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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1902
Page
4
An obscure obituary notes Frisco engineer once presumed dead reappears years later. His wife collects life insurance in Woodman Lodge as rumors swirl about a forthcoming marriage. Additional reports tie an alleged bank robbery suspect to a wider crime wave, with focus on identified accomplices and long trail of evidence.
The district court upheld a murder verdict against a hypnotist linked to Topeka, Madam Vanora, an ex-lawyer from Wichita. The evidence showed a planned killing with a May date referenced, and officials attempted to stop the execution.
D. V. Sprague, longtime attorney and Republican figure in Pattawatomle county, dies aged in the sixties after a liver ailment. Funeral held after a brief service, with a later large turnout. Sprague served three terms as Waniero treasurer and chaired the county central committee, active in local politics and development.
A fragmentary news item recounts a grim scene with scattered names and places, mentioning buried victims, a fire, and crowd reactions. The garbled text hints at a crime or disaster reporting, with unclear chronology and involved persons, leaving readers seeking fuller details.
A turbulent, garbled health notice advertises cures and remedies, mentioning cancer treatments, infections, and "BBS Cures Cancers of All Zina." It claims money back if cures fail and references various products, places, and people in a cluttered, unclear OCR Read. The piece mixes medical claims with marketing jargon, lacking coherent structure or verifiable details.
Nov 17 report of three soldier prisoners Ryan Green and Simmans fleeing from the guardhouse by dodging in fog near Fort Leavenworth. They fled into timber west of the garrison and were at large. Also notes firing near the prison site and a separate shooting of Mert Duffin near Leavenworth. Edward Tonpebere and J F Williams wed in the city. a burglary incident led to the arrest of a local proprietor.
A Rock Island freight wrecked near Zuba north of Wellington Kansas on November 17 damaged two cans and a bridge over the Ninnescah. One car jumped the track and another became jammed in the bridge, traffic was shut for three hours and no injuries were reported.
An Emporie contractor facing trouble in Kas November 1 is accused of abandoning his contract for building the home of the Method church. Increased material costs and bad weather forced the delay. authorities report the contractor is now under scrutiny as the situation unfolds. In Kingman, Kan, on November 17, Sheriff Davis pursued a suspect after a break-in at the sheriff’s residence, where valuables were looted.
Fragmented OCR note recounts a woman dying after a broken neck during a social event. It mentions her husband tending to her and a porch where the injury occurred, with garbled names and places. The readable bits suggest a somber incident tied to a birthday and a home setting.
Fragmentary OCR describes a divorce decree on October 8 involving Mra Wharton and Aemud Wharton, with a boy sent to join his father in Chicago. Mentions habeas corpus and a court office, but many names and details are garbled.
Railroads move to raise wages, following Pennsylvania plans to lift pay for workers under 200 a month by 10 percent. New York Central and affiliates, Philadelphia and Reading, and other major lines may boost wages by 6 to 10 percent, affecting about 1 5,000 employees. Experts warn the wage surge could add 75 million dollars in annual operating costs, with potential impact on dividends and surplus while noting rail profits and expenses.
Reports from Rock Island Seid indicate the Orient railroad aims to build a parallel line extending its system toward a new route. The plan contemplates a line parallel to Stilwell's Orient railroad, with completion and operation hoped for by January 2, 1905, subject to Mexican concessions and project feasibility.
Chitago reports a strong probability exists that cheap dissembler rates will not be in effect west of Chicago in 1903. A movement seeks to abrogate low rates for conventions and excursions to which Western lines have traditionally granted access. Northern lines argue Western summer rates harm northern harvest tourism and travel, threatening to retaliate with winter discounts to protect their tourist and resort traffic.
A proposal to create an interchangeable mileage bureau for trunk line territory from Buffalo to the Atlantic seaboard failed. The plan would sell shared mileage tickets across Central and Western Passenger Association lines to aid business travelers and merchants, with major lines in favor though Van Derbiltines Reading and Jersey Central opposed. Proponents remain optimistic about independent bureaus and potential benefits to roads and commerce.
McPherson Kansas to Wichita and beyond. a central Kansas interurban network to extend from McPherson through Halstead to Wichita and on toward Geuda Springs and Arkansas City. Right of way secured on parts. civil engineers surveying, plans for additional branches to Salon Lyons Newton Wheela. Expanded routes may pass Ottawa Cloud Republic Jewell Mitchell Lincoln and progress pushed promptly.
