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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
8
Police failed to trace a burglar gang after they fled with several hundred dollars from Melville Manufacturing and escaped on a hand car toward Camden. Detectives examined a broken train car base and later found clothing discarded in Millville. Experts debated a faulty limb and safety of a wooden leg during trial.
A damaged OCR style report from Newark New Jersey describes a court case involving claims of defective artificial limbs and alleged failures by a manufacturer. The text references an engineer, Judge Narre, and the Arrowsmith company, noting disputes over work quality and property.
Newport news reports the Vanderbilt brothers in a fierce split over land in New York and Europe as W. Vanderbilt plans a vast development including stables, farm buildings, and a polo field at Rendonwy Pole farm at an estimated cost of 1. Million. The project aims to surpass Alfred Vanderbilt’s nearby country block and features a grand villa, coach houses, and breeding facilities.
Police linked a murder plot involving Johnstone and a theater stock company to actress Miss Hassett. The killer aimed to shoot her in her boardinghouse room, then escape by rope. Relatives arrived as authorities pursued motive and safety concerns amid hospital updates.
A ward meeting in the east end of the Fifth ward, led by Mayor Parker appointee Georg H. Griggs, discussed the proliferation of joints in the area. A petition urged council action to curb the operations, with Ni Sawyer elected secretary and J. G. Shiner treasurer. The gathering was well attended as residents pressed for relief.
Manila reports the Philippine Commission, facing a rice price surge in November, appropriated 2 million dollars and gathered over 200 tons of rice from India and Asia to sell to sufferers at a cash price intended to cover costs. The plan was kept secret to avoid price-gouging by operators. Government action aims to supply rice at or near cost to needy Filipinos despite potential losses.
A quirky recipe dump from Ames Wills at ster lquette Building Chicago notes food faults and budget tips. It discusses eggs quality and various muffin and biscuit recipes such as muffins without eggs bread sponge muffins and maple biscuits with detailed steps and measurements.
A reader seeks recipes for maron glachs candied chestnuts and Hermits. Instructions include peeling chestnuts, simmering in sugar syrup until clear, and dipping in syrup, plus batter dough for Hermits and a fermented grape wine method with crushed grapes, sugar, and water.
The article provides a collection of old fashioned kitchen recipes including bogless ginger gems with molasses and ginger, a cream filling, an icing method, and a suet pudding. Ingredients feature agar, milk, molasses, butter, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, flour, raisins, and milk. Steps describe mixing, heating, and baking with period measurements and directions.
A reader provides a simple coffee cake method. Use bread sponge with butter sugar and water, rise to double, roll to one inch, bake in a tin. Top with butter, sugar, and almonds or twists as preferred.
In Buffalo on December 3 Jonathan C Bodamer was fined $100 by Justice Truman C White of the Supreme Court for failing to appear to serve as juror in a murder case. The dead man’s name had lingered on the jury list for over two years, prompting the judge to levy the penalty and warn of future action if summoned again.
Ed Corrigan the Chicago horseman and local capitalists announce a quarter million dollar company to build a mile race track in Kansas City Missouri with an option on land in the southeast. One race meeting is planned next fall and two per season thereafter with test horses to be brought here. Also noted is the marriage of Elsie Anderson to Lyman Humphrey at Independence Missouri.
Washington, Dee. Elections committee No 1 of the house decided to report adversity on Virginia matters regarding alleged disfranchisement of voters. A proposed inquiry into the new Virginian constitution was noted. San Francisco voters defeated a street railway ownership movement in a special election.
A proposal to raise 700000 for equipment and operation of Kebe Bases street rail was put to a vote with 1510 in favor and 11204 against. The measure needed a two thirds majority to carry. The Golden State Limited runs Topeka to Chicago each evening and New York service is listed for the second afternoon.
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