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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
7
The State Journal urges readers to place lost or found items and buy sell adverts. It promotes affordable small ads for jobs, rentals, trades, property, and business changes, priced at 5 to 50 cents per line per week for broad Kansas reach.
Bethany college held commencement in the chapel with five Young Ladies graduating. Miles Louize Kellam of Topeka gave the salutatory on Nature in Shelley's Poetry. Grace Grimes of Great Bend won the valedictory and gold medal. Essays ranged from Holl Houses Social Settlement to The American Woman and The Forces that Line, with certificates in elocution and art awarded to several students. Junior exercises named Zervida Burriger as sunshine prize winner, while Elizabeth Westmacott, Benedict, and Elsie Southwick won the table prize. Attendees included Asie Beent, Kate Allen, Mrs Webb, and Nettie Morrison of Kansas City.
Surveyors will start measurements Thursday for the Topeka and Vinewood Park railway viaduct over Shunwanunge creek and crossing tracks at Zant Mint Street. Fr. Kelly tells the State Journal they aim to prepare drawings and specifications to present to the city council and obtain a permit to extend the franchise.
Miss J Herron, badly burned in a gas explosion, will be moved to Stormont hospital within days for skin grafting on her right arm and shoulder. Drs Berry and Jas James will perform the grafts from other skin sites, with no expected facial scars. Dr Stanley released from New York and coroner proceedings conclude as witnesses depart the court.
The United States government plans supplying Fort Leavenworth St. Louis area with oats bran and baled hay. Figures show 408.00 pounds of oats 540,000 bran 216,000 baled hay for St Riley and Ft Leavenworth. 4,600,000 pounds of oats 79,000 bran 55,000 baled hay 1,415,000 utraw for Ft Hney.
North Topeka column entries detail visitors and travel, births, open stores, and club notices. Items mention Mr and Mrs W S Stadel of Host, Jno Dewler of Quincy street, Bert and Mrs Howard of Shorey, Mrs W C Supder, Jett’s Peabody visit, a break in Ainbarn, plus millinery sales at New SRA Dept Store and Costley & Post. Also reported are Ingersoll family visits, a home purchase on Kanssee Avenue, a death in Fulton, and social events at Palmer lodge 439.
The piece portrays James J. Hill as an autocratic force at the Great Northern, bending directors and officials to his will. It describes his centralized control, opposition to consolidation, and efforts to expand influence by aligning with related rail lines while resisting broader mergers amid rival concerns and public sentiment.
A 30 year trusted engineer Stacey at the Clarence water tank in St. Louis reportedly seized an uncontrollable impulse to murder. He killed his wife first, then others as the bizarre case unfolded in a troubled spree. Neighbors and prominent locals were stunned by the sudden violence.
$16.00 to Chicago and return via Beck Island routes on sale June 1 to 15 inclusive for return through September. Puller for full information. Hutchinson and return $265 with Santa Fe routes. Tek 3: Mek Scie howe? widow usually retains her husband's status with Rewey Directory ty Geued when she appears with her.
Mary Brent Whiteside of Atlanta plans to depart Friday for New York to enroll in the Bellevue training school and later pursue secretary work. She is the daughter of Mrs. White side of Atlanta and niece of former Secretary Heke Smith, with distant relation to Mayor Van Wyck.
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