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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1901
Page
1
In Chicago many collisions occurred as heavy fog reduced visibility on the Metropolitan and Lake Street elevated lines and surface routes. One man was killed and 12 injured. nine collisions and two fatalities reported on elevated rails.
Otto Leinhert, conductor, stayed on the rear platform as two trains collided and passengers fled. He waved a xenlit tan urn in the chaotic scene before being crushed and rushed to a hospital hours later. Nine elevated structures are noted in the vicinity.
Secretary Wilson retracts earlier statements about Kansas and Nebraska being in a semi arid belt and their crops being too uncertain for optimism. In a letter to the Kansas board of agriculture he cites official limits on his time and notes prior remarks were misrepresented in a Washington interview.
Washington November 19 President Taft has issued an order amending civil service regulations to permit returning a number of civilian posts in the war department excepted by a sensitive order on May 2, 139. Today’s order follows a request by Secretary Root and affects about 16 people in the quartermasters, medics, engineer and engineer at large, apartments.
Paterno leads new peace party with Jeabelo Ress as president, urging end to petty politics and continued aid to peace. Thousands in Manila join despite federal opposition as camps remain active and orphans persist. Roosevelt mission news and Cuban reciprocity eyed as currents shift in the region.
The trial of Mrs Ma Bonine for the murder of James Seymour Ayres Jr. began in Washington with her pleading not guilty. Seventy three government witnesses were summoned with little defense subpoenaed so far amid crowded court, and jurors questioned on opinions about capital punishment.
The trial of Mrs Lolanda Henry Bonine for the murder of James Seymour Ayres Jr. began in Washington. Her background traces from Missouri to Kansas and finally Washington where she met Ayres. She describes a confrontation in his room after Ayres sought her help and a struggle led to multiple gunshot wounds. Police theory holds she shot him in a crime of passion. her husband supports her defense. The case features Charles Douglas as lead counsel with assistance from C M Fulton and C B Keen. Ayres was a census bureau clerk and son of a Michigan Republican leader.
London nov 19 The Commercial Pacific Cable company formed in New York to lay a cable from San Francisco to the Philippine islands awarded the contract for the first section from San Francisco to Honolulu to an English company. The firm guarantees completion in ten months and the contract price is nearly 600000 pounds.
At Hutchinson Kansas the Missouri Pacific depot was burglarized last night a wall was cracked with dynamite. A robber died amid debris and a bullet wound under mysterious circumstances. An identification card for Charis M Kinney was found on the corpse and authorities believe he was killed by accomplices to silence him. A bank charter news item follows about Kiowa Commercial State Bank forming with 35000 capital.
Final arguments unfold as defense attorney Casebell counters County Attorney Graham in the Elus Mire murder case. Graham urged jurors to weigh doctors’ testimony and the haymow acts, while Casebell lamented the trial’s strain on posture and urged fair, neutral judgment.
The Republican Flambeau club faces a decision on a proposed trip to Jerusalem and Jaffa in the Holy Land. Topeka Tammany Hall members meet at the armory to discuss whether to accept the invitation, with each member asked to pay a token fee for the voyage and public displays.
Kansas bank commissioner Morton Albaugh attributes a surge in bank deposits to last summer’s drouth. He notes many farmers lacked cattle feed and redirected funds into banks, expecting later deposits to ease. He cites a wheat belt increase, predicts modest falls, and says farmers will invest in land and homes while banks remain profitable.
The American Fridge company of Philadelphia has secured a contract to build twenty steel bridges for the Uganda railroad in East Africa. The deal is valued around 1,000,000. Bids from English and continental firms were higher, and Philadelphia’s guaranteed rapid completion impressed bidders. The bridges will replace inadequate wooden structures erected months ago.
The weather forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Precipitation Monday measured six hundredths of an inch. Today's low was 27, with southerly winds at nine miles per hour. Stanley names stockmen delegates I W Robinson H W McAfee John T White to the National Live Stock association meeting in Chicago December 2 to 6. The group claims about 15 000 stockmen members and capital of 350 000 000. The Kansas storecat notes generally fair weather for Kan san with Wednesday conditions.
Mrs Edwards, widow living near Creston, shot two men who allegedly tried to prevent her from occupying her late husband’s home. A colored man was wounded fatally, another white man slightly, as she ordered them to surrender. James survived with non life threatening injuries.
From Colon Colombia Nov 1 reports Gen Albans force of about 11 000 men moves toward Chorree fortifications to attack entrenched insurgents. Panama bound launches tow to the coast to join operations as Gen Castro leads insurgents with Domings present. Government victory anticipated this week as troops sail toward Panama with Pinzon gunboat support.
Buffalo reports Mayor Diehl suspends City Treasurer Philip Geret amid charges of misconduct and fake accounts. Auditor findings suggest a $1000 excess cash balance and loans from banks. ongoing examination aims to reveal the full scope of shortages and potential misappropriation. Meanwhile, a separate report from Indiana details a violent incident as miners unionize and clashed with non union workers, prompting authorities to intervene. A large fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, damages several businesses including Campus Aglenby Bros and Bryan & Co, with extensive losses reported.
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