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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1902
Page
5
A Topeka advertisement extols Smiths Green Mountain Renovator as a blood cleanser and nerve strengthener. It asserts rapid cures for heart, blood, liver, and kidney diseases and promises a refund if not satisfied. It claims growing demand and confidence for spring distribution.
Charles D. Carey son of Senator Carey of Cheyenne eloped with Maybelle Myers daughter of J A Myers of Denver. They were married by a justice of the peace and the ceremony was repeated later by a church official. The secrecy surprised friends and even the bride’s parents. Carey manages his father’s interests in Wyoming.
Coroners jury reports an untimely death of an elderly Northville resident. The record notes involvement with religious duties and long association with Lutheran and Christian contexts. The wording references the University of Wisconsin and religious leadership, with emphasis on the subject's lifelong devotion to church matters.
Topeka society notes report a busy sequence of gatherings at homes and clubs. Guests attend Iolanthe club events on Bronroe Street with prize winners noted. Federation meetings at Unity church and Lakota club hosting duties are listed, along with plans for May state federation events and various private visits and trips across the city and nearby towns.
Manila reports describe a clash near Capdad pueblo where Company E of the Ninth Infantry fought bolomen in a bloody hand to hand engagement. Seven of eighteen attacked died, eight wounded, five seriously. four Americans remained unwounded after the fiercest moments. Native reinforcements arrived too late to join.
Thomas D. Robertson a pioneer banker and lawyer of northern Illinois dies in Rockford at M4 years. A Scottish native and early publisher, he moved to America in 1838, helped open Rockford first banking house with John A. Holland and became its president. He helped found Beloit College and Rockford College for Women. Estate valued around 750000.
James Edwards of Topeka was arrested on insanity charges after his father E A Edwards sought police intervention. The former motorman in St Louis during the 1890 streetcar strike suffered a head injury in a conflict with union men and later showed escalating mental instability. His first wife reported fears of his behavior and authorities were asked to take him into care. His sanity will be tested in probate court Saturday.
Count Adelbert Sternberg writes from the campaign front about British press treatment and nonofficial opinions. He argues England is hated for moral and mental turmoil yet respected, claims continental conflict stems from political egoism, and says the Boer War was driven by economics but real hate lies in Western civilization’s perverse ideals.
Democratic leaders from many states will gather at the Manhattan club on February 2% to discuss party reunion. Boston mayor Gen Patrick A Collins will speak on The Democracy of New England. Former Senator David B Hill addresses The Democracy of the Middle States. Gen Charles E Hooker of Mississippi speaks for the South, with other regional speakers to be named. Edward M Shepard will discuss Washington.
Early today four masked men burst into Geb Rul’s Elizabethport office where he builds Jersey Central railroad car shops. They gagged the watchman and took 2500 dollars before fleeing. the injured guard remained unconscious.
A reception at the Second Cumberland Presbyterian Church to honor two recently graduated colored girls Miss Morgan and Hawkins drew about two hundred attendees. Each graduate spoke, W W Picher gave an address, and the Cumberland quartet provided music. Elaborate decorations, loans of dining room textiles, and vases of flowers enhanced the event, followed by supper and socializing until 11 p.m.
The Record-Herald reports Mills Brow of South Bend Ind and partners ran a profitable pineapple corner last year. The 1903 Cuban pineapple crop is claimed to be largely secured by the firm, giving it controlling power over the US market. Also noted is Anton Haje near amputation, after being rescued from exposure and kept at Christ hospital since last Sunday.
February 4 and 18 sales offer trips labeled Arizona and related destinations. The fragment notes excursions by Momeseskers to the Santa Fe route but provides limited readable details.
North Topeka notices report visitors, church events, and social happenings. Dr W L Burns funeral plans, Ruth Barrett heads to Seattle, Miss Ethel Morris visits from Chicago, club meetings review admission of colored clubs, and local residents travel to Kansas City and Oklahoma for work or study.
A London Telegram notes British observers watch United States subsidy debates in Congress. They fear a passed subsidy bill would severely damage British shipping. The London ship owners’ chamber will meet, with Col. Kapner likely re-elected president to discuss the possible effects of the American subsidy bill.
Cheyenne reports that the recent Wyoming legislative session may have produced all invalid laws. The discovery centers on apportionment and licensing acts affecting seamen. The matter likely heads to the state supreme court or requires an extra session after Governor Richards returns from South America around May 1.
A garbled promotional snippet claims free electric belts and cures with mention of postage stamps and a name request. The text lacks clear entities or a coherent event, rendering details uncertain.
Fragmentary text discusses an institution named in a garbled way and mentions a belt device claimed to aid kidney disorders and other ailments. The passage appears to be a distant, unclear transcription with speculative references to payments, reviews, and delivery of unspecified goods or treatments.
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