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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
7
Outing details describe single fare for round trips and special rates. Mentioned are dates from June to October, departures to Bodh and Mist ine, with ticket prices including 28 and 2 dollar components. The notice highlights health, safety, and budget considerations along with transit provisions.
A man told police he was robbed after leaving Klauer’s Place, claiming he missed 72 dollars. A barkeeper said the man had lost a bet while shooting craps.
A courtroom recounts a chaotic scene surrounding a youth named Lawson Gay and others at the Lawson Keg, with alcohol and stolen goods cited. The defense sought a withdrawal of the plea as the court noted the youth did not grasp the meaning of guilty. The incident involved a missing wad, a bottle set, and police action at Castle Tinton, with outcomes including a guilty verdict and assurances the case would proceed. The proceedings also mention witnesses, discuss a mistaken identity, and reference other related arrests and penalties. Pasadena context and surrounding legal action appear in summaries of courtroom statements and juror considerations.
A jumble of Topeka items covers court matters, civic projects, personnel moves, street and utility work, and stray notices. Mentions include city officials, park and street improvements, telephony issues, pension rolls, court sessions, gas and water works, and visitors, with scattered references to railroads, schools, and local businesses.
A Ness City cloudburst drenched the town last night with about ten inches of rain. Bridges and sidewalks washed away, cellars flooded, and several small businesses undermined. One family evacuated from a low-lying area as water rose nearly four feet. No lives reported. Ness City, population about 1,000, sits on the Santa Fe line in Ness County, Kansas.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway offers Chicago to Cleveland round trips September 8 to 12 at 6.85 dollars with return by October if needed. A Cleveland to Buffalo return option is included, and a Chicago to Fortado rate of 4 11 16 is offered for non-stop travelers. The service promises quick schedules and accessible local ticket agents amid promotional phrasing.
Local North Topeka items list visitors, homecomings, moves, bakery orders and loose social engagements. Names include Kim ate HS Burham, Mr. and Aire Ed Scott, Harley Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Don O’Houck, Mrs. Mark Putnam, Miss Clara Sciverer, Miss Hessle Roke, Rev. B Hut chigon, Archle Inquay and others.
London editorials react to President McKinley’s Buffalo speech. They warn that military power and commercial enterprise will advance together, threaten the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and foresee intensified US influence in Central and South America. Britain would face stiff US rivalry and possible protectionist shifts.
State department information from the American legation at Constantinople concerns a press report of an American missionary's capture by brigands. The dispatch front minister Gelatmann reports Miss Stonean Amer ary traveling with companions in the vilayet Selcnica, and notes immediate ministerial attention.
In New York on September 6 the American Sugar Refining Company advanced prices on various sugar grades by 4 to 7 points. In Cleveland Commander in Chief Leo Rassieur and his wife arrived to establish GA R headquarters at the Hollen den hotel for the upcoming G A R event starting next Monday.
Real estate transfers record multiple deeds including Trown to Hardwon Clarkson on MEE and Weyer streets, M Pomeroy to Emma A Founch for 270 dollars at Wall Avenue Dr Martin Pruoa addition, Piliivan to Henry Silx for 200 in Kingaton, Crom to Susannah Cross for 3200 with lots in Gatlere Hill, Bare to Susannah Cross for 120 at Filmore Street, Gan to WAZ for 1 dollar at Lincoln Street, Hupp to Wm Gitten for lots in Antic quenus Dear ark addition, Holiday to A C Wilson for Holiday Place, Tall to Mush for 2 dollars at Potk Street, and tax sale transfers on various reserves and Pierce addition.
Odd OCR fragment notes a price list or travel phrase, then states Dean's Ointment cures at any drug store. The text is garbled with incomplete phrases about cars and travel.
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