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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1901
Page
16
A Topeka business announces its pledge to furnish residents with first class goods and services. The notice emphasizes quality and local service, inviting customers to explore offerings and compare value.
At 812 Kansas Ave and the Veale Block at 621 Quincy a large stock of secondhand traps surries road wagons and buggies is offered for sale cheap through the repository and store room.
A prisoner in the Wichita jail writes of mistreatment to the State Journal, accusing jailers of cruelty and deprivation. She describes squalid conditions, lack of blankets and food, and references to boycotts and reform, while naming various officials and individuals connected to the case. The note also mentions broader inquiries into local jails and a separate military investigation involving Maj. Erastus Hawkes and Col. Helstead.
Washington notes outline new rural free delivery rules from the port office. Kansas applicants must show population, road quality, and distances to mail points, with a route map and endorsement from a senator or congressman. Each petition must cover over 20 miles and at least 100 households, with payable boxes and postage-stamp kits for carriers.
News of the week summarizes local races and reforms with June 1 as the primary date. It notes Union Pacific charter fees, Topeka growth plans, promotions at Rock Island, local resignations, a notable arson death, a $200,000 fortune, and various civic and legal items from Topeka and state agencies.
In Springfield Ohio on April 27 Lilda Rae five year old daughter of J C Rae 1059 South Race Street died during surgery after a dentist found an ulcerated lower jaw bone and a planned operation failed as vitality failed a few minutes after preparations.
Mrs J P Rodgers entertained for Miss McGregor with Ninde Chautauqua and Stedman clubs presenting programmes. Social items note a return party at Hudson's hall for Hellianthite party attendees and a March 2 wedding for Miss Mat He McGregor to Henry Lewis.
Early reports note workmen near a new plant along the river observed a man near the upper rapids. The body was pulled from the water as the boatmen anchored below the falls, the crash described as a fatal accident with a sight that shocked onlookers.
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