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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1901
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal announces subscription details and permanent home delivery arrangements. It notes pricing consistency across towns, full leased wire news, and seeks readers and agents to participate in distribution and service across the state.
Subscribers of the State Journal can mail daily letters at thirty cents and have the paper sent as a personal home update while traveling. The piece mentions political and economic chatter from Chicago and references figures like Bryan, Morgan, and Evens, alongside speculative talk about weather and trade in a distant future context.
An old timey description argues trolley expansion from urban passenger service to carry freight and dairy goods. It envisions morning milk and vegetables delivered by trolley, replacing horse wagons and integrating with gardeners, dairies, and market traffic.
A mosaic of local chatter and anecdotes includes weather notes, travel talk, and social vignettes from Lyon county to Halstead and Horton. It mentions a church donor, divorce cases, harvest bustle, and humorous reflections on drought, attire, and manners amid a heat wave and regional travel.
A fragmentary item rakes through social quips and aphorisms about debt, driving, hustlers, appearances, and timing. It mentions Boston and a Boston dame, hints at personal finance habits, and muses on time, work, and editing contracts.
Fragmentary column notes social topics and reflections on wages, temper, and manners. Mentions women and nostalgia for ancestors, with garbled names and unclear references suggesting a local editorial or opinion snippet.
Fragmented dialogue shows slang laden chatter about teachers hoaxes labor politics and social scenes in Chicago. Names like Biobbs and Bere appear amid garbled lines about a theater box party and a vivacious woman.
A fragmentary piece titled Reflections of a Bachelor discusses a man who never reveals his salary and moral lessons about life. It notes that many who pursue wealth or romance drift unless they persist in a straight path, with digressions on deceit and explanations given to others.
Heat waves affect attendance. as long as hot weather persists this summer, Marshall’s band will move Sunday concerts from afternoon to evening. Local officials note recent low turnout at the last two or three performances and deem the change advisable.
In Reading Pa on July 15 Vice President Voorhees received a letter from the Striking shop bands declaring determination to stay out and to spread the strike. They demanded an increase and will remain out until assured of gains. Boilermaking and blacksmithing departments are tied up at the Reading system as the strike aims to spread to trainmen across the system.
A San Juan tablegrain dated July 15 reports the arrest on July 18 of Ricardo Nexarex Rivera an assistant postmaster at Mum eyex Porto Rico for embezzling letters and valuable enclosures in a postal district case.
A town dispute over a water issue escalated today when two brothers refused to surrender a boiler component from their feed satit. A volley of shots followed, and a posse was sent after the cited parties. Police called for additional force as the situation developed.
Attorney General Godard who handles irrigation salt brought by a Kansas Colorato tring water from the Arkansas river asked Altories General Post in Theaver Saturday for the status of a complaint. He sought whether Port had received an answer to a request made to Fansas, Speier General Pos, and noted the response would be prepared by the clerk of the United States supreme court by October 14, with no firm action expected until then.
Washington July 11 Secretary Root directs the war department to accept the resignation of Captain Putnam Strong effective immediately. Strong will be notified by telegraph and will not sail for Manila in the transport Grant tomorrow, precluding any action by authorities against him.
Ward, charged with violating liquor prohibition laws, was found guilty and given bail after a petition. Sugar prices fell in New York as Arbuckie Broad reduced refined sugar by 19 points. Tse Victorex Baking Powder mentioned.
Amid heat, SLX Shallpox cases persist as boards push sanitation measures. Officials report over 800 orders for cleaning, with city ward patrols and monthly written reports. Weekly meetings and verbal updates accompany efforts to curb the disease and maintain cleanliness.
New York reports Senator David B Hill plans to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 1904. William Jennings Bryan opposes any gold Democrat alignment, signaling a party split at the outset. Bryan's attack targets Hill over the silver issue and the Kansas City platform.
J. F. Gilkerson, a Blacksmith helper at the Santa Fe shops, was run over by a truck this morning. His left foot was crushed severely, and four toes were lost when his shoe was removed. He was taken to Santa Fe hospital where doctors fear amputation may be needed.
The Santa Fe shops extension committee reviewed properties for final appraisements, keeping most figures unchanged. Sale of many properties has closed and houses vacated. Deeds must be arranged and settlements completed by Saturday July 20 or condemnation will proceed. Sealed bids for houses and movable improvements are due by noon Thursday at W. Se Bergundthal’s office.
Local weather brief reports heavy rain near Valley Falls twenty five miles northeast of Topele. Rainfall persisted for about an hour around July at 3 p m. No further details on damage or wind provided.
Edition Electric Light and Power Company plans a 500 horsepower engine installation on Panton Van Buren street to boost winter capacity. Foundation is underway and the engine, built by Buckeye, will be installed in August replacing a 100 horsepower unit shipped to Benedict Manufacturing. The engine, 10 feet in diameter wheel, will drive two dynamos with direct shaft connections, eliminating belt friction. Also listed are naval appointments including Captain Charles T. Hutt and Lt. Joya Jr Rogers among others.
July 15 report notes Governor General Wood progressing steadily in Havane after a round trip from Topeka to Sirene. Ad copy promotes Satin-Skin Cream as a beautifying remedy claimed to heal blemishes and restore a smooth complexion.
Sint Auditor Cole declined to reevaluate the $44,500 refunding bonds. The Petice Judge endorsed the people's hiring of Milton Brown to test the registration process.
Shortly after noon a 30 foot stretch of the north wall of the Hal Lith company plant between Sixth Avenue and Bev ent street fell. The failure is blamed on sandy soil under the foundation crumbling during excavations for a new two story building for Warren M Crosby. Several plies of paper stored in the corner added weight, causing the wall to slip. The wall is cracked for about fifty feet more and may fall. No injuries reported. Damages estimated around $100.
Leavenworth Kansas July 1 Histt a Kansas politician died of heat at his Fairmount farm last night. He was six years old and had spent Saturday in town taking his daughter home. A former school teacher among Indians he served two terms as Leavenworth County commissioner and auditor, and two terms directing the state penitentiary under the Geuther system. Ben Kaness postmasters list reports fourth class appoints for Kansas with H Kinney appointed in Anderson County vice resigned.
The Ice company announces new distributing points to improve service for all patrons, especially the poor. Ice will be sold at 50 cents per hundred, with coupon-book buyers also purchasing at these points. Drivers will no longer serve transient trade, focusing on steady local customers. The plan aims to speed small purchases during hot weather and increase daily distribution by about 25 tons. Locations include Frock Newland, J S Dickinssom, Granteer & Oberly, Crystal ice plant, and Topeka Ice and Cold Storage.
An arrest warrant was sworn out this week for a suspect in a case involving property and people in Horton. The record notes a warrant issued and an officer’s attempt to locate the individual, with details obscured by the garbled text.
Secretary of Wil Root conducted a thorough inspection of Jefferson Barracks and departed for Runwan City. The Fort Leavenworth post will be inspected Tuesday, with officials detailing planned reviews and security readiness.
The notice lists deaths and funeral details including J. Ke Gilvert, a physician from Tay who faced a divorce suit ten years ago and died Saturday near Oranteine. Amelia Baxter, wife of A. Baxter, aged 25, living near Tecumseh, is also mentioned with burial and service timing.
A fragment mentions a prayer event urging rain and youth involvement. unclear names or places, but highlights a community act led by teens seeking weather aid.
The Oxford Literary Society of the Methodist church will host an evening gathering at Frank Cope’s home on Harrison Street. A general invitation is extended to the young community members to attend.
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