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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1901
Page
8
An 19th century advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for scrofula and various skin diseases. It claims sufferers found relief after five bottles, with promises of purified blood and lasting cure. Sold by local druggists and merchants at about $1 per bottle.
Ms and Mr Halph Squires will stay in Colorado a year. The couple expects to remain on a mountain for an arid period while a local paper notes they seek benefits and possible support from the trip.
A about 60 year old woman, temporarily insane, hacked herself with scissors injuring ears toes and limbs near a city tramline. A surgeon was called and she was taken to St Vincent's Hospital where recovery is uncertain. The incident shocked witnesses as authorities investigate motives and timeline.
New lights accepted increase the city plant capacity to 840. Eighty lights and twenty circuits added to the network, with construction completed Saturday night. The city’s debt rises by three percent per year, shaping a tighter budget outlook.
Fragmented OCR text mentions bond and multiple names but is garbled. It appears to reference a legal matter with a bond, authorities, and several individuals, but essential details and context are unreadable.
A Topeka resident Mr. F. T. Conwell of Euclid Avenue states his decisive views on a local public question. He asserts persistent work problems over the past months and references unrest among dealers and agents for the United States.
Indianapolis March 31 A report outlines the drive to nominate United States Senator Fairbanks, viewed as a conservative, capable leader. Friends expect Indiana's delegation and President McKinley to back him, with strategy aimed at appealing business interests and party leaders across states.
Fragmentary text discusses a candidate’s restrained campaign approach and desire to avoid strife to win the nomination. It mentions association with political groups, public attention, and personal considerations involving marriage. The passage hints at broader civic engagement but lacks clear events or names.
The article recounts the 1856 cane attack on Senator Charles Sumner by Representative Preston Brooks in the U S Senate chamber. It notes Sumner’s severe injuries, Brooks’s subsequent disgrace and exile battles, and public reactions nationwide amid heated abolition debates.
In Chicago two long separated siblings John Reynolds and Mrs Williams died within days of each other after decades of mistaken beliefs about the other. Reynolds had vanished for years, while Mrs Williams hoped he was dead. An undertaker learned the double deaths as the hospital reported both consumptive menacing cases without hope.
Jule Walters and Loutre Liwellyn duel Crawford tonlent in the train comedy Sid Tracked. The program includes Two Little Vagrants a melodrama and a starry cast with Miks Neva Harrison in Fan-Fan and Acna Bolden Lottie Hriscos Etheile Karty Katherine Vincent Ruth Hidtredge Arthur Coglier Devla La Barre Suh Halmy James W H Pendergast and others.
London reports England plans a three army corps reorganization with Aldershot Salisbury Dublin centers and six districts. The plan expands militia yeomanry and volunteers by about 155000 while keeping three home corps in reserve. Critics doubt recruiting ability but aim to strengthen readiness for foreign service and modern warfare.
A special dispatch reports heated debate over Andrew Carnegie’s offer for a public library. Committee notes warn donations may corrode civic justice and empower privileged benefactors, urging a focus on equity and widow and orphan support instead of charity.
Hearing on the will contest of late millionaire William Marsh Rice is fixed for Monday April 8 in New York. Albert T. Patrok, linked as drafter of a will benefiting him, faces murder charges in the Tombs. Leading New York lawyers are among those representing parties, signaling a lengthy and expensive proceeding.
Notice from Missouri Pacific Lines listing Topeka Kansas agent F E Nipps as ticket agent and J P and T A H C Townsend of St Louis Missouri as officials. No further details provided.
A chaotic set of lawyers and representatives appear in a contested matter over the Rice heirs and related estates. Various firms and individuals claim rights to examine witnesses and protect interests in a high stakes microcosm of interfamily and international dispute, with references to Peru, Holtby, Chilean communications, and a deep web of trust and inheritance claims.
Attorneys for Lytle argue to set aside district court commitment as error overruled by Judge Hagen. The appeal seeks release from custody and questions materiality of alleged error as court records show a contentious morning session and motions related to the charity jail designation.
The chancellor of the exchequer may announce a large sum in the budget that could tax foreign grain and breadstuffs to bolster national revenue. The exact amount remains unclear, but broad taxation on staple foods seems unlikely given strong opposition.
New York reports Chili aims to keep Tacna and Arica despite tensions. The note warns against U S interference or getting involved in South American quarrels.
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