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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
2
A 17 year old boy fatally hurt his mother and sister with an axe in a disturbing family tragedy. He overpowered older brothers, inflicted multiple injuries, and was later turned over to the police amid mental illness concerns. The sequence details a chaotic scene across several rooms with the family in Pitt County, Pennsylvania, and nearby.
In a grim scene, James awoke to groans as his brother Cawley confronted their mother with a heavy rock. Hingthir and Atter m fires wtrupple. Arian powered his widow turned bent over to the police, placed in a cell, while the dying mother Mrs Pawity nil Belle lay dead. Doctors say others cannot live through the day.
A stream of brief items from Topeka area: Harry Lartiner curates amples. officials discuss election registration. judges Hazen and S.A. Allen appear in court matters. several named residents travel, meet, or plan events. A Coffeyville firm forms with $30,000 capital. votes and church activities appear amid local life.
A $20 000 lawsuit is filed in Goshen Indiana against Monolith Portland Cement by William P Williams assistant United States treasurer. The case concerns alleged assets of the firm and mentions the Chicago Great Western Railway with ticket sales in September and October and stopovers near Midler North Dakota.
San Francisco dated dispatch reports thirteen deaths during the transport Sherman from Manila to San Francisco. Among the dead are Maj. Charles H Bonesteel and numerous enlisted soldiers from multiple infantry units plus staff. Cause of death not stated. The Hebert transport was sold to Dollar Steamship Co for 750000. former hospital ship during the Spanish American War.
The United States Golf Association began the open championship at Garden City Golf Club with 98 entries. The 72 hole medal play starts today, 36 holes today and 36 tomorrow, featuring amateurs including Walter J Travin and Charles W Seeley and professionals like Wille Anderson Arthur H Fenn and David Browns.
A document signed by the Rothschilds J S Morgan Co and others outlines a push for London port reforms. A conference at the Masson house on October 25 aims to present measures to government. Proposals include abandoning the transport dock and wharf system and converting seven miles of river into a tidal deck to aid all craft.
Thomas Levewell, founder of the town of Levewell in Jewell County, Kansas, traveled to Topeka on a Wednesday excursion with Fr Lovewell. The two men are distant relatives, sharing grandfathers as brothers. Levewell’s early Kansas arrival traces back to the settlement era.
The article outlines the Lovewell family’s long military service from colonial times through the Revolutionary War to the Philippine campaign. It notes several ancestors holding ranks from ensign to colonel and claims involvement in Phillips' War and the Civil War era.
In Chicago on December 10 a match between two colored fighters Preak Childs and Joe Wolcott ended in controversy. Wolcott claimed a left arm injury and left the ring, with the referee halting the contest. Childs dominated rounds, landing three straight rights, leaving Wolcott weakened. Club officials questioned Wolcott’s injury and donated his purse share to charity after the bout.
Worcester October 1 Clark Universitys collegiate department was dedicated and President Carroll D Wright was inaugurated yesterday. Senator Hoar presided and gave an eloquent address Senators Lodge and Hoar spoke and Hoars remarks to Lodge were complimentary Wright left for Washington this afternoon after receiving an urgent message from the capital.
Chicago October 10 Montgomery Ward has secured the lake front for park use. The Illinois Supreme Court denied a rehearing, making the tract from Randolph Street to Park Row and along the harbor line permanently parkland. No buildings in the water may be erected.
Abductors of little Margaret Taylor are released after her aunt and grandmother were convicted of kidnaping. The story notes a long pursuit and the public pardon amid a broader report on Union Veteran Legion installations in Chicago with officer selections for national and auxiliary leadership in Dayton and Buffalo.
Catarrh of the stomach is described as a common, difficult condition with bloating sour risings coated tongue and digestive distress. The cure centers on enabling thorough digestion using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets containing Dias tase Aspetic Pepsin and other ingredients. Testimonials from Chicago advocate relief after regular use following meals.
A U S news report claims a Magyar Independent party proposal to declare Archduke Frank Verdinant I's son, born to a morganatic marriage, as Hungary's heir, fueling speculation Hungary would push to his accession. Separately, reports from Rio Janeiro cite Acre unrest with Bolivians executing locals and imprisoning the Bolivian governor's secretary. In Hong Kong, Tal-Mu, viceroy of Guangdong, dies after palace eunuchs drive him from power. In Petrograd, Russians reportedly aim to seize coal markets by backing a company to control Russian coal and gold concessions.
Laredo Texas October 10 The Mexican government has ordered out a military railway force to operate trains and to move freight and passengers as the strike by workers spreads. The action aims to keep essential services running and prevent disruption along major routes including lines toward Santa Fe and Getaber Washburn.
A May gathering of the Young Men's Christian Association in Topeka is planned with an invitation extended to the International Committee. The event, expected to attract 1,500 attendees, will likely be held at the auditorium. Notables include Rev Ferd Smith and evangelist John J. McCook. Debate arises over Mr Stebbins's political affiliation, with Frank Foster noting Stebbins voted Republican in a mayoral race but never in a primary. Hayden argues Independents joined the Republican label to attract voters.
Beaum ont leads in batting and Pirates center fielder tops league averages as Cincinnati trails in the season’s early batting race. At Valencia, GOP speakers Hayden Fagan Nichols and Lucas near a 66 to 60 primaries split, showing Lucas Nichols strength. Madrid cabinet meeting under King Alfonso signals Spanish Boer policy ties, while a gasoline explosion in Scranton seriously burns three men during a film project and hospital updates say nonrecovery.
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