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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1898
Page
5
New ready made fall effects are offered by a local shop featuring perfect accessories and attire. The collection highlights refined garments and matching accents for the season emphasizing style and quality.
A historical dispatch outlines Procuraths Bats SE Pou the Dest and Gypsy Queen lines offering travel to Denver Salt Lake City Portland and western points. It promotes Pullman Palace Sleeper cars and tourist fronts with meals a la carte and full information via A. Lewis city ticket agent and Depot agent at 2 & Pullen.
A vintage notice touts Grain-9 as a delicious nourishing drink to replace coffee, claiming no harmful properties and nerve-boosting benefits. It targets children and adults, with price comparisons to coffee and widespread grocery availability mentioned alongside a Band concert at Garfield Park.
Society items recount a Topeka wedding and home news. Miss Hindman, reassigned, will announce plans after October 1 at 9 Quincy Street. Numerous Topeka and nearby residents appear in attendance or greetings, with travel updates and local social events across Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, and surrounding towns.
Attorney General Boyle, delayed by illness after camping in Colorado resorts, has recovered his health and will arrive home Wednesday afternoon. He plans to open the remainder of the week with office business, then enter the campaign next Monday. He was not billed by the Populist state committee and chose his own dates.
Santa Fe shops reduce daily hours to eleven and weekly to twenty, effective today. The move follows a two week period of Saturday shutdowns and marks a continued drop in earnings tied to shorter hours. The change affects Santa Fe city shops and division points, with workers facing earlier quits at five o’clock amid earnings concerns.
A Havana letter from a Cuban revolutionary representative describes dire conditions in Cuba after the war. Victims are the Cuban people while Spain and the United States are out of direct conflict. The letter urges American government aid to prevent confiscation of Cuban property and to raise censorship to reveal suffering.
F Robinson of Pallas Texas a telegraph operator was found insane after stealing a loaf of bread and 60 cents from a North Topeka house. He claimed hunger and showed little remorse, while the court noted costs would have favored acquittal. He had worked for the Mexican Central and moved to Topeka seeking employment before the crime.
New York reports say actor Caine arrived aboard Campanian and will stay at the Everett House for two weeks. He declined interviews, provided a 4600 word statement, and plans to assist Miss Viola Arlen in rehearsals of The Christian. A Washington preview is slated for October 26 to launch the production.
Governor Col berson forwards Dr. Thomas D. Wooten’s theory that canned soups meats and vegetables cause septic poisoning leading to typhoid like illnesses in volunteers. He notes outbreaks at Barillago Chickamauga MunTuck Point and Fort Sheridan and urges Surgeon General Sternberg to investigate to protect soldiers.
George Gallon, longtime voucher clerk in the Santa Fe auditor's office, is promoted to traveling auditor with duties focused on special accounting. The appointment, effective today, places his headquarters in Topeka as he travels divisions of the road. He will be succeeded locally by Oscar Clarke, who is to be followed by J. R. Ferris, with several minor office changes.
General Miller approved Private A. W. Scruggs sentence for assaulting a black man on the Presidio reserve. He pleads guilty to assault and battery and receives three months hard labor, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay. Imprisonment set at Alcatraz.
Attorney Matt Campbell found a sizable hole in his yard in North Topeka this morning. The sunken area measured about six feet long three to four feet wide and four to five feet deep. It required a load or two of sand to fill. Neighbors wonder what caused it and what will happen next.
New York September 12 Rev Dr Alexander Crummell a leading African American clergyman and pioneer founded the Lightom Ministers Union and the American Negro Academy He sought Protestant Sacramental ministry in 1830 and faced church opposition His later years included study at Queens College Cambridge and years in missionary service in Africa
A historical figure served as principal of Alexandria High School and president of Liveria College. In 1872 he returned to the United States, founded St. Luke's Church in Washington, led it until 1895, and after retirement devoted himself to literary work. He spoke at college commencements and contributed to religious journals. His works include A Palate of Africa, The Greatness of Christ and Other Sermons, and Africa and America. In 1897 he organized in New York the American Negro Academy to unite authors, artists, and scholars.
