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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1901
Page
4
A garbled summary notes national political tensions and space race chatter. mentions Mrs Nation, Topeka bar scene, J Pierpont Morgan, Col Roosevelt, Funston, and Mars efforts. Describes Chinese and Filipino issues, Hawaii letter writer Wilcox, and brewing tax debates.
A fragment from a 19th century column discusses women's fashion, home duties, and social expectations. It muses on who stays at home and who attends gatherings, noting shifting ideas and the appeal of leisure and dress.
The readable text is garbled and lacks coherent facts. No identifiable people places organizations dates or events are present to summarize into a proper news item or notice.
A garbled report mentions Blue Rapids Searjet fever for a malt day linked to a Literal Punzie picture and a “Committee Safety” jot. It also references Jace the Hugger chased from Burlington and a Pratt restaurant incident with a tramp eating raw oysters before leaving.
Snapshot items note Patti at Crawford tonight and theater and club activities. Manhattan visitor Purcell in town. beer wagons report empty. Grand events include a Jesse Middleton fight rumor, a Republican club entertainment, and a Bohemia night at Elk Lodge. City court and Atchison officials oppose a bill, while Last wailed down and a Kansas trail job rumor circulates. A grand carnival meeting Saturday. two benefit basketball games and Saint Patrick era events listed for March 5 and upcoming game plans in Topeka.
Edwin A. Austin withdraws from the attorney general race citing other candidates more suited to city affairs. He is praised as one of the state’s ablest lawyers and urges public support for the remaining contenders. The note hints at financial and political issues across several local stories.
Rants City Missouri February 165 Indicted by grand jury for murder in the January 16 shooting that killed Philip Kennedy husband of Lulu Kennedy. Kennedy 20 fired four shots from the new Rides building, killing the man. The couple married December 4 in district court. Kennedy fled his office after the shooting as the bride’s father and brother accompanied her. The coroner’s inquest disclosed that Kennedy struck the victim’s brother during the attempted disarmament. The case involves contested marriage and alleged prior threats to Kennedy’s wife.
A terse notice from J C Avis Co of Lowell Massachusetts suggests sending payment to receive an express large bottle of medicine when a druggist cannot supply. The tailed phrasing implies a mail order service and a emphasis on quick delivery.
A San Francisco man and a woman traveler were robbed on a Pullman car. The pursued suspect, a Black man, escaped at Sacramento after a dramatic on-train pursuit. Officers discovered the assailant hiding aboard the train and the case left unresolved by month’s end.
In a murder case, the state’s attorney and experts examined the accused under a rigid cross examination while medical witnesses described head injuries and bone fragments. Reporter Gylatrom noted contusions likely caused by a blunt object. testimony referenced a bloodstained trouser leg and a linked cleaning incident at the Westtel. The court adjourned for noon.
A chaotic mix of cake walk drama and a violent incident unfolds as a theater troupe in Huntsville, Alabama faces a mob and a race-related threat. The piece mixes entertainment notes with reports of threats, lynching attempts, and public danger, mentioning performers like Megid and Beas Miery amid a siege at theSquare Theater and related police court actions.
A city committee reports satisfaction with closure of illicit joints after a noon deadline. Most bars removed their operations or stored equipment, though some remain out of town. HF Hilton notes the situation appears settled, with only a possible bootlegging risk to monitor this afternoon.
Fragmentary text reports a death in California with scattered words about a mill machinery incident and harsh cold reducing visibility. Details are unclear, but the snippet hints at a fatality linked to a mill setting and severe weather conditions.
Round trip fares advertised for Rock Island Route excursions to Daline Fort Worth Wave Beaumont and other Texas points for February 19 with return on March 32 plus tickets to Oklahoma Louisiana New Mexico. Prices include 16 15.08 and 4.42 with various sale dates February 16 to 28 and February 25 for limited editions.
Maxim Pasha died Wednesday night in Grand Haven. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at two. The obituary notes funeral arrangements and local services for the deceased.
Fragmentary notice advertises a grand master event at The Palace with phrases about Mac and Frb 18 and a sale of suites for five dollars. It references entertaining children and mentions a grand master in a place linked to King Et Buy and Shrowe, though details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Washington reports another Philippines surrender as 112 rifles and round of ammunition are handed over on February 13 near Bulacan. The seizure reflects strong local reaction in the Luzon area and follows persistent Allied efforts to secure supplies amid battlefield strain.
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