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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1901
Page
4
Frank P. MacLennan reports From the inaugural events in Washington noting fiscal debates and the river and harbor bill. Governors and senators discuss expansion, funding, and political maneuvering as tax measures and appropriations shape policy. The piece covers Carter, Rowevelt, and party actions, with mention of Porto Rican soldiers and security chiefs.
A garbled telegraphic summary notes changes in fruit exports from Ominese dominated by calcium and algae related items. It mentions March and May timelines, U S demand fluctuations, and tentative shifts in tea and other commodities. Headlines suggest broader life impact on citizens.
Fragmentary OCR describes cotton export totals and shifts to Asia including China and Japan, plus notes on Hawaiian trade, bureau reporting issues, and a satirical Atchison tale about social manners and fortune telling. The piece mixes economic data with humorous observations and fragmented local color.
A fragmented Philadelphia Record page mixes garbled quotes and stray phrases about wind, doctors, money, and social scenes. It mentions May Maude, Bellew, and Oldbech among disjointed lines and half-formed reflections in a patchwork of headlines and captions.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a space science feature and general notes on people known by intentions and works. It mentions an astronomer and a space reporter with a tone suggesting success and public interest in achievements and profits.
Advertised testimonials claim relief from grip nerves and heartache using Dr Miles Nervine and Heart Cure, along with Pain Pills and Nervine. Individuals from Ohio Indiana Wisconsin report improved strength, fewer headaches, and restored vitality after using the products.
Selections from a local page include jokes and notes about amateur musicians spotting errors in instruction, comments on audience influence, quips about quarters, farmers in Summer and Jefferson counties, a court case in Rock Creek, and mentions of rural life. The column references Black Eagle, Wille, Hammer of Osborne, and smalltown chatter on crops, poultry, and migration in a March context.
March 3 session of the Fifty-seventh Congress drew a large crowd as senators debated grants and proceedings. Notable figures named include Blackburn of Kentucky and Dubois, with Mont who returns after years away. The vice president called the body to order amid applause and a ceremonial reading of the journal ahead of further action.
A letter threatening to kidnap Langford’s son and blind him unless $50,000 is paid targets Langford, a prominent banker with extensive holdings. Police and watchers were placed on alert but no one appeared by night’s end. investigation continues.
Vienna March 1 The Reichsrat descended into chaos as a Czech Radical demanded a speech in Czech. The President prevented it, a Czech Radical rushed the chair and tore papers, blows were exchanged among members, and the session was suspended.
In Paris, Durant of New York living with his brother at the Hotel Lafont was killed in a duel after a restaurant meeting with the Scotsman’s nephew. The incident followed letters to Durant’s wife, detailing settlement of affairs before the fatal clash.
Sixteen labor related measures were reviewed by the State Labor Society, but only three became law. They included a free employment agency and a seat requirement for women in factories when not fully employed, plus a provision allowing railroad workers to vote wherever they may be. Several other bills failed, including arbitration, brand licensing, stationary licensing, and boiler inspection proposals, while coercion of employees and convict labor restrictions were discussed but not enacted.
The legislature met at Fort Worth this afternoon to receive bills as the governor’s signature looms. Over four hundred bills were passed in the House and Senate with substitutions. many duplicates exist, keeping the total around four hundred. Bills sent to the Senate were approved in first reading, including measures on salaries in first class cities, legal residence of insane persons, and exempt property.
A former county attorney from Leaven and a participant in 1876 Native representation died after a life of roaming from Tilt after the Civil War. He stayed north until 1879 then moved to Leadville Colorado. The death was reported in a small daily paper, drawing attention from D. M. of Finney County, who had recently backed a bounty scheme in sugar beet racing.
Rockford physician and politician Dr Elishe Dann faced a $1500 blackmail demand. A signed note threatened harm to his property if payment was not left on the front steps of a nearby school three miles from the city. Two officers guarded the site and a dummy package was placed but the plan failed.
Lauther R Marsh, a devotee of Robert G Ingersoll, says he received several spiritual messages via medium Clarissa J Huyler. The first note, months ago, asserted life after death and lamented possible influence on unbelief. Later messages spoke of ongoing communications through the great unbeliever's influence and calling.
In Warren on March 5 Mrs Priscilla Shoenberger owes her life to her dog which barked and twice nudged her heel as smoke and flames filled the Soliti block. She woke in time to escape but the faithful animal perished. The blaze began shortly after noon and the dog alerted the woman before both apartments were endangered.
The union of Jesse Leach, a noted correspondent for the Katisistry World and eastern papers, to Misa Pearl F. Haysup was kept secret until an informal gathering at Senator Harry McMillan’s apartments. The couple faced the Soft Impeachment and confessed.
March 5 trembles with brief Chicago notes on McKinley’s Washington inauguration and empire theme. Papers note a Cuban policy lesson for Britain and discuss Westminster Cubs as an annexation alternative. Supreme Court admissions include Leeds Hoskinson Myers Farley Hettinger from several cities.
A decree from Columbus directs the sale of the Columbia Straw Paper Company mortgage bonds totaling 31 million dollars. Geo. of Chicago is named master to conduct the sale in Xenia. Bonds issued to secure December 1885 debt to fund company expansion and improvements.
A fifty cent bottle of Scott's Emulsion lasts a baby fifty days and longer for older children. it nourishes sickly or picky eaters and can bridge to ordinary food. It is recommended for delicate children and used with splendid results by families seeking reliable supplement.
The record shows a discussant named Gould in Memphis answering questions about railroad mergers and the impact of great railways on the community. He predicts that mergers could level the playing field for shippers and denies any Missouri Pacific backing Prince in new acquisitions. He leaves for St Louis after confirming these views.
A Carolina judge prosecutes a claim for false imprisonment against a stockade keeper. The defendant, previously convicted of larceny in another county, served a year in prison but was not allowed to escape. Bail was set as the case moves toward further legal action amid court decrees and political dispatches.
Fragmentary OCR item reports an Al Manufact company sale to Tid Can Trust Haofiton OC and a Te cam Srtsnt Jot 19 enld, with references to a 2 million Bantiafe deal and two steamers Bertin ordered at 1000 t bot, plus Vubeas company and March timeline.
Rest and Health to Mother and Child MES. WINSLOW'S 80 strvue is TRARS 1 PAIN, CUB . Ee ie was See.
In a House of Commons session on March 6 the magistrate presented a proposal regarding maintenance of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and the British Princesses Victoria and Charles of Denmark. The Queen and the Duchess of York were mentioned in event of survivorship.
J Weed of the Sa ara betral de partipént nae In Onbeal attends a temperance rally. D Purdon presides at the freight office in Son es. Emerson from Purest Cringan travels to Oveme. A temperance rally at Unat place tonight. A shooting incident near Ed News courthouse. Mrx Wiertape hosts a wedding at the residence on West Seventeenth street. Mina Beesie and Cieode Vo n Wary wed in the city.
Obituary notes recall a Roseville funeral held this afternoon for a local resident, with service details and pastor. The item mentions Bennett's Book Store in Kansas City and a travel route involving Santa Fe, reflecting period notices and personal notices from the era.
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