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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal prints an extended Leased Wire Report from Associated Press with items on Bulgarian minister assassination, U S cabinet, Danis West Indies, and wheat outlook. It notes Newlin, Crumpacker, Gage, and Treasury budgets, plus local Topeka observations and hiring rumors for a $100 yearly job.
An analysis of natural law in production and distribution warns that trusts can lower wages and hours while inflating prices. The piece compares past shifts from mechanization to new transportation and contends competition is fragile under central control. It questions if workers aligned with past jobs will adjust as commerce and industry reorganize through consolidations and price pressures.
The author argues federal and municipal law can check price lowering by trusts to destroy competition. He asks whether universal rate reductions could be compelled nationwide or federally for interstate commerce. He asserts law supplies remedies and urges constructive legal philosophy over demagoguery to restrain corporate power.
A string of lighthearted observations and quips on daily life. The column notes nostalgia, quirks of social behavior, church and lodge manners, book gifting, proof of status by jokes, and common complaints about long-distance correspondence. It lampoons vanity, patience, and manners with wit and local flavor.
A short humorous essay collection notes paradoxes about experience, dignity, and social behavior. It observes men and women, laughter, aging, and insomnia with satirical wit, touching on manners and common sense in everyday life.
A fragmentary local column notes a controversial remark on regulation and trust, suggesting outspoken unease about governance. The cryptic lines reference a pilot on an engine and imply scrutiny of mining or industrial oversight without clear details or attribution.
A fragmented reflection on ambition and marriage pastimes. The speaker jokes about flattery and serial innovation, noting how the world forgets deeds unless constant effort continues. The piece blends social musings with satirical quips about love and fame.
In a satirical essay the author muses on life in love at Inspiration, noting that wit does not equal wisdom and wealth does not guarantee happiness. The piece jokes that ruin is rarely about money and that a single path to heaven exists while many rush toward perdition and its transit woes.
A Kansas Colorado water dispute over the Arkansas River is set for the Supreme Court hearing in Washington on February 24. The Arkansas Valley Ditch Association met at the Grand hotel and retained Henry A. Dobbs and Platt Hogers as special counsel, with Attorney General Peet assisting. Colorado contends for rights to the river water with evidence of priorities dating back decades while Kansas argues irrigable land has been ruined and domestic needs unmet. Governor Orman named Charles S. Thoman and Judge Goddard as consulting counsel. a Goddard family legend notes a spelling variant with an extra a to distinguish branches.
The Crawford hosts a touring company led by Mul ler Kent in The Cowboy and the Lady this Saturday night. Ethelyn Palmer, Annie Wood, Blanche Rice, Mathilde Wheeling, Grace Wood, and others join a dented group featuring Rapley Holmes and Charles Burbidge. Kent and his troupe, including Hallmes and Malcom, aim for an all round Clyde Fitch play with notable stage veterans from Daly, Fiske, Mansfield.
A death notice records the passing of Mrs Chete Tuna Gustafson who died late at night. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at 2 o clock, with arrangements pending.
The iron market shows growing strain amid phenomenal demand as second-half imports and purchases rise. Foundry iron and pig iron shipments to Chicago, St Louis, and Indiana are reported, with price discipline tightening at eastern beam mills while imports and foreign billet sales continue.
Wearyington Feb 7 The All Theall King Blayton and Campbell and their counsel for Rear Admiral Sampson filed a brief with President Roosevelt protesting Admiral Schley’s claim to supreme command during the battle off Santiago They argue for Sampson’s condemnation and seek access to evidence, asserting there is ample testimony that command rotated and the chief signalled others to take control during critical moments.
The document argues Admiral Sampson briefly commanded at the battle and seeks to present evidence to counter a finding against him. It contends that orders to close and hold the harbor were disobeyed by Schley, creating gaps used by the enemy, and asks for a hearing before any adverse finding.
William Topp of St Joseph plans a Topeka visit to inspect local land suitable for a large tannery and to confer with Commercial club directors on potential room and advantages. He telephoned Major T J Anderson and aims to study the field before final decisions.
In Eugene Randall's suit against Rock Island for $2000, Mrs Mattie E Teigndeit sues over an alleged ejectment incident in Toroka. The petition accuses a Denver bound passenger of improper conduct and a refused fare leading to police involvement and injuries.
Police raided five liquor joints this morning, arresting proprietors and charging them with unlawful sale of liquor. Those taken to the station include Fincher, Seville Kansas Sever White of 326 Kansas Ave, John BeGeen of 310 Kansas Ave, and a man named George at 222 Kansas Ave. Cases set for court on February 3.
Washington Feb 7 Chairman Ray presented a report on a bill to protect the president and government, aiming to prevent resistance to the president and successors, safeguard foreign ministers, deter unlawful doctrines and conspiracies, and impose uniform penalties for crimes against the government while preserving freedom of speech and the press.
Two soldiers from Company FH Ninth Cavalry were hanged in the Philippines on February 7 after being tried by military court martial for deserting to the enemy. Edmond A. Dubote and Lewis Ruswell were found guilty of desertion while serving with insurgents in Albay province. The case, the first involving death sentences for an enlisted man approved by General Charne, was reviewed by President Roosevelt who declined to intervene. Confirmation of the actual execution was not officially reported.
Washington reports tentative confirmation that the United States will side with Japan and Britain against Russia and China in Manchuria. Officials stress the issue is limited to mining concessions and railway rights, with the open door diplomacy guiding cautious but firm representation amid credits and economic interests.
A collage of comic quips from newspapers and readers pages. Jests range from political jests to social banter about sermons funerals and dinners. The humorous lines mix domestic wit with street talk and playful banter across cities like Chicago Philadelphia and Atlanta with references to magazines and cartoons.
An accident damaged offices at Severin and Juckin streets as a train left the track near Santa Fe. Clerks found mercury for heat and hardware stores nearby profited from repairs while the DeBoissiere case moves to supreme court for reconsideration.
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