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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
5
Mrs Ida L Rosen of Denver Colorado says she suffered female troubles and pain from menstruation for years. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she reports cure and restored health enabling her to resume duties with renewed energy.
Miss Josie Lewelling of Topeka and Mr Henry Laurens Call of New York marry in Chicago today. Lewelling, eldest daughter of the late Governor Lewelling, has been a Wichita girl and Chicago newspaper writer. Call is a noted writer of magazines and newspapers. they plan to reside in New York.
A social gathering at a residence on Quincy Street Saturday night featured David Edwards Clarence Jordan Arthur Red Kr Nelson Ives and Edna Being among others. Guests included Mim Eisale Austin Elizabeth Dosen Gavitt Conrad A Fisher Hesse Charles Real Fredere Charles Hess Charles Buss Seth Gilbert and other attendees. A later birthday celebration for Majer Elaine aanakekee with a picnic lunch and blowing bubbles occurred Tuesday afternoon. souvenirs included pipes and candies. Attendees listed include Alice Hoe Kirkpatrick Verna Gronky Hielen Harmon Ruth Dahlstrom Pearl Dahlstrom Margaret Harmon Hugh Hamilton.
New York dispatch reports repeated attempts by incendiaries to destroy Fort Stevens near Astoria Oregon. They set a fire in the torpedo storehouse and another in the barracks but both buildings were saved. The attackers saturated the floor with oil and left a note signed The Twelve Dynamiters warning of continued efforts to destroy the fort.
The first round saw doubles matches with Sollard and Welch defeating Rowley and Copeland 2-6 4-6 6-1, Cranky and Braxton beating Robinson and Monler 6-1, Lux and Lux beating Allen and McFarland 6-1, and Shumway and Frost defeating Stiles and 60d 6-3. This afternoon Mickelson and Hobson meet McPhilamy and Jones at 4.30, Unx fohler opens at 6.30, and Thursday afternoon features Bollard and Welch versus Cranky and Bronson. Singles today include Shelton beating Blenkorn, Sheldon and Shumwaeck in action, Bronson and Rowley at 4.30, with more singles tomorrow evening and finals devoted to the singles titles.
In Topeka the ping pong fad has families adapting dining rooms and tables to accommodate the game. Some keep nets on extended tables while eating off another surface. others set tables on porches. One man blames ping pong for a pudding ball mishap and another laments vision issues from watching the ball.
Great Western Railway offers round trip summer rates from Chicago to Minneapolis Duluth and Superior with tickets valid for return by October. Dates of sale vary by agent, and inquiries are directed to any Great Western agent for details and restrictions.
A long fragment describes a concert event in Denver with Banda Nossa at an Anivouas taas venue. It notes trains, schedules, and a Saturday performance featuring Sousa marches like California and Kansas City Spirit, plus other lighter pieces. Mentions musicians such as Laurie Big.
A Long Branch club frequented by New York visitors was raided by Sheriff Davis. The alleged proprietor and two attendants were arrested while 20 players escaped. Authorities seized gambling paraphernalia and cash, with the money held as evidence. The prisoner was released on bond.
Representatives of the Lincoln Marquette Mohican and Republican Marching clubs in Chicago decided to invite President Roosevelt as a guest during his October visit. A formal invitation will be sent by mail with the Hamilton Club and Union League possibly joining in extending hospitality. Roosevelt indicated he would be pleased to accept the invitation.
New York reports that July tema a4 Carter will be left in charge of the American embassy following the coronation. Mr Be ick and White headed to Amer Tem, cables the Tribune correspondent.
Michigan resorts can be reached with no change via the Grand Trunk Lemhi route. The advertisement promotes easy connections through Val tzabeorts and The Model, urging use of Setin-Gitin Powder for travel aids.
B Luling reports that candidate J W Harris faces opposition as Populist state convention selections shift. Luling notes Harris may not secure re election, while Governor Stanley appears favored in Republican caucus. The afternoon meeting highlighted intra party tensions over the commission seat.
Ottoe F OQ Meder, once a lieutenant in a renowned Hanoverian lineage, was arrested in San Francisco and jailed on felony charges for swindling $500 from George Schoenfeld, owner of the Delmonte Hotel, and for forging a young New Orleans woman’s signature to obtain funds for papers. Detective Reynolds led the arrest at the German consulate. The case implicates connections to a Prussian cuirassier and a government agent while in the United States.
Baltimore July 2 The Merchants and Manufacturers Association has prepared and will send to China a base in memory of William McKinley president of the United States. The nine other parts are devoted to resolutions adopted by the association in respect to his memory.
In Hanover on September 2 the yard round of the International Chess Masters Tournament featured many close results. Yakl and va., Pullabury and Gattachallo pressed hard against Techigorin and Suichting, while Mar thai beat Wolf. Swiderski defeated Levin. Poples gained the upper hand on Atkins. Pillsbury held a strong position against Coho as adjournment arrived at 1 p m. Remaining games moved toward even balance.
New York reports Leone Jeedle a two year novice at a Flushing convent is dead. A Providence dispatch to the World mentions the cause of her illness. The incident shocks local readers as authorities investigate the death.
W McKhenny, arriving from Guanajuato Mexico en route to New York, was robbed at Roebved st Union Station of a valise said to hold deeds and abstracts of intemte in old Mexico valued at 1 to 220.07. He postponed departure to the east hoping police would recover the stolen property.
Workmen digging south of Dallas uncover the remains of a mastodon. The skull and tusks are intact, the skeleton measures eight feet in length, and the teeth appear perfect while the molars measure about fourteen inches wide and weigh fifteen pounds.
The county approves a contract to rebuild several bridges with funding totaling 5.7 million dollars. In related notes, a local supplier associated with Dr Thames Electric Oil supplies tools and industrial goods for the project, while mentions of Her Majesty and Monarch senses are unclear.
Havana correspondent reports that the annexation movement divides Cubans over self government. Anti annexationists fear U S spoils while annexationists urge closer ties. Cuban planter group Circulo De Haciendas plans a July 30 meeting to reorganize and push a full annexation campaign.
The supreme court granted W. F. Combs’s application as he remains jailed in Seward county on charges stemming from a quarrel that led to a fatal shooting. It is alleged he held one boy, later met the youths, struck one with coal, then drew a weapon and fired three times, killing him. He is held without bail and seeks court release on bond.
A convention of miners from Kansas Missouri Arkansas and the Indian Territory will be held in Pittunburg next Monday July 28 to decide action to enforce the new scale. The exact schedule is to be set by a conference between the operators and miners reps. Some refuse to participate or pay the scale and the miners may plan action against these operators.
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