The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-04
IN OTHER CITIES.
Courts Closed in Honor or Justice
Marshall's Memory.

Columbus O., Feb. 4.-John Marshall
day was observed here today by COM
plete suspension of business by tn.
courts. Chief Justice Shauck Of the
dress on the life and services of Mar
shall before the State bar association
and tonight a banquet Will be held.
Iowa city, Ia, Feb. Marshall day
was observed in this city today by the
State Bar association of Iowa. The at
tendance was large at the exercises
held, the students Of the State university
appearing in a body. President Ne
Carthy Of Dubuque, of the association,
presided. The principal address was
made by John N Baldwin, of Council
BLUFFS. This evening a banquet will be
given and several addresses will be
made.
Cleveland, Feb. 4.-The courts of this
city were closed today as a mark of
spect to the memory Of John Marshall,
the eminent Virginia jurist, who began
his long career as chief justice of the
United States supreme court just one
hundred years ago. A largely attended
meeting of the Cleveland Bar aSsocia-
ton was addressed by Hampton L. Car
SON of Philadelphia, who spoke el9-
quently Of the famous chief justice. This
evening the Bar association will give a
banquet.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.-John Marshall
bench and bar. The Louisiana Bar as
sociation had charge of the ceremonies.
President Henry p. Dairy made the op-
ening address and J. P. Blair delivered
an euiogy on the great chief Justice.
Knoxville. Tenn, Feb. 4.-Jol1n Mar
shall day was celebrated here this after
noon at the University of Tennessee. The
law department had charge and James
H. Welclxer. Of this city, delivered the
Grafton.
Chattanooga. Tenn, Feb4.-AII courts
here today suspended business IN honor
to the, memory Of John Marshall
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 4.-The memory OF
the late John Marshall was honored to-
day in appropriate exercises in the hall
of the house of representatives. Ad
dresses were delivered by Presfdel.l
Warner Hill of the Georgia, Bar assocfs-
ton, Burton Smith and others.
Mobile, Ala, Feb. 4-John Marshall
day will be fttingly celebrated tonight
by the Mobile Bar associa ton Public
exercises win be held in the United
States court ROOM
St Louis, Feb. 4-The one hundrdta
anniversary of the accession of John
Marshall to the chief justiceship of the
supreme court of the United States was
celebrated today in all the public shoots
and in the United States circuit court
N4tdAlDGfS- appropriate exercises were
held in the schools, and in the court
room, where there were assembled Judge
Henry G. Caldwell, Judge Walter L.San-
born, Judge Amos NJ. Thayer, Judge
Elmer B. Adams and distinguished
group of lawyers. Addresses were the
order of the day.
New Haven, Conn. Feb. 4-John Mar
shall day was celebrated by appropriate,
exercises at the Yale law school under
the auspices Of the Connecticut State
Bar association.
A telegram of greeting from Illinois.
sent by AdOlph Moses, chairman of the
celebration committee for that state was
answered by Francis Wayland, dean oe
Yale law school and Judge Simon e
Baldwin, president of the International
Law association.
Chicago, Feb.4-In Chicago. where the
idea of celebrating the assumption or
office by the first chief justice of the
supreme court of the United States was
conceived and promulgated. all Legal
machinery was silent today while bench
and bar, schools, society and others OF
the lalty paid homage to the memory
of John Marshall.
The federal courts as well as the civil
and criminal courts of Cook county we've
closed The public schools held. exercises
appropriate to the day, while MANY III
efary ana social organizations devoted
their attention to the consideration f,s
the first chief justice and his works. The
CHIEF. interest Of the celebration hers
was IN the Grafton of the dav by Sena
tor Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa el11s
etts. at the Auditorium. John S Miller
president Of the Chicago Bar association
also spoke.
which prominent members of the bench
and oar will be in attendance