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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
6
The snippet suggests prices around 5.48 with a statement that no items are shown elsewhere under 36.75 to 37.00. It reads as a market or catalog note indicating a narrow price band and absence of cheaper options. No additional context or entities are present.
Our Cost Sale on Muslin Underwear will cease with next Saturday night. We have sold sufficient to give us the desired room, but our promise went out for one entire week of cost selling.
The display highlights more than 10,000 yards of imported embroideries in stock. Prices range from 2c to 10c per yard with many items at 5c, Sc, and 10c, including some carried over goods offered at lower rates.
Read list offers from 69c for Kid Gloves and quilts, with 2 clasp and 5hook designs. Noted are rain skirts, belts, combs, purses, hat pins, hemstitched lace edgings, Percales, Outings, and Indigo blue prints. Prices range from 3c to $3.98 with warnings of manufacturer price advances.
Two young women Mary Rejahm age 39 and Lizzie Klosterer, employed at Jacob Hess restaurant on 2001 Germantown Avenue, were found dead this morning after being suffocated by gas. Investigators report the gas escaped from a register and the two were together in the location.
Secretary Murray Howe of the Memphis Drive Park association, a Grand Circuit member, says harness horse training at the driving park and other southern points is eight weeks behind due to an extended spell of bad weather. The setback impacts the start of the season for drivers and owners across the region.
Local ad notes special footwear bargains for a limited time. It urges readers to buy now while prices are low, promising value even if not immediately needed and highlighting a humorous promotional tone from the store at Kansas Avenue.
Continues on page with district by district names and officials. It lists first through seventh districts with many surnames and roles, including Stowell, Swarthout, Porter, Norton, Burrows, King, Wheeler, McKee, and Gebhart among others, noting readings and assignments in the reorganizing process.
In a lively Fifth District caucus, Hoffman and Shearer won the two committee seats amid a crowded contest for resolutions committee spots. Candidates included Marshall, Tuckinson, Mees, Collins, Saline, Wheeler, and others as factions debated fusion and party unity. Hoffman led the vote while Shearer followed, with Collins and McKee Best also earning seats.
The committee for permanent chairman selected Harrington amid factional strife as fusionists captured key committees. The vote followed months of tension with anti Cuslonteta and others vying for influence. Edwin Paylor of Wyandotte and Senator King of Cowley attended as signatures and process considerations shaped the nomination.
An elderly man named Harris was struck by a wagon during a street event. The incident prompted the resolutions committee to convene and review the actions of the organizers. Allen and Brekton were noted as involved figures in the response.
Judge Fabb is repeatedly noted as a potential Populist governor candidate. He warned against any plan resembling a realignment into the Democratic party while addressing a sitte ticket dispute. A conference program featured Watson's orchestra performing, likened to a theater ambiance as Emish Gelemates joined in.
A chaotic open caucus in the Nations hotel gathered Populist leaders and supporters, with Judge Babb as chairman. Speakers including Judge Doster and Senator Harris urged reforms and fusion with Democrats while others opposed. A red whiskered farmer pressed for a debate on railroad government ownership before adjournment.
In St Louis a solid silver and gold casket, 18 by 4.5 by 4.5 inches, is nearly finished as a souvenir for Prince Henry Prussia by Mt Wells. The ornate cover features the city seal flanked by American and German eagles, with a key motif and forget me nots. Inside lies navy blue watered silk. the casket rests in a black seal feather box with royal purple velvet. It will hold the welcome address richly engrossed on parchment.
Eight detectives will guard Prince Henry during his visit with uniformed officers patrolling venues to keep crowds back. The prince will attend an opera royal box with German officials including Count von Holleben and Admiral von Blaender cher. Guests at the press dinner on February 26 include Lt Governor Woodruff, Bishop Potter, Archbishop Corrigan, and numerous diplomats and generals.
A Boone County court awarded $15 against the Columbia Wabash railroad after a conductor failed to drop two children at Moore’s station. Nobile Rawngs and Geese Rawlines, residents near Moore’s, endured distress as the train carried them past the intended stop and left them in the dark far from home.
A Baldwins locomotive narrowly escaped disaster Thursday afternoon when a steam pressure gauge failed to read correctly. machinist Elmer Miller stayed atop the boiler delaying the release of steam, preventing an explosion as engineers and helpers acted to reduce pressure.
Arrangements completed for a meeting of the International Association of Machinists at Lincoln Post hall 715 East Sixth avenue with public access. The event aims to mobilize members of local lodges and affiliated bodies for broader involvement and fundraising.
News from San Francisco reports Rudolph Hinsin an American citizen was murdered at Port Set on Fonupt Island in the Caroline group. He had boarded the Spreckels ships on January 19, went ashore at night and was found dying from a blunt head wound. Police had detained a suspect named De Rad, but the case remains unclear as the assailant’s identity is unresolved.
Event description mentions tickets at the door for a lecture and beer session. Speakers or organizers not clearly identifiable. Reads like a damaged notice with unclear names and details.
Telegraphic dispatches from Barcelona report ongoing street fighting aided by heavy rain. Proclamations ban private weapons and sale of arms, while 40 workers associations dissolved and strike leaders' dwellings searched. Barricades, torn rails, and dispersed provisions mark clashes as martial law spreads to Manresa and Zaragoza.
John ReGell long head of Omaha fire department was formally discharged after the board found cruelty and mistreatment of firemen and their families. The dismissal follows a supreme court empowered action with Hedeli gality cited and an appeal noted by Redels witnesses.
New York February 2 fosters an elaborate luncheon for Prince Henry at Sherry's. J Pierpont Moreau leads the organizing group of American finance and industry. The feast will feature lavish liveries and servitors in period dress, aiming to impress the royal guest with a grand display of gastronomy and ceremony.
A fragment describes a dress outfit featuring a watercoat and white stockings with boots and buckles. It notes the attire as a faithful reproduction of English eighteenth century livery, but made with finer cloth and detailing.
Petey O Neal of Monfordyili Kentucky claims to possess a unique set of false teeth carved from seasoned apple tree root with a pocket knife. He says the teeth are perfectly shaped and functional enough to crack parched corn, while other notes on markets and receipts appear as garbled text alongside.
Regional market news reports mixed commodity activity. Wool and wheat prices are listed amid fluctuating tonnage and futures, with mentions of oats and corn. livestock shows varied buyer demand. Weather hints at rain impacts, while Topeka hides market and Gulf cotton activity appear tentative with no strong movements expected tomorrow.
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