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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1901
Page
4
Frank B. Lennan reviews political luck in gubernatorial recounts and coppering market shifts. The column touches on naval budgeting, Br. Edward Cudahy, and the Czolgoss trial costs, while noting gold exports, the Monroe doctrine, and electoral reform debates shaping national policy. It highlights recount disappointments and economic tensions in early 1900s America.
A columnist laments a surge of railroad crashes over recent weeks and urges faster building of the Nicaragua canal to enable ocean travel. He notes engineers chase schedules at passengers' risk and calls for safer train operations and restraint in crossing the continent between meals.
Local merchants and the Commercial club weigh the Kansas City Electric Railway proposal. The State Journal argues opposition should focus on protecting rights and city trade, warning that Topeka would lose retail vigor to Kansas City while benefiting surrounding farms and county growth.
An English plan to place remittance men with Kansas ranchers aims to sell mortgage property. HH Hillis of Glasgow and St Paul leads Kansas operations via an auxiliary company to the Colonial and United States Mortgage Company. England funds place wealthy youths as apprentices, with subsistence and learning, then launch them as ranchers to drain properties.
Fragmentary text mentions United Kansas scheme and British aristocracy, with references to New York children and Abe. It notes Kansas recoveries from grasshoppers and drought, portraying a serious state proposition to counter years of debauchery and prodigality.
Secretary of State John Hay delivered a hopeful, squarely stated address at the New York Chamber of Commerce banquet. He praised American diplomacy, Monroe doctrine, and the Golden Rule, emphasized Pacific interests, Hawaiian doors, Philippines, Samoa, and plans for a Pacific cable and Isthmian canal under U.S. ownership.
The Wichita Eagle and other papers lampoon the northeast corner as hoggish in politics. Topeka, the state capital, is described as the political center with more candidates and influential attorneys shaping the next year’s race. The Fire district and legal interests bolster Topeka’s prominence in Republican politics.
A state wide census sparks names for next year’s campaigns. In the Seventh district Green on the Supreme bench and Sederwick, Grimes, Nelvon, Morgan head a slate with seven possible offices. The First district shows one candidate for attorney general Godard. Names swirl as “hoggishness” from the northeast corner is noted.
Hints from Kansas note Colorado farmers with ample irrigation report high potato and hay yields and a robust sugar beet crop in Larimer county. Wheat profits rise as eastern foothills benefit from irrigation, urging Kansas to expand water ditches and nurture western irrigation to combat drought concerns.
Citizens rally against a proposed tax levy for Central Park, warning that a failure could unravel the Topeka park system. The piece argues parks benefit all, urges fair tax assessment, and notes the central parcel’s bargain purchase and location within the benefit district.
The exchange argues spending on the fair grounds instead of Central Park, labeling the park fight as largely selfish. It suggests removing hostility toward both projects and notes both sites serve different purposes.
A Topeka dispute over park development and injunctions unfolds. Lawyer Ferry and Kinney oppose Centro park and other improvements, while Park Commissioners Low and Wider are praised for beautification efforts and public benefit, amid calls to uphold their work against criticism.
The article notes American horses and mules are favored for British troops in South Africa. American stock proves stronger and better adapted, while late imports face long voyages and reduced recuperation. Boers receive acclimated, efficient mounts. Capetown becomes a key market. U S stock remains in demand though domestic political debates and tax measures pose issues.
A scrambled clipping from the Globe offers scattered witticisms about domestic life and social trends. It pokes at the idea of a practical wife who washes dishes and jokes about a caller needing a snack with nuts, reflecting playful but incomplete editorial chatter.
A mosaic of literary chatter and small town flavor, this item surveys recent reads and author news. It notes Crawford’s latest work garnering attention, Mary Hartwell Catherwood’s Lasarre drawing popular interest, and new youth volumes by Lee Shepard. It also mentions a curious note about Thou Can Come and Harding Davis's forthcoming detective novelette This Rovelette.
A collection of satirical one liners on human foibles from a Chicago newspaper column. The topical ramblings cover hypocrisy, popularity, and social behavior with regional humor and sharp witticisms. Notable bits reference prudes, truth tellers, and an Irishman’s quip on global kindness.
Reflections on love and marriage present a wary view of affection and suspicion. The piece satirizes how passions can overwhelm judgment, noting that excessive affection may derail even strong friendships and that spouses notice hints of change, such as unusual scents, breeding doubt.
A fragmented column of witticisms and aphorisms plays on money taxes faces and romance. Snatches reference fashions, faux pas, and social foibles with quips about vows, marriage, and impracticalities. The piece hints at vanity, deception, and love’s pitfalls in a light, humorous tone.
Book notes describe F. Marton Crawford's Marriotta Maid of Venice from Macmillan & Co. The tale blends medieval Venice lore with romance, drawing on historic and preserved settings. The excerpt hints at the city’s intrigue and the widowed inner circle, where painters and parriclins mingle under restrictions on foreign education.
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