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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
2
In Leavenworth a Durlesque show drew crowds last night despite mixed reviews. The performance featured a mix of dances, singers, and acrobatic acts, including a serpent number and a magician, with reviewers noting suggestive routines and varied talent.
The scene centered on a vaudeville style performance titled The Kings and Queens at the Crawford venue. Vocal gimmicks and risqué sketches drew laughter from the crowd while critics noted the flashy costuming and a provocative tone in acts like The Princess Chic. Several audience members described as false women elicited social chatter among attendees.
In Kansas City a dominant performance by the All Americans overwhelmed the local squad. Individual scores featured strong showings from Voorheis and Reus with decisive frames late in the match. The home team struggled through several missed pins as the visitors pulled ahead after the seventh frame.
Reports describe University of Pennsylvania player Weschler in delirium after a football clash. Doctors note acute meningitis like symptoms but temperature remains normal as he is treated in hospital and monitored by medical staff.
San Francisco Dec 10 James Corbett through his brother Harry Corbett has arranged a $2500 deposit with Sam Thali as temporary stakeholder to secure a match with James Jeffries before the club’s best inducement events. The fight is planned for next May or June. Mascagni strikes more trouble in New York as salaries and tour issues threaten final performances and possible cancellations. Signor Ponzios, a former minister in Bologna, commits suicide by leaping from a hotel window amid long illness.
Parkins man to sell city Tuesday. Topeka and Hartford visitors noted. Temperatures ranged around 40s. Several divorces granted or sought, Knights Templar services planned, church debt payment event, rail wreck near Grantville disrupted trains, contagious disease reports, hotel men’s meeting set in Kansas City, local council officers elected, ward updates, and Sweden famine relief committees organized in Topeka with multiple Swedish societies and churches sending delegates.
Brewster Cameron, Manila merchant and Allied Chambers delegate to the U S Congress, met San Francisco labor representatives and officials to press for Philippine reform. He urged skilled labor protection, opposed Chinese competition in farming, and warned of an unwritten rule excluding Chinese from Philippine agriculture. He claimed Chinese workers would be kept out to favor Filipino farmers and U S producers.
J Clement Smith argues Sunday plays are not wicked and can educate and uplift audiences. He cites clergy, Blue Law echoes, and pastor figures as actors, suggests removing pulpits for stages, proposes nickel admissions, music, and moral drama led by preachers to spread instruction and piety.
A 16 year old heiress, Miss Ficken, daughter of a prominent New York architect, earns about 1800 a year making comic pictures such as Jim Dumps and Sunny Jim. Her home at 7 Bart Eight Street is filled with rare paintings. She enjoys drawing and says the money is not essential, as others need it more.
A summarized OCR passage notes Ben Francises, a prominent Black leader associated with Roosevelt era measures aiding African Americans, is en route to federal land possessions for a six month commission. Details of duties are confidential, with general understanding of addressing race and inheritance issues.
The appellate court of Indiana has rendered an opinion that the receiver of a building and loan association must return assets for taxation. The ruling centers on how building and loan associations are taxed and affects their financial reporting and taxation status.
A court considers whether exempted stock remains in active operation when under receivership. The statute ties stock to holders, but the receiver may act, leading to questions of duty, value, and the extent to which shareholders’ stock is held pending court actions.
In Kansas City on December 19 1911 Mudge head of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and president of the Belt Railway met with Moore Rider and others to discuss building the Summit street viaduct over the Belt Line tracks. They reported progress toward readying work and awaited city approval before proceeding.
Local officials debate legality of paying for an option on Martin property at Eighth and Harrison for a manual training school. Board member Roudebueh seeks city attorney advice amid claims the purchase lacked bond-voting approval and could saddle the district with interest if bonds fail. Some residents oppose selling the buildings under the option, labeling the action risky and potentially void.
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