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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1902
Page
5
Police notes recount Joe Diamond fined ten dollars after a dispute with a companion and Mary Wade’s intervening. The Pigg brothers are mentioned as having been jailed briefly, with Judge Mason presiding. Street life, a public gathering, and local gossip about drunkenness and court matters fill the page.
Local growers contend that Colorado water diversions harm their bottom lands and crop yields. They note the area produced well only in a wet year while stressing their land's productivity depends on adequate irrigation from upstream sources. Community figures, including Mr. Godard, emphasize urgent need for fair water allocation to protect farming interests.
Fragmentary text notes Colorado preparing to file an answer in the United States Supreme Court before the opening of court around October 15. Tho has been hired to aid in defense, and levies will be prepared as the court appoints someone to take the evidence.
The Railway Age devotes two columns to Topeka firm formed by Jake Lord and A Baird. The enterprise will market Baird’s patented machines, including waybolt breakers, cutters, circular saws, riveters, wood boring motors, and a rotary tapping drill. Santa Fe shops already use compressed air tools. machines will be manual at first.
New York dispatch notes cordial relations between British and American generals at the 99,000 troop German maneuvers near Frankfort-on-Oder. Generals Young French Corbin and Wood Keily Kenny are described as practical, with Lord Roberts and Count von Waldersee earning high regard. Observers say German cavalry and artillery methods show strength, and the Americans plan visits to Vienna Paris London before touring Scotland.
Rev A C Willey of Ashland in the Catskills marries Miss Eilen Esther Morton, the former fiancée he separated from after a quarrel with his first wife Gazelle I Post of Melville. Willey, once pastor at Onondaga Valley and former Drey Theological instructor, is brother to Rev A H Willey of Brooklyn.
Dispatches from Manaos report a revolutionary junta forming in Acre and a new foreign minister named Baron de Rio Branco. A detachment from the cruiser Tuwa disembarked at Priar's Island, and the U S minister declared the governor authorized all American vessels to land men there.
Invitations are out for a card party in Topeka with Miss Mare Simpson of Kansas City. Numerous guests are listed visiting and attending events, including Miss Estella le Meerws, Miss Bessie Motrow, Miss Belle Tice, and Mr. Dave Gossett at informal musicales. Streets and households referenced include 1619 Sixth Avenue West and the J. G. Neill household, with many local names and travels to Chicago, Topeka, and nearby towns noted for visits, schooling, and receptions.
A letter argues that delaying annual and biennial reports wastes public time and money. It claims printing new facts costs less than preserving stale data, criticizes state handling, and urges timely publication by the new board led by Charles H. Luling.
Russian papers condemn Lord Curson's approval of Balwsy extensions to the Indian railway system extending the eastern bounds. The dispatch notes strong domestic ire and presses for clarification amid political tension in New York.
A partial obituary fragment mentions individuals from Sweden and a figure named Busbeld of Wilason with references to Pyrenees and Vrench. The readable text is too fragmentary to determine clear dates or full roles.
The Crosby Bros advertise a spacious carpet selection featuring Royal Wiltons, Savonneris Axminsters, Bigelow Axminsters, Extra Axminsters, Body Brussels, Velvet Carpets, Tapestry Brussels, and all wool Ingrains. Prices per yard range from 1.06 to 4.00, highlighting quality and variety.
North Topeka reports include local club activity with Kim and companions, visits by Dr. Mayer and Dr. Heller in Kilaworth, and regional travel to the state fair. Residents attend Wesleyan conference, bless public and social visits from Johnson Street to Kansas City, with families hosting guests and a local ambulance transport to Christ hospital for treatment.
Insurgent war ships are visible from the harbor area near Panama, with insurgent commanders noted. Government officials are making arrangements as authorities report ongoing activity near Chor rere.
This morning O'Shea visited the Hoganson home with the purpose of a casual call. The visit focused on social conversation and neighborly welcome in the local community setting.
Elder announces that a litany of the saints will be publicly recited next Sunday after Mishmasa, as part of the McKinney Memorial observance. Parishioners are urged to attend and participate in the ceremony honoring saints.
In Wilkesharee Pa on September 10 the coal color store owner said he had no engagement to meet Governor Stone or wise. He noted there were eighty negotiations underway aimed at bringing about a conference to settle the strike.
Travelers flock to the September fair from September 15 to 19 with a single round trip fare of 465 dollars. Tickets go on sale now with good return options.
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