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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1901
Page
4
Fragmented text from Topeka State Journal copy discusses wire service use, President talk, financial notes on Gage bonds and treasury balance, Oswego waterworks vote, and mixed war era commentary including Admiral Sims and the Santiago battle. Contains many garbled lines and partial phrases.
Mrs Mary Eddy head of the Christian Science church offers a explanation for President McKinleys death. She cites conflicting prayers and lack of absolute understanding of God's power as factors that prevented revival. She asserts if all believed the wound would not be fatal, death would not have occurred.
A garbled Atchison Globe item satirically critiques appearances and dating notions. It mentions Ben Davin and a 360-pound figure, weaving playful jabs at widows and suitors. The piece uses distorted phrasing to mock social chatter about beauty and romance.
A distorted report mocks fashion at a millinery event, noting hats trimmed with bird corpses and inflaming gossip about a man driven to town. The piece catalogs rumors and hints at harsh judgments based on names and perceived associations, reflecting sensational local chatter.
A miscellany of humorous vignettes and social quips on marriage, money, yacht racing, and everyday foibles. The piece features character sketches and playful exchanges among Urban figures, including mentions of Manayunk and Wiss. It surveys topics from credit to fashion, with satirical asides about pretension and vanity.
A humorous column on inheritance and society roles shows how a red headed heir shifts culture. It satirizes matchmaking for daughters and contrasts male restraint with female fashion, noting quirks in manners and timing of a watch.
A fragmentary text from a Chicago page presents a series of aphorisms and musings. It contrasts freedom and equality with superstition, notes idiosyncrasies of human behavior, and includes a brief street address and contact info for Menninger in Topeka. The piece reads like a column of detached maxims and reflections.
William Greenhill confesses his brother Daniel killed Mrs. Uren and her suitor John Meloy after objecting to Meloy's attention to their sister. Daniel killed Meloy with a hatchet and then harmed his sister. A warrant for accessory Callp Andrews follows. The three, heavily guarded, face possible lynching as Hillsboro takes them for safety.
Rear Admiral Evans described the Santiago action during the San Uigo campaign from the Iowa, detailing how Brooklyn and Texas maneuvered amid the fleet. He recalled the Texas, Brooklyn and Oregon positions, the smoke, near misses, and the Town’s heading as the battle unfolded.
The Silk Wrapper contest closes at 6 p.m. with English Lutheran Church winning first prize in cash and coupons, Shawnee Grocery taking third, and Mrs. Cook fourth. Prominent competitors include H. Pettit and multiple local shops and residents. Prizes will be awarded tomorrow as the event is hailed a civic favorite. The feature underscores Topeka’s claim to cleanliness through Silk Soap usage.
The twenty fifth annual National Farmers Congress met in Sioux Falls with a ten day program of papers and resolutions. Speakers included Morton of Nebraska ex-Governor of Wisconsin Charles Timels secretary of the National Association. President Cundage and secretary John B. Stahl discussed agricultural growth and the alliance of state and national societies. A keynote address highlighted U S agricultural output and the need for robust delegate representation from affiliated organizations.
Fourteen Santa Fe engineers form the standing adjustment committee meeting in Knights of Pythias hall Topeka to review past work and plan future projects for lines to Chicago and west to San Marcial New Mexico. Firemen committee in Lincoln post hall also meets with Chairman Burke of St Joseph as spokesman and Hayes of Newton secretary. Sessions expected brief with no officer elections until week’s end amid general satisfaction and few disruptions.
Junction City reports Rev. 5.A. Bright, Methodist elder, arrested by City Marshal Cullihan on concealed weapons charges but released after no weapon found. Cullihan then charged with disturbing the peace and plans to plead guilty. The incident stems from a prohibited fight in the district.
Cider Smith forecasts fair weather then unsettled conditions around the 4th or 5th with frosts and showers likely. Government forecast calls for generally fall tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions and light rain measured at five hundredths of an inch. Southwest wind around 12 mph and today’s low near 68 degrees.
Ottawa Kan Oct 1 Sheriff Costi gan kha dispatched bloodhounds to track a man who assaulted Mrs John Rogers southeast of town. Mrs Rogers, visiting at Howard Davids, was found unconscious in a yard with a head wound, after being struck by a likely blunt instrument or rock. She said the attacker was a well dressed white man. No suspect yet.
At 2:30 this afternoon the hearing on a temporary injunction by Excelsior Coke and Gas Co of Topeka against the city of Topeka proceeded before US Judge W C Hook. The company seeks to restrain enforcement of a dollar tax ordinance passed about two and a half months prior.
Stewards of the Jockey Club withdraw Lester Reiff s license after testimony on charges he rode Whitney s Go Lacey in last Friday s races. Reiff is warned off Market Heath. ruling applies only to welchers.
Jay Cooke the Philadelphia baker and wartime financier is seriously ill at his summer home near Put-in-Bay after a fishing trip. Servants found him unconscious this morning. a physician cites congestion of the brain but holds out hope of recovery. Cooke, a well known national figure, has long been prominent in war finance.
Zimmerman succeeds Donaldson as private secretary for General Pitceenave W. J. Bisok and moves from clerk to assistant at the Banta Pedopae. Harry W. Donaldson leaves to become traveling passenger agent as the road promotes a new executive. Satin-Skin Cream and Powder advertised at 25 cents.
Washington reports the president names J. S. Dean to be United States attorney for the Topeka district replacing L E Lambert whose term has expired. The notice appears in the October dispatches with standard confirmations.
Galloway is located in Spokane with his wife and will not return to Fort Scott. A notice notes his sudden disappearance amid confusion in the district, with a letter received hinting at travel to California.
George M. Pullman eldest son of the late Chicago millionaire and Mrs. Sarah Brazel, sister-in-law, were married quietly Monday in Carson at the Arlington judge Justice of the Peace Stone. Mrs. Pullman had secured a divorce on Saturday from Mr. Pullman and he remarried promptly.
Mrs. Nancy M. Hatch died last night at 1920 Harrison street aged years. Funeral announcements will be made later. Orville Myers funeral was held Monday from his parents residence on Rust Twelfth avenue and burial set in Frankfort Kansas. C Coblents led the service with Rev. J. T. McParlana and L. H. Strickter assisting.
A travel themed note warns of excitement and the need for food and water, mentioning Starrboes and a remedy. It references sale by Wichita and a $269 return via Santa Fe Account Festival Fair and Heunton. Tickets on safe Rept. 29 to etc, with returning as late as October.
A garbled 19th century style item mentions scarlet fever in Winteld, pavement permits, and a funeral at St John’s A M E church for Jacob Beales. It notes political party activity, city clerk staff changes, and a payment rush with Grace Miller and Hattho Hot, plus the city’s Hiway company issues.
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