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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1901
Page
4
Fragmentary text from a full Associated Press wire report carried by the State Journal. The readable portions reference exclusive afternoon publication and telegraph reporting, with garbled lines about guns and high officials, but no coherent events or names to establish a concrete item.
Fragmentary text discusses a canvass in an automobile and a professor named Yeates referencing dark matter and a deposit in a niche matter. Mentions Denver Fest and Chicago Tribune with distorted phrases and unclear context.
The Santa Fe Railway begins enforcing a 10 cent premium on fares paid on trains under a new law passed by the last session. Officials say the plan shifts the burden to conductors and may raise operating costs, though some railroads in Kansas already adopted similar practices.
Bradbury plans to roll twenty nine blocks by taking the job from bonds of successful bidders at a likely low rate. The twelve ton roller, owned by a group including Bradbury, Troutman and Stone, will be used to complete the pavement project. The council previously found bids too high and awaits a formal public plan and contract details.
A set of scattered notes covers subscriptions, Carnegie’s wealth, college funding, and public policy. mentions Morgan Rockefeller Carnegie wealth, Washington policy, and a rail link through Asia. Includes odd bits on baby names and fairs, with several cryptic phrases and misspellings.
Fragmented OCR text describes Jayhawker Jota Farmers, activity in Jonesville, concern about drinking and weather, with references to public order and local figures. Mixed phrases mention Prosperous days, Ada j. unclear details but notes police presence and community tensions.
A large Topeka party departs tomorrow morning for Ottawa. The group includes most members of the Choral Society and other residents. The excursion is arranged with plans to return the following day after attending a ceremony and related events.
Henry Engell, city pavement inspector, condemns 64 bricks for East Seventh street pavement. Bricks were brittle and deemed unfit for use, delaying the course and raising concerns about material safety and future repairs.
Alvin Conron appointed fall collector for the city’s commercial district through Gov Guthrie influence. He aims to improve mail service with collections one hour to 90 minutes before trains. Two new clerks, William Amann and Jehu Winant, joined today in the carriers and consignments departments. Total city carriers and collectors now 23.
The district court jury has heard 46 cases with 14 state cases, 8 convictions, and 24 civil cases. Two city cases involved liquor laws and both defendants were found not guilty.
Gardiner and Hast Eighth has cloos sup and the propriator hay left town. He te ald to have gone to Valley Fale Mr. Gardiner is a very young man and she attempted to do the employeent ages. Act one large scale. Some of the swe with whom he had business for or atker then of the moses wilde thes. Complainie of tuts Sand ware.
A damaged OCR fragment notes Agam Noble, age 12, living near Sixth Street, involved in an accidental shooting incident on Saturday afternoon. Text is unreadable in parts, omitting full place names and precise details.
Grand Master S. G. Watkins of Topeka led the cornerstone ceremony for the Colored Hospital foundation, with the Topeka lodge of Colored Masons in attendance for the sacred exercise marking the hospital's foundation.
Reading, July 1. Reading railway shop hands strike nears end after ten days. President Beer of the company and Boscher, head of the strikers, to confer in New York tonight. Boscher to report back here tomorrow. Concessions have been exchanged by both sides.
B L Zinghel filed replevin in district court against Chief of Police Stahl over one barrel of vinegar and several barrels of grape juice found after a raid on a Fourth Street area house Friday night. Zinghel claims the premises held wine and vineyard stock used for illegal liquor production. The case centers on seized barrels valued around $200 and the rightful recovery of property tied to the disputed wine operation.
London July issue prints a remarkable conversation between Andrew Carnegie and a publisher at Skibo. Carnegie laments wealth cannot restore youth, saying at sixty he cannot digest his fool heart and would exchange all his millions for youth.
Miss Puler of Clay Street North Topeka attempted suicide Sunday by taking poison. Bolton was administered after discovery by others and Dr M Mitchel supplied an antidote. She survived the attempt. last known resident of Roseville, long-time Topeka resident, with prior attempts.
