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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1901
Page
8
The ad proclaims deep discounts on shirts waists skirts and undergarments at Barnum's 613 Kansas Ave. featuring new season gowns, lace trimmings, table oil cloths and shades. It touts low prices on ladies waists coats shirts and dresses, with limited quantities and a sensational drop in price across multiple item lines.
A chaotic Topeka gathering prompts mixed reports from neighbors and officials. Local events include church notices, weather impacts, and community details referencing Topeka and nearby areas, with mentions of Rev. J. W. and Rev. Charles M. Sheldon and various local figures.
The Sunflower Undertaker, a new monthly in magazine form from IvMoss & Penwell of Tubeka, features a front cover portrait of Joe S. Se., Kansas State Funeral Specification president. The first Abilene meeting report backs Kansas efforts to develop a western regional undertaker press and stricter license examinations aided by health boards.
Reports from Saratoga indicate rising agitation over pool rooms near the track. Richard Allen Grid, operator of a famed Saratoga venue, is seen as signaling a renewed pool hall crackdown. Officials insist they are not alarmed, while reformers press forward. A Wilkes-Barre note adds that machinists begin returning to work as war repairs adjust.
A chaotic day near 605 G17 North U Street ends with police intervention, amid fights over a keg, a fence tumble, and a mix of locals including John Siebert and Joseph Vollack. After a brawl, surgeons, city doctors, and a weight-guessing scuffle figure in the aftermath as officers pursue suspects amid a crowded, disorderly scene.
The court held Adums possibly owned the keg found resting in a neighbor's shed after a police call. The case centered on whether the evidence connected him to the beer and involves Inman, tried on counts from January 3, including alleged sales and maintaining a nuisance at Jefferson Sires. Fine set at 200 with 20 days imprisonment. appeal noted.
In San Francisco on August 1 the Parise Sail Steamship company reports unloading proceeds despite a strike by allied unions. About 100 stevedores are at work today, freight for the City of Sydney and other vessels to be discharged. Painters and dock unions seek fifty–five cents more per day, threatening walkouts if refused, with Oakland painters also expected to strike.
The Rock Island Railway completes the Mangum to Anadarko segment with new stations Randellett Apache Richards Leboma Ringwood Bella and Okeene opening Tuesday Passenger trains run Chickasha to Anadarko and return with schedule times and freight connections The line expands further 40 miles toward Enid with mixed trains daily except Sunday and connections to Texas line No. 5 and Kansas City No. 4 at Wichita
President Wilkinson of Emporia says no breach of normal begun at Hays this fall while title disputes with Fort Hays reservation and national government remain unresolved. He notes attorney general and settlers' claims have been filed and may push an early decision. if resolved, construction could begin mid winter.
F M Lockard former state senator and Norton postmaster urged Governor Stanley to appoint John Hamilton of Norton as district judge. Hamilton, a Republican nominee, faced Judge Geiger entrenched by fusionists. Other candidates include Dempster Scott Atwood and W H Pratt Phillipsburg. Dumont failed bid wind test attempts noted.
Benjamin Pugh, an African American, was put to death at Sing Sing for the August murder of waiter John Tiegen in a Brooklyn restaurant. After attempting to leave without paying, Pugh threw money and then shot Tiegen when confronted during the dispute. Three electric shocks were administered before the sentence was carried out.
A long burning coal mine fire near Plymouth threatens abandonment and costs may reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. Firefighters can only fight from the outside as the blaze rages for months, with no control and a predicted fifty year burn.
The Rev. George E Hancock pastor of the West Park M E church in Asbury Park New Jersey died in the pulpit Aug 5 due to paralysis. He was a long serving clergyman in the denomination and his passing was announced during a sermon.
At the twenty third annual meeting of the Music Teachers National Association held at Put-in-Bay Ohio Kansas delegates formed a temporary organization. A Boyle of the State Normal of Emporia was named president and Miss Anna Bundy of Topeka secretary. Committees include executives with Boyle Hougland of Hutchinson and Bundy Topeka. Meetings planned for April 28 and 29 to perfect a permanent organization with two concerts and a plane recital. Provisions include papers by leading teachers and efforts to raise the state's musical standards.
A young man who three months ago tried to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge has killed himself with carbolic acid and leaped from a fourth story tenement on Willett Street. He left a note saying he was tired of life. Neighbors report his recent nervous prostration and distress. The case follows various unclear references to recent events and names in the city.
The Times reports that textile industries show an Amber of woolen mills under construction to be completed by the specified month. The expansion includes an additional five factories for the orth south area and several related production pods devoted to rotvay and towools, with several facilities to be built in the near term.
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