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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal received a dispatch from its New York office through the Associated Press wire service. The report covers events and bulletin items circulated over the wires for public dissemination throughout the day.
Subscribers to the State Journal may have the paper mailed daily to any address for thirty cents a month with flexible address changes. The notice also references drouth impacts on leaders and industries, questions over rain syndicates, and commentary on fiscal and legal cases including Neely and Cape Carter, with remarks on the Schley investigation and various political figures. The items reflect a mix of national worries, economic assertions, and public notices typical of a summer issue.
The Postmaster General plans to curb abuses in second class mail by excluding certain periodicals and newspapers from the one cent per pound rate. The reform targets cheap story books and advertising publications that flood the country, shifting costs to the government and service burden.
A proposed postage shift extends to prioritize penny posts and reduce rates for second class publications. Officials project savings of up to 20 million dollars annually, turning the post office toward a surplus and prompting talk of later rate cuts if the plan succeeds. Local items report county calves, court-house towers, and various agricultural notes amid a flood of scattered rural anecdotes and community updates.
An Atchison Globe column jibes at social woes and daily routines, musing on poverty, work, and the irony of vagrants and dreamlike nights. It mocks heavy-handed moralizing while briefly noting domestic scenes and city life in Pittsburgh.
A fragment discusses how marriage alters a woman’s surname, noting that names rarely change wives’ status. It argues women’s clothing choices reflect independence and comfort, challenging the notion that marriage elevates a woman to equal status with men. The piece reflects gender norms of the era.
Musical critics should be sound judge. Fast men. When rivers run shallow, generous men live without comfort. They know when they will get into motion. A sailor calls cater and pieces together a creature with good sense. An average man believes steel can shield him. A philosopher notes that wisdom remains an easy matter.
A fragmented Philadelphia Record page fragment blends quirky quips with social vignettes. It notes a rounder’s demeanor, undertaker rejoicing, and a barber shop tone of advice while mixing literary allusions and casual banter about manners, speech, and appearances.
CARTIE NATION, Still a Defender, writes to the State Journal alleging harsh mistreatment at a town lockup. He claims denied milk and tea, forced work, a vile cell, threats by Mr Cook and a deputy, and improper conduct by inmates and guards. promises to prove irregularities.
Senator James Ke tones a large crowd in Bearcy Arkansas as he addresses the day’s political questions. The speech centers on Bryan and the presidency, with supporters reacting and voicing praise amid the garbled account of the event.
City spends 147.50 to engrave Santa Fe bonds while Rock Island team game set for Saturday at Lowmen Mill. Cards issued for marriage notices of Cora Myer and Mr. Ze Alwert. Harbor pavement inquiry pending as City Engineer McCabe awaits reply. Citizens’ Mutual Ice office opens at Hord’s shoe store to challenge People Tea. Major Hughes still in post. Gala committee plans a health board meeting next Friday afternoon with herb market and wine at Friday’s session.
Police officer Hisii, under indictment for murder of George, remains on duty as Councilman Joseph Griley says Chief Stahl followed city council wishes. A special council meeting may be set to decide whether the chief or the council governs city affairs, with a vote imminent. Councilman Weber expresses surprise at the unfolding events.
Milwaukee July 2 The selection of a site for the Elks home for aged and indigent members was postponed for another year. The convention ratified the committee's recommendations, and Jerome R Fisher was unanimously elected to lead the committee along with Joseph T Panning as chairman. The session also reviewed the Tawa and appeals report as a major agenda item while a Carac and Elk carnival parade highlighted the afternoon.
Minority stockholders of the Main Valley Gas and Fuel Company file a suit alleging a conspiracy to restrain town banks from paying money to the Center Contract and Finance Company. The suit targets a planned seizure of wells and seeks to endow the town to secure the loans in question.
Rear Admiral Kimberly, cited ill health, said he would ask to be excused from serving on the Schley court of inquiry at Sobley Court in West Newton Massachusetts. The tentative date noted was July 26 as the day of the request.
Mrs Minnie Jammer died today of heart failure. Funeral services held this afternoon at 4 o clock at the family home. A separate obituary notes another death yesterday evening and a separate funeral at 4 this afternoon. A government thermometer readings and provincial governance mentions appear in the muddled text with no clear dates or locations.
The Roosevelt Club of Belleas City organizes to secure Roosevelt’s nomination and to influence the Republican National Convention in Kansas City. Prominent Kansans, including Senator Button, will speak at an upcoming meeting to build solid support for Roosevelt’s running mate and the ticket.
A report of a wreck on the Rock Island road in Oklahoma with many fatalities was denied by Rock Island officials. W. Nevill said officers and division superintendents had not reported any wreck or loss, and unless such a disaster had happened there would be immediate information.
Larkin, chair of the grievance committee for Switchmen lodge No 42, states this is the law and a telegram has been sent to Herington to inform his relatives about the situation and response from the local lodge.
J B Crouch and his wife, destitute, were injured when their roof collapsed as they slept in Topeka. A city marshal in Filsh Hill, Mo, reported ongoing solicitations for money from David Overmyer and warned the couple about not sharing information.
Mr Kruger arrived in The Hague and proceeded to the residence of Boer envoy Wolmarens at Scheveningen, a North Sea watering place. The Soir reports dispatches from Rome saying Kruger will reach Rome in early October en route to South Africa via Naples.
Sharon Pennsylvania July 26 The machinists strike at Sharon Steel works has been amicably settled. James O Connell of the International Association of Machinists and the workers will return to work.
Chicago and Return 16 dollars via the Santa Fe Route for the Taveras Convention. Agents at Chicago state extended departures to August Mist. Faust trains leave topeke at 20 and 440 p m with arrivals at Chicago 7 20 and 9 30 p m. The 2 60 p m train carries Pullman cars daily at same rate as regular sleepers. Chimnes offer ten day sale of By br Sikdo in connection with the convention. Direct apartments visit the Exposition. Mrs Mugeins recalls fond memories.
Ardell and Grierson travel with Cella and Archie, with love, ambition, and a bachelor novelist weaving a tale. A farm manager’s past and a planned return to England drive tensions as Cella’s choices twist toward a pivotal reunion.
A blurred dialogue scene unfolds with a novelist and Lady Amnes as a mystery woman questions fidelity and fate. Amid evasive answers and shifting loyalties, characters debate marriage, devotion, and social rules, while hints of gossip and scandal ripple through the gathering.
John Mershall has completed final arrangements for Bellstedt's concert band appearance at Garfield Park. Cost is 25 cents for adults and 1 cent for children, with performances Tuesday afternoon and evening. The event runs nearly four weeks, featuring sunken cry and a rare late act.
Fragmentary OCR text with multiple garbled phrases. No clear names, places, or events to identify a coherent news item or summary.
Mothe Marshall and Bana members of Marshall band meet in the band room for a gathering. Unclear text suggests a casual rehearsal and planning, with initials and stray words indicating a group activity among music students.
Sufferers from hay fever and summer catarrh will learn of a new inexpensive but effective home treatment. A free booklet describing the treatment will be mailed to any address in the Marshall, MI area. The statement of cure is presented with skeptical readers in mind, noting thousands have found relief and prevention possible each year.
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