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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1901
Page
4
A full sealed wire report from the Associated Press was received by the Topeka State Journal draft room. The dispatch outlines the afternoon’s events and ties to the American Free Peace party, detailing police activity and the day’s notable developments.
Subscribers can have the State Journal mailed to any address for 30 cents a month and changes can be made as desired. The piece also mentions a robbery in Selby Pines and notes various unsettled topics about coal prices, transportation, and regional events including Cuba, California, and Minnesota, with questions about redemption and local topics.
The piece argues for U S dominance in manufacturing citing 1909 export records. It notes the United States led in manufactured product values while Great Britain and Germany trailed, and discusses the broader impact of industrial growth on global trade standings.
The Treasury Bureau of Statistics reports a record value for new cotton exports in the year 1900 surpassing all prior years. Raw cotton alone reached about 53 million dollars, with total cotton products also climbing as prices rose, driving overall export value above the previous peak.
A garbled OCR snippet lists names, places, and varied notes from a rural region. References include Horton turning fifteen, Burrak lantern town, Lawrence youths, Fort Scott, Atwood, and Topeka. Mentions of subscriptions, hay prices, and local personalities hint at a scattered local paper page with political, agricultural, and social items.
The piece reads as a jumbled, humorous column with scattered social observations about women, families, and everyday life, noting chores, routines, and local anecdotes. It mentions an Atchison clerk, parade of small events, and a claim about Indians and a war path, ending with a quip about lighting a cigarette in emergencies.
Fragmentary Chicago News item notes cryptic phrases about an artive tool, a robbery, and a hold up in a tentative context. Readable details are sparse, with few concrete names, places, or dates remaining intact for full factual summary.
A fragmented humorous column parodies social mores with quips on bachelors, wit, and women. It features lines echoing a Philadelphia Record reflection style, jokes about virtue its own reward, lawyers, and social manners with playful medico and museum antics.
The London correspondent describes Drygalski Expedition plans sailing from Kiel toward the Antarctic. German leadership under von Drygalski eyes a northern coastal route and possible open water exploration beyond the South Atlantic. Efforts aim to reach New Zealand, Australia, and then survey the coast for navigable sea routes toward the Antarctic and unknown lands.
A Swearum Fort Bulli sage dispatch notes rapid oil district growth around Lawton and nearby hoards of saloons. Attorneys and investors push capital stock while lawmen warn of speculative ventures. The Woods Wachestsad area appears as an independent town with a single mill and expanding business activity near homesteads.
The comptroller of the Currency and Charles G. Dawes arrived in Canton from Washington for a few days of social visiting at the McKinley residence on MacKinney Lane. Mrs Hixey, wife of Rory Hixey, called on President McKinney and planned to join her husband in a brief stay, while Secretary of State C. J. Lay of Norwalk visited briefly and left for Cleveland after meeting the president.
R B Kepley retires from the laundry business and plans to devote his time to contracting work.
Vinewood residents oppose the Ninth street track extension by the East Side Circle railway from Monroe to Quincy. They plan injunctive action to halt construction, seek council action to remove existing track, and urge the city to delay until a petition and legal challenge resolve the sidewalk and paving plans. Local officials say they may support stopping work, with the company rushing the project and delays blamed on material shortages.
Fragmentary OCR cites Judge Halsemi unavailable out of town. Mentions district court probate filings and reduction processings, with notes that actions to be brought in probate court.
In a bizarre mid Atlantic Express incident Carrie Nation confronted three Indianapolis men Bill Reardon H P Allen and Jim Scanlon as she jumped a smoking compartment on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Columbus Just released from Topski jail Nation swung a hatchet and spilled a bottle of whiskey during the scuffle The men offered a toast which Nation declined and later fled the train amid a growing crowd Nation dismissed the incident saying she would discard her liquor habits and pursue horse racing in New York Metropolitan races with a salute to the crowd at Columbus station
A 19th century ad-like block describes eczema as torture from acid humor in blood causing redness dryness and discharge. It warns traditional salves irritate skin and touts a remedy claiming to purify blood restore smoothness and clear skin, misrepresenting efficacy with medical-sounding language.
About 1500 Kansans from all 105 counties gathered at North Park Colorado for a major rally with speeches by prominent officials and noted Sunflower state figures. Governor Richter presided while speakers included Chester Long L Lambert S Kirkpatrick and J B Dykes. Eugene Ware and William Allen White attended, with music and recitations throughout the program and a large crowd in sunflowers. Calvin Hood chaired the arranging committee with J Minney as secretary.
Albert Stanford was buried in a Torekin avenue excavation while making a sewer connection to the William Bradbury home. Rescuers freed him after about fifteen minutes. he was conscious when rescued but injured internally and entirely unable to walk. Stanford resides on Jefferson Street between First and Crown.
James Best, held for nearly two years of a four year sentence for the attempted murder of his wife, has been paroled by Governor Stanley. The Columbus man was convicted of choking his wife to death in a fit of jealousy and is now released under terms of parole.
Fragmentary text references a special term and local notices. Mentions a Great Britain venue and a document about a tent setup for the A new, with unclear details and names lost in OCR. No definite actions or outcomes can be determined from the readable fragments.
Kansas City workers in a long running strike ended their walkout today and began returning to their jobs at pre strike wages. Four men faced temporary losses while ten others had reduced hours earlier in the dispute. A federal injunction against picketing was issued to curb union activity and one striker was sentenced to four months in prison for assaulting a non union worker.
A garbled report notes Hostus Frasier releasing from county jail after a day’s confinement. He reportedly raised funds to cover costs and was moved from the jail by authorities.
Mrs. Rena Chaffee seeks alimony from husband W. Chaffee in district court to support their child. The case was filed Saturday afternoon, with a request for support money and custody details not disclosed in available text.
Aug 12 report from Michigan City Ind notes thieves broke a steel vault and safe taking $800 in stamps. A Kansas City fire wrecked Tobacos Cafe and Moser cigar store, damaging the J A Johnson cafe on Delaware Street, with losses around $5000. A lively crowd discussion in Georgia ends without clear outcome.
The Colombian minister in Caracas, Venezuela, has been authorized by the state department to use his good offices as the representative of Colombia in matters involving the United States. The move follows a request from the Colombian side and aims to facilitate diplomacy through official channels.
Agency offers affordable trips to California with limited seating. Te Kawa and Agaut coordinate details while KD handles operations and pricing. Potential travelers are advised to contact agents for schedules and fares.
Fragmentary mentions D W Gilbert Avin Turefree elk Feute inspector visiting Tecumseh to review Geld. George Th Rodgerm Topeka named in text along with J M Durrentl WC. References to Carrie Nu Man and Charles Curtis with appointments. Dates and specifics unclear due to damaged OCR.
Postmaster John Guthrie writes to the mayor and council urging designation of house numbers to aid mail carriers and others. He notes many residents have not numbered their homes, hampering duties and asks the council to enforce the ordinance in the city hall records.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a oldest photographer in Boston with scattered names and places. Mentions New Hampshire traveler Joalah Johnson Mawes and Weswnatt, Wee SWAT, and a vacation date amid unclear destinations. Details are unreadable. no clear event or outcome established.
A death linked to the Dust Storm era is noted as the individual had been very ill during the Dust period. The obituary mentions complications from the environment and prolonged ill health preceding the passing.
Fragmentary OCR note references resuming orders or wares at an unidentified location in New York. Mentions toe 390 hand Wilkembarrs ular ont and United States. details are unreadable.
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