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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
8
The Wabash Railroad markets itself as the only line running trains from city to Buffalo with sleeping cars to New York. It claims fastest time and convenient connections to New York and Boston. Passengers can view the Electric Display as trains pass two thirds around the exposition grounds.
Kempton cases were heard in police court with fines set and bonds needed. Bradshaw of Heitman Bradshaw faced penalties and potential long bail. a gambling case collapsed over missing documents. A captain’s crew seized liquor and novelty paraphernalia, while Knowles resort visitors were escorted to a holdover with figures of $25 noted. Circus day brought many drunken cases, yet overall police activity seemed calmer.
A British commercial agent report on the coal trade in America notes expected large exports and hints at the influence of Morgan Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania coal interests. It discusses efforts to curb railway control, mentions rebates to favored operators, and explains federal barriers to rate discrimination.
Kansas City August 3 Judge Hoole of the federal court in Kansas City sustained several objections in the Board of Trade Chicago versus Christie Grain and Stock Co. The Christie company is accused of running a bucket shop, but the court ruled its pleadings mischaracterize the business and denied transfer of daily market reports by telegraph firms. The case, with multiple parties including the Western Union Telegraph Company and others, remains complex as Judge Hoole plans a further order next Friday.
The August list of promotions to the Legion of Honor includes Julius Lo Stewart promoted in the office and Arthur Edward Valois named as advocate. The notice records names among officials and honorees in Paris.
A fragmented 1920s food advice snippet suggests light meals for heat, recommending a breakfast of nuts with cream, citrus, and cereals, plus toasted bread with butter. It touts grains like cornmeal and hints at comfortable digestion and sustained energy in hot weather.
London report says police stopped a possible anarchist plot at Frindrichshot that delayed King Edward and royal mourners from departing. The king, Queen Alexandra, and Princess Victoria plan to leave London tomorrow evening and reach Crowther in time for Sunday memorial service.
Chitazo Aug 8 A mob of Dowie faith healer followers stoned and pelted the crowd in South Chicago. A motor man helped two followers escape after a mistaken recognition of Henry Christensen. Christensen's wife died weeks earlier from injuries at a firm, and the crowd resented the healers during their attempted street corner sermons. New York Aug 5 A Herald special notes Canon Teignmouth Shore to preach at Homberg memorial service sharing a date with last year’s ceremony for Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, with the empress present.
Miss Mary Pickens granddaughter of a famous South Carolina leader marries Arthur Shirley of Camden House Welleshire Coventry in New York. They travel to California and will return to New York. A Hawaiian connection follows with John J. McLuth of Honemvic arriving in Atchison to visit and plan machinery for Hawaiian fruit canning plants for export to the American market.
A compilation of scattered notices from Topeka and nearby towns. Mentions Gates and Shuritt returning from various trips, social clubs, church meetings in Lawrence, upcoming games by the A. A. team, repairs and outages, a police-related petition for Had, and civic concerns. Also notes painters, weather impact on vacant lots, and a court hearing on a life insurance case.
Frank H. Whitman receives promotion to captain after serving as a field officer in the Twentieth Kansas. A West Point graduate, he joined as a second lieutenant at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War and rose to first lieutenant during the Philippine campaign. He led in the Bucalor action, impressed troops with a tactical move, received a gold watch in San Francisco, and was celebrated by enlisted men.
President Mohler of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company said the San Francisco strike will halt steamship traffic between Portland and the bay city. No restart of the ships Columbia and GW Elder is planned while the dispute continues.
Professor Talfourd Smith of Siloam Filgh School Georgia recommends Peruna as a grand catarrh remedy and general tonic. He cites personal use over years as proof it keeps him well, urging others to try the internal remedy for respiratory issues. Chicago? Hartman, Columbus, and agents invited readers to write for advice.
A suspect linked to a wife’s death vanishes, raising questions about the husband Mian. He did not attend the funeral of Aer fustans, weakening alibi and prompting police to intensify inquiry into the case.
A romance story builds toward its climax with the planned Rome wedding of Sig Carrado Mentcenti, Italian and host to an American fiancée, Rising, daughter of Professor W. B. Rising of the University of California. She has been abroad, recently part of the American colony in Rome.
Colrado Springs Aug. 6 Gen Willits J Palmer began purchasing thousand acres northeast of Colorado Springs including the Austin Stutt ranches. He intends to present the city with the purchase rights for a public park surrounding the round for Ustas.
The body of Mrs. Seth Davis, age unknown, was found with a crushed skull near Potterville, Pa. Authorities fear a homicide linked to a related incident that left her husband dead last Saturday. A daughter reported the couple had been together until last Friday when tensions rose. Strong suspicion points to the husband in the fatal harm.
New York and Poughkeepale hosts discuss Cres ceus and his chances. George E. Retcham of Toledo, owner and delver of the horse, says he aims to see the record broken soon. Weather and track conditions will influence performance and timing. The Columbus meet Friday is weighing Cresceus at 278 pounds.
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