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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
1
Governor Cummins lands in Des Moines this afternoon and plans to deliver a address to the state bar association that evening at the governor’s mansion. He is met by Governor Bailey and will stay as a guest during his visit. The trip follows routine preparations as officials review the program and arrangements for the event.
Local forecast notes mild temperatures with the week showing a warm day then possible light snow flurries tonight. Government thermometer readings list temperatures around seven to forty degrees and an easing wind from the southwest.
A fast Santa Fe special train is reported speeding toward Tulsa tonight carrying Wr. Stark Jr., son of a United States Senator, from his home to be by his ailing wife in New York. Mr. Clark was notified yesterday.
A corrected, dated report notes Governor Cumming will deliver the principal address at the Iowa state association meeting this afternoon. He is to be hosted by Governor Bailey with notes of other speakers and schedules for tomorrow’s sessions.
In Vinise, Jan 27, Representative Geneva of Keokuk county offered a resolution calling for an investigation of ex Auditor Martinmn's counsel. The move follows Governor Cumain's lenient remarks on alleged errors in collecting fees from the SUTALC company and references to extortion charges.
Layton Katoew, a farmer on the Ben Finlib farm, died after 28 days of refusing nourishment, drinking only water. He fled from food due to stomach trouble and believed others would harm him. He was 2 years old? The report notes a burial at Jeimwood cemetery and leaves a family.
An Oklahoma fatality is confirmed near Hoyt in a report about Andy George W. Wilton. The notice notes he was connected to the community and mentions plans for Topeka trips for friends. Details are incomplete in the fragment.
Testimony in court tied Kansas legislator Burton to past graft schemes. Insurance official testified Burton received multiple payments totaling nearly 1,000 dollars as influence payments. The case mirrors a prior Topeka Insurance Company scandal with charges of using legislative influence to benefit a get rich quick scheme. Burton defended himself, awaiting federal action and possible acquittal.
Kansas City reports Lulu Prince Kennedy fainted in court as her mother testified to the defendant’s secret remarriage after her conviction for murdering Phillip Ho Kennedy, a Merchants’ Dispatch agent. Kennedy had been sentenced to 10 years. the supreme court recently reversed on a technicality.
A large crowd gathered before the palace to salute Emperor William on his birthday. Officials and royal family members appeared at a window to receive acclamations as carriages filed into the courtyard. U S Ambassador Tower joined other dignitaries in offerings of congratulations. King Oscar of Sweden and Norway appointed William first chief of the new Lion order. The celebration honors the emperor and commemorates aid after a recent town fire.
Washington on January 27 appointed W B Martin to succeed Mrs Minnie Cox as postmaster at Frlandia Mississippi. Local residents, including white and mixed groups, oppose Cox and obstruct mail delivery amid racial tension. Martin, a white man who served on Cox's staff, inherits the position amid controversy.
The Hoch Curtis faction accuses Chairman Kelsey of refusing to appoint a Hoch Curtis representative on a seven member committee to arrange the primary. Donald defends the move, stating the committee must carry out the resolution and that the majority controls the process. A heated meeting follows with protests, roll calls, and claims of unfairness while Bailey support is debated.
A report from J. C. Ort of Gove shows 28 bushels of wheat on three acres at 7.4 bushels per acre with further figures under dispute. Mohler, state agriculture official, collects statements. Ort claims higher yields. In Baraboo Wisconsin a resident fell from bed during extreme cold, and a Chicago weather summary lists below zero readings in multiple cities including Minneapolis and Cincinnati.
A southbound St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern passenger train and a Batesville branch train collided near Diaz Arkansas late last night causing one death and eight injuries. The Batesville train was burned and two cars of the through train were destroyed. Names of the deceased and injured include Dr Berkley of Newport and several Batesville residents.
Monte Carlo, Jan 27. George W. Schilling, who left Pittsburg in August 1887 to walk around the world in seven years, arrived here Saturday. He has visited Japan, India and both Africa, tracing his long journey and the steps planned to complete the trip.
Dispatches from Yokohama and Tokyo report Japan pressing Russia for a swift reply to avoid war. Ministers Kurino and Lamedorff confer as crisis deepens, with Russia’s willingness to yield to avoid conflict noted but warnings of hard blows if needed. London and Paris sources discuss mediation hopes and possible Japanese military restraint amid mounting global tension.
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