28 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1898
Page
1
The house met briefly this morning for about five minutes before adjourning. Speaker Pro Tem Wellep presided as Representative Lewis limped to the dais amid calls to report on the Leavenworth matter. A division vote followed with Republicans pressing for a longer session, but the chair ruled the adjournment motion carried.
In the senate, a resubmission resolution was introduced by Senator W H Ryan of Crawford county, seeking public vote on a proposed change to the constitution. Members proposed rail and corporate reforms, a telegraph tax, and pay scales for state officials, with debate and amendments continuing as session adjourned.
Webb McNall argues the bill by Rep Parkrhild prevents insurers from being forced into receivership. Drafted by Superintendent McNail and modeled on New York law, it seeks to stop opportunistic lawyers from dragging insurers to courts to forfeit control.
A Miltonvale dispatch reports the Catlinirds stock feeders and Miltonvale Bank claim the recent sensational report of a failure was false. The Reflector states the bank is sound with papers in order and the public notice the sale rumor was entirely unfounded. Weather outlook indicates fair skies with southwest winds.
R B Turner known as the gentleman forger vows he will never go to the penitentiary. Marshal Chiles reports Turner has plotted more escape schemes than any prisoner in the county jail. A latest attempt to escape via a gallery visit was foiled as Turner resisted and faced handcuffs and shackles.
Milen Missouri report says Walter Clark of Sullivan County, famed cattle man, has defaulted on almost two hundred thousand dollars. He has handed over all his assets to his creditors.
The New York Auto Truck company, with a capital of $1,000,000, was incorporated to place compressed air powered auto trucks in city streets. Key figures include James H. Hoadley, Henry E. Knight, Willem C. Whitney, and Joseph Leiter who has control of foreign rights. Officials said trucks would move more swiftly than horses, require less space, and reduce street filth and horse numbers, though storage batteries render electricity unsuitable for heavy loads.
Wellington December 23 A 12 year old boy Johnny Irwin son of Leonard Irwin near Wellington was killed during a rabbit hunt when a shotgun misfire blew off the top of his head and scattered brain matter. He and his brother were with their father when the tragedy occurred about 8 PM as they returned home.
Fragmented OCR describes a wagon incident around 5:30 with a boy named Charig and multiple individuals injured. The text is garbled but indicates a collision or fall, with a forehead injury and several people on the ground. Names and details remain unclear due to damaged source.
A distressed dispatch from General Mantle details delayed moves against insurgents in the Philippines. Colonels Potter and Washington faced late communication, with Amainilo’s camp allegedly abandoned as Spanish forces withdrew under fire to secure safety. The situation prompts expedited plans and possible surrender demands as U S and insurgent positions shift.
Denver December 2 John Green deputy sheriff of New Mexico reports receiving information that fugitive cattle thief Grant Gillett has set up headquarters at Jimenez a small town about 180 miles southeast of Chihuahua Mexico, indicating pursuit is underway.
Julie Howard K. Reeder died at his home in Easton at 2 o'clock this morning. He was years old. Judge Reeder was the son of Andrew H. Reeder, noted as governor during the antebellum controversy, and served as lieutenant of regulars and later as a captain of volunteers.
The meeting notes that representatives deny plans to create a trust. They argue against manipulating prices and terms with buyers, emphasizing it is not their intention to form a trust during the protection discussion.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is praised as the foremost baking powder with superior leavening power and purity. It produces moist, light, fine grained cake and biscuit while alum powders leave bitterness and dryness. The product won top honors and a gold medal at major fairs, branding it the best in the world.
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