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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1901
Page
6
A Dec report from Walls v Wash describes a jail disturbance in which inmates attempted an uprising as Mrs Kees, wife of the sheriff, intervened. Sheriff Kres and his family aided the jailer, and Mrs Kees rushed to the scene to stop the beating of a detainee amid the chaos.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe sugar concerns in New York during December. Mentions national health or supply topics, grocers and rai m references, with unclear local actions and County mentions. Entities are partial and uncertain.
The case of Newell Rathbun, charged with manslaughter in Jeffersonville, involved poisoning Chaffee Goodman. The court set punishment from two to fourteen years in the penitentiary, with Rathbun’s attorneys seeking a clemency hearing as the verdicts and related testimonies unfolded. Charles Goodsun and Tal Rathbun were named in related notes, while mention of another figure Pratt linked to the case and events surrounding Pebecel remains unclear. The report references a death last month in Pebecel and indicated various individuals connected to the trial.
Kansas businessmen from agriculture livestock mining manufacturing and railroads will send delegates to a reciprocity convention in Topeka on January 21 and 22 during the Midwinter Fair. A permanent organization is planned with Topeka offices and representation from Mule and Kanenn City interests invited. Governors and committees will finalize plans and funds for the event. Yale University receives a 5000 fund for departmental current expenses in memory of Rev. A. Smith.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Booker Washington and counts, with scattered names such as Ford Dead and Onslow. The garbled text references mines, supplements, profits, and a death tally around 34 to 42, but specifics and context are unclear. The piece reads like a jumble of headlines, notes, and partial figures from a late-era newspaper page.
Christmas observances fill church calendars with a busy week of services. First Congregational, Grace Cathedral, and other churches plan high masses, cantatas, processions, and children’s programs led by clergy including Very Reverend OL Myden and Reverend OM Hardgan. Festive offerings support clergy and charitable causes as choirs, orchestras, and Sunday schools stage elaborate programs for parishioners across the city.
Edgar Stanton Maclay, linked to the Soley affair, demands trial under naval procedure and claims civil service protection. He says the president cannot dismiss him and will await formal charges, while officials indicate removal if he refuses to resign.
J M Simpson newly appointed Internal Revenue collector plans to take office next week or Jan 1. He has investigated the Leavenworth pension affairs. Stason says Roosevelt may appoint Cyrus Leland to a pension agency or an equivalent post.
Leavenworth Kansas December 24 The Standard reports John D Edmond EE Murphy and Greever have withdrawn from the Chronicle Printing and Publishing Company board after an editorial attacking Mayor Ryan over municipal ownership The move follows the paper’s policy change away from the Democratic party stance The Pope Never Thought of It Rome December 24 There is no truth in a United States report that Mgr Scalabrini bishop of Pleanéra was to be appointed papal delegate to the United States or urged by the pope to accept the post, the Vatican says the Wash ington appointment was never intended
David W. Sellers prominent Philadelphia lawyer died at his home. He was president of the Pullmount park commission and solicitor for the Pennsylvania Railway Company. He was long active in Democratic circles.
Reports from New York describe a serious Venesuela uprising against the Castro government. Leaders including Generals Bendoz and Cedeno push toward La Victoria as rebels receive arms and ammunition. a Venezuelan warship monitors a steamer delivering munitions to insurgents. General Matos has arrived at the region.
In North Topeka column items list calls for Kim printing Co and Scott Bobb plumbing at 812 North Kansas Ave. Numerous brief notes cover visits from Elmont residents, holiday greetings, people returning home for Christmas, a sale at Aldridge's studio, and a church Christmas program. The BernStein-Baer wedding occurred at 4 North Kansas, with details of attire and attendants, followed by a wedding breakfast.
A brief notice notes residents plan to spend Christmas Eve with relatives in Ri City this morning, highlighting family gatherings and travel as the holiday emphasis.
Judgments totaling 264 dollars were allowed in district court against Western Farm Mortgage and Trust Company. The La Fonte origin company failed. the judge noted the company’s collapse and referenced individuals by partial, garbled names. The case cites several related parties and earlier connections to Law, Pennsylvania, and Colorado, with scattered fragments of names and positions.
Sanitary officers accuse James Morris of violating quarantine laws after a smallpox case appeared in his family at 506 Cheadler Street. They only learned of the illness when a physician notified them of a sick child named Percy Agnes Morris and another child recovering. Morris, a Santa Fe worker, reportedly did not quarantine or report the disease and may not have understood its danger. Rev T W Jeffreys of Winfield is added to the Kansas Day banquet lineup, with Republican petitions urging his inclusion. New York stocks traded erratically, with sugar and other key shares sliding, while several listed railroad and utility stocks showed mixed to negative shifts and widespread declines across sectors.
Mr A T Pigg proprietor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel announces extensive preparations for a big Christmas Dinner at his hotel drawing Topeka residents and visitors. Market report and assorted notices accompany the item, including livestock and commodity prices, with miscellaneous regional business notes and price ranges.
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