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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
4
Subscribers could receive the State Journal by mail while away at 30 cents a minute, with clothing and dress changes at will. The piece reviews Panama route support, bonds, and party alignments, noting Republican and Democratic tensions, election prep, and recent political commentary. The text reflects early 20th century items on travel, legislation, and party loyalties.
A garbled panorama of late 19th century politics discusses Grover Cleveland and party battles over tariff policy and revenue, noting Democratic fortunes and Republican opposition contrasted with presidential legacies and public reaction. The text mentions public sentiment, campaigns, and calls for action shaping policy through a turbulent era.
A treasury bureau statistics report shows exports of U S manufactured goods rising in April and improving over the previous year. Ten months ending April reveal gains in cotton goods and declines in iron and steel products, with total manufactured exports fluctuating but cotton cloth shipments to China increasing substantially amid earlier suspensions.
A fragmented humor piece in the New York Press offers reflections on bachelor life and social errors. It mocks courtship standards, gender roles, and domestic wisdom with aphoristic lines about marriage, respect, and prudence in choosing partners.
A garbled miscellany mixes reflections on life money and truth with oblique references to poets editors and a puzzling dialogue. The piece traverses stock market themes real estate talk and a cryptic exchange about a Bible living event, leaving readers with fractured images and incomplete names.
The piece critiques remedies and projections, noting costs and generosity. It contrasts ambition with charity and remarks on home life, reputations, and time. It suggests that successful men neglect footprints and that in disputes between women, each side claims merit.
Local items report inet Boyd returning from a cure and George Minney heading to California for a six week trip. Bowie residents J B Alter and Mrs J Alter leave for Michigan for the summer. T McClellas of the Santa Fe conducts division inspection. Rev Lee announces missionary work in Lette at First Luther church. George Fair and W F Ellison note departmental leave. a plan to increase annual salary to 41,200 is cited. Carbondale Investment seeks injunction over property in litigation. Commercial club drafts new pamphlet design for Topeka the Beautiful. Bentlemen case against George O’Brien for 300 proceeds. O’Brien Jr. remains missing. Republican Flambeau club revises meeting nights. John E. Frost oversees Semi-Centennial planning. names to be announced within two weeks. Hamilton returns from City. printing interests in Mexico. Minor blaze in county jail basement caused smoke but no injuries. Jennie Hamm files complaint about neighborhood disturbance. Martha Homan, about 90, implicated in alleged assault incident.
Deaths are recorded for Mrs Chesney at 155 Quincy Street and Charles Thomas with a large funeral attendance. Names such as Water Noble C Merriam Dr D. Seid and Theo Hammatt are listed among attendees and those sending memorial gifts. The text mentions Topeka club members and local workers.
Columbus Kentucky jurors acquitted Johnny Norton of the murder charge in the two year court case involving Marion Thomas. Prosecutors argued the evidence supported a verdict of guilt, but the jury returned an acquittal.
A smoky blaze destroyed the Santa Fe depot last Thursday night. Officials have not yet confirmed a cause or released a full report. Bargains in trimmed bats advertised at Morrison’s Vaudeville Show at Garfield Park with weekly matinees starting June 1. Admission set at 200. Morrison’s burglary window promises bargains to customers.
In Clinton Missouri on June 20 prohibitionists held a mass convention nominating a ticket for the supreme court judges Reuben B Robinson and FP Orr as well as railroad commissioners W. C.amer' duscappet woes term JM mnes ghott term and D R Pungan for superintendent of instruction Canton. The platform supports convict labor on roads an inviglated school fund municipal or state control of public utilities direct vote referendum and election by direct vote. It condemns anarchy the use of Dillboards and newspapers for advertising liquor laws non enforcement of liquor laws trusts tax Franchises and a moral qualification for suffrage.
Superintendent Frank NeBon returning from Jones where he has been visiting. He says he is a Republican and expects to be in the Seven for the ticket nomination at Wien M and questions where nominees were chosen at Wichita. Dayham is mentioned. Kirwin Jointis and the Kansas State Temperance union plan a new tack in liquor law prosecutions.
Names of several Kirwin Kansas dealers have been submitted to the United States attorney and will be referred to the revenue collector at Leavenworth. Action will be begun at once for their prosecution under the United States law.
Denver and surrounding reports state high charters have been issued to unions in Massachusetts by the American Labor union since a recent convention. President Daniel McDonald released the statement. Chicago’s Teamsters and Shoemakers unions urged organizers to secure their affiliation. The note claims strong support nationwide and hints the American Labor union could widen its reach beyond current influence.
The article reports the second dip in harvest labor action as workers leave for Kingman and Pratt counties. Topeka’s housing agency coordinated outgoings, with 500 additional seasonal workers from Minden and surrounding areas expected to join. Walter Vrooman of Kansas City confirms plans for cooperative stores in Topeka and a later department store plus wheat and vegetable farming cooperatives.
A mass convention will likely be held by the Populist party in Shawnee County to nominate delegates for the state and federal elections. The convention plans to appoint committees and seek unity to support the eventual ticket, while observers anticipate speeches and voting rules to govern the process.
Atchison Kansas June 2 A Kan gan man traveling for a local tobacco firm was accidentally shot and killed at Lena at 3 30 am Derrick a customer of the victim, distraught by grief, went to the wrong place. State employment official Gerow says Saline county harvesters were not sent there by any bureau directive and should go to Ellsworth where workers are needed.
Washington June 20 General Wood former military governor of Cuba faced sharp critique from Mr Hill at a New York reunion. The remarks accused Wood of ignorance and misstatements while praising his service, prompting calls for accountability and justice to Cuba amid ongoing turmoil.
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