Washington dispatch reports total Spanish war expense at about 334.40 in addition to losses of ships and fleets. The sum includes reparations, Cuban notes, and international debt. Government accounts show funds spent on expeditions to colonies. casualties include 11,000 soldiers? 625 officers and about 700 generals.
Tomorrow at 2 PM the Concordia mayor and local business leaders will petition the Missouri Pacific Burlington and Union Pacific railroads to restore jobber rates. The group led by Jacob Chapmin and 16 residents seeks a Central Branch agent at a small Smith County station, arguing for maintained service.
The Rosalia arrived from Skusney Alaska with sixty passengers from Dawson who brought out about half a million dollars in gold dust and drafts. Wr Suilley of this city carried about 150000 dollars in avatts. The gold was shipped down the river to St Michael.
A Washington report claims the navy department may appoint the Texas as the future flagship of the Asiatic Station, replacing the Olympia which will be sent home after repairs and wartime needs delayed its departure. The Olympia’s cruise ended months ago but war with Spain kept her in the east. The report notes policy changes and related taxation rulings affecting election documents and revenue rulings in Kansas.
Dennis Taylor appeals to the Supreme Court from Greenwood County district court seeking to recover his interest in land once held by his intestate father. He sued his mother who sold the property, contending she could dispose of only her share. The farm of 20 acres changed hands thrice before foreclosure, with the suit aiming to reclaim the land from current owners.
North Topeka residents exchange greetings as Orlin McCall returns from Cincinnati and Miss Blair heads home to Netawaka. The pavements are repaired for the reunion while many townspeople travel to Kansas City St Joseph Waterloo and Nebraska. Several church events and visits to relatives are noted along with a wounded veteran and students preparing for studies at Washburn and the state normal school in Emporia.
Secretary of State Day arrived in Washington from Canton and met with the president at the White House to discuss instructions for the Peace commissioners. No word from other commission members and no formal meeting planned yet for tomorrow. McArthur has returned from New York to finalize York details as the departure on the 17th approaches.
In a Sept. 12 incident near the First United States Volunteers a guard, Rilward Alecaint Callaghan, was killed and companion Jack Billuthye Finn wounded. Harry Owens surrendered after claiming he attempted to arrest armed men who assaulted a boy, then fled. Immune forces paid out yesterday as most celebrated downtown.
London dispatch reports Li Hung Chang's resignation from the Teubg Li Yamen after the Lu Han railway contract terms. The Times correspondent notes political maneuvering and uncertain successors as positions shift amid provincial ties and notable changes in the Taung Loi Tamen.
News from Hong Kong reports Aguinaldo’s three commissioners will reach San Francisco on September 30 aboard the Gaelic. The native Filipinos, appointed by the insurgent leader with U S command at Manila, plan to press for independence in the conference with American officials.
Milwaukee bride marries Norman Harrington in a wartime society note. The item recalls a hero and mentions Barri Morin and other names tied to military praise and community reaction during the conflict with Spain.
A naval inquiry in Washington examined a clash aboard a ship involving several droners and privates from the Ninth Massachusetts regiment. The probe focused on orders given and the conduct of officers versus enlisted men during the voyage, with discussions held between high command and Admiral Cervera.
The Rev. Charles M. Hawkins D, pastor of the broad Avenue Methodist church in Kanans City has accepted a call to a Baltimore, Md church, ending his tenure here.
Advertises the Omaha Exposition the Grand World’s Fair with staged exhibits and novels, plus Redwood excursion rates via Burlington Route. Promises scenic Rocky Mountain routes and through tickets to Colorado, Utah and New Mexico with through Pullman sleepers to Cripple Creek and other destinations.
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