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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
4
Wire report from Associated Press details a Topeka Chronicle summary of action in Congress, noting telegraph related measures and debates. The article mentions figures, dates, and locations in a terse dispatch style, reflecting the era’s reporting conventions.
A garbled summer issue blends reader service notes about home delivery with distorted mentions of political figures, industry control, and global events. It lists subscription details, changes of address, and scattered references to White House personnel, Chicago events, and international happenings, all in a fragmented, OCR-like text block.
The article notes an emerging export boom from Africa to Britain and America, with imports and duties shifting balance. It discusses commercial expansion, changing duties, and anticipated demand across markets, hinting at a strong rise in African commodities and trade activity.
The text discusses potential removal of part of military fences and the impact on Cape Colony districts. It notes possible effects on Cab Town, maintenance of forces, and continued military expenditures. Caution about postwar rush and possible reaction is expressed.
An excerpt from the New York Journal of Commerce discusses why American sour and beef may reach European consumers cheaper than at home. It cites freight rates, dealer profits, and alleged monopolistic tactics by leading Chinese producers and others to influence prices and trade.
In a mixture of garbled prose and clipped vignettes a narrator recalls village life and stored memories. A sense of small town routines and personal anecdotes emerges through stray phrases about weddings, plants, and family letters, interspersed with reflections on pain, bravery, and everyday duties.
Fragmented paragraphs describe blunt observations on social behavior and personal conduct. The narrator laments pretensions and urges men to follow independent judgment while noting neighborly tensions and the role of a presenter in shaping discourse.
A fragmented column mirrors Quaker reflections mixing aphorisms and stray musings on luck prices and virtue. The garbled text hints at moral maxims about temperance luck and greatness without clear dates or names. The piece reads like a stray OCR slice from a reflective essay in a 19th or early 20th century local paper.
The passage presents fragmented dialogue and musings on fate, judgment, and social roles. Characters debate sunshine, mortality, and the moral order, with references to a wedding, a birth, and neighbors observing each other. The tone is reflective and dramatized, with clipped exchanges and allusions to public perception.
The cursory text mocks early 19th century dating lore suggesting strategies to win husbands and rival suitors. It alludes to a wife deciding priorities, a man tempted by other women, and a satirical reference work on women’s behavior and dress.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes color perception and eye strain from urban glare. It argues long avenues, parks, and restful visual environments improve sight, urging minimal harsh lighting and balanced color schemes to protect the eye and support clear vision.
A French surgeon challenges the belief that blood from post mortem capitation comes from large arteries. He suggests residual cranial blood nourishes the body briefly, with an inertia period of about two hours before total death, offering limited consolation to those facing beheading.
Teletype message confirms George Hanna withdraws from the nomination race for governor on the Popular ticket. Major A.M. Harves transmitted the telegram noting Hanna’s withdrawal and the bid for Hoates.
The piece warns that indigestion leads to nervous tension and stomach discomfort if untreated. It then asserts Hood’s Sarsaparilla can completely overcome dyspepsia, urging early attention to the condition.
Postmaster John Guihris reports two additional letter carriers, extending free delivery to new streets including Reece and Polk, Second Avenue, and Fourteenth Street. The plan, reviewed with city postmaster Gutter, aims to boost service for businesses along river north side and other districts, with deliveries increased in several neighborhoods.
Washington reports President Truman today sent nominations to the Senate for postmasters in multiple cities. Named are Crowker Armstrong in one city, James Armant in Eden City, George Watson Kingsley in Larned, Martel Grier in Lyons, Benjamin A. Alison in McPherson, and Wesley Vannest among others.
A morning motion in a Topeka case ends a dispute over a 77 000 claim. T W Harrison will not owe the sum, nor hold 15 shares in the cited company, as jurors ruled against the emingtan Paper Jury.
