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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
8
Winners in the Hood Contest include top essays and declamations. Ade Vee Orta won for a piece titled The Deer at Shesom by La Doie Tuva. Cheries Husted earned praise for a poem titled Sene iene Ub se Sas thted Ene pri Sosy oR ee Trdolnearion Ute Chars thrgaite.
Manila reports the discovery of multiple bodies believed to be from a captured unit on Mindanao Island. Officials say authentication is ongoing while investigators review the fatalities and identify the remains. The incident follows a period of fighting with enemy forces on the island and amid ongoing confusion over casualty lists.
Washington June 17 The House passed two pension bills and authorizes 329000 for a Lincoln Memorial plan in Washington and 210000 for a memorial at Fredericksburg. Measures also seek to restore widows pension rights after remarriage and to raise pensions for totally disabled veterans. The debate touched on eligibility and the impact of remarriage.
Mint Mabel Hanna eldest daughter of Senator Harnak wed Mr Harry Parsons of Cleveland in a ceremony at the Hanna residence. Close relatives attended as a reception followed with refreshments served on veranda tables. The couple departed for Sault Ste Marie where the groom owns a summer home. honeymoon later. The bride had served as one of Senator Hings's secretaries and received many gifts from Washington and local friends, with longtime servants among the well-wishers.
Train excursion under Topeka Warners departs Sunday at 7:33 am from Leavenworth and returns arriving Leavenworth at 10:30 pm for a fare of 167 dollars.
A collage of notices from Topeka includes June events and performances by the Lester Lonergan company at Garfield Park, church guilds planning fetes, and a revived chorus caries project. Local officials report court activity in Leavenworth, construction updates along Central Park, a new Americus State Bank in Lyon county, and fire and health alerts including diphtheria cases. Public notices cover road work, sewer pipes, and upcoming Fourth of July preparations as residents discuss rail and paving plans.
A murky report cites Mr. Kelbey and Mr. Atperste in a dispute over two electric firms and a large building plan. The text mentions Wood Park and subway terms, but details are unclear and names are garbled, leaving the core issue of alleged arrangements and the scale of business debated.
State Employment Agent Gerow lists counties and totals seeking 200 to 1500 men for harvest work, with Larned as a distribution point and Kingman, Norwich, Rabo, Nashville, and Cleveland as split destinations. Rates vary by skill, from 7 to 20 dollars daily, with experienced stackers earning higher wages.
Mrs Clemens living at 2241 Clay Street sustained a deep scalp wound after alighting from a streetcar on Tenth Avenue and Jackson Street and jumping onto the wrong car. She lay unconscious briefly, was taken home by a special car, and Dr Mulvage attended her. The victim blamed the mishap on the other streetcar and noted severe pain but increasing hope for recovery.
L A Stebbins announces candidacy for county attorney on fusion ticket. Stebbins, well known with strong security credentials, seeks endorsements from Parallelg and Democosta. He is linked to prohibition movements and aims to appeal to Republicans with a drumbeat of reform. Julie Ancram Davidson, descendant of the Washington family, dies in Chicago at 187 years. Her grandfather Col William Washington was George Washingtons cousin. Davidson attended Col Washingtons home during Lafayette visit in Charleston in 1795.
An article promotes cooling eating habits for summer, stressing lighter meals and specific foods like Grape-Nuts. It claims proper diet reduces body heat and helps readers feel 1 to 2 degrees cooler than neighbors. It emphasizes digestible, energy sustaining breakfast and mentions recipes and food ideas.
The medicine Paine's Celery Compound is praised for banishing neuralgia rheumatism and digestive troubles, improving liver and kidney function, and restoring vitality. Testimonials from diverse users include Mrs A T and a Chicago physician's patient who recovered after a surgical illness, crediting the remedy with renewed health and strength.
Rear Admiral O'Neil, head of US naval construction, tours German shipyards and armament plants in Berlin with doors open. He praises German industry, dismisses claims of new armor-piercing projectiles, and plans further inspections of Hamburg ports before attending London's coronation ceremony. Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry is advertised at article end.
In Leavenworth a 35 year old man, John Amarine, a shotmaker and street preacher, attacked a gambling den’s policy wheel, was attacked back by a tough, and is now in city jail. He advocates closing gambling joints, recalling Carrie Nation and calling for public attention to vice.
Remnants of white goods offered at bargain prices with various values per yard and half-price fronts. Includes tuck and embroidered items, ruffles, insertions, and embroideries with quoted per yard costs and discounts. Also mentions standard patterns and wear Sorosis.
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