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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1901
Page
4
A fragmentary Beate Journal note from Topeka hints at an afternoon event and a brief mention of SoBews. The readable text records a general sense of local reporting and a small group activity without clear names or dates.
Subscribers may have the State Journal mailed daily to any address for thirty cents a month. News notes from Topeka and St Vitus Raine discoveries appear amid weather and price alerts. The column mentions Teddy, milk prices, drought, water rules, and various political and economic phrases, with scattered misreadings and garbled names.
Treasury statistics show the United StatesGermany commerce expanding sharply over the last twenty years. Exports to Germany rose from about 1 to 100 million, while imports grew by nearly 400 percent, driven by machinery, agricultural products, and copper. The report notes exports doubled 1894 to 1900 and highlights key commodities such as wheat, oil cake, and ore as major movers.
An OCR read extracts figures about Germany's imports and exports with the United States for 1881 and 1900. It notes that in 1881 US imports formed 104 percent of Germany's total consumption while in 1900 they formed 10.9 percent. Exports to the United States in 1881 formed 107 percent of the total and in 1900 about 2 percent.
A garbled Kansas page relays a string of local oddities and rumors from Topeka to Atlantic City. Mentions include a Topeka waterworks exhibit, a lost train tale, a Topeka council hall photograph, and various unnamed persons and places with scattered, unclear details.
A garbled Atchison Globe piece quips on morals, love, gossip, poverty, and social norms with scattered lines about relationships, village life, and local characters. It mentions women, engineers, farmers, and a rumor mill, all in a fragmented, cautionary tone.
Fragmented, reflective prose pieces discuss weather, finance, family, aging, and art with aphoristic lines. The text blends moral observations on debt, memory, domestic life, and common vices, referencing pianos, frames, and the idea of healing through touch.
Fireman Moore injured in a Rock farm accident west of Topics Friday. He is at Stormont hospital for surgical care and will undergo an operation that may end his firefighting career. He returned home to Kansas City Monday. The Colorado River incident lasted five hours as trains moved slowly. Moore and a tramp avoided serious harm during the derailment and both recovered.
Fall River cotton manufacturers vote to reduce wages by about 14 percent with the cut to take effect in September. The decision, nearly unanimous with one dissent, prompts a planned signing of an agreement and a executive committee review. A mass meeting and potential resistance follow as representatives from 100,000 mills prepare to discuss the plan.
A meeting is called for Thursday at Security Hall Seventh and Kanank avenues to organize Mutual Joy company. All stockholders and interested parties should attend at 1 o clock. the company supplies grain priced from 10 to 80 cents per hundred.
A brief note describes Pan-American Express and related services offering excursions to Chantasqui and Buffalo with a focus on affordable travel and car comfort. Interested travelers are advised to apply to J. I. Cies brough, AG, PL Agt, St. Louis with details available through Kansas City offices.
Morison, favored brother of Jes sie Morrison, serves a sentence for injuring Aire Gln Casto with a racer amid a team assembled from Pens from Kansas. First game will be played at Ellsworth today as a tour of the state begins.
A death notice from the Meriden area notes funeral arrangements are being handled by local friends. The deceased’s identity and precise services are not provided in the fragment. The report mentions the cemetery and community involvement in arrangements.
In six o'clock daylight court session Mary Tucker pleads with no lawyer for her son Peter Snyder facing district court after being bound over on breaking into a Santa Fe tool house. Judge McCabe explains rights, A M Thomas offers defense, witness Soyer testified, boy's fate hinges on trial outcome and possible penitentiary if convicted.
Veterans assemble for a ceremonial gathering with military units marching and flags displayed from dawn to dusk. Officials, speakers, and local notables attend a public salute on the grounds near Hutchins, with decorations and a formal program led by judges and civic leaders.
Mr and Mrs D S Baird, parents of Corporal Basil Baird drowned in the Philippines on June 28, received five packages from the United States Post Manila containing personal effects. The parcels include Baird’s corporal stripes, photographs, letters, a Philippine tag, a collection of tokens, and a possible value around 100 dollars.
Partial notes describe a morning court session involving W E Ebler with charges linked to a structure fire or property damage. The garbled text mentions a stove or chimney issue and a claim of starting a fire.
Florence Peterson and Hod Newcomb face city court warrants over the disappearance of $34 in household goods owned by T. H. Bowers. The records indicate police connected Newcomb only by hauling items. Peterson is charged with taking and conspiring in the alleged theft.
City Food Inspector Farnsworth prepares for winter by testing the city scales for accuracy. He reports generally correct readings with one noted case requiring changes to ensure secure and proper operation before the season’s coal purchases begin.
The mayor of Peoria forwards information to Mr. Hughes about the city’s situation. Peoria has enacted a 75 cent rate ordinance and is testing its validity as the council advances the measure.
Governor Yates of Titela faces a political firestorm over naming Charles H Payson to a state board. Payson previously served time in a Kansas penitentiary for fraud, was disbarred there, and later pursued legal matters amid a controversial career. The Chicago Sunday Tribune attacks the appointment as a move from prison to the state payroll.
Judge Fisher of the Ojetrtak court sustains grounds in a temperance suit against Kansas saloons. The case, ex rel Mefiuie v Charts Wyrick, joins forty others sought by Kansas City's temperance movement to enjoin saloon operations. Appeal likely to the Supreme Court.
United States marshals arrested individuals in Fort Worth Texas on August first. The report mentions a sheriff from Ayhison and Herman Heankin being moved to Topeka for confinement in the insane asylum.
A letter to Governor Beaks praises his use of law with strong words about Governor Morrill and Prohibition era actions. The writer contrasts past governors' failures to enforce the law with Beaks and urges continued courage. The piece hints that steadfast action could lead to a United States Senate seat.
Members of the grocers and butchers association will meet at the Commercial club rooms tonight to perfect plans for a monster demonstration and barbecue. Three locations Martin's Fill thir grounds and Gurfield park are under consideration for the big entertainment with a two to three day feast and accompanying attractions. The goal is to draw excursions from nearby cities and towns within a wide radius by offering a large, sustained event.
Secretary of State George A. Clark returns from Colorado and denies talking Bailey to Chester Long. Dispatches describe political gossip about Clark allegedly trying to influence Long while away, and Clark states he has not talked to anyone about Bailey or Long.
Local notes report Colburn arriving from New Orleans to join Swift Packing as foraintaget for the firm in Topeka. Tickets for the Join Marshall benefit concert at Garfield Park Friday are 10 cents at Foerh’s and Gulia stores. A new electric line between Junction City and Fort Riley is completed with contracts awarded. Council meeting Wednesday to consider the Vinewood building and pavement projects. Patched items include funeral attendance, travel updates, and upcoming rides in Topeka.
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