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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
1
A chaotic Topeka convention scene unfolds as populists and democrats spar over the gubernatorial ticket. Key figures include Overmyer and Glick contesting influence while others push for a unity platform. Delegates debate amendments, chairmanship, and adjournment amid factional tensions and party power plays.
Report on a state convention where adjournment sentiment failed to gain traction. Amid lobby chatter at Carey hotel, factions debated to pass a partial state ticket or nominate a full ticket. Candidates J Mack Lowe and Thomas emerged as notable names in a shifting Democratic and Populist contest.
Senator Hale and Mr Hoar clash over U S actions in Cuba and the Philippines. They compare conduct toward Cubans with the Philippine campaign, criticizing reconcentration camps, military glory, and the administration for altering the Monroe doctrine and independence ideals. They urge clarity on principles guiding US rule in the Philippines and Cuba.
The text recalls delivering aid and upholding faith through hardship and distant missions. It emphasizes endurance in hostile lands, restraint from revenge, and the duty to preserve national honor by sharing benefits, keeping faith with allies, and handing down hard-won gains without loss or stain.
The narrative describes a traveler returning to Seattle with notes on weather, views of Mount Shaste, and a deluge that altered plans. It recounts conversations with friends about taxidermy, literary work, and past travels from Kansas to California, ending with the subject planning to resume newspaper work.
May 2 Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly debated motions on the whole home mission board matter with 18 to 70 votes approving tabling the issue including both majority and minority reports. Pulerton's substitute for both was rejected, and the morning session ended with leaders on both sides displeased amid anticipated reconside-ration. The theological seminary committee recalled their reports and reached a unanimous understanding on an agreed report, with consideration deferred to afternoon.
Obscure report notes the death of veteran race starter Janier Caldwell aged 66. Native of Denville Kentucky, Caldwell was a longtime figure in racing events and began as a local starter before rising to broader duties. Weather snippets and city forecasts follow in the page’s miscellaneous section.
Streams of people flood Fort de France amid fears the island will be destroyed by angry gods. Scientists and magazine writers land as Mount Pelée erupts again, with St Pierre and surrounding towns facing destruction and a river of fear gripping residents and officials.
A French inquiry linked to Fort de France reports that lethal gases caused widespread deaths and destruction. Scientists seek the exact gas nature behind the catastrophe as houses and streets lay damaged and many residents perished.
An Associated Press report from Fort de France describes refugees arriving in Castries, St. Lucia, after Mont Pelee's eruption. Severe ash showers, darkness, and heavy rains caused widespread fear. ships broke moorings as the sea receded and volcanic pumice and rocks fell. About 1,500 refugees were taken to the island of Guadeloupe, while many remained with relatives or in public funds.
Washington reports pension commissioner Eugene Ware will depart for Topeka after attending the Kansas Republican convention in Wichita. He plans to wind down business affairs in Kansas and return to Washington with his family for a permanent rest in the capital city.
A garbled plea circulates urging ministerial allies to attend a meeting held by an unnamed authority. The text claims a challenge, references an executive chorus, and requests attendance to present a response to a survey and public concerns.
May 2 Copenhagen reports the U S secretary of state proposed a one year extension for ratification of a treaty amid doubts in Washington about domestic support. A pardon action for Americans jailed or awaiting trial is debated in Congress while the Cuban policy outlook remains favorable to pasos.
New York May 2 The Presbyterian church broadly endorsed the committee on creedal revision with little debate. The changes move to the presbyteries for ratification as Dr. Henry Van Dyke and others spoke for careful, faithful handling of the matter amid intense discussion of the confessional amendments.
A flood event in Perry caused the creek to overflow its banks washing away barriers and flooding homes. A woman and child were reported saved from rising waters while others were missing or in danger. Local proprietors and residents faced damage along Su Bust Street and nearby areas as emergency crews responded to the rising waters.
Hustlin reports that the inheritance tax law provisions are challenged as unconstitutional. The 182 law sets that certain relatives pay half of 1 percent of estates over 1900, with broader relatives facing up to 5 percent. the proposal and interpretation of 16 percent are disputed.
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