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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
7
Police chatter notes a tentative schedule for Donovan and Tweed to be appointed to the police force, with meetings and potential official announcements described. A police court session reports fines and minor cases, while chatter mentions Magaw as a possible new chief candidate amid reform talks. Also brief dispatches note more Boers reaching Bermuda on a British transport Montrose.
Judge Swan of the United States district court today sentenced Rev. G. F. Howard after a guilty plea to using the man to obtain money. He was sent to two and a half years in the Detroit house of Correction. Howard, known nationwide, was arrested in Columbus after leaving the Ohio Penitentiary and had served a year. His plea for mercy moved the judge but could not avert the sentence.
Mrs Hannah Sprinkle of Pan, Illinois, living eight miles north of town, has been divorced twice from Sime J Sprinkle. She received alimony of 150,000 in two years after each divorce, totaling 310,000. In the creuit court she was granted further support of 908 alimony. Cruelty was cited as the cause, with two prior divorces and alimony arrangements earlier in the timeline.
W H Howard detained in Denver on larceny charge involving 340 from Clinton Wire Cloth of Boston. Former western manager with offices at 27 Lake Street, known in high Boston and Chicago circles, alleged to have posed questions on company accounts. Detective Sergeant Thomas Howard sent to Denver to return prisoner to Chicago.
A brown bear escaped from a circus type exhibit and roamed through Muncie Indiana frightening residents. It entered a house where a woman screamed, panicked the neighborhood, and police were alerted as the bear caused chaos in the streets.
Officials say members tied to the Miller Gang were involved in a January Oklahoma City incident that left a deputy and an alleged accomplice dead. Authorities believe the last suspect was cornered after a brief confrontation, with ongoing efforts to confirm all identities and motives.
Hundred men prepare dioramas and displays at the Auditorium for the Midwinter exposition debuting Monday at 10 o clock. Materials arrive from towns and cities as workers finalize arrangements for the public opening and the best show yet offered in To.
In Zanesville Ohio on January 17 George Stanberry superintendent of the American Monastic Tile Works was honored with a solid silver dinner set of over 200 pieces valued at $34,000. The presentation occurred at the Waldorf in New York to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of his leadership, with machinery at the plant also presented by Stanberry and noted for his substantial income.
At Franklin and Marshall College chapel in Lancaster Pa on January 17 George F Baer president of the Philadelphia and Reading railway and Central railroad of New Jersey denounced labor unions during a lecture titled Work Is Worship He condemned the power to forbid work over quarrels and the use of labor organization cards claiming unions force workers to refuse non members and warn of tyranny and terrorism by labor groups against others
The Commercial club plans two exhibit booths to highlight club aims in a reception room. Only nine manufacturers are invited to display, with broader public support from all parts of the state. The Ada Rehan silver statue from Chicago will greet visitors at the main entrance. About a hundred workers are decorating. City Federation of Clubs runs the reception room offering flowers and candy sale. A sizable vaudeville program is set for opening day as topeka conventions during the ten day event draw thousands.
Cincinnati report states widow of George W Caldwell a former Pennsylvania railroad brakeman was authorized to settle with the railroad for $10 for his death. He was killed December 10 at Morrow Ohio while attempting to board a moving train. The settlement is described as one of the smallest on record in Hamilton county probate court. The death claim stemmed from a voluntary association.
The speaker criticizes politicians who seek votes and vow to uphold constitutional liberty while praising legally established tribunals that restrain labor organizations. He insists labor may organize but not tyrannize, arguing unions have failed by ignoring fundamental constitutional truths.
A parcel containing 10 900 in coupon bonds vanished from a crate on a train near Pottstown Pennsylvania. A rabbit gnawed the package but the bonds were recovered intact. The incident prompted concerns involving Chase National Bank Citizens National Bank of Pottstown and Adams Express Company. Detroit reports the Manistique & Northeastern railway stock sale to Daniel W. Kauffman and P A Methany with plans to form Manistique Marquette & Northern rail line, fearing Pennsylvania RR involvement to access iron ore in northern Michigan.
George F. Smith, father of the city’s Congressman Smith, was found dead in his room at the Ogden hotel. Officials say accidental suffocation by a half open gas fixture is suspected. He was 74, a longtime building contractor, now retired, and leaves two sons and a daughter.
Financial excerpts reveal City of Topeka facing a stretched treasury after former administrations. April and December statements show revenues up by about 10 thousand dollars amid ongoing warrants and higher county draws. City treasurer predicts about 25 thousand dollars on hand after settling warrants, while tax returns and property values rise.
An advertisement details a for sale listing in Oakland by The Strasse Agency and mentions terms on a part payment plan. It also references a wagon, farming helpers, and local connections with O C Paxon and other names in a fragmented format. The legible portion emphasizes sale of a desirable home and involved parties.
The state charter board considered new filings including Merou Ny Ice and Cold Storage NY, Cyatta with $20,000, Wichita. Puch Excavating and Grading Co of Galena with $19,098. Morgan Kurt Telephone Co of Atlanta with $1,000. Coffeyville Pottery and Clay Co. Talwtock Circus. Treasury looted. The W T Clark circus was robbed of $10,990 at Welsh, Ta near Lalles. robbers unknown. Money taken from a grip.
The Rock Island offers round trip tickets to Topeka for the Kansas Midwinter Exposition January 20 to 30. Tickets go on sale January 20 from Rock Island points in Kansas and January 21 within 200 miles of Topeka, January 22 within 100 miles, with five day limits through January 31.
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