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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1900
Page
5
A fragment discusses a sermon contrasting Topeka with Lincoln and Nebraska towns, arguing about population, prohibition laws, and regional status. It references clerical views on the legality and social influence of liquor laws and urban status comparisons.
Tickets arriving from Chicago will go on sale Wednesday morning at Stanafield's drug store. The Topeka Orphans home will canvass the city to sell admissions and receive a percentage for maintenance.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous surnames and towns linked to speaking engagements across multiple days. The text reads like a schedule of orators and venues including Hutchinson Wichita Dodge City Great Bend Madison Eureka and others, with inconsistent weekday tags.
A local Fulton Missouri newspaper prints a bizarre tale about a house fire claimed to be solved by a special paint and wall coating plan. The narrative credits Wright & Co. druggists as promoters and cites Dr. Guy McGall and N. L. Townsend as witnesses. The item ends with unrelated advertisements and garbled text.
Topeka society notes announce the engagement of Miss Lottie H. Robinson and Frank Duffy of Cambridge Massachusetts. The couple plan to wed September 14 in Chicago amid local social events and greetings from friends and family.
Two horses were stolen from the corral of John Waddell last night. It is believed the prisoners who escaped took them in the same incident. The event is under investigation by authorities.
The body of Harrison Stalley, a 15 year old missing student, was found after he reportedly fled from the school weeks earlier and was recaptured at El Dorado. Nine days ago he told coworkers he would dive into the pond and vanish beneath the water, a plan officers believe he carried out. Witnesses saw clothing matching the boy’s float in the pond and the body likely remained in weeds near a bridge by the water.
Fragmentary OCR reads Mulvane meeting Hanna at the auditorium with unclear details. Readable words indicate a public gathering or event, but names and context are partially garbled. Further text needed to confirm participants, date, and purpose.
William Scott, a Kansas Exposition Company executive and real estate agent, oversees 45 teams hauling thresh Wheat from the country to elevators at Larned’s short grass country as part of a major wheat movement.
Mrs Katherine Donahue was arrested for disturbing the peace on Lake Street between Sixth and Seventh. In police court she allegedly insulted women and children calling them things and cows. Witnesses testified to the unkind remarks and the judge issued a light reprimand.
The Topeka post office money order department saw its largest weekly total last week with five working days contributing a very large sum. Details are limited due to the fragmentary report.
Alden and Huling report a surplus of about 250 dollars after the Trades and Labor Day committee’s celebration. Treasurer Feaille notes the Labor Day program was financially successful and entertaining, with funds remaining in the treasury.
Expert engineers from Denver and local staff will meet with the mayor and water company committee to discuss proposed projects. They plan to assess hydraulics, estimate property values, and outline a timetable for next steps in the water system modernization.
Local notes report Governor Stanley touring the state and speeches in Manhattan and Clay Center, various visits including Frank Bonebrake, Frank Watson, and Joe Budalo Bill shows in the city. Promotions, injuries, and rail developments mix with social club meetings, poetry calls, and a newly opened Kansas Medical College event.
Unusual inducements to win votes include miniature screw top flasks adorned with candidate pictures to be given free to Kansas voters. A Kentucky distillery proposed supplying whisky to Republican and Populist committees and Kansas City Democrats, aiming to embed liquor in the 190… campaign. The effort, targeting collectors via mail, proposed six ounce flask bottles printed with names and campaign slogans.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a school facing pressure or sacrifice tied to an IG factor and a possible mise en scene. Readable names, dates, or places are not clear, but the item suggests an educational institution under a contentious policy or decision.
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