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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1903
Page
3
An unclear OCR passage mentions voting, names, places, and individuals in a jumbled, partly readable form. It references a person, a place, and a possible discussion of wages or pay, with garbled phrases and stray quotes.
Bucksport Maine native Jed Prouty comes to Topeka for a stage show with Criw ford’s performers. Heather Chemidy company performs at the Grand tonight with briefs on Fahd Botincher’s upcoming Topeka appearance and the Mel Peter Millywieant program.
Fragmented OCR reads about a comedy program featuring The Buteyclastes and The Eurennastir with mentions of scenes, songs, and mock operatic numbers. It notes performances at Crawford and a festive, syndical tone with a celebratory reception anticipated.
The Crawford venue hosts a chaotic but vivid bill featuring Jed Prouty and Hatt Cloxton in a Southern style romance romp. Cine. Speirs and a praised ensemble promise stirring climaxes and scenic effects as readers are urged to attend this evening.
A fragmentary report notes Mime Efeonom Duse visiting an American theater spectator on Thursday. She asked about Williamne and Walker and discussed the evening’s performance with her manager in Italian, showing interest in Bert Williams and the show’s blues themes.
An account describes King Edward VII Queen Alexandra and Prince of Wales in the royal box at a theater in London. Willem Gillette starred as Sherlock Holmes as a staged threat prompted the king to cry out “Don’t tell,” creating a dramatic moment witnessed by royal observers.
A clipped collage reports on performers facing industry pressures, remarks on the trust, and notes about productions. Containing names like Harvey and Cahill, it lists upcoming performances in New York, Boston, Chicago, and London, with mentions of specific shows and venues.
Critics take three days to review e s if all details fade. Abbie Boucicau hails from New York as independent performer amid vaudeville and stage chatter. Mer clom Er schoolmates and Pine tea scenes pepper a long column on managers, tours, and new plays. The Beauty of the Beil and Dewey and Savoy theaters figure in touring company discussions. Merle Twohe and Miss Ring are highlighted for upcoming roles in Meadenas playhouse and chorus pieces. George Bangroft and Frank Curzon figure in American rights and London presentations. A dinner at the Garden Theater marks the year’s end as Opie Cardin’s The Professor’s Love Story closes words.
Cleveland Postoffice money order department faces holiday rush as clerks process thousands of orders and mail. Workers describe crowded windows, missing interpreter needs, and careful handling of parcels and stamps amid a flurry of activity.
Detained fragment describes a woman riding a mule with rope bridle and no saddle, traveling beside a wagon halted for oxen to drink at a creek on the highway. A wagonload of corn followed behind. The scene depicts a rough, rural travel moment captured in terse dialect.
Readable lines describe a tense scene with a group including Colonel Noy and Shorey as a traveler encounters a stump, a mule, and hens. The fragment hints at nerves, a journey, and community reactions during a November event.
A garbled text fragment references a boy named Bast and a wooded site with mentions of skis and a choir. The disjointed lines hint at a misconstrued plan or instruction but lack clear context, participants, or actions to determine a concrete news item.
In a stiff faced search the Greenway family on Vernon Road Clinton North Carolina sought proof of a vanished Sentech coffee trap placed by Charlie Greenway. The dog went missing during the hunt and a neighbor aided a careful chase across fields and roadways to recover parts of the trap. A local man reported the trap had been set to catch a thief or recover the missing coffee. The pursuit extended into nearby hills as weather grew severe. The community awaited further news from the Read the Stave journal.
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