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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1901
Page
9
Letters from Maud Eilgore and Herman Gaetho praise Hood's Sarsaparilla for restoring appetite and easing headaches. A Parsons reader Miss Katie McMullen notes recovery from fatigue and illness after two bottles. The endorsements highlight improved sleep, vitality, and overall well being.
Opening day across major teams with St Louis losing to Chicago at home while Boston and Brooklyn win. The report notes cold weather, pitching by Powell Taylor Nichols and Warren, and scattered scores including Boston 6 0 New York 0 and Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 9, amid weather and crowd details.
Fragmentary OCR advert describes Ready Relief claiming to cure coughs colds sore throats and other ailments. It mentions swelling pain back aches bruises and sprains and touts rapid soothing effects. The text is garbled but positions the remedy as a universal pain and illness cure.
Galena Kansas readers learn an upcoming supreme court hearing May 6 over a water company annual report law. The state charter board challenges the statute as unconstitutional and discriminatory against corporations supplying water heat and power. The case tests enforcement via mandamus and potential fines and statewide reach. This section also notes Baldwin University events and civic improvements in Baldwin Kansas.
Lawrence April 20 plans for a new 75,000 museum building at Kansas University were chosen by the board of events. Reot and Siemens of Kansas City secured the work. The three story limestone edifice will feature a large mammals hall a panorama room bird exhibit and study rooms with taxidermy facilities in the basement. The exact site remains undecided but the museum will be a landmark among university buildings.
A historical note recalls early 20th century Kansas telephone service. Bells monopolized exchanges with few toll stations and high rates, turning phones into luxuries. After Bell patent expiration, new exchanges formed, spanning towns from Great Bend outward, connecting many communities to the outside world.
It reaches the blood and nerves, bringing life and vigor to the tired, worn, and overburdened. It aids digestion, clears obstructions, and restores strength to muscles and tissues. From infancy to old age, Smith's Green Mountain Renovator is praised as a universal health remedy. A. C. Klingaman, sole agent, 120 E. 6th St., Topeka, Kansas.
A fragmented excerpt notes capital costs from five to fifteen thousand dollars, wire ratios, and thousands of subscribers. Independent companies may build lines where enough subscribers exist, enabling farm to town connections without burdensome trucking to markets.
Henry C. Baster, 28, was sentenced to 14 years in a Chicago prison for killing Peter R V Miller, the superintendent of the Baker Vante publishing plant. The fatal shooting occurred April 25 in Chicago amid labor troubles with nonunion strikers. Bail led to Atchison as attorneys seek a new trial and Baster’s plea stands pending.
Emporia reports President ABR appoints three young men to Philippine normal schools. David Powell and K C Fisher join the trio as new teachers, with requirements for a good physical exam and immediate deployment after commencement.
In an afternoon incident four youths were thrown from a small boat on a local lake. A young girl is reported drowned while the others survived or are uninjured. Details remain incomplete as investigators sort names and circumstances.
Keller and Dientha Lesher were fishing from a boat when it capsized near Dayle End while shifting positions. Four people fell into fourteen foot waters. Bryant Keller rescued two but could not save Miss Waggoner who floated away. E Smith recovered Waggoner’s body after a brief search.
A letter from Janica Saverburger of Saint Louis proposes a plan to Slater involving a week of lectures in various halls followed by violence to smash a saloon. She admits past drinking, praises honesty, and offers to cooperate if paid while signaling a change toward Christianity.
A garbled OCR snippet from a newspaper page hints at a riddle or secret message. The legible parts reference names like Cs Reig and Sea Rie, with stray phrases such as Bile of a pi thea and writen aeate len. No clear event or dates emerge.
Pullman Ordinary Sleeping Cars For Tourists are described as the most comfortable and commodious travel for large parties and settlers. Cars run daily from Nebraska and Kansas to California and Oregon, fully equipped with curtains blankets pillows and interiors. Uniformed porters manage the cars and attend to passengers needs and comfort. Information available from ticket agent F A Lewis at area Jene.
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