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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1901
Page
7
The Oddfellows' Widows' and Orphans' Home at Corsicana Texas reports eighty children aged 18 to 23 profiting from Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Herb Laxative Compound. A superintendent praises its effectiveness for stomach and bowel troubles and invites readers to request a free sample and book.
Report from New York on beagle clubs and members elected including President Gage Post 32 and others. Mentions estates at Wilversley Hills and J. Bernehana Pulthies Dewey winners, trials with packs, and kennel performances with Dark and Kanrot as competing hounds.
Postmaster Guthrie asks the postal department in Washington to establish a registered letter power service between Med Deliver and Toreka. Under current rules, registered mail passes through Chicago to Topelattn, with pouch exchanges at St. Lenin, taking about 34 hours.
A Topeka Post Office discussion reveals ongoing mail routing problems between Topeka, Denver, and western cities. Patrons complain that registered mail must pass through Kansas City causing 24 hour delays. Officials, including Judge Guthrie, seek arrangements to improve delivery to Topeka patrons with earlier dispatch of registered letters.
Antonio Liverro, Italian weaver of West Sixty fifth Street, was charged in New York this morning with a serious crime. He allegedly struck Frank Puncrzone of Summit, New Jersey, with a bottle during a dispute over anarchist duties, leaving Puncrzone badly hurt. Liverro was arrested by detectives Price and Petroxing after the men clashed on Party Seventh Street.
A new scarlet fever case was documented, with the patient at 05 Union Street. All reported cases have been mild. Menninger offices on Kan sas Avenue listed. calls and hours noted as 2 to 6 p.m. for the office.
A collage of brief items from Topeka and surrounding areas covers court activity, state appointments, and elections. Mentions include Kansas supreme court reports, county commissioners, Gov. Stanley, and city notices. Also cited are university discussions, charity awards, and football prospects with varied local references.
New York reporting notes the November fog hampers electric transit work in London. The underground system faces delays amid wrangling over traction methods, with two penny tube lines and suburban services showing uneven patronage as central belt tunnels struggle to support demand.
French consul A. Schneider reports to the French government that investors should hold off on Nome Alaska capital ventures until Congress passes stronger mining protection laws. He notes adjacent districts are rich in gold and present mining opportunities for those with means. He arrived from Nome and will return to Paris to file his report.
Madison proposes converting a second floor room in the new Methodist church to a boys resort. The 200 by 16 foot space would be offered free light and fuel to any town youth who run it. It would be open at all times and exclude cards while providing books and a gathering place for local boys.
Peter Maher has signed to box Jim Jeffords next Friday night at Eureka Athletic Club Baltimore in a ten round contest. They drew in a six round fight at Lancaster about a month ago. If Maher wins he will challenge the winner of the Jeffries Ruhlin bout. A croup remedy claim appears in the same edition with advice on Chamberlains Gough Remedy and a promo for discounts on children's hats next door to the National Hotel.
The Topeka Whist Club held a social evening at its rooms inviting members and friends. Twenty tables played, with high scores by Knowles and Small, Compton and Connors, and north south leaders Wolf and MacLennan. Judges Green, Pollock, and Attorney General Godard attended, with several members applying for or planning membership as the club nears seven dozen members.
Joseph Deroin, an Indian resident of Wiawatha, is charged with murder and awaiting the next term of the United States district court in Shawnee county. He is accused of killing Murray Campbell at a June dance, during a quarrel that turned violent, with Deputy U S Marshal Prescott in attendance. Tensions have emerged in state courts as federal proceedings begin. Another man, John Spear, faces charges of murdering his wife and mother-in-law.
Neighbors recount a Thursday night blaze that consumed four barns with a mare and a horse named Wieneke still tied in a stable. The horse, said to be five years unled, refused release and perished in the flames, believed by locals to be a relic of its owner’s odd beliefs.
Samps on San Francisco reports Lieutenant Commander J Darn left in charge at Pago Pago while Commander Tilley visited fighine men. The note mentions sick bay conditions and local supply items. Advertisements list children's hats, Buckwheat flour, and bicycle services and rentals from local shops.
Readable ad item lists services for watch cleaning and jewelry exchange. Mentions cash for old cars or silver, guaranteed work, and exchanges with Uncle Sam on Kansas Avenue. References a Jan store and local shop names unclear due to OCR garble.
A garbled collection of rental and sale notices appears. Listings include a brick house for rent on Lottage Lane in Kannas Ave, several sale items such as a leather chair dining set and baby carriage, and miscellaneous loans and services. Addresses and names are present but fragmented.
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