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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
4
A chaotic scene unfolds as a mob attacks victims in multiple districts. Emergency crews report 19 bodies at the county morgue with three men and two little girls identified. Witnesses describe brutal violence, with victims left in appalling condition and evidence of a coordinated assault across Madison Street and surrounding areas. Police lines and coroner details fill a grim, evolving picture.
John Thompson praises grateful memory as police recount a catastrophic theater explosion in Chicago. The tragedy claims his sister and two children, Jabi nine and Ruth seven, with a flood of corpses and burned garments strewn near the stage. Authorities describe the grim aftermath and identify victims including Margy Edwards and Wiliam Atwarde as investigators assess causes.
Fragmentary report describes reactions in London to Armenian events and a stalled Troguuss laser episode. Mentions American people, Lord Mayor, and office of the Associated Press. Flags over American steamship offices described as being at half mast amid unsettled atmosphere.
A chaotic list of injured and missing individuals followed a large blaze. Names including Carrie Serigus, Herman, Daisy Garland, Mrs. James Hennessey, and many others are reported as taken to hospitals or shelters across multiple locations. The fragmentary roster hints at burns, unconsciousness, and severe injuries with vast personal details and affected families. More details pending official casualty reports.
Fragmentary report from the trial scene describes jurors confronting grisly evidence and the collapse of key witnesses as authorities recount the deaths of seven victims. Court observers note tense moments and questions about the defendant's involvement as the case proceeds.
A. H. Bushey of Pittsburg elected president of the State Teachers Association at a heated meeting with accusations of political influence. The nominating committee backed Bushey while rivals from Marion and Abilene pressed for other candidates including J. T. Dickerson for judge and W. R. Hall for district posts. Senator Burton urged teachers to support clean politics as officers were confirmed and resolutions praised legislative advances for education.
Aged 45, HL Bushey chosen as new president of the Kansas teachers association. Born in Keokuk he taught country schools in Morris county, later serving as county superintendent there. He held state and city posts in Waverly Medicine Lodge Lyons Peabody and Pittsburg, and advised the state board of education for four years.
A Kansas governor stated he would appoint a new supreme court judge on Saturday after Judge Pollock’s promotion. Judge G H Buckman and W P Hackney met to discuss the vacancy. Clyde Reed of Parsons backed an Atkinson appointee while others doubted Reed’s view.
One man killed and two severely burned in a blaze at the United States Rubber company plant in Chicago. Daniel Phalen leaped from a third story window, badly injuring himself and crushing his skull. Carl Myer, the superintendent, helped rescue five girls before flames trapped workers. all but three escaped serious injury. The six story structure housed many employees and caused a loss estimated at around fifty thousand dollars.
In St Louis on December 31 corn futures rose during the final hours with short covering pushing the price to 60 cents at the close. The number of short positions was estimated between two thousand and ten thousand bushels, affecting the settling price for the day.
It was announced today that W Coleman manager of the Harvey eating house at the Santa Fe depot will resign and move to New York with his wife and daughter. He has been with the company about three years and locally well regarded. Unclear who will succeed him. Hoy Starkweaber of the Arkansan City house may be named.
An eastbound folded train on Shore Road derailed after an open switch, injuring several trainmen. The incident halted service, with authorities noting the derailment affected the Saxe line and prompt repairs were underway. Weather brief reports generally fair and cold with showers unlikely.
United States Consul General Tubles notes gradual American product penetration in Austria-Hungary. Typewriters, sewing machines, cash registers, tools, agricultural machinery, and footwear show growing sales, with Vienna becoming a hub for American goods. Prices, competition with German, Russian, and English products remain a factor, but demand expands as awareness and presence rise.
Salt Lake City Utah December 31 The opening date for the Lucin cutoff across the Great Salt Lake on the Southern Pacific line has been postponed. Track conditions on the lake show ice and settling in several spots and railroad officials will not risk regular trains until the surface is solid and safe. The date was set for January 4 but remains uncertain pending lake conditions.
Captains and crew aboard the Berkshire bound for Philadelphia report a hot lead at twenty fathoms off the North Carolina coast. Second Mate C. C. Brooks and Cant. J. Studson describe the phenomenon as telegraphic disturbance linked to the Carolina earthquake. Captain Hudgins cites the Maritime Exchange for port report.
In district court a suit by Watson & Barnes for $31 against Millard Wilhite cattleman seeks recovery on lumber and related debts. Petition requests first lien on Wilhite property and a court order to secure payment, with further claims described amid garbled text.
Live stock trade shows cattle higher to 4.75 per hundredweight and hogs up a dime. Wheat buys push May and July, with shorts active on July. Receipts rise at Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago with strong market levels in cattle, hogs, and provisions. various price movements noted across Chicago and Kansas City markets.
Fragmented OCR notes report on Kansas City produce market items and Topeka Hide Market details, then a United States rupboat Quiros aground off Barnes Count. Includes Masonic lodge notices for Capital lodge No. 71 and tributes to Marie Bradford and Sarah Harken, with January ticket information and travel return dates.
An 1900s style brokerage listing shows A M McDearmott Commission Co at Rooms and New Devils Building Seimanus Avenue offering stocks grains provisions and investment securities. They trade for cash or on margins with United States bonds a specialty and wires to China.
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