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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
7
Irene Langley age 12 of 327 Linn Street recounted how she rescued her younger brother Frank when he slipped toward a riverbank near the Western Fuel company aligning with the Santa Fe shong area. She plunged after him, pulled him from the water, and both were saved.
A reporter sought details about an affair but was recalled from play to report on the boy's close escape from drowning and the parole issue. Mrs. had drowned nearby at the prese, with lingering questions and a somber local reaction.
Congressman Curtis and Mayor Parker assisted by Governor Stanley planned an entertainment event for President Roosevelt in Topeka. A Commercial Club committee led by D. W. Mulvane and John B. From organized preliminary arrangements at the stove house, with subcommittees on arrangements and reception.
A little girl warned of river danger as Frank neared the Kun river. Irene told of the near tragedy and a passerby Henry Jacquoth rescued both children from drowning after the boy slipped under. The pair were revived and returned home drenched and shaken. Mrs Langley, fearing for her children, learned of the incident and met them safely on shore.
A vintage ad copy touts We Are Headquarters School Shoes offering Shoes for Boys and Girls. It promises well fitting Wearwell and Fitwell footwear, stresses no growth distortion, invites parents to bring children, and claims honest service with no charge for advice.
Murphy and Mason with Harry Ward's Magnificant Minstrels headline a celebrity lineup including Geo Wade and Walt Monroe as they perform tonight at the New Crawford. The drama Human Hearts, a companion to Shore Acres, plays Saturday afternoon and night with seats starting at 35 cents for the matinee and 25 to 35 cents for the night show.
A sequence of deed transfers lists multiple buyers and sellers in Throop and surrounding wards. Notable entries include A Pussler and wife to Ida R Twaddle for 91200 on Clay Street, H J Engell to G Deine with parcels on Van Buren Street, J C Todd receiving property on Moarhee Street, and M J Bradford selling sections on Polk Street. Other transfers note Int MM G Assn to J W Douglas, T E Stephens to Pitcher on Auburndale lots, and several parcels along Polk Street and Railroad Street.
A fragment notes an outing by ship or train between Abilene Kansas and Clyde Kansas with a return, referencing Carnival 536 and individuals including Mrs John Kleinhans of Parkhurst Michigan. It shows a curtailed itinerary and personal names without full details.
The Kansas State Exposition Company asks Mayor Parker to request Topeka merchants on Kansas Avenue to decorate store fronts for the upcoming exposition week. They request business hours closure Thursday the 11th and Friday the 13th from 1 to 5 PM for employee holiday and to assist the fair, with W Carey of San Francisco overseeing decorations at 45 Jackson Street headquarters.
Labor organizer Charles F Ceilley spoke to white musicians at Marshall’s tavern Tuesday night about forming a Federal Labor union and a central trades council. He expects to install the local lodge 11472 Friday night and plan additional lodges after meetings in Lawrence. Frank P O’Hare addressed about two hundred people on socialism ethics at Sixth and Kansas avenue Tuesday evening, following a Monday fairgrounds talk.
Ira Henry files for divorce from Zoe Henry in Albuquerque New Mexico alleging untrustworthiness and her alleged involvement with a disorderly house. They married August 1 1900 and discord began February 1 1901 with prior arrest records for both in connection to a killed infant.
The Kansas Medical College football squad will begin workouts next Monday under coach Ernest Hughes. All returning players from last year plus several newcomers will attend about twenty-five men for preliminary training. The team opens the season in Topeka with Ottawa at Washburn Park on September 27.
An inbound motor car struck a trailing trailer car on the Division street passing tracks in Oakland. The crash, blamed on a slippery track, left the trailer badly damaged but caused no injuries as the inbound car could not be stopped in time.
Professor Thwing is scheduled to deliver an address at the installation ceremonies naming Dr Norman L Plas as president of Waahbura College. The event marks a leadership change and includes formal university proceedings.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear event, entities, or context to summarize into a news item with factual details.
An exhausted Major Clayton, famed for stubborn resolve, defies danger in India. After surviving three jungle nights while tracked by panthers and cobras, he dies defending civilians on a moonlit veranda when a tiger emerges. The incident closes a troubled service career marked by clashes with authorities.
A three thousand five hundred mile Himalayan expedition aims to reach Mount Everest from Nepal and Tibet with English explorers Crowley Knowlton Teckenstein and Swiss guides. The team plans to meet guides at Askole in Cashmere by end May and also seeks to ascend Godwin Austen while facing enormous difficulties, hostile Nepalese attitudes, and sparse supply lines.
A garbled classifieds page lists numerous "WANTED" items across Illinois and Kansas avenues. Entries include jobs and training for barbering, stenography, and general office work. requests for plasterers, salemen, and tree sellers. horse trading notices. housing with rooms, rent terms, and board. and miscellaneous employment bureaus. Names and locations include Topeka Kansas, Lawrence Kansas, and Chicago area streets. The page mixes job ads, rentals, sales, and services with scattered street addresses and personal notices.
The Official Journal de St Petersvure reports pregnancy changes detected months ago, followed by a deviation from the formal course of pregnancy and a so called slimarriage. It notes no complications while reporting normal temperature and pulse, signed by Prof. Ott.
Tickets to certain paints in Ohio and Indiana will be on site September 3, 16 and 2 at rate of one fare lun 2.00 for round trip. They will be good for particulars thirty days. Local agent, the Santa Fe. Mr Frank Hunt Topeka Kavertus baritone called to Sew Zor ang caput on Whittlesey concert. Diphtheria bore throat croup. Instant relief, permanent Dr Elecric at say drug store.
For sale business properties described as stock and fixtures in a general listing. The ad mentions freight, packing house, railroad town, good stock, and an invoice context. Sparse readable items reference warehouse equipment and business stock in a northern town setting.
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