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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1904
Page
7
A garbled 1900s newspaper page summarizes varied items from the Topeka State Journal and New York office notes. It mentions subscription details, leased wire reports, and brief World War I era commentary on Russia, Austria, and U S politics, with scattered references to Roosevelt and vice presidency discussions.
A garbled patchwork of local notes and chatter from an old Atchison area page. It mentions social curiosities, marriages, and community life, with scattered references to people, places, and events like courts, holidays, props in a fair, and local business happenings.
Fragmented clipping reports talk of a poultry show and a tense political scene in Topeka. references include a sermon that drew a response from a pastor and mentions of Cyrus Lriand and a US Senate race with Curtin as a focal point.
Fragmented reminiscence on bachelor life and Christmas Eve misadventures. A caretaker narrator recalls a holiday scene with a minister and a man in a hat, as outdated social roles surface in a rustic Christmas mood.
An OCR fragment presents garbled lines about prisoner protection and moral warnings. References to figures like Mriman Tade and phrases on calf slaughter and safety appear, but readable facts are minimal. The piece reads as damaged archival copy with no clear event, date, or attribution accessible.
A fragmentary reflection on the Philadelphia Record Journal about mistakes of friends and the character of men. It ponders who can work while loafing, the temptations of robbers, and the idea that truly happy men marry young, with dialogue hints about engagements and understanding one’s own path.
Rev J N Deora, general counsel for the Methodist Episcopal Church in the tripttes, died of heart failure at the Derrelsul hotel in St Louis. He was a San Francisco pastor and key figure in church trials, arriving with Rev A ain to prepare for Roy Hammond's case.
Liscoln J. Carters Dinan Mobile closed after a brief engagement at Crawford with small audiences. The melodrama drawn from Topeka proved costly for the company as performances ended with scant ticket sales. The cast had scarce funds to cover the final show.
May be Harriman in New York as Juarce G Hurt resigns from presidency. Rumors say Hurt could face up to years in prison and a substantial tribute for Burt’s work. Harriman or Stulke named as potential successors with strong backing in high quarters.
Court sessions proceed with work in progress as the district court room and city courtroom receive a fresh coat. Jurists Hazen reads the docket amid renovations while the federal court room in the post office building also gains a cleaner look.
The article describes eczema symptoms including red veins, itching, crusting and scales, noting terms such as tetter and mink crust. It discusses safety concerns about various remedies and mentions that many medical options prove ineffective or temporary, urging caution.
Porter Patterson lost his district court appeal and must serve 130 days. The piece also notes raids on several joints, a jointist disputing police court convictions, Morey’s arrest and escape, and multiple trespass arrests near railroad property as police activity intensifies in Topeka.
President John F. Frost of the Topeka Commercial club names a group including J. Prost L. Hi Loomis T. A McNeal Capt H Phillbe AA Godard and others to push the Republican state convention. The state center committee will assemble in Topeka on January 5 to choose convention town and organize the event. Topeka Laundry Co.
The validity of Governor Bailey’s appointments to vacant district judge positions will be tested in the supreme court from Evans County. Judge B. J. Fischer, on the bench four years and an appointee, will present the case to challenge the appointee’s validity. The judges named include D. J. Moore Avilene and J. T. Dickerson Malion, with others listed. The dispute centers on interpreting the biennial election amendments added to the state constitution last year.
Judge Hazen affirmed the Topeka wide tire ordinance in the case of Jesse Leith v city. He noted the law governs wheel width on loaded wagons and that the city may regulate street use if reasonable. He warned few may comply, risking loss of occupation, but found the ordinance not unlawful despite objections.
City Attorney Spencer and Chartes Blom Smith argue before Judge Pollock over a $12 000 hydrant rental claim owed by the city to the Water Company for firepalce rental on South Topeka. The five year case ends only with a ruling. death of T A Simpson noted. Masons to attend funeral of Jacob A Griffey in Independence with officers directing services.
The ad notes improved laundry soap quality and modest price easing. It lists Silk Soap 10 bars, W. Rose Soap 25e, toilet soap 6 bars, Pairbank’s Tar Soap 25c, Sunflower brand products, Cal peaches, imperial tea, Wisconsin buckwheat, Sunflower Coffee, and white lard among items.
The city faces a rush to repeal the bond requirement for Police Chief McCollum. Councilman Howe backs an ordinance to drop the $1,000 bond, arguing it protects the public while critics accuse administration allies of political maneuvering. Rumors persist of a resignation and investigations into misconduct, with factions positioning for tonight’s vote.
London dispatch notes Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago will ride the White Star liner Teutonic from Liverpool on January 6 en route to New York. Pittsburg reports the Finch Diamond Steel plant will resume nearly all departments tomorrow after a five month shutdown, affecting about a thousand workers. Typhoid fears rise in a town near Kittanning with several cases and deaths. Col. Hart Gibson, who saved General Smith and a former secret service man under General MacArthur, was garroted with two companions at San Carlos. Ricarte, an exile back from Guam, is hiding in Manila and has drafted a letter proposing a new revolution, but the government does not view it seriously.
William D. Gilpin longtime co operative secretary dies at 2100 Kansas Avenue from heart failure. Survived by wife and two children. Funeral at 1 p.m. Wednesday from Mre Ts G Hammond. Also notes Rochdale Cooperative Store and other co operative roles. Also obituary brief for Mrs. topeka resident with four grown children. Also death by own action at Garden City. R J Bruver found hanging. Funeral arrangements and brief notices for several local figures. Col Cook accepts governorship post as deputy supervisor of the wainworkers?
The first maps to register at the election office this morning were William E. Pettit, a fireman at headquarters, followed by George Goodrich and Philip Sprague of city hall. Emily Glant, a 46-year-old housekeeper, was the only woman to register. By noon about 25 people had registered, with Reynolds and Sprague receiving early certificates.
Cambridge January 4 A Harvard dean announces dropping Geology 4 as an elective next year due to ongoing student disruptions. The professor has twice labeled certain students hoodlums and rowdies, with earlier incidents including eggs thrown at instructors causing a suspension of a stereopticon lecture.
Fire Marshal Walden in Wichita directs Crawford opera house to install an asbestos curtain fire extinguishers a new entrance and additional fire escapes and exits. He also urged care measures for fortresses and noted thirteen requirements in the order.
Paul Huccon of the City of Mexico visits Dell Keizer while police raid the Matt Cave at 608 North Kansas Avenue arresting Clarence Wood and Joe Allen. The raid yields a small amount of squar and fixtures. H E Bahr of Knelpp Malt Food Co pursues educational contests with dollars at stake. details to be printed in Tuesday State Journal.
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