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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
8
Readable scraps recount visits in Kansas, names like Burton, Grimsley, and Shreve appear with local events. Mentions include changes in Topeka, political notes, hospital beds, railway petitions, performances, and civic notices.
Mr Benedict claims a portion of the new paving along Thirteenth and Buchan streets creates a street intersection. He asks the city to shoulder part of the cost, noting the north and west sides are paved while east and part of the south sides have contracts awarded.
Maundy Thursday exercises by Unity Chapter Rose Croix No. 1 at the Monument building feature Homer C. Bowman honored for service to the order. George W. Clark delivers a presentation speech after the banquet. Toasts and remarks focus on the growth of Scottish Rite Masonry and plans for a new temple, with several Kansas dignitaries and local members listed among attendees.
Stockholders at the Corn Exchange and Merchants National banks ratified a plan to consolidate under the Corn Exchange name. The transfer of Merchants cash has begun, and the enlarged bank will carry capital of 2 million and a surplus of 2.4 million. Combined deposits total about 651 million, with most Merchants accounts slated to move to Corn Exchange.
New York March 2 The only Ice Musk ox ever exhibited on the American continent has been added to the New York Zoological Park and will remain there as long as artificial ice and a deep cave keep it healthy The ox was bred in March 1901 by Buffalo Jones of Kansas born north of the Great Bear Lake and nine score miles from the Arctic Ocean Four others were taken at the same time but fell prey to the sledges
On Good Friday in Great Britain the only feature is a prayer for peace. London bishops Ro chester and St Albans call for temper and unity amid Boer and Franco requests. Churches fill, business halts, and Pretoria Dutch churches echo similar appeals. London remains crowded with no newspapers, and many depart town. War Office stalls Kitchener dispatches until after April.
Paul Morton vice president of Santa Fe railroad argues for amending or repealing the Interstate Commerce Act to avoid penalties and preserve railroads’ business, while other items note Easter service plans at First M. E. Church and a Manila cholera update reporting milder cases and several deaths.
Cincinnati report states real estate dealer C N Pendleton is jailed on murder charges after he shot and killed Mire Anna Baker during a dispute over a boundary fence with neighbors in the East End. Her husband, an one armed man, attempted to intervene as Pendleton fired three shots ineffectually. Baker seized the revolver and could have shot him if more ammo existed. Neighbors restrained Pendleton until officers arrived.
A Cape Town dispatch reports Cecil Rhodes selected his burial site beneath a natural cairn on a kopje near Batoppe and instructed an architect on the memorial. A death mask was taken and the body, after autopsy revealing heart disease, lies in Grooteschuur awaiting public viewing before being moved to Cape Town next Tuesday.
Joint conference of miners and operators ratified an understanding by seven last night and adjourned at nine. Miners failed to gain a higher day wage, nor to require shot firers. operators did employ shot examiners. Free trains and care for sleepers noted in the report.
Washington reports quote Niels Gron detailing why he traveled from Copenhagen to Washington to present to U S representatives the facts of Danish West India negotiations. He warns that if the treaty takes effect Denmark and the United States would face an awkward light before the world.
The Ex press reports that three men were given life sentences by the Kingston penitentiary authorities for attempting to blow up a lock.
A chaotic tale links Luke Dillon, Irish National leader and former Philadelphia bank teller, to the Welland canal dynamite plot. Three men were captured after the explosion. John Walsh and John Nolin identified, while Karl Dallman remained a mystery. The scheme aimed to flood surrounding lands. authorities fear massive loss of life. Weavers in Woonsocket and a TopekaJournal reader correspond, noting ongoing inquiries.
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