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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
10
Advert promises Hood's Sarsaparilla will purify blood weakened by winter confinement and cold skin effects. Claims include reduced eruptions and renewed energy, with testimonials from Sedalia Missouri and Cedar Bluffs Tennessee areas. Cites improved health after use and asserts a spring remedy effect.
New York reports a recovery in industrial and trade activity as the shortest month ends and storms lessen. Production resumes in iron and coke regions, with prep for a busy spring, though structural material demand remains tight and output limited by weather. Merchants note consumer power and lead time improving while northern cities show renewed business readiness.
A reader recalls using Suave Catarrh remedies to treat chronic headaches. She reports daily pain and neck tension improved after trying a home tonic sold locally. The account mentions Tab th Tom Tapth Catarrh remedy and cites harm from cocaine in earlier preparations, noting relief after use.
The week saw mixed activity across markets with cautious behavior in textile and cotton goods due to labor and material uncertainties. Wheat and corn moved modestly, exports down year over year, and pig iron output up while coke shortages persist. Copper showed strength, steel demand quiet, and hog products fluctuated with market mood.
March proverbs warn of storms and mixed weather with references to adder heads and peacocks. A stormy spell begins February 28 and ends March 24, with light snow and variable temperatures. Weather notes report general fair skies tonight and Sunday, with colder conditions. In Brussels, King Leopold’s health raises anxious rumors despite his physician’s statements.
Paris March 1 Premier M Waildeck-Rousseau suffered a shoulder pain after a carriage overturn with a street car last night. Hone and examinations with rays are planned while President Loubet was kept from the sick room by the attending physician. Gen Sherman’s nephew Frank Sherman dies at forty five in Des Moines after a stroke.
Three men died in a freight train wreck on the Harlem division of the New York Central railroad near Philmont. The engineer, fireman, and four brakemen were killed in the incident. Details remain scant as investigators assess the wreckage and cause.
London notes deny circulating US reports of Cecil Rhodes death from the British South Africa Company. Also includes brief notices about M W A lodge meeting on March 4 to discuss rate readjustments and a hospital ad for Dr. Wood’s S ig Pine Syrup. A notice mentions route changes effective Sunday March 2 1902.
In March, a special train carried the prince through Johnstown to Pittsburg at increasing speeds up to sixty mph. The journey included Bradensyville and a large attendance at depots, with the prince in uniform and his entourage preparing for a reception in Sataji. The trip concluded with a brief stop and the train arriving about 10 to 14 o'clock, amid celebratory crowds and German signaling chatter.
Official programme for a weekend journey starting Saturday March 1 with departure of the prince andBin mike for his eastern and western tour by a special Pennsylvania Railroad train. Stops include ten minutes at Pittsburgh and Columbus and twenty minutes at Cincinnati. Sunday March 2 arrival at Chattanooga at 7 a.m. souvenir album presentation then trip to Lookout Mountain with brief stops at Louisville Nashville and Indianapolis before Belouse departure.
Emperor William replies to the American press message sent after the New York Staats-Zeitung banquet honoring Prince Henry. In Berlin on March 1 he thanks Melville B. Stone of New York and expresses high appreciation for the grand and sympathetic reception by editors of U S newspapers.
The Shawnee County Teachers Association gathered March 1 and adopted funeral sentiments for Mr and Mrs Wright. They express heartfelt sympathy in their hour of bereavement, noting two Wright children died recently from scarlet fever.
Dubuque Iowa March 1 The post office at Campton Delaware county Iowa is to be discontinued On September 1 1857 A W Brown was appointed post master and has held the office ever since His commission has never been revoked and the man who signed his bond are still alive and on his bond The wife has served as deputy all these years and the office remains in the original building Owing to rural mail delivery the office will be dropped from the list.
A newspaper ad questions if Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures female diseases and claims many women labeled incurable have improved. It touts cures for brain weakness inflammation and weakness, with testimonials of renewed strength and weight gain. Also mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for complexion and breath.
Town reports Rossville and Silver Lake workers shift support from Welch to Troutman while Welch forces deny changes and claim Rossville will back an uninstructed delegation. Local canvassing by Troutman supporters centers on Silver Lake. rumors implicate familiar figures and possible renomination moves at the state convention.
A Montreal dispatch reports Edgar Wayland two, son of E J Wayland, missing after a servant girl who called herself Audley Erie or Ethel Young took valuables and left with a plan to return the child. Detectives seek the girl, exploring theories of reward inducement and fiction inspired crime.
Chicago March 1 The new transcontinental railway called the Eureka and Eastern will span 600 miles from Eureka Cal to Idaho and connect with the Northern Pacific Great Northern and Union Pacific. Lord Thurlow and George H Proctor announced the project with Drake and Stratton to build at a cost of 325 million dollars. Directors include Proctor Twombly Gibson and Wilson with English capital and Rockefellers likely involved.
W R Pish left today for Chicago for an automobile show. Sherman Bair pled guilty in district court to stealing from G K Bunce of Tecumseh and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. T W Roach of Kan Rin Wealeyan College offered a free scholarship to the top Shawnee county diploma student, arranged by the county superintendent. Rural carrier salaries rise to 600 a year, affecting 450 Kansas carriers. Judge W C Hook approved Liz Crum’s bond as US marshal. Crum to be sworn in Monday. Rev W W Lucas, secretary of the Young People's Negro Congress, visiting to promote the Atlanta congress with August dates. lectures planned at Guy's Ball and St John’s A M E church. Flanagan to Stay. Webster Plan of internal revenue to be reap pointed announced at the Waite House.
The Southwestern Passenger Bureau is expected to dissolve after the Missouri Pacific and Texas railroad withdrawal. Officials cite high maintenance costs and insufficient benefits as reasons, suggesting consolidation of western passenger associations into a single organization may follow.
Washington March 1 The president today sent to the senate a list of Army and Navy nominations including Geo W Bergler Indiana second lieutenant of cavalry H A McCauley Wm H R McGill Robert J Arnold Albert H Stevens C B N Howard Jarvis A Moore and Navy John H Gibbons to be lieutenant commander The appointees come from units such as the Twenty eighth Infantry First Colorado volunteers Forty first infantry U S V and Thirty first Infantry among others
Morse rises to principal assistant engineer of the western grand division of the Santa Fe and heads to La Junta to assume the newly created post. His rapid rises since 1880 include roles from Kansas construction to division engineer on the Chicago line and resident engineer in Colorado and Topeka, with further postings before becoming supervisor of the western division from Newton to Albuquerque.
The Contagious Disease Record lists two chickenpox cases and one scarlet fever case today. The 6-year-old daughter of EB Fosdick at 72 Buchanan is ill with TIPOX, while another daughter of H Guthrie at 411 Buchanan also has the disease. A 6-year-old son of James Kennes north of Potwin is sick with welder fever.
In New York on March 1 the sale of Reynault paintings raised $155,507 from a total proceeds near $ FH. The event drew dealers and private buyers as the top price of four by Fleur Reynault fetched $91,000 for a Corot landscape. Other works sold mostly under $10,600 with many pieces moved to private collectors.
Sholes in talks to join the Western Union Telegraph company after arriving in Santa Fe to assume duties. G Sholen, the retiring president, attended yesterday and may be replaced. Sholes has not accepted another post yet, and arrangements suggest a new appointment.
At yesterday afternoon session the board heard petitions on paving Van Aren Street which was referred back to petitioners for remedy. Attorney W F Schovh argued against a third party using a siding that city vacated years ago. Committee urged Central Park cut across northwest corner with tracks on a 20 foot wide strip at the park’s west edge.
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