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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
15
Portland Maine August reports ex Speaker Reed 23 was told at his summer home he was named by a Sixteen member as a possible New York mayor candidate. Reed dismissed the notion as absurd saying he had no knowledge of the matter and had no inclination to pursue it.
In London and on the Isle of Wight during regatta week, prominent Americans including Chauncey M. Depew General Grosvenor Ministers Snowden Newell A Cowes Abe Vanderbilt and Colonel C P L Haines are noted for their social presence. Yachts such as the Valiant Margerita Calanthe and Macageret draw attention while Adelina Patti arrives in Stockholm and rents a summer palace at Saltsjöbaden.
A Dayton trolley train crashed into a coal cart on an open switch near Donneleville, injuring 14 with four expected to die. Motorman Et Lindenwood and conductor D Branden face severe injuries among the injured, including Mrs Richard Schutt and George Conrad, as others suffer multiple broken bones and internal injuries. Harvest news from England notes wheat yields below average, barley quality down, oats thin, with English and British harvest expected near average only.
London August 3 The North German Lloyd steamer Gromer Kurfurst from New York July 25 bound for Southampton and Bremen passed the Lizard at 3 in the morning signaling that two of her port screw blades were broken. The tale of the voyage remains to unfold with the vessel proceeding slowly.
Na om i team to go represent Kansas at Sovereign Grand Lodge. J G Johnson of Peabody resumes Modern Woodmen legal department after years away. J W White of Rock Falls led the work during the absence amid increasing volume. Rathbone Sisters social at Mrs J A Penwell home. Ferris wheel incident cited as costly for society. Eugene judge No 73 LO O F notes printed. B W A camp 2800 hosts ice cream social and smoker. Daniel J Greenwald and Marl G Seden initiated two degrees.
Mr White and Mr Johnson head jurisdictional posts with Johnson noted as a national Democratic committee vice chairman. The piece contrasts grand officers in size and profile, mentions fundraising for Naomi lodge No.95 Hebekahs and Topeka’s Naomi team chosen for a sovereign grand lodge meeting.
Wellsville dispatches report striker violence after mill entrances guarded at night. A mob attacked mill worker Harry Phillips home, pelted with stones, windows broken, four men contained inside. Mrs Phillips fired shots, defended occupants, and the plant was reportedly running at reduced capacity with plans to resume full ops by Monday.
In a quiet week for the city jail, two cases dominate the police court docket. William Gay of 241 Jefferson Street is accused of using a coal repository to store and serve alcohol to guests, with police seizing a gallon container during a can party. The court convicts him, fining 200 and 60 days in the refrigerator, though an appeal is planned. George Kinner's incident follows, with Chief Stabe seizing nine bottles of beer and a bottle of painkiller claimed as exempt property.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions St Kansas Avenue and a certified check with unclear context and names, suggesting a partially readable local notice or report without clear outcomes or actions.
A reader from Defiance praises Perruna for female weakness and nervous trouble after Dr Hartman’s guidance. She recounts marked improvement, regaining strength, and restored health following Peruna use and book advice. Additional testimonials from Mrs E Riker and Mrs E De Hartman assert lasting relief from pelvic catarrh and chronic weakness with the remedy.
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