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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
6
A historic feature examines how children were monitored and guided as they navigate growing up. It discusses parental oversight, community roles, and safeguards used to steer youth away from risky paths.
The Kansas Society for the Friendless held a session in Denver with Hinjamini Limipoy delivering Saving the Children from Crime. Judge Lindsey urged reform of juvenile courts and laws, citing statistics on youth arrests and urging constructive punishment over harsh sentencing to curb crime among youths.
Judge Robert Isaac Finnemore of the Natal Supreme Court lauds Cuticora remedies for psoriasis like scalp and hair loss. He recounts extensive prior treatments failing, then notes marked improvement and new hair growth after using the products. Wife supports using remedies. statement circulated by Blue Women's Society to aid others. Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Oct 29, 1901.
In Germantown a protestant convocation debates thanking Andrew Carnegie for funds to St Andrew's in Coopernvilly and Yardley. Some ministers oppose praising him for aiding two churches while denying others, leading to stalled action and calls for censure. Also a Michigan ice field saloon project is announced as a travel patronage venture.
Defense in the Blydenburgh murder case focuses on embalming details. Dr. Gites testified that Mrs Blydenburgh’s body contained a large percentage of arsenic while the undertaker handled the preparation. The Chicago firearm manufacturer stands accused of killing his third wife in a famous case.
In a dense fog on Broadway Line, two streetcars collided killing and injuring many. A quarrel over a fare sparked the crash as more than 20 people were seriously hurt or fatally injured. Panic and trampling followed with women and children among the victims.
Theob S. Miller, 64, a longtime Uniontown resident, receives a piece of bone torn from his eye socket during a July 24 battle at Peach Tree Creek in America. The bone was taken by Dr Norman Peal of Kendallville Ind nearly four decades ago after an open air operation by torchlight. Dr Teal later died, his son Dr George Teal finally returns the fragment. Miller served as a corporal in Company D, 79th Pennsylvania Regiment.
A Cincinnati man with long coffee use and nervous trouble credits Postum with restoring health. After consulting a Berlin physician, he quit coffee and adopted Postum, reporting improved sleep, appetite, weight from 128 to 175 pounds, and overall vitality.
The court house was warm Tuesday as Ida Buckley asked Judge Hazen for a divorce from C Buckley. Voters may practice at polls Friday ahead of Congress election. state bar meeting in Topeka postponed district court until Friday. Various notices cover a jury verdict, indentures, stock breeders’ talk, opal shortages at the Topeka Lake asylum, and local college athletics planning.
Messy report details county Republican endorsements for Roosevelt Bailey Hoch and Allen. Cur tit Walker bolters clash with Main party. Nemaha Marion and other counties name delegates and candidates for governor and congress, with conventions set for February 16 23 and 18.
Sunx Moncure Robinson and Sarah Sisson Abell, two Baltimore socialites, eloped to Chester Pennsylvania where Mayor Houston officiated. Police and church authorities intervened after a telegram from Baltimore clergy halted the ceremony. The bride’s mother arrived too late as religious differences triggered the clash.
Mrs Thorpe, police matron, says colored people receive no greater share of aid than others. She notes a rule requiring readers of clothing or other aid to perform a return service, and reports colored residents seldom benefit from organized groups. She emphasizes continued help for the very old and those willing to work, while rejecting elite efforts.
The Lewis Morrivan announcement lists his final live appearance in a dark stage act. Mottivon and others are mentioned in a partial production note about the show titled Frederick the Great and Faust. The piece hints at audience numbers and a plan to appear after a piano performance.
Dispatches describe Shawnee county disputes over districting and the 1891 act, with claims the Populist legislature altered the first district in 1897. Reports note county conventions, ward officers, and party rifts in Atchison, Leavenworth, Labette, and Chautauqua counties, plus clashes at the Curtis–Broderick factions and upcoming primaries.
The Atchison county political struggle centers on Jim Chisham and Curtis backing. Chisham bolts to run privately to deny Curtis control of the Holton convention. Republicans split with two delegations from Atchison, each claiming legitimacy while Curtis aims to steer the process for congress.
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