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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
4
Fragmented text discusses Piatt, Hapos, Admiral Dewey, the 1908 nomination, McKinley era politics, and U.S. relations with Germany. Mentions New York brokers, China, tariffs, and foreign loans with uncertain details and scattered attributions. Contains numerous garbled names and inconsistent punctuation.
Residents and officials clash over municipal ownership of a water plant and the city water works project. Advocates support state ownership while opponents urge city control with plans for a winter plant. debate centers on finance, governance, and timing amid community concerns.
A fragmentary critique traces Burton’s opportunistic moves within western politics a push for a convention speech and shift to Roosevelt’s wagon before a New York nomination. It notes his persistent public presence, lack of lasting support, and a warning to learn from Gen Funston to avoid future self promotion.
Public highways and side streets are overgrown with weeds from one to seven feet high. Citizens urge the street commissioners to curb dumping of waste and to enforce weed control to improve appearance without costly outlays.
From the New York Mall and Exureas an article lauds Ellis county Kansas for its young women. The Idlewild club and local farmers are praised for offering help in times of need, with women in practical attire contributing to work in fields and village life.
W J Faulkner announced plans to start work on Topeka's Wow gas plant, promising cheaper gas through extensive improvements. Residents long unhappy with high prices may benefit as a new ERA process producer pledges a cut to meet demand for lighting and heating.
Faulkner offers $1000 cash bond as evidence of good faith and city grants franchise. Topeka Federal Heat, Light and Power Co. forms and begins plant construction at a large South End factory. Ground breaking set by September 1 with completion near by July and a new lighting and cooking rate proposal of 90 cents per contract if 3,000 contracts are signed. About 2,000 contracts secured earlier in the city.
The Amvedean Medicnt association plans a January meeting in New Orleans. Members favor visiting the city for winter talks, citing health concerns and the city’s advantages. Warnings about health, cleanliness, and potential illnesses appear alongside advice to visitors and residents.
Fragmentary 1908 convention account notes Theodore Roosevelt favored for vice presidency by Republicans. Mentions Platt Quay Hanna and McKinley era politics, with references to Roosevelt’s popularity and possible Philadelphia nomination dynamics.
A jumble of misformatted lines and old sayings covers social snatches. The text references an An Atchison woman and repeated marriages, winds through moral quips, and ends with a note about battles with pests and home screens.
A collection of aphoristic, often satirical lines on life, marriage, law, and society. The unsigned pieces critique modern remedies, the lawyer client dynamic, and the emptiness of material things with dated moralistic tone. Notable imagery references lovers, bachelors, and the precarious nature of happiness.
A clipped column of aphorisms and social musings on manners and politics. Wry lines about modesty, money, and deceit mingle with street chatter and a child’s quip on Broad street. The piece reflects everyday urban observations with sharp, ironic tone.
A clipped book notice reviews several titles from American Book Co and other publishers. It highlights How to Recite in Ey Southlake and other works such as David and Hie Pend and Par and Hie Pricwiis, noting their instructional value for schools and students and their appeal for teachers and collectors.
In Topeka, police officer Frank Hendricks faced deadly smallpox on Smoky Row without flinching. He carried a fever patient home, risking his own health to save others, including his wife and child, and later returned to duty as chief praised him as one of the force’s best.
Layne pounded on doors and shook screens from street to front, waking neighbors as he searched for the occupant. No one answered and windows were hammered until the house was found empty after learning five people he knew had moved out the previous week.
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