This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1902
Page
6
Barnum's at 610 Kansas Ave advertises an Underwriters' sale of dry goods bought underpriced and arriving late for full details. Items listed include Indigo Blue Prints, American Shirting, Brown Muslin, Unbleached Muslin, Cotton Charlies, Skirt Lining, Cottonade, and Southern Shirting, with some minor water damage noted on stock and several thousand yards in various widths and grades.
Rev Charles M Sheldon urges church and religious bodies to unite for city reform in municipal elections. He says the church must act to put good, principled men in office, stressing youth education, good citizenship, and the duty of voters to elect moral leaders to lift the city.
An American gunboat Wil awaits transport to scarce the Thomas region with its captain lieutenant commander Metiry Mccrrt, reported to have connected with Governor of the Kh Wrat Inties. The Machlin is said to depart Santa Cruz for St Thomas and return here, with U S gunboats possibly to be stationed at St Thomas for some time.
At Fortieth Street and Grand Boulevard in Chicago, twenty four families fled a St Catherine flats blaze early today. Neighbors sheltered occupants as firemen fought to contain flames. A policeman, Martin Scannell, aided evacuations, breaking his ankle during a rope rescue attempt from the third floor. Geo Patton jumped from a window, losing valuables. Fire loss details unclear due to damaged text.
Major Blake L. Woodson a famed Kansas City criminal lawyer died near Twelfth and Charlotte Streets after a fall while crossing rails. He was known for eloquence and high-profile defense work in cases including Thomas Green Fifteen cases and the Jack Kennedy train robbery.
Weather fine and crowds out for Lincoln race meeting. American owners scarce with only Olympian in the field. Sceptre and Donovan Rossa favored to win the main event with Beepter and Velor among leading contenders amid jockey ride rumors and training licenses.
A tale of a missing Hodges and his sister run away after draining bank funds. Mrs Hendrickson vanishes with a planned marriage in Topeka, amid railroad car shipments and unsettled questions of a fiance’s fortune and intent.
Lord Methuen’s force, supported by 300 Northumberland fusiliers and two artillery sections, held for hours amid a dawn rear-guard rout. Boers in khaki and badges caused confusion as mounted troops fled, leaving two guns unprotected. Lt Nesham was killed after refusing surrender, and overall casualties mounted before surrender at 9:30 AM.
Norfolk Virginia reports troops withdrawn after a strike with clashes on the Ocean View line. An incident involved a trailer wire and a speeding car injuring passengers. Eighteen workers returned to their jobs and tension remains. In New York Normanhurst, the Munro country estate, burned with a loss of about 50000, while an old presidential query note is cited in the surrounding garbled text.
New York is the starting point as Prince Lobanov Rostowsky speeds toward St Petersburg carrying urgent confidential material on the Manchurian sit with embassies from Tokio to Washington aiding his mission. He sails on the Aquitaine via Havre and is to brief the czar and Count Lamdurit on alliance prospects. The courier’s path and secrecy reflect tensions surrounding the Anglo Japanese treaty and Russian plans in Manchuria.
Letters to the State Journal detail a dispute over the Sixth district nomination in Kansas. Writings from S. G. Scriven defend Reeder, noting Russell County supports him, while others report Wellington and White remain in contention. The writer asserts Russell County’s delegation is pro Reeder and accuses opponents of manipulation. A second item discusses prunes’ vinegar experiments, addressing feasibility and market potential for preserved prune products.
Thorn ton A. Nivin of Monticello, New York, received yesterday a letter mailed in Kansas in 1878 addressed to his father. The undelivered note, written by Mrs Lucy Hoge Irwin in response to Gen. Nivin, was stamped in August 187K and found after Shelbyville post office remodeling where the letter had slipped behind a partition.
Chicago market report shows wheat futures influenced by cold weather in the west and southwest with higher prices at the open. Receipts, bids, and speculative sentiment shift through the day as May and July contracts move, while provisions and livestock trade reflect strength in grains and ongoing market activity at Chicago.
Fragmented market notes cover Topeka commodity quotes and Topeka Hide Market prices. It notes American shares, cotton and produce values, with references to New York and Boston markets, plus general market sentiment and notable moves.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.