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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal notes an exclusive full lease wire report from the Associated Press. It covers ongoing busy coverage throughout the day with a complete copy of the wire service report in progress.
Subscribers of the State Journal away during the summer may have the paper mailed regularly each day to any address at the rate of thirty cents a month. Address changed as often as desired. While out of town the State Journal will be to you like a daily letter from home.
A composite update cites 25,000 stockholders in the St Louis World’s Fair group, remarks on Cuban annexation delays, Mary MacLane’s potential Chautauqua appeal, West Virginia lynching context, General Funston and General Wheeler, a Canadian nat ural soda discovery near Ashcroft with 275 tons mined, borax content, a 1901 world commerce report from Consul Winter listing total trade near 23.5 billion dollars, led by Great Britain, Germany, and the United States with substantial US figures.
Bulletin 197 Series I Geography 22 cites origins of about ten thousand US place names compiled from printed and manuscript sources. Henry Guonett notes extensive correspondence with societies and officials to gather material. Examples include Alabama Gatchet burnt clearing and Chicago from an Indian term via French, with multiple etymologies and historical references.
The bulletin notes several place names and tribes across the United States with etymologies from Native languages. It cites the Miamiatu dialect for skunk naming, Coeur d Alene in Idaho, Chesapeake Bay interpretations, and the Lewis and Clarke River in Oregon and Montana. It also mentions Zuni and other tribal references, with multiple authorities offering explanations.
Treasury statistics show fiscal year 1902 U S commerce with Porto Rico Philippines and Hawaii. Porto Rico exports 10,719,444 and imports 38,297,422. Philippines exports 5,261,867 and imports 36,612,700. Hawaii exports 19,000,000 and imports 24,700,429. Combined shipments to noncontiguous territory in 1902 total 34,971,311 while imports reach 80,610,051 in 1908. Principal goods listed include iron and steel manufactures, breadstuffs, cotton products, provisions, oils, and leather.
A jumble of small town items notes Wetmore’s girl band at the Atchi zon carnival, stray cows scratching shade trees, teachers scarce in Wilson county due to low pay, a Norton housewife finds a rusty pin in meat, and police in Lawrence busy catching thieves. Reports mention a Fort Scott drunk seeking bail, boiling drinking water complaints in Wichita, a Garnett mother seeking industrial school for a daughter, and a misdirected peacock in Whitewater riding a Pacific Rail passenger to Brainerd.
The fragment mentions a county candidate receiving a phone dispatch from his country home while in convention claiming paternity, prompting his withdrawal. It references unrelated topics about inventions, a dentist, and a proverb about high and rain, with unclear details and places.
A humorous Globe column mocks gender roles and domestic routines. It jokes about mothers policing sons after play, boarding houses breeding discontent, and a salesman recalling ten cent socks while discussing wives. The piece satirizes social norms with exaggerated scenarios and a wry tone.
A fragmentary, period voice reflections piece satirically comments on gender roles and social behavior. It critiques male arrogance in courting and decision making, suggesting adjustments in how men interact with women and how intelligence is applied to success and wealth.
A row of quirky aphorisms and parables fills the page with humorous reflections. The text playfully surveys fashion, secrets, and social quirks, wandering between nautical whimsy and wry observations on luck, value, and human behavior.
Santa Fe Railway announces large force reductions in locomotive department including almost all officers of the machinists union and several other unions. Workers consider it a deliberate blow to union strength. Machinists call a meeting to elect new officers amid rumors of further layoffs due to slack business.
W A Nettleton resigns today from the position of assistant superintendent of motive power for Santa Air and will relocate to Kansas City to pursue private business. His successor has not yet been appointed, and Nettleton notes no conflict between his private affairs and company matters. He is reportedly a man of considerable fortune.
Thomas J Thompson, who sold a polioe that wed with his father aboard an oyster boat moored in New York, was arrested in Boston for burglary in Forest Hill. A pursed man fled. Thompson confessed to stealing $300 from his father and fleeing to Boston after a purse with 75 dollars and two revolvers was found. He and an accomplice are suspected in a recent patrolman collision and a nearby home break in.
Aug. 19 in Hobokin. George Grimme, the contented bachelor noted for three brothers in York, died after a long illness. Oldest John, of Scppa, died three months ago. youngest Theor followed last Sunday. Their 230 Lawrence Street home was neat with waxed floors and tidy furnishings. The brothers, famed for shared hospitality to neighbors, led quiet lives and rarely spoke with women.
A Gypsy woman entered John Stults’s Hoboken butcher shop on Tenth street and offered fortune telling for a silver palm read. After a brief card, she requested a greenback. Stults gave her ten dollars in bills, she read his future, and left, missing ten dollars from the roll. He described her as very bewitching and watched her eyes during the exchange.
San Francisco dispatch reports the bark Gerard C Tobey encountering a whale surrounded by many sharks. Chief Mate Smith went to investigate as the boat neared the object. Sharks swarmed the boat, striking the keel and dinghy, leaving deep tooth marks on the hull.
Aspen Colorado August 1 James F McMillan well known mining stock broker died today from wounds self inflicted last night with a revolver. Mentally deranged for over a year he had been treated in a sanitarium in southern Kanes. He was a native of Canada who came to Aspen in 1887 and recently faced renewed mental trouble.
The Newport venue opened this afternoon for the national age tennis championships with about eighty entries. The featured doubles match pitted the East RF team against the British pair Kreigh calling and Waldner of Chicago, with RF and Waldner losing to Doherty and Calline 26 63 44 3 4.
Passengers aboard the steamer Queen City arriving from the west coast yesterday recall a successful season at Port Renfrew where Milan and Minnesota University researchers spent the summer. The party notes a notable gathering of botanists and travelers during the trip.
The Santa Fe depot addition project valued at 920000 is postponed. Chief Engineer Storey states bids were not satisfactory and the decision to set the contract is delayed. Officials say work will proceed once a clearer path is found and a new date is set.
Police raided a joint at 116 East Sixth Avenue and charged Robert Pigg and H C Parrett with planning an unusual liquor operation. A keg of beer and other items were seized. Denver reports Henry E Wolcott and Senator EB Wolcott have left Colorado, with his yacht life planned as his remaining focus.
Suranne Henning, 14, staying at St Moritz, climbs Diavolessi and Pers glacier into Italy with maid and guides. Separate item notes actress Rome Coghlan injured by carbolic acid mistaken for face lotion at night in Helena. Made Medical Inspector. Chicago names Sciver for Elgin steamery business ancillary role.
Eastern division notes report Santa Fe hospitel counts reaching sixty eight with many patients. Three hundred thirty five stock cars pass to Kansas City from the south and southwest. A ranchmen local lodge plans a special meeting to elect officers. A stock wreck after a broken rail kills one sister. L M Saxton, former D B Cain stenographer now Western Grand division supervisor, visits Topeka for eye treatment. May Burgett sues for divorce and alimony though husband earns and refuses support. Chas D Welch named receiver for F K Howards son South Jackson trest. county sues for seven years back taxes. License committee plans continued revision of the ordinance. A property dispute with Robert H Clark seeks proof of title for college property.
Fragmented OCR notes reference Kansas fairs in 1902 with mentions of ag actions, officials, and dates. The garbled text hints at secretary and county roles, upcoming events, and possibly a wreck or disruption within a broader agricultural context.
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