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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1902
Page
4
The fragmentary AP report mentions the Topeka state journal and the Associated Press, with garbled names and phrases. It references telephone lines or telegraph style notes and a partial line about a competition or event ending with the number 78.
Vague OCR from Topeka and Vinetuett discussions shows City of Topeka debating a streetcar franchise with Vinettuett and Windwood Park. Officials pledge action as votes loom, linking transit plan costs and potential city debt with local business interests.
The kidnapped infant named Baby Taylor was located at a residence on 41st Street. Authorities plan immediate legal action to secure the child’s return to her mother and arrange proceedings with the appropriate officials.
May 6 report from Emporia Kansas notes a negro Baptist preacher involved in a prison case. A group including inmates and others discuss baptism and religious conversion as a condition of their jail terms. They seek religious instruction and baptism before appeals or future steps proceed.
Mrs Thorpe, matron of the poll, argues over Juli Gold a colored girl dying of consumption. With 96 home years and no hospital admitting her, Thorpe seeks forced placement to a farm and Poor Commissioners, while the jail’s women’s ward becomes her current location. Her pleas fail to move officials as she refuses medical care and contemplates no action against the authorities.
Two men die from injuries after accidents near Wizard Sun and in Kew Mexico. W 3 Consey, 40, dies at Stormont hospital from injuries. Louis Nelawander crushed by falling timber at a well site, dies at Stormont hospital. Funeral for Consey Wednesday at 1 in Prairie Home cemetery. procession from DeMawe Prowelrs undertaking at 11:00.
May 5: The staff division of the post office announced free delivery on certain Wellington routes, limiting to 16 free deliveries. Somnir fatty to oversee the county survey, with G2 ckrriure and Wil reaph traveling countrywide. Kansas City round trip $1.75 via Santa Fe. train details and ticket validity through May 7. Governor candidate named. Decoration Day plans discussed by Republican club. event to include a par.
A fragmentary item discusses a birth and a health product claim linked to a "Favorite Prescription" substitute sold by a dealer. It references potential profits from selling a substitute and mentions mothers and care concerns in a promotional context.
In Topeka and Salt Lake City a Topeka woman, Mrs. Hague, dazzled oil operators with forged papers and options on valuable lands in Utah and Wyoming. She traveled to Los Angeles for a Federation meeting and attracted investors from Topeka. Oil men were tricked as options disappeared, while she built ties with local society figures and stock speculation schemes.
The thirty fourth annual Kansas Homeopathic Medical Society meeting is set for Wednesday through Friday with joint sessions with other homeopathic societies. Prominent officers include President Buck King, Secretary Cohen, and Treasurer Swan. Program includes reports, audits, election of new members, and a social union meeting at Security Ball Seventh and Kansas Avenue with various speakers and exhibits from multiple local doctors and associations.
Fragmentary text lists several names and terms related to medicine and a date line. The readable items include J. Martin Kershaw and J.W. Titteny with references to clinical medicine, urine, and a Friday marker, but specifics are lost.
Washington on May 6 Senate Burton denies hostility toward Evans confirmation and says he will not speak against it or oppose the nomination, insisting he will not carry a hostile speech and plans no public opposition.
May 6 dispatch from Bt. Thomas reports the tow of IRVa from the volownd of Munt Pelen began Saturday and destroyed the Guerin factories about two miles from St. Pierre, Martintane. About 150 people are missing and a great panic prevails at St. Pierre.
Silliwater Oklahoma May 6 Heavy rain in the past three days has washed out culverts and bridges across Oklahoma. Estimates put the total rainfall at five inches with little crop damage. Ripley reports flooded streets and two destroyed bridges on the Cimarron river. Railway grades suffer as tracks buckle from washouts. Local names appear in weather and disruption notes, with detailed but fragmentary transit and road impacts across the region.
Claiming to cleanse blood and restore liver and kidney function, an advertisement urges readers to follow Vermont families who use Smith's Green Mountain Renovator. It promises money back if no relief and notes a sole local agency selling the product through trusted agents.
The Kansas school book commission opened sessions to set the order of subjects and hear merits from publishers. About sixty five representatives from forty publishing firms attended, including American Book Co and Crane & Co, under Major A W Clancey. Members present included Superintendent Frank Nelson and others from Concordia Wellington Ottawa and Topeka, with meetings continuing into the afternoon.
The government rain gauge shows total precipitation of over one inch. Rain began Monday at 5:20 AM and fell steadily until 3 AM. Forecasters warned winds with gusts up to a mile per hour. Temperatures were recorded hourly by the rain gauge observer.
Six people perished when a cloud burst struck near Fors Oklahoma hitting Turkey Creek and Washita rivers hard. Fifteen houses were swept away and a Choctaw train barely escaped flooding, with declines in the track and bridges washed out between Wile City Foss and Weatherford. Names include Mes Butterfield and granddaughter, Mes Hut hins on, Mes Morgan and son, plus an unknown man.
The readable fragments mention two players in an exclusive service rally. No clear names, teams, or dates are provided, leaving only a vague glimpse of a tennis style exchange and a possible positional setup.
The House and Senate observe solemn tributes to deceased figures including Salmon and Cummings, with committee attendances to funerals and remarks on mortality. A Senate invocation reflects on national losses as lawmakers acknowledge sorrow and pay respects to departed colleagues.
In Hartisboro Pennsylvania a molten metal spill at the Pennsylvania Steel Works in Steelton killed four men and fatally injured two others. All victims were Austrian. The pit overflow turned into a molten mass trapping workers behind blaster danger and burning several others.
Councilman W S Chaney returned from a western trip and said he has not decided whether to relocate his residence or to leave the Topeka council. He is considering an offer from American Falls Power Company of Shoshone Idaho to build power plants and supply electricity to the region. He plans to study the proposal for 36 days while noting he values his city ties and council service.
In a cryptic note the piece mentions the Tigers and a decisive moment. It references a 16 run or hit event and hints at changes involving Meldion and Celaren with a left position adjustment for a forthcoming game.
Judge Hazen sustains the will of Mrs Chrisman approving the bulk of her estate to fund a Methodist university in Topeka. Executors will manage the bequest to secure the university’s future, with about 30,004 dollars identified as the core estimate for endowment. The case centered on the validity of the 1907 instrument and featured testimony from several executors.
Washington on May 6 Congresswoman Jackson endorses the movement for an ideal candidate and a great and abe president. The statement highlights support from a prominent lawmaker.
The page records a jumble of names and events with a central note about supply shortages from a Washington department halting a plan to ship 2 000 packages. It references Major T J A Angerml and local figures and hints at a Turner garden opening and a grant, all tangled in a report of illness and logistical hiccups.
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