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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reports a wire service dispatch from its New York office. It notes the Associated Press coverage and emphasizes the newspaper's reliance on the wire feed for late breaking national news.
Fragmented notes describe sugar refinery move prices pain in consumer sector and political pressures in Kansas. Mentions Mintener Wit and Fourth of Full speech delivery and topeka extension plans. Describes train wreck darkness and rural economic prospects with references to farmers wages and overall prosperity compared with two years ago.
Dividends on July 1 bring high payouts for stockholders and government transfers. Authorities note record levels and large sums, with observers citing substantial gains and possible market effects.
A garbled column mix of agricultural optimism and social commentary, referencing a big grain crop, foreign trade, and American seeds, then poking fun at advice, work, and gender norms with humorous anecdotes about Atchison residents and everyday life.
A jumble of quoted lines and musings from a late era column recounts social banter about weddings clergymen bachelors and gender roles. It mixes aphorisms and anecdotes including marriage misgivings and a gambler’s wit while noting a nearness to everyday folly.
Cupid is respectful toward teachers at St John as the Gerswtt Kale.beighter group continues its eighteenth year. They are prosperous and the speaker notes steady spending by Hiawitht man.
A jumble of notices and scraps from Kansas towns. Reports touch on Topeka ending a prohibition issue, a Brown County man posting a hot headline about a parrew eye, and a Norton editor reacting to a cashier incident. Local tales include a Cottonwood financier investing in a bowling alley, a honeymoon disrupted by wine, and a Topeka joint convicted for Sunday liquor selling. Also noted are a murder verdict in Gale and a curious roulette layout burned in a Topeka scare.
Equity court rules on prize vessels and captured cargo. Vessels sunk and raised remain capture, while property ashore linked to net values is prize. Manilla and Sandligo claims yield substantial distributions, totaling hundreds of thousands among thousands of claimants.
In Dorado Kansas on a June afternoon the Jessie Morrison jury remained out at 3 o'clock as deliberations continued into the evening amid a high public interest case.
A dying man named George Williams confessed to an accomplice role in a murder from last September near Vinita. The case involves multiple named individuals, cattle theft, robbery, and a scheme to misdirect investigators. Evidence includes exhumed bodies and recovered money shared among conspirators. The murder's motive centered on illegal gains.
June reporting from New York notes discussions among King and Emperor Giongow and Institute of Naval Archivecta members about promoting shipbuilding and international commerce. The piece mentions creditors, assets, and a bankruptcy scene with stock losses and fireworks destruction.
A Wisconsin woman from Oshkosh Timely says she is four times married as authorities confirm a second husband, with Miz Lo reportedly stating another spouse exists. She is identified as the daughter of Samust Hill from Racine and friends intend to seek annulment in court.
John Horkatock of Mellen Wis is found dead after a confrontation with a pack of wolves during a hunting trip from June 16. A search party recovered his body with $65 in his pocket, indicating a prolonged disappearance before the fatal encounter.
Washington reports the fiscal year ending Saturday shows receipts exceeding expenditures by about 77 million dollars. The treasury balance will total around 510 billion with a projected annual surplus near 25 million after war revenue cuts. Foreign trade is cited as a $175 million favorable balance, up from the prior year.
Washington reports indicate the president will issue the proclamation opening Kiowa Comanche and Wichita reservations in Oklahoma within days. Gov Richards directs the process under a government-supervised system to ensure fairness and orderly land allotment and county seat naming.
The Rottingdean vicarage, once famous as a school with Cardinal Manning and Bulwer Lytton among its scholars, sits near green lanes and a modern electric street scene. Kipling’s home The Elms is described as a private, quiet post amid steep roads and gardens. Kipling is beloved by locals, known to boys as a patron, mentor, and friend, organizing a rifle club and sharing tales of India and the army.
Topeka woolen mills resumed operations with five looms running while nine weavers who had stayed back were applied by hada and continued at work. Wages are reported between $1.50 and $9.75 per day. Striking weavers insist they earned only about $1.45 daily and demand at least HTS.
A tram belonging to Brow collided with a buggy on Kapens Avenue near Sian Street. The incident occurred when a vehicle swerved to avoid another obstacle, striking the buggy and causing minor injuries to the occupants. Authorities investigated the scene and documented witness statements.
Inaccurate OCR fragment mentions Russia and London with unclear names and dates. Readable parts point to a brief international note or canal article. No clear persons, places, or actions are established from the readable text.
A note from L. F. E. Nipps, ticket agent in Topeka, Kansas, and H. C. Townsend, general passenger and telegraph agent in St. Louis, Missouri, references Missouri Pacific Lines from Kansas City.
In a colorful tale from the Philadelphia Post, Louis Voisson recalls a Burmese royal reception gone awry as he attempts a ceremonial presentation in a costly white silk suit. A mis-tied knot and awkward moments threaten a dignified entry, yet the French envoy endures with poise amid court scrutiny.
Portland inspector Martin tain Kansas City today. The Rufus Fracter case filled in district court this afternoon and continued until Friday. The merry go round on Quincy street packs up today. Forty harvest hands are wanted. A highway robber named Iname was bound over for hearing in October. K Brooks leaves Ottawa and Topeka for New York City. Brooks has resigned from Consolidated Railway Electric Line to become superintendent at Storey Electric Company of New York.
A repetitive ad asks readers if they want to swap items from a farm to a grocery store a horse for a piano a bicycle for a camera and more including a gun for a bookcase a wash boiler for a bug and a spring overcoat for a baby carriage plus exchanges for a stove and refrigerator and a dog for a rooster.
Unclear OCR text suggests reduced round trip fares with a date like July 5. Mentions city COHLINA ST COUGHLIN at Aer a Br CO, vague references to price and sale terms. Cannot confirm concrete entities or event details.
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