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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1902
Page
13
The Arizona Kicker laments no revival of extinct volcanoes and describes chaotic antics around editors, postmasters, and local officials. It mocks a rival editor, recalls encounters with cowboys and sheriffs, and jokes about politics, storms, and mailwork while praising self-styled authority in a rough frontier voice.
The list shows participants and partial scores in the Diamond C road contest at noon today. Final standings and prize results will be published Monday in the State Journal. Names include Mrs B Crowder, Cork Stevens, Margaret Crow, Dessie McCord, Emma Schafer, and others across streets such as Lake, Harrison, and W Tenth.
A fragmented local note complains of repeated interruptions during work and calls for visitors after 1 pm on Saturdays. The writer mocks political reform, mentions a William Scott of Iowa tied to Blue Grove Valley, and remarks on poker tales and a traveling peddler who died.
Washington dispatch reports the Chinese government asked the U S state department to ensure justice for Chinese workers killed or expelled by a Baker City mob on August 30. The Chinese legation says local authorities have shown no disposition to prosecute, and will forward the complaint to Oregon's governor seeking an explanation.
Photographer C Harlan of Eaton, once unable to act due to severe indigestion, reports relief after using electric bitters. He praises them as a remedy for stomach and digestive troubles, claiming renewed energy and improvement in general health. The ad also promotes satin skin cream and powder at The Model store.
A fragmented Kansas agricultural notice lists county fairs for 1902 with associations, secretaries, and tentative September dates. The report names Barton, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Cowley, Pinney, Woodford, Marshall, Jefferson, and others, plus a Garfield Park concert by Marshall’s band.
Fred Lat known as Red Laird was arrested for threatening Charles Waite to extort money, pleaded insanity and was sent to Topeka Insane Asylum. He was discharged as cured, later discussed for possible committment again. authorities question his location and potential for trial.
The Topeka Automobile Club formed with J N Taggart as temporary chairman and Ralph D Montgomery as temporary secretary. A meeting is set for September 4 at J M Padgett to discuss organization matters and races. Dr George B Minney and L B Wyman to draft constitution and by laws. 18 cars exist in Topeka.
London, Aug 30 One result of the army education committee report is a war office plan to lower cavalry officers living costs to about 1000 a year besides pay from a present minimum near 3000 The war office would provide officers messes and bachelor quarters at government expense and supply a full field kit for each officer If adopted these concessions aim to ease strain on near officers and draw a more efficient if less fashionable element into cavalry service
An elegant cartoon occupies the window of the W F Rowler music store as the first in a series advertising the Kimball piano. Each two by three foot poster, made by a Philadelphia artist, will stay in the window for a few days. The current piece shows a hunter skinning a squirrel with the caption This may be a chin game, but ours is grand square and upright.
Sociologists report a marked drop in the English birth rate with London showing a fall from 27.4 to 0.6 births per 100 married women under 45. The decline is sharp in fashionable districts, while Stepney Shadwell Bethnal Green remain nearly stationary. outside London the rate is 25.8 versus 30.2 in 1881.
Alfred JD Jones, early Omaha settler and the city’s first postmaster, died today at age 7 years. He helped establish the townsite in 1854 and is regarded as Nebraska’s friended founder of Omaha’s first postal service.
North Topeka community notes list residents visiting friends and family in nearby towns such as Sliver Lake St Josephs and Adrian Kan. The item mentions church services at Congregational and Church of the Good Shepherd with pastors Rev T J Pearson and Mend E Pur Mra 1 and W Jett of Kannas City. Local residents travel to Kansas City Belvue and Idaho, with several family visits recorded and upcoming events including a Garfield park picnic hosted by the Only club and a Kansas Avenue M church service schedule. The piece notes the death of Mrs Winnie Gash Sherman at 628 Madison Street South from typhoid fever and funeral arrangements.
In a witty dialogue Mrs Jiggins urges Miss Frilia Frassle to marry Tom Gubbin despite his odd name. A veteran entertainer recounts her two marriages, stressing how she trained husbands to fund her lifestyle, urging Frilia to rely on Gubbin and avoid earning independently after marriage.
Mrs William lice and her daughter Alice of Bliver Lake were in town for a ceremony at the county seminary then planned to depart Monday for the state normal school in Indianapolis. Mrs Spangler of Cincinnati was honored at a Thursday party hosted by Mrs J Kull with guests including Mr and Mrs Willetts and Miss May Barrett among others.
The imperial edict abolishes likin stations across China and outlines a tariff shift. A declaration notes progress in negotiations for new foreign trade treaties, with increased import and export duties and ministry approval for revenue use. A forthcoming Shawnee Horticultural Society meeting at Horace E. Goodell’s Tecum TEC on Sept 4 will feature talks on Roses, Marketing cooperation, and women's work economy. Lunch will be served. Mr. Peacock leads the society.
Classified notice seeking a competent female for general housework duties including cooking and washing at a residence on Western Avenue. Also referred to a dress ladies home magazine in Philadelphia for reference. Other scattered notices request a girl for general housework, a white girl, and a yard lady to clerk or assist in office tasks.
WANTED A good, reliable girl for housework two or three days weekly. WANTED MALE HELP with hotel dining room and kitchen tasks. WANTED A boy in box factory and farm hands for local farms. Several listings for cooks, waiters, and general labor follow from employers in Topeka and nearby areas.
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