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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1902
Page
7
Jan. 28 report from Huntington shows lumber dealers gathering for annual address by secretary Merry Growieh with George D. Howenebrittet presiding. Amid economic talk, timber booms on Gayandoux River were broken leaving an estimated loss. excursions to Santa Fe Heath Resorts listed with varied pricing.
Local brief notes list residents returning from Louisville and Denver, visitors from Kansas City and Lawrence, and friends attending the Mitchell fair. Mentions of Joins to St Louis for business, trips to Fort Calhoun and Cottonwood Falls, and church events with Arthur Crane.
Mrs Margaret Hill McCarter delivers the welcome at the Woman's Day exercises under the Topeka Federation. She salutes Kansas women, praising education, temperance work, equal suffrage, mothers groups, and patriotic organizations. The gathering honors representatives from WCTU, Relief Corps, Mother's Leagues, DAR, GAR, and state clubs.
A Kansas gathering highlights commercial welfare and state uplift via women’s clubs and organizations. Speakers from Pioneer Woman to the Daughters of the American Revolution share papers on education, motherhood, literature, and press progress while a reception at the executive mansion follows the program.
In Toheka's police court the harsh rule of one arrest per day remains. A boy who stole mittens from A Samwels faced the court, tearfully promised reform, and returned the mittens. Albert Williams, kept at the city prison, is sent to Kansas City. Hungarian citizen Juan Bajo, badly frozen, may lose feet but avoid amputation with treatment. police officers aided him during the cold night. Judge Raw will delay taking charge until month’s end, awaiting transfer.
Crude OCR from Crab Orchard reports a devastating fire last night destroying the alo pit area and several buildings including the Bank of Crab Orchard A W ball Richardon Mercantile Co F M Shurrett Hardware Co and other structures with losses estimated between 20000 and 50000 dollars partly insured. German officers visiting Washington met by President in White House Blue Parlor and a ball at the German embassy tonight to honor them.
Washington January 22 The War Department will take no action on Gen Wheaton remarks cited in the Senate after reviewing the Manila dispatch The department concludes the senate debate stemmed from a misapprehension of Wheaton statements and that he did not criticize the United States Senate or its committees The misreporting is traced to a general statement attributing criticisms to others rather than Wheaton himself
Washington January 28 Cuban reciprocity hearings resumed before the ways and means committee with delegations from Colorado beet sugar and Cuban planters. F M Carey of Colorado argued concessions to Cuba would aid American Sugar Refining and harm beet sugar, while Cuban head Machado said Cuba faces starvation under the Platt amendment and Pratt amendment limits. The session adjourned to 1 20 p.m.
New York January 28 the cross examination of Dr Hamilton Williams coroner physician at the autopsy of William Marah Fikce resumed in the Albert T Putrick trial Williams said kidney disease might aggravate pneumonia and a neglected cold could cause lung congestion while some left lung conditions could not have arisen from a cold Br Moore questioned the witness on redirect testimony about the left lung conditions
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