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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
1
In London observers weigh the end of conflict as early reverses fade from memory and the city begins adjusting to postwar realities. Officials caution against premature triumphalism while markets and daily life show signs of relief.
A detailed foreign dispatch discusses possible formal annexation of the Transvaal, noting Britain would recognize authority until a final decision. The piece cites optimistic and cautious views on Kruger’s fate, British aims, and the political and military implications as the war progresses. The report emphasizes neared outcomes, potential reunification, and the balance of power in southern Africa.
A sprawling summary outlines various items from a newspaper page. It notes boxing action involving Pao 2 Bt Louis Strikers and a tough bout with Ys Dynamite, plus scattered society notices and public notices.
Weather predictions for the next four hours cover central and western Kansas with partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday, a chance of showers and thunder storms, warmer tonight and Sunday, and easterly winds.
In Pekin and Tien Tsin reports describe foreign guards arriving amid the Dragon festival and a marked change in Chinese behavior toward foreigners. Boxers threaten, leaders not captured, authorities occupy disturbance sites with limited repression. Attacks near Pao Ting Mu kill and injure several, while warships gather at Port Arthur and relief expeditions move.
The article recounts a disturbing wedding incident where Miss Mary Algner, now Mrs Hess May, surprises her parents with an unplanned contraption of marriage. The father Abner Hess weeps and laments while relatives discuss the event and its consequences. True names and places appear garbled in the report.
Colonel Fit Sutton of Detroit, regent of the University of Michigan and a Republican figure, is acquitted of complicity in state military clothing frauds after a one hour forty minute jury deliberation. Sutton and his wife wept at the verdict, while his daughter-in-law also cried and Mrs Sutton kissed jurors. The case linked Sutton with White and Marsh figures in the scheme. Marsh’s trial ended in conviction and White fled to San Antonio.
Severe forest fires sweep the Santa Catalina mountains near Tuscan Arizona with the government forces struggling to contain a twenty by ten mile blaze. Weather notes from Chicago indicate Kansas will see partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with possible showers and thunderstorms, warmer in the west. East winds are forecast.
The Cape Colony congress opened with clergy and commoners present. A resolution urged that Britain’s interference in South African affairs caused the war, calling for freedom and republican alignment. Delegates will visit Britain, Canada, and Australia to explain their views.
London dispatches report Lord Roberts detailing battles near Heilbrunn and Johannesburg. Casualties include eight killed and several wounded. French and Mundle movements analyzed. Reports suggest French near Pretoria and ongoing British plans amid Boer positions and Kruger's illness.
W. Starr, longtime Santa Fe terminals superintendent at Bates City, is transferred to La Junta where he becomes system agent. Starr has served as terminal superintendent here for several years.
The Topeka street fair drew nearly 6 000 on Friday with total paid admissions around 23 290 for the week. Director General James S. Coe led the event while security tightened and riots banned. A special train from Horton brought many visitors, and incidents included a Suspicious Illness case and Midway financial disputes, with ongoing legal actions and looming potential continued Midway presence.
Mundy complains of excessive fees in police court case involving Oriental American Midway manager and attorney Stecuntock. A fight at Midway Sunday prompted claims of inflated legal charges as the Oriental American Midway Company plans to leave Topeka tomorrow. Commercial club members discuss but deem relief powerless.
Attorney General Godard, who agreed to join Kansas Lumbermen’s association in pressing freight rate equality, and David Martin, their counsel, request a conference with railroad representatives. They hope for progress, though railroads have not yet replied. lawyers anticipate a favorable response soon, possibly today.
San Francisco June 2 health officials report no new plague cases in past hours. House to house inspection and cleansing of unhealthy spots in Chinatown proceed vigorously. Danger to residents outside the district declared past. quarantine to continue until the district is perfectly healthy.
Rushville Indiana June 2 Democrats of the Sixth district nominate Davidne McKee of Gonnereville for Congress by acclamation. The action marks the party’s selection ahead of the general election.
Indianapolis notes the death of George P. Anderson aged 78, long a leading Odd Fellow in Indiana and a familiar figure in the middle west, reported as having died the previous week. In Yokohama, a Japanese cabinet crisis persists with Marquis Ito expected to form a ministry.
Amid a transit strike in St Louis police protect operations while workers sleep in depots. An explosion damaged the St Louis Transit barns on Prairie avenues injuring none as 110 employees slept inside. Debs is due to speak. a large posse is sworn in at the Shaw building barracks as tension rises.
Kansas City June 2 The subcommittee of the national Democratic committee will meet Monday to review alleged hotel rate exactions for the convention. J J Swofford says rates cited are erroneous and cites a $1 26 a day Euro plan for headquarters and $2 per room average for overflow housing in private homes. Senator Jones reports complaints about hotel charges as convention time nears and contemplates action.
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