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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1901
Page
1
Ohio leaders face fluctuating votes and urban disparities as Republicans fear reduced majorities while Democrats rely on off year trends. Reports from Louisville Lincoln New York and Colorado note shifting optimism, local issues, weather, and liquor debates shaping turnout.
The report notes Croker forecast a sweeping win for the Democratic ticket across boroughs led by Shepard. He cites likely large majorities in New York County and other regions while downplaying any opposition. Weather outlook suggests a heavy voter turnout.
Dr Fisk, long pastor of the First Congregational church, is elected secretary of Washburn College and will chair sociology, resigning his pastorate. He will also raise funds statewide and recruit students, with a salary set by 1900. Previously he led churches in Topeka and St Louis and taught sociology at the college.
Willam Quayle of Topeka is a candidate for Shawnee County commissioner in the Third district covering the Fifth and Sixth wards and area south of the Kansas River. A lifelong Shawnee County farmer, he initiated a local oil-well fund and secured the final $5.00 tranche, earning broad cross party support for a businesslike, careful county management.
Enoxville Nov 4 Admiral Schley declines invitation to visit Knoxville. He explains the fatigue from prolonged investigation sessions requires a long rest and prevents accepting courtesies that would have been agreeable under different circumstances. The note preserves his stated reason and intent.
Judge Hazen denied the motion for a new trial in Metropolitan Life Insurance vs Webb McNall. The dispute centered on a 2 percent Kansas tax for Mutual Life business, with the 1899 law applying and the state treasury receiving the funds. Also notes gold export by Lazard Freres and a Kansas weather forecast for Tuesday.
In Waldo Calvin v. the state Judge Hazen ruled assistant attorney general Redden lacked authority to compel testimony under the inquisitional subpoena. The decision sides with habeas corpus and prohibits extending county attorney powers to criminalize disobedience to such subpoenas, noting only county attorney subpoenas can create offenses. The ruling delves into constitutional limits on amending statutes and the proper scope of prison for contempt.
A court holds that failure to obey the subpoena of the assistant attorney general does not constitute a crime. The ruling notes the legislature may authorize multiple officers to issue subpoenas but has criminalized only disobedience of the county attorney’s process, so the petitioner must be discharged.
In Manhattan Kansas at four a.m. Tom Ashby a colored gambler shot and killed Frank Wolf a tinsmith and single man. Ashby surrendered to officers without a fight after the deadly shooting at a craps game during which they had reportedly gamed all night. Wolf died instantly from a heart wound.
Nine occupants of a San Francisco balloon car landed safely near Pescadero after a two hour flight that took them from the city toward the ocean. A. J. Dodge and eight others described a tense voyage drifting over the coast, dipping near the water twice, then being brought to ground six miles from Pescadero.
Washington reports Senator Burton, visiting Indiana, will not return to Washington until about November 15 as nothing urgent requires his presence now. No Kansas appointments are expected before the senator arrives.
McCarty, once an inmate at Dodge City Soldiers Home, was transported to Topeka by a U S marshal from Marshalltown Town. Charged with pension fraud, he allegedly impersonated his dead brother James Henry SM, living at the State Soldiers Home, and drew the pension for over five years. He is confined in the county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing after leaving the Dodge City home two months ago.
Washington dispatches report two witnesses for Admiral Schley being ruled immaterial by the court of inquiry while Lomly piles documentary evidence. Captains Sigsbee and Schley corrected testimony and debate over Prior statements continues as hearings extend into Friday with arguments by Hanna and Parker ahead.
A Boston letter from Ivan Hudolf, a student with the American mission in Turkey, reports Miss Stone alive in Bulgarian mountains and believes she may be hidden in the monastery of St. Ivan of Ilia. Diplomatic strains mount as Consul Dickinson and Bulgarian authorities face pressure to secure her release amid negotiations with brigands.
Des Moines reports a Republican rally as governor candidates prepare for the election. Congressman Robert G. Cousin addresses the crowd warning of opposition and urging support. The article notes expectations of a larger Republican turnout and potential shifts in the state legislature with two senators to be elected, impacting the balance of power.
Reported game between Haskell and Minnesota described with confusion and hostility in Northern region. Mentions upcoming summer schedule and team confidence shifts. Also lists temperatures for large cities with scattered figures for Chicago Cincinnati and others.
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