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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1901
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR summary presents a pull leased wire report from the Associated Press with garbled text and unreadable sections. Key names, dates, or events are not discernible due to corrupt characters and misspellings.
Unclear clipping narrates scattered items. Mentions Mrz Nation and Colonel Rowseteltt, wartime price concerns, a $58,000 hall grant, train safety on mountain roads, and a Mrs Nation outbreak. Referenced are a Mississippian rescue, a Lovers Lane company, and a dog rescue in a river amid confounding local chatter.
A Kansas drought review notes persistent crop and forage shortages. Professor Frank W Biscimar cites growing corn losses and rising feed costs, while farm groups urge shared burdens and federal aid to prevent stock losses and price shocks across the state.
The fragmentary prose touches on social mores and domestic life, mentioning a 90 year old Atchiaan woman, a neighborly cure, a corpse found, and a church social scam. It reads like a collage of overheard lines with no clear narrative or date.
A garbled column presents a collage of phrases about drones, industry, manners, and biblical heroes. It mentions an Indiana man hunting snails, a couple negotiating marriage misunderstandings, and odd remarks on work, health, and ribbon samples in town.
A fragmentary humorous note on dating and marriage exploring how women seek baby names husbands and the role of parental approval in romance. The text hints at a narrator describing love conversations and memory quirks in a dated social style.
A humorous dialogue mocks fashionable society and public figures. A messenger boy, a real estate agent, and a magistrate figure in satirical vignettes. The piece parodies pretentious talk, social climbing, and the absurdities of urban life with clipped exchanges and wit.
City councils across Vase and Menna districts refuse report on rebuilding a few beider anrees near Shunganangs at Kise Avenue until pricing favors a viable path. City Engineer McCabe's estimates ran 4000 for steel and 9600 for Mean. A committee argues a cheaper bridge is possible and will meet Abe Agures of Drier concerns about the job as the bridge remains in very poor condition. Citizens fear horses may break through rotten flor.
A raspy dialogue aboard a transport vessel features a veteran mariner and sailors debating sharks, danger, and legends. They reminisce on Havana attacks, shipboard life, and sea lore while a rookie questions bravado and the crew taunts danger with humor.
The readable lines describe a disjointed sequence around a tense moment aboard a vessel. Conversations hint at danger, a person calling for help, and a crew muttering as attempts to regain control unfold amid confusion.
Ber sie Francis, Miss Hendersons quarderer, remains uncaught as of September 2 in Kansas City. A negro matching Francis description has been tracked to Lee's Summit but not confirmed. In Warrensburg the reward against the White miner Pete Lenners and others grows, Sheriff Koch reports. The county court increases the arrest reward from 10 to 300 dollars, with talk of raising a fund to aid in arrest and identification of the murderer.
The city council plans a short evening meeting to approve an appropriation ordinance. City attorney advises action may be affected by Labor Day being a legal holiday. The proposal includes a heavy appropriation with items for the fire department and general improvement fund totaling 280.00 to 2,540.00.
Weather observer T. Jennings reports August figures with a mean temperature around 7 degrees for the past month. The highest day reached 106.1 degrees on August 25 and the coolest was 41 degrees on August 4. Rainfall approached 7.2 inches, with August 26 recording significant precipitation.
Sam Oldham reached a compromise with the council on damages from two horses injured when a bridge span collapsed on Kansas Avenue over the Shunga. The city will pay $100, settling the claim as square. The beaten horses lost resilience and value from the incident.
A historical grocery snippet lists meat cuts and price marks including pork tenderloin at 10c per pound, round steak at 15c, rib roast 25c, chuck and lard at 10c and 25e per two pounds respectively, reflecting era pricing.
Baseball results and delays from Boston to New York including postponed Brooklyn and Chicago games due to a railway washout. Reports note home runs, strikeouts, and pitchers like Patten Cronin and Simmel, with scores across multiple innings and teams such as Milwaukee Baltimore and Cleveland.
Willtarm Can, a house mover, may face arrest unless he pays Walter Copeland of Anh street for cutting down Copeland’s shade tree during a house move on Ash street. Mayor Hughes and Councilman Myers investigate with penalties for unauthorized tree removal and related acts.
Filthy dump breaks and drains the neighborhood as debris disperses. Oakland residents plan petitions and affidavits to compel action by the council at Tuesday night meeting. Justice Disney warns of injunctions if the city delays, referencing unsafe depths and improper disposal near the river.
Local mentions Pat Lobdell of Dighton returning to Kansas City with C B Smith of Karsan City after a 16 week Topeka stay. Andy Smith sent two ten dollar bills in the state house after payday. Bids on the Ceres status postponed to Thursday with extended receiving period. Banta Fe wrecking crews to Edgerton after a derailment on the Emporia cut off with minor damage. Governor comments on district judges appointments and public word opportunities. An ad promotes Lichty’s Celery Nervine Compound and other patent remedies. A stray note references a social club and a note on wheats and euchre clubs.
The Topeka city council committees faced a heated discussion over the Excelsior Coke and Company bill. Officials argued the best way to enforce the new dollar fix ordinance is for consumers to refuse payment at the old rate, citing rising gas costs and public safety concerns.
A Pierce City incident describes a disturbed scene around a railway area with sheriffs and a group of locals. Witnesses recount a tense moment as a train waited and a man spoke of events while others described the crowd and a late arrival at the depot.
Mayor Huxles writes Chief Stublealinge asking for enforcement aid to regulate hawkers in Topeka. He authorizes appointing officers to issue licenses for four years. About forty to fifty hucksters are believed active. only sixteen have paid for licenses, and several operate without permits.
Tickets to Cleveland and return offered for the Grand Army meeting with greatly reduced rates. Special through trains from Kansas and Oklahoma routes, Sept 7 to Oct 8, with limited extensions. Lake shore routes via Buffalo and Toledo, with plan details available from agents in Cleveland and Topeka.
The Wabash Railroad promotes itself as the sole line running trains from Kansas City to Buffalo with sleeping cars to New York and Boston. Trains traverse two thirds of the Exposition grounds, offering through passengers a view of the Electric Display without needing to stop in Buffalo.
Vacation promotions advertise cheap round trips all summer on The Burlington Route. Tours west and east list destinations including Lake Superior areas, Adirondacks, Mackinaw, seashore trips, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and California excursions with weekly departures and low prices. Information solicits readers to ask agents for details and rates.
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