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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1901
Page
5
The scrambled text shows brief telegram snippets about April events, naval actions, political moves, and international tensions. Mentions include China, the United States, and European capitals with references to ships, mutinies, and military notices. Names and dates are obscured by garbled OCR, but the piece hints at global crisis and diplomatic maneuvering.
Real estate transfers include Ide A Twaddle and others with parcels and acreage noted. The secretary of state granted a charter to the Electric Street Railway company with $50,000 capital to build a line through Iola and nearby areas this summer. Directory board names include FV. Crouch I. Sorth rap Jee Bechum J. G. er I.K. Rodineoa Charles W. Crouch and BOW Clinkenles.
Bulganans sentenced in Constantinople area for murder of a Stavro priest and other revolutionary acts. One dies, three get life, others receive two to ten years. Denver fight match set Tom Sharkey vs Fred Russell at the Colorado Athletic Club on April 36. Funeral notices urge members of Triple Tie No 9 and Shawnee Encampment No 21 C F attend services for Bro. Millard and others at local halls tomorrow afternoon. Attention notices call Topeka lodge No 49 members to meet and attend to matters at their hall.
Howard Kyle, who plays Nathan Hale in a romantic drama, praises General Funston and locates the true American spirit west of New York. He notes Hale’s youth, Yale ties, and brave defiance, recounting his capture by Howe and execution in New York. The piece highlights Kyle’s view of Hale and Alice Adams as a destined, if untold, romance.
A Buffalo circular dated April 5 seeks a rate increase for motormen and conductors on the Buffalo Niagara Falls and Lancaster lines. It notes Wadsworth's past stock company links in Pittsburgh and Denver era tours with Miss Tertt and Miss Bowes, and mentions Crane in New York. The document hints at a broader staff pay question amid theater connections and local travel.
A Saturday gathering at Miss Souf’s home in Topeka featured a guessing contest with bird name questions. Guests included Mrs Freak Rul of Seattle and Mrs J B Maring of Centerville Iowa. Refreshments were served and auctioned items noted.
Professor George Washington Jackson, leader of the Twenty third regiment band, enjoyed a visit yesterday with his old music instructor Arthur Tr basil Tre igina in Washington. They met for several hours in the forenoon afternoon, sharing memories and mutual greetings in a city scene long linked to their prewar lives.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs reports Osage Nation wealth from a $5 million land treasury and a tribal treasury of $3 million. The tribe, numbering 1972, shares profits, educates children, and gains per capita land value of about $8,487. Homes are improving with education shaping future citizenship and industry.
Portland Indiana crowds gathered to see Lucey Haven of La Porte, a 400 pound bride candidate, arrive to wed Dr. Detter of Untar City. The event drew hundreds, with speeches and a crowded depot scene before the couple left for Union City.
Apr 7 Tacoma reports revival meetings triggering a craze to donate property to religious sects. Mrs Frank Grinnell sold her Tacoma home for 2000 and moved to join Unity in Procua, later returning. others, including baker W H Watkins, disposed of property and gave 4000 to Shiloh elders as a foundation for converts and missionaries. Cecil Rhodes era report notes Herris unseated in election charges as a key South African company figure. Spanking Warden decries new pinching method for refractory prisoners.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a long treatment or injury tale involving Harton and a sequence of medical and chemical remedies. The wording is garbled but hints at a documented struggle with healing and a purchase of tonics or salves from a drug store.
Reports describe German and French troops advancing toward Shan Si after the Pao Ting Pu occupation. Chinese forces under Chi Li near Hoo-Lee clash with 1,000 French troops while Chinese officials govern Pekin under advisory French and German commissions.
Paterson New Jersey April court hears a suit brought by Paterson resident Sleight against New York provision dealer Myron for one dollar claimed as value of two kisses allegedly given by Mrs Sleight in a dining room setting. The case outlines personal relations, attempted secrecy, and family disclose following the incident.
New Haven April 2 general Frederick Funston elected to a prominent Connecticut port post. Authorities plan to extend him invitation upon his return.
Report of a massive gold stampede from the Yukon Dawson district as miners rush inland. A telegram from Jutes Cantwall brings news of extraordinary yields and large-scale mining activity. Mentioned are Dawson operations, frontier traders, and a flurry of orders driving rapid mobilization of labor and equipment.
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