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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1902
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text from a 1900s newspaper page mentions Walter RE 7 Tan hash satire on Boer War topics, public utilities bids, and an underground electric conduit project. It references Associated Press copy, political debate, and infrastructure plans affecting Rock Island, minority campaigns, and municipal leadership.
Washington dispatch reports 15 Republican senators endorsing an insurgent bid to block the administration’s reciprocity plan. Named leaders include Burrows of Michigan and Burton’s faction pushing for a complete reciprocity measure while others vow to derail the proposal if unmet.
Fragmented garbled text mentions Attiale Encl and het waving for honor. References to war, cost, and distant regions hint at a broader conflict fate. Several proper nouns appear incoherently, including names and places, with no clear events or dates to anchor a cohesive news item.
The passage discusses governance and reform themes citing independent positions, self government, and wartime burdens. It notes Britain’s Cape to Cairo railroad ambitions, South Africa’s influence, and imagined outcomes of postwar development. It reflects debates on federal welfare, colonial governance, and regional progress amid upheaval.
The city and the Water Works company debate terms for transferring the waterworks. The council favors securing the plant at a lower price while the company pushes about 650000 for the property and defends existing charges. Officials note previous rate cuts and costly litigation, urging a resolution acceptable to both sides without slashing service.
A letter from Kansas City Vinewood residents protests city council permitting them to operate in the city. It cites alleged numbers of women workers across sectors and questions the impact of local business policy on stores and capital.
A garbled 1910s newspaper fragment discusses town life and social topics in Atchison. It mentions Mae traveling to the country, delivery services, carpet tabs, a crying era, and local gossip with scattered references to people and places. The text is incomplete and difficult to parse.
Fragmentary paragraphs discuss a man seen as wise and the end sought by many to secure legal interest or opportunity. The piece mentions ministers and the need to consider spring and winter, with emphasis on timing and guaranteed positions.
A skewed column notes on marriage money and virtue with satirical lines about wealth poverty and social expectations. Fragmentary remarks compare riches to bread and butter and tease the idea that money may corrupt while poverty wounds the mind and trunk.
Washington June 2 report on a White House tariff conference, with senators and representatives discussing revisions and schedules. The discussion touched on Dingley rates, next Congress action, and whether to defer changes or act now, with party and regional figures weighing potential shifts.
The House today debated the president protection bill and considered a Nelson bill to create a department of commerce. A party vote by the Democrats on military affairs backed a minority report opposing Cuban expenditures.
A fragmented report describes a Des Moines defense case involving defendant Seton Faubet and a witness list. It references subpoenas, circulars sent to stockholders, and debate over total costs and the parties involved in the alleged misconduct.
Fragmentary OCR item on deaths and funerals with unreadable names and details. The readable bits appear to reference a local service and a bereaved family, but core information is missing. No clear date, place, or identities can be confirmed from the legible text.
Fragmented text reports a seven week debate on the Philippine government bill with senators near agreement on conference procedures. Mentions Mr Culberson, Mr Beveridge, and Mr Foraker, plus references to naval affairs, subsidies, and possible military spending tied to the pacific coast.
Washington reports the weekly weather summary noting that low temperatures have retarded crop growth in nearly all districts east of the Reky noustalns. Turm work is hindered in eastern Oregon and Washington as corn and dine show slow progress, with some regions experiencing revived sets of frost and damp conditions across the upper lake area.
The report notes variable cotton conditions from the middle Atlantic states to the Texas belt. Favorable weather boosts Texas and southern regions, while Oklahoma and Arkansas suffer from poor cultivation. Fruit prospects in northern mid Atlantic states are generally unfavourable.
A damaged text fragment describes a court case about Mary Parker Hughes and Frank Hughes at a cemetery. It mentions graves, flowers left by Mrs Parker, a lawsuit, and alleged actions by the Hughes family toward the Parker burial site. The garbled OCR makes specifics unclear but centers on a family dispute over graveside conduct and despoiled memorials.
Two daughters of Hauchman Davis helped avert disaster when they spotted a 100 foot washout on the Santa Fe line near Brush Circle. Wearing men’s clothing they walked the track from their home bridge to the site and signaled the approach of the train, pulling it to safety before danger.
Walter Vrooman's Western Co operative Association has absorbed the Big More grocery of Reinhardt Bros at 1328-40 Grind Avenue Kansas City. The deal provides co op stock as part of payment. Vrooman returned from New York saying wealthy backers will aid the cooperative movement.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised as based on a proven prescription that cured incurables, combining vegetables to uniquely powerfully cure skin diseases, catarrh, rheumatism, and general debility. It is described as the best blood purifier, restoring digestion and strength and winning worldwide recognition.
In Chicago crowds gathered as wagons with meat were blocked under a strike ban. Police and 1400 deters fought to separate demonstrators from a line of wagons, injuring Isaac Bean who fell in a stairway during the melee. National Teamsters enforcement limited further unrest.
A court denied a temporary injunction against George W. Crane & Co publishers linked to an alleged attempted seizure of property. Prosecution was led under the name PIGROCLUGN Feeitia with various names cited in the record and dates noted, while details remain garbled.
Fragmentary text mentions an event on a road near an urban area with scattered place names and dates. The readable parts suggest a local note or notice about a meeting or occurrence with a minor geographic reference and an embedded year. No clear individuals or organizations can be confirmed.
Local items report residents like Wm. Kemp of Capitol View and BretS Metherson of Quincy’s trek a neighborly town. Church events at Kansas Avenue M E and Good Shepherd share meetings and ceremonies. Alice Lares and Dave Saunders wed, with Rev. J A Stavely presiding. Lectures, visits, and house moves ripple through to residents such as A. Allen, Zook family, and J G Clarmena.
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