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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
4
Leased wire service note from the Topeka State Journal references Associated Press membership and the receipt of full news dispatches. The text identifies the paper’s office location and building details amid standard wire service attributions.
State Journal offers summer subscribers daily mail service at thirty cents monthly with flexible address changes. A Washington correspondent notes no red haired man in the United States and mocks Addick's hair. Tom Johnson’s Ohio convention speech argues to stand by the Kansas City platform until another is adopted, promising no harmony otherwise. Buffalo Express questions coal operators seeking public support for arbitration through Civil Federation or fair arbiters.
Five million dollars will be spent on terminal improvements by the railroads entering St Louis in anticipation of World’s fair business. The great passenger station, covering eleven acres from Eighteenth to Twenty streets, will extend westward by about one block. The number of terminal tracks will be reduced from eighty two to about fifty, with twenty two railways currently using the station.
An agricultural department report analyzes the U S beet sugar industry noting a yearly decline but a potential brilliant future if producers succeed. It outlines future production hopes, factory needs, and the debate between supporting domestic beet sugar versus importing cheaper Cuban sugar. The piece urges weighing high duties against self sufficiency and urges experimentation with cheaper imports before full domestic expansion.
The report summarizes chances for men and women in federal civil service. Stenography and typewriting exams lead to frequent appointments. bookkeeping yields about 10 percent hire. Topographic draftsman, assistant topographer, and related exams often result in appointments with salaries from 340 to 1 900 annually. Women face limited overall openings, except in Indian service and specific offices.
A jittery collage of hometown items. Horse racing at Piedmont, animal circus in Eureka, corn carnival in Atchison, and a string of diminutive calamities, stunts, and squabbles across Kansas towns. Reports range from thefts and trials to desserts, weather, and peculiar anecdotes involving dogs, owls, and carnival chatter.
A fragmentary note mentions Jake Swearingen hosting a watermelon party for his young friends. The text references excitement around a rising event in Topeka and various names and details are unclear, yielding a brief, locally flavored social curiosity item.
A humorous Atchison column mocks words like affinity and teases quirks of married life. It reflects on memory, social quirks, and a local couple with a wife visiting a grave long after burial, highlighting a playful, observational tone.
A collection of terse aphorisms on adversity, women, schemes, information seeking, silence, undertakers, advice, courtship, age, and marriage. The items suggest social commentary and local flavor with wry moral observations.
A collection of witty quips and puns from a Philadelphia Record column. Jokes cover posters versus landladies, dressmakers, travel to literary success, hats, and a quick henpecked history of misunderstandings. Includes a back-and-forth about a German town and a student joke about Earth's revolutions.
The programme lists a complimentary concert titled The First Lone to be held Friday at Guartette Avattorium featuring Miss Winstrel, Nevin Pribble, Dalton, Shaver, Moore, Haenia Stewart Briggs, Harry Pribble, Jamen, MacDowell, Parkburet, and Hasek with pieces Hear Ye Israel Elijah Prelude Serenade and Duet.
London reports a blast at Tredegar Iron Company's colliery near Rhymney Monmouthshire. One hundred twelve men were underground when the explosion occurred. Thirteen men are confirmed dead and seventeen seriously injured.
Members of the Kansas World’s Fair commission, led by Col John C Carpenter, visited St Louis to discuss Kansas state building location and exhibits. Directors indicated no final site allotment before September 30 and noted disappointment at not having state-wide site selections. Kansas has funded initial appropriations and plans to be represented by the governor and full commissioners at allotment ceremonies.
Harrisburg reports Gov. Stone listened to a PA State legislative board of railroad employees urging immediate steps to settle the anthracite coal strike. They urged a compulsory arbitration law and possibly an extra legislative session if constitutional. Stone said he would consider a special session if a constitutional law could be passed to settle the dispute and prevent future strikes.
From Caracas August 27 Associated Press reports the Venezuelan revolution has lost time and ground over the past two weeks. Government forces under General Castro position at San Casimira and Camatague, with 5 000 troops well armed ready to attack. Rebel leaders Matos and Velutini face logistical hurdles from muddy roads and scant rail. Carried by mules, 5 million cartridges arrive slowly, while rebels are scattered and hampered by bridges lacking tools and engineers.
Dispatches describe revolutionaries controlling Valencia and Los Teques with 2,400 troops massed at a Caracas-La Guaira corridor. Matos’ force numbers around 3,000 at Alta Gracia, while government troops command respect. A key battle looms within days near Alta Gracia or Araguatins to Santa Lucia as clashes intensify. Castro regains bee revenue via silver shipment, stabilizing finances for urgent actions.
Montauk was attacked by enemy ships this morning as Mayflower appeared in Fort Pond Bay at 5 o'clock. The Panther and Supply followed. Weather was misty and vessels entered undetected. An official dispatch says tan boatloads of marines from two cruisers landed to attack the signals station at Montauk Point.
Cleveland news notes a postponement due to bad weather with scattered fragments referencing Boston and Kansans, leaving unclear details about the event or participants.
The funeral of Dr Swan was held at his home at 4 Buchanan Street at 2 o clock. Attended by state board members of health and local physicians. Dr J T McFarland of the Methodist Church conducted the service. Mrs Awan and others attended.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Lawson travels to Holton as a witness in the Dennis Jackson murder case. Gust and Betty Lundquist seek security for costs in a district court suit over Lake street lots 121 and 125. Republican Flam beau club to be fitted for new uniforms. Peter Shearer, pressman, given a 3200 peace bond after neighbor troubles. A Wichita forgery arrest concerns Percy, a waiter with a name-changing habit, linked to Nick Chiles on forged documents. Police pursue possible aliases Diggs Delarm Dinks Donks Doovks.
A blast aboard two Great Lakes tugs left thirteen workers dead. The Star towing firm noted two vessels were in commission and crewed by nonunion sailors at the time of the explosion.
Mandalay sits under a gray sky with bells that speak to the wind at dusk. The narrator recalls walking with a commissioner beyond the city walls to where old towers gleam beneath the zenith, echoing affection for things passed and time’s testimony. The scene blends temples, parrots, and the crumbling testimony of worn objects.
A vivid描写 of a steep slant to the water with decorative trees and many bridges. The scene mentions Mindalay with hunting, Sage and arches of welcome, crowds that feel awake, but one person sees a blurred dream as she smiles and weeps.
The Pall Mall Gazette recounts a curious medieval tale. Two cardinals amid monks in a remote Apennine monastery endure harsh weather and isolation, turning to a late night card game that ends with one cardinal a future pope, amid vivid, humorous character sketches.
An account describes a Roman Catholic Jubilee procession journey of Archbishop Ryan and meeting with Bishop Clennon. The scene references a Palladian room and a trailing procession with a focus on ecclesiastical rank distinctions and ceremonial details.
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