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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
4
A garbled AP wire text from the Topeka State Journal contains unreadable lines about sports and news reports. The readable fragments reference Associated Press dispatches and interruptions within the paper.
A noisy mix of brief items notes subscribers to the State Journal may receive daily delivery to any address for 30 cents a month and changes of address on request. Other items touch on politics, taxes, military reviews, and various court and civic notices with cluttered, partially garbled phrasing.
The New York World reports a third mistrial in the Kennedy murder case with jurors unsettled by contested evidence and witness tampering claims. Prosecutors consider dropping the indictment as new evidence emerges yet may not alter the weak prosecution.
Dolly Reynolds has been dead over seven months and Kennedy remains unacquitted after nearly three years. A third jury has effectively found not proven, a miscarriage of justice that has shocked New York and highlights the need for timely trials and fair proceedings.
A collage of local observations from Atchison and nearby Kansas towns. anecdotes include education vs comfort, farm threshing life, dressmaking, a bachelor’s humor, a Topeka resident ironies, and community scenes from Topeka to Hutchinson. Names, places, and dated riffs paint a vivid slice of early 1900s Midwest life.
Chicago report details His Eminence leading the field with strong fractions as Bonnliebert Beau Gallant and others trailed. The Parader expected tomorrow while Gutlinder county favorites Water Color and Sweet Lavender are not shipping.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach stated in the House of Commons that he would not pursue a preferential duty on sugar from British colonies. He argued it would not help the country or colonies, reduce revenue, and could harm consumer prices while risking trade with foreign nations. The debate noted German sensitivity to preferred nation status and warned against disrupting Britain Canada Australia trade dynamics.
Supreme Lodge members from across the United States and Canada will gather in Chicago on July 8 for a special session at the Lexington hotel. The closed doors meeting aims to review the endowment fund and plan growth for the insurance branch of the organization, expected to last a week or more.
News brief reports James T Mulhall of Denver arraigned in New York on using the mails for fraud. held on $2600 bond after a sworn statement by post office inspector William Sullivan. Also noted are arrests in Kansas and Colorado for game law violations as authorities warn continued illegal shipments.
Mayor Hughes plans to open eight new polities reservations and overhaul the police force. The proposal includes replacing old precincts with new political leaders and may involve mandatory dog catching or police duties, with details yet to be determined and subject to Interior Department guidance.
Washington June 20 civil government will be established in the Philippine Islands on July 4. Judge William H. Taft will be designated civil governor and will head the Philippine commission which will be continued. The order creating him civil governor will be issued by the president through the secretary of war.
A strange incident occurs when roots invade the Potwin sewer, filling the space with fibrous growth and blocking flow. The jam creates a water pressure issue as the system becomes unable to pass water, leaving authorities considering future remedies and repairs.
A regional forecast notes increased rain from global storms with focal showers and thunderstorms. The day is expected to be warmer overall, with scattered activity across areas.
Frank Armstrong camp, the newly organized association of Spanish American war veterans, held its first meeting at Lincoln govt hall on July 1. It has applied for a charter from the national organization with 46 charter members listed. More memberships are solicited across the state. Adna M. Clarke of Lawrence, a former captain in the Twentieth Kansas, acts as recruiting officer for Kansas, handling charter applications through his office.
City engineer McCabe criticizes pavement contractors for leaving excavations unguarded at night. He bought a dozen lanterns to mark dangerous foundations and will bill contractors for the lights. Directors of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad meet. talks of private concert plans and a mortgage that may be foreclosed soon. A monument to Frederick Williams is unveiled in a park ceremony. An International Federation meeting is noted with attendees from multiple cities. a rail pass promotion and travel notices are mentioned.
A morning blaze at the J. B. Sickles Saddlery complex on Twenty-first Street and Washington Avenue in St Louis caused about 200000 in loss. The fire, heard as a distant explosion, destroyed the Sickles building and threatened nearby structures including Reynolds Carriage and Lambe Carriage, with several firemen injured lightly. Insurance partially covers the losses.
American methods of work impress foreign delegates from Norway Holland Britain and Germany as they tour New York universities Princeton Columbia Harvard and the University of Chicago before attending Lake Geneva and North Sea conferences. The party includes Rev K M Eeknoff J D De Stoppsilaar Tiasington Tetlow Pierre Bovet and Casimir Heck among others who study American methods and report broad growth of the movement abroad.
In Kansas City on June 20 Miss Jeasse Morrison wept while recounting the day of the murder. She described walking from her home to Mrs. Castile’s, a confrontation, threats with a razor, and after a struggle struck her and then reportedly attacked with a razor herself. Witnesses crowded the courtroom as she testified in her own defense. In Washington, the printing association announced its next convention will begin in Baltimore on the third Monday in June 1908 with officers named including President Martin P. Higgins and Secretary-Treasurer William J. Webb.
Virginia M Johnau seeks to have a lien of $14,000 for attorney fees set aside in district court regarding her late husband. The lien is held by Gleed Ware Gleed. The record mentions Grand Opera House and events around June with local notes on mayoral question and civic matters.
Ground black pepper. Crisp crackers. Crisp ginger soaps. Readable items listed with weights and quantities. The short fragment notes common grocery or market goods and prices, suggesting a catalog or sale notice from a historical page.
Local items list attorney A A Hurd and other Chicago figures with Santa Fe ties plus Topeka business, a bank basement repair plan, a divorce suit by Carrie Russell, a new Pillmers Cooperative Grain charter, streetcar track work on Kansas Avenue, rental of the J K Hudson mansion, staff moves at Hall Lithographic, and a flood of railway and engineering notes. Also noted are a National Association of Master Painters member, a Santa Fe special train westbound, Vinewood Park track adjustments, and Union Pacific inquiries.
Real estate transfers show Seay Stare t and husband transferring to Clad Hamilton for 3.00, lots 8 and Gi Green. An extended train excursion advertises Pan-American routes to Buffalo and visits to Lake resort areas, with schedules from the Western Railways and Pan-American lines, including depots and ticket services.
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