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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
4
A sprawling page note surveys international tension and U.S. debates on Porto Rico, Turkey, and Beata Island, with commentary on Sen Beveridge and party splits. It also weaves in domestic opinions on political reform, trade, and civic manners, alongside social gossip and editorials about everyday life in 1900s America.
In Washington on March 3 the Loud bill was introduced in brief form restricting second class publications. It targets papers issued at intervals up to four times a year and defines books or reprints as not eligible for relief. News agents would pay postage on unsold copies at one cent per ounce.
Fragmented report describes a poisoning in which arsenic was put in oatmeal by a servant girl Violet Pater, allegedly instigated by Francie Winolt and tied to a family dispute. Other items include a Goebel assassination related release and former speaker Jave Alford’s suicide in his bathtub.
Reports from Washington and Cleveland indicate an arbitration move may settle ongoing disputes. The March 23 note mentions postmaster removal efforts amid congressional inquiry into misconduct and calls for a formal resolution.
Populist organizers outline a campaign attacking Governor Stanley over investigations of the State Agricultural College regents and other issues. They accuse Republicans of shielding policies, claim misuses of funds and favorable insurance rates, and target three women led committees and rail passes. The fusion forces plan to spotlight the Scherbain law, corporate fees, and prohibition enforcement.
The Atlanta Journal, once controlled by Hoke Smith, is reported sold to a Boston syndicate. Smith held major stock and secretaries of state work, with the transfer signaling a shift in ownership and pending payment details.
Advertising demand forces the State Journal to issue a sixteen page Saturday issue. The paper will include full telegraph and news, plus new features. Real estate advertisers should submit copy promptly to ensure Saturday noon insertion. late copy may miss outside town noon editions.
Senate commerce panel heard arguments on amending the Interstate Commerce law. Jaros M. Lungs representing the Merchants Association of New York Edward P. Bacon grain merchant of Milwaukee and Hi Dous man of the Chicago board of trade spoke for large business interests claiming 80 004 major firms including 1200 in New York backed the change They urged removal of secrecy and that Interstate commissioners be empowered or the law be repealed.
Washington reports the house committee approved the naval appropriation bill and will report to the house. It provides for two battleships, armored cruisers, and three protected cruisers, plus armor for Maine class ships. A government armor plant proposal faced renewed debate but no final action. The bill caps armor costs around $14,000 per unit and total around $61,060 in the time period.
Weather maps show a snow and rain storm stretching from Indianapolis to the Dakota region with the system likely to move past Kansas. Temperatures reached a high of 44 and a low of 22 as northwest winds at 16 miles per hour persisted tonight.
A New York Philadelphia delegation urged the house insular affairs committee to bar importation sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors in Porto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines citing rising liquor sales and associated evils since American presence. Speakers included Rev J H Dunn Rev B Dinwille and others from temperance groups. Separately, Groree Freeman files for divorce from Eva May Freeman citing daily cruel treatment and repeated insults including strikes and physical assault.
Grant J Hugh J Grant was named permanent receiver of the Forty-Second Street Manhattanville and St Nicholas Avenue Railroad Company amid claims of no opposition. Judge Lacombe noted possible co-receiver action if interests warranted. Copenhagen reports a syndicate has assumed a new state loan of 2 million Broners at 2 percent, pending rigid terms.
Washington March 20 The Navy Department received Admiral Walden’s copy of Lieutenant Gilmore’s report on the ambuscade and capture of the Yorktown’s boat and crew at Euler in April last The account states Gilmore did not violate his orders but acted to protect two Yorktown officers attempting a reconnaissance as the ship tried to assist a besieged Spanish garrison in Baler resulting in several deaths and eight months’ captivity for the remaining crew
NONE SAW HIM DO IT. Joseph C Wuret was executed in the Glendive Montana jail yard for the December 23 1808 murder of Sheriff Dominick Cavenaugh. He proclaimed innocence to the end and cried it was a mistake. His wife and two children said their goodbyes as police patrolled streets amid fears of lynching.
A New York City March Grand Jury report, about seventy pages, harshly condemns the fire department, third avenue wreckers, district attorney and press. It cites alleged irregularities,: secretary notes and conflict over access to records, with criticism of official conduct and public handling of the investigation.
Secretary Anderson of the Commercial club and Mayor Drew report many applications for a street fair week in Topeka. Booth spaces are set at ten feet with 220 booths total. merchants may reserve multiple booths. The fair plans include free shows and benefits for the hospital and fire department, with space allocations to begin imminently.
Dr W R Swan secretary of the state board of health returned from Finny Saline and was called to investigate smallpox. Fifteen or sixteen cases of smallpox were reported, Dr Trudeau condemned a routine and authorities in Sus lina enforce strict control measures as the disease appeared under control.
In Washington today the house debated bills reported from committees on war aid and funding. Discussions touched on creating Gren Wik, detaching certain counties in Calltaruia from the northern aid to the southern judicial district, and a broader bill related to payments and duties across multiple entities.
In Columbus on March 20 a governor’s requisition concerns Beckham or Taylor with conflicting grounds. The action hinges on who the papers identify as the same man, prompting ruling on the necessary documents.
In Cleveland on March 3, reports reflect mixed views on the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. Officials, including J. March and others, express approval amid debate over larger implications for U.S. foreign policy and potential fund allocations.
Washington March 20 The post office appropriation bill, totaling about 116 million dollars, is approved by the house committee with major sums for mail carriage across routes. Rural delivery and pneumatic tube service see notable increases while fast mail subsidies to southern points and north Texas wheat tests are noted in related reports.
An agate style advertisement touts a new catarrh cure in tablet form claiming superior relief without salves or ointments. It emphasizes convenience clean use and warns against unreliable powders and cocaine-containing products. The text promotes Stuart's Tablets as the rational remedy with noticeable improvements.
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