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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1902
Page
5
A scanned Topeka State Journal item notes wire service reports from Associated Press and foreign and domestic news items. It discusses Morgan’s $50,000,000 loan, Boer War lessons, Mexico, British and American policy, and electoral college projections with multiple named places and figures.
The document outlines provisions for federal borrowing and national debt management under Secretary of the Treasury authority. It details bond redeemability, interest rates, and credit use for public expenditures, including a proposed ten year bond redeemable after three years with a two percent rate. It references national bank circulation and SPR implications, highlighting legislative aims and administrative steps.
The passage discusses freemarket currency doubts and billet manipulation affecting Wall Street and the freemen east, noting burdens on public debt and treasury funds. It hints at methods to keep money stable amid shifting trade and debt pressures.
A garbled array of local items references pastors, hospitals, and weddings with varied misspellings and unclear details. Reports mention a farmer’s wall collapse, student troubles, and prices in Abilene coal markets, with scattered names and places like Salina, Dighton, and Wyandotte.
The piece sketches a range of social scenes centered on women’s roles in Atchison. It notes a woman’s hard work at home, pressures around marriage and insurance, a man’s questionable behavior, and a neighbor’s gossip. It mentions Christmas expectations and a local name, Meyer, with references to a few households and neighbors.
A disjointed and partly garbled text presents a stream of phrases mentioning people, places, and actions with many unreadable portions. It appears as a stray excerpt or OCR error lacking coherent narrative or identifiable events.
In a brief, personal plea, a young saver asks for financial aid from State Savings Bank to boost year end savings and secure Christmas funds. The request frames a hopeful plan for next year and emphasizes thrift.
In a lighthearted remark, Papa Wiseman says the present is easy and sensible and will steer the young toward good thoughts. He jokes about using his influence with Santa Claus to ensure the outcome.
A scrambled OCR piece combines playful lines about happiness and Christmas with stray names and odd observations. It reads like a collage of fragments from poems, notes, and notices, lacking a coherent narrative or clear focal event.
Fragmented prose on leadership, pride, and opinion shows a muddled critique of men, work, and self perception. It mentions Ismael, salaries, and baseball but offers unclear facts. The piece reads like stray notes rather than a coherent report with identifiable events or quotes.
Two freight trains collided head on in Table Kook Nebraska on February 7. Fireman Morrill was killed. No one else injured. Investigators believe one engineer fell asleep at the throttle.
The Inno Submarine, later Coachella Submarine, is a four page weekly printed below sea level in Coachella California. The editor explains the move from Indio to Coachella and describes the bizarre drop of their printing office. They recount a two week absence and a mistaken fear of foul play, noting only printer delays caused the missed issues.
The Kanste Missouri Hotel Men's Association will meet in Kansas City at the Coates House over the next two days to discuss problems affecting daily hotel operations. A circular letter from L Wood invites attendees to accept free accommodations from hotelkeepers, aiming to secure a future meeting in the city. Town destroyed by earthquake reported in Andian Perehaca area with casualties and damage. emergency relief efforts described as ongoing.
Fragmentary OCR notes show names like Zelaya and references to New York and Minneapolis. The garbled text mentions travel from Aptseres and lodging or car names, with scattered initials and rail or transport cues. No clear event or outcome emerges beyond arrival and inquiry contacts.
Mayor Parker discharged William Dowie from the Lorue police force for on duty drunkenness after a council investigation. No replacement has been named. Witnesses testified Dowie drank on several occasions and was incapacitated, though some argued he was not always drunk. Dowie has been off duty about ten days and was well liked by colleagues despite trouble.
A coal famine hits Indianapolis with factories idle and power uncertain. Key mills remain shut as officials and workers seek relief. Sighted disruptions spread across utilities, heating, and transport, sparking debate on urgent relief actions and employment impact.
Fragmentary report notes a three day trial involving Laura Eimear and others for alleged conspiracy tied to Hepes Ravenel estate. Mentions Biggar Caan Ireehold and Ramsel Stinton. reference to Manulty executor role and A V Inttersod Wrest for pl year.
Report on three large decapods shipped to the Northern Pacific by Santa Fe. initial tests deemed engines unsatisfactory for Tourntain service. Mudge notes uncertainty about sale of the engines. two remain in service in early stages, with crews unsettled by wheel configurations.
Fragmented notes describe marriages among Meredith De Bord Harriett Barton and others in Dover Mere Merkiden and North Topet Psi Maivatinn Army members. They discuss contributions for a Christmas dinner fund and intercity support through Terens Docs and Ubereldiern fund. A ceremonial suspension note and related city poverty concerns are mentioned.
Let’s Go To Hobart’s Cut-Rate Drug Store. Hoff’s Matt .30c Pabst Malt 20c Wyeth’s Matt .25c Malt-Nutrine 6e 20c Laxative Brome-Quinine .15¢ Hobart’s Laxative Hydro- something Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold quickly with money back guarantee.
Frank Kalfee charged with a series of holdups from last fall appeared for preliminary hearing in the city court. His bond is set at 1500, and he is sent to the county jail awaiting trial in January. A prior witness, Frank Lewis, testified and Kalfee was bound over to the district court. Bucklin pleads not guilty in New York gambling house case. he avoids answering business question. Detective Jacobs testified about faro and roulette operations. hearing adjourned to tomorrow. Bloomington men in bank robbery probe arrested at Gibson City as cash is found on their persons. tracks near the Clarence bank match the loot.
The fast mail train from St Louis to New York on the Baltimore and Ohio wrecked near Oakland today after leaving the track. A day coach and Pullman cars derailed. Six passengers were injured, some seriously.
A garbled notice reports a brief morning blaze near Romages with partial details and reference to a jockey event. Washington reports a presidential amendment nominating a new major general, Charters Wend, and an order to pay 126000 to builders of an electrical railway in St Petersbure as of December 17.
An old drowse of ailment cures offers home remedies for indigestion, deranged stomach and liver, nervousness, faintness, chronic catarrh and constipation. It promises a free cure by writing to Home Remedy Co in Topeka Kansas.
Fragmentary notice lists Benjamin FL Cater of 131 Barsas avenue and a funeral at 2 AM the next day. Mentions Ramona Proyty funeral at Grace church at 10 o clock, ordered by a local group with Eawis Gould as director. Also notes the selection of directors at a New York theater on December 17.
Fragmentary OCR text describes relief in six hours with references to health cures and remedies. Mentions women, bleeding, and cures, but lacks coherent narrative or identifiable people or organizations.
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