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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1901
Page
5
No. 2 leaves Kansas City at 9:50 p m a solid vestibuled train to St Louis smoking oil day coaches reclining chair car seats free Pullman parlor car connections at St Louis union depot with eastern lines for New York and Atlantic coast routes
In New York the Kerr trial is under scrutiny as defence counsel asserts bias in the jury selection. Judge Mixon cautions that evidence presented may unduly sway the case while the defendant George J. Mary remains central to the proceedings.
Meeker Cote Jam 21 report a hunter named Roosevelt vanished after a solitary dusk stroll near the Keystone ranch. His companions waited by the cabin at supper and later grew alarmed when he did not return. A search was initiated as dusk deepened.
A fragmented ad-like notice touts Botanic Hield Balm as a cure for blood issues and skin ailments. It claims to purify blood, heal sores, and relieve itching and eruptions, urging readers to try free trial treatments and promising dramatic improvements.
A lone climber on a night trek faced a grisly encounter as wolves surrounded him near a rocky pass. Injured and separated, he evaded capture until darkness forced a halt. He was found after being a prisoner for hours, having killed a wolf with his revolvers, while the pursuing party scattered.
New York report says Jim Jeffries travels with his brother Jack and trainer Devnhaney toward Cincinnati. He remains doubtful about the match yet hopeful the Sassger fest club can arrange a bout. He is in good health and ready to drop into the ring if the terms suit the contract.
Partial OCR report describes a fire at a Henry Illinois store causing damage to the Edward Street block and prompting local evacuations. Mentions J R Bancroft and a wrecked building, with unclear details about water, stock losses, and emergency response.
A late session report outlines a senate contest case, bills on county court meetings, and a plan to build a state healing plant near a courthouse. It notes delays in a contest filing, potential gridlock over precedent, and the upcoming United States senator election with results due next day.
A distressed speaker laments endless labor and sleep deprivation. The outlook is dark and forbidding as the narrator feels there is only one path forward. The passage conveys strain from overwork without offering relief or solutions.
A Saturday night club banquet featured good natured fun and light raillery as members teased one another. Tom McNeal served as master of the feast while speakers and a ladies quartet entertained, reciting verse and praising poetry in a colorful, spirited exchange.
A nineteenth century note describes the oldest picture book as the midnight sky observed on a clear moonless night. It portrays a cosmic panorama where constellations Cepheus, Cassiopeia, and other star forms appear like frescoes across the heavens guiding the imagination.
A fragment describes Orion and other figures as stars form the night sky. Andromeda chained beneath her boastful mother and the celestial crowd arrange Bootes Virgin Leo Scorpion Oph Hercules Pegasus and more. The stars become real objects in their minds as constellations take shape.
A garbled Washington Star fragment recalls a lively street car scene with blurred names and odd phrases. The text hints at a debate over gifts and manners but unreadable sections obscure concrete facts or events.
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