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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
4
Topeka State Journal by Prank B Mac Renner. Volume unknown. Text fragment incomplete with garbled OCR. No clear event or person details to summarize.
A compact digest of an AP led late report notes Prince Henry’s popularity surge, South Carolina’s brief exit from the union, and U.S. steel imports from Detroit. Foreseeing a World’s Fair and McKinsey tributes, the piece echoes economic shifts as gold flows to the Orient, with Philippines and China prospects.
A Washington Post editorial defends the secret ballot as essential to free, fair elections. It argues against fraud, endorses judicial inspection of ballot boxes when fraud is suspected, and condemns attempts to influence or manipulate votes.
A fragmented diary like piece muses on feminism, marriage, railroads, and social clubs. It contrasts women pondering democratic losses with club women planning federations as a man and a woman discuss theater, weddings, and relationships while broader social duties loom in the background.
A compact, reflective piece critiques human folly and social norms with blunt examples. It notes that vanity and indulgence corrode character, that women face signals from men about proposals, and that dignity can invite parodic rivals. The tone is pithy and moralistic.
A fragmented survey of seasonal musings and aphorisms. It touches on spring, winter, human nature, luck versus effort, and playful exchanges between a narrator and a child about indulgence and epics. It reads like a clipped, collage style column with scattered quotes and observations.
A fragmented reflective essay critiques gender norms and the male gaze in a domestic setting. It discusses torture accusations, foot binding, and the role of women in traditional households, challenging perceptions of beauty and motherhood.
A fire at the home of J. H. Goddard at Grove and Woodlawn avenues today burned out the entire structure. The blaze started from a lump in the kitchen, with origin uncertain. The building was insured and Bam Fridges of this city acted as agent for the insurer.
Official programme details a long itinerary from March 1 to March 10 including train routes from Pittsburgh to Chicago and Boston to Cambridge. It lists visits by distinguished figures, city receptions, speeches, and galas in cities such as Chattanooga St Louis Boston Milwaukee Chicago Albany West Point New York Philadelphia and New York with numerous stop durations and military escorts.
The Select Knights and Ladies announce a social deuce Friday evening February 28 at 418 Kansas Avenue. Admission includes music by a pesters orchestra and a chance to support California Eis. Tickets on sale daily from 2 to April 30 with a $25 rate.
A long list of notable attendees from New York to Boston and Philadelphia attends a press banquet at the Waldorf Astoria. Names include Felix Agata, Arthur Brisbane, James Iverson, Adolph Ochs, Whitelaw Reid, G G Villard, and many others representing major papers and publications. The gathering is documented in a journalism context with reports from multiple outlets.
Colored factions in the Fifth ward stage a heated meet at Childs hall to back Troutman for governor and Howe for council, clashing with opponents backing Roundtree. A prior assault tale and party lines reveal deep ward power struggles and a Curtis Republican club formation.
New York February 2, a ruling by Justice Scott of the supreme court denies the case brought by theater ticket speculators. The court held that a Broadway ticket is a personal license to the purchaser and cannot be transferred or assigned without the manager's consent. The decision is hailed as a clear victory for theater managers seeking to curb speculative resales.
The preliminary hearing for J B R King charged with assaulting Som Grove concluded after circumstantial evidence. No identification was made, attorney Joseph represented the defendant, and bond was set at 1060. Mer Grolt attended the session but could not positively identify the prisoner. The Great Rock Island Short Line offers daily eats sale from March 2 to April.
Washington Feb 28 The Senate privileges and elections subcommittee favors severe censure for Tillman of South Carolina and McLaurin and limits punishment to censure despite some factions pushing for suspension. Members from both parties note risk of prolonged debate and seek a course acceptable to all senators.
Edith Torrence an employee of White Star laundry swore out a complaint in city court today against E M Cockrell proprietor of the laundry charging him with failing to furnish in writing the true costs for discharge. Torrence accompanied by a clerk to the commissioner's office but Cockrell said he prepared a written record but she escaped before it could be presented. The complaint does not name the referenced section of law.
Deaths and funerals reported for local residents. William P. Thompson, early Char aeiteer, dies today and to Topeka. services to be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at residence. Funeral for D. Seth Vernelia set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at 224 Topeka Avenue.
Mayor Parker and City Clerk Squires asked the county commissioners to share half the cost of repairing the Kans Avenue bridge. A prior plan to fund the expense by the county had not progressed, with a written reversal discussed but not acted on.
Fragmentary notice notes a person denying affiliation with a club and hints at a limited membership claim. The readable text mentions today and an unnamed speaker seeking clarity about a group connection. Further details are not provided in the surviving excerpt.
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