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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
12
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City Engineer has prepared a scale showing Kansas River heights since 1885 when measurements began. The water neared the 1885 high mark last Friday afternoon, just 1500ths of an inch below it, while 1882 saw a close previous record. The datum system uses city datum at about 833 feet. current reading plus 4.85 equals about 14.85 feet above low water, with gauge variance noted between devices.
Social notes describe parties and teas across multiple hosts. Miss Majorie Rodgers marks her tenth birthday with a bustling evening at 720 Fillmore Street, attended by Rodgers family and numerous friends including Florence Miller Osage City and Willa Rodgers, among others. Invitations extended to Janer Rodgers.
Mr and Mrs See Bezes of Cottonwood Falls entertain and visits with relatives as many guests travel. Charles L Short of Chanute, with Mr Merriam and Mr Joe Harmon, depart for Chicago. Hague and Maude Hague plan Boulder summer. Mrs Holyoke of Manhattan Beach visits Topeka. Picnic at Garfield Park chaperoned by Mrs May Heller with numerous attendees. Amateur Philosopher notes witty society observations and engagement mentions amid Topeka social life.
M N Butler reports Emerson Capital club forming in the Third Ward with about 100 members. A house to house canvass is planned to elect officers. Emerson is favored to win by a sweeping majority, with churches and temperance supporters urged to work, preach, and vote to uphold the prohibitory law. The fall vote could determine resubmission and open saloon issues in the county.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue ordered suspension of tax collection on undivided profits from banks as part of surplus, with Leather Manufacturers' National Bank of New York involved in the case. The bank appealed to the Supreme Court and the acting commissioner instructed collectors to suspend collection until the return is determined.
London July 12 The U S battleship Crowninshield under Rear Admiral Crowninshield and the cruiser San Francisco sailed from Gravesend today bound for Christiania Norway.
An Oyster Bay report outlines a bold plan backed by Lively to place canal stock in a US depository with a long term deed of trust. It envisions a 158 million dollar bond issue, 3 percent interest, a sinking fund, and structured preferred stock to fund construction and future redemptions.
New York July 12 Herald reports prominent railroad and financial figures plan a corporation to equip the Brooklyn Bridge with moving sidewalks within a year. They would operate at their expense, pay the city 150000 dollars annually, charge not over one cent per crossing, and minimize public disruption during installation while continuing trolley service.
French representatives led by KL July W arrived in New York to mark a site on the harbor esplanade for a proposed monument to Admiral de Terney who aided the American cause in the Revolution. A granite stone from a local quarry will form the monument, with officials Hoyle and Shepley, John Austin Stevens, and Rev. A E Fayne in attendance as ceremonies closed by Rev. William B Meenan.
The First Presbyterian church and Sunday school announce a special excursion to Fort Riley on Tuesday July 15. A chartered train will depart at noon with limited seat availability for Sunday school attendees and related connections. Ticket prices at the City Ticket Office Union Pacific R H 65 Kansas Ave are doubled.
In Nickerson Kansas on July 12 a troubling tale unfolds from a Santa Fe strike era fire. Mrs. Beck’s house collapses into drama as a carpenter’s inquiry reveals a forbidden marriage and a mysterious run to the east with unspoken motives. The piece also notes a separate Hibernian delegation headed to Denver led by John F Ryan as national president candidate.
July 12 report from Belfost notes a peaceful annual celebration with participation by about one hundred Grange members. Epworth League officer junction meeting also dated July 12, while a city sanction event tied to a local wention fet is mentioned as denied.
The Phoremen council in Council Grove elected Lena Keve of Abilene as fourth vice president and appointed Core Helen qene as superintendent of junior end, Wakefield. The session closed last evening with about 0 delegates in attendance.
New York dispatches report a 200 foot serpent seen near Cranberry Head harbor entrance. J J Hill, president of the Great Northern railway, led a party entering the harbor but was forced to steer away as the creature passed southward. A separate note from Pacis Kansas mentions a fatal hunting incident involving Raymond Tom week amin Cy.
In St Louis on July 12 spectators watched favorites fall as new challengers led the field. Riders Coble Crotera and Remedy staged a late surge, making the race a tense finish.
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