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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1899

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Mass of Errors In Senate Journal Corrections

The senate debated corrections to the official journal amid printing delays blamed on the state printer. Senators Titus Campbell Stone Ward led a correction panel while delaying new bills as debates over telegraph tolls and a railroad plan unfolded with speeches by Lamb Ryan and others.

Senate Titus State Printing Office Campbell, Stone and Ward Senate Journal Keefor James Long- Strest Interstate Commerce Commisssion Kansas City San Dieso Armstrong Anderson Braddock Cali- Well Campbell Cocke Crossan Farrelly Forney Hanna Hart Helm Minick Housholder Kansas Court of Visitation Lamb Western Union Kazi- Bas Benator Ryan Titts Favvur Champs Eeipty Wales Serva Tor Jumper Tim Mr Lamb Jumper Shawnie Wan Sewnlon Committee of the Whole

Local Measure Seeks Voter Approval on Ballot Initiative

A county town and village officials push a measure to submit to voters a proposed game rejection by ballot. Senator Yuune’s prior initiative failed. the new bill aims for parity with existing emergencies, reflecting a broader legislature’s view on the issue.

Yuune

Forty three bills on calendar open season in house

Forty three measures lay on the opening day calendar including Breb enthal banking Clemens Ryan Di creating state society miners Hackney Will repeal of investigation for removal of state officers Patrohild bill repeal of board of pardons The Clemens bill passes potentially while the board of pardons bill uncertain. A resolution denouncing Cassin and Speaker Ettect for remarks about McKinley passes over. The Euell road tax, Harbaugh township treasurer settlements, and Wellep fraternal benevolent societies bills advance on third reading. A Cherokee county court of common pleas bill clears amid debate about local needs. The house adjourns amid unsettled calendar and concurrent resolutions.

Brebenthal Banking Clemens Ryan Hackney Patrohild State Board of Pandans Hieldenthal Banking Hackney Bil Byda Cassin Ettect McKinley Street Tvs McKinney Trusts Harbaugh Fairchild Wellep Court of Common Pleas Cherokee County Speaker Street Cooke Hackner House Senate

Poisoner suspected in multiple deaths across cases

New York reports suggest Henry Barnet who died at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club on November 10 may have been murdered by poison. Cyanide traces found in Barnet and in Mrs Adams point to a common culprit, with Barnet’s death possibly planned and surrounded by suspicions. Exhumation of Barnet reveals toxins. Corroborating details connect the Adams case to Barnet and another attempted poisoning of Cornish by mail.

New York the Herald Henry C. Barnet Knickerbocker Athletic Club Adams Burnet Jia Mrs. Adams Barnet Cornish

Letter from Dewey about lacking buttons to fasten his coat

Louisville January 3 The letter from Dewey at Manila describes receiving a gift from John C Cardwell of New and enjoying letters from a young friend. He says he has given away many buttons and pictures and has none left to button his coat, signing as a sincere friend.

Louisville John C. Cardwell New Dewey Olympia Manila P. 1

George Dewey Heroic Engineer at Shoe Factory

Columbus Jan 2. Chalfiant substitute engineer at Woltz Bros shoe factory saved 500 workers by leaping through steam to shut valves and rake coals after a boiler overfill caused dangerous pressure. Though badly scalded he cooled the boiler and raised the alarm before the explosion danger passed.

Columbus Chalfant Woltz Bros

Rescues A Grew Lifeboat Works For Hours At Sea

A British flagged steamship Paris confronts a distressing sight on December voyage from Southampton. Captain Frederick Watkins orders rescue efforts as two lifeboats battle heavy seas to reach a drifting vessel with a missing topmast. One sailor dives to aid, survives, others are saved. Vindobala crew deploy a buoy and hoist remaining men to safety while the Paris crew cheers. The Vindobala finally prepares to sink her own ship to avoid drifting.

New York Paris Southampton Frederick Watkins Watkins Lfebour Paria Vindobala Vindsbala Eafety Launc John Bradshaw Bradshaw Eerenesaar

Delivery of Proprietary Powder Linked to Barnett

Reports indicate Barnett may have obtained a bottle of a headache remedy through the mail days before October 30. The exact route remains unclear, with possibilities including purchase at the Knickerbocker Athletic club or mail delivery, though this is not definitively known.

Barnett Knickerbocker Athletic Club

Hope For Dingley Improves After Fair Night

Washington reports that Representative Dingley showed slight improvement in his critical condition after a restful night. At 10 oclock he seemed no worse than the prior day, with breathing marginally easier, though doctors warn it may be days before any change in the lung consolidation occurs.

