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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
5
A meeting of the Municipal Art Society of New York at the National Arts Club explored ways to define a vision for New York City. The group aims to demonstrate how cities can be well planned, lit, and oriented to improve public life and utility.
Mr and Mrs J Calvert sign contracts of operation and divide property after ten years. Calvert, partner in Worley & Calvert, runs a bar home store on Kansas Avenue. They moved from Parsons to Topeka five years ago and purchased the Wm High mansion at 185 Was Jiuren street. Mrs Calvert, sister of Asa Brolin, accuses cruelty and neglect. Calvert claims she aged him out and chased other men. A divorce petition is filed in Kansas with grounds of cruelty and gross neglect of duty.
The fragmentary text notes a dispute or correction involving a London event and a celebration. Readable names and dates are sparse, but the wording implies a challenged claim or rebuttal connected to a newspaper orTimes Trove archive. The piece hints at an acknowledgment of disproof and a celebratory moment.
Four seamen William Hifiie Richard Waldron Edward Culbert and Joseph C Wilkens drowned near Port Safety in August. Passengers aboard the steamship Queen reported their fate. Bodies found on a nearby beach. boat believed to have filled and sunk. Wilkens reportedly from New York state.
Copenhagen reports revive rumors that King Edward is seriously ill with tongue cancer though no evidence is provided. The dispatch notes newspapers publish the allegations without substantiation, reflecting ongoing concern over the monarch’s health.
Halifax Oct 3 The Liberal party achieved an overwhelming majority in Nova Scotia provincial elections. The Conservatives won at most two seats, including in Cumberland, with some doubt in others. Cape Breton counties returned Liberal majorities, Halifax area electing Pearson Liberal and Stairs Conservative in Colchester. The new assembly will have 38 Conservatives.
Port Townsend dispatch reports discoveries of rock and bedrock drains about 50 feet long beneath surface levels. Russian workers, tied to Alaska under lease, may have studied the canal area. The Baltic and Bink Sea Canal project is mentioned with speculation about government support. A New York World note adds a Colorado returnee anecdote.
In Jacksonville on October 2 Geo. W. Smith a longtime Democratic politician and state legislator took his own life. The abrupt death ends a lengthy career noted for public service and party leadership. Police and medical responders attended the scene. Further details and funeral arrangements are forthcoming from local officials.
Mrs. A. H. Horton and friends return from Republic County with Pike monument dedication details. Mrs. Bert Taylor hosts a Western Avenue luncheon to honor Misses Lillie and Zena Freeman. Invitations issued for Miss Lela S Harvey and Alfred Philip Fishop wedding. A Missionary society surprise honors Mrs. Harriet Mummery before her Buffalo visit. Numerous society names and brief travels populate the Topeka social column with marriages, guests, and upcoming events.
At a Boston session the Spinners' Association of America voted a one dollar per member assessment to help pass a 58 hour law in New Hampshire Rhode Island and Connecticut placing those states on a level with Massachusetts. They pledged financial support to Fall River spinners in a strike and condemned the shipping subsidy bill. The union endorsed amalgamating all workers unions in America and voted to join the National Textile Workers of America.
In a recent Los Angeles event, Griffin the colored heavyweight, famed for a four-round stint with Jim Jeffries, was knocked out in an early round by Martin. The report includes stray letters and consumer testimonial jottings about Dr. Kin g’s Discoveries and remedies, attributed to Mrs. Sate er of Crittenden Kentucky, and mentions various other names and unverifiable claims about health cures.
City and the gas company edge toward a compromise on gas pricing with potential repeal of the $1.00 ordinance and a new limit of $1.25 per thousand, while officials debate council conduct and fair treatment. Court filings show extensive affidavits and an injunction backdrop as negotiations loom after a heated public dispute involving Mayor Hughes, City Attorney Spencer, and Hoss Morgan of the gas firm.
The article discusses inquiries on gas usage by meters and leakage percentages. Some claim questions target companies owned by Mr Brady and associates who run Topeka gas works, a claim denied by their attorneys. Charles Bloodsmith denies direct control by Mr Grady, noting he owns far larger ventures but not necessarily connected to the table.
Berlin reports note the clash over Unter Den Linden tram lines sharpens as officials question Kaiser Wilhelm s oversight. A Times Berlin correspondent says the Kaiser now requires personal submission of all Herlin architectural plans, widening rifts with ministers.
London reports, per Kreuz Zeitung, that the Prince Chuns empire journey prompts public concern and mockery of dignities amid China Germany tensions. The Times notes the path mirrors Li Hung Changs Germany visit, risking China image abroad. Ice Man to Broadway Bank notes Morne seeks control of National Broadway Bank. Palmer to be replaced by Miles M O Firien as president. Broadway bank officers prepare to resume control.
Berlin Times correspondent comments on Germany's offer to restore China’s astronomical instrument criticizes it as a censure of others while not exonerating looters. The piece hints at Axis involvement and unsettled measures amid war news with scattered garbled terms.
London dispatch reports the Paris Times correspondent that the Jesuits have issued a long address claiming they cannot submit to the law of associations and seek authorization under it, as that would imply acknowledging a higher power than the church. The note notes the law targeted Jesuits and Passionists, with warnings of prosecution for communities failing to comply.
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Cure dyspepsia and indigestion with Bramank or Hrerthurn tablets. All druggists honor refunds if the package fails to satisfy. Kansas City round trip $2.00 via the Gants Fe. Tickets available during the period October 10 to 12 for priests of Pebas and associated festivities.
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