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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
8
Authorized carriers register letters for city mail routes. Carriers at stations A and B, plus others, register letters for delivery with required fees. Postal staff issue receipts. most carriers operate from main office with some stationed at specific posts.
June 19 New York report says James F Rhesrn an iceman for American Ice shot his wife Louie and then shot himself in the drain behind Henry Wernke’s Gravesend residence. Authorities say the pair had a troubled marriage. he 40, she 34. Debits and debts linked to the incident are mentioned as a factor. Local details include his former servant role and ties to Mr Wernke’s household. Brigadier General Washington notes on state guard policy appear in the same dispatch.
A garbled 19th century dispatch quotes Emperor William urging vigilance at sea and praising German progress in naval strength. It stresses peace through powerful fleets, cooperation with comrades, and a hopeful vision of commerce and mutual trust that will shape Germany’s future.
Open to sightseers the State House will host about two thousand excursionists from Kaneag City next Sunday. Arrangements call for the building to remain open until 1 o clock as visiting officials from each department conduct tours, with ships reported clearing the Kaw mouth and arriving near Topeka via the Union Pacific for the annual outing.
Major T J Anderson urges Topeka residents to follow Chas Devlin and repaint storefronts and hotels for a better city. He cites the National Hotel and Copeland Hotel as examples and says small spending now could yield millions in improved appearance, prompting a Crawford Opera House front paint subscription.
New York residents report a major wrestling tournament with Ruhlin Sharkey and Fitzsimmons in talks for bouts at Madison Square Garden. Prominent heavyweights are expected to appear as organizers plan matches on nights not used for cycling. The event would launch a wrestling tourney at the Garden with further bouts among leading heavyweights.
Judge Hulett in United States court awards the Munn Brothers against Thex Mining company ruling they may recover more than 1,000,000 from Ibex mine owners at Lendvite. The Hie claimed a half interest in the Archer Consolidation lode. The court awards about one twelfth of the ores extracted and sold from the disputed area.
A Milford Indiana man explains he stopped coffee not due to fear but because a morning Postum drink pleased him more. Within weeks his stomach and heart symptoms, including headaches, faded. He notes water retention and general discomfort vanished after switching to Postum Food Coffees.
Chicago June 1 The Harlem Jockey Club closes Harlem to avoid disrepute from a court injunction while the American Derby is expected to proceed with betting as possibilities loom over Derby day. Horses named include Outlander The Parader Water Color and Ladies with several others doubtfully starters due to weather and conditions.
Cleveland reports a suburb rail expansion by a syndicate aiming to link Port Huron Michigan to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania via a three state electric suburban line. The project would bring over two hundred thousand people within reach of the proposed route, passing through Warren Niles Girard and Fort Wayne before reaching its final links.
A contract is signed in New York for a complete rolling stock package including pressed steel cars locomotives and passenger coaches for the Republic and Grand Forks railroad in Washington. The 4 mile line will open in November subject to construction progress and will mainly haul silver ore from the Republic district on the eastern slope of these Canadian regions.
A despondent youth named Reon Bint is described as struggling with English, revealing nervous strain and potential insanity after a troubled attempt at learning. In another line, Canter, son of a wealthy broker, allegedly leaped from a wagon in his room. Reports mention Emir arriving in Baku and the Kir of Hothara reaching Petersburg en route to Piatigorisk.
San Francisco reports persistent talk of a possible legal contest to the Huntington estate over the will. Princess Hatsfeldt may be omitted or provided for life interest with remainder to others. No adoption records found. attorney for the parties remains silent as speculation centers on residuary shares potentially exceeding forty million dollars.
Henry D. Clayton of Alabama asserts in a Washington dispatch that the south will press negro disfranchisement to secure Democratic supremacy. He argues that reduction of representation over negro suffrage is political dusters and cites Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carolina. The piece also notes railroad machine exhibits at the thirty fourth semi convention and reports on iron and wheel merits for high speed trains.
A Tribune special mag reports the directors of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing issued figures for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1901. The statement shows 17100,000,000 one cent stamps 3,619,000,000 two cent stamps 209,256,000 of higher denominations, and totals with special delivery stamps at 5,113,936,000, versus 377,727,000 the prior year. The number of stamp books issued is 29500,000. Face values and production exceed former records by over 1,500,000,000, though some face values are not yet finalized.
In New York on June 1, interest grows in a amid the mased transatlantic race for the America’s Cup class. Sir Thomas Lipton’s favor toward the proposal spurs talk that Thomas Lawson and W Butler Duncan Jr may enter Independence and Constitution versus the Shamrocks. J W S Oddie, NYYC secretary, noted the event has not yet reached the club’s attention.
June reports indicate rising street tensions in Rio de Janeiro and New York tied to proposed fare hikes. Other notes detail wrestling bouts in Portland, a halted railroad extension in Wyoming, and a Wichita probate figure's death. Beatrice excursion info via Rock Island Route on June 23 lists price and schedule details.
Colorado Springs June 12 A newly wealthy craftsman Winfeld Scott Stratton says unions uplift labor and earn fair wages. He claims reinvested ten million dollars into Cripple Creek mining ventures and argues his company pays workers two dollars a day, criticizing nonunion practices as unprofitable and unfair to families.
Richard Cecil Hughes, president of Tabor College, resigns to take a more lucrative post. He has served the college for ten years, during which the endowment grew and attendance rose, and the board appeals for him to remain, noting the college’s continued prosperity under his leadership.
On May 29 a fire damaged a building reportedly linked to Washington Trading Co and the Gmilie J Soukholling with Judge TP tiga and bawie barely escaping with their powers. Total losses are placed at 126,650 dollars amid bond issues and city developments.
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