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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
8
Store personnel state present stock not entirely finished and no announcement before Sunday morning. Visitors will find thousands of articles marked with discounts from 14 off to nine tenths off, mainly staple and seasonal merchandise broken in size and assortment as end lots remnants.
In Wellington tensions rise as three year term firings target the joint council. The row centers on a liquor licence application and calls for Attorney General Gedard to appoint a special attorney general for summer months. Gedard hints he may delay approval until court action concludes.
A fragmentary program notes Alice Archer in Jess of the Bare a drama set among cattle ranges in New Mexico with themes of cattle theft and conflict. It praises Archer’s acting and hints several acts and romantic moments.
An advertisement-style piece warns readers that heart trouble stems from poor digestion and nerves. It touts Dr Omen's Syrup Pepain as a universal remedy, claiming it cures stomach issues and related heart symptoms, with prices listed and promises of safety and economy.
It is billed as non effervescent ecstasy by manager Myron B. Rice. The show features scenes in an artist studio with a risqué baby causing trouble in an hour. The company includes May Vokes and Chas Bowser. Alvin Joslyn performs. The Kites band from Canada plays at the Auditorium weekend program under Marshall's band.
In Galesburg on December 12 a Kansas woman named Erle Bush, 19, informed C. H. Everett, a local carpenter, that she has left him in her estate valued at 345000. The notification arrives after a correspondence between the two.
Three children of Tunis Pons, a Pompton Lake New Jersey steel plant worker, drowned while skating on a pond near their home. Clara 18 Liszie 12 and Benjamin 10 fell through thin ice as neighbors heard screams and retrieved their bodies after efforts to aid them.
The minister of customs reversed Collector Milne on the New Westminster and Point bridges plans. Duty will be charged only on the actual cost of producing the plans, and the amount is not expected to be large.
A fire in Cincinnati at the Carpet house of Lowrey and Goebel, located at 42 and 417 Elm street, was reported today. The fire department responded quickly and contained the blaze within an hour, preventing spread to adjacent properties. Estimated damage ranges from 75 to 75 thousand dollars and the loss is said to be fully insured.
Local notices report a new wrestling class formed by T. A. A. Thomas Hiskey of Wakeeney in Topeka on business. Other items note the Topeka desiccating plant's first report, two scarlet fever cases, various travels and court actions, a new streetcar on West Sixth, charity events, theater updates, and bids for city projects.
An unnamed Virginia worker struggles with brain fog and exhaustion from long hours in a tobacco warehouse. After trying Grape Nuts, he notes improved color, strength, and mental accuracy within a week, regaining work capacity and motivation to return to duties.
Preliminary steps by Topeka railroad engineers aim to secure the 1904 international convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers with help from the Tonka Commercial Club and local lodge DeSoto No 5. Amos Beeler and J G McNeil lead the committee as plans discuss attracting 1200 to 1400 visitors and a potential 4200 to 500 in payments per day for the event.
The Topeka Choral Society plans a Christmas program for state teachers in the auditorium on December 26 directed by Prof. Geo B Penny. Dudley Buck's The Coming of the King will be sung plus light choruses and solos. Proceeds go to the pipe organ fund.
The article recounts Herman Beenken of Atchison confined to the insane asylum and heir to a share of Cether’s estate in Bundertios Hanover Germany. A funds misallocation delayed access to his portion, amid a troubled tale of attempted suicide and family dispute. Rechken, once a horse dealer, is linked to the German inheritance and the letter arriving the day he tried to take his life.
Governor Stanley contemplates a Kansas business convention to press Congress for a reciprocal treaty with Mexico. He plans talks with merchants and shippers to discuss benefits of duty free U S products into Mexico. Aimed at expanding markets for Kansas grain and livestock by securing Mexican tariffs relief.
New York December 12 A fire heavily damaged the five story Dennison Manufacturing building at 198 Broadway. Loss on building and contents about 175000 with two thirds covered by insurance. Nearby stock in Hegeman Drug building destroyed as flames raged for hours along the block.
Miss Annas Gertrude LaMare, a young French woman, plans a weeklong sleep inside an airtight water filled casket submerged in four feet of water as part of an exhibition. Her agent says she has replicated Athena’s feat in Paris and New York. A corroded glass tank, fish release, and a four block support system are described. In separate note, E T L Powell in Wilson, North Carolina, is said to be $40,000 short in accounts and threatened suicide.
Telegrams report Berns Switzerland December 12 that Dr Zesimp of Lucerne elected after Swiss confederation election. Brumaine December 1 sugar manufacturers meeting rejects any international aid tied to sugar subsidies. Teal PR December 12 Homestake Mining expands operations at Pathos mine, developing ore below 21 foot level, start of ore processing and mill upgrades.
An old advertisement urges Eskimo and lumbermen to eat fatty foods for warmth and nourishment. It promotes Scott’s Emulsion as the most digestible fat source for those with cold or wasting conditions and claims physicians prescribe it. The copy includes a postal response and address for New York.
Major General Arthur MacArthur, recently in this city and a member of the army provost board, is ordered to Denver to take command of the department of the Colorado. He will report to Brigadier General H. C. Marrion, retired, for duty.
A Basins Portion from Finat geet Brattle Washington washed ashore 14 miles south of Cups Flattery. The wreckage bears the name Mattenwan and was found about a week ago by a native observer.
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