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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
8
A torn dispatch reports Reeded praising convention speakers and promising future speeches in Congress. He cites fuel house committees and criticizes rivals while pledging to focus on irrigation and ore protection, urging constituents to write to Washington for representation.
An improvised note describes medical men at a St Louis convention discussing poison detection and coffee drinking effects. The testimony recalls cases with seizures, weakness, kidney and stomach symptoms, and a patient who traveled to New York for Vanderbilt Clinic treatment.
A Norton Kansas convention scene unfolds with delegates praising reform and criticizing patronage tied to Reeder. Tensions rise as Burton and anti-Burton factions unite to defeat Reeder, amid lively town pageantry, speeches, and mock ceremonial acts.
Governor Stanley shook hands with voters and Methodist participants, as the Indica of the Methodist church served meals in a vacant store. He spoke of opposition to money power while attendees filled rooms above the National Bank. Passes and party lines caused tension, but the crowd remained engaged and supportive.
New York stockholders review a circular detailing a plan to retire 200 million in 7 percent preferred stock and issue 254 million in 5 percent bonds, boosting bonded debt to 560 million. Report explains reasons for refunding, including unfinished pre organization plant expansions and the need to fund improvements without diluting equity.
A garbled notice references nine thousand and change in funds, a conservative stance, and seed money for a mortgage plan. It mentions a syndicate formed with directors to resell shares under a contract, a large payment obligation, and a stockholders meeting to discuss changes in the company.
In Wichita on Market Street the Church of God members hold meetings behind billboards. They attack Salvation Army methods yet avoid drums and horns. A Missouri preacher from the India Territory and others describe their faith as following Christ with focused teaching from Corinthians. Crowder attracts attention as he speaks of a divine mission to Washington.
Interstate Commerce Commission opens hearings in Wichita to investigate grain and ore transportation handling practices. Officials from the commission join local business interests and state officials for an inquiry into facilities, routes to the Atlantic seaboard, and potential ongoing investigations. The executive officers and freight traffic manager are in the city to provide testimony.
In New York on April 5, two allies were arrested under a newly enacted law against anarchistic literature. They were escorted to the Hewitt building by the general and two friends. The magistrate set bail at 32,000 each and waived preliminary examination after a memorial meeting at Cooper Institute. The law under which they are held was only two hours old.
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