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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1901

Page

7

Dr Prices Crem Baking Powder Notice

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How He Was Cured Using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure

Topeka residents Thomas L. Ross and others attest that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieved their chronic stomach troubles. Ross, a longtime Topeka pioneer, describes dyspepsia relief and renewed appetite after short use, urging fellow citizens to try the remedy.

Topeks Kansan Avenue Thomas Ts Rosa Kas Ross ‘Topeka Thomas Topeka

Goss to Washington on Invitation by President Roosevelt

Visit planned as Beth Kent travels to Washington today invited by the President. A chaotic, garbled note mentions a fire at a house and a distressed woman, with unclear local details and ensuing confusion.

Goss Washington Fork Mon Sleet Beth Kent Roosevelt Howe

Demand Publicity at Knights of Labor Assembly

Indianapolis November 15 report from the Knights of Labor calls for sweeping public scrutiny of interstate corporations. Resolutions urge Congress to require publicity for corporate affairs and cap capitalization to actual invested funds, opposing government aid to private firms and taxation benefitting a few.

Indianapolis General Assembly The Knights of Labor Committee On Congress

Chicago Bible Translation Sparks Modernist Outcry

London Nov. 15 Extracts from the Chicago translation of the Bible were published today. The Evening Telegraph remarks on the work calling it a modern American misstep and condemning the effort as an atrocity that almost warrants harsh measures.

London Chicago Eee Inquisition

Ice Closes Roads As Rivers Rise Across Region

Weather disruption persists as frigid conditions seal lakes and rivers. Reports describe unprecedented severity for early season, with rail trade hamper and towns flooded. local neighbors contend with rising waters and submerged meadows.

Wreck on Freight Train Kills One Tramp

A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight train wrecked near Slater. The collision split the train on a grade, sending ten cars into a ditch. One tramp was killed and another fatally injured.

Milwaukee Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Slater Here

Condemned military clothing sale set for state home

Local note: sale of condemned military clothing scheduled for November 25 at the state home. Sheriff Cook reports ten head of blooded cattle moved to his Jackson county farm. Elks lodge to feature a wire in club room for the return of the prize fight. County commissioners audit last election expenses totaling 582.25 and order warrants drawn. Topeka mourns Mrs Georg Henschel who died in London after an illness.

Cook Jackson County Elks Topeka Georg Henschel Henschel London Eng Manns Nadeau Tate Te

Consolidated Kansas Districts Unite for Single Teacher

Sumner county reports three districts Victor Lincoln and Seventy-six Center merge to employ one teacher Miss Edna Gil at Seventy-six Center with 23 pupils. Victor and Lincoln send pupils by wagons and the total monthly expense drops from 115 to 30 with driver wages and incidental costs, saving 85 monthly while improving conditions and punctuality.

Wellington Sumner County W. M. Massey Center Victor Lincolnn Seventy-six Center Edna Gil Lincoln School Key Schual House Victor Furnisher Lincoln Gil Tincoln Miss Gift Sevent Etc

Dying Statement Admitted in Tranbarger Murder Trial

Oswego Nov 16 The Reed murder trial continued with state witnesses detailing Tranbarger s shooting and death The dying statement admitted to the court says Reed shot him after dispute over hedge trimming The testimony included four witnesses and the widow Mrs Tranbarger who shed tears The courtroom was crowded to capacity

Oswego Bill Reed Bill

Bitter at Jessie Morrison in Clara Wiley murder case

Roland Wey, father of Clara Wiley murdered by Jessie Morrison at El Dorado, arrives in Wichita and says Morrison’s January supreme court review could grant a new trial. He urges conviction if retried, vows full effort to send her to the penitentiary, hints at new issues arising from the summer trial. He declines to reveal specifics about forthcoming Butler county court matters.

Clara Wiley Wichita Kas Roland Wey Jessie Morrison el Dorado Supreme Court Ife Butler County Poites

Jilted man misled by Parsons widow leads to mistaken arrest

Charles T. Foran of Kinsley travelled to Parsons after answering a matrimonial ad. He gave wedding presents as a punch line to a romance, was jilted by the widow, and her son stole his pocketbook before fleeing. Yesterday he sought the youth in the city and, due to disheveled attire, was mistaken for an escaped convict at the Courier office.

Winfield Charles T. Foran Kinsley Parsons

Jones Stones Grocery Destroyed by Fire in Emporia

Emporia November 16 Jones and Stones grocery was totally destroyed by a basement explosion shortly after a blaze began. The fire tore through the ground floor, shattered plate glass, and damaged storefront windows about half a block away. Insurance is expected to cover about two thirds of losses.

Jones & Stonea Emporia Jones & Stones

Gun in court shocks Winfield district trial

In Winfield on Thursday the Schmidt joint trial faced a scare when Congressman A M Jackson shielding Schmidt warned that Prosecuting Attorney Johnson might shoot. Johnson drew a pistol from his pocket and placed it on the table before judges ordered it seized and he was censured.

Jackson Winfield Court Winfield Schmidt District Court A. M. Jackson Johnson Judes McBride

Frozen to Death in Prairie Near Gage

Bodies of Mrs. Armstrong and her daughter found three miles south of Gage after a blizzard likely chilled them to death. They recently moved from Driftwood to Wichita for a new business venture. Investigation considers exposure as the cause.

Wichita

Burglar Otterly Caught After Pawn Shop Robbery

Marion Otterly, a colored man, was arrested in St. Joseph Missouri by Policeman Abe Henderson on a burglary and larceny warrant. He allegedly burglarized D Copland's pawn shop last Monday night taking watches jewelry clothing and revolvers valued around $200. Authorities traced him from Topeka to Kansas City and back to St. Joseph where Henderson captured him. Otterly had a prior 1897 prison sentence for burglary and a violent past including an earlier throat-cutting incident.

Marion Otterly St. Joe Abe Henderson Otterly D. Copland Topeka Henderson Ottarly Kansas City Tomy Capland Alan Hoe Morgan Twentieth Kansas Swift Packing House

Treated Like Brutes Charges From County Inmates

Des Moines Iowa Nov 15 The second biennial report of the board of control of Iowa Institutions was issued today It asks 848127 for improvements to state buildings and alleges state college at Ames and state university at Iowa City were used for lobbying It charges inmates at county asylum were treated like animals male attendants accessed women wards and in one case were bathed in the same water It recommends converting Anfinosa penitentiary into a reformatory and enacting an indeterminate sentence law

Des Moines Board of Control of Iowa State College Ammen State University Iowa City County Asylume Anfinosa

A New Ball Club for St Louis Next Spring

Ban Johnson and Charles Cominkey confirmed in St. Louis that the American League club will enter the city next season. In West Branch Michigan a destructive fire swept through the business district, threatening the village. Three hotels a Masonic hall two livery stables two residences and a grocery store were destroyed. Losses exceed twenty thousand dollars with insurance covering the claim.

Louis St. Louis Ban Johnson Charles Cominkey West Franch Mich G. A. Ft. Hall

Third Postponement in Toppan Murder Case

Miss Jane Toppan appeared in Barnstable Massachusetts court for a third time today as the hearing was postponed to December 1. Her calm, jesting demeanor contrasted with earlier appearances, while the case continues to move slowly.

Barnstable Mass Jane Toppan Mary E. Gibbs Cataument Mist ‘Opbah

Thanksgiving Game Set Between Missouri And Kansas

Kansas City hosts the Thanksgiving clash as Missouri and Kansas battle for in state bragging rights. The controversy over ball possession and exhibition plays dominates early talk, with officials and coaches preparing for a decisive matchup in the holiday schedule.

Kansas City

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