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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
4
A Topeka State Journal page reprints political commentary and social quips from the era. The piece discusses Democrats and tariff reform, a potential party realignment, and ponders where Senator Burton stands. It also includes a string of satirical observations about marriage, gender roles, and rural life.
Summer subscribers can have The State Journal mailed daily to any address for thirty cents a month. Changes can be made anytime. The item also includes brief commentary on politics tariffs and finance, noting Democrats, Republicans, and trusts, plus long financial statistics on iron and steel trade and gold movements.
The Des Moines voice echoed by Iowa cabinet members and a strong congressional delegation signals a Republican insistence on tariff changes to curb trusts and monopolies. Theodore Roosevelt’s stance from Des Moines set the keynote for the 1906 campaign and hinted at national party alignment.
The fragmented column presents witty observations on gender, politics, and social behavior. It notes the lead role of a musical director as a community figure, contrasts fair-weather friends, and mocks gossip and pretended wisdom. It hints at cultural stereotypes about women, doctors, and public life.
Fragmented prose mocks society with aphorisms about friends, causes, and prudence. It references actors, wardrobes, and a warning that a ran automobile may end in obituary columns.
A fragmented satirical column notes the paradoxes of credit and money, jokes about fast women and fashion, and mentions local business capitalizations and firms including Citizens Bank of Chanute, Mills Elevator, Homewood Creamery, and Baxter Telephone, with various Kansas county references and corporate capital amounts.
A supreme court suit from Atchison County tests a new delinquent tax sale law. The old practice let small property holders delay taxes until compromise with county commissioners. The law allows foreclosure after three years and a sale with a clear title, sparking the challenge. Also an ad touts the Mutual company ice machine offering pure distilled water ice.
George P Bates awarded the contract Wednesday afternoon to M Heery for tearing down aid buildings on the block at Sixth Avenue and Jackson Street. A new brick building will front 130 feet in depth 130 and rise three stories. noted as one of the handsomest business blocks in the city.
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe announces it will match the St Louis San Francisco rate reduction on wire and nails to Wichita, effective immediately. The St Louis San Francisco had set a 5 cent carload rate from Memphis, St Louis and East St Louis to Wichita starting August 1, up from prior levels. Santa Fe says the move protects Chicago roads and manufacturers by preserving the differential and will apply Chicago rates matching other lines via Memphis or St Louis.
Workmen began demolishing the two story brick building at 721 Kansas Avenue formerly occupied by N F Morehouse and Mrs Keener Stewart. It will be rebuilt as a three story brick store for W W Millary Goods Company. Another structure at No 2 Kansas Avenue is to house Moore Book Company and Hail Lithographing stock of blank books and stationery. remodels aim for elegant finishes. Salt Lake Bike Association condemns boxing and prize fights during the grand lodge meeting and forms a three member committee to prevent such contests.
The attorney general rules ex Queen Tiluokalani must pay income tax on her annual $7500 treasury allowance. The tax totals $150. Perseus Won 8000 Sovereigns at Goodwood, Maher up, with Fowling Piece third. Czar's Cousin Lands in America. Grand Duke Boris, cousin of the Russian czar, arrives from China aboard the Coptic and plans a U.S. stay.
A giant tree was recently discovered high in Bierras County. It measures about 61 feet in diameter at ground level and required a 15 foot, eight inch tape to encircle, suggesting it is the world’s largest. The report notes the tree stands far up in the mountains and is deemed an astonishing natural wonder.
Leavenworth Times notes State Senator H H Miller may announce a bid for U S Senate as Curtis faces weak support in the Fourth district. Editors suggest Curtis failed to secure backing from the district and Miller is urged by some supporters to run in upcoming nominations amid party splits.
Orville Osborn a 13 year old boy in Varck Kansas near Joplin shot at three robbers who entered the Osborne store. He fired when ordered to surrender, wounding one man in the thigh as the trio fled. Osborn and storekeeper helped the wounded robber escape with assistance.
The First District Republican committee meets at the Copeland to outline campaign plans. Curtis cannot attend due to stomach trouble at home in North Topeka. Leland attends with proxy from Doniphon county member as White recovers under physician care.
County officials notified the board of county commissioners that condemnation proceedings would begin to obtain a right of way for the railroad along Maryland avenue and Lena the Curry addition in Highlands Juda Hagen appointed Hers Wood and Scott Kelsey to determine the waste of the property The commissioners refused the right of way for the road.
An all colored gathering convened in Pittsburgh with prominent colored men from across the region. Delegates, officers, and jurists participate as activities unfold, with messages from leaders and plans for future action.
The formal engagement of Reginald Vanderbilt and Miss Kathleen Nellson is announced after delays. Nellson, daughter of a $12,000,000 heir, is described as tall graceful and cultivated with many accomplishments. The couple’s social prominence in Newport and New York has fueled gossip as Vanderbilt has escorted her to events and dating from Yale periods.
A Topeka page lists divorce filings by Reams from Lawrence Reams and Woodruff seeking separations from Charles C Woodruff, plus a dismissed case against Mrs J Jackson for disturbing the peace after a boy slapped her daughter. Isaac T Lockard’s funeral is noted, and Irwin Pribbie is reported recovering after a fishing accident. Local officials report dumping on Thirteenth and Adams and Santa Fe engineer Jones recovering at home.
Seed germination depends on shell cracking or filling moisture for penetration. The article notes hardy growth, shallow water, and right soil for water lilies, with mentions of keeping plants two to four feet deep and winter storage in a cellar. It highlights ornamental aquatic lotus cultivation and care.
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