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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1901
Page
15
Gates Chesney convicted on selling Aquer wan in olive court. He received 1100 dollars fine and 330 days in jail with intent to appeal. Prosecutor expects judge to uphold outcome. search and seizure challenge noted and case remains in progress.
Little Lillie Murphy, a Fort Scott girl, ran away during a Topeka afternoon event. Police and City authorities assisted, and Morrow will supervise the girl at a local residence to ensure she remains with her family in the Topeka area.
Elaborate preparations for exercises mark Children’s Day at the First Methodist Episcopal Church beautifully decorated for the event. Revich will preside at 2:30 pm with a varied program including Ute folks, Spanish features, and copies from Senate Lite. Mrs Warner Turney and others assist. friends of the school are invited.
The garbled text reports a gas related disturbance affecting a school community. It mentions stomach trouble risks and a person named Sadie Cramér, with unclear details about location, date, or actions taken.
At Friday’s streets and walks committee meeting SM Wood and other property owners protested paving the avenue from Tenth to Fourteenth. Wood argued no 90 foot pavement and questioned signing. He claimed no sewer on 20th or 13th streets and that pavement should wait until sewer work is completed. Street Commissioner and inspector Snyder to review ongoing work and identify needed spots.
The largest and most representative gathering of Indians from Alaska to California will attend the Hilos carnival in Tacoma in August. Representatives from about thirty tribes will be here with chiefs and warriors. An Indian village will be erected by the red men and dances like the sun ghost and passion play were to be staged with transports of buildings.
The president of the probate and divorce admiralty division of the high court of justice rescinded the decree of divorce granted to the Marquis of Andresy on November 7. Arguments on the rescission application were heard in camera.
Advices from the steamer Avsur report four men drowned at Five, with bodies not yet recovered and identities unknown. Gambling is said to have occurred at Dawson and White Horse. Marshal’s Band will give a concert tomorrow at Garflela Park at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Veterans at Junction City discuss the defeat of A W Smith of McPherson for department commander. Martin Norton’s victory signals a new G A R regime, with Cyrus Leland and his influence seen as pivotal. Coulter’s role and anti-Leland forces are noted as factors, while delegates recount the campaign and Warren Evans administration links.
An ad style passage extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal digestant capable of breaking down all food types, unlike pepsin which aids only meat and eggs. The text then shifts to a brief note on A. W. Smith and the Blue Rapids based commander Martin Norton, highlighting political and military ties within G. A. R. headquarters.
The Mobile and Ohio depot in Sparta was robbed last night by two masked men. They bound and gagged the night operator, locked him in a box car, blew the safe, and obtained about $300.
William R. Corwine of the Merchants Association warns New York shippers about proposed western classification changes. He says cooperation with Chicago and St Louis merchants is needed to resist rate and classification shifts, urging immediate protests to influence the railroads and traffic bureaus in Kansas City and Chicago.
Salina Kansas June crowds of Wesleyan University students threaten to derail the institution unless the board of trustees reverses its removal of Dr Tubbs an evolution critic. A secret executive committee meeting heard a defense of the professor but observers expect the board will press ahead despite bitter student opposition.
The Mount Barbara Military Academy building was struck by lightning last night and destroyed by fire. The structure cost about dollars and was partially insured.
New York freight bureau commissioner W. L. McCarty discusses Western railroad changes in freight classification. He argues that permitting mixed carloads harms New York City by altering rates and distribution power for jobbing houses along the Mississippi river region.
In a Cottage Grove saloon rear room Chief O Neil and detectives captured a pool hall hub for noted confidence men. Twenty five men were booked on conspiracy to defraud with S I Seabrook as complainant. Arrested include Frank Dobois Edward Dunne and Archie Donaldson amid racing odds and ticket machines.
The Unger conspiracy case paused today as Dr. Unger’s attorney J. J. McDannold fainted during his speech after a previous incident yesterday. A physician said he would be unable to address the jury soon, and Judge Tuley adjourned court until Monday to resume arguments and jury calls. Governor Stone signed the Emery and Focht rapid transit bills in Harrisburg.
Washington reports no Korea trade data in seven years per Consul Allen at Seoul in a communication to the State Department. The 1900 figures show net imports around 6.05 million dollars and exports led by kerosene, with significant U.S. shipments and evolving trade patterns amid census fraud mentions.
A damaged OCR fragment from a local trial report notes a verdict of guilty or not guilty, with uncertain details. The readable portion confirms a core sentence and a core judge, but the remainder is garbled.
Second day of a sword duel in Paris between local mayors and officials ended amid confusion and injuries. Participants faced long odds as the contest stretched on, with reports noting rising tensions and unclear outcomes.
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