Topeka State Journal notes and international hints
The Topeka State Journal carries a collage of items including remarks on South Africa’s Rubicon, the Roberts and Taft campaigns, and the Yaqui rebellion. It critiques Philadelphia’s cash-on-delivery pledge for the Republican convention, notes Texas history parallels, and urges caution over a Chickampax like outbreak with calls for strict health precautions.
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Mark Hanna
Philadelphia
Promis
Hanna
Town Wrecking and the Fall of a Factory Town
A critical take on industrial trusts wrecking towns for cheap production. It recalls Hartford Ohio and a Tennessee plant where a tin plate mill closure displaced 270 workers, sparking debate over public investment, local ruin, and shifting labor. The piece questions progress that harms communities and prompts outcry over lost livelihoods.
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Washington
Madford
Tate
Ikta
Martford
Hartford
Combine 1
Trusts and tariffs clash in restless policy debate
The piece argues that monopolistic trusts profit despite protection, calling for tariff reform to curb extortion while preserving essential industry. It criticizes free trade as a danger and warns Congress to reduce protection to counter monopolistic excesses, noting doubts about timely action. It also hints at broader Globe observations on public attitudes and daily life.
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Sollow
Congress
Friends of Protection
Topeka Tales of Wives and Wits in Frank Fashion
A humorous Topeka column parades stories of married life and flirtations. An innocent perfume misunderstanding sparks jealousy after a Kansas City shopping trip. A Salvation Army joke and small legal capers end in laughter, highlighting regional social foibles and mock courage.
Brave men vow to fight Boers in South Africa toast war
Amid cries of glory and daring a dozen men pledge to form a company and travel to South Africa to battle the Boers. A sudden crash halts the resolve when the theater lights fail and a janitor finds a stray cat toppled slate as the cause.
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South Africa
Wabash Trainmen Seek Conference Over Grievances
Heads of trainmen groups meet in St Louis to press for a conference with Wabash officials on employee grievances. Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and leaders of other bodies push broader wage and policy demands beyond the Wabash. The dispute centers on labor rights and management responses as the panel awaits action. The case hints at wider unrest across railroads if demands are not met.
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Atchison County
Topeka
Justice Court
Wabash Skys
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Wabash Railroad
Ashley
Snoonerhl
Ramsey
Wenerer
Wapgsh
Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wabash
Oil Takes Jump In Lima Market Amid Drilling Surges
Lima January 22 oil prices rose four cents a barrel as hundreds of wells drill, yet only light producers are struck. Prices listed include North Lima at 1.34 and South Lima at indiscernible.
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Lima
Sim Srude
North
South Lima
Indisam
Aik
Book notes on Great Books as Lite Teachers
A review summarized from a bookseller list praising Hillis and others for selecting classic works. It outlines volumes on Ruskin Eliot Browning tests of literature with short speeches and clear outlines. Also notes Old France and New by McLennan and various histories and revolutions illustrated, plus a social dividend work by Gilmore and other new titles from Harper, Houghton Mifflin, and Box.
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Hieming Ti
New Ss Co
Chicago
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Hillis
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Tito
George
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Price
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New York
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France
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Masusine
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Linidoth
Peo Maid
Houghton Tiffin "Co
Cambridge
Thais
North Carolina
Georgia
Savannah
Marton
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Tory
Geneeal Rapier
Appleton & Cy
America
Powier
Pelix Gras
Daa Mirror
Anthony A “A
Bite
Pope
One
Howe
Boxer Rink
Ima
Cesita
Saninany
Cincinnati
London
Paris
Back to horse cars as fire cripples Muncie electric system
Fire destroyed the power house shops barn and offices of the electric street railway system in Muncie Indiana causing a 75000 loss. Sixteen cars were burned and engines and dynamos destroyed. The system is tied up and horse cars will be used temporarily. An Anderson to Muncie line will likely be strained to supply power until a new plant is built. Insured.
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Muncie
Ind
Electric At
Railway Aystem
Syatem
Anderson
Santa Fe Work to End Kansas Oklahoma Quarantine
Chief Santa Fe Surgeon J P Kaster arrived from Topeka to press measures to lift the Kansas health board quarantine on Oklahoma. He met Guthrie and Oklahoma City health officials and planned a special Santa Fe train tour to collect state facts, then present them to Topeka. Kaster aims to end the quarantine at once to avert a blow to commerce, while officials warned the move could ease tensions.
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Santa Fe
Topeka
Angeltine
Birth Street
Kansas Avenue
Salvation Army
Heaven
Argentine
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. P. Kaster
Santa Fe System
Kansas Board of Health
Kaster
Guthrie Board of Health
Territorial Board of Health
Kansas Board
Topeka Leader F Sawyer Moves to St Louis
F Sawyer former president of Topeka Dry Goods firm decides to relocate to St Louis. A stockholder and motive manager at Ely Walker Dry Goods, he planned to remain but new duties require ten months of year away. Sawyer and family have been active in Topeka affairs.
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St Louis
F. Sawyer
Topeka Wash Dry Goods Company
St. Louis
Mr. Sawyer
Ely-Walker Dry Goods Company
Dutien Copel
Topeka
Kanass Mutual Reports Strong 159 Finances Page Four
The Kanass Mutual shows a large Kansas institution with on page four a statement of finances. Revenue exceeds disbursements by nearly 50000 with gains close to 45000 and insurance increase over 300000. The Kanass Mutual is to be congratulated.
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Kanass Mutual
Kansas
Kansen Mutual
Why eyewear is more worn today says expert
TALK No. 64 explains several reasons people wear glasses more now. It cites longer work hours, eye strain, and improved understanding of eye health. The speaker notes adaptation in eyeglass fitting, advances in care, and the belief that slight defects disrupt vision and must be corrected.
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Gewiggs
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