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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
8
Tonight the Grace Hayward company presents The Little Hebel toll by, a dramatic program with vaudeville acts and a Geisha operatic farce. Prices range five and ten cents with Wednesday and Saturday specials. The Boston Opera company headlines a four night run ending with a matinee.
A Thursday gale sweeping from the west disrupts passenger traffic in Ontario. Only the Jargent steamers have sailed, while hundreds of tourists arriving from the Canadian Isles struggle to reach home, forced to take roundabout routes via Toronto.
Advertises discounted round trip summer fares on the Chicago Great Western Railway to St Paul Minneapolis Cannon Jey Jakes Duluth and the Soo Superior lines. Tickets valid for return through October with details available from any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago.
A raid by church members and deputy constables on a Tenth Street joint in Kansan City Kansas led to a gunfight injuring Redmacher and dispersing the raiding party. Gaw and deputies Thomas McClain and Allen were detained, with others jailed after officers arrived. An ensuing crowd gathered as wounded and legal actions unfolded, with the Taylor Avenue church group asserting their pastor’s presence.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a captain questioning suspects in a saloon about a theft or commission. It mentions Captain Obrien and a group of men asked questions, suggesting an inquiry into who knows more about the incident.
A 0D- showing drew an enthusiastic crowd at the Atal and Stebbins meeting in Richland Saturday night. Forty to fifty attendees were turned away for lack of space as A R McDowell presided. E B Cowgill urged respect for the law, while Harold Parr performed two songs and a campaign tune. Tl. A. Stebbins and Gaten Nichols discussed their plans if elected, and Frank Stahl spoke briefly about his sheriff race.
The Shawnee County Bar Association met in district court to adopt resolutions mourning Albert H. Horton a former chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court and longtime public servant. Speakers praised his clear mind, legal mastery and devotion to duty noting his roles as city attorney district judge U S district attorney and chief justice. The bar expressed sympathy to Horton’s widow and family saying his vacancy cannot be filled.
A Philadelphia woman suffers nervous issues from coffee and learns a remedy, Potum Food Coffee. After trying it she quits coffee entirely, reports improved health, and credits the product with relief from biliousness and sensations of sickness.
Brief notices from Topeka cover a cow fair at the Kansas State Fair, local officials and unions meeting, a naval cadet’s visit, school and church appointments, a trolley accident injuring a boy, and a Western Methodist conference closing in Arkansas City with bishop and appointments.
The sale opened last Thursday drawing about 1,000 Bibles and other art goods for home decoration. Prices were cut deeply and many items have sold while others remain. It aims to attract visitors from Topeka and nearby areas as it continues through tomorrow and the rest of the week while supplies last.
Prospective shoppers are informed of discounted letter presses from 6.00 to 2.56, ink wells and rubber items at low prices, and copying books from 50c to 1.50 each. The notice cites Topeka stock and broad brand availability with alarming mentions of salt, suggesting a misprint-laden sale preview.
The report describes cuts in various tablet and notebook items with changes from fc to Be and from dc to Be, including reporter note books and Kellam's Wagon Lead Tablet reducing from 10c to 4a.
Sept. strong earthquake lasting six seconds shook Pau France at 2 20 this morning. Brooklyn cruiser arrived from maneuvers at Bound. Hubbard post office safe drilled, 400 cash and 209 money orders stolen. Newton Falls deposit on H bank referenced. Graf and Vesta branch banks of Chamberlain Bank of this city closed, deposits paid.
Thursday workers reveal stock room items including water colors photo engraving colored artotypes and etchings offered at reduced prices. See the framed pictures now on sale, with prices set before training.
Catalog notes 0 statuary pieces across 15 designs priced from 15c to 96c. Mrs Kellam’s pricing ranged from 60c to $17.00.
Advertisement notes price reductions for Bibles in the American Statesman series and other Bible editions. Reductions include from 1.25 to 0.05, from 0.50 to 0.25, from 1.50 to 1.00, and from 1.60 to 1.60 with various misprints.
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