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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1901
Page
4
The report digests New Year resolutions and political maneuvering from Washington to Hawaii. It notes discussions on reform, pardons, federal labor migration, and insurgent movements, with references to Pulte, Roosevelt, and Aguinaldo era tensions. Local tax and liquor dispensary profits are cited, alongside a brief note on Michigan judges and legislative actions.
A Chicago company gains control of Muskegon based Pratt works via a trust, claiming a $200000 profit for a Pittsburgh area group. The article alleges manipulation to raise prices, with mill owners supposedly left supporting families by grocer profits across states.
The article discusses the center of population shifting southeast of Columbus Indiana, noting westward and southward moves over decades. It explains the census method as center of gravity, not exact balance, and cites California and Kansas Nebraska migration for 1880. It also weaves in miscellaneous social reflections and anecdotes.
A jumble of urban aphorisms and personal musings unfolds with puns on money and status. Snippets touch on vanity, literacy, moral judgment, and daily life voices, revealing a collage of social observations and rustic wit.
A mosaic of local items includes remarks on cattle troubles near Pawnee Dee and Osage County, drought and prairie fires in Gray and Osborne counties, and reports of politicians like Theodore Roosevelt. Mentions Prosperity, Santa Fe rail work, and a fire ruin. Descriptions of residents and events reflect a broad rural community chronicle.
A rowdy local note ridicules Sheriff Cook over closing joints and questions enforcement. It mocks reliance on Wichita and Ottawa sources while suggesting Kansas City remains a dry town with open joints paying 30 to 50 dollars monthly, calling McParland poor authority.
Boston designer says work on the cup defender will start in about two weeks. Crowninshield explains hollow keel method and lead pouring before hull assembly. The yacht’s hull frames and Oregon timber arrive from New York. about 260,000 cases of influenza and pneumonia are reported in the city and surrounding institutions prompt precautionary rounds by physicians.
A cryptic note speaks of prominent people seeking aid after multiple failures. It mentions sending a address for consolation and a training tree, with unclear references linking to a sought solution or contact.
A long draft outlines the Kansas Exposition bill to fund a state supported 1904 capital exposition. It calls for a $100,000 state investment, a seven member board appointed by the governor, and coordinated by a Kansas Exposition Association type body to organize a state celebration at the capital.
This bill sets up the Kansas Exposition board appointed by the governor to manage the state centennial exposition. It details duties including organization, funding, reporting every thirty days, and selling property after the event. It specifies debt handling, audits, and eventual termination of the board within the outlined timeframe.
A garbled local summary notes arrests for liquor sales and theft, rail industry moves, recital plans, and resignations. It lists Santa Fe and Wabash officials, explains Miss Clara M Crumb’s recital, mentions H A Parker, A C Goodrich and H C Shields, and records governors Lind Vansant with former leaders Hubbard Pillsbury and Hambee present.
A letter from the state health secretary cites a 283 total smallpox cases across Kansas with multiple counties listed including Douglas Lawrence and Wichita. The document references resolutions from health boards in Toronto and Washington and notes 2 deaths among the totals.
A garbled North Topeka column lists names and places of local visitors and residents, including J. B. Betta on a business trip to Emporia and David James to Hoyt. Mentions Miss Birdie Balxbridge, Miss Minnie Clark visiting from Hoyt, and Miss Annie Syntos hosting guests. Notes several community events, church activities, and lodge meetings, plus a two-month-old child’s death and funeral plans. Santa Fe workers dispatched to Albuquerque are named with expected three-month assignment.
An advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as economical and effective for stopping hair loss restoring color curing dandruff and keeping hair soft and glossy. It emphasizes long-lasting value and prepaid charges with a free hair care book offer.
A fragmentary excerpt references the Burlington Route Great Trains with mentions of schedules, rates, and officials such as A. H. Crozier and L. Wake, plus geographic anchors Maine Missouri and Chicago. The garbled text hints at advertising descriptive matter and passenger information for a historic railway service.
Judge Tolle directs the grand jury in Paterson New Jersey to indicts for fighting and betting. He warns that anyone who aids or witnesses such boxing matches is complicit and must be charged. The court emphasizes the danger and illegality of prize fighting and related exhibitions.
A fragment from a column or note titled Talk No 24 appears, mentioning a distance and cryptic references in a historic newspaper text. The readable bits indicate a brief, informal item with incomplete phrasing and unclear context.
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