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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
7
In a period of extreme political strain the Burton machine pushes W. T. Stubbs to front the drive to force Hoch into the governor race. Hoch denies candidacy while supporters claim the bid rests on party unity and leverage in Leavenworth county votes. Local editors weigh anti-machine sentiment and internal party rifts as factions clash.
City fire officials examine the Menter Building lamp operated by Edward McMuhen as the probable origin of the fatal blaze. Attorney Fulkerson attends the inquest with a stenographer to gather testimony, while witnesses describe the theater lobby blast and doors blown open during the incident.
George Morgan attorney for Miss Ive Ow ens says the Lro gues theater owners and city of Chicago are co-defendants over alleged failure to enforce building ordinances. He cites Supreme Court street car decisions limiting city protection to passengers. It is unclear if damages for injuries on city property can be recovered.
Chicago reports life insurance companies will settle losses without quibbling over technicalities. Managers of major firms vow that reasonable proof of death and receipt of policy funds will suffice, following the Galveston precedent. Checks have already been issued to some beneficiaries.
City officials blocked access to the council chamber as the coroner's inquest proceeded. Police deterred hundreds of residents and even several aldermen from entering. Building Commissioner Wilkes appeared to offer a chair in the chamber but was refused as other guards prepared for potential events during the inquest.
The annual installation of officers of Lincoln Camp No 18, W O W, drew a large turnout from Omaha Topeka St Joseph Atchison Fort Scott and other cities. Speeches by sovereign officers featured an exhibition by the degree team, a supper, and a social period. Twenty one candidates were initiated and the 1904 officers were announced with names and titles.
Shawnee county Republicans meet January 9 to decide if primaries will be combined for county nominations and for delegates to the state convention at Wichita. The biggest fight centers on the district judgeship with J. B. Larimer expected to oppose A. W. Day. Candidates for county attorney, sheriff, and other offices are discussed, with talks of late or early primaries and intra party factional lines shaping the race.
Reports from Berlin indicate a new shade of uniform being tested by German military officials led by Generals Corin Young and Wood. The reform aims to blend light olive with darker tones, to distinguish privates and non commissioned officers, with full adoption expected only in four years as manufacturing lines ramp up and existing stock ages out.
Sir Percy Sander son, the British consul general, stated that the Cape Colony government desires Swine To be present eviction of trade in the colony and across South Africa to discourage further immigration. He warned that many skilled artisans have lost work and new arrivals worsen the job market with limited immediate employment prospects.
Train collision near Willard causes seventeen deaths and many injuries. Officials blame Engineer Benjamin for a mistaken signal as the wreck prompts a long inquest and a makeshift telegraph office at the scene. Witnesses describe the horror and a large emergency response including medical aid by local women.
Dr Kemper and Dr Men, Maple Hill physicians, arrive in Topeka for inquest into the Hotk Triana wreck near Wittard. Kemper testifies they were notified before the crash and reached the scene about thirty minutes after the wreck occurred.
Medical student Frank Beil, praised for heroic work in saving many lives after the Rock Island passenger wreck at Willard, Kansas, was injured in another railroad accident while visiting his mother, according to dispatches from Topeka dated June.
Grogan, an Rock Island engineer, rode from Kansas City and barely escaped death when a wreck near Willard killed twenty. He credits mercy of God for surviving and recalls learning of the Topeka crash after stopping over, previously nearly losing his life on the Golden State Limited last year.
Rock Island officials refuse to issue an official statement while the investigation is pending. Engineer Benjamin, blamed in the Willard wreck, left Topeka for Kansas City with questions about blame and details unsettled. Report notes photographers on the scene and mentions Henry Swaiser, whose wife and child were killed in the incident.
Chicago report says the Coliseum, site of the national Republican Convention, was closed by the Building Commissioner for a technical ordinance violation. Investigation by Graeme Stewart and Benatar Hanna found no unsafe conditions and suggested the order would be rescinded within forty eight hours.
Chicago and Kansas City live stock markets show cattle steady and hogs steady with higher bids seen. Wheat and corn futures turn bullish amid liquidation and late gains as traders digest war news and domestic demand.
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