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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1901
Page
3
A long report on rumors of Vanderbilt involvement with Great Western and Rock Island rail properties details Vanderbilt denying plans to purchase the Great Western. It notes inspection tours, fleet of seven cars, and potential tie ups with Rock Island Northwestern amid market chatter and boardroom shifts.
A petrified stump from Mexico will be set in the center of Hide Park near the depot and office. The fossil measures about four feet, with remnants of stone and petrified cottonweed nearby. Workmen constructing the steel bridge over the Canadian River found the specimen amid the debris, noting rapid petrifaction.
A Salina Kansas report details allegations against a Union Pacific land agent who purportedly attempted a scheme involving railroad land. The article describes the agent’s activities, the nature of the claim, and the local response to the alleged fraud.
A garbled account describes shipboard ratings and crews, a cast for injuries, division name changes to Ibson Doki Master, and a rush of stock movements. It notes charter members, machinery chiefs, and Hutchinson meetings, with freight and refrigeration progress and California fruit transport impact on rail service.
At a council meeting last night the auditorium was granted rent free for two weeks to the Kandas Stidwinter exposition. The vote showed mixed opinions with three members opposing citing interpretation of auditorium rules while Anderson and others supported the two week grant amid ongoing planning for the January event.
Aleacaer T. Davis, president of a key union, spoke in a period of uncertainty. His remarks touched on securing positions and guiding members through the upheaval while stressing the need for stable leadership and united action.
Sanitary Officer Baker reports several new smallpox cases in Fort Scott Kansas on October 24. The outbreak centers on the Lockam family at Seventh and Broadway with six sick, and 12 to 16 cases citywide. A new case appears in the Willis family at 1710 East Pine Street, with a child ill who attended Washington School. Additional exposures and cases are feared.
Sunday night religious service drew about twenty thousand people in and around the larger tent. There were conversions at the market meeting and again in the morning, bringing the total number to an even greater tally as the revival continued with a free will offering.
Miss Kelly of Topeka recounts experiences in the Klondike for Lippincott's Magazine. The Dawson center of ice and mineral discovery is described as a mining camp transformed by new people and modern improvements. A railway from Skagway extends a hundred miles toward Dawson and river steamers carry travelers into the growing district.
In Emporia Kansas on October 29 a woman known as the woman in black, identified as Mrs Welper, was captured by police after terrorizing residents at night. She wore all black and exposed only her eyes. She confessed, appeared in police court in a black silk dress and hat, and paid a fine of 13.60 dollars.
Fort Scott Kansas October reports Fay Hight Charles Derrick already sentenced for penitentiary terms and Arah Aberdeen a confirmed criminal escaped from a temporary jail structure. Guards were within twenty feet. Hight described as a menace who would kill officers rather than go to prison. Escape occurred as they lifted a section of steel floor in the unsecured cage. Church collection of seven hundred dollars noted in Emporia Kansas. Methodist pastor Rev Madison called for a dedication for weeds of the church after Sunday meeting and the plate was counted as church credit.
The article details the dispute over the burial of Czolgose, the assassin of President McKinley, with officials considering cremation or prison burial. Superintendent Collins negotiates, relatives offer conflicting plans, and a decision is reached to bury the body in the prison cemetery amid security and legal considerations. Czolgosts final day is described with his nervous condition, discipline, and simple attire before execution.
The article states Czolgosz remained unrepentant and defiant as he approached execution. He gave two brief last interviews, one with Superintendent Collins and a second with his brother and brother-in-law. Relatives urged no mourning or arranged marriage considerations for him, in the hours before the execution.
A reader credits Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root with restoring strength after kidney trouble and urges others to try the remedy. The ad touts kidney health as central to overall well being, notes symptoms like tiredness and back pain, and offers free samples and a brochure with testimonials.
After refusing earlier, Leon Czolgosz allowed Fathers Fudzinski and Hickey to visit him in the prison death house. Superintendent Collins escorted the priests who pleaded for repentance, then left. The prisoner rejected their offers and insisted no one could influence him. Relatives later asked to witness the execution, and Collins indicated they could, amid tense scenes and hush conditions. A Cleveland call reported the condemned man’s father had a separate agreement with authorities. The prison remained quiet into night with no new disclosures before dawn.
Bishop McCabe of the Methodist church of Iadia cannot deliver her lecture on Kunny Side of Libby Prison Site. Judge John Guthrie, who has negotiated on the matter, reports that McCabe has delayed her talk for three months and may travel to South America next year if funds allow. An effort will be made to bring Bishop Fowler of Buffalo as an alternative speaker.
A murky court note shows Governor Stanley issuing a reprieve or amendment to a case involving Evans. The text indicates a ten month sentence, a divorce and remarriage under statute constraints, and a request by an Effworth entity to release Evans to pursue a second wife and infant child. The fragmentary OCR obscures details, but centers on marital status and a legal remedy.
Governor Stanley appoints W H Haskell of Smith County to chair the state penitentiary board succeeding Elmer E Ames who resigned after his recent appointment as national bank examiner. Haskell is described as a strong factor in the Sixth Ward penitentiary reforms.
The readable fragments mention a night scene with a baby and brothers, but lack clear actions, dates, or concrete events to describe a definite incident or outcome.
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