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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text mentions New York official notices with names like Vanderbilt, Paul Block, and Mer ousage. Lacks coherent event, dates, or actions to summarize a full item.
A compressed full leased wire report summarizes political debates on Philippine policy and pension bills, notes about salaries, and public opinions. It references Admiral Schley, President McKinley, and the color line in schools, plus society items on women’s professional league leasing a venue for May exhibits.
Lively fight sweeps Shawnee county as factions feud over endorsements and Prohibition stances. Welch and Trout appear linked to radical Prohibition aims while Mulvane supporters shift. Burton-Mulvane line falters amid rapid realignments. March 5 primary contest looms.
The article lauds Rear Admiral Schley for a long, varied career from the Civil War era to the Spanish American War and beyond. It highlights his naval service, diplomatic actions, and recent tour, arguing his enduring leadership and national support, while downplaying political critics.
An Av e nne Wisconsin cooperative telephone experiment shows subscribers banding together to beat high rates and a nonresponsive company. Starting with 82 phones the co op grew to 206, stock rose to 450.9, and monthly dividends stayed at 1.5 to 2 percent as free service was rejected and local profits funded further expansion. Similar co ops spread to other Wisconsin towns with planned electric lights and more phone ventures.
An editorial debate notes growing belief pneumonia can be contagious. Medical experts and the state health board are cited, with a sequence of linked cases from Mr. Payne and family illustrating potential transmission. The piece traces how several unrelated contacts fell ill after exposure.
Two of whom have since succumbed. The seventh victim was a woman who attended the last three cases. Her relatives are seriously ill. Stringent quarantine regulations should be promptly made. Great caution is necessary at all events. If the disease is not contagious, the coincidence is strange. Ad E scientists are hunting another bac to hunt.
Mayor Parker faces a stiff clash with remaining officeholders in Topeka as council support wavers. Possible remedies include charges against recalcitrant officials, abolishing offices, or appointing new officials, but all require council backing. The mayor’s plan hinges on overcoming council divisions and partisan politics in a costly, protracted battle.
About 3 000 heard the Innes band this week as Topeka’s auditorium hosts major attractions at low prices. Nordica and Kubek are announced with tickets from one dollar, while General Fitzhugh Lee visits for a quarter. Officials deny delays to canal work but say progress remains slow.
Fragmentary text describes a confusing scene with an Atchison man and a gun incident. The readable portions hint at a band playing Tecboa and a long journey, but concrete details are unclear and no coherent event is established.
Disjointed observations reference crooked acts, women denying men hunting behavior, a baby’s fretful head, redheaded teachers, and a social critique of farm names. It notes Panes at Dorr yesterday, mentions Epic King, a residence call at 10, and comments on the Prince of Wales and royalty.
A fragment from a periodical column titled Quaker Reflections offers wry vignettes on love, appearance, religion, and social pretensions. It showcases quirky captions and satirical lines about hair color, mortgages, mirrors, reformers, beauty, and self perception with assorted misprints and playful misstatements.
A collection of aphorisms and observations about marriage dating and gender roles. Witty lines critique self illusions premarital flirtations and divorce grounds while highlighting human foibles and social expectations. Participants include both men and women with satirical tone and clipped revelations.
A humorous column quotes aphorisms on marriage and social duties. It notes that keeping promises is tied to restraint, good dress aids courtship, and education should fund poverty relief. The piece jests about Turkish challenges to missionaries and family dynamics amid domestic mishaps.
A fragment discusses banking careers and the need for general education. It emphasizes organization ability, courteous demeanor, and reading about banking practices to prepare for customer service, credit, and foreign exchange work. It notes daily routines and lifelong learning as keys to advancement in banking.
The fragment discusses book reviews and author endorsements, praising The Thrall of Leif the Lucky and Leif the Lucky style, with remarks on Churchill and a visit to Windsor, and includes a long critique of new fiction from Houghton Mifflin. It mentions Sarah Orne Jewett and The Tory Lover, along with The Marrow of Tradition and Uncle Tom references.
Fire at Waterbury wipes out business district and endangers property valued at 2 million dollars. Bank robbery at Clarkeville Ark. ends with sheriff killed and robbers fleeing. Miners die in a Mexico explosion. dozens entombed. Accidents include a Chicago gas explosion and a fatal shipwreck near England. International notes cover England’s settlement stance in South Africa and Bulgarian minister assassinated. Secretary Hay’s secretary daughter wedding and other local items are mentioned.
May review from Santa Fe coast to Topeka notes City tax appointer John R Libbey and Parker. A Santa Fe conductor killed in an accident. Colored children denied admission to a public school. Shawnee County Medical Association lists officers. City engineers mentioned. A death at 144 Logan Street. Winter exposition reports over 2000 dollars. A street strike arrest noted. Fire and police administrative notes. River bridge incident referenced.
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