Warmer weather forecast mixed with unsettled conditions as electrical workers and paterson rioters face arrests amid strike actions. Despite operator imports, services in Doth Nasety remain demoralized. Paterson police report McQueen linked to disturbances. Meanwhile, American Telephone Telegrahs declares a quarterly dividend of 1.25 percent to be paid in July.
Local notice reports M Ts Goshorn in South Topeka opening post office lock boxes Sunday. A 26 year old boxer Brett complains the department swapped to new boxes, improving equipment. State Savings Bank funds the change. A No 317 passenger train derailed near Carbondale after midnight. no injuries. Two state cases dismissed in circuit court. one inmate already in penitentiary, another case dropped. Telegraph lines damaged behind the Auditorium for Populist convention coverage. Councilman Bergstrand invited to welcome the State Undertakers’ association at the Auditorium Wednesday.
A fragmentary text references travel, Niagara Falls, Muskoka Kawartha and the St Lawrence river. Mentions Grand Trunk railway, Chicago and various place names in a loosely connected travel context. Fonds of names appear without clear actions or dates.
Fragmentary text notes a discussion about employment and service workers, mentions Robin and a county committee meeting, and references remedies and a medical product. The passage appears to be an OCR garble with multiple unrelated topics and names, lacking a coherent single news item or clear event to summarize.
In St Louis on June 2 a Rock Island and Pacific executive party led by Willer E Leeds arrived for a high level gathering. The meeting aims to settle several disputed issues affecting the system, with private interests tied to the Catlin and Perry properties under discussion. Also present are officials C. Warren and others, as the group seeks a path through the current impasse.
Andrew Smith assistant superintendent of the Santa Fe telegraph department died in Los Angeles California this morning from Brights disease after several weeks illness He contracted a severe cold during a trip to Albuquerque and was brought home in delirious condition He had difficulty in alighting from the train and officials say pneumonia fever developed into Brights disease ending fatally He had been with the Santa Fe Telegraph since 1689.
D W Mulvane slated for return home as postmaster at Lobe wight with Henderson nominated by Charlee Spotts and scheduled to meet the president tonight. In New York Mills open the Hudson county mills resumed work despite limited staffing at H and H Simon union plant. Police guarded Union Hit gate as crowds formed near Roode Station.
Death notices describe a funeral at 4 pm for a person who died after returning from Phoenix for health. Another notice notes a 12 day old baby of D F Shaw who died Saturday night. The Duke of Manchester took his seat in the House of Lords after the customary oath.
A lengthy excerpt listing county agricultural societies and fair associations across Kansas for 1902. Names include county secretaries and locations such as Great Bend Brown County Clay Center and Seneca. The text preserves official designations, county names, and September publication hints for each fair listing.
J I Abrams of Stockton, vice president of Ashurst Land and Development, was injured Sunday afternoon when a streetcar at Birth and Kansas Avenue struck a traction pole. His jaw broke and he was hospitalized at Chelat Hospital. He has prior hospital stays and will remain under care for several weeks.
Reported today that Lowe, a reform school official, was violently jealous of Assistant Superintendent Meisner. A biographical trace shows tensions at the institution and an alleged plan to murder, with warrant issued and Meisner hospitalized after a hypodermic incident. County Attorney Nichole will review the case as investigators press toward clarity.
June 23 report from New York states editor Charles Tochy died suddenly. The technical editor’s obituary notes Meeks Oreieteaa and Zean Fork as associates, highlighting a long career and the editor’s influence on the paper’s operations.
A widely known author in the field discusses electrical stenting topics while traveling in a foreign country, sharing insights on techniques, challenges, and potential developments observed during the trip.
Governor Stanley faced two Republican nominees from Franklin County for the legislature W S Finley and W B Jenkins. Also named are Franklin County officers Treasurer A Biaberift County Clerk J Church and Attorney Walter Pleasant, with district judge contenders Lawrence of Latine County and Swarts of Arkansas City in Cowley County. A recount in Lawrence’s Douxing County district suggests J L Frad y may contest the nomination against Harker and there is dispute over the judge selection.
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