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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
1
A bold initiative kicks off in New York as Regesarating work starts promptly. Officials vow rapid progress and public cooperation to advance the mission.
Crowds gather as 420 Zion city followers led by Dowie arrive in New York to stage a restoration rally at Madison Square Garden. A militant reception forms with 4,000 strong contingents planned, police cordon, and speeches by Dowie and associates as city officials monitor the event.
William Grittin of 247 nat Pousti street was seriously burned while Mrs. Grittin tried to light a stove. Gasoline spilled on her arm and side and caught fire. Mrs. Grittin died from the injuries. Mr. Griffin and his mother tried to help, but relief was limited. Mrs. Griffin is recovering from typhoid fever.
In Denver a financial dispute involving Senator Platt's trade appears settled for about 85 dollars cash. Mrs Sim, once collecting their Topeka Deloweinice, plans to move to Belvedere in Denver. The note mentions Miss Worxt and others connected to St Georges Lamplins of Topelot and a shift in residency.
Five inmates charged in the Fort Leavenworth prison mutiny case were found guilty of murder by a United States circuit court jury. They face life sentences, with attorney motions for appeals likely. The panel deliberated over from 4 a.m. to 9:20 a.m., amid hopes for a hung jury before verdict.
In northern Kaui county a hog cholera outbreak has caused heavy losses. William Williams reports about a thousand hogs dying in two weeks. Local farmers like Garnes Day and Tavis suffer major losses as the disease widens. Williams plans lime to treat pens while reducing feed to keep hogs healthy.
The Edinburgh Review urges a reorganized Liberal Unionist party under the Duke of Devonshire to unite all factions for free trade while inviting aid from independent Labor. Meanwhile a Missouri Pacific wreck near Atchison caused a derailment with no injuries. Russia may join the sugar convention as talks proceed Brussels notes.
Miss Abbie Meade, a former Los Angeles teacher, is shot by Paul Schmidt, who then kills himself in a confrontation near a doorway. Schmidt had been engaged to Meade but grew controlling and issued threats after her move from Boston to California. Meade’s death is linked to Schmidt’s long pursuit and prior interference in her life.
Mot browsing Oct 16 rpt traces confession by unnamed suspect to seven killings Sunday on the Blackfeet Reservation. He told the commission that a gunshot wound in the throat obscured truth while fever raged and a shell injury hindered detection.
A rapid fire program inaugurates a six day festival in Topeka with seven performances. The bill includes Blindhe Walsh in Resurrection plus acts from Arizona Kendall Holden and Tim Murphy. Ticket prices reach nine dollars if one attends every show, a feat rare for a town of this size.
Fragmented news from Cambridge reports Harvard facing demoralization after Ambert’s sturdy play. Coaches fear the West Point game Saturday, hoping hard work can restore team spirit amid uncertain prospects. In other briefs, Lamar and Eastman are linked to a not guilty verdict, Yale’s lineup unsettled, and Chicago weather signals warming trend.
In Topeka Senator Long hosts a mix of politicians and supporters including Morton Alfsugh Justice Pollock Congressman Mundock Governor Baley J. C. Morse W A White and W Morgan as he weighs a federal judgeship. Delegation members from Reeder Bowersock Murdock Loomis and others press for endorsements while Long keeps counsel awaiting Washington cues.
Samuel T. Howe came home Thursday from Colorado after a telegram warned of his son Samuel Howe Jr's illness with typhoid fever. The 18 year old had spent the summer in harvest work and later joined a railroad construction crew. Doctors report a mild case and anticipate recovery.
Chicago dispatch reports a strike by Pacific Express messengers prompting walkouts by switchmen and freight hands. In St Louis and Kansas City unions demanded a 40 percent wage increase, but managers refused. Some cities report no large-scale action while others see continued handling of Pacific express items under contract.
The London Morning Advertiser reports the Alaska boundary arbitration shows no decision yet and no vote. The St James Gazette notes increasing pessimism in Canadian circles while London and U S sources doubt any firm outcome.
New York dispatch summarizes a mixed but hopeful week across the United States and Canada. Money conditions improve in many regions with stronger mercantile demand, though Texas shows slow payments. The report notes active whisky demand in St Paul and robust wholesale trade in St Louis and Baltimore. Winter wheat sowing advances, cotton prospects weaken, and crude oil prices rise slightly. Canadian buyers seek heavy winter goods as harvest remains large and farmers fetch about 75 cents a bushel for grain. The banking sector shows growing loan volumes and a sharp rise in national bank counts and reserves through early September 1908.
London reports Britain sending five more warships to China with the cruiser Eurapin commissioned at Portsmouth and a battleship moving from the Mediterranean. Berlin notes Rear Admiral von Prittwitte to command the German East Asia squadron in Shanghai, amid signs of cautious wartime diplomacy. Che Foo dispatches describe local governance moves at New Chwang and troop totals at Port Arthur, with troop reviews yielding about 45,000 sailors and 73,000 soldiers on the Russian side.
Kansas forecast calls for warm periods tonight and Saturday with pale skies. Government thermometer readings show temperatures around the mid forties to low fifties through the afternoon as winds shift from west to a lighter breeze, signaling improving springlike conditions ahead. Tigers prepare to face the Indians in Princeton with strong hopes for a win.
John H. Donlea, Santa Fe Railway employee, died September 21, 1908 at Auroris Mo. His mother received the $3,000 death benefit today. The lodge had issued prompt support after his passing, noting he had paid less than $5 since joining. Weather snippets list temperatures for major cities with scattered figures.
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