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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1902
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reports on local election coverage and staff changes under editor Frank P. MacLennan. Details are incomplete due to damaged text but reference to town system and Saturday events appear.
A full leased wire report notes continued Boer peace talks with liberal support and prime ministerial resignations amid cabinet vacancies. Gov Hogg discusses political shifts in Texas while spring arrives. Cuba sugar tariffs may drop 20 percent, easing to 1614 to 6? per pound, prompting calls for further cuts to aid American consumers.
The Tadennage Journal argues against outsourcing rural mail routes noting rural carriers serve directly the people and linking the government to homes. It warns that bidding out to lowest bidders risks inefficiency and corruption, threatening the reliability and pride of the rural delivery system.
The United States ran its largest foreign commerce with Germany after the United Kingdom, with imports and exports expanding greatly from 1885 to 1901. In 1901 imports from Germany surpassed 9 million dollars while exports to Germany neared 20 million dollars, illustrating Germany as a major trade partner and showing higher imports than exports from the U.S. to Germany in that period.
States from Germany and German manufacturers form the chief features of our exports to Germany. Major exports include suebur chemicals cotta manufactures oil manufactures leather while imports from Germany emphasize raw cotton corn wheat coal tobacco oil cake and meal naval stores wood and related manufactures. Iron and steel are among the few imports from the US to Germany. Germany supplies foods and higher grade manufactures not produced in the US.
Fragments warn of hollow men and selfish schemes in marriages and social life. A wry Atchison voice mocks how custom favors cleverness over honesty, urging steadfastness, social tact, and prudent household dealings amid old age pressures.
Fragmented humorous exchanges mix social quips and dialogue on engagements marriages and petty gossip. The piece references undertakers music opera police surgeons and church fairs in a portraits of social banter with names like Nel Belle Silicus and Hubbubs.
A garbled Chicago News item muses on bribery and public ethics. It notes brave men face fear, investors rely on experts, and stained windows reflect bias. An old bachelor links luck in cards to love, while free lunch counters reveal social quirks.
A terse, morally playful naval of social wit shows a man of strong will shaping opinion. The piece mocks kisses and wealth with sharp quips about women, habit, and ascent to power, noting nine of ten rise then fall from the top while suggesting a smarter preacher could draft followers by habit.
City council faces decision on awarding paving contracts for numerous blocks. Estimates range widely with contractors urging lower figures, while engineers push for conservative bids. The outcome hinges on balancing costs, materials and project timelines as officials seek to curb excessive estimates.
District court bench and staff discuss Topeka paper claims that local jurors are biased and tainted as “professional jurymen” amid delays in Maui cases. Judge Hagen explains regular panel use, talesmen, and practical limits, noting most jurors are honorable and honest while detailing oath and listed jurors who defend the panel against accusations of partiality.
The Washburn College faculty will manage the finances of the baseball and football teams. Previously students handled funds and occasionally carried deficits into the next season. The football team left unpaid debts, and the faculty plans to appoint an auditor to settle obligations and curb past childish conduct.
Fragmented report notes three smallpox cases and one chickenpox incident on a Sunday. Names and details are garbled but indicate patients including a one year old, with potential contact at a pest house. Also mentions travel offer to California with Santa Fe sleeper cars and free chair cars.
March April May advice promotes purifying blood as eruptions signal cleansing. Claims Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills work thoroughly and agreeably to cleanse the system. Mentions Floexl's as trusted medicines and pledges Hood's promises to cure.
Washington March 3 the house, in committee of the whole, debated classifying rural free delivery and substituting the salary system for carriers. Loud argued the plan could cost 60 million annually. Swanson opposed. He traced growth and cost, noting salaries rose from 300 to 800, with eventual 800 or 900 under the salary system, and 450,000 spent on supervision. The bill limits contracts to one man in the district who must perform the service. In Senate debates, district court boundaries in Indian Territory were adjusted, punishments set, and railway and damages actions discussed as major items. Frye opened a shipping bill discourse at 2:30 pm.
Judge Robert Helner heard the first contented case in Westmoreland over a 1600 acre land dispute in Pottawatomie county. The Benton Beaky contest centers on title to the property with Weston represented by Hayden and Wayden and Beaky by Bergen and Dena and Dr Sprague.
David Patterson was appointed division master mechanic of the Santa Fe for the New Mexico and Rio Grande divisions. He replaces C M Taylor who became superintendent of motive power for the western grand division. Patterson comes from the Missouri Pacific where he served as superintendent of the Gprem yards near Kansas City. He previously worked for the Kansas City Southern at Pittsburg Kansas. His headquarters will be at Raton.
