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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
9
The Military Board orders Hutchinson officials to recruit a new militia unit under the state law. Records show unassigned recruits and missteps in early organization. Colonels Newton and Meek are named in the leadership lineage with plans to begin enrollment by early spring.
President Brigham of the Commercial club appointed a ward balanced Auditorium Committee after last meeting to select a site for the building. Ward reps include Fellowe from Fourth ward and Troutman from Sixth ward Potwin. the panel now lists six members representing all city areas.
A citizen of Lawrence Paricvitte Apel and other names appear in a damaged note about a case at Kansas City with timelines and a misunderstanding of events. The readable portions reference a May event and a medical or jewelry context with terms like Jeweler and free service.
Robert Noel of Great Bend seeks a stay of execution after a murder sentence while appealing. New facts arise that his mother was an inmate in an New York insane asylum at his birth, prompting a possible writ of habeas corpus. The strategy aims to bring the case back to court and pursue hereditary insanity as grounds for release.
Emporia Bank cashier D M Davis remains at large amid a federal grand jury indictment. Reports place him fleeing via Vandalia train toward Columbus and possibly New York, with officers unsure of his exact route or current location. Some say he aims for Canada while officials doubt the New York lead.
Gardener Bunnie at the reform school resigns after a dispute with superintendent J. O. Bauer over decorating rooms with flowers for visitors. An appeal to the superintendent favored the applicant, but Bunnie remained defiant. He left the institution, with S. Hancork scheduled to take charge May 1, while rumors of a return upon new leadership circulated. The Lucke Rolled Cigar, Sim Drug Co.
A city council wedding was held in Potwin Chamber with Mayor Hughes officiating. The city of Potwin was wed to Topeka as ten Topeka councilmen acted as bridesmaids and ushers. The brief rite ended with plans for official printing and sealing of the union compact next Monday at noon.
In Michigan the annual freshman sophomore banquet erupted into a clash as sophomores attacked toastmaster Joseph Standart Deteeit. Standart alerted authorities after a surprise hair clipping left two football brothers Leo Ktena and Ned Potter with shaved heads. Faculty have taken action to end the brawl.
The colored 47 staged a lively cakewalk at the opera house with participants from Kansas City Wichita Junction City and Abilene. George Meckling of Abilene defeated rivals Doc Brown and George Sylvers to claim top honors with Mise Salle Banks as his partner. Lorine Thomas of Wichita and Sylvers earned second place. Chas. Dudley Warner improving. New Orleans April 14. Warner, 11, rests quietly with wife and editor Charles H. Clark. Doctors hopeful for speedy recovery.
A jumble of items from Topeka and surrounding areas notes theater rehearsals, a Santa Fe fire alarm, Washburn and Topeka college events, city paving concerns, street work, and civic duties. Residents Abe Btelubers and Harry Olimer are mentioned among many others in scattered notices and briefs.
Pittsburg April 14 Charles Talbot Dawson a newspaper reporter and editor for 25 years in the city was found dead in his bed at 28 Federal Street. A coroner’s inquest will review the death attributed to asphyxiation. He wrote a final note saying he chose to end his life calmly to spare others.
Denver April 11 The late postmaster and ex U S senator HAL W Tabor was honored with military funeral today. Colorado National Guard escorted the remains from the capitol to the Church of the Sacred Heart for a solemn requiem high mass. The Chatty Hecht artillery preceded the hearse to Calvary cemetery and fired seventeen guns at the grave. Final services at the grave were private.
Philadelphia April 14. Fifth day of ex Senator Quay trial centers on handwriting expert Wm J Hagan and the bank red book. Cashier Hopkins handwriting is identified in letters and stubs while defense argues limits on red book admissibility. Judge Biddle allows relevant bank entries linking to the conspiracy charge. Goldsmith testifies before adjournment with the red book showing a missing page likely affecting entries.
Chicago April 14. Wheat prices remained volatile with May and July futures showing modest gains before easing. Weekly receipts and shipments were reported, Chicago area activity noted amid mixed demand and weather influences. Corn opened higher but settled near initial levels as markets absorbed early gains.
A brief Chicago market note reports hog prices and futures, citing estimates and anticipated changes. Details are unclear but indicate a steady market with attention to demand and pricing.
The market notes shipments and receipts with mixes of sheep and cattle data. Prices mentioned include cattle at 2.00 and high points for steers and heifers, while Kansas City and Texas stores reference varied prices. Market tone described as strong with demand noted for fresh produce and dairy items like creamers at several value points.
A fragmented market report notes New York money market activity with several liberty securities, futures openings steady for May beans at $5.25 and other grains around $2.80 for July corn. Cattle receipts and market conditions show steady demand for Texan and western cattle, with slaughter cattle prices around 244.25 and mixed sentiment for cows and heifers. Market gossip and shipper notes from J. Goings highlight grain shipments, wheat and corn movements, and international price signals from London and Chicago.
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