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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
15
In Kaufman Texas on Friday noon King Martin a Black man was hanged for a criminal assault on a white woman. He walked upright to the wagon that carried him. about a mile to the gallows as a crowd of about five thousand gathered. He sang hymns on the way to execution.
New York court ruling upholds a patent medicine distributor’s right to choose purchasers and set resale terms. Justice Russett finds the complaint does not present a valid cause of action as John D. Park Sons sues National Wholesale Druggists Association over restraint on selling patent medicines at controlled retail prices.
Judge Russell criticizes attempts to fix drug prices as illegal monopolistic action. He emphasizes that the right to competitive purchase of life’s basics should persist and that inventive work in medicine may receive protection, provided not to trespass on others’ rights.
A Columbia special reports Neavens in Orangeburg County faced white regulators who visited twice, menaced residents black and white, and forced a halt to farm work. The governor was telegraphed to send troops after midnight and a sheriff with a posse was asked to ride to town as orders awaited tomorrow. The motive behind the lawless acts remains unclear.
Complete returns from the Republican caucuses show Henry J Bawumgachner will secure the Republican mayoralty nomination by an overwhelming majority in Milwaukee yesterday.
Frank J. Devilbiss of the Baltimore customs office writes that Grape Nuts cured his long stomach trouble and nervousness, praising its invigoration and strength. He emphasizes the product’s unmatched efficacy and states this testimony comes from duty, not solicitation.
Nearly all readers claim Irish identity as Kansas City signals and local notes reveal various civic items. Assessors work hard while outlooks vary from pardons to budget figures, with mentions of the state treasury, reform school cases, and calls for new facilities and services.
Financial figures show receipts of 116 dollars and costs of 169.25 for a Topeka period. Governor Stanley offers 250 dollars for the arrest of Laura Ramsey murderers. Measles strike. many adults and elderly afflicted. Primary elections in Topeka invite voter input. Teachers granted certificates for county institutes. Maple Hill offers 25 dollar rewards for evidence on closing joints. Several district court cases await judge pro tem. Construction of new Topeka buildings advances. marble quarry supply tight. Box elder bugs vanish with cold. Licensed embalmers named in state health board decision. A Kansas girl bravely swam a flood on Linn Creek. Gattermull to speak on Organized Labor. MeJocs perform. Renova’s Glenwood Inn in W Va burns for 30,000 loss. Santa Fe Route offers bias excursion to several western locales. Be Fate Renewer touted for scalp health by J Omaia.
Houston report notes heavy fruit crop damage from frost after snow in March. Berries nationwide show losses. warmth and later fruit set expected to be limited. March 2 tickets to Arkansas Oklahoma New Mexico Texas and other points available through Santa Fe agents.
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