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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1904
Page
5
Fragmentary report from Pipe State Journal lists a Chicago office and a fixer named McCollum. Readable text shows building references and a dated stanza about a service or address. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.
A garbled wire report recounts a Missouri court scene involving A J McCollum, a police chief who allegedly acted as attorney for criminals. It details a pocketbook theft by a colored housemaid, a confession, and alleged police coercion while describing ongoing trials and local corruption rumors in Saint Louis.
The piece details Kansas senator Burton’s legal and political troubles, critiques Senate vacancy controversy, and cites editorials on the national reaction. It questions resignation, party loyalty, and the Senate’s handling of a felon seeking reentry, citing Washington Post commentary and editorials.
In Longton Kansas a man named William Coy shot and killed his wife formerly Cora Palmer and then wounded himself. he is recovering. The couple wed last October and the tragedy occurred at the woman's parents home.
A program at Lowman High School Monday featured popular Incal musicians aiding the school piano fund. Participants include Penrade Prescott violinist Ax Marie Nellis whistler Clara Crom reader Eleanor Thompson and Parcs Bundy pianist Mrs FH Adar SB Conant William Shaver Fred Bull Guthrie and Belle Staley vocalists.
Passage presents disjointed reflections on women, publicity, money, and social norms with references to marriages, reputations, and cemeteries as the only long lasting institutions. It mixes humorous and critical tones about female propriety, finances, and public perception.
Fragmented notes reflect humorous musings on weather fires doors and attire with playful lines about critics, heroes and everyday life. The prose surveys mood and social quips without a clear narrative arc or named individuals.
New York April 12 The Republican state convention to elect delegates to the Chicago national gathering met at Carnegie hall. Delegates and alternates from across the state filled the Fifth Avenue hotel corridors as plans and gossip centered on the national scene. Chauncey M Depew was introduced as temporary chairman to open proceedings.
Sherri Corbett in Ouray will not yet attempt to serve warrants at Telluride on Adjutant General Sherman St Ben and Captain Balkies Wells, held in contempt for disobeying habeas corpus and not bringing President C H Mayer of the Western Federation of Miners to court. Judge Stevens travels to Gunnison for two weeks. sheriff waits to act until his return. General Fell blocks details of charges and warrant timing.
After two attempts, officers under Judge Hazen carried out the divorce order in Fantasian Culp v William Culp, returning the child to the mother from the Culp home on Quincy Street. Sheriff Lucas and Deputy Betts faced resistance as William Culp, on crutches, attempted to block the removal during the intervention by doctors evaluating the child’s well being.
Government forecast says the cool spell ends soon with rising temperatures through tonight and Wednesday. The daily weather bulletin reports clear conditions across Kansas and western Missouri, with lower morning temperatures and no precipitation, noting winds northerly to northwesterly around 10 miles per hour and hourly readings reaching highs near 68 to 72 degrees in several stations.
Nell Davis son of C P Davis died this morning at 9 o clock. Funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 from the residence 1018 Madison Street. Mrs J F Senour formerly of Fifteenth and Garfield Streets Topeka died in Tampa Florida on Saturday April 9. She was active in religious work while living in Topeka.
The convention featured Annie L Diggs denying guidance on outcomes, noting social problems studied locally. Delegates, led by Charles W Kyle and Sam Hale, debated credentials as the Leedy slate and Populist factions vied for influence, with several candidates named for congress and county roles.
Denver April 12. Henry C. Ketchum tracks Grant Gillett, once a Kansas con artist, to Parral Mexico where a settlement of thefts is reported. Gillett, claimed to hold New York backed mining interests, travels with his wife and sister in law to Parral, living in luxury while his past crimes are questioned.
The Dewey defendants C P Deway Chauncey Dewey William J McBride and W J Batciit face charges for fencing government land in Rawlins county to corral cattle. Attorneys Hewin and Waters decline comment while U S Attorney says guilty pleas would bring jail time. Judge Pollock has not yet ruled on a demurrer to quash proceedings.
Fragmentary OCR note cites health claims about morning routines to ward off disease and improve complexion. Mentions remedies and names like April erbine and Pay Smith Whitney in scattered text.
A damaged local report details a jewelry store between Fifth and Sixth streets where owner Zanditen Shenk claims a loss of 3500. John Powell, trustee, indicates the Zanditon Supply began a year ago and drew attention with ad plans. No creditors list or clear proceedings verified yet.
The executive committee of a railroad workers union and the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway face possible strike dynamics as fences and guard changes expand in roundhouse and shop areas. Officials state the measures are not tied to trouble, yet safeguard the road, while nonunion workers could be used if a strike occurs.
Hempstead Texas April 12 Warrants issued for two negroes charged with murder of Tucker Pinckney brother of Congressman John M Pinckney at a church sight miles from here. Pinckney and Groce confronted gunfire erupted killing one and wounding others. Funeral planned. arrival of Pinckney and his sister expected Wednesday amid fear of further violence after the service.
Anarchist wounded Premier Maura in Barcelona during a palace visit as he returned from a requiem. The assailant wielded a dagger and the incident disrupted the council event and noted aftermath at the Geer Inabella walls. The premiership location and exact details remain unclear amid the chaotic scene.
Vallant Lodge No. 365 of the Knights of Pythias will hold its convention on Wednesday evening April 12 at the hall. Members are to work in the rank of knight and all lodge members are urged to attend.
Edward Griffith, son of the Great Bend postmaster, confessed to stealing a $1,000 mail package and a larger sum, hiding the cash through Nevada before arrest. Investigators traced the scheme through Griths’s associates, including a Nevada contact, and noted his prior trust positions. A separate Fort Scott rumor linked Henry Allen and J. D. Bowersock to a political dispute, but its reliability is doubtful.
A fragmentary wartime note from Port Townsend dated April 12 reports on the alleged wreck of the British ship La Mornn near the western shores of Vancouver Island. The item hints at unusual verification of the fear of the vessel being broken apart on the rocks.
A fragmented OCR snippet references March, local food supply by neighboring Indians, and a theatrical term cantata. It mentions a Newvel being powered to have eaten a fake and a mediate family, with unclear events or actors. Names, dates, and concrete details are missing.
Dispatches confirm General Wood’s report on the Mindanao operation. Fifteen men seized a Taraca camp, attempting to compel the sultan’s followers. Ali Datto and Taraca residents opposed to American authority reportedly broke cover and fled.
An Indian man accused in a U S district court faced a ten day deadline to pay fines or risk additional penalties. The defendant, appearing in person, was told by the judge that failure to pay would result in further action. A Kn Kansas City observer commented on possible credit implications for the job.
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