An advertorial argues chronic dyspepsia is curable, criticizes dieting and bitter after dinner pills, and touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal digestive aid that digests food even with inactive stomachs. It claims the tablets provide rest to the stomach while nourishing the body and emphasize cost effectiveness.
A San Francisco despatch reports that Hindu Mohammedan priests and Christian missionaries request equal overland travel rates. The Southern Pacific Santa Fe and their conventions consider granting the courtesy to Christian missionaries and Sisters of Charity while opposing discrimination against Oriental travelers.
Reports say Burlington earnings publications have ended since August. The Northern Securities Company purchase led to all Burlington stocks being withdrawn from trading and ceased quotations, reducing public interest in the shares.
The New Yas rmancer asserts George H. Daniels, heading New York Central, earned a large salary during the year 1402. He oversaw revenue growth and significant passenger throughput while balancing earnings and future gains. The article credits Daniels with guiding policy and management during a period of substantial revenue expansion for the railroad.
Chicago November 11 a new large industrial enterprise behind a purchase of factory property from the Atchison To & Santa Fe line. The tract covers eleven by five and a half feet on Eighteenth Street near Campbell Diverse, price about twenty five thousand dollars. George Burkhof Jr. took the deed and said a comprehensive plant will be erected. many local workers were noted in the day’s reports alongside plant activity and staff changes at the Santa Fe works.
George E. Rose of El Paso announced arrangements for the annual Santa Fe system freight and passenger traffic managers meeting to be held at the Alvarado hotel in December. More than one hundred traffic men from New York to San Francisco are expected to attend, with the gathering likely lasting four days and all visitors to be housed at the Alvarado.
Rock Island earns 33 411 768 in July and August as part of its stock exchange filing. The statement shows operating expenses 4 1 earnings 11 768, other income 171 456, total income 3 053 204, true interest and rentals 1, bail ante 2 182 156, dividend on capital etacw ot Ge company 834 790, surplus 1 67, RBC.
Time in Newton shops reduced to nine hours daily by the mechanical department. Workers affected include Leo Oxenbirg and Edward Bowers with Saturday shifts noted. Several employees receive time checks. miscellaneous staffing movements and absences are recorded in the water service and plumbing mills.
A garbled page fragment touts Dr Penner offering life time cures for stubborn cases. It references a gravel lodging, late relief after using bottles, and warnings about further formations. Mentions Saint Vitus Range and various questionable remedies.
A Bronx man died from the effects of a bite on Wednesday. The victim, described as a tobacconist or laborer, lived in New York City. Police reported the incident as the result of a bite and the man succumbed to complications shortly after.
A reported bite caused extensive swelling spreading through the body. Doctors offered no relief as the victim’s condition worsened, with rumors that the beech was infected by known germs according to local beliefs.
Rome November 17 The interior ministry confirmed the assassin of King Leopold was Rubino a socialist type. He had stolen in Milan and escaped to England forming anarchist views. His father was a patriotic councillor. He fled to England Glasgow and London and was accused of treachery by a friend. Reports say Rubino claimed selection of Leopold’s attack due to the king’s conduct toward Princess Stephanie.
Washburn-Medice football travels Sunday to Lindaberg to meet Bethany College. Benny Owens leads the squad as they seek to rebound after a Topeka loss, aiming for a stronger showing and possibly victory. The lineup includes Klene, Haynes, Clarke, Cunningham, Gilt, Anderson, Stewart, Dadian, Donohue, Steed, Meht, Buhsucotes, Brown, Hill, Henshaw, Mawel in the forward units.
Fire swept a new Armour Co plant in Sioux City early Sunday, damaging the second floor of the building and wiping out four stockpiled units valued at over 5000. Estimated loss covered by 500 in insurance. Authorities suspect spontaneous combustion or faulty electrical wiring as causes. About six hundred workers faced temporary unemployment.
The excerpt describes a White Ribbon remedy claimed to cure drunkenness and temperance illness by secret ingredients and instructions. It cites Mrs. Maory and Rial Ramey, noting persistent drunkenness and various cures proposed by members urging aid for temperance.
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