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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
7
A historic appointment sets Police Matrons as the first of their kind to be appointed and serve in this capacity. The move aims to bolster enforcement and community safety, with officials noting the unique role and its potential impact on policing standards.
Lauren R L Thorpe police matron of the Preeti caer Mra Thorpe holds the post since 1893 and enjoys public trust. A convention is planned in Kansas City to discuss duties, hours, and reforms for matrons, with sessions and papers on varied aspects of female ward work and police service.
The article notes a March convention likely in Topeka by a coalition of pallee matrons from Kansas and neighboring states. It profiles chairs and officers, cites salaries, duties in jails, and the aim to protect women and children in the underworld through WCTU inspired reform and rescue work.
Senator Mark Hanna recalls William McKinley as social host and friend. He recounts dinners at the White House, shared theater visits with Joseph Jefferson and Sol Smith Russell, and McKinley’s cheerful, generous nature. Hanna notes McKinley’s upright character, civic dedication, and fondness for music and football memories.
An advertisable notice promotes a new remedy for catarrh described as a lingering cold spreading from nose to throat windpipe and stomach. The tablet form is claimed to be non secret, harmless and effective where local treatments fail amid grand promises of rapid relief.
The fragment hints at personal episodes emphasizing private matters and contrasts William’s character with his public friendships. It suggests a self-reflective portrait where personal flaws and social ties shape the overall portrayal, with unclear specifics or names beyond the indirect reference to William.
Ralph Mattice, a man from Eddy street living with his mother and siblings, suddenly appeared deluded while on a Fort Scott to Topeka run. Conductor Garnett pulled him from the track and he was taken to a car, with doctors unsure how long his mental state will last.
Mrs Florence Pavey widow of Arthur Pavey recounts the loss of her husband in the Seattle sloop wreck off Cape Nome Alaska. He disappeared after a voyage from Cave Norse to Dawson City and was later found washed ashore and interred in Dawson. She learned his fate while on the way to Thorpe Missouri to visit kin.
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