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July 31 report notes government steps amid theft claims involving Carter family and Connor partners. Temporary receivers appointed for New York properties as a freight trade disruption impacts the port area.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
8
July 31 report notes government steps amid theft claims involving Carter family and Connor partners. Temporary receivers appointed for New York properties as a freight trade disruption impacts the port area.
An assortment of patent medicines listed with brand names such as Hood's Sarsaparilla Ayer's Sarsaparilla Pierse's Golden Medical Discovery Pierce's Payorite Prescription and Paine's Celery Compound. An address at 500 W. 10th Street appears with related products.
London dispatches describe a brutal encounter near Durban on July 31 with four hundred Boers repeatedly assaulting the British line. Major Edwarda and Gunner Carpentar were killed, a gun captured, and several British troops wounded in the heavy fighting as pursuit continued for miles. Lord Kitchener reports a sharp clash with Viljohis' command, yielding a pompom, twenty-two Asguns, and thirty-two prisoners after a long chase. Field trials for beagles, travel ticket promos, and a petit larceny case wrap the rest of the day’s items with local color and court notes.
D D Skinner the ice maker refuses to answer questions during a local hearing. The testimony session concluded with Skinner declining further comment while officials noted the proceedings will continue with other witnesses.
Police court hears case against Cave brothers known as the Mat and Hutch for operating a hole in North Topeka with Clarence Wood in charge. Defendant Lehmann testified about the keg incident, while attorneys debated ownership and responsibility. The trio were fined. one man cited for carrying concealed weapons. Bicyclists and city finances noted as residents pay for sidewalk and other local issues.
A chaotic trial unfolds as lawyers scramble over a misnamed complaint and a satirical defense. Witnesses including D H Winslow and O D Skinner are examined amid objections and quibbles on who qualifies as the proper party. The judge pledges to rethink the filing as the ice trust fight drags on with improvised legal theatrics.
Witnesses testifying in a case related to ice production described Wolff Packing Co as producing about 49 tons daily under favorable conditions and noted no ice had been produced since a local ordinance. Other speakers discussed ice supply sources, pricing, and coupon usage in the industry, with questions about cost and customer impact.
Fragmentary hearing notes show Mr Raney not on the stand and Mr Dickey named as the cooper. The record mentions orders for a book and a related payment question. Mr Henderson then testified.
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