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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1903
Page
15
Topeka area lodge notes state meeting setup with auditorium access on May land 9. Foote endorsement. extensive local notices mention committee work, events, and preparations across Topeka organizations and affiliated lodges.
A broad local summary lists land purchases, legislative debates, and political shifts. It notes acquisitions, witness proceedings, and government actions, including measures in state senates and city affairs. Mentions figures from Kansas and various regional interests, plus national and international events, amid a wide collage of notes.
A garbled excerpt describes gamblers fleeing law enforcement, with references to poker, street vendors, and statewide gambling suppression. It mentions Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles as centers where ticket scarcities, arrests, and illicit lottery sales provoke widespread pursuit and public concern.
The article details a booming gambling scene from Nome to San Francisco, Seattle to Los Angeles. It notes multi million dollar Klondike gambling, poker rooms in San Francisco hotels, and heavy pool selling for horse races. It mentions police raids and widespread Chinese gambling networks across Pacific coast cities.
William J artis of New York, a former Brunswick resident, offered the town a site for a $1000 library building valued at $4,000. Andrew Carnegie had offered a $12,000 library building with a site and $4400 yearly for maintenance. Upon reconsideration, Carnegie withdrew his offer after a note from Mr Curtis recalling hometown ties.
The Young Men's Christian Association urged opposition to Hood Smoot entering the United States Senate. Ray Henry W. Bloch, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church, denounced Mormon faith as political power and urged voters to oppose the Moron influence at the meeting.
Washington reports $150 000 approved for shell experiments despite objections from General Crozier. The $60 000 test at Sandy Hook shattered the device and drew sharp criticism from ordnance officers while promoters of the project backed the effort amid political tension.
A male student at a boarding hall affair caused him to lose a $76 yearly scholarship after escorting a woman to an entertainment and kissing her twice despite her refusal. The dean of the women's department handled the disciplinary action.
A woman dislocated her shoulder and a surgeon reset it. Her son bought a balm advertised as Pita Balm which quickly relieved pain and helped her sleep after days of agony. The writeup notes local approval and mentions a ticket office at 2% Kansas Avenue.
The notice lists services at Good First Lutheran, Mount Hope area churches, and several others including Presbyterian, Congregational, and Methodist houses of worship. Sermon topics cover mercy, commerce, courage, and character with Sunday schools and youth programs noted.
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