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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1902
Page
4
Topeka State Journal by Frank P. MacLennan carries a timed leDe wire AP report on events of the day. The paper notes it is a member of the Associated Press and quotes receiving full dispatches for exclusive publication in Topeka.
A summer subscription option lets readers receive the paper daily at 30 cents a month, with address changes allowed. The column cites varied items from economics to politics, including Gates's wealth, cholera in the Philippines, cotton mills, coal prices, and public utilities unions.
The piece argues coal mine owners are under greater compulsion to produce coal than grocers are to stay open. It notes both are at proprietors’ will, but the constitution allows private property to be taken for public use, a tactic coal operators may drive the government to employ if protests continue.
Jayhawker notes with humor a string of small town items from Ford, Elk, and surrounding counties. Coyotes threaten crops in Ford County while horse thieves visit Burrton. Golf takes hold in Gueda Springs amid a ping pong trend. Local political chatter, odd news, thefts, and curiosities fill the column, from a $44 hive incident in Galva to a peculiar marriage note and a warning on a political backpedaling candidate.
A bitter column mocks self obsession and social fuss in Atchison and Kansas City. It jokes about sleepless nights devotion to sleep, lawn parties, and sitting order at tables. It notes arrests of three boys for theft and five babies for burglary, then raillery about women policing morals and age pride in marriage licenses.
A satirical piece mocks marriage stereotypes and male critics of wives attire. It jokes that possession of a home matters, that men seek comfort, and that wives may be judiciously rewarded with an extra allowance when seen in foolish yet attractive dress.
Fragmentary prose observes social fears about gender roles and wealth. The text hints at judgments toward a woman and the type of man she may attract, implying pride in wealth or status as a social burden. Readers encounter an ironic voice on relationships and money.
In New York on August 18 Miss Sarah Crouch of Allentown Pa wed her fiancé at a police station after guests challenged them to marry. A licensed policeman evangelist officiated with Seymour’s mother as witness as the squad stood by ready to march.
The Good Roads commission met with county commissioners to discuss paving West Sixth Street to Gage's Park. A consensus emerged for a long city pavement, but no final decision. A compromise on width was suggested, with 17 to 38 feet proposed, amid concerns over expense and other road projects in Burlingame and North Topeka.
A 15 year old girl from Gage is hospitalized in Stormont with typhoid fever after a week of illness. The town reports several other typhoid cases but no contagion risk. measles appear, while scarlet fever smallpox and diphtheria are absent. In Colorado, Colorado Fuel Iron officers defend against Gates conspiracy claims over stock voting in federal court.
Hazelton Pennsylvania reports a burgess fines his son after a court hearing. Chief of Police Derr arrested the son for a street offense and the court ordered a five dollar payment to respect law and order. Burgess Krosely states the act aims to teach his son respect for the law.
The United States Senate committee of inquiry into the war ordered to deliver O'Brien into custody by Judge Lowell of the U S court. O'Brien to be taken to Washington shortly. Fatally stabbed in San Francisco Aug 18. A special dispatch from Marble Arizona says guards Torres Gomez and police were involved as the murderers escaped. Speaker Henderson at Oyster Bay to be guests at a dinner tonight with Representatives Bantatives and other Republicans.
Rome reports that the Italian government has offered Adolpho Tirindelli, director of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the post of director at the prestigious Venice Conservatory. Tirindelli has just arrived in the city. The move signals Italy's high regard for his work and a major career opportunity.
The May Hum infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Humphries died Friday morning at 205 North Chandler Street. P H Fellis of Seattle WA formerly of Topeka died recently at Gi Harbor Sitr Fotite Bad SSatives sn oven aa
A report this morning notes a Colorado marriage involving Mira, niece of Mr and Mrs on Hz avenue. Miss Norma Smith, sister of Mrs Harry F Williams of Manitou, secretly wed Mr Williams in Colacase. Eleanor Smith, linked to Topeka, is mentioned. her husband, a well known Topeka figure, now works for the Denver Rio Grande Railroad at Pueblo.
Fifteen car loads of people rode to Kansas City Sunday on a 125 round trip rate offered by the Santa Fe through the Woodmen of the World. It was this year’s largest excursion, with many pleased participants. The trip began before dawn and returned about 1:30 this morning. Shuttle service failed, leaving many waiting at the depot and about a thousand walkers heading home.
At Newport on August 18, a social event funded by Sherry sought to override a servants’ strike at Friedheim villa. He offered $34 to each waiter for the frolic, with no meals provided, prompting a Bellevue and Legin street meeting where workers vowed to defy him. Despite negotiations, Sherry quickly secured replacements from leading cottages, staging a 360-guest event with vaudeville acts from New York, colonial and African showcases, and a watermelon cake-walk by children, amid lingering labor fears.
Wantage England August 18 Richard Croker at Wantage plans to recruit a new trainer from the United States after visiting this fall He feels the dairy project started poorly and will install a Pecay patent manager His steward had farm cards painted Richard Croker Esq and he ordered the Esquire removed His son Bertie travels to America for a vacation and Croker scrutinizes farm progress elsewhere in the report a random note about a delayed U S ambassy issue and a police incident is briefly mentioned.
A fragment from Paris reports M. Gerome recalling a strange incident with Duboic, a noted model at the Academie des Beaux Arts. The tale involves a journey, a mysterious object around his neck, and elements left unfinished by the source.
The will of the late generator Tans Mabie leaves 260000 Jefferson to the Home of the Frimadices, a life interest in the Eagle Head property at Manchester by the Sea, Mass. 91000 to his son-in-law and daughters in law and nephews and nieces. Three former confidants are named as trustees to hold until the death of the last survivor of Mabie’s children, unless terminated earlier by the survivors.
Washington August 18 report on a new tariff protocol signed by T Sharretts for the United States and by six other nations. The plan shifts China from ad valorem to specific rates without China’s signature and may adjust duty levels slightly. Officials expect future changes to the commercial treaty and tariff structure.
County Attorney Galen Nichols obtained an injunction after Probate Judge Fagan granted a temporary restraining order. American Book Co. and John and HL Shirer, trading as Kansas Book Co., face action to stop them from pursuing a contract with the state board of education to furnish Kansas Sonada books, alleging the contract was obtained by fraudulent means. This is the third injunction in the case, following prior actions by Grane Co. and against Quintor Quinton and Crane & publishers.
Local items report Charles Barnes in Trego county and Sophia Annis a nurse at 410 Clay Street. a Welsh picnic at City Park Wednesday afternoon. birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs Hermann Kigner at 115 Jackson Street. Homer Ray of Wells Fargo ill with typhoid at Stormont hospital. George A Clark returns from prairie chicken hunt with no birds. Santa Fe to ship 460 to 600 carloads of stock to Kansas City and St Joseph from western Oklahoma tonight. a small fire at 61 Topeka Avenue damages a large two story house. ore origin unknown but damage slight. Supt Frank Nelson to speak at fourty institutes this week in Syracuse Cimarron Larned. Mrs P B A Anderson sells home at 1160 Lane Tod. boarding house near state house planned for legislators. twelve week strike continues with union labor dispute.
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