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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1904
Page
1
Russian naval forces fired by Port Arthur Battery misidentified as Japanese ships and sunk. Japanese defenders repulsed an attempted landing at Taken Wan. Cossack forces reported heavy casualties with about four hundred ten killed.
Washington dispatches report martial law provisional in the region. Japanese troops land near Talwen Wan and at Dore Tuy with heavy casualties. Russian fleet reportedly bottled up at Port Arthur as Japan plans further landings to sever communications and push toward Korea. neutral ships released and consuls seek protection amid civil unrest and censorship.
A Kansas GOP fight shows anti machine forces pressuring delegates to back a Wichita caucus to dictate the Hoch candidacy. Letters signed by Clyde W. Miller urge pledge to join the caucus and influence state ticket renominations while rail interests seek favorable railroad commissioner and tax outcomes.
The court denied a new trial in the Thomas case against the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Society for one dollar. Judge Hazen indicated the jury acted correctly in returning a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiff, Thomas res.
Washington reports Representative Shafroth of Denver resigns his seat as the house convenes. A resolution seats L W Kumynige in the First Colorado district is approved. Ballot fraud examined in Bonynye case finds irregularities in 29 precincts with no direct blame on Shafroth. A prayer for Senator Hanna’s fate is offered as Panama Canal ratification looms. Senate adjourns to executive session. bill to pay ex-Queen Liliuokalani’s claim fails 23 to 26.
The Topeka Hallway company executed a strict deed of trust for SLeC.0N to the American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. A copy of the deed has been filed with Shawnee county register of deeds and it secures 123 bonds of Genoh at five percent interest payable semi annually. The deed secures all current and future property of the Topeka Railway company with 360,000 bonds delivered now and 100,000 after July 3, 1904. Seventy percent of bond proceeds are for improvements with 20 percent from company earnings. Thirty thousand dollars may be used for building, steel bridges and reequipping power plant.
St Louis Feb 1 Judge Adams in the United States district court said he would tomorrow reveal his decision on the demurrer by United States Senator J R Burton Kansas to the Indictment accusing him of taking money from Rialto Grain and Securities to influence the post office to halt a fraud order against Rialto Grain.
Fifty per cent of district court cases set for trial this week were postponed due to lawyers and ill clients. Jods Hazen struggles to assemble juries as eight cases were scheduled, four in the morning postponed, reflecting a slow term with mounting delays and illness. Portland dispatch notes editor Con from Long Creek received an anonymous threat after dynamite damaged his office, prompting talk of leaving town to protect his family amid local antagonism.
Washington, Feb 15. Family and friends gather as Senator Hanna remains critically ill and increasingly unconscious. Doctors report sinking condition with respiration and pulse weakening. officials alert, bulletins issued, and hope abandoned as near end approaches. President Roosevelt and close allies receive updates throughout the day.
Weather note reports still cold conditions for today and Sunday with minimums around 1 degree. Kansas forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and rising temperatures tomorrow, with a northeast wind near 12 miles per hour. Hourly readings were recorded by the government thermometer.
Early morning arrival of Kittridge and General Dick noted as Mrs Hume stays at the bedside by the Senate. Dover reports weakness at 11:45 while Daniel Hanna confirms no change. Nine hours since the last pulse check, doctors and nurses attend as the end is seen as imminent.
A Lawrence W C T U meeting on February 12 1904 debated purchasing a cow offered by Miss Boise to aid in a reform effort. The group voted to buy the cow for $50 and to notify the Hermit and the smasher of the action, while passing resolutions supporting Miss Boise and condemning prosecutions of reform advocates.
Under thirty feet of snow in Auburn California in February a landslide buried railroad sheds and a portion of the alignment. A gang of 46 workers fled as the slide hit. Several men were buried waist deep and rescued by companions. one man named Raubeees was completely destroyed and others were not found. Bodies likely buried under snow.
Tron Kan February 18 Republican county convention elected delegates to state and congressional conventions amid disputes over E J Allen and J D Rowersock. A rump convention allied with T T Kelly formed, but the regular gathering carried the larger turnout and produced a call for an honest, competent candidate for county treasurer. Delegates supported Hoch and Allen with a platform condemning Kelly and urging integrity in county government.
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