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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1901
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reports on teletypes and leased wire content from the Associated Press. A draft mentions subscriptions and office branding while noting the paper’s exclusive afternoon coverage and night reports from city and region observers.
Dispatches discuss Colonel Troseviit's silence on a matter termed ipareimet 11, with friends acting on his behalf. Proclamations praise British actions in South African territory and clubs form in Cleveland. Reports from Albany, New Jersey, Vermont, and Iowa mention political events, economics show a revenue decline, and a surge in lynching figures across states, highlighting racial violence and its regional concentration.
A senator’s letter reflects on leaders in American history, praising McKinley while noting divides on leadership. It cites Jefferson, Yale Buren, and McKinley as notable figures, with McKinley called a leader despite campaign-era questions about public sentiment and guidance.
A column from Atchison Globe samples small town gossip about etiquette and social norms. It humorously lampoons women’s manners, hosting habits, party dress, and cautious looks at guests, with sketches of a pieced together moralizing scene and dated social expectations.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record features quip dialogue and reflections labeled Quaker Reflections. It includes humorous lines about time, bandmasters, fortune seekers, lovers, and public figures, with stray exchanges between jesters and townsfolk. The piece ends mid thought with garbled text and a stray name cluster.
The item advertises a fashion and personal note with a mix of phrases about marriage and independence. It mentions travel offers to Cleveland and a railroad route via Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry with low September rates. It lists contacts for information and a Kansas reference.
New York report says Charles Josue a California mil fiin with headhjovers at Sacramento was robbed of winnings in a Pur ity race title dispute. Two men and one woman alleged to have used a card game scam. authorities gatekeeping details as investigations continue in Vallejo and Sacramento.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions nervousness, refreshing sleep, and references to elfin eyes, rage, and serious trouble. It names Sarsaparilla as an act and hints at a direct meeting, though the passage is garbled and many details are unreadable.
Longarticle recalls the fading Tenderloin district as developers erase old amusements and shift the center of New York nightlife to Longacre Square and Broadway. Demolitions, new department stores, and theater districts push vice venues westward while casual readers foresee a new city center emerging by Thirty-fourth Street and Broadway.
OCR excerpt notes a proposed extension from Fifty-ninth Street to Sixty-sixth Street from Columbus Avenue to Amsterdam Avenue, boosting brightness but displacing the Tenderloin residents. Developers claim department stores erratically alter the area while longtime patrons lament loss of their home playground as stores move uptown.
Al bert Morris of Nowata Oklahoma and his brother in law John Nelson clashed on a Coffeyville street at noon. Morris attacked Welton with a knife as he passed. Nelson drew a revolver and fired five times, killing Morris. Morris, about fifty, left a widow and three children. The motive cited as an old family grudge.
Vera Noel prepares a two story framed residence on Central avenue two miles north of North Topeka to become a wandy resort after moving from a disorderly house on Kansas avenue. Neighbors report she began moving furnishings days ago and carpenters work at 410 Pinto Pines to lay carpets for the new occupants.
Paris dispatch reports the government drawing up a decree to expel Turkish agents spying on the Young Turks. The measure targets well known party members and the sultan is said to have telegraphed to Meaty, Bay recalling him to Constantinople.
In Dellas Texas six robbers who halted a Cotton Belt train near Tex Ave are being tracked by a large posse led by St Louis and Texas authorities. US Marshal and Special Officer Wheeler arrived with dogs from New Boston and Douglasville, and a temporary cordon is in place as searches continue for the robbers and any escape trail.
An application for a change of venue in the W H Kinemine mitrer case was made to Judge Marshall Gephart at Morton today. The hearing date is set for Thursday September 24.
Teder A Le Redden filed an appeal to the supreme court in the Jemsie Mattison case from El Dorado. The document spans over 100 pages with 100 objections. A surge of industry news follows with statements from Haisin Growers' Association president Mr Kearney and references to tense rights disputes and ship movements in Caracas Venezuela including vessels Vinet and Utuberia arriving at Ta Guayrs.
A fire in Emporia started by an engine spark at noon damaged the Randolph office and planing mill and an adjacent building, totaling about 12 000 dollars in damage. Fire crews fought the blaze, with cooperation from nearby facilities.
Cable from Chefoo describes terrific famine in Shanghai area with Chinese relief committees. Reports mention Dr Richards and Shanghai committee aiding famine victims, with later cables indicating deaths in the Yangtze valley and possible relocation of relief operations. Estimated thousands drowned. Wong Po river estuary area noted as affected.
A dramatic account mentions a wife spared after a fearful illness blamed on prequmtiin. The piece touts a new discovery claimed to save lives, promising cures for consumption and various stomach ailments with advertised tonics and tablets, including Rex tablets and a general guarantee of refunds.
London workers report the wheat trade was unsettled after a period of strong fluctuation. The weekly average price in England fell to an annual low near eighty pounds per quarter, with prices three years ago spiking due to the Spanish American war and speculative factors in the United States.
Fragmented clipping reports broad opposition by unnamed groups to lowering a tariff rate. Mentions American actors, economic propaganda, and policy debate with unclear dates and entities due to OCR errors.
British view on trade advancement in Germany is mixed with optimism from Lord Avebury and cautious notes from other commissioners. The article discusses Britain’s potential to open commercial routes despite population and resource limits as tension grows with U.S. interests and naval movements.
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