13 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1897
Page
1
New York printers plan a mass walkout tomorrow night to demand a 1 hour day. About 3000 workers ready to quit as unions press for shorter work hours. Employers mobilize for a prolonged fight while federal and local groups weigh support and countermeasures.
A.Fiske reports a morning assault on his route to work by a footpad who struck him with a blunt object. The assailant fled after neighbors intervened. Fiske received care at a hospital. details of the suspect remain unclear, with limited identification available. The incident occurred on a city avenue near the Santa Pe facility.
About a dozen merchants and officials representing the Varco association face a hearing in Washington on December 17 to debate state law aimed at preventing illegal trading practices by railroad brokers. The merchants support stricter enforcement, arguing the current law is unconstitutional and ineffective, and have rallied prominent New York merchants and news figures to press the issue.
New York athlete Hans Frohmer performed a remarkable feat at Wyrestell Culture Academy in We Wretworth. He started the event at 7:30 PM and completed a mile in about 1 hour 45 minutes, totaling 12 000 in 1 hour with rapid splits and a final pace that impressed observers.
A garbled report notes a metal named Sage Mees found with a value of 1000 per ton. It mentions Denver and a French syndicate, claiming potential government purchase or intervention, and references gardening methods and armor. The text is fragmentary and unclear about a coherent event.
In Alton an effort by Pulver and Brenholt to force desegregation of public schools proceeds via mandamus. City officials, including Mayor Serugerman and Attorney J F Messinnis, will argue that the city offers new, suitable school facilities to all pupils and has not discriminated against colored children. The case centers on school doors and access in the face of persistent protest and policy disputes.
Deputy Sheriff Larry Sheehan wrestled with Theodore Edwards in front of the jail after a probate court proceeding. Turnkey McKnight aided, and both men were dragged to the cell in the snow after Edwards attacked repeatedly. Edwards faced restraint with attempted escapes and a hand to hand struggle ended with Edwards subdued. Business troubles and tax issues are noted as unrelated context.
The Cooke Kepely contest centers on legal ballots and rejected ballots in the sheriff race. Attorneys dispute how many ballots are valid, with figures showing Cooke leading by 162 on straight ballots after counting disputed, defective, and objected ballots. The outcome hinges on legality of Kepely ballots and potential implications for the election law change proposed in the 1892 act.
Marmon and Rivas, defending A J Luetgert, shift to a defense built on the common law rule that a murder can be proven by circumstantial evidence only if the body or the offense is established. They argue that without a corpus delicti or the body, conviction cannot stand.
Governor Leedy plans to send letters demanding monthly sworn reports from all state appointees who handle funds, including grain inspectors, bank and insurance officials. Attorney general Boyle supports monthly reports for all officers who receive or disburse state money, with Wharton and Bruidential singled out for past neglect. Secretary Bush and W F Culver are noted as complying, while others face potential summons to explain omissions.
Dispatches report a rapidly intensifying snowstorm in the western contial region with rising winds and heavier snowfall. Lincoln Center Kansas notes 5 heavy gusts raging since 2 PM yesterday, snow about three inches, and impacts on livestock. Topeka and nearby areas report steady snowfall all night with much melting as it falls.
Fort Scott on December 18 reports no water for residents since Mayor Hester took charge of the waterworks. Water company employees refuse to work and no engineer can operate the pump. City officials accuse the company’s engineers of tampering, as the pumping station’s safety is imperiled by incompetence. Factories and residents rely on private sources, inadequate to meet demand.
A winter cyclone near New Orleans capsized seven houses and wrecked a lumber vessel, with one man killed. The storm struck near Point LaHache, about 45 miles below New Orleans, early morning.
Memphis December 13 Kearney Parson Speedy a pro diver leaped 125 feet from the bridge tailing of the bi continver bridge between Memphis and West Memphis into the Mississippi River. He swam to a waiting skiff and was rowed ashore uninjured at 2 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The feat was witnessed by about 2000 people.
News from Victoria describes over a thousand provisorioned men fleeing Dawson during October driven by fear of a looming threat. Ulym Ulmer leads relief plans including 500 pounds of provisions in 60 days for 75,000 dollars. Provisions cached at Lake Bennett and Chilkoot routes eyed for winter crossing. Material for the Taku rail line has already shipped from the east.
John Bogard a teamster of Kansas City Kansas was beaten and robbed Saturday morning in a Monroe street house between Third and Fourth streets. W Dally a plumber and Charles Smith a brakeman were arrested charged with the robbery with Dally later held for trial. Smith released today.
Bud Chase, 15, son of Charles F. L. Chase, was shot accidentally by a falling tree while riding with a neighbor and his brother near Hell View. He died from a forehead entry wound after being struck by a hammerlike branch as he looked for a rabbit. His funeral at Ey View school house drew many mourners. burial followed at Topeka cemetery. Bud was a trusted Jour Wes carrier and highly regarded by the community.
Judge Hazenbéey declines to enjoin John Branser from renting his building for a joint use. The temperance committee had pressed for action, claiming a keeper of the lane was involved. The jury found misidentification and the keener was a necessary party, leading to a judgment for Branser. The temperance group pushed to curb establishments with interest in the property.
Lenna Winslow, a Kansas City butcher, won a $19,000 jury award against the Knights of the Maccabees for injuries during initiation four years ago. The trial described the elaborate, hazardous rites and deception allegations as he endured staged tests and punishments in the lodge’s secret proceedings.
Lenna endures a brutal ritual test in Kanens Cay involving rocks and rivers. He is urged to leap a rope from a platform to a lower level, but his refusal leads to being shoved and a kidney injury, later cited in a damages suit.
James T Nolan who escaped Tootka Asylum in October appeared at relatives in Buffalo New York. He was disheveled and worn, clothing torn, eyes sunken, a clear picture of hardship. He stayed with an aunt on Myrtle Avenue as investigators pursue why he vanished and the mystery surrounding his case continues.
Canton December 13 Information indicates most cabinet members will attend the funeral of Mrs McKinley except Secretary Gage The Washington officials arrive Tuesday The funeral is expected to be the largest ever held in Canton with business suspended and church representatives from across the country present Dr Manchester will give a brief address allowing other pastors to speak.
Christian Scientists erect a two thousand six hundred dollar church at Sioux City Iowa dedicating services led by Pastor Mink Clara Shepard. The frame building, with capacity under one hundred, is praised as a pretty example of ecclesiastical architecture and hosts from nearby towns attended the dedication.
Webb McNall said the Travelers Insurance annual report shows real estate holdings valued at 565 in Kansas with total real estate value much higher and mortgages totaling 5 277 156 05. He notes records are under Connecticut official control hindering Kansas department access and plans to mail verification of Kansas holdings from the office.
Robert Black, a clerk in the carnerg e department, spilled a bucket of hot water and fell injuring his right fore arm. The burn was treated at the Santa Fe hospital and he should regain use of his arm in a few days.
Citizens and voters press for reduced police expenses as Mayor Fellows and the Police Commissioners clash over funding. Millard defends current force while council and public warn against wasteful spending and political maneuvering in Topeka Kansas.
In Denver on December 13 Judge Morton Baties, a Populist candidate, was defeated by Aire Wie. Emaice Taman advances to Salt Lake. Major Henry Inmantere heads to Rat Lake City for two weeks of work on The Salt Lake Teall, seeking a quiet home to settle and call it hon.
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