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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1900
Page
1
Moody of Massachusetts denounces the postoffice bill system accusing members of taking money from a toy company. The article notes the sole asset is its government contract and discusses a scandal centered on alleged payments and corruption.
In April a debated House session addressed the entire appropriation for post and savings, with calls to retrench public expenditures. Figures like Moody and Lovey spoke against costly pneumatic tube service and extravagant mail systems, urging tighter control while criticizing opponents and contractors. The record reflects tension over tube proposals and the need to curb waste.
A Durban dispatch dated April reports General Lucas Meyer is dead and notes prior Boer attacks. The message arrives amid confusion over timing and location, with unclear corroboration from other outlets. The garbled text confirms Meyer's death without precise details.
A fragmentary report recalls a raid in which natives attacked a fort in South Africa as Boers countered with fire. Casualties mounted on both sides with disputed claims of brutality. General Baden-Powell and Colonel Fayman clashed over responsibility while relief efforts were debated. A weary reassessment ends with fatigue and unresolved justice.
Milwaukee April 5 The Republican state convention met at noon at the Davidson theater to choose four delegates at large and ratify district selections for the national convention Philadelphia. James G Monahan acted as temporary chair with James B Treat presiding, while the address denounced the alliance of Democrats and Populists and urged renomination of McKinley. A report on the platform praised the McKinley administration and its economic growth as the nation’s standard of value.
President McKinley leaves for Cleveland with Private Secretary Cortelyou and Postmaster George Prease to visit his two sisters. The train schedule shows arrival in Cleveland around morning time with expected stop at Valley later.
The Harrisburg Pennsylvania state convention met in the opera house to nominate auditor general, two congressmen at large, and 29 Presidential electors, plus eight delegates at large to the national convention. The meeting adopted committee reports, seating arrangements, and issued a platform reaffirming key positions.
Report summarizes a chaotic convention with debates over nominees and strong support for State Senator B. F. Hardenburgh as auditor general. It details the slate for delegates, platform endorsements of McKinley policies, defense, currency, labor protections, anti trust stance, and Puerto Rico/Philippines policy.
Constantinople reports that Great Britain France Austria Italy and Germany seek instructions from their governments regarding Armenian massacre claims. US actions on rebuilding burned structures and coil expansion suggest pressure on the United States over indemnity payments. Weather in Chicago forecasts showers and southerly winds for Kansas areas this evening and Thursday.
London April 2 15 p m report on war office dispatches from Lord Roberts details Chermside occupying De Wets Corp without opposition at dawn. Brabant and Hart report contact with Boers while French advances threaten Is, with 40 000 British troops massing in the southeast. Carew reports Pole Carew division reached Toodekop with minimal casualties.
A severe hailstorm and heavy rain hit Seneca Kansas on Tuesday afternoon. Two and one tenth inches of rain fell in two and a half hours, with the downpour nearly as large as eggs. About 400 feet of the Kansas City Northwestern line was washed out just south of the city.
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