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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1901
Page
5
Do you know we hold the largest and finest millinery stock shown in Topeka. We sell below the prices asked by others and are selling more goods than two or three other houses put together. Come and get your share of the bargains.
Chicago ships sixty carloads of beef via Portland to Vladivostok on Northern Pacific lines. Three trains of twenty cars depart Chicago, with the first lot due to arrive Friday. A second vessel, the Basings Sunksx, sails from New York on April 14 amid wreckers and divers struggling to salvage cargo.
The Andrews Opera Company presented Martha at Crawford to a receptive crowd. Stars Catherine Lee, Florence Clayton, Jay Taylor, and James Stevens received strong notices for solos and duets, especially Stevens as Encamille. A drunken disruption occurred during a chorus, but patrons urged better crowd conduct and management.
Phoenix reports a fatal ambush during a fight linked to a feud. Sheriff Ea Kevier and ally Basler Lana Peles died after a long-standing dispute with an adversary vow to avenge. In Oklahoma a colony site near Indianapolis outlines relocation plans, promoting settlement and land choice in the territory.
Mrs Pred Cole hosts a bright afternoon at her Topeka avenue home for D Th unit and Douse whist clubs members with many guests. Highlights include Mrs O Brien, Miss Artie Ewart, and numerous others, plus a shower for Mr Akers at a later girls event. A Lakota club meeting at Miss Josephine Shellabarger’s home discussed London society and Westminster, followed by remarks on Is London Bory more interesting than Paris.
A string of social notes reports Mrs. Dickie of Belelt visiting Topeka with her son G. Dirtete Wine Tolene club hosts at the home of Ethel Cock W. Kouns back from a two week business trip. Mrs. Daniels travels to Leavenworth for a month. Prescott returns from Kansas City with Miles Harriett Reynolds visiting sister Charles Hol plans to retu rn. Mrs. Wight visits Syracuse New York. B S Walkisy rehired after Maple Hill trip. Unity Street program announced. Pragheimer and Leon out at the Throop. Edith Worden heads to La Junta for a new job. Ava Gregory and daughters in city visiting Dr. Philippe. Harvest-Sargent wedding noted for Wednesday evening.
A cluttered local page notes Osage City visits and street cleanliness, stock sales in Kansas City, and a slate of Crawford events. Opera company and theater acts including Thoroughbred Tramps and When We Were Twenty-one headline Crawford tonight and next week. Washburn debates and university games are listed, plus club meetings, city jobs, and state news.
The text describes a bankruptcy petition against McKinney Bros. of Hoxie over a $1,000 debt transfer, Epworth League activities with hymn readings, theft reports, and diverse local notes. Includes state inspector actions, band schedules, court sessions in Kansas City, and political conventions in a garbled patch of 1900s-era items.
The report notes vacancies at Hil City and Simp son after resignations, with West at Hum bolt Allen county and Admire rh county appointing W A Hottle. A runaway from First street west caused a district uproar as bystanders pursued the horse after it ran a short distance.
Dell Keizer and the Hudsons form a new company to publish an afternoon Topeka Herald in Topeka with capital stock of 2000 dollars. Directors include Dell Keizer J K Hudson W Longshorte and others aim for first issue in July an evening Republican paper with General Hadaco not serving as editor at present.
Washington reports President Kinley intends to appoint William M. Fenkine to succeed CM. Barnes as Oklahoma governor. The move expected to be made soon, with Barnes’ term lasting until May 23. Jenkine to visit the president and discuss the change.
Fragmentary report from New York dated April 14 mentions Siegfried former French minister of commerce Rae arriving, plans to visit principal U S cities. References New York Central and maritime exit, and pan-Arveriesh expen, Cambor state, and an ambassador role.
Analysis shows fragmented text with unclear names and place references. No coherent event or identifiable entities are present to form a factual news card.
Fragmentary OCR lists sailors sailing to Dragon Porton Cre on April with incomplete names and scattered notes about teams, duties, and places. Reading shows garbled phrases about leadership, possibly a company, and an unrelated mix of terms like Up shine and saline.
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