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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
5
Fragmented wire report discusses civil service exams and appointments in Topeka with references to Venezuela, Germany, and the United States, noting international bankruptcy court actions and wartime tensions. It mentions Admiral Dewey, the Interstate Commerce Act, and shifts in labor conditions, focusing on political and economic strains of the era.
A Washington pension article explores how to handle aging workers unable to continue duties. Officials consider partial pensions and job modifications to balance fairness and government needs. The piece notes many affected are long-tenured clerks, urging careful policy action to avoid harming families while sustaining operations.
Fragmented text recalls social mores and personal conduct debates. It cites judgments on honesty, temptation, parenting, and propriety, with references to moral trials and public opinion. The piece weaves scattered vignettes about what men and women deserve under pressure, hinting at era attitudes toward virtue and consequence.
Fragmented OCR yields a garbled piece with references to a bold dating, church matters, and Christmas imagery. It mentions a cantor, a board bill, a house, and various scattered phrases about faith, repentance, and a person named Joel awaiting an opening. The readable segments hint at religious reflections amid disjointed lines.
A fragmented, early 20th century style prose piece laments modern temptations and social ills. It contrasts lonely bachelors and failed romance with harsh judgments of pathology and vanity, noting strict social codes and the burdens of reputation. It references lawyers, statutes, and misdirected desires.
Reflections of a bachelor discuss love and commitment with humor and sharp social commentary. A bribery case in which Rosa and delegates Sheridan Denny Ali Rusch Guthe face demurrers and trial proceedings. J K Murrell testifies amid indictments and eviction rumors as the court weighs information and intent.
In Soifersem City Missouri December 1 the court will consider a writ by John H over all for the railroad company. The Supreme Court will review the case after a federal court action. Money was wired to Chicago with the treasury transferring $100000.
Humors are vitalized or morbid fluids that flow in the veins and affect tissues. They arise from defective digestion and may be inherited. They manifest as eruptions, rheum, eczema, pimples, boils, weakness, laziness, and general debility. Hood's Sarsaparilla expels them and builds up the system. 1% is the best medicine for all bassors.
Councilman A Swendson and City Engineer James McCabe discuss forming No 24 sewer district to include about twenty blocks in Lowman Hill Tennisteetown with outlet at sewer No 1 on Ninth Street. District runs Buchanan to Spruce, Tenth to Huntenn, connecting with No 1 to reduce costs though some wards oppose plans amid minority residents.
Scranton reports the coal strike commission heard nonunion miners recount violent acts during the strike. Witnesses described threats to workers, arson attempts, and intimidation by strikers in Nanticoke and surrounding areas. Attorneys argued the testimony showed ongoing coercion while chairmen noted indirect links to the violence.
Local resident James Taylor, aged near a century, remains spry and vocal about hunting feats. He questions modern youths and disparages current leaders Roosevelt and Durbin, criticizing their hunting records while praising his own vigor and memories.
In Brooklyn a Brazilian monkey escaped from a bag on a Jamaica Avenue trolley, causing screams and alarm among women passengers. Conductor and bystanders battled the creature as it ran atop seats and the car register, with a cage and burlap bag noted in the scuffle.
A drunken bar encounter ends with a monkey climbing the register and stripping a woman’s hat of feathers. Jocko and others react as the animal leers over the crowd, prompting shrieks and startled chaos in the establishment.
Some labor leaders in Anne area discuss forming a stock company with 369000 capital to build a prominent Labor Temple. A suggested site is at the corner of Seventh and Jackson streets behind the National Hotel, with potential busy neta houses on the first floor.
Prices for the engagement of Florodora in Topeka have been fixed on a one dollar eighty cent scale. The show will feature John C. Fisher Sid Schoenan and a large company including Rush Corinne Wheelin Cox Curtiss Meyers Cahill Tyson Hazard and the Peatty Maidens. Seats open tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
SR Peters of Newton and other visiting legislators are at the Copeland today. W C Comer family reports scarlet fever, four year old Samuel Comer ill. Mrs Boyd and Myr Boyd welcome a daughter born Wednesday night. M Tusson of Ford County joins legislature. Lester L Heusils leads a local orchestra. Wages moved to Toe Pek, a bank building attacked near Ninth Kanes avenue, near Copeland. Gears P Hayden, Dr A A Wenee KouttY noted. Two aerial tract lines, 123 feet, tested. sewer outlet plans discussed. bids due next Monday. pipe size 2 inches. estimated cost 300 to 400 dollars.
Fragmented OCR reads like a wartime pamphlet with mentions of soldiers, cures for wounds and skin ailments, and a store named Arield's eras in a street address. It includes unclear names and places, suggesting a small period piece about medical cures and soldier hardships.
The article describes Frank Daniels’ appearance and mannerisms at Throop Theater, noting his stout figure, gray eyes, and distinctive dress. It mentions his reaction to the audience, the upcoming Miss Simplicity production from Kansas City, and his long history performing in Topeka.
Astrel Bouvier long associated with Al Meyrum as tapagyr of Baldwise theater in San Francisco died today amid the Baldwin de Ait Ate health issues. Bouvier employed by Pacific Transfer Company, involved in a project for a theater building, left his posts due to health.
The New York Supreme Court vacated the stay in a dispute involving Justice Loventritt and Justice Fitazeraid. It restrained Commissioner Sturgis from dismissing Pire Chief Croker until the appellate division of the court has ruled on the trial’s legality.
Fragmentary obituary note showing a funeral held at a residence next Friday at two o'clock. Mentions a Democratic senator in Topeka and references to Burdock Blood Bitters. OCR errors obscure details and names.
In Washington, diplomats from many nations plan festive observances and trees for Christmas. The German embassy has no tree due to a bachelor ambassador. Austro-Hungarian hosts display a grand tree. Count Cassin aids city charities while Peruvian minister Calderon invites students for a practical, American Christmas. The Taiwan ambassador and the Turkish consul general also mark the season with distinctive traditions.
Cincinnati businessman Gibron, near end of life, marries Henrietta Wolfe of Providence. He leaves most of a 3.9 million dollar estate to his wife in a will signed after the ceremony. Fire- fate rumors and an earlier Windsor Hotel scare color the tale of their marriage.
A dated home remedy ad promises cures for catarrh and asthma with a stamp request. The piece then shifts to a dramatic Asheville scene where Mr Gibson learns his wife was injured and died, yet life's end finds him engaged to Miss Wolfe as he declines. The report closes with Larned Poultry Show details in Pawnee county, noting prize lists and exhibitors.
Edward Bittle, a wealthy young farmer from Lisbon near Cedar Rapids, was found dead near Mountain Home Idaho. He was last seen alighting a train at Granger, Washington, and Kinship last heard reportedly in that region while he had come to buy land.
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