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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1903
Page
6
The readable fragment lists multiple unclear names and terms without a coherent event or context. It mentions meetings and elopement related terms but provides no identifiable facts, dates, or places to form a news item.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a Boston waterfront area near Beale and a road leading toward the water front. Several garbled phrases mention bids, a pier, and customs with uneasy wording. The readable bits indicate a historical note about road access and the waterfront but lack coherent events or names.
Crowds pack the midwinter exposition with the largest attendance yet this season. Vaudeville tents report top billing, audiences applaud vigorously, and professionals describe performances as superior.
The Ruthachette brothers and Pascatel dazzle the crowd with marvellous feats while commentators praise their athleticism. Amid the show, some performers struggle with uneven technique as the audience applauds every bold movement and the spectacle continues to draw attention.
Jabn B Paynter, a resident of Topeka, offers to loan his new voting machine for use in the next city election. The device claims to operate without springs and to be well suited to the casting process. Local officials expect the offer to be accepted and the machine tested in actual use.
Oliver, an evangelist, urged county officials in Topeka to adopt a local option and seed a whipping post as a deterrent. He preached at a Congregational service led by Rev. T. J. Pearson, calling for volunteers to lead in a better life and announcing a commission to collect names and church preferences, with meetings held daily.
The article reports Belgium proposing to administer the Venemans settlement on behalf of the allies and other foreign powers, relieving the United States and others from direct responsibility. It notes diplomatic uncertainty from London and Rome, mentions Howen and a preliminary protocol, and hints at German firms and South American concerns in the broader bargaining context.
A report by State Bank Commissioner Morton Albaogh urges trust companies not to bold bank stock except as payment for debts, with disposal required within one year. The proposed Waggener bill would sever trust companies from acting as banks, restricting stock holdings and ending implicit control over a chain of state banks.
The Kanes ee eee association annual meeting will be held this afternoon with more than ten Kansan ministers in attendance. Reverend WH Whurter Keneral and Postmaster Joh Guthrie of Topeka are among the speakers. Guthrie will not seek reelection and Herbert of Hiawatha is a candidate.
Milwaukee reports Major Lille of Oklahoma plans a Buffalo farm north of Kiowa city as part of a wider major venture. D. E. Nichoremus, agent, travels to Kenosha to negotiate land for the herd. Government stats claim 28 percent of battaloes owned by Major Gordon, who also runs herds in Ghishoms and Good Night ranch in Texas. Smuggling case centers on Chinese arrivals in Pitabure. Snow totals reach 14 inches in Walace Idaho with heavy accumulation and moving pictures of a local church event set Friday night.
A long list of visiting and local society members appears in the Topeka society page. Among names are Mrs Paxton and Mrs Turner Bald, Miss Kathryn Mills, Mrs Drake of Abilene, and Mrs McKnight visiting relatives, with numerous teas, club meetings, and a wedding described as Win Brewer and Atlee Ellen A James wed at Captain Scott’s residence.
A California physician Dr John AC Reat of Redding says coffee preserves food in the stomach and that removing coffee and using Postum Cereal Coffee improves digestion. A letter from Oak Park California details a patient whose nine years of indigestion left him thin and nervous until Postum was tried.
The Rev Father Merhen of Holy Cross parish officiated as Mies Jbmowia, daughter of the late Major George W. James, wed Mr Brewer, a Topeka youth known for work with the Topeka Paper Co. The couple will reside in El Reno after a brief stay in Topeka. Congressman Jee Scott and wife visit the Greed household as guests. Golden Rule club charity event set for January 30 at Mrs M Exickoon’s Tyler street home.
North Topeka community notes report visitors and residents at homes on Van Buren street. George Reynolds visited his sister Miss Mariel Steynolds from Lawrence. Harrisville business interest calls for A. M. Cross Istt. The Modern Woodmen of America in North Topeka plans a dance January 20 at Pares Hall. Local high school graduates from First Ward named. Tabernacle building committee plans platform changes for a circular stage to aid singers. Northern Shawnee Development Company organized with officers O. J. Hathaway president and A. M. Baird vice president. Harmony Rebekah lodge installed officers for the term with Mrs. D. A. Whiter chaplain and Florence ere left support to noble grand.
An obituary from January 28, 1903 honors Anna Le Amos of Oakeyland, highlighting her devout Methodist faith, charitable works, and role as teacher and helper to children and the elderly. It notes her marriage to We Amos, moves to Lindsboro and Topeka, and her union with the church, where pastors J. W. Reed and F. J. Seaman lead funeral rites at Oakeyland Church and Topeka cemetery.
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