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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
11
A brief, festive note invites readers to visit the Crystal store for holiday cheer. It praises ongoing Decoration Day wear and Christmas anticipation, assuring patrons that Santa Claus always visits.
Fragments describe chaotic events with named places and people, including Laurel and surrounding locations. The garbled text mentions a wreck, a lieutenant, and various personal names as part of a chaotic narrative.
An assortment of church notices lists services and events across city churches. Details include Young Women's Christian Association gatherings, Second Church of Christ Scientist meetings, Presbyterian events, United Brethren notes, and a Garfield Park band concert by Marshal's band tomorrow at 1 pm.
Local notes indicate plans to travel to New York next week to attend a boating event and related engagements. Mentioned are preparations, schedules, and anticipated performances including theater shows and attractions for the season. The article hints at a roster of acts and the involvement of community figures in coordinating activities.
Paul Morton first vice president of Santa I e accompanied by Weney Meciitt Industrial her of the same roast heads to Topeka this morning en route to Dallas on business. The report notes travel plans and a brief mention of a forthcoming event with brides and a rope display.
An early report from Anadarko China describes the Weshite river rising to near sixteen feet in three hours washing away cars and outbuildings and driving residents to high ground. Homes flooded, boats secured, several people rescued from branches as a one woman and child escaped. No lives confirmed lost though many are homeless. authorities report widespread flooding across Caddo county.
A New York sale reported a 19th century tapestry illustrating a court of love selling for 5 900. The lot included antique tapestries and a group of furniture pieces from the Louis XVI period, with a total realized price around 18 dollars and forty cents.
Baron Elioht Shibusawa, one of Japan's wealthiest merchants, arrived in San Francisco on May 21 with a retinue and interpreters. He heads forty stock companies with capital of £260,000,000 and has long led Tokyo's chamber of commerce. He is touring the world to promote Japan's commerce.
A Tribune dispatch reports Governor Taft and party reaching Rome with officials at the Italian capital. Secretaries and dignitaries discuss ceremonial concessions at the Vatican while plans aim to conclude ongoing edicts swiftly.
A fragmented report notes British horse owners opposing a grain tax proposal. An interview with a channel host covers the principal objections and the perceived impact on trade. The conversation suggests political sensitivity and public discontent surrounding the tax measure.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease to relieve swollen hot tired feet and ease pain from tight shoes. It claims cooling relief for corns callouses and ingrown nails, offering a free trial and urging purchase at druggists and shoe stores. Contact Allen S. Olmeted LeRoy NY for details.
A fragmented account from the State Journal outlines the Yount case, noting city involvement and commentary from an eight line summary. The report hints at an inconsistency or misstatement regarding the defendant’s name and actions, with editors indicating new developments.
3.G. Haney, superintendent of the experiment, reports clearing 909 acres of prairie dogs as an economical pest control. The plan involved fumigants including cyboin methide and carbon disulfide with a measured use and hours of work. The report notes the need to complete pest eradication to prevent spread to adjacent towns and reduce need for future measures.
In Washington on May 31 minority members of the senate committee on isthmian canals issued a report opposing the Nicaragua route citing impracticability due to volcanic disturbances and urging continued consideration of the Panama alternative. The document will be presented to the senate today.
Helen Gould will receive a degree at New York University during May for the commencement exercises of the university. President of the university will be present and deliver the commencement oration. Other officials include omast Stier and Me cer who face care as president of the waningta advisory committee.
A garbled May report from Potsdam mentions parades, prices, and various names, including Henry, Frederick, and Heine Preterick Weil Pests, with references to a window stage and Santa Tickets. Details are fragmented, but indicate an event with military overtones and multiple places cited.
A Topeka area item notes a robbery on Dales Street with $6 missing, a home return, and a professor slated to lecture at Lin Pour Fost Hall at 3 pm Sunday. Other items include lodge committee meeting for fraternal hospital planning, Kansas authorities handling an Oklahoma prisoner case, and musical entertainment at Kansas University with Topeka chorus. Also reported are mayoral appointments, a potential damages suit by Talbott, and resignations of Grubn and his wife from the city pest house posts with no raise approval.
President submits nominations: Golonela to brigadier general, Whiteside and Sumner H Lincoln to infantry lieutenant colonels, Quinton and Chance to colonels, Hoyt and Cornish to majors. Captains Bonesteet, Wor Laussister, Secetens, Baltaeil, Conley, Collins, Weick named among captains. Also Geo W. Bibes, receiver of public moneys at Orange City, involved in a transport incident. Major Berthelot injured in accident with French mission delegate status. Concert by Marshall's band at Gartside Park tomorrow at 2 pm.
Interest grows as the Diamond C Voting contest swells with daily ballots. Contestant names include Cora Stevens Mrs Elske Minnie Boyte Sarde Obert Be Acs T Williams Ae Anders Mise Daley Dillon Margaret Crow Emma Sholes and Mrs Margaret Booklet. Details and conditions available at FW Swearingen's Jewelry Store 724 Kansas Avenue or by writing Cudahy Packing Co Topeka.
In a spirited Senate debate, Spooner cites a 1722 Massachusetts statute offering £100 for male Indians over 13 as Hoar denounces it as cruel policy. Hoar recalls colonial land purchases from Indians by Massachusetts towns and questions its justice, warning of punitive measures against dissent.
A fragmented call invites readers to a railway ticket sale and a public auction by a female auctioneer at Morrison's. It promotes Great Rock Island Route trains to Fontlane and New York with June sale dates and a September 15 1902 return limit, urging attendance tonight from 8 to 9 with Morrison’s auction.
May 31 445 p m report from Logdgon notes Americans lead at Pola with focus on fashion and beauty trends. The piece highlights popularity of Salt Skin Cream Satin Skin Powder and appeals to fashionable women with praise for their effectiveness and appeal.
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