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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1898
Page
3
Mrs Barnes recounts her daughter’s nerve problems during illness that caused months of missed schooling. After poor progress and limited medical care, two years of schooling were lost yet De Williams Pink Pills for Pale People aided recovery, restoring health and ambition to become educated.
Washington reports discuss trimming the volunteer force to under 100000 with 5400? more to be mustered out. Proposed distribution includes 80060 to Cubs 28060 to Magi 12000 to Porte Threa and small numbers to Honolulu. Army totals and timelines for general muster out are outlined amid political pressure and officer influence.
The South Dakota Episcopal triennial convocation gathered clergy and laity at the Sisseton agency in the near Wimnat region. Bishop W. and Bare led services as delegates from the state attended. A highlight was Rev. Joseph Wook’s sketch of two decades of work under Dishay Hare and a commemorative anniversary sermon by Bishop Gilbert of Minnesota.
A compact historical note surveys painstaking research into early Indian history and the Besinaing era. It sketches pioneer life, detailing distinctive customs and the stern experiences of prairie travelers in those formative days.
Prominent Chinatown residents report a truce between the Sam Yup and See Yur secret societies. Consul Ho Yow in San Francisco helped broker the armistice after years of gang killings in California and Chicago. The peace is described as a marvelous achievement by Gam Moy and other community leaders.
Peoria Sept 4 Yesterday marked society day at the street fair with a grand flower parade as the main attraction. Floats featured seasonal themes decorated with vivid flowers. Mrs Frank T Corn ing won first prize for a red poppy display, while other entries included geraniums and daisy arrangements. The event drew many visitors and the city buzzed with activity as gates closed tonight. In Mexico Mo Sept 24 Cupid pranks? Thomas Lewis wins divorce from wife alleging she threatened him with a knife and iron poker and preferred others over him. he remarries.
Active Grand Army workers arranged with the war department to move several old cannons to Oakwood cemetery. Railroads including the M and M T hauled at half price amid routing disputes. A mixed shipment caused delays and questions over shipping orders and charges, including a $301 freight and switching fee dispute in Chicago.
A joint committee of two passenger associations reviews clergy half fare policies for Western regions. They consider centralizing handling, potential rate changes, and safeguards against misuse. Officials push for conferences to harmonize methods and protect revenue while ensuring proper eligibility and compliance.
Western rail lines refuse to obey the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on a $2 switching fee. The action halts after the commission demanded compliance, with roads planning no further moves. Chicago live stock exchange attorney states the case may continue.
In Nickerson Kansas like other railroad towns a social division exists among wives based on whom their husbands work with. Wives of passenger conductors claim higher status than those of freight conductors and crews. Charles Rogers recently promoted to passenger train boss, prompts his wife to seek instant recognition, arranging calls and social honors to display their elevated position.
Chicago district attorney John C. Black files suit against the Chicago and Northwestern Railway for alleged violation of not limiting cattle in cars to forty hours. The action accuses neglect and improper handling of livestock in transit, citing regulatory breaches and safeguards.
Industrial commissioner James A. Davis reports Western capitalists are eyeing Kansas and Oklahoma for new woolen and cotton mills. Several mills are planned as sugar cane and sugar refineries may return to Medicine Lodge, with cotton from Oklahoma and wool from Colorado and New Mexico sheep supporting the endeavor.
Stock traffic on Kansas railroads is rising as hundreds of cattle from Texas New Mexico and the Indian Territory arrive to feed before market. Farmers expect to dispose of much corn at home while grain movement remains light.
Two tranches of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen demand wage increases to match salaries in other cities. They seek a 10 hour day with extra pay for overtime: day conductors 27 cents hourly, day brakemen 20 cents hourly, yard roles 32.7 percent raises, night shifts at 2 cents more. Railroads have 30 days to respond. A separate item reports Willie Thomas, son of the Newton roundhouse, kicked by a mule and badly injured, aided by a doctor and bystanders.
The Madison Square Theater company arrives in Topeka for three nights and a matinee at Crawford theater starting Monday with free admission for ladies on opening night. Newton Beers returns with Lost in London for three nights next week. Sydney Grundy’s Sowing the Wind comes October 3. Hi Henry’s white minstrel show opens October 4. Also Abilene gains a state bank with 250 shares, and Santa Fe offers Omaha tickets at 6 30.
General Calixto Garcia visits Santiago de Cuba for the first time since July and is greeted by General Wood and General Lawton with American officers. A reception at the palace and a later gathering at San Carlos Club draw about 10,000 spectators. Garcia praises American assistance and Cuban independence, expressing lasting gratitude to the United States as he stays several days in the city.
Madame Paulmier wife of M Charles Ernst Paulmier a deputy from Calvados entered La Lanterne offices and shot at M Olivier wounding him. She said she wished to kill Milerand because of slander against her husband tied to Dreyfus debates. Text notes Piquart secreted and Labori seeks access to his client. La Liberte predicts council action Tuesday possibly convoking chambers.
Washington reports a staged clash on October 1 between veterans of the 22nd Kansas and a company of late rebellion comrades led by Capt M T Hargis and Lieut George Osborn. The ancient soldiers will be entrenched with shotguns while Capt Ross and his volunteers use Springfield rifles. Capt Ross aims to prove his men have been well drilled and well fed.
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