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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR text references social centers, location shifts, population notes, and Yale related mentions. The readable entities include Yale students, British Club, and a shifting city center dated around late 19th century. No clear event, date, or outcome can be established from the fragment.
Mrs Eugene Hagen hosted card afternoon for sister Mite Johnson and Mrs Frances Sohimedti of Atchison. Mrs William Eugene Stanley presided at a Topeka DAR musicale at the Governor's House with a decorated program featuring Miss Lucelia Clarke and Mrs A W Dana. Topeka DAR chapter held business meeting at Miss Hele Thompson’s home electing T W Harrison regent and other2024 officers. delegates to the continental congress were chosen and plans noted for February in Washington DC. Many members attended from Topeka and nearby cities, with news of unlisted visits and travels across Kansas and Missouri.
The trial of Bell Chambers charged with highway robbery occurred this morning in district court. He allegedly helped hold up Fred Weaver on September 17 between seventeenth and eighteenth streets, leading to the theft of a gold watch. A police search found a watch on Chambers, who later claimed it from a gambling game. He was later arrested in Herington and brought back for trial.
William Henry Milburn, famed blind chaplain of the U S Senate born in Philadelphia September 26, 1780s, travels to California for health ahead of retirement after this Congress. His boyhood accident left him blind. his life as a preacher began under hardship in a log cabin, shaping a renowned public service career.
An early account traces coffee to a sixth century Arabian shepherd who observed goats dancing after eating berries, leading to the beverage’s trial and exhilaration. It outlines its spread to France, subsequent rough reception, and notes on caffeine as a nerve stimulant. includes a testimonial about Postum as a caffeine-free alternative and its claimed nerve benefits.
The article recounts the life of a preacher and congressman who travels with colleagues on a western river voyage. He confronts profane behavior among lawmakers, preaches to the group, and reflects on national representation, morality, and his service from Riverton to New York. He notes his marriage, term as captain of congress, and ties to early prairie history and literature.
President Roosevelt designates Joseph O Thompson CH Seng and William I Aldrich of Alabama to recommend federal vacancies. Rumors say they will act as referees, a move seen as breaking past practice of local party leaders. The referees oppose the Lilywhites faction in Alabama.
Gustavus F. Swift of Chicago donates ten thousand dollars to the Methodist Episcopal churches in Chicago to wipe out their combined debt. The gift, announced at a weekly Methodist meeting, aims to clear all church debts in the city within months.
Charles F Rae and party including Mrs Kelly and Edward Butler Jr arrived at union station to a crowd seeking the wanderer Ed Albright and Charles J. Geraghty among early greeters. Kelly, in a dark suit and veil, faced questions at the central police station before bond was set at 10,000 each, totaling 20,000. He left Four Courts with Chief Kelly and Desmond, heading home after a months long absence.
Four thousand head of cattle from the United States have arrived at Mickenhead and been declared free of foot and mouth disease after the New England outbreak. The cattle are awaiting slaughterhouse work as of December 5 in Liverpool.
Mrs Elia Gallagher recently acquitted in the Iowa City murder case is indicted for perjury. She reportedly fled to Canada after allegedly lying in her defense as Charles Holanda, who pleaded guilty, testified against her. In New York the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers plans a Chicago trade convention in February to push a 20 million highway bill.
Fragmented text indicates a plan where highway expenses are shared among government levels, mentioning state and county roles amid garbled names and locations. The readable portions suggest an official allocation discussion, but details like dates, places, or entities remain unclear.
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