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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1902
Page
8
An advance sale for Mlle de Lussan's Christmas concert at Lincoln and nearby venues shows strong demand with seats in all rows sold and popular pricing. Reviews praise her voice and the pianist Riebe, noting acclaim for the Reinecke piece and the overall program as audiences prepare for Christmas events.
The Topeka Whit club hosted a challenge from the St Macys club after holidays in St Mary. Wolf and Ryder claimed the buttons with the highest score, beating rivals North and South Putnam Fulton Weethirn Greenwood West and Pennykamp Copeland and Hammatt Thrapp and Notte, among others, as listed in the club results. Cap Cradit of Medi nu celebrated his golden wedding with family present, while the Cradit family long tied to Palmyra township and Illinois Split 1557 era migrations. A separate note recalls Christmas greetings for the Pope with cardinals gathering in Rome and Cardinal Say Stetang and Cardinal Porhhl among those present.
The Topeka Santa Claus Thorpe coordinates Christmas aid for the poor. Donations include clothing, food, shoes, toys, and gifts from the Central Congregational Church and others. Dozens of parcels prepared for distribution by volunteers for needy families, with many applicants awaiting assistance.
Miss McClure of Burlington Kansas files breach of promise suit in Emporia district court seeking 3500 damages and costs. She alleges Chas J Gurkle promised to marry in October and July dates, wedding postponed, and later婚 contract broken after his December marriage to Minnie Fowler. Case set for February Lyon County term.
Fragments describe a smallpox outbreak forcing a school closure and health restrictions. Mentions students and teachers affected, authorities imposing measures to curb contagion in a regional area.
The excerpt describes a charity drive where volunteers organize dinner delivery and Christmas gifts for about 30 families. Donated toys and candy have arrived, and Mrs Thorpe is noted for distributing goods with growing community support and better judgment in giving. Families without means face the New Year with hope despite hardship.
Fire at Ernest Gabler Brothers piano factory on East Twenty second Street causes extensive damage and leaves workers displaced. Two hundred men lose work as the firm suffers a multi hundred thousand dollar loss. A watchman sustains a fractured skull. police move forty four Trumbell school inmates to safety.
The American League annual meeting at the Grand Pacific was designated special and set for January in New York. A peace conference with the National League was planned for Cincinnati on January 3, with President Johnson given full power to appoint his committee. The committee includes Johnson, Comiskey, Kinstead, and Romera, though a fourth member was added due to legal considerations.
At a Kansas City convention hall lottery J M Simpson held 4000 tickets costing 1008 dollars. Most tickets were bought by politicians pooling guesses and making Simpson treasurer. Fifteen top prizes were distributed with three winners sharing 4500 dollars each. Total winnings from a thousand dollars invested amounted to 4540 dollars.
General officers of the National W. C. T. U. meet in Chicago and vote to urge state chapters without enforceable prohibitions to seek immediate action. They aim to secure laws banning liquor within four miles of United States Army posts and all premises connected to them.
A trader advertises a budget Christmas dinner assortment including candies nuts oranges figs dates bananas and various fruits. It lists apples per neck and per peck prices for two varieties and mentions a Missouri produce source along with other items.
A plea to strengthen enforcement of prohibiter laws near certain premises is urged in the vicinity. The appeal targets states with strict prohibitions and calls for vigilance by local authorities to curb illegal activity tied to these sites.
Leavenworth district docket shows waterworks injunctions to be called the week of court. Judge Gillpatrick aims to dispose of cases without further delay, urging city officials to prepare. Four city sections have been convicted on municipal ownership in relation to the water purchase, with political overtones speculated. Four boilers installed at the new federal penal facility power plant, with one remaining, and final wiring connections still to be completed. boiler installation caused brick wall damage. Expected readiness around January 15.
John Gotte a noted ranchman in eastern Kimball County is believed dead after a winter storm. He left Friday to find stray cattle and has not been heard from. his horse returned on Sunday as a search party forms near Janea. A separate Oklahoma call convenes a 1000 delegate single statehood convention for January 6 in Oklahoma City to back the Nelson bill uniting five territories. In St Louis a probe finds no trace of $2100 reportedly found in the belongings of mule buyer George Wright who died last Sunday night.
A dynamite cartridge exploded at the entrance of St Peters cathedral in Geneva injuring no one seriously. An anarchist is suspected. Nearby, a separate note from Hutchinson Kansas reports the reformatory board releasing Wardous to twenty-two inmates including J Henderson and J Gray among others.
A fragmentary list mentions individuals across multiple Kansas counties including Leavenworth Barton Harvey Johnson Marion and others. Names include William Green Henry Snod grass George Wat son Earl Smith Jane Stanley Fred Cross and several variations with unclear spellings.
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