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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
4
The State Journal carries a full leased AP report from Paul Block and Vanderbilt, with the United Press in circulation. It notes the exclusive afternoon sanitation news has a special purpose, and a complete copy of the eight report is received at the State Journal building.
Subscribers may have the paper mailed to any address for thirty cents a month with daily letters from home while out of town. Real estate prices rise rapidly but tax assessors have not yet acted. A proposed expedition of senators to pursue Tracy during congressional recess is discussed. The balance of U S trade has favored the country for three fiscal years, crop prospects were poor last year, and hogs in the city face a health board decision.
The latest Weekly Financial Review quotes Henry Clews saying the country is safe for another year. He cautions that future business depends most on harvests and notes corn as the pivotal crop this year, with an encouraging outlook for yields and markets.
The report notes crop prospects are strong with the screage record high, and damage unlikely to derail an average harvest. Wheat looks plentiful for export, oats and cotton also show strong yields, suggesting abundant harvests and continued national prosperity despite earlier drought fears.
A humorous column from the Atchison Globe jokes about aging and society. It riffs on women aging, men’s habits, and social manners with light satire. The piece notes odd sayings about public taste, family dynamics, and a witty tale of an Atchison love affair, ending with a tongue in cheek line about reading a novel and watching fashionable heroines.
A collection of wry observations on sports, education, and public life. Notes include a remark on coeducation turning colleges into match factories and a Chicago man facing a gas meter in his cellar. Reports touch North Dakota politics, census gains, and a Memphis court injunction over baseball player St Vrain. London and Chamberlain address South Africa issues amid party politics.
The readable fragments describe a medical condition with mentions of disfigured skin wasted muscles and decay. The text appears garbled and ambiguous, with incomplete phrases and no clear names, dates, places, or identifiable events.
Commercial club leaders met with President Frost to seek removal of Topeka pickling and preserving works from the city due to freight discrimination. They cited higher first class rates from St Louis or the East, compared with Horton and other towns, and urged adoption of Missouri river rates to aid Kuehne and nearby manufacturers. They noted Topeka loss totals and requested action to improve shipping interest through the Missouri River route.
Dr Charenen M Jackson formerly assistant professor of Anatomy at Missouri University will take the chair of anatomy at the Carver School of Law in Kansas City. A Missouri graduate with Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine cum laude, he has been recognized as a leading member of the Missouri faculty and may join Kansas University as part of a larger plan in the region.
Charles F Street president of Topeka Water Company visits Topeka in conference with Mayor Parker and City Attorney Spencer regarding a waterworks question recently referred to the age one attorney by the coun
Indianapolis July 23 Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers received a $50,000 check for the strike fund from Illinois miners. Illinois groups have contributed $100,000 in four weeks, with nearly $500,000 in reserve. The donation is described as the largest yet for a strike. Wilson says funds will not be paid as regular benefits but to aid strikers and their families. It is believed miners may not disrupt anthracite markets unless needed as a last resort.
Fragmented obituary notices report Miss Nelle Rodgers once in Topeka and Mary E McCall dying near Topeka with funeral plans pending. Separate lines note a George M and a missing teachers case with bodies recovered or a leader killed and others captured by the constabulary.
Fragmentary dispatch from Managua July 23 reports President Felaya accepting terms or compromise with revolutionaries. No further confirmation or detailed news has been published. Names and places are uncertain due to damaged OCR.
Professor Manros, science teacher at Jerm eraon City High School and former biology assistant at the Normal Summer School, leaves Fort Warrensburg Missouri today for a tour of Colorado Springs. He will study and report on local life and educational practices during the trip.
A fragmented OCR note records a session of the Building and Loan League with names like Menta Putte Bay and Juli Se. It mentions a meeting of some local board or committee and references a seat or position being discussed. The readable items suggest minutes or attendance but the full context is unclear.
Robert Mitchell 44, of Topeka, was killed at 630 this morning in the Santa Fe yards Kansas City while painting targets for the bridges and buildings department. He stepped aside to avoid a freight train and walked into a passenger train coming from Chicago. He lived at 302 Kilne street with his brother B F Mitchell and was unmarried. His remains will be brought there for burial.
Mrs Elizabeth Chase Ingalls, mother of the late U S Senator John J Ingatte of Kansas, died at her Haverhill Massachusetts home at age 90 after a sudden illness. Funeral plans not announced.
In Atchison residents claim the Wallace circus damaged brick pavement on a sand foundation, citing $140 in harm and seeking payment. Topeka has avoided adopting the one course on sand paving system, amid ongoing debates about pavement standards.
Local items report D A Miles of Leavenworth in Topeka, Craddock registered for governor, a liquor case bound over for trial, Mrs Chas Moon hospitalized, school desegregation dispute depositions, Knights of the Maccabees uniform issue, Grand Lodge visits and a property theft claim on Buchanan Street.
W H Craddock candidate for governor predicts a big turnout in Kansas with an anticipated vote above 350000, up from 200000 in 1898. He spoke in Topeka after returning from Barton County noting strong interest in politics and the campaign focusing on party principles rather than personal fights.
Navy Department to investigate the recent blockade declared by President Castro on several ports in the republic. Commander departed La Guiara yesterday with gunboat Marietta for the mouth of the Orinoco River, stopping en route at Cumana Carupano and Trinidad. Marietta will be busy for five or more days. meanwhile gunboat Ranger at Panama remains the isthmus sentinel, while the machine has been prepared to sail from Colon for Hay-New York.
Local notes from Garden City and surrounding areas indicate this year’s sugar beet crop will be larger, with L Diesem cited on a promising outlook. Reports mention increased acreage around Garden City and near Lakin, driven by contract growth and farming activity.
Marion, Ind. July reports a 17 year old girl elopes and marries a 57 year old man after deserting a 60 year old husband. She states fear of marrying a less kind man and later praises the elder husband for his kindness.
River safety notes at Niagara describe extending buoys above Goat Island to assist boaters. A life-saving crew is to be organized and a station built above the upper rapids. Michael McCann, a Johnson County farmer, objects to telephone poles along his road trims his hedge by machine, appeals a ruling, and challenges an injunction.
Fragmentary OCR from a historical page shows disjointed phrases about humor and references to places and names, but the readable content is too incomplete to identify events, dates, or a coherent report. No clear persons, organizations, or actions emerge for a concise summary.
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