25 Apr 1904
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1904
Page
1
The State Journal notes Frank Stahl becomes chief of police in Topeka after McCollum retires. Mayor Bergundthal confirms plan, with council approval, and Stahl promises strict action against criminals. Officials discuss bond needs and potential changes, citing prior disputes over leadership.
Report details a disputed appointment of a new police chief. Notes indicate a delayed switch, with conflicting accounts from Mr Bergundthal and Mr Stahl. McColizin turned over duties at Wa-Keeney, while discrepancies in official timelines raise questions about the mayor’s promptness.
Reports describe two streetcar collisions in Kansas Avenue. Eyewitnesses say cars ran light bells and drivers failed to see crossing pedestrians. Lux family escaped serious injury though their buggy was wrecked. Mettys were seriously hurt when struck by a northbound car.
Secretary T J Anderson of the Commercial Club says Vice President Paul Morton of Santa Fe may visit Topeka in the first ten days of May to discuss freight rate improvements. Meeting arranged by a special Commercial Club committee hinges on date certainty. Topeka seeks 90 cent coal rate from southeastern Kansas mines, restoration of the soil wheat differential, higher robbing rate on stock, and lumber rate improvements from the south.
Clarence Smith bound over to the try court after a district court hearing on a stabbing of Joe Hess in Oakland three weeks earlier. George Smith, also in court, was discharged. Victims were 15 to 18, with Miss Frane Webber, 16, testifying that Clarence and George confronted the partygoers then one man stabbed. Beer reportedly circulated at the Webber home. Defense by B F Powell, a young attorney who recently acquired Amns Ell McCollum's collection business.
Fragmented report describes a raid on a striker camp at Carbon Poultry area. Deputies with Winchesters targeted the camp, with names Price, Uta, Sheri Wilcox, and four deputies cited. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a law enforcement action.
Widespread flooding forces numerous families from homes as rivers rise across Kansas and Missouri. In Lawrence and Lawrence area the Kaw and other streams crest, with low-lying districts under water and rail tracks submerged. Towns including Armourdale and nearby bottoms report inundation and rising rivers. other counties record heavy rainfall, overflowing creeks, farm lands ruined, and bridges washed away.
A west bound troop special carrying several car loads of soldiers bound for Prestilo San Francisco wrecked at Horietim station west of Neniles Cal on the Santa Fe line. One soldier James Mo Bowers was killed and others injured. The incident disrupted service as crews escaped by jumping and the wreck was said not to be serious by Fullpoad residents.
April 25 dispatches describe rioting with gunfire across towns including Miltonvale and Miltonville, with gendarmes responding and multiple casualties reported. Fire destroyed several businesses in Miltonville, with named owners and losses listed such as Hawks and Tip, Bond building, stock, and the printing office. Weather and political notes follow with forecasts and Hearst speeches shaping campaign attention.
River levels on the Kaw began falling by early afternoon with measurements noting the decline. Officials report water remains high in tributaries and stationary for a few days as rainfall continues and a possible heavy line of precipitation is forecast.
Washington judge W. Powers testifies on church influence in Utah politics as Attorney Van Colt questions witnesses about Brigham H. Roberts and apostle Thatcher. Discussion covers education policy, church separation from state, and factional tensions within 1890s campaigns. The committee adjourns to continue at 10:30 p.m. tomorrow.
City engineers project total costs for tar paving amount to about 326 248 12 with city share around 14 005 29. The estimates cover drainage and trenching as well as materials and labor. Bids from contractors typically run below estimates and the council will decide on contracts at the upcoming meeting. Litigation and hospital notice follow as separate items in local notices.
Reports from Port Arthur claim Japanese forces have not crossed the Yalu and the garrison remains strong. Port Arthur is described as safe with fortifications reinforced, streets dark at night, civilians abroad by day, and a harbor still faced by wrecks but under Russian control amidst ongoing hostilities and diplomacy news.
In Grneas, protests erupted as a Japanese naval movement caused consternation within the colony. Reports from Tokio note a battleship on alert while Japanese squadrons maneuver near strategic points. The Vindlyostole squadron, including an armored cruiser, moves with two protected ships nearby as tensions rise along the coast near Gensan.
The Kansas City Association of Credit Men held its monthly dinner at the Costa House, marking the second largest meeting. C L Brokaw, secretary of the Kansas State Bankers Association, delivered a speech on What’s the Latter With Kansas, urging more churches and piety, fewer politicians, stronger farms, and taller homes while criticizing grass widows and excessive gas costs. He highlighted Kansas’ vast resources in oil, gas, cement, brick, metals, and agriculture, noting the state’s prominent production and wealth.
James Champless a Santa Fe employee at Strong City fell from a cut Saturday afternoon as the tender of a switch engine paused over him. Dr J M Hamme revived him enough to send him to Topeka hospital where both of his legs were amputated below the knees by Dr J Freeman. He is a widower with two daughters aged nine and fourteen and the family has no resources beyond Champless's father. He remains in the hospital with a hope of recovery.
Two suits filed in federal court accuse J. E. Marcell of wrecking a menelike venture. One claim seeks 2,650 dollars, the other 12 400.08. Defendants include Charles V. Norman as receiver, H. Dillon as president, L. cashier, and G. W. Overlander as director.
Mount Vernon April 25 George Primrose millionaire minstrel and Miss Esther Mercey a San Francisco belle were married at 2 40 yesterday afternoon in Ghureh at the Sacred Heart by Rev Howard J Flynn. Primrose known across the country, his Mount Vernon real estate valued at over 509,096.4 lives in a villa on Primrose park adjoining the minstrel home. Mrs Primrose No 5 is a well known concert singer in California.
A cloudburst sent Marmatan and Missouri rivers to flood levels twenty feet high, washing out tracks and bridging the town of Fort Scott and surrounding areas. Rail lines fail, gas works submerge, power and streetcar service disrupted, and hundreds flee homes as water advances.
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