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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1901
Page
16
A Kansas poet Roy Farrell Greene gains recognition as a verse writer with a forthcoming first volume of poems. He is described as a refreshing, simple stylist whose work appears in county periodicals and drew praise from readers and critics alike.
A rambling rustic scene recalls a Western idyll with a ranch daughter and a Texan voice. The speaker muses on love, chores, and frontier life amid vivid, lyrical imagery and interwoven references to countryside work and admiration.
A garbled OCR fragment blends poetry and political commentary. Phrases evoke a love theme with lines like A Little poultry towns and Blossoms of Love while shifting to political notices and civic issues. The text includes scattered names, places, and possible dates amid broken sentences.
A garbled excerpt describes a wife using Bitters to recover after illness. It mentions immediate care and a residence near Gait Avenue and Set Seewh, with unclear dates or additional names.
Washington dispatch reports no change in pension bureau policy despite Kansas interest in appointing a new commissioner. Officials say all positions are civil service, with no patronage possible, though Kansas could gain promotions for its many workers if a new head is installed. Some Kansans urge Evans removal for a broader liberal pension policy.
Coburn asserts Kansas grows more high grade wheat than any other state. Waterworks warns of court action to take control of the plant. Shawnee county tax levy up for four new bridges. W. H Wilson re-elected president of the city school board. Harvey resigns Kansas National Guard major post. Fall festival plans discussed as business leaders seek support. Central Congregational Church to be enlarged. fundraising started. John Seaton says he has no governor ambitions. Diamond ex-ponser H Ellsworth Lewis sentenced to two years. Abs Nation released from Shawnee jail. funds paid in installments. Fr Coburn upbraids Wilson over crop remarks. Basil J Batra dies saving comrade in the Philippines. KU Board of Regents undecided on chancellor. Spainger to continue. Herbert Hobbins dies by suicide in Wichita. L Dickey fined $200. case appealed. Gov Stanley opposes prize fighting in Kansas. Local burns and Roosevelt camp forms. A 1150-town addition to telephone exchange completed. Tension between Police Chief and Mayor over German beer prosecutions. Telegraphic summary of world events follows. Dowager Empress Frederick dies in Cronberg. Frontman Froneman killed in Orange River colony clash. Alabama governor’s daughter killed by streetcar. Philadelphia gasoline explosion kills seven. Robbers loot Selby Smelting in Vallejo. Seuss Howison joins Schley court. Steel workers mobilized by Amalgamated Nation. Colombian insurrection and balloon voyage news. Paris course completion. balloon incident. Upcoming Republican state convention nominations. Warship Mathias to Panama. John Pennington killed near Enterprise Alabama. Ocean collision abroad. several drownings. coastal ship line contest.
A report notes the death of Prince Henri of Orleans in China while on a voyage to America. The item mentions revolting complaints by Weed, addressing a homestead act dispute, and cites more than twenty squatters settling in his domain.
Teves issues a public statement defending Grover Cleveland aligned stance and urges unity within the Democratic Party. He argues primaries will reveal true sentiment, warns against leaving the party, and criticizes divisions influenced by railroad interests and external enemies.
Summer tours via Santa Fe route promoted for travelers to Northern Lele Resorts Buffalo Exporities St. Lawrence River and Colorado. Agent TL King of Topeka advertises trips with note on rates and points of interest while a band concert by Marshall’s band is announced for tomorrow evening at seven.
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