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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1902
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reprints the Associated Press leadoff with a full wire report including commentary on coal strikes and arbitration. mentions Governor Stone and legal actions against coal conspirators, notes stock and bond bargain options, and reports a steady rise in iron and steel prices with strong national business prosperity.
The piece argues President Roosevelt risked public trust by intervening in the coal dispute, praising his bold approach. It cites a New Orleans incident of a court injunction restraining a union and notes broader city data on Hoboken population density and land use, echoing concerns about governance and public space.
The piece lauds John Mitchell as a great leader and man of character rising from coal mining to negotiate with presidents and coal barons for 440,000 miners. At 30, self educated, he remains loyal to contracts, refusing offers from companies and earning nationwide respect. He is likened to Roosevelt as a bold, principled advocate for workers. The article hints he will shape labor actions beyond current anthracite disputes.
Miami county commissioners filed a supplemental report on TT Kelly's tenure as county clerk, revealing further shortages though not enough to erase prior concerns. Critics label Kelly as dishonest, while partisan allies deny wrongdoing, with a Lawrence editor singled out as biased and misleading in defending him.
Observers note thriving conditions as passenger travel boosts mood and economy across West Texas. The through routes, generous prairie views, and favorable seasons spur immigration and land development, with rising real estate values signaling prosperity and optimism for the future.
The western region reports a striking shortage of horses as Chief Witmarth of the fire department notes no horses found yet. A new arrival truck is expected to arrive in tones within a few days, while bars and districts search state regions for suitable horses.
In Topeka a despatch says Topeka officials commission to purchase horses for dispatch and pay up to $200 each. No southern or Kansas horses found yet and officials report a shortage. Council authorized Chief Willmarth to buy three suitable animals at best terms, but months pass without finding any.
A Lindsborg football crowd visits Topeka, spurring a write up on student rooting culture. The piece condemns obscene chants and racial slurs, notes a split between rowdy behavior and respectable enthusiasm, and urges elimination of prejudice in college rooting.
A city license ordinance to raise revenue faces unclear responsibility for pigeonholed progress. The plan of a $1 permit fee for street excavation was dropped after the city attorney declined, citing legislative rather than legal issues. The council remains stalled on the broader license question while coal shortage plans linger.
Memphis Journal assesses coal strike effects on fuel supply, noting likely shift from anthracite to cheaper fuels, industry adaptation, and public interest. It mentions peaking oil, peat research, and odd kerosene soaked bricks as public whimsy while questioning commercial influence and citing Dr Adolf Lorenz.
Opinion piece debates if Dr Lorenz or other nobles in medicine profit from skill or give charity, praising altruism across professions. It notes doctors often donate time to the poor while highlighting broader societal acts of kindness beyond wealth. The author argues generosity is a common, bright spot in society.
Jumbled column items describe farmers digging potatoes at Sharp's Creek, hogs and wagons near Oakley, and price notes on coal and shipments to Afton. Local names surface obscurely, touching county candidates, duck counts, debt talk, and contentious market chatter amid rough moralizing.
A collage of aphorisms and social jabs on love, gender roles, and ambition drawn from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page. The piece mocks vanity, marriage, invention, and politics while lampooning both men and women and noting social hypocrisy. It blends quips about love, mothers, widows, and city life with satirical lines about voters and crime.
Willis George Emerson once Kansas politician and now author writes of Buell Hampton a Populist era editor who allegedly lived in Mead county and starred in a dramatic violin recital. The tale links Hampton to a Republican elector and to Kansas lore, with references to Washburn and Kansas university figures, blending political memory with a vivid musical vignette.
from the Philadelphia Record a selection of reflections and aphorisms on marriage duty and social manners. the piece includes quips about weddings wealth and character with observations on virtue and fortune and a light tone overall.
Fragmented lines depict urban scenes of poverty and vanity with references to beauty, social roles, and a cynical tone about fortunes. A passage hovers between society satire and critiques of wealth, labor, and gender roles, ending with a header-like note on antidotes and religious figures.
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