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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
1
The headline hints at a follow up from the MAFEKING campaign and relief for Baden Powell’s unit or expedition named Little Rand. Details are fragmentary but indicate continued action or movement in the area with a focus on relief efforts.
London dispatches report the army in no condition to move on Bloemfontein with a strong Boer force elsewhere. Reinforcements, rail advances, and supply issues delay Lord Roberts. Cronje and Cronje’s garrison are under watch as British plans focus on Da to the north and Ladysmith relief efforts continue amid renewed political fervor.
A Wheeling dispatch outlines a plan for a vast steel and tin plate trust with $1 billion capital to unite American Tin Plate, National Steel, American Hoosaml Wire, and National Steel Sheet, tracing origins to a pioneer who planned a single national trust. The article details political controversy at a Utah convention, noting factions, speeches, and disputed clauses amid broader industry consolidation efforts.
Delegates from Utah were instructed to vote for W J Bryan for president at the Democratic national convention 国产精品 The revolution committee discussed excluding BH Roberts prompting debate on party lines
A March notice from New York reports Cleveland is seriously ill at home in Princeton. He is not bedridden but seldom leaves his upper floor room and rarely sees visitors or follows world events.
New York observers expect President McKinley to give a short address at the fifteenth Ohio Society dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria on Saturday night. Secretary Hay may join the president, with James H. Host of Cleveland slated for the principal speech. Also on the agenda are Governor Nash of Ohio, Solicitor General John L. Richards, and ex-Governor J. H. Campbell.
Louis F. Prager a retired merchant died in New York at age 101 His long life included a 100th birthday celebration noted with dinner remarks reflecting a century of experiences The obituary records him as a local figure in the city community.
Rapid shifts in the Populist race unfold as Stone withdraws from Leavenworth. Ryan hints at quitting unless backed by Breidenthal. Breidenthal supporters push for lieutenant governor and county delegates rally in Leavenworth. Atwood and Leedy engage in counter moves as Breidenthal gains county wide organization and lodge backing.
Washington reports February totals show receipts 45 001 265 dollars and expenditures 57 015 472 dollars resulting in a deficit of 7 892 753 dollars. Customs receipts 19 252 252 dollars reflect a gain near 3 million from February 1895 with internal revenue 20 767 457 dollars and war department charges reducing the deficit. Over the last six months revenue exceeded expenditures by 17 762 000 dollars.
Mrs Mary Simpson of Huntingdon Pa visits Police Headquarters to recover her 1h year old sister Carrie Dehuff now Mrs George W Clark as she aided his marriage scheme to his son. Clark confessed to a whipping promise then wed his son to Cary De bust at St Luke s church. The girl, found in Harrisburg, is brought to the station amid reporters concerns over the marriage reveal. Weather: Chicago predicts fair tonight with increasing clouds and warmer conditions.
The Atchison Globe quotes Cyrus Le expressing that a defeated result would not alarm him. He notes his own county voted for Bailey, Bailey's county supported him, and every precinct favored him. He dismisses critics and says he is not alarmed by the outcome.
Guthrie Oklahoma March 2 The Kaw in ding reservation seventy five miles north in the Arkansas river valley holds a rare weeklong celebration over Congressman Charles Curtis winning the First Kansas district Republican primary. Chiefs order drums and tom toms, decorate a lithograph of “Tiger Charley,” and dancers honor Curtis with singing, prayers, and a peace pipe as the tribe links his political win to their status in Washington.
Washington March 2 President McKinley and party left Washington at 11 this morning for New York where he will attend the annual dinner of the Ohio Society. The private car attached to a regular Pennsylvanian train carried Mrs. McKinley Miss Mary Barber Gen Corbin Mr Cortelyou one secretary Dr Rixey and two servants.
Manila reports Col An déreon of the Thirty-eighth Infantry using insurgent tactics to ambush a detachment near Benjangas. Cal Anderson’s spies revealed the target, yielding 2 insurgent deaths, 30 wounded, several captured, plus arms and ammunition. A second item notes a New York conference urging long cycle paths and a continuous bicycle route from New York to Chicago.
President McKinley asks Congress to appropriate all customs revenue collected on Porto Rico since evacuation to aid the island's government and education. House promptly grants unanimous consent to pass a bill placing funds at the president's disposal for relief, with $2,090,475 tied to prior duties.
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