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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
4
A fragmented local notice from the Toreka State Journal indicates a race event tied to a permanent home project in the Aerie area. Details are partial, but the item notes involvement of the journal and a community race initiative.
Fragmentary remarks discuss Senator Tillman and McLaurin, Philippine issues, a potential annexation, Prince Henry and a luncheon at Sherry's, and questions about who won the battle of Santiago. The Washington Post is cited urging statesmen to give reasons to their constituents for returning to Congress.
An article by Waldemar B Kaempffert explains how privacy in wireless messages improves. It describes tuning fork analogies and autogenous methods to ensure that signals are received only at the intended station, referencing British naval maneuvers and Marconi's 1906 experiments.
City officials probe municipal utility control during Mayor Collind's term. An inquiry into the production plant reveals five years of overstaffed operations with lax supervision and inexperienced workers. Experts found complacent practices and governance gaps affecting performance.
A sweeping reduction of staff followed a discovery of unnecessary buys at high prices. Vast ink and paper stock were bought for thirty to forty years, paid in cash with no discount. Much paper stock cannot be accounted for and there is no evidence of delivery. The case reflects political influence in city affairs and official dishonesty in municipal operations.
Fragmented item notes social jabs about widowers and a letter writer, mentioning a dime dollar confusion and a heaven joke. It references Atchison and a young man, with unclear details and several garbled lines.
A fragmented poem like column presents satirical, nabbed lines on virtue, love, and social behavior. It cites meat men idle habits, foolishness, perfume makers profits, and political polls. Witty maxims about silence, marriage, advice, and money appear with garbled phrasing.
A collection of paradoxes and witticisms on marriage gender and society. Snippets compare wedlock versus divorce the costs of aging money and business to motherhood romance and fashion with biting humor and social critique.
Boston reports a blaze at Bowdoin Hotel tied to Bowdoin Square theater. A woman jumped to flee flames and was injured. fire kept to upper floors with limited damage. Madrid conference notes opposition to a treaty clause banning American land ownership in Spain and to subverting draft terms.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as more effective than other remedies for stubborn colds or bronchitis. It claims rapid night relief for choking coughs and describes soothing healing for throat and bronchial tubes. Free sample offered by Scott & Bowne, chemists.
A lengthy official program outlines the Prince's itinerary from Washington to New York, including arrivals at Annapolis, Chattanooga, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Boston, and New York. It notes memorials, receptions, dinners, and cultural events with various mayors, ambassadors, clubs, and universities.
Labor Commissioner Tee Johnson in Leavenworth reports convictions against Leavenworth Street Railway officers for two state violations. One charge covers charging fees for union membership with a $50 fine, the other for operating a street car without a vestibule risking a $5 nominal fine. Officials hope to test constitutionality in court while railway leaders deny misconduct.
Washington on February 27 reports the treasury department handling requests from New York to deposit 32,000,000 dollars in gold in the sub-treasury with withdrawal rights at San Francisco, likely for shipment to the Orient. The note also says about 14,000,000 more may be withdrawn before March, if advantageous to the government.
A discussion by Prof D L Kiehle before the National Education Association emphasizes that women and girls are increasingly drawn into commercial pursuits, threatening home life. He warns against turning motherhood into a subordinate role while acknowledging women’s rights and education.
Rev W H Hormel of Third Presbyterian urges a modern Bible for the people with plain reading and explanations. Other ministers debate translations and the need to preserve original Greek and Hebrew roots amid calls for a simpler, clearer text.
A political meeting of colored voters in North Topeka at Hanleys ball broke up in a row this morning. Deputy Sheriff Stewart was summoned to quell the disturbance. The meeting began about 8 o clock with beer on hand and more arriving. Factions clashed at the doorway and a rule barred under 21 from attending. The gathering adjourned to a nearby store where the disturbance continued until help arrived.
The Postmaster General plans a new fifteen cent stamp for foreign mail. It would cover five cents for postage and eight cents for registration. A portrait of President Harrison appears on the stamp, showing him at his desk in the executive mansion.
Bishop Thoburn addressed the fourth annual convention of the Student Volunteer movement in Toronto. He argued that Christian work divides into spiritual and secular tasks, with industrial and printing efforts supporting living conditions in missions. He warned that as missions grow, financial leadership resembles Christian banking, and stressed four key spiritual tasks: leading people to Christ, teaching new converts, developing gifts for church formation, and raising up spiritually minded churches. The talk emphasized deep personal spirituality as essential for missionary success.
North Topeka officers seized a team of horses owned by Scott Car of Western Avenue after discovering them tied to a wagon, harnessed and covered in ice with no feed or water since Monday. The animals were placed in a livery stable and care given while a warrant is sought for Car’s arrest.
Postmaster D. L. Deputy reports the postoffice department has approved free delivery. EBH Pound will serve as one carrier, with Arthur J. Leonard becoming a rural route No 3 carrier. A. A. Pulge remains rural route No 1 substitute. The free delivery district embraces the area.
The most populous part of the city will receive twenty six street mall boxes installed at intervals citywide. The peatoffee has moved a block north and now features modern office fixtures of quarter sawn oak and keyless combination boxes. Free delivery will accompany the upgrade, making Manhattan boast a premier mall service for towns of its size in the state.
Henry Warren of Morristown New Jersey vowed to marry only after paying his father's debts. After decades of separation he has settled the debts, accumulated savings and property, and will marry Miss Marie Thompson of Dublin Ireland. Warren studied at Trinity College and later moved to New York where he rose to head salesman with a tea house firm.
In Peoria Illinois February the joint session of coal operators and miners failed to agree on a state scale outside Danville. The group referred the issue to a joint table committee as operators resist wage and price demands. Harry Taylor of Chicago warned the convention of rising powder costs and regional shifts in coal supply.
A fragmented report notes miners pushing for an open mail term scheme priced at two dollars. The text also hints at a proposed incorporation and compelled purchases by operators, though details remain unclear due to damaged wording.
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