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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1901
Page
5
The party factions debate a permanent basis for policy at a state convention. Populists and reform forces clash over a third party alliance as delegates prepare for a national style gathering and pledge to unite under a broader reform agenda.
A degraded OCR item notes an agricultural fair and a related society meeting. It mentions speakers, committees, and plans for upcoming events with references to the Wichita State Fair context and various officers. The text also references a secretary and a program spanning multiple topics related to farming and rural exhibitions.
Work proceeds to pave fast Ninth Street between Quincy and Monroy. Vinewood Park railway tracks halted by injunction earlier, but contractors race to complete pavement with tracks removed or cut back as needed. City Engineer Me Cube orders progress while residents fear disruption and call for orderly completion before winter.
A reception Tuesday night at Third Presbyterian Church in Nortonville welcomed Rev. Hatfield recently from Galena as pastor of the Nortonville Presbyterian Church. The program featured vocal and instrumental performances by local performers, with addresses by Uriah Carle and Penny Baker among others, followed by light refreshments.
Governor Stanley issued four pardons today. Charles Raymond from Evans County was paroled after a five year sentence for grand larceny. Charles Gleviens and Henry Wat kink received pardons for burglary and robbery respectively. Simmons and Watkins were pardoned for burglary and robbery, with Simmons from Atohiwan and Watkins from Lebotte, and employment arranged in Topeka.
Post members are notified to attend McKinley Memorial Exercises at the Auditorium Celuma near Sixth and Quincy Streets. Veterans of the Civil War invited to join, with seating arranged at Fort Pitt Post and related units.
Members named by Governor Stanley include Svanitor John UC Carpenter Neosho Senator RT Simons Wellington Senator J C Morrow Haddem Representative Charles H Luling Wigmeier Atchison plus W P Wagenner son of B Wagmeier. New candidates like Campbell Oswedge Grinstead Larned Price Crawford Ried Fort Scott entered as weeks passed.
Kansas farmers group accuses the Kansas City Board of Trade of persecuting its W. T. Redman Grain Co and conspiring with the grain trust. They claim the board seeks Redman’s expulsion to break up the cooperative, aided by Mid Kansas Elevator manager J Seaver. Shippers threaten to form a rival board in Kansas City if Kansas and Oklahoma harvests are diverted to Missouri.
Reports detail memorial parades and services planned for President McKinley in Canton and across cities including St Louis and Chicago. Schools close in tribute. Wisconsin and Illinois officials join nationwide mourning. Milwaukee and Chicago leaders head to Canton for the funeral. The Chicago Bar Association adopts resolutions calling for legal reforms to safeguard the nation’s institutions.
A mournful funeral train carried the unmartered president through rain and darkness from Washington to Baltimore. Thousands gathered along the route from station to suburbs, saluting as the flag covered coffin passed, with bells, bugle calls, and solemn crowds paying final respects in a national tribute.
Sept 18 friends of Mrs Meriiley express grave concern as she remains weakened yet continues duties. The nation mourns the loss anticipated by her illness and the ceremonial duties she upholds amid tragedy.
The long journey from Washington to Canton continues as Mrs McKinley shows signs of strength amid grief. The last ceremonial leg includes the presidential train and escort details with a focus on the widow’s condition and the orderly transfer of the casket from capital grounds to the funeral car.
At a Chicago meeting on September 18 the Western Society of the Army of the Potomac adopts resolutions honoring President Meantimey and calls for adequate federal legislation. The document urges liberty of speech and assembly, suppression of anarchist doctrine, and the banishment of supporters of dissident movements from the United States and 15 territories.
Fragmented OCR notes indicate a market report discussing corn and dairy prices with garbled terms. It references today’s market movements, potential demand shifts, and trader interest, but specific figures or entities are unclear.
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