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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1898
Page
6
The E. B. Guild Music Co advertises Smith & Barnes pianos with full guarantee, moderate prices, and easy terms. Call and see them.
Webb McNall interviews his four year old son Mile after the Rose of Hilo event. The boy remains quiet. investigators search the state house basement and nearby areas while McNall and stenographer Granger file notes. Police are alerted as the boy, barefoot and wary, is found by a storm of confusion and concern.
A New York dispatch reports preliminary surveys for the Nicaragua canal project showing feasibility and a cost well under prior estimates. The report suggests savings from routing changes and dam location, with figures varying around 100 million dollars, while war context and Atlantic interests influence ongoing negotiations and potential concessions.
A dispatch from Havana reports General Demetrio Castillo offered as counsellor and aide to Gen Wood to organize Cubans in capitulated territory. General Garcia says Cubans demand independence and any other plan would provoke trouble, though he will help smooth matters and has no wish to lead the republic. Garcia may be named commissioner to arrange affairs.
Paris dispatch reports the US Peace Commission outlining positions of American and Spanish delegates. Differences arise over annexation, with some favoring a coaling station at Cavite and others opposing expansion. Major General Merritt's reports influence views as Madrid aims to please the public with cautious terms.
Yokohama September 2 The minister of Justice Ghisashi will resign amid bench and bar agitation over his fitness for office. Debates continue on state purchase of railways as agitation for government ownership grows.
The U S transport Massachusetts under Captain Robin sone reached port after sailing from Banting September 2. The ship anchored at multiple stations offshore with a crew including Captain J C Read commissary and quartering st?arkers Captain Mecox and Caulwell of General Secret's Ata army. Eighteen stevedores and other crew members were aboard. Coal was loaded. no further incidents reported.
Paris dispatch reports M Trouillot saying it is not true Major Marchand was abandoned. The French government still bases its stance on the British version of the major’s occupation, with further details to be reported after additional inquiries.
A fragment describes using palm reading to trace a person’s past and diagnose current health conditions. Mention is made of Gen veland and Harrison Street, with time implied near morning hours. The excerpt reflects early 20th century interest in phrenology and psychic methods.
Ex Comptroller James H Eckels told the Fire Insurance Underwriters Association that excessive supervision and corporate control threaten commerce He argued banking and insurance must not be treated as endless experiments or tools for wage and salary gains by corporate officers He cautioned that taxation and legislation distort ownership rights and urged fairness toward private individuals who own corporate property while preserving public interests He warned demagogic politics and broad government meddling undermine business prosperity and individual liberty
The author argues that public supervision of corporations with vast interests must be intelligent and skilled. Officials lacking business knowledge distort oversight, harming both public and corporate interests. Political reward in power appointments undermines confidence, but yearly progress raises administrative standards to protect property rights and constitutional principles.
Chief Strauss asks residents to keep march routes clear by 1 PM Friday. Vehicles should avoid Kansas avenue areas from Tenth to Euimer and from Tenth to Gordon street. Street cars should remain off the parade path until the march concludes.
Paul Alexander Johnstone reads palms offering four complete life readings for 31 dollars and written readings for 2 dollars. Rooms at 519 Harrison Street stay open until late at night.
Chattancorta Sept. 23 Chief Inspector Baird reports Inspector Rosson has arrested Thomas Miller a mailing clerk at the Jacksonville office after a lengthy probe. A large amount of mail and considerable money were found in his possession. Miller confessed. The case ends years of theft in the Jacksonville post office.
Funeral arrangements for actress Fanny Davenport are set. The body will arrive by special train from South Duxbury to Boston Thursday forenoon, to Trinity Church at noon with Bos tonian Opera members performing vocal selections. Pallbearers include Tetfereton Schoeffelcha Beech Rand Folsom Wolf Ball Sey sour and others. burial at Forest Hill cemetery beside her parents.
Justice Chesney remains home with rheumatism as civic notes track care in Topeka. Visitors see the asylum, while Mrs L H Waugh of Cleburne Texas visits her daughter Mrs Fred Freeman. Minnie Kerle dies of diphtheria at 120 Van Buren, with funeral at 9 this afternoon. Duke Unis and Mrs Evans endure pain. two inches of bone removed after x ray. Gilmore and Jasper Howard return from Wadeo Stakeford county elevator project with 20 000 bushel capacity amid price difficulties. See Bicycle Races at Garfield Park on Sept 29 and Triplet Race on Sept 28. palm readers tease. The Topeka Cruiser available at Gov Burghart's Kansas Ave, 46.70 to St Louis via Santa Fe.
New York September 7 A special report from Washington states the 8 inch gun mounts on the battleship Iowa and the Oregon will not sail for Honolulu before October 1, or possibly later. Problems with the Towns 8 inch mounts prompt a precautionary overhauling before Pacific departure. The Brooklyn story shows prior repair and test success, while the Iowas 56 inch mounts faced heavy damage at sea. The department aims to expedite departure with stronger carriages and planned short sea tests either tomorrow or Friday. Captain Crowinshield leads the navigation bureau efforts.
A Birmingham, N Y dispatch reports Democratic nominee for district attorney Thomas J. Mangan says affidavits are being prepared to seek an injunction against Secretary of State to bar Theodore Roosevelt from the gubernatorial ballot. The plan is to press the case through state courts and possibly to the U S Supreme Court, arguing to uphold the law cited against the Republican candidate. Mangan indicated timely action but gave no precise start date.
Baltimore report shows L A W chairman Albert Mott dismissing the American Racing Cyclists union effort as a fall outbreak among professionals. He warns the Very personnel of the organization would wreck unity and that any overt act will meet prompt punishment.
In San Francisco on September 28 a quiet unease grows over the transport Senator as she lies overdue from Manila 35 days. Reports note the Zealandia halted at Nagasaki for repairs after leaving Manila two days after the Senator encountered a typhoon. Other ships like the Colon City of Peking City of Sydney and China have taken similar 23 day voyages stopping for coal at Nagasaki. The Indiana and Ohio also delayed by weeks await reprovisioning before Manila return.
Lucy Lee Hill of Chicago, examiner for the Civil Service, is chosen as Daughter of the Confederacy succeeding Winnie Davis. She hails from Virginia, from an aristocratic southern family, and is a distant relative of General Fitzhugh Lea. Her friends praised the honor as the day’s notable celebration.
A Clare mont Minnesota special to the Journal reports the village was wiped out by fire last night with 24 buildings destroyed and one death. In Lewiston Providence hospital sent 90 sick men to city hospitals and 40 members of the Second and Ninth Massachusetts volunteers were transported home on leaves. Tod Sloan won the Newmarket October Welter Handicap at Newmarket. Three burglars captured in Cleveland after a violent night raid. sheriff and deputies battled suspects in Len Awee County. An electric light incident noted on September Thursday with trees harmed.
Chicago wheat opened lower amid weak New York and Liverpool tone and large receipts. Corn steady to firm with small offerings and moderate demand. hogs and cattle receipts uncertain with moderate prices and mixed futures activity. Livestock market shows light buying and some pressure from export demand.
Fragmented OCR text shows classified style lines with seeking money deals and a girl for housework. Mentions partner with profits and a journal reference. Contains garbled names and stray punctuation, typical of damaged historical ad pages.
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