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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1902
Page
3
A damaged OCR text fragment presents garbled medical claims and advertisements. It mentions reparation products, powders, and tonics, with scattered references to locations like Atlanta Georgia and Topeka Kansas. The piece cites a “Himieg & Snow” firm and Kansas express, but content is largely indecipherable.
A notice describes Andrew Carnegie securing land on Ninety-Second Street and nearby avenues for building new residences. The plan involves several adjacent lots and brick structures, with sale and ownership details referenced and changes in nearby property expectations noted. The report cites local figures including Mre James A. Thirden and others connected to the Carnegie holdings and development efforts.
Fragmented text references Peru and Inuit, mentions alliances and a commission, plus several garbled names. Readable items include hints of a winter planning or events, though specifics and dates are unclear.
Fragments describe a product called White Ribbon Remedy marketed as a cure for drunkenness and temperance aid. It allegedly works without odor and is offered in trial packages, with claims of secrecy and distribution by mail. Names and specifics are unclear due to broken OCR text.
A Kansas report notes a Grantville woman Edith Willits and her husband, recently in Atlanta, facing legal action. They plan to sue newspapers for damages amid rumors and a disputed property claim linked to a 12 000 acre orange plantation project, with several lawyers involved and misrepresented territory disputes.
A decomposed body found beside the railroad near Cedarvale is identified as a Wichita man who had been in town about a week. The clothing and wounds suggest self harm via arterial cutting. authorities believe the body was prepared for shipment to Wichita while the deceased was alive. The case centers on how his body reached the site and the cause of death remains disputed.
An Oberlin report describes a newly organized oil venture leasing 50 000 acres and testing promising indications in multiple wells. Local official Leaman notes activity will expand with further development while residents Mrs Mary Enid and EA Dodd suffer a family tragedy nearby.
Citizens of Hays Kansas demand a normal school be built under the state reservation near Hoyn City. A local meeting decried no favorable price on the 76 acres and urged Congress to withdraw a bill allowing relocation of the revenue or building site.
Washington Park club announced increased purses for the summer meeting. The Hyde Park stakes for two-year-olds will rise to 7500, with other events in the Washington Park program boosted. The Derby and related performances will begin June and run through July with enhanced money, including several specials and new added values for noticeable stakes.
Crowded probate court room reports the distribution of head right money to hundreds of Native Americans on Kansas reservations. The piece notes that all eligible adults receive funds, with many young Sac and Fox members anticipated to receive payments the same year. It also mentions a naval sailor from the area, and a distant letter home about a cruise.
MercER, treasurer of the visiting baseball players, almost had $15,600 stolen when a hoaxing messenger asked for envelopes from the hotel safe in Sacramento. A second courier later demanded another envelope and tickets, but the clerk grew suspicious and exposed the ruse. The envelopes contained $15,000 for Mercer and $600 for Josn from the Cleveland team.
New Haven December 24 report says A A Stagg University of Chicago coach plans to visit the East next week to arrange a football game with a major eastern university, Yale preferred. Yale has hard games scheduled and would consider Western matchups as practice.
New York December 22 reports Gaols induer Jimmy Frit, California champion, will meet in a two bout for the world lightweight crown. Gans plans to box in England next year and seeks richer earnings abroad with side bets from $500 to $2,500. He will travel to England in the first week of February.
Butte's Jack Monroe, amateur champion of the Tackiboennat, wins a four round bout against Jeffries who, at times, showed toughness but fell as Monroe pressed the pace. A $2 forfeit was posted by Jeffries and his manager forfeit if Monroe won in four rounds.
In Lawrence Kansas on a December night the Indian team defeated the Independence squad 30 to 7. O'Brien and Weinig starred as the visitors pressed early, but the home team pulled away, dominating with strong defense and rough play during a tense second half.
Marion county coroner elect Harry D. Tutewiller advocates a law forcing county undertakers to ship bodies of unclaimed paupers and others to Indiana medical colleges for dissection. He says six of seven Indiana colleges in Indianapolis could use 6 to 10 bodies yearly, saving burial costs and aiding science, with a commission to oversee distribution and licensed embalmers handling shipments.
In New York on December 2 a stormy Eclectly club session nearly barred Mrs Elix Abeth Beacon Wallings for a paper titled Marital Unrest. She was allowed to read Shakenpenne Asim Lover and Husband as the audience heard her discuss the evolving role of brides and marriage with sharp, provocative language.
The text argues that prohibiting dissolution of marriage harms both partners and children, urging equitable arrangements that allow men and women to pursue genuine desires. It critiques prescriptive norms and cites biblical figures and historic writings to support a shift toward less rigid marriage constraints.
A Siberian dog, reportedly of English or American type, is presented for King Edward at court. The animal, named after hero George Ade, travels with owners from Alaska to London as plans to gift it to the king unfold amid speculation of undiscovered wealth in the Canadian Northwest and Alaska.
Washington December 22 The Roosevelt cabinet failed to agree on a collective Christmas present for the president. Discussions centered on personal gifts with suggestions including a gun a moose head and a pony but party lines and reputations blocked consensus. Each cabinet member will give the president an individual gift on Christmas morning.
Akron Bee reports Miss Lacy Post praised for entering a post house to aid friend struck by smallpox. Kea Lasik, a prominent civic woman, aided the inmate and prepared to stay by her side until recovery, showing personal risk and devotion.
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