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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1904
Page
9
A dramatic tale from Woolford County recounts a husband driven to insanity by prolonged passion for his wife. After twenty four years apart, he remains devoted as his mind fractures under drought and sorrow, failing to end their long separation despite years of marriage and memory.
The army plans a new three style shoe line with patterns named for usage and appearance. The first style is a waterproof field boot with reinforced toe and grained upper, the second a black calfskin model with box toe and raised sole, paired with the blue dress uniform, and the third a light leather boot for wear during service. Production will include thousands of pairs.
Baltimore April 25 James F. Geddes 44 a well known draftsman ends a drunken spree by shooting himself in the head His wife Angie Zimmerman found him dead on the bed A second incident involved a woman and a man in a separate case Both deaths attributed to poison and alcohol intoxication with toxic symptoms noted
A Chicago jewelry firm fell victim to a bold phone swindle involving a wealthy homeowner’s wife. The caller used a false identity and ordered three diamond crescents, which were delivered by messenger. A clerk returned with the jewels after the apparent owner failed to confirm, but the husband recounted the ruse and the swindle was exposed.
Willum E. Haskell and John N. Holmer acquire control of Boston Herald, taking equal shares from Edwin B. Haskell and Col. J. Woods. Haskell becomes publisher and manages business affairs while John Holmes continues to direct news and editorials.
The writer to the State Journal argues the assault against him was unprovoked. He recalls a colored woman seeking work, offering cleaning duties for rooms, which she refused, and describes leaving his office in anger without a slammed door.
In Winnipeg April report from the Kaya the Dawson News notes a sweeping measles outbreak along the Mackenzie area. Most Eskimo families are dead or displaced as up to 180 persons were affected, with ten families surviving. the epidemic's toll is summarized by local observers.
John Vent eshki, an Austrian arrival in Philadelphia, sought Indians after rumors and liquor encouraged him. He attacked a man in front of a cigar store, stabbed him, and decapitated the victim before police intervened. Magistrate Smith fined Vent eshki ten dollars.
Flood waters from the Mississippi spread over a wide area north of Venice, easing danger to some properties while inundating the little town of Rush City. East St. Louis area roads suffer embankment breaks as residents desert homes. water depths reach up to six feet in places.
Miss Alice Healy and J W Glasgow of Kansas City will wed this evening at 8 30 at the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs W J Healy of 34 Harrison street. Rev Renwick of the First United Presbyterian church will perform the ceremony.
An old public health notice argues infant mortality is high in civilized countries and urges timely Castoria use to save lives. It warns narcotic drops and tinctures for children are deadly poisons causing stupor slowed circulation sickness and death while Castoria supposedly promotes proper blood flow and fever relief, bearing the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher.
Mrs J T Markeer hosts at 621 Harrison street as National Alliance of Charitarin Women president Mira Emme C Low from New York speaks at Unity Church Pride afternoon. Twentieth Century club hosts Saturday evening with Miss Fina, Mrs William Adams of Detroit visiting Mrs C C Ad. Mrs Calo Fouen and child return from Pasadena. Miss Georga Wasson to Anteton City next week after Winter at Whehturn colleges. Mrs Chas Foddell honors guest Friday night.
April 28. Frederick Schwed of Stewart Brown and Co. wagers 700 to 100 that Cleveland will not be nominated by the Democratic convention in St. Louis. He also stakes 500 to 500 that if Cleveland is nominated he will be elected.
President Roosevelt declares that a woman who is mother of ten children is a better citizen than her husband or the president. The remark came during a Florence Crittenton mission conference at Tremont Temple in Boston where Rev. M. R. Deming and his wife were honored guests.
New York reports Mrs Goldstein of 225 Bend 100th Street sold her three weeks old baby for 3100. She refuses to name the purchaser. The 15 year old mother was deserted by her husband months after marriage.
Rockefeller visits Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and tells country boys he prefers country bred youths. He notes country upbringing fosters steadiness and returns to rural values. Railroad fare: California trip offered with limited dates and agent contact for details.
A fragmentary account extols Japanese devotion to the empire, linking naval flags to national beauty and duty. It contrasts the shipboard pride with a drunken Albanian scene, noting reverence for the Mikado and loyalty to the homeland.
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