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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1902
Page
6
An old clipped advert or article fragment discusses Paine's Celery Compound and related patent medicine claims. It mentions remedies for fever, throat, digestion, and urinary issues, with scattered references to Purser, Paine, and various medical claims, alongside speculative consumer notes and testimonials.
A fragmentary notice describes a new train to New York with dining cars and widewire theme. Mentions Niagara Pots and various names. fare to Kansas City and return is $2.00, with a November 4 return and a November 3 event implied. The text contains garbled names and stray phrases, including an incident reference to Julia Pubbidgy.
The Shamokin convention presents a concise document detailing wage and hour demands for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. It calls for a 2 percent wage increase this year and outlines reasons including low current wages, comparison to similar occupations, and the need to sustain a humane standard of living. It also urges shorter hours and health safety improvements to protect workers and families, seeking broad support across mines.
A submitted note from JOAN MITCHELL representing the Anthracite Mine Workers urges the Anthracite Strike Commission to address recurring fissures and flaws in the system. The missive requests remedies to prevent future coal industry turmoil.
A Versailles clerk sues a novelist claiming a character copied from him. The court orders 1000 francs in damages and withdrawal of the novel from circulation. The author admits no knowledge of the clerk yet must present a public official to whom he attributes immoral conduct.
Local communications note residents in North Topeka moving households, visiting kin, and traveling workers. Mentions J H Foucht, J. King at Holton, A J Haysen movers from the north, and Mrs W H Cannon returning from Oklahoma. Also records church events, school notes, hospital visits, and a forthcoming funeral in Topeka with time and place details.
A Broadway trolley derailed at Fifth and Broadway in Kansas City killing Mrs. Margaret Crist and Charles Johnson, injuring six others, and demolishing the front of a saloon. The dead were occupants of a wagon tied to the line. several riders suffered severe injuries. The motorman lost control at the hilltop and the car surged into the saloon, trapping victims.
Mrs Hertha Fuies Bakere gave a reading from Rostand's LiAlgWon at the High School auditorium. Her dramatic power and sweet voice drew strong applause as she portrayed the eagle's spirit and Napoleon Bonaparte's prisoner tale. The audience showed keen attention and praise for the performance.
The report describes a contentious first half with disputed ball control after Boisseau and Washburn exchanges. Officials struggled, making the game rocky. In the second half Washburn asserted superiority as Munt, Buck, and strong interference from Holesenn, Stone, Hallar, Waddell, Fulkerson, and Rainwater supported Normal’s effort against standout plays by Mehl, Cunningham, Dadiaman, Read, and Anderson for Washburn.
Plainfield New Jersey November 4 a young society woman Harriet Gardner fulfilled a dying promise by marrying Frank B Clark immediately after a burial service for her sister Mrs A C Baldwin who was operated on at Muhlenberg hospital The ceremony took place at Hillside cemetery conducted by Reverend George Miles of Brooklyn The bride is a prominent social figure and clerk of the board of education The groom had planned the marriage months ago but a family death delayed it
A New York Sun account quotes a Western railroad passenger claiming Mexican wasps cure rheumatism. He describes a dramatic sting experience, intense pain for hours, and asserts the remedy fails to relieve symptoms, advising against relying on insect stings for medicine.
Archaeologists warn the great Egyptian Sphinx faces erosion from desert storms over the coming years. Experts urge protective measures to preserve the rock sculpture as speculation grows on its future durability and potential decline.
Massachusetts police arrest a middle aged man once treated at McLean for mental illness, linked to fifteen recent fatal and nonfatal assaults in Cambridge Brookline and Somerville. Police note his history and ties to Mason & Hamlin, Harvard graduate, with prior hospital release after improvement. Tickets to Kansas City and return are offered with limited suburban sales.
In Chicago a saloon robbery ended with gunfire as four masked men attacked, two rifled the register, and proprietor Benjamin Marovigis and associate Hellers defended themselves. One assailant was shot, the others fled. no further injuries reported.
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