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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
8
Fragmented verse and prose sketch a comic carnival of misheard lines and names. A narrator notes Beary, Dodds, and Pers in a jumble of quotes about love, crime, and social scenes. The piece hints at memory, scandal, and the theatre of conversation.
At a New York reception for Prince Henry J Pierpont Morgan stated Columbia, the defender of the America's Cup, may return to competition. Admiral Baudissin and others heard the remark after the prince's departure, with Commodore Ledyard confirming it to club mariners amid cheers. The plan would allow Emperor William to race his Yankee schooner Meteor against the aging cup defender.
Fire at the residence of Arthur Bouchard in Matane Quebec kills Mrs Bouchard and nine children. A servant discovered the flames after arousing the family. the blaze began in the kitchen where Bouchard lit a fire at about 5 o'clock and returned to bed. Firefighters and neighbors found two boys and seven girls among the deceased, ages ranging from two to twelve years. The calamity devastates the household as authorities investigate the cause and determine the sequence of events leading to the deadly blaze.
President Hart and A G Spalding spent Sunday in close talks at San Diego California as efforts proceed toward a possible compromise before the season starts.
Topeka news bulletin notes Dr H J Alkire travels to New York for three weeks, a 5 AM storm, Sunflower team 636 MW A hosting a dance, new frontage work at Warren Crosby store, sparrows nesting, and street edge troughs. Water company manager O Neill joins golf scene. Thompson the Rock Island agent heads to Chicago. Mrs C B Foote moves adjacent to the governor's mansion. Irene Nye visits Washburn student Jane Rodgers. Lawrence bonds worth 15000 registered by Auditor Cole. federal court session in Wichita with Judge Hook. Mrs H O Garvey backed for city federation presidency by D A R. Sheldon petition signatures confusion at First Methodist church. Oliver Wright bound over for trial on stolen jewelry. Leach of Washburn to lead Interstate Oratorical. Midwest towns in Interstate group. Western Union telegraph improvements noted. Ballot shortage halts voting in Fifth ward precinct. extra ballots secured later. Paderewski tickets go on sale in Topeka. 126 seats sent from Kansas City. over 100 in advance sold. Postmaster Guthrie halts rural carrier pay for missed routes. honest effort may still earn pay. White Star laundry preliminary hearing delayed to next day due to miscommunication. Edith Torrence supported by state labor commissioner. Luther Nell calls at police office after Sunday lecture. sergeant pressed for price details, then recants to reporters.
New York dispatch reports Irish nationalists view the situation as promising, believing return of Gladstone's Liberal party could revive home rule provisions within Ireland within a few years. They claim only limited support exists for Campbell Bannerman’s policy, with Morley Harcourt and Earl Spencer backing the English Liberal stance.
No word from Nome as the Nome City sails in from Valdes and Mlan with three sacks of Yakort man, while no train cars from Nome were seen since February 3. Miners in Valdes rally to back the election for prospectors and miners amidst uncertain supply lines and arrivals.
The Rev C M Hunt spoke to a male audience on Sunday about his past as a fast-living man. He confessed heavy drinking and gambling, but said change came through faith and a revival, crediting higher power over personal effort. He traced a move to Minneapolis and a church experience that reshaped his path.
Richard Golden's Old Jed Prouty play returns to Topeka amid melodramas and vaudeville. Golden’s portrayal of the Maine tavern keeper draws praise for its honest, simple charm and faithful character study. The actor plans this to be his last season, though the role may outlive him like the Old Homestead.
Delegates from Chase County at the county convention express support for H. B. Miller for governor while remaining uninstructed. The Saturday meeting proceeded without contest. State convention delegates named CW Wilhite EG Crocker AH Snyder WC Austin and WA Morgan. HOB Miller and Mary Richter, fourth district candidate, were present and addressed the gathering.
The foundry and pattern house of the Novelty Iron Works in Canton burned, causing an estimated loss of 100000. The plant was crowded with orders for six months and about 200 workers were idle. Officials say the plant will be rebuilt.
Minnie Maddern Fiske was injured when a defective stage setting collapsed at the Grand Opera house during A Bit of Ol Chelsea. She recovered substantially by Sunday noon and left for Indianapolis with her company, while receiving many sympathetic notes and flowers.
Constantinople reports say Princes Suttullah and Sabediddin sons of Damad Mahmud Pasha and several Turkish fugitives were sentenced by default to perpetual confinement in a fortress. Damud Mahmud Pasha was sentenced to death by default for alleged plot to assassinate the sultan Abdul Hamid. He recently moved from Constantinople to Rome and then Paris.
San Francisco dispatch reports a man under arrest in Kansas City matching Bennett, the alleged Nora Fuller killer. San Francisco police notified, Chief Wittman orders hold and a detective to proceed. Captain Seymour departed for Kansas City to interview the suspect, grounds for arrest unclear.
March 10 City KS reporters describe a Graham county Republican convention with strong attendance and unity. Delegates chosen for state congressional and judicial conventions include M. W. Carhey W. A. Clark and others. Lieutenant governor candidate D. Hanna secures support and praises party loyalty. Hanna hired the Hill City silver band for the gathering.
Trad ica and Charles Robertson, two prisoners at Fort Leavenworth, were found to have smallpox and were moved to the prison pest house. They were transported from Muscogee, Oklahoma, with 24 others who likely contracted the disease there. All inmates have been vaccinated and there is one smallpox case at the Kansas state penitentiary among a guard.
Charlex Savage a Negro accused in an $11,000 Portland diamond robbery last November arrives in Chicago from Montreal chained to his wife and guarded by five detectives and a sheriff. He and his wife pursued across the continent after fleeing the Wax stopping at a Portland hotel. Sav age and Mrs Savage, along with True Johnson arrested in Omaha, are charged with disposing of the stolen gems.
St John s Newfoundland March 10 The striking crews of the seal steamers abandoned their ships at midnight creating a total deadlock and preventing sailing this morning. The men boast of their success and have telegraphed to other centers urging workers not to join their ships. Crews with belongings line the streets but no disorder occurs. With fair weather, shelter is not a major issue and business remains suspended.
Miller won easily as the Poeticrvxeman forces shaped the county convention. Delegates are slated for the state convention with the anticipated renomination of Justice Cunningham. Administration support ties to Gov Branley as the meeting closes. A separate item notes a drowning scare during a squall near March weather forecast.
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