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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
4
The article surveys national politics and economy, noting Roosevelts trust remedy debates, railroads and packers, and a San Francisco mayoral appointment. It covers British war reports from South Africa, upcoming U.S. political offices, and November trade figures, including Great Lakes freight and inland shipments. It references Nantucket vaccination news and a 11 year old death, adding broader tidbits from Florida and New York markets.
At the Jersey City stockholders meeting President Havemeyer notes sugar receipts rise across coal ore minerals and other freight while grain drops from 100 715 410 to 343 408 bushels. He argues federal treasury excess justifies removing raw sugar duties which cost consumers nearly two cents per pound and shifts $34 000 000 to planters with potential $9 000 000-saving to consumers.
A collage of witty observations on fame modesty flirtation and fashion from Atchison life. Notes on gossip bets about a local girl defying her parents and a contentious house height dispute with F M Baker. The piece lampoons society’s pretenses and public appetite for scandal.
A satirical piece discusses love as exclusive affection and village gossip. It mocks attempts to appear sober while courting scandal and notes a woman defending a minister’s views before seeking neighborly confirmation at the door.
A collection of wry observations on manners and society framed as reflections. It muses on timely sayings about dress, honesty, debt, fear, and public perception, ending with a quip about a bride and a photographed couple and a coy exchange about marriage success.
An old advertisement touts Pierce's Golden Medical as a liver remedy. It claims it restores liver function and purges the body, urging readers to avoid substitutes and noting easy administration.
A garbled OCR passage presents a mosaic of dialogue and aphorisms. Figures named Mrs Candor and Mrs Malaprop throw off quips about servants, trains, and fate while a budding genius is praised. The text mocks philosophers and aging cleverness with clipped, fragmentary lines.
A series of pointed, humorous lines on human nature and society. Observations about suburban life, innocence, temperament, generosity, and the quirks of fame. The verses mix wry maxims with social commentary and light sarcasm.
The Topeka gathering drew only outsider A W Smith with a nascent gubernatorial push backed by the boss busters machine. John Seaton was absent and no decision on the governorship will occur until the next evening meeting before Kansas Day. Potential shifts may bring W J Fately or Seaton into the race to challenge Bailey’s influence in the First district.
Chicago traders report heavy egg buying lifting prices on the produce exchange. South Water Street merchants say packing interests have gained control of the local market and are pushing prices higher. Fresh eggs quoted around 90 cents amid tighter stocks and a December cost snap that halted hen laying.
Former South Carolina governor Franklin J. Moses was sentenced in Boston today to four months in jail after admitting his likeness appeared in rogues gallery and acknowledging years in low New York opium joints, seeking mercy from the court.
Congressman Calderhead of the Fifth Kanwar district is named second on the banking and currency subcommittee in Congress. The move, supported by Overstreet of Indiana, aims to fix the gold standard with a gold and silver balance. The bill is expected to bring the money question to Congress. President signoff noted. Also mentions a recent postal agreement with Bolivia.
Washington Jan In the packed chamber the house debated the Hepburn canal bill amid calls for immediate passage without amendments. Speakers warned against delaying action as several members urged firm support while others pressed for careful terms and questioned the bill's reach. The session extended into the afternoon as lawmakers clashed over routes, funding, and the protocol recently negotiated.
Washington with the president at luncheon today hosted the attorney general the secretary of agriculture and multiple union leaders and officials from railroad and fireman organizations. The gathering included representatives from the Brotherhoods of Firemen and Locomotive Engineers and other groups.
The annual Railroad Y M C A meeting was held Wednesday night in the city rooms. Officers elected for the coming year include President W. G. Boon, vice president D. M. VanCleve, recording secretary W. J. Stark, treasurer J. Owt, and general secretary T. E. Trout. The group adopted a budget of $4139, several hundred dollars more than last year.
George R. Swarlow filed a district court suit Wednesday against Mary Kendall and G. W. Herron on a 1888 Merchants and Planters Journal Insurance Co promissory note of ten dollars with interest. Defendants renewed the note in 1881 and 1888. Swallow asks judgment for about nine thousand dollars and seeks a total of nearly nineteen thousand dollars.
About 400 men in the Santa Fe car shops shift to nine and a half hours daily, up from nine, increasing pay. Covenanter church marks National Fast Day with fasting and prayer, hosting Rev. B. E. McLean Coleman nightly at the corner of Tenth Avenue and Clay Street, urging repentance.
Nina Stewart three year old daughter of Mrs Stewart at 606 Lakestree is ill with smallpox. Charles Means, a convicted federal counterfeiter, is sentenced to two and a half years in the federal penitentiary by Judge Hook. Revival services begin tonight and run each evening at Wesleyan Methodist Church led by Rev. Charles Bamford. A. J. Anderson, former Fussell County probate judge, pleads guilty in a federal court to forging and evading charges, fined with costs by Judge Hook. Thomas Carrant, son of the Santa Fe water inspector, was run over by a coal wagon while riding a tricycle, bruised but not seriously hurt. A still alarm reports a fire at 305 East Crane Street causing about $50 damage. children and matches blamed. Orris McNary, son of Capt. J. R. McNary, buys the Jonesboro Ark Sun and gains possession of property. previously in Winger, I. T., and in Smith, Ark.
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