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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1901
Page
6
Voters faced sparse turnout and chaotic polling as landlords demanded advance rent for voting sites. Major Anderson and local commissioners struggled to organize, with many buildings unavailable and clerks unpaid. News notes show distrust of the Commercial Club plan and a belief Harrison leads with a slim margin.
Voters confront a disputed city election in Kansas with battles over proclamations and polling place arrangements. Officials report election chaos, claims of invalid proceedings, and uncertainty about funding for election logistics as counties prepare for varied local races including county commissioners and school trustees.
Salina Kansas reports Harvey Bird alias Harry Lee atlas Harry Gird, a 31 year old painter, passed two bogus checks for 25.01 and 250 dollars at Ministers State Bank and Saltz Mercantile Co. He was arrested after witnesses tied him to the frauds and confessed in court. a preliminary hearing is scheduled before Justice Peck.
Labor groups in Chicago launch a broad effort to oppose injunctions against strikers. The Chicago Ant-Injunction League plans large funds to fight court orders and defend strikers, with top lawyers to handle contempt cases and habeas corpus petitions. The move targets alleged arbitrariness by judges and aims to compel judicial accountability.
Nov 5 reports from Wichita Kansas show participation limited to one ward today while the rest of the state conducts elections. Voters in a single third commissioner district are casting ballots as the county races and township offices attract limited attention amid the new electoral format.
A school near Denver was partially destroyed by fire while students roamed the aisles. Charles Guibor, son of the late Dr Guibor, escaped unharmed from a shop at Jarvis Hill and will return to Topeka with Washburn College football team.
Mire Warren testified in district court Monday seeking a divorce from Asa Warren aged over sixty. She described marriage in 1393, ownership of eight lots in Tecumseh, and lack of support since his departure. He did not appear in court. She recalled a $10 remittance when ill and denied continued grocery credit. Several other divorce cases were dismissed for lack of prosecution.
Pretoria reports the Boers escaped with two guns captured from Colonel Benson's column during a recent engagement near Bruken laagte in the eastern Transvaal. The Durie mutinied, now held by insurgents, and the Perion, a Colombian gunboat, has operated near the Pansana side as a recent naval acquisition.
Medical notices tout Stuart Catarrh Tablets as a safe antiseptic remedy for nasal and throat catarrh. A renowned specialist claims tests show the tablets destroy catarrhal germs, easing hawking and coughing and offering portable, ready-to-use relief.
Des Moines reports early voting light with weather calm yet chilly while Omaha notes a slow ballot as county races and presidential tilt unfold. Across Iowa and nearby states voters face scattered incidents of protest and tension amid a broad turnout forecast, with Republicans signaling potential wins in several counties.
William J. Bryan completed his Nebraska fusion campaign with four speeches in Omaha and South Omaha despite a storm. The main address at Frankhall urged voters on national issues and he predicted Nebraska fusionists could carry their ticket by a fair majority while he declined to estimate outcomes in other states.
J. Devil, operator of the Mt Carmel coal mines on the Santa Fe route, emphatically denies a report that he purchased the Wear Coal Company. He says he owns no stock in Wear and has no intention of owning any.
Mrs A M Brown reports a dream warning about her property taxes being paid in another name John F Johnson over the past two years. She seeks to pay her own taxes and locate deed and tract. The governor's mansion area and nearby parcels were tied up in litigation to clear titles from a former banker mortgagee.
County commissioners abandon scrip payments for the Rossville bridge after contractors balk at discounting bonds. The south end of the bridge lies in a neighboring county, causing tax payment and jurisdiction concerns. Commission plans cash payments to complete the project.
County commissioners reached an agreement with E. G. Gordon owner of land at the south end of the brick yard bridge. They will pay 400 dollars for about three acres of timber land needed to open the road brush and complete the bridge approach after initial demand of 1000 dollars.
The city council approved Cresby Bros. plan to build a narrow third story passage between their Jackson street and Kansas avenue stores labeled a suspension bridge. An existing passage connects the main floor on Kansas with the second floor on Jackson, and the proposed link will provide access between the two third stories.
Tax collection opens November 1 and the county treasury already records about 4000 paid. Officials note the unusually brisk early rush, with potential to reach several thousand more shortly as the first official payment window continues.
Washington reports telegraphic advices from its agents in Turkey and Bulgaria indicate Bils Stone and Mme Tsitka are alive and well or were so several days ago. News transmission through the wild country where the women are held captive requires time, and no progress details on the ransom negotiations can be published.
Ambassador Choate met Secretary Hay in Washington to discuss the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and related issues with London. Lord Pauncefote has formally acknowledged the American base for a new treaty using Clayton-Bulwer as reference. The State Department plans to draft the convention within about two weeks with careful wording to avoid future misunderstandings.
An open winter outlook cites proverbs from the government weather bureau book. Reports say ice on creeks and river edges Sunday and into Monday with a low near 29 degrees. Forecast: increasing clouds tonight with possible showers east, Wednesday rain, and lingering cold with northeast winds.
A liveryman charged Arthur Capper for three carriage rides. An 18 year old boy posing as Capper’s son hired the vehicles. Capper questioned the hire and the liveryman suspects a confidence trick by the impersonator and others.
Commodity notes show December wheat hovering near May with slight shifts as outside demand firms. Trade activity expands toward the end of the session with modest gains and changes between December and May deliveries, while corn and other grains display tentative strength amid arid supply concerns and policy influences.
Fragmented text from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page shows market prices for produce dairy cotton hogs cattle and corn, plus Wool and Kansas City news. The legible items include dairy products prices and notes on shipments and market conditions with scattered names and locations.
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