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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1901
Page
6
An ancient advertisement style text extolls cures for catarrh and influenza. It claims airborne transmission and praises tablets and nostrums sold by various suppliers to combat symptoms and prevent spread, urging a multi day regimen and specific dosages. It reads like period medical marketing with overlapping claims and dubious efficacy.
Readers noted shifting business figures and social updates from Rimtell Pelling Co to residents on Kapene Avenue and Quincy Street. The piece mentions shopping trips, mysterious meetings, obituaries, a burial plan, and assorted misprints regarding local agencies and individuals amid a chaotic, snapshot-style community column.
Feb 26 report says the man aiding in the murder of Mrs Johnny Burns has been surrounded in a timber square near Fame and will be brought to trial. Father and others are believed involved as authorities plan to seize Fain upon capture.
An underwriting syndicate led by J P Morgan & Co proposes 81,800,000 in arranging capital to support a new United States Steel Corporation by guaranteeing plant operation for one year. The deal involves stockholders and preferred and common shares across Federal Steel, American Steel, and related firms, with details to be announced to shareholders.
Chicago ed educators from across the United States attend the annual convention of the National Educational Association at Antwerp Hall. Prominent speakers include Dr Edward R Shaw and Principal Augustus Downing. Sessions feature debates, lectures on examination control, and plans for future work.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous professors and presidents from various colleges and universities. Names appear with unclear spellings and affiliations such as Willard Sturm, Arthur T. Harley, Nicholas J. Burer, Gustaette ar of Washiret, and Yale President Arthur T. Harley, with scattered departments and colleges, lacking coherent context or events.
In Cnintown, Wai, Mrs Warner, the alleged murderess who escaped vigilance Sunday, fled to Peter Jacobs’s home breaking a window and alarming inmates, then hid in her own residence before retreating. Coroner’s inquest pins the children's deaths to their mother's knife and strangulation. Police chase continues as witnesses describe the scene and injuries.
Washington reports nine large vessels have been entered by a Bremen steamship company aiming to establish a German steamship line from New York to South Africa and India. The promoters expect success against British lines and plan to add a New York to Mexico and West Indies service.
February 20 details show Charles T. Yerkes transferring his contracting interests in the Cain Elevated Railway, Lake Street Beltway, and Northwestern railroad holdings to a New York and Chicago consortium allied with the Tsien Treotlon group. The price nears 200000, with formal transfer expected Wednesday and Yerkes departing for England in March.
Minneapolis reports Trank Tlitom convicted of manslaughter receives seven years hard labor at the state penitentiary in Stitwater.
In Pittsburg on February 21 Mrs Maggie Diet horn, a 36 year old, shouted a warning as she rode on Twenty second street at about 8 pm. She picked up two children aged Sand 4 years and threw them into the Monongahela river. By the time help arrived she had been arrested and the children drowned. The woman appeared demented and spoke of inspiration from ven.
The report states that more than 200 Chinese were killed when attackers struck German forces at Kweng-Chang. Hoffmeisters column, which began there, is planned to move back to Pao Ting Fu. Bertin is mentioned in connection with the incident.
Leidy opens fight as the Gratian text book bill faces expected trouble in the state senate. Proponents push for a maximum price cap to limit costs for school books, while opponents urge no leeway and warn against restricting publishers. Debate highlights calls for uniform rates and concerns over public education funding.
The article describes J J Miller known as Miller the doorkeeper and portrays a political smear campaign against him. It notes his ambition to become a doorkeeper at the national House of Representatives and his insistence that attempts to remove him are political maneuvering to hinder a move toward Washington.
Jaffeyville court bill narrowly survives in the House with a 56 to 45 vote after tense lobbying by Montgomery author Dooley and supporters from counties with large towns. The measure grants concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, six jury panels, and state-to-supreme court appeals, facing opposition over expanded city authority and liquor prohibition implications.
In authentic testimonial style, patients recount relief from grip and heart and nervous ailments via Dr Miles Pain Pills Nervine Nerve and Liver Cure and Heart Cure. Quotes mention fast relief, lasting cure, improved sleep, and restored strength from suppliers in Jackson Cincinnati Wheeling and Wisconsin.
Washington Feb 2 The Ways and Means Committee voted to report adversely on Mr Sulzer of New York's resolution probing treasury corruption tied to customs duties on Russian sugar. The minority urged the Ballook bill to reduce duties, but an adjournment halted further action. The issue reflects early 20th century tariff and corruption debates.
Low fares announced for travel to California Washington Oregon and intermediate points. Tickets on sale Tuesday February 2. See A.M. Puller for full particulars and pardonline details.
A fragment advertises Burdock Blood Bitters as a health aid linked to the Dowels and liver vitality, mentioning the Pan-American Buffalo Line and passenger service routes from Sa Loula toward Pennsylvania and Vandatia with veiled promotional language about vigorous health.
Mer gan for Councilman reports show a popular Second Ward representative seeking renomination in the Republican primary on March 8. He is praised for spearheading city improvements including health initiatives, drainage, and surface water management, earning strong local support among workers and residents. cordova Hotel damaged in fire Memphis Feb 26. fire believed caused by crossed electric wiring. property loss estimated at 1000. occupants escaped unharmed.
Feeds and futures dominate the Topeka and Chicago markets with butter, cotton, wheat, and livestock prices noted. Reports mention live stock activity, dairy quotes, and corn trading alongside currency and money market glimpses, reflecting a bustling yet unsettled trading day.
J C Goings conducts commission trade in stocks grain and provisions. A terse description notes receiver and shipper of grain with emphasis on merchantry services and sale notices to be executed in the current week.
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