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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1901
Page
5
Marie Wortes served as queen at a quiet luncheon celebrating her, with intimate friends and a guest list of numerous local names. The event featured informal conversation, a mint garnish, and refreshments at midday as a Sunrise Party, with a later note of a larger gathering and various guests and greetings noted throughout.
Elton Goodman introduces a measure to send 5,000 unemployed from New York to Kansas for harvest work. Governor Stanley declines unloading New York’s jobless, citing adequate local harvest progress. The preamble calls for charity inquiry and cooperation with the Department of Charities to study job eligibility and potential policy steps.
The founders of Smoky Hill City met Saturday and named a ticket led by F. Burleigh Johnson for mayor and George Veale for city clerk. Others include Charles Holliday for pollos, John McManus police chief, Eugene Lee for police court prosecutor, Emtry city sanitary chief, S. S. Ott food inspector, and Robert Pleret special officer. The charter is adopted and no contests. fireworks banned on July 4 and work limited on Sundays. Bank commissioner statements on check cashing outside banks cited Attorney General Godard’s opinion supporting restrictions. Jangling Marvin promotes Gaey Nerve compound.
Rev. Chas M. Sheldon, pastor of Central Congregational church, delivered his last sermon before summer vacation lasting about a month. He will attend the Christian Endeavor international convention in Cincinnati and preach in South Chicago for three Sundays before returning to Topeka the first Sunday in August. He spoke on sources of discouragement and the secret of happiness and courage, emphasizing the presence of God in daily life as the true remedy.
June was unusually dry and hot in Kansas with only 13 counties recording rainfall. Eastern division localities showed trace amounts to 2 inches, several areas with zero to trace rainfall, while the mean temperature reached 78 degrees, about five above average, and the rainfall totaled about 1.30 inches, 2.63 inches below normal. The high reached 100 degrees on the 5th and the low dipped to 54.
Vivid debate swirls around Northwest Sixth district politics as candidates vie for every statewide post. Dave Hanna leads for lieutenant governor while other races loom with uncertain candidacies and shifting alliances across the district.
Bob Wicely and a group of friends held a keg party at 05 Rest Crane Street. Chief Stahl and Gergeon arrived and claimed no ownership of the keg. They surrendered the keg to the police station until the owner could claim it. No one claimed the refreshments yet.
A jumble of scores and notices from a summer town reports the annual Cottage Praying Band gathering at Grantello, a picnic at Union Prairie, and a Hutchinson reformatory office creation. It cites the Shaw and Tunnes DeLeon race, a Crawford theater trip, and various civic bids. The piece notes street funds, a bank cash drawer theft, land purchases for a state house, and a host of officials and stockholders in several endeavors.
L M Wood returns from Oklahoma City sharing views on a vast future land opening. He notes miles of stubble fields and widespread threshing, and recounts a traveling man selling 72 barber point. Wood plans to travel to Garden City Monday to award a contract for a teahouse school building he designed.
Chief Stuhl and officers rushed the Royal billiard hall debt scene this morning. Aulte ndy’s joint chisel was used to threaten the rocks of the joint department and Mike eee was found smoking but not harmed. Authorities suspect a few minutes' delay behind the break in.
A standing committee of the diocese of Kazieas chaired by Dr Beatty of Newton approved the transfer of Bishop Essall of North Dakota to become coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Minneanta and consented to the appointment of Rev Taylos to oversee the region as bishop.
An old newspaper clipping lists multiple consumer items including Hobart's Pears Soap and juvenile soap for 15 cents, Packer's Tar Soap, Cuticura Soup, Mennen's Talcum, Pozzoni's and LaBlanche face powders, Exora face powder, Lyon's Tooth Powder, Rubifoam, Coke Dandruff Cure, Castoria, Syrup of Figs, and various machine preparations. It also mentions Cuticura Salve and Cuticura Resolvent priced around 40 cents.
Stephensen of West Street and Edith Main of Minonk were married in Kanmot City on April 7 and kept it secret. The groom worked in the Santa Fe general offices while the bride stayed with her sister at 121 Adams, and the couple planned a modest home after a rushed clandestine courtship.
City faces limited pavement blocks still held by council with hopes to finish in time for tax rolls. Seven blocks remain in a ragged edge state. total petitions for the year rise past prior records. City Clerk Sermes to present assessment data at tonight's council meeting. ordinance spans twenty pages detailing tax amounts per property.
A community event is planned for July at Snyder's grave in Wakarusa with an all day celebration. Chirlen Smith and Hoen oversee entertainment and the committee arranged a dance platform. A ball game and speeches are on the program with a stellar celebrity invited to attend.
J Tillotson is named to national committees as Northcott, consul at Med ern Woodmen of America, discloses the standing committees for the new term. Credentiale committee chaired by Minter with J T Braw ee and others listed in St Paul and Portland joining. Laws committee chaired by Charles G Lay with further names provided.
A fragmented OCR list shows an array of names and locales including Minneapolis Minnesota Kansas City Missouri Des Moines Iowa Topeka Kansas and Crawfordsville Indiana. The item appears as a scrambled roster for a mileage and per diem or appeals committee with several chair roles and regional ties.
Efforts underway to reopen the Topeka Army recruiting station as recruiters rebound from the harvest downturn. Saline saw recruitment surge last month and a similar spike is hoped in Topeka. The plan includes seeking a deeper Army presence and potential headquarters relocation.
Topeka announces the first trial of a Bam mer theatrical venture tonight. Warner Arthur leads a cast including Madge Burks and the Tow dey trio. The Autonimimeraph, a new moving picture device, will be demonstrated free with admission tonight.
Excursion tickets available July 1 to 4 with reduced Chicago to New York round trips. Promotions highlight July dates and low introductory fares. Contain garbled sponsors and contact hints for Kansas City and Topeka agents.
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