27 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
1
The defendant Adam Thorn prepares to tell his full account on the stand Monday in the Gulensuppe murder case. The narrative reportedly centers on a love motive and a plan to conceal the crime as witnesses describe.
Survey of the deceased recluse Campbell Smith reveals he lived alone in a cottage with no known relatives. Neighbors reported his modest income of $20 monthly and a small estate tied to a few investments. Authorities noted the lack of immediate heirs and several odd items among his possessions.
Goldman Bowen Co faces a libel suit alleging publication of a sensational article about Nong Fong, a Chinese student at Stanford and his marriage to a Caucasian classmate. The case, linked to reports in industry journals, seeks $10,000 in damages and centers on alleged disturbances to reputation and community backlash.
Chicago reports a theater riot at the Great Northern as stage hands and electricians strike, cancelling Bohirrian set and distracting the audience. Manager W A Thompson defends operations while David Henderson accuses the company of incompetence and staging trouble to secure another engagement. Police are urged as tempers flare and performers improvise.
Old Rebel Yell notes Marmaduke address to ex Confederates of Missouri. He defends southern memory and memory of fallen soldiers while contrasting northern advantages in manpower ships money and industry. The piece criticizes northern efforts to erect monuments and tells how the South allegedly defeated the North through persistence over four years.
Large crowd of pilgrims and visitors gathered Monday night for the Feast of St Cecilia as Rome’s catacombs were lit. Priests sisters and students from many orders, along with Americans and other tourists, toured the sites now resembling a museum beneath the city’s ancient burial vaults.
A telegraphic report from Ghent via Falla Mont details English investors Dever Col. Lowther J H Helton arranging purchase of AH head of horses for a stage line from Admanton to Taw ton City. Webber, manager of Captain Thomas Couch’s ranch, to serve as superintendent. Route likely follows Mackenzie River, about £290 miles.
An assertive advocate urges licensing of liquor sales before the council. Leedy endorses the stance while the governor remains silent. The chief cites other Kansas cities as examples and the speaker confesses to the council that disorderly places persist.
Governor Leedy and Chief of Police Stetle urged harmony with the city council to cut police costs. Steele argued for tighter controls and proposed assigning sanitary duties to police to save money, while council members questioned licensing and enforcement. No ordinance passed as retrenchment debate continued.
On Eighth Street an airship appeared two miles east, drawing a large crowd. Built by Charles Haws, a Tecumseh farmer, the 12 foot craft rose on a rope tether and sailed briefly before landing. Haws plans further trials and an eventual manned flight.
Chicago November 27. The will of John B. Ketcham, noted club man, was filed in probate court this afternoon. It disposes of an estate valued at 260,001 dollars, with sole executrix Ainnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham, whom he married secretly in Milwaukee soon after divorcing his former wife.
A Nov 7 report details a stage robbery in Nevada between Tiahep and Independence, where a Wells Fargo express box containing about $100 was taken from a station two miles from the rail line. The money represented county tax collections routed to the county seat. The holdup occurred in an exposed stretch of the route.
John J. Sheshan Tammany Hall leader collapsed in New York on November 6 from a dizzy spell. He was prostrated and doctors were summoned, with care taken at his home by carriage. Episcopal announcements note changes: Rev Irving Baxter named rector at Christ Church Salina and Rev Frank N Atkin called by Leavenworth parish.
The Newark inquest reveals Marquis Medzlo Degli Azzi Wittelschl, once a naval officer and printer, killed himself after a troubled life linked to Italian aristocracy. He left a quirky will naming friends and items and hinted at domestic distress including a young stepmother and an ailing father who remarried. News notes his flight from naval discipline, arrival in New York Society, and eventual naturalization, with funeral plans and family ties across Italy and the United States.
St Louis May 27 Vice President War ker said in a report that only a few employees were cut in the general salary advance. Conductors trainmen telegraph operators agents clerks and others largely kept their pay. It was decided to restore 10 percent to office clerks and a few others who held unchanged positions since 18 percent reductions. Estimated annual amount between 2 0M and 4 0 0.
The O Meral Gazette prints royal decrees granting autonomy to Cuba and Puerto Rico. It outlines insular parliaments with two chambers, a governor general representing Spain, and a council of administration. It details election rules, gubernatorial powers, treaty talks, customs duties, and special emergency authority.
In Princeton Indiana on a November day prisoners at Gibson County Jail rose in open revolt led by John Boxer. They demanded more food with threats against Sheriff Murphy. A posse outside helped subdue the mob after Boxer assaulted the sheriff and was beaten and jailed.
Information from reliable Cleveland sources states a major meeting in New York seeks to unite the Wire Nail producers under Heatly leadership. The plan envisions an immense trust affecting the iron trade, including old wire call pools and several after producing concerns. J. A. Morena of New York named chair, John W. Gater of U. S. Steel Company to lead as president.
An charity exhibition and sale of reproduced works from the Ladies' Home Journal will be held Monday evening from 7 to 10 at 1299 Western Avenue. Proceeds go to Rev. C. M. Sheldon for charitable work. Admission 25 cents. Williams to Iron Works Fail Poriiend. Ore. Nay. Cetaoh WAR today appointed receiver of the Willamette Iron Works. The invitees of the company are about elc aside from the capital stock which 14 Fa. 900. Powers to Unite Against Germany. Bt. Peterstrure. Novirte that tie growth of German y in the near and far east will to a union of Great Britain and France for the protection it interests.
State Mine Inspector McGrath reported to Governor Leedy that 12 acres of Commonwealth lands were involved in a coal theft totaling zero pounds. The incident highlights alleged extraction from public property on a large scale.
A long report details a charted survey by George McGrath and A M Subic in Leavenworth showing the state’s coal lands yielding millions of bushels taken by a private company. The governor and attorney general are reviewing findings and plan further surveys to determine royalties and restitution for the state of Kansas.
Reports from Porto Rico indicate a riot in Havana yesterday after a steamer carrying prisoners arrived under a mercy decree. Crowds shouted for America as police intervened to prevent further disturbance. An intelligence officer described as incognito in Burts Rice was seized during the unrest.
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