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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1904
Page
1
The article describes Parker’s nomination announcement in Esopus on August 10. A rain-soaked public ceremony on Rosemount lawn featured Parker bareheaded while receiving notice. Attendees included Senator David Hot and secretary P. J. Manweller, with Reverend Charles M Hall guiding the event.
Report describes Judge Parker receiving official nomination letter from Champ Clark after a rain shower at the St Louis event. Weather disrupts ceremony on boat and grounds, with attendees including prominent party figures and observers from New York and Kingston.
Reports from St Petersburg describe growing anxiety over Port Arthur’s ability to hold out as Japanese forces seize Wolf Hill and push westward. Kuropatkin’s army faces provisioning and communications risks while observers question whether Europeiatkin can withdraw if needed. Rumors claim Japanese forces move toward Simintin and Mukden, with Chinese Formosa subjects aiding diversions in Kuropatkin’s rear.
A mother and her three young children died when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collided with a Chicago and Erie freight at Western Avenue and West Thirty-ninth Street. The father, Michael Schwartz, survived with injuries. Conductor details and passenger names appear in the wreck list, including Schwartz family and others. A separate note mentions Sen Davis visiting Mountain Lake and Hobson day remarks, plus a London medical obituary. Weather forecast for Kane area closes the item.
Madison Wis Ahaere Wis consin supreme co issued an order restraining the state House from listing La Follette state ticket nominees under the Republican ballot and requiring stalwart nominees under the Republican label The court granted the request without argument The defendant has twenty days to answer with a September 6 argument date The La Follette faction will contest the action
In Pueblo Colorado crowds observe funeral processions for disaster victims. Undertakers struggle to supply hearses as families bear sorrowful scenes with parents and children. Coroner's inquest resumes while bodies are identified and additional victims are shipped to destinations including Streator Salina and Chicago.
Victor Colorado report states Joan Harper former Victor Miners Union president and life manager of a store was rounded up by masked men and driven from town. His son Archie aged about 21 was forced to accompany him but later returned while Harper was kept away. Sheriff Underwood and Chief Naylor pursued the departing crowd but did not overtake them.
Ferdinand Helm, secretary and treasurer of the Ford Helm Brewing Co., was seriously stabbed and superintendent M. Helm was slightly wounded by Charles Terry and three companions while reportedly attempting a beer theft. Terry attacked with a knife after being reproved, inflicting wounds on the arm and leg.
Fragmentary text notes confusion over central party headquarters in Chicago with mentions of Democrats and Republicans. Due to incomplete wording no clear events or dates are established.
A mob of about 230 strikers and sympathizers halted a train near Riverside Kaw City Aug 9 driving off nonunion men with clubs. Baggage was dumped into the river and cars set alight before police arrived and extinguished the flames. About 75 strike breakers, mostly from northern Kansas, escaped unharmed as the mob dispersed without arrests.
Forecast calls for generally fair nights and Thursdays with isolated showers in the southwest. Daytime highs rise after a cool start with values in the 80s and 90s in many towns, while the region reports mainly clear skies with scattered showers in eastern Kansas and western Missouri counties. Northeast winds near 6 mph at noon.
Two deeds were recorded in Shawnee county for the Topeka and Northwestern railroad right of way. Cola D. Rogers and Emma Ellis with others conveyed land strips totaling about 7.33 acres. The railroad paid $800 for the plots and expects grading contracts to be let in Omaha soon with work starting in Topeka. Local residents along the route are reported as favorable, reducing the likelihood of condemnation actions.
Minneapolis reports the auditorium will install the largest and most modern pipe organ in the northwest. The Instrument will cost 19 500 dollars and is built by a renowned Chicago firm. It will be larger than the Topeka model from the same company.
A garbled note from Lineple Aug indicates Russia has accepted terms to allow a steamer port entrance or exit for volunteer fleets. The document mentions the Russian government and the Volunteer Fleet, with notes on war implications and potential movement through a Dare route.
A report notes that Powers may request relief to aid the congressman. The article outlines potential avenues and the context of the request within ongoing political discussions.
A Kansas First District flap centers on State Chairman W R Brubbe and Congressman Charles Curtis traveling to Washington to seek aid against what supporters call unfair nomination methods. Dispatches place Stubbs and Curtis in Washington, with speculation Roosevelt intercession or White House talks, as opponents push a protest vote while predicting Curtis could still lose in a presidential year. The story notes divided newspapers and local editorials, and cites a Washington dispatch confirming the trip and potential impact on Kansas politics.
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