03 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
1
In Great Bend Kansas on a day in April 209 delegates from multiple counties contested for leadership positions. Complex votes split among candidates including Mui, Comatehe, and Price as blocs formed, with several counties like Wallace and Kiowa weighing in amid lively cheering and shifting supports.
Reverend J M Fisk begins 99 Sayy indture journey Thursday near Washburn College. President Norman Plass returns to Topeka from a western Janse tour noting Washburn College’s growing reputation and enrolment. Police officer shoots burglary suspect Apelt-Jeenes Farrell killed during the burglary attempt.
An item notes a remittance of 516 000 for Washburn Observatory, with 56 084 contributed by an unknown donor. Of that amount 40 000 is already paid, and the final remittance is made. The配 was procured by President Norman Sass, and the observatory is described as not yet completed.
Coroner Hogaboam states death resulted from a stroke, after Frank M. Fletcher a carpenter and contractor, fell on the sidewalk near Seventh Street and was carried inside by bystanders. His daughter Belle Fletcher mourns deeply as the tragedy unfolds in Crosby. funeral arrangements pending at DeMood & Penwall’s undertakers.
Senator J K Coddine of Westmoreland pushes a plan to form a company to survey and build a right of way for a line extending through Pottawatomie County. Backers include Bart Weagener of Atrhlenn with local coal beds and several nearby towns eyed for growth. A public meeting is planned to gauge support and potential investors before formal organization.
Washington April report outlines plans for a Philippine exhibit at the World’s Fair. War Department and exposition officials finalize daily expenses and arrangements. Philippine commissioner and Philadelphia committee member coordinate setup with expected dates and spaces.
President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Madison by special train and met Governor La Follette and Mayor Gove. He addressed lawmakers in Joint Session at the Capitol and urged self-reliance and civic duty. A large crowd packed the Capitol grounds as university students and state officials welcomed him with cheers and a ceremonial reception.
The account describes a chaotic political tour with conflicts among officials. Mayor Brenton and the governor are urged to preserve honor, while Captain Rott is omitted. Governor Cummins declines participation amid a disturbance. A family of seventeen appears in a side-house scene as the episode unfolds.
Fragmentary report of a skeleton found in the cellar under Derbelieyn's saloon in Bozeman Montana. Bones and rings indicate a single hand with multiple fingers, and a note mentions a possible Chinese origin. Text references a minister and abolition of trust duties on Bolivian commerce via the Amazon waterways, with war material transport noted.
President Roosevelt will keep continuous contact with Assistant Secretary Forester and his staff during a two week travel by special train. Officials will handle routine matters and announce appointments from the White House or on the move. The journey includes a stop in Yellow Stone Park with limited telephonic and telegraph communication.
A heated April 7 dispute at the arrangements committee saw Mayor Brenton assert prerogatives as President Lyons of the Commercial Exchange faced removal of control. Governor Cumming and Congressman Hull were asked to ride with the president, with Brenton declaring he would not be sidelined.
Reports detail a six six day presidential expedition moving from Washington to St Louis and then westward toward California with stays in Yosemite Grand Canyon and YellowStone. The trip spans sixty six days, includes six telegraph and press contingents, and emphasizes public contact with citizens and a distant open-air experience.
Des Moines April 3 three hundred Democrats attended the Teffen sowan banquet. Speakers included W J Rigvain and former Vice President Steve Jenson with letters from William Randolph Hearst urging continued devotion to Jeffersonian principles. Stevenson warned harmony should come from right action, not forced talk, and criticized money power and corporate influence in politics. Bryan attended and endorsed a movement to influence the next Democratic platform while denouncing repudiation of party principles. Fort Scott report closes with a note on meat-packing figures.
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