Washington Dingley Desle Jungs

Beeler Sought After $50,000 Robbery in Bid for Mexico

San Francisco detectives under Chief Lees watch all outgoing vessels and trains in pursuit of Chas A. Beeler, Wells Fargo delivery clerk who absconded with $50,000 from Southern Pacific. Believed to be fleeing overland toward Mexico, with an arrest believed near the Mexican border.

San Francisco Lees Alf Chas A. Beeler Wells Fargo Southern Pacific Railroad Company San Antonio Texas Beeler Bis United 3Real

Beeverets Condition Sees Mixed Prospects for Recovery

Reports indicate Beeverets remains in guarded condition with experts cautious about his recovery prospects. Doctors say timely treatment and monitoring are critical as family and teammates await updates on his health status.

Gloomy Paris View on United States Future

A Paris Temps dispatch reports a bleak forecast for the United States. It claims the nation cannot escape the era ending without a standing army and laments expansionism and the loss of peaceful liberal democracy. It cites President McKinley and warns of implications for free America amid colonial pressures.

New York Herald Paris Temps United States McKinley Free America France

Turbulent Tax Protests and a Rescue at Sea

Reports recount a mob of 400 opposing tax officials in Rome and clashes that wounded several. In a separate dramatic naval scene, Paris battles heavy seas to rescue crew from the Vindobala oil tanker as Lifeboat No. 7 struggles amid hail, squalls, and towering waves.

Quadruple wedding ties four brothers to four sisters

In Trail, ten miles north of Canal Dover Ohio, four Hochstetler sisters married four Somers brothers in a single ceremony at the brides' home. Ages range from 18 to 28. grooms share similar ages. The same minister officiated for all four couples, and the families will live nearby.

Canal Dover Trail Here James Hochstettler John Somers

Schneider Executed for Oven Murder in London

London reports the Pole Schneider, who killed a German baker's assistant by forcing him into an oven on November 11, was executed at Newcote this morning. He had been homeless and sought shelter at a bake house, then attacked the baker with a club and knife after hurling the assistant into the oven. Police arrived as the assailant fled amid shrieks, overpowering him. The piece notes political intrigue in Cleveland as Judge Carlos M. Stone agrees to run for mayor against McKisson, with Hanna Republican factions backing Stone.

London McKinson Cleveland Carlos M. Stone Common Pleas Court McKisson

Paris Trembles as Subterranean River Floods Streets

Heavy rains caused a sewer burst near Breyeres five miles south of Versailles. A landslide flooded new railway works at the Ord Jeans terminus while water rose to the pavement on Avenue de l Opera. Officials fear foundations may be damaged as the Bievrex overflows into Paris.

Paris Breyeres Versailles Ord Jeans Paria Bievrex Seine Avenue de L Onera

Strikes at Quay and State Debts Highlight Governor Hastings Speech

Governor Hastings outlines state finances for year ending November 30, 1898, noting revenues of 9,825,120 and expenditures of 13,973,411 with a net debt of 1,025,980. He condemns deposits in favored banks, urges vault storage, and criticizes the Australian ballot law and the new state capitol building. He also recommends a constitutional memorial to elect senators by popular vote and questions capital costs.

Hastings Harrisburg Commonwealth United States Congress Inglziatute

Nebraska Republicans plan to organize the Legislature

In Lincoln Nebraska Republicans aim to organize and control both houses of the Legislature after a late caucus. The party selects leaders with Wail of Arcadia Lincoln as president pro tem and Alpha Morea Browen Bow as secretary, signaling a coordinated effort to set the chamber’s direction.

Tincoln Jon Stasi Ata Coeta Dane Ee Rarry Baal Fy Clark Shies Clerhrone Wail Arcadia Bgt Lincoln Protem Alpha Morea Browen Bow

Alarm in Yang Tee Klang Region Reports From Moraine Post

A dispatch from the Moraine Post cites alarming reports from the upper Yang Tee Klang area. Provinces Szechoan Hupan and Hupe see rising in civil unrest while the dowager empress strengthens viceroy control in Tang Tee and Hanky. Chinese forces reinforce riverside lines as a rumored invasion threat prompts naval and troop mobilization. A separate note mentions Toronto politics where B A Macdonald was defeated by acting Mayor Shawley in a contentious contest over annexation claims.

London Henkes Moraine Post Yang Tee Klang Szechoan Hupan Hupe Tang Tee Hanky Acbotg Pitnese Eas Ray Toronto B.A. Macdonail Acting Shawley Argus MacDonsid Canada United States

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