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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1902
Page
13
Vinewood endorsement prompts mayoral signoff on a franchise as council debates project financing and a proposed electric street railway. Officials discuss city return, road investment, and the impact on Topeka and nearby towns while staff present the remodation plan drafted by D J Greenweld.
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Fragments show sums such as 4100 at Egiporia and 12000 at the Baildine mt St. dosenh, with mentions of Kansna and Eansennar Satis. The text appears as an OCR garble listing costs or amounts tied to places, lacking clear dates or full entities.
Chronicle reports potential FTC action over reduced rates in rail shipments. Investigators examine whether the rates benefited shippers and were arranged in advance. Officials may cite offending route executives for contempt of court.
Washington April 26. W R Waughs founder of the new Justice party appeals in a public address for broad support across white black and red voters. He endorses William H Taft as champion of reform and aims to unite diverse communities behind a common platform for national progress.
Source describes Florida underwriter commission on a complex merger deal involving a 1000000 etc. It mentions Underwood of New York negotiating a 14 percent commission on the total stock value, plus other payments and working capital adjustments totaling about 324000 in stock. The summary notes the plan to pay Mr Underwood a percentage of the merger proceeds as compensation.
Brief notices from New York to Washington record the death of Julia A Harper in New York in 1845, with mournful remembrances of her family. Other items report the illness of playwright Shenandoah’s author, reform moves on import duties, pension actions, and various social and political updates across multiple cities.
Ripley returning from Santa Barbara with family as Santa Fe lines brace for a key conference with its chief. Post includes scattered items on court decisions, bank robbery in Kentucky, a Bible incident in New York, Taft’s travel plans, a fraud examination in London, and funeral arrangements. notices mix political, legal, and crime briefs with regional travel discounts.
A colportage obituary recalls a wartime scandal and its impact on theater and faith. Clergy discuss the profession's view of tragedy and the church’s role amid public memory of Mrs Holland’s death and the era’s cultural shifts.
A dramatic scene unfolds in a New York church when a woman collapses and dies during a prayer service. The abrupt event shocks attendees as a warden or overseer readies medical help while the congregation reacts with alarm and sorrow.
Street Commissioner Griggs announces a May cleanup in Topeka. Crews will roam alleys collecting rubbish including cans and boxes, free of charge. Property owners will bear disposal costs for unremoved waste. Curbside bins and districted routes described. some dumped near Shungamings creek and east of town to curb crashes.
City officials led by Mayor Parker and City Engineer Mt Cabe sill plan an inspection trip to Kansas City to examine asphalt pavements. The council members signaled a desire to tour Tuesday night, leaving Topeka by morning train and possibly staying until Tuesday evening to view paving at the opera house and other sites. Some attendees may return by afternoon trains.
National City Bank of New York moves to raise working capital to 40 million by increasing its capital stock to 225 million dollars. The bank, already the largest, plans this step amid global market activity linked to European banks and a broad expansion push. The article notes stock and surplus figures and references related financial leadership and investigations, including legal actions involving figures tied to previous cases. The narrative touches on Vanderbilt estate creditors and a suppression court ruling affecting inheritance matters, reflecting a period of market and legal turbulence alongside cotton, Chicago produce markets, and other commodity notes.
The market report notes mixed activity in futures with heavy seaborne trading and a cautious tone among shorts amid fluctuating prices. Wheat and corn showed uneven movement, with oats improving and a tentative uptick in hogs and cattle prices as receipts remained sizable and demand varied.
Sparse classified items list sales offers and help wanted notices. Includes positions from various firms and places such as Lawrence Kansas Cleveland Chicago and St. Louis with ad phrases mentioning book salesman, energy products, and travel sales, alongside miscellaneous business requests and expenses.
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