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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
8
From Hawaii the cable ship has moved to the Oahu site in four fathoms of water and is approaching Diamond Head. The shore end of the heavier seabed cable will be spliced to the sea cable for landing at Honolulu. No further word will be received until splice completion, likely a day or two, weather permitting.
Washington reports describe the president's official household spending Christmas at a Sixteenth and H street home with daughter Mrs James Sr and son Clarence, while bachelor cabinet member Moody visited New York. Hitchcock and Payne stayed in city, Agriculture Secretary enjoyed a quiet holiday at home with children, and Attorney General Kame spent the day with family.
Acting Governor Northcott and Attorney General Hamlin are considering a formal appeal by smaller manufacturers and retail coal buyers to Chicago authorities. They allege railroads manipulate output from Illinois mines to advance their own interests, leaving cars of coal idle in Chicago yards. The state's power to regulate railroad operations is limited by statutes allowing railroads to own mines, hindering any swift change in the situation.
A city bowling club exhibition pits 15 girls against 12 young men at Harwood alleys in a ten pin contest. Miss Annie Welgle leads with a 7 score as the boys falter 1,05% to 651. The boys pay for oysters after a lopsided event praised for novelty and local social note.
Washington reports Captain Robert McGregor of the engineer corps died from acute illness while on active duty. A native of Michigan, he graduated from the Military Academy in June 16. News comes from Adjutant General Corbin via General Davis at Mintlu.
The British steamer Straits of Dover from Savannah arrived here today. A report she was on fire near the Lizard was denied, with no fire confirmed aboard during passage.
General Miles landed at Pekin on December 2 for a shore visit and will be greeted by the Chinese troops. He plans to review the troops tomorrow with a delegation and will be hosted by a local family.
General Turner reports from Ottawa that United States diplomatic channels note the British boards of agriculture have refused to relax the new dominion customs scheme. The stance sustains stricter trade controls between the dominion and neighboring markets, potential tension with Ottawa and Washington.
Fragmentary notice describes a railway issue at Senden Facte and Sattiachvoes Bt. John. Mentions preventing a line and a desire for cheaper cattle and a Canadian connection. No clear dates or entities can be confidently identified from the readable fragments.
Local items include sermons by W Mooney at Bethel and Bas sett's hall events, civic meetings, and an inventory sale at 1008 Jay. Married pairs Amelia Retter and Homer Shreves, Alma Wise and Charles Oleson, Minnie Buechner and Jay Collier, Maud Wilson and Charles Marlett. Wilson home ceremony featured green decor and Mendelssohn tunes. couples to Rochester and Denver after February 1. Funeral for D. Coultis noted. various visits and social details fill the column.
In Des Moines Indiana on December 28 the cold weather record for the season was broken as frigid conditions persisted across the area. The headline notes an unusually low temperature setting a new local benchmark for the winter period.
Police faced a chaotic Christmas Eve scene at a Topeka joint run by Bud Taylor and Jim Fits. A purported raud ball drew bad actors, shots fired, and several injuries including Tom Youngman and Fay Anderson. Residents fear arrests while witnesses refuse to testify.
Debris cleared after the Salvation Army feast reveals destitute families in North Tovers and Parkdale. A mother and six children burn weeds for warmth as a basket arrives, a sick pensioner expresses disbelief at needing charity, and other needy cases are noted as drivers distribute baskets tagged with unreadable addresses.
Christmas in Chicago saw thousands of employees receive presents and bonuses as firms like Crane, Harris Gate, Merchants Loan and Trust, and Swift & Co handed out turkeys cash or goods. Other companies announced wage advances, with Bessemer Coke notifying a 5 percent raise effective January 1 for about 5,000 workers.
Katherine E. Barber filed for divorce from William E. Barber in district court this morning. The couple married in Topeka in June 159. She alleges he drinks and used subterfuges to obtain money for liquor, and that he is cross and abusive. Custody of the children is at issue.
The Red Cross is sending representatives to Amman to organize relief for earthquake sufferers and has contributed 1700 to the relief fund.
Count Tolaty appeals from St Petersbrg through papers asking not to publish further reports of his condition due to his advanced age and fragile health, saying such disclosures cause him pain.
The Crawford presents Lover's Lane by Wm. A. Brady and Clyde Fitch with original company and elaborate scenery including an apple orchard. Adelaide Thurston appears in At Cozy Corners at the New Crawford. Also billed are Sis Hopkins at Grand Opera House and David Betasco’s The Heart of Maryland with My Friend From Arlington and star Alice Fischer in Mrs Jack. Reed profile note closes the page.
In Cleveland the elder Roosevelt as President leads talks endorsing ex-President Grover Cleveland's Democratic program. He is a leading figure in efforts to reorganize the party and rally support among Democrats.
Government researchers including Cal A. McKensie describe a shift from pole soundings every 80 feet to a mechanical profiling device aboard a barge and steamer. The instrument provides a continuous river-bottom profile from the Missouri mouth to St. Paul, recording exact depths for project sheets and comparisons.
A fragment hints at a Madrid discussion over imprisonment and a controversial court action involving a party member seeking to influence prisoners. The wording suggests an urgent political or legal dispute connected to mortality or capital implications.
Bowen, a veteran diplomat, served 12 years in the state department abroad reaching envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Venezuela. He began as a consul in Barcelona under Harrison and rose through ranks, facing danger during the Spain-US tensions and the Spanish American War.
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