The Twenty third Regiment band presents a Tuesday evening program at Gerteld Park featuring Star Spangled Banner and Yorktown's Centennial, plus marches and tunes including Home Sweet Home and Yankee Doodle. The lineup includes selections like Recollections of the War and Semper Fi, with Serenades and dances by Monaca Chiltan and Macch.
Wadsworth and Stewart drove east of town to bathe in the river Sunday leaving clothes in a buggy. While they swam a thief ran off with the gear. Wadsworth recovered a pair of shoes. Stewart lost trousers and both men returned to town in odd attire after dark.
Ottawa Kan July 1 The Chantasqua crowd gathered for a music festival day with Topeka Kansas City Wellington and other places sending choruses. Hubert McIntyre's lecture is the principal feature of tomorrow's program.
Reports of statewide corn crops suffering due to dry hot days. Wheat harvest progressing but yields expected to be light. Crop damage unsettled as drought continues affecting future production.
City National Bank in Buffalo was placed in the hands of a receiver on Saturday night and Special Agent W. A. Mason assumed control today awaiting temporary cashier Vaughn. President Cornwell said he would likely speak later but had no comment yet. About fifty people were present at 1020 opening time.
July reports Gen Butterfield in critical condition with steady weakness. The military leader’s health declines as officials monitor his status and possible outcomes.
Company A teams at the rifle range are ready to receive visitors with three Sibley tents and one wall tent. Each Sibley tent house 20 men. 19 were present last Saturday amid high winds. Second Lieutenant EB Gunks posted the day’s best score, as shooting continues to improve with morning and evening sessions.
State Treasurer Frank Grimes and his family will leave tomorrow for a two week trip, planning to visit Dayton and Kansas before returning. The account notes they intend to check on colleagues and settle into life back in their old surroundings, with no further details given.
A jumbled OCR fragment mentions Bethel, Disciples, Preyer Mapper, and a saloon scene. It references students and a wall, with unclear names and events. The readable items suggest a local church or school gathering amid winter, but many words are garbled.
A garbled OCR fragment references Barker Ou and a dispute over arenten findings. It mentions Teav ear Bask out and an unclear quotation but lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities beyond names. Further legible text needed for a proper card.
John Skinner a Santa Fe service department worker, fell from a push car while unloading timbers in the yards this forenoon. He struck his right hip, sustained a fracture, and was taken to hospital for treatment.
At Mienheim grounds on July 1 the second series of international cricket opens with Canada facing Germantown Cricket Club. The match marks the continuation of a long rivalry as players from both sides take to the field in a competitive test of skill and endurance.
In Lincoln County officials dispute wages with Foul Eaearean and Kantar Barnard. J J. Wuere and N. Lamps hold positions as referees, with Waperon and Pattison noted in Johnson County and AG Mc Crears named as removed from duties.
A chaotic report notes Wocha on the premises connected to a raided road house on Twenty fourth Street and demands removal at once. Sheriff Porter Cook offers rewards for a pocketbook containing money and papers, with 15 dollars for return and 24 dollars for information.
Boston shows rising heat as 4 0 4 degrees reading drifts downward since morning. Prostrations mount in Pittsburgh with three deaths and eighteen prostrations reported. York Pa records 102 after 2 PM as PHILADELPHIA faces closures and street heat causes industrial plants to shut down.
The article notes Grimes received the first installment of state taxes, totaling $40,000, with details on the revenue fund and timing. The chaotic OCR text mentions June and July dates and expected revenue allocations, but the core fact is Grimes receiving $40,000 from the state tax installment.
City council locks into a long session to read the appraiser's report on the Cruces park benefit district. Bids for seven miles of new sidewalks and the Santa Wyndop Band bond near 71,000 are discussed, with readings of improvement measures and contract plans.
An application for clemency was presented this afternoon concerning Wise, with HM Wike reported as having been moved to a penitentiary two seats from Topeka a year earlier.
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