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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1898
Page
8
A Kansas State Bar discussion favors majority rule and invoking initiative and referendum to amend the constitution. It argues for petition secured proposals, a state printing plant, and public access to proposed amendments, aiming to replace legislatures as the source of fundamental changes.
Charles F. Spencer argues a new era in mankind with the law and the agitator as two great forces. He predicts social and industrial revolution abroad and calls for faith in progress despite past comforts, warning against monarchic and military dominance and urging labor to lead in shaping the future.
The speaker reviews labor strikes and government reliance on military force and injunctions, warning that self government hinges on the people’s judgment. He notes Debs’s break with anarchist groups and argues reform movements must face public scrutiny or risk disaster. The piece cites historic unions in England and the balance between law and popular will.
Officers for the State Bar Association are elected. Judge Grousup and Attorney General Boyle addressed the meeting. W G Holt F L Williams John L Games spoke forenoon. Henry McLean L TL Perkins Chas FP Spencer spoke afternoon. Nominations committee selected officers. Allen Headed by S J Allen as President. C Coleman as President, J Brown and A Godard re elected to roles. Graves, McFarland, Monroe re elected to council seats. Banquet at close of session tonight.
New Orleans reports Captain Matt O'Brien a United States naval inspector of steam vessels died. He was among the last Confederate navy veterans who served aboard ships protecting Alabama during the Civil War. The notice mentions a party and events at Library Hall, with kindergarten party tickets and a program of stories music and dancing in the evening.
Topeka society items recount cordial gatherings hosted by Mrs. Crane and Mrs. McCray with guests from Lawrence Atchison Indiana and Cameron Mo. A lively card party and a progressive bid party feature prizes and many attendees. The Bachelor Club held a dance at Hudson's hall with a long guest list including Mrs. Lowry Mrs. Howe and Miss Cross among others.
Cards come in from the city noting Mrs. Althea B Best announces the marriage of her daughter Althea to Mr. William Edgar Wroe with home to be announced after February 25 in Madison, Chicago. Miss Matet Cunningham of Emporia views Mrs EB HL Anderson at Tyler Street. The Model Literature Club plans a Monday meeting with Miss Ollie O'Brien and others. Mrs. D O McCray’s sister Mire William Moes Junes plans to depart for Cameron Missouri. Sigma Sigma society hosts a gathering tomorrow with several visitors from Atchison and Zacvenca. Clyde Miller of Osage City to spend time with Miss Margaret PStr next week. Scott Baldwin of Kansas City to attend the Lotus party tonight. About 50 guests to be entertained at cards tomorrow. AW. ctimaton of Topeka wills.
Edward J. Rosenfeld sails from Portland to Alaska with 60 soldiers and 10 tons of provisions to reach Dawson City by March 15. He will establish a permanent Dawson ocean freight line using snow traction engines and transport government and private cargo to Klondike via Chilkat pass and Yukon river.
General Edward Bragg at the Western society of the Army of the Potomac banquet in Chicago denounced federal effort to reshape the nation by centralizing power. He warned against officials rebuilding the organic law and traditions with motives tied to tearing down the government. He likened current statecraft to a Trojan horse and warned of unholy alliances between northern and southern leaders. The report notes the scrambled, incomplete remarks captured from the event.
The Virginia Supreme Court in Richmond ruled that a tax imposed on the business of publishing a newspaper is not an abridgment of the freedom of the press. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that limited such taxation and permits the city to levy the tax to support government functions.
Local North Topeka items include visitors from Grant and Silver Lake, bakery specials, and inventory sales at Cromwell & Jeffers. Miss Mabel Proudfit and Mrs. Kate Watking with daughter plan moves, while the Needle Ten met at Mrs. Davis's home. A vitascope show at Lukens’ theatre drew fair crowds.
A jumble of Topeka items notes court adjournments, postponed liquor case, and portraits of district judges planned by a special committee. Police report arrests for intoxication, burglary, and assault at the St Nicholas hotel, Grand Opera House, and nearby streets. Upcoming events include temperance meeting, National Aid convention, and a possible high-profile concert for the Auditorium with discussions on advertising and pricing.
Kansas City January 28. A deal completes yesterday afternoon making the Elms hotel at Excelsior Springs the property of a new company. Henry Lettenson, Captain H. F. Dicks and McCowen Hunt of Leavenworth serve as president, vice president and secretary with Ri J. Ringolski of Kansas City as treasurer. The company has acquired the interests of M D Donovan and W Wooles. The new owners plan many improvements and aim to operate the hotel on a generous scale.
New York dispatch reports about 1200 actors seeking to unite, forming a union to challenge the Theatrical Syndicate. The effort targets a charter via the National Association of Stage Employees. 70 reportedly favor, 12 oppose, 0 abstain as votes are tallied.
Denver hosts a chaotic barbec ue at Union stockyards as crowds surged through the grounds despite police and guards. Up to 30,900 people were ferried in by Burlington and silver car lines, six tons of meat served, and some tables broke under the crush. Governor Adams and Mayor McMurray attended as tickets were reportedly scarce. The convention’s final session featured resolutions on federal statistics, western transit rates, tariffs, and arid land cessions, with several measures adopted and others defeated.
Chicago January 28 George F Wrench manager for Joseph Leiter and himself asserts the group owns every bushel of surplus wheat in the country. He cites government figures and estimates a maximum of about 154000 bushels still held across various regions and holds ownership claims.
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