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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
1
The appointment succeeds veteran jurist Henry Caldwell. Politicians anticipated the choice and the near unanimous bar endorsement followed. The action reflects broad backing from legal circles and public officials.
The race for the vacant seat features three active candidates Dustie Johnston Pollock and C G Smith. The report notes party alignment and the arrangement of future events as candidates are positioned for likely conventions and a potential long contest with Wilmington and others mentioned.
Forecast records show temperatures ranging from 51 to 68 degrees today across Kanaay. Officials warn that visibility may be limited in the morning fog with light breezes and a slight chance of a stray afternoon shower.
Reports from Belgrade describe the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga, their bodies moved to the Obrenovic family vault in St Mark’s chapel, with chaotic scenes of burial, gunfire, and palace turmoil. Worm’s-eye accounts note ministers killed, Odrenovic palace damaged, and a royal succession crisis unfolding.
A handwritten excerpt describes wartime tent camps housing displaced families with 12 hour shifts, village life, city water mains, and permanent management for a transit shelter system. It notes 1000 tents planned, with government property use and possible quaters for weeks.
A Belgrade dispatch reports the new government of Serbia intends to abolish the secretaries created by late King Alexander and to assemble a provisional assembly next Monday aimed at naming Prince Peter Karadjordjevic as king. Officials question the dispatches from Paris and Helsinki reports, while many seek clarity on recognition by major powers. A claimant to the throne, Math Reorderdevitch, announced he has abdicated, signaling shifting royal ambitions.
In North Topeka a new lake near Central Avenue widens daily as floodwater erodes the street and sidewalks. Boats drift from Lake Contrary. rescuers and volunteers work amid ruined homes, buried foundations, and multiple dead as recovery efforts continue with drainage attempts and cleanup across West North Topeka.
In Rochester Indiana last night robbers hit an express car attached to a freight train bound from Hammond to Rochester. They forced the car door, loaded packages including valuables worth about 5000 dollars, and escaped with security and followers.
A plea from Mrs J JWaples aboard the Santa Fe states a dog is trapped in a tree near Santa Fe depot. Depotmaster Pat Sherman is coordinating volunteers for a rescue by Be to the Reese expedition. Mr Sherman has shown interest in the dog's welfare.
In an opinion delivered today Judge Hortek found members of the Northern illicit and Doalen? association guilty of restraint of trade. Each member faced about $900 in penalties. The Tet a Coal Dealers’ association of Illinois and Wisconsin were denied a new trial and fined $25.
General Alexander McCook retired from the U S Army died in Dayton Ohio after a stroke. He was born in 1812 and served in the Civil War and Mexican War, later holding commands and diplomatic posts. Mrs McCook and two daughters were at his bedside at the time of death.
Fragmented OCR from Kansas City reports estimated 3.75 million to 5 hundred thousand dollars in hay grain and feet tatte destroyed during transit near Kaneda City. Shippers consider emergency measures as 70 percent of wheat and corn cargoes are spoiled with limited options for reshipment or sale.
Judge LaComb ruled against the appeal of coal carriers challenging the Interstate Commerce Commission decision. The Coal Funds won on every point. Weather shows generally fair conditions with a cool low around 45 and southerly winds expected.
A historic feud centers on Frank Rockefeller as one of the chief adversaries among rival factions and long standing opponents. The dispute traces back through family ties, business conflicts, and regional power struggles across decades.
Settlers accuse the Dewey faction of intimidation amid a western Kansas feud over land, with attempts to prosecute the Deweys led by Cheyenne County Attorney T. D. Hotchkis and sought aid from the attorney general. The Dewey camp hires strong legal teams, while deputies guard properties as the dispute widens across Cheyenne and neighboring counties.
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