Mr and Mrs Wright report illnesses in the county on September 5 as scarlet fever grips the family. The couple are the last of their household to contract the disease after three children fell ill, two of whom died. No official report to the health board has been filed, though illness is believed present. Relatives assist as nurses.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate druggists faced a notable drop in January sales with mentions of February figures and probate matters. The text is garbled but suggests a broad sales decline across drug stores, referencing a decrease of over 1,000 and unstable monthly comparisons.
March plans establish free service starting March 15 in Osborne and Phillips counties with two carriers Pharles G Nelswanger and Wiliam L Metzie on routes of 13 or 25 miles. Population figures show 600+, 575, 590, and 560 residents for Agra Bellaire and nearby Brown and Seath counties. Snow reports from Telluride and Denver accompany the dispatch with weather notes and garbled phrases.
A Washington broker, Tasolvent, and associate G. Wha musdert admit to insolvency in U S district court. The fragmentary note mentions a university and a sports team late in the text, but details are unclear.
City lawsuits likely to be dismissed at city cost over quarantine charges. Hassfeld family testified they had scarlet fever with no reason to believe contagion existed. Dr J B Lewis cites exam from last Saturday confirming scarlet fever. Another suit by Dr Judd against Dr Scholle concerns prompt contagion diagnosis.
Three city council meetings are planned for this evening. The first at 7 p.m. will receive the report of appraisers on sewer district No 20. At 7:16 a special meeting will review the appraisers' report on paving work. The regular meeting begins at 7:30 and is expected to be long with several important items on the agenda. No new appointments are anticipated as Republicans prime for primaries loom.
Death notices for William Long age 51 kidney disease at Christ hospital and Mrs Theodore Martindale age 59 with services likely Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church. Caroline Colwell age 88 dies at daughter’s home 2001 Buchanan Street with two sons H J Colwell and B M Colwell and daughter Fraser. funeral planned from home Thursday.
Nellie Hollenbaugh of Michigan Valley lost her right eye after a large button buzzen she made exploded. Dr Minney at Chriet hospital operated Sunday to remove the damaged eye following a severe injury from the fragment.
Ira Henry, just released from Albuquerque prison, arrived in Topeka and may work at the Santa Fe shops. State board reports wheat roots healthy and promising in Saline County. Barber union fails to secure 7 pm closing. some shops resist. Ramsey & Ramsey formed as new contracting firm, with past ties to Ritchie. State Treasurer Frank Grimes returns from Wichita county GOP meeting. Wichita delegation splits votes among Richter, Cole, Troutman, Miller, Enright. Prohibition dodgers distributed by Women’s Equal Suffrage League urging enforcement of Topeka prohibitory laws. Topeka viewed more favorable than Kansas City Kan and Wichita.
Nordica tickets priced at $2.00 each are selling fast through a Southeast corner outlet at Kankue Avenue and Fifth Streets near Topeka. The ad also lists offices and contact numbers for Menninger MD at 77 Kansas Ave with residency 261 Topeka Ave, inviting inquiries about arrangements. The piece ends with a quip about civic duty and consent to live in a nation.
Opening sale announces 2500 yards of fine all wool carpets at low prices. Ingrain, Brussels, moquette, axminster, and velvet options with deep discounts. remnants, stair carpets, rugs, and linen linoleum offered. Also Chinese Japanese mattings, window shades, lace curtains, sash rods, muslin, upholstery fabrics, and leather goods with special pricing and delivery notes.
Chicago March 3 ex United States senator Charles B Farwell sues Abilene businessman John Case for 19000 damages in the superior court. Originating from 1887 Abilene boom, Case and others formed Abilene Central Land Company. Farwell's J W Farwell Co stock value allegedly misrepresented. Case and others seek to compel Farwell to pay creditors. Farwell counters he was swindled and seeks recoupment. Abilene Kan March 1 Case attends Chicago trial of boom time speculation. Bell farm mortgage foreclosed. assigns sue Farwell for double liability. case heard in Illinois courts previously for depositions.
William H. Watson, president of the Piyntet Furniture company is dead. He left an and no-detra Ditigent inquiry by wire alsa to reveal single relative.
Six prisoners at Masten Maryland broke jail late Saturday night. In the attempt to rearrest them Deputy Sheriff Thomas J Thompson was instantly killed. Louis Green is suspected of firing the deadly shot. Green faced trial on charges of harming his mistress. The escape aroused renewed security concerns within the county.
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