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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1895
Page
3
A year after the Arkansas City case alleged burial of W P Patterson is recounted with questions about his true status. The item surveys rumors, incomplete records, and local reactions to the mystery surrounding his fate.
In Arkansas City and surrounding areas reports discuss W P Patterson linked to a past murder and later presumed dead. The tale suggests a staged death for a $7000 payoff, with doctors and a Populist official named, plus chatter of a fictitious burial and a possible escape to foreign country.
A disjointed report from Smoky Row alley details a dispute where a colored woman, Ella Berkser, allegedly took $15 from a man with a claim of paying him back later. The policeman involved notes no prosecution due to the money being in dispute.
Dec 21 press item notes the secretary of war sent to the House a bill draft by the army judge advocate to establish criminal jurisdiction over lands ceded to the United States. The measure would punish offenses thereon under the laws of states where reservations lie and enforce broader control.
Holiday rate notice lists Santa Fe route tickets good for return travel within 200 miles for several December dates and January 4 with a round trip price. The notice, signed by Bowser, City Ticket Agent, also advertises investments by Greenots T. E. Bowman & Co and various local shop offerings.
Jack Gorman announces plans to arrange a contest with Wade Watts. Details on date location and format to follow as negotiations progress between the two parties. Both individuals are noted figures in local sports circles seeking fair competition.
Jack Gorman, a top welterweight from Nebraska who sparred with Dempsey, arrives in the city from Denver to pursue a ten round bout with Wade Watts or a similar challenge for points. Earlier talks included a match with the Austallas champion, and Gorman has defeated Jos Jefferson at Hastings last July.
President T J Dickey of the Western Base Ball association visits Dubuque to invite entry into the league. He offers the Omaha franchise as the reason the Western league already has one and Omaha could not support two teams.
The grand jury for the grave robberies in Rochester and Catholic cemeteries meets January 14. Justices Botmar and Marple and Under Sheriff Wilkerson select 12 names from county taxpayer slips, including P. T Foster, Topeka township, and W. F. Topeka, Tecumseh township resident, with indictments possibly for perjury against those who lied before the grand jury.
At the Hagenbeek arena in Atlanta on December 24 during a night show three large lions escaped from cages causing a panic as spectators fled. A few people were among those hit by the rush before handlers could regain control and redirect the animals away from the meat supply.
A large Hebrew charity fair in New York, closing tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden, has raised substantial funds for the poor. Early estimates indicate totals around $171,000 with reports that current returns near or surpass that milestone.
Van Boren County Michigan reports a total payout of 64822 dollars for bounties on English sparrows and other pests since January 1, 1803. Nearly 100000 birds have been killed but sparrows remain thick, suggesting the extermination campaign has only begun.
A building housing Palace Clothing in Minneapolis collapsed injuring several and killing clerk Gaia Waters. The Topeka store owner Auerbach had visited Minneapolis recently and says the rebuilt facade boasted an eighty foot front. Pensions funding notes include a treasury requisition for 10 275 000 for playments across multiple cities.
Holiday rates apply within 209 miles. Tickets on December 24 25 31 and January 1 for return include January 1 at one and one third fare. J P Bowrer city ticket agent 201 Horner Coal and Central reference for contact.
In a bear country, Doc Stadley ex sheriff and bear hunter recounts a Trinity county encounter. He describes stalking a dead bear and being joined by three more as he fired from a sapling, ending with five bears piled and estimated over a ton of meat in about thirty seconds.
Dr Paul Gthier of the Pasteur Institute in New York cites a Washington Pa case of tetanus cured by anti toxin after a rusty wire puncture. A 61 year old civil engineer’s son suffered lockjaw and convulsions, but rapid anti toxin treatment led to relief and full recovery. Brooklyn boy Joseph Revere’s tetanus death is noted as a contrasting, late stage case.
Washburn College today filed a foreclosure suit in district court against W. W. Curdy formerly of Topeka now living at Paonia. On October 7, 1890, the college loaned Curdy $1,000 for three years secured by three lots on Fillmore Street. Interest paid to October 1, 1894, the maturity date.
Kansas lawmakers from the delegation oppose a Ft. Leott proposal to create a second U S district and marshal’s district in Kansas. Some Southern Kansas lawyers favor it, arguing it would establish two federal branches and create jobs. The plan targets W C Perry for a new district judgeship with higher pay and expanded staff.
Cy Leland Kansas Republican central committee chair discusses delegate elections and conventions in Washington. He praises Kansas delegation, naming McKinley as preferred president and notes personal views on convention alignments. Also reports on bank, stock market and local business items from Topeka and New York.
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