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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
4
A garbled Te X era text from the Topeka State Journal discusses national politics including references to Wilson tariffs, Roosevelt, and party strategies. It mentions Governor Van Sant of Minnesota, Governor Odell, and potential presidential contenders. The piece notes coverage limits and editorial tangles with other foreign and domestic topics.
The Kansan National Guard Brigadier General W F Hughes again contemplates a Topeka mayoral bid. Reported liquor industry opposition hints at possible backing from anti law enforcement factions, while Hughes signals no party allegiance. Critics note prior unsuccessful campaigns and quest for power as central motives.
A city council ordinance limits handbills and advertising by churches schools lodges and local groups charging 25 licenses and bans distributing own materials. Critics say the measure discriminates and would push ads to out of town papers. Opponents urge careful review and amendments to prevent bias and graft while preserving local advertising.
A report notes rising cotton production in the United States and the potential for a Kansas City area cotton mill.KIhnear City capitalists visited local collecting facilities to assess feasibility amid expanding cotton lands in the Southwest as the industry grows nationwide.
The article argues that Southern and Southwest plantations will supply raw materials for booming industries. It notes 79 million of 109 million spindies run in the United States and contrasts postwar industrial shifts with prewar agriculture. It predicts broader court or railroad support and renewed investment in southern cultivation and production.
The piece links W J Bailey's victory for governor of Kansas to his dying father and late mother, noting the emotional conflict of triumph and sorrow. It cites his lengthy service to home and parents, and reflects on why the political achievement is tempered by personal loss. It also discusses a New York press essay defending modern drama and the idea that art should mirror society rather than idealize it.
The essay argues for varied drama across pastoral, historical, and psychological works. It contends that stage life must include all sides including villains and flawed women, rejecting a single narrow view and upholding art as truth.
Kansas district brief with scattered items including Eagie Dancing club in Kingman County, election night mischief, a missing shoe hunt, a ministerial incident, and local editor mentions. Notes touch on residents of Ottawa and Windtekt, a candidate elected in Himeman County, and community happenings like weddings, parades, and agricultural coverage.
Fragmented excerpt shows citizens debating suffrage and civic duty. Hazy quotes reflect mixed public opinion on voting and moral expectations. The passage hints at social change, gender roles, and the tension between tradition and progress in a turbulent community.
A fragmentary prose piece contrasts rich and poor pleasures, noting the cost of comfort, the deceit of wealth, and the universal urge for a better view of life. It muses on honesty, religion, work, and the stubborn urge to resist evil as one moves through society.
A fragment from a New York Presse item laments innocence lost and social tricks. It jokes about a bachelor’s about face in romance, noting the woman who knows how to manage and the man who fears exposure of his feelings.
A fragmented column titled Quaker Reflections discusses personal conduct and reform ideas. The text cites reactions to equality and spiritual leadership, noting varying views on social roles and moral behavior.
In May City a long account praises James H Teeter for judge bid and lauds Redder and Waters as powerful figures. The piece depicts Redder as a magnetic campaign personality and recounts Waters dramatic courtroom and billiards style tricks, implying strong influence on local politics and gambling-like contest tactics.
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