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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
6
The State observes a program inviting graduates to join departments, offering preference to certain qualified individuals. The aim is to train new staff, with recruitment continuing through upcoming sessions and promotions dependent on performance and need.
In Washington a tangled report describes a high level discussion on Philippine church lands. A Roman Catholic hierarchy proposal seeks transfer of control to the Philippine government in exchange for safer stewardship and potential financial arrangements, amid Vatican and archbishopric debates.
An injured individual named Young Gould is reported after an unclear event at Lakrwood. The text mentions a sprained wrist and references various nonsensical phrases and names, making the exact details uncertain while preserving the core note of an injury.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as the remedy for lingering coughs by replacing inflammation with healthy tissue. It argues medicines merely smother coughs while the product treats the throat and lungs to end coughing.
City officials clash over appointments provoking wide factional splits. Parker defends nonpartisan aims while Republicans accuse unequal favors. Weber and Nichtle from Shon Bayes cited in dispute as stalemate hinders key municipal posts.
James Henry Sith heir to a vast estate contends a Rubens painting titled The Holy Family sold for 350000 in New York. The report notes unsettled details surrounding the inheritance and the seller’s connection to Uhrinte Caprye Srabrh while mentioning unrelated military and health notes.
The article describes extensive changes at the White House including new furnishings, colonial style decorations, open fire places, and a shift to porcelain and silver items. It notes renovations to the entrance hall, guest rooms, and attic facilities, with an estimated expenditure around $30,000 submitted to Congress.
Winfield Iona April 17 The trial centered on the Montgomery murder case with the defense finishing its rebuttal. Witnesses for the defense challenged the credibility of the prosecution’s key testimonies. Judge Laplace ruled on the evidence and the jury’s deliberations were expected to continue into the afternoon amid lingering questions about alibis and the witnesses’ consistent stories.
Turmoil grips the iron trade as producers trim output to meet the new requirements. Prices resist near the official level while buyers seek relief, with reports of smelter activity shifting and several furnaces abandoning production. Germany and New York state exchanges show divergent signals as traders weigh futures and spot demand.
New York on April 1 reports higher wholesale and retail prices across meat and canned goods due to poor pod conditions. Beef and steak margins narrow as retailers raise costs. prices for pork, poultry, and other processed foods show 20 to 40 percent increases from four years ago.
New York April 1 The seventy anniversary of the birth of Ben Gustav Gothed on May BH will be commemorated by the Temple Henatyel congregation. A fund of 213000 will be raised by popular memberships and a charitable effort within the Rabbinical community.
Reports say Bailey may back a renomin ation and Richter could seek lieutenant governor or governorship as party factions debate succession. Denials emerge from Richter and others while speculation shifts to a possible new state treasurer candidate, with Anderson and neighboring counties watching closely as the Republican field begins to form.
Unclear dispatches claim imminent unrest near Jueme and tensions around President Sao Sam after May 16. Sources say Heralf and Wipe indicate a serious slate forming, with forerunners of conflict and power retention plans amid suppressed opposition.
Erick Preshyt and Refoer Ristery occupied the entire meet while GG Gage Bellet Curr No 6 will rave and box sneie at SP East Sixth. Friday evening April Ja All are invited.
A wave of assaults terrorizes Indianapolis as a spree of predations targets women and children. Reported incidents include a man striking a woman on Tainden Street and dragging a girl by the ankle near McCarty Street, driving residents to fear a growing mob presence on street corners. Police grapple with rising violence amid talk of vigilante anger and property damage from Bungaroo-type depredations.
Washington reports a chaotic scene as Representative Curtly of Kansas, escorting three aides, triggers repeated signals in an elevator shaft near the Senate. The car descends and rises, delivering opponents to different floors amid shouts, while Curtly becomes increasingly agitated. The elevator operator later offers a sharp retort about how the incident would have unfolded on the House side.
Mr Crane describes moving a boy’s casket from an open grave at Fernows cemetery. He says work ceased at dusk and will resume to relocate the remains after relatives requested the burial be altered. A hole exposed the casket and decayed lid, seen by Lt Sergeant Owens who helped uncover the casket.
J N Stewart once said he would not seek the county commissioner seat but reversed course. The piece notes motions, charges, and a city court assault case involving Alfred Hiric and Tom Cooney, with witnesses and local figures in Menoken township.
A strike disrupted activity at the Webster Coal and Cake company in Shrentel Cambria county with workers from the central bliumin district walking out over a check-off dispute. The Webster company stands among the largest in the district and the stoppage involves Eye the Webster Coal & Cake workers.
A chaotic market summary notes wheat and corn price shifts amid weather concerns and trading activity. It mentions farm receipts, cattle and hogs demand, and a broad stock market opening with prominent movers and commodity trends in wheat, oats, and corn.
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