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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1901
Page
6
Bargain sale offers sharp reductions on Union Blankets Topeka Woolen Mills blankets and white blankets. Include Percale, Muslin, Dress Prints, Curtain Scrim, hosiery, and children’s wear with limited quantities and out-of-stock warnings. Prices reflect deep cuts and quick turnover.
An advertisement states Maslin Underwear promotes a benefit week with sales staff pricing to cost for one week only at Welsh cost. It invites customers to inspect the line, purchase if quality matches, or return items for a refund.
A World dispatch from London reports talks toward forming a Vickers Crimp steel combine with minted shares expected to be written by an American syndicate at Ron Low & Co. and the Trost company, as directors approve time and arrange terms amid the steel industry shifts.
Members of the Guo Vadie company recount an incident during a late performance when four audience members required assistance after a misstep at the upper galleries. theater staff guided guests to safety and examined the seating area for hazards.
February 18 report notes Wo Crockgit expedition moving from Lickob y toward Eslipaa San Francisco with planned viewing and travel details. Local observers track progress and expected arrival timeline.
Fragmented OCR narrative describes Home Defenders and participants in a contested scene with names like Eva Harding and Atala tramns. The text is garbled but hints at a sequence at a location referred to as the Geto and mentions a May date and a figure named Deen.
A series of peace warrant arrests were reported in a local county court. Judge Hanta was informed of the arrest of Mrs Nation and others during a tense hearing about the warrants. Defendants include Cal Mayhowell and Madaline Southard among several named individuals.
The city court session opened with a crowded docket as W. T. Assleon represented the state and J. B. Drumenil appeared for the defense. The proceedings featured biblical quotations cited by Oumeni during arguments.
A morning statement from Mra Nation urges listing every man and woman of any color involved in crime. The Home Tuetendees vow to resist evil, support virtue, and recruit help to cleanse communities, promising reward to the righteous and declaring Kansas shall be free.
Amid garbled text a district group approves a set of municipal actions. The fragment suggests a committee process, equal access, and restrictions on certain shipments. Names and clear details are obscured in the OCR, leaving a murky decision context and unresolved concrete outcomes.
An abolition era style pledge emerges after Mrs Nation's Shiloh address. Leaders Henry Foster, Jerry White, W. W Fisher, J. Humebinders and others pledge to protect virtuous behavior, denounce vice, and improve industrial and moral conditions through church work and community effort.
In a heated courtroom session, Mrs Nation and supporters confront the defense as scripture cited and legal precedents argued over the right to punish nuisance under common law. The judge orders windows closed while the rope dancer case and mill dam disputes illuminate the legal path from old England to New Hampshire.
A dramatic New York courtroom session centers on Mrs Nation and a charge of destroying property. Attorneys argue about legal boundaries while Nation vows a broader conflict to purge vice, urging an army of Home Defenders to combat moral threats. The judge reserves verdict for 9 AM Thursday.
The Madison Square Theater company plans an opening engagement at Crawford tonight in Southern Hoses at 10 20 and 30 sales. The Grand hosts Robert Sherman Stock company for the week with entry at 10 cents plus a 20 cent ticket fee for ladies. Arkansis entertainer featured.
Louis Bpendieve was released after an arrest connected to alleged money sealing from a lower Howe operation. Officials did not disclose further details pending investigation.
An advertised tonic claimed to soothe nerves and improve mood draws thousands of testimonials from readers. The notice lists multiple locations and references a Ladies' Aid society event at a central church, with details on planned activities and attendance.
From Kansas City at 9 50 a m No 2 departs as a solid vestibuled train to St Louis. It includes Smoking carry coaches reclining chair car seats free and a Pullman parlor car. Connection at St Louis union depot with eastern lines toward New York and Atlantic coast points.
The notice lists funeral times for multiple local families including G. Smith of 25 Adam Street and Thomas Dibby of 429 Chantler Street, with services scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. It also reports the death of a five month old infant of Helen Lipby and mentions Jor W. Biecsoe’s fatal incident on a railway line, alongside a coroner’s verdict exonerating the railroad. An 8 year old, John Nelson, died last night at his home, with funeral planned for tomorrow afternoon. A Topeka market report follows, detailing livestock and grain prices, May wheat, corn, oats, and provisions activity with prices, receipts, and market conditions across Chicago and Kansas City exchanges.
In Colorado rail yards at Walsenburg and Trinidad cowboys on horses were tried as switchmen to couple trains faster with automatic couplers. Berry brothers and later Rio Grande crews trained horses to move between cars, set brakes, and follow trains. The method cut sixty car builds to eleven minutes, sparking controversy as unions opposed the practice.
Washington reports show the Louis Exposition bill passing the house to applause. The text also notes health ads and patent medicines touted for throat and nerve relief, with references to various products and promotions amid a busy legislative day and transport news from Manila.
Chicago price news shows corn futures advancing in early trading with gains around four to five cents as traders react to tentative demand. Receipts and contract details are noted with limited volume and cautious activity across wheat and corn pits.
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