as a temporary passage.
A Wichita man inherits a fortune after his father passes and details emerge of prior family history. The tale tracks the grandfather who saved money, two children with one dead, a relative who moved to America and married, and multiple siblings including Gren, Mrs Papagier, Etta Michel, and others in New Albany and Wichita.
Akron Ohio September 10 It is stated that Colonel Charles F Dick chairman of the national Republican committee will run for Congress in the Nineteenth Ohio district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of S A Northway. Dick declined to discuss the matter while Northway's remains lie unburied. It is regarded as certain he will seek the nomination.
Chicago September 10 The first Illinois Infantry under Colonel Henry L Turner returned from Montauk Point with 934 officers and men in four sections. 216 sick needed ambulance and hospital care. They were welcomed by 1 000 First Infantry veterans to the armory on Sixteenth Street. The two mile trek required three rests due to the soldiers exhausted condition. Hospitals and private homes assisted those without local relatives. No deaths occurred. one private Griffin remained in danger.
A long cabled interview with Joseph Chamberlain, British secretary for the colonies, conducted during his U.S. visit to his wife’s parents, has been met with incredulity by the English press. The Daily Chronicle questions his discussion of a railway from Khartoum to the Cape through the Transvaal and the Anglo-German understandings.
Italian anarchist Lucehont fatally stabs the empress of Austria at the Hotel Beaurivage in Geneva while she walks to the steamer landing. Police arrest the perpetrator promptly. The motive remains unclear amid shock in Switzerland.
Fragmentary lines suggest a sharp take on Lord Sallebury and Mr Chamberlain, claiming their actions would erase the blaze of glory in light of recent indiscretions. The text hints at a political or social critique, but details are unclear.
Larned Kansas Sept. 10 Richard Digh to f through a threshing gang near Pawnee Rock. His left hand was caught in the cylinder and torn and lacerated. Amputation seems necessary but the crew hopes to save the hand. operation postponed to avoid complete loss.
The issue edited by Barry Payne attacks the Klondike fiasco with claims of widespread corruption among British authorities including police land office post office and the gold commissioner s office. A prominent Englishman’s letter states Americans mock British governance and prefers Yankee rule over the current corruption.
Philadelphia news outlines a plan to build a new battleship for the Navy to rival Royal Sovereign and Carnot. Cramp’s bid is favored and recommended if other bidders accept Cramp’s design, with vessel displacement around 12,189 tons and speed to exceed 15 knots.
Telegraph dispatches confirm the assassination of the Austrian empress with chaotic details. The empress reportedly fell, recovered, and died after being carried to a hotel. A man named Loe chonl is cited as the murderer. Reports from Paris and Washington reference the event with bureaucratic notes and consular confirmations. The empress, born December 24, 1537, was married to Emperor Franz Joseph and left three children, amid turbulent diplomatic reactions from Austria, France, and the United States.
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