The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
suMMARY.

Santa Fe regains direct Chicago con-
nections for the first time since the be-
ginning of the food.
Tent city for flood sufferers is estao-
lished on the Douthitt tract with ten
families to begin.
Officers experience difficulty in keep
ing sightseers from flocking into North
Topeka.
A six inch water main furnishes North
Topeka water from the Santa F'e pump
ing house.
Mayor BergundthaI declares a holiday
of work so that south side people may
help North Topeka folks to shovel out
their homes.
The council decides upon plan of re-
placing the washed out north approach
of the Melan bridge.
Willie Cramer and Paul White. aged
and s years respectively, meet death
by drowning while playing in the water
in the basement OF the r. R. Y. n G. A.
building
Governor Bailey and Mrs. Ida B. Weed
are married quietly in Kansas City.
The work of crenating $4,000 worth of
animals lost in the flood is finished IN
Dr. Peter McVicar's funeral is held
from the Washburn college chapel.
Commencement exercises for the class
of 1908 are held at Washburn college.
Five bodies are recovered from the
Shunkwiler house in North Topeka, two
bodies yet remaining in the ruins.
Quicksand swallows part of Laurent
]
the safety of buildings in the vicinity
Emporians come to Topeka to secure
the revocation of the license to practice
medicine held by DR. William Meffert
and his license is revoked by the med
/ ical board.
Topeka school teachers are assigned
places for the next year and notified
that small per cents will be cut from
their salaries in the future.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Fires raging in New England are
checked by the lighter wind and damp
er atmosphere.
ton mills washed away and great dam
age to other property caused by a
cloudburst in South Carolina.
Croft brothers alleged bribers of Ma
chen Of the free delivery service are IN
dicted by federal grand jury at Wash
ingtOn.
Town of Figuig. Morocco bombarded
by French artillery in retaliation for
recent attacks by tribesmen on Gov
Gen. Jonnart and party; mosque walls
and many houses demolished
Because of a dispute resulting from
the stonemasons' refusal to join the
have suspended operations to the eX-
! tent of throwing 1000 men out of work.
and within few days $4,000 may be
QUA.
Five troops of United states cavalry
ordered to Moenci. Arizona. where
5000 striking miners threaten trouble.
arthur Lyons, murderer OF his step
, mother. committed suicide near Shoals.
Ind. after a posse of 800 farmers sur
rounded him and his ammunition be-
came exhausted.
The Chicago restaurant strike crisis
reached at conference between oppos-
| ing sides.
Fire destroyed the Breakers. one OF
the smaller hotels at West Palm Beach,
Fla, and adjacent property, entaihng a
loss of $500
Secretary Chamberlin's anti-free
trade views reDudiated in British COM
mons by Chancellor Ritchie and Arthur
Elliot, financial secretary. Overthrow
Of British ministry and resigna ton OF
Mr.. Chamberlain averted by Premier
Balfour in adroit commons speech.
SaneuO Valley. n. NJ, visited by hail
storm covering ground thirteen inches
| deep; crops ruined. cloudburst at Cliff
4 ton Arizona: heavy snow in Colorado
Two-thirds of East st. Louis OH)
under water and eleven persons drown
ed as result of broken levee: 10000 citi-
Gems destitute; bridge approach and
levee protecting business houses threat
eaed.
Mrs Mary Mcknight Kalkaska. Mich
who confessed poisoning her brother. his
VIE and baby, suspected of killing
eight other persons, who died suddenly
while at her house during last Is years.
Chauncey Dewey Clyde Wilson, and
W. j. Mcbride, alleged Berry murder
erS, escorted from Dewey ranch to St.
Francis. Kan, by militia company 10
prevent attack by victims friends
Citizens Of Belleville. ILL.,. lynch
negro who fatally shoots Charles Hertel,
county superintendent of schools Lynch
ers are upheld by public sentiment
King Alexander and Queen Draga of
Servia are shot to death in the palace al
Belgrade Premier Markovitch, General
Petrovitch and Former Minister of War
Pavolitch were also killed. Prince Peter
Karageogevitch has been elected to
head the new government.