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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1902

Page

6

Cottage City Steamer Goes Aground Near Etelin Island

The Cottage City of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co ran aground at Island Point Etelin Island twenty miles south of Port Wransle at 100 o'clock Sunday night. Deck cargo and keel fittings were lost and the Spokane towed the vessel. no lives reported. The ship, built in Beth Maine, is wooden and likely to be floated again if weather allows.

Seattle Wash Cottage Ciy Pueble Coast Steamship Company Island Point Etelin Island Stickenstrait Port Wransle Creamer Spokane Skagway Spokane Cellage City Cottage City David Wallace Beth Meinish Pacific Coast Steamship Company Pacific

Play Champion Golf Entices Top Players For Red Thorne Trophy

Thirty two competitors from Milwaukee Lake Geneva and Chicago enter the George Red Thorne trophy event. Western Champion Phelps 5 Hoyt leads contenders as Louis James omits, with 18 holes today and the final 36 holes Saturday. Notables include H Chandler Weun Ex moor who posted 78 on the Wheaton course yesterday and a field featuring Abe Poole Jr and Lt C Miller among others.

Jenia W.taswedlyin George Red Thorne Phelps Hoyt Louis James Meee Wheaton Weergeliane H. Chandler Weun Exmoor Abe Poole Princeton Ae Ui Lt. C. Miller St. Se Eeardoe Soegal Lake Geneva Stuart Stickney Strate Atte Allis Milwaukee I Mave St. Daniels Midlothian Waller Riverside Ra ‘Hunter W. H. Kirk James Glenview Fers fers ilnedeale, 4A, 4490 Farcone ‘arten, +52, 44—95, B. & Cummins Mxmoor G. F. Clingman Homewood Eller Potter, Jr Pillsbury Quwentela Tweedie Belmont

Weather bulletin promises cooler tonight in many areas

A government weather bulletin predicts cooler conditions tonight by a few degrees across regions, with a chance of rain if not timely. It notes threats of unsettled weather and cautions individuals with overcoats to stay prepared. In Illinois and Indiana, rain chances are mentioned amid scattered reports from the area. Millionaire Thomas Stratton’s health is reported as critical after a long illness in Colorado Springs.

Smith Opeka Illinois Ilinola Indiana

Fair midway dazzles with lights and aerial feats

The article details a county fair midway featuring electric lights, a 300 by feet layout, and night exhibitions at 10:20. Acts include Dying Kapese and the Meier family water tank routine, with Argo the snake eater and a miniature Ferris wheel. Aimee, described as a stout dancer, headlines amid other side shows and a German Village beer area later closed.

Meier Steve Brodie Argo Almee Fair Grounds Aimee Kansan

Moving Picture Show in Village Vaudeville Night

The village entertainment featured Tyrolean singers and a vaudeville turn lasting about half an hour. Audiences enjoyed the mixed program with a forthcoming big show announced for the streets and local rings.

Wan Gances Banecop Tyr Ns Ceetchen Che

Midway attraction praised for Topeka visitors

Moving pictures shown drew crowds with bold tricks, though one performer in blue tights did only mild stunts. Overall the midway touted as the best of its kind Topeka has seen.

Elle Topeka

Masquerade as a man ends in Utica jail

Lillian Hedstrom a 33 year old Swedish immigrant who left New York four months ago to live as a tramp traveled across the state in disguise. She adopted a gruff male persona Wil Mars or Wilton and worked in hop fields berry patches sleeping in camps and eating meager meals until jailed after falsely posing as a detective seeking a man named Farrell.

Lillian Hedstrom Utica I Lillies Hedstrom Aige Second Wil- Mars Wilton Mia New York Farrell Hudson

West Point Gift Trunks Held by Customs Over Filipino Relics

U S infantry officers returning from the Philippines face customs objections over a trunked display bound for the United States Military Academy at West Point. Among the seized items are two religious images including an ebony figure termed The Black Christ from Luzon. The Caldron sect in Laguna allegedly used the artifacts to extract funds from locals. Images date from the past two to three years.

Loenigaerie United States Infantry Philippines Buford Far East United States Military Academy West Point Tien Prt A. John Luzon Eighth Infantry Pagsangan Laguna Ander

SARGENT RESIGNS AS GRAND MASTER OF BROTHERHOOD

Frantic telegrams and formal resignations sweep the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen after Grand Master F P Sergent resigns two hours after a convention call in Chattanooga Tennessee. The note cites dedication to principles and close companionship with officers as reasons for stepping down amid shipboard mutinies and postal rate changes reported from Vancouver and other districts.

Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen Chattanooga Tenn Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen F. P. Sergent Arnold Washington, D. C Grand Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Pea NC Sita Sarge Vancouver Atherewy Ube

Populists Hold Colorado Convention Amid Fusion Debate

A Populist gathering chaired by a U S Senator group adopted a committee lineup including Nelson Franklin and W H Aagee to study the party’s demands. U S Senator Patterson backed E G Beimson for a presumed post and fusion with Roosevelt era policies. General J C Thompson urged harmony while Judge E C Stimson, yesterday nominated for governor, spoke briefly. Lafe Pence of San Francisco urged support for a Colorado interest. The convention recessed after instructing the committee to determine the demanded office and nominees, resuming at 2 p m.

U. S Dellerand Nelson Franklin W. HF Aaegee W. S. Buckyey Patterson E.G. Beimsom Roosevelt Colorado Fuel &Iron Company Steel Trust J. C. Thompson Harmony E. C. Stimson Ths Colorado Zaiety

Will fixed funeral costs at 118 dollars from grave plan

George W. Zelle arranged a precise funeral budget of 118.25 dollars in his will, naming explicit undertaker charges and directing the executor Merritt to handle cremation and burial arrangements, with the dated codicil and executor’s role recorded.

New York George W. Zelle Will Merritt

Pittsburg Accountant Wm D Wilkins Shot Dead In Fracas

Major Wm D Wilkins a noted Pittsburg accountant was fatally shot early today during a struggle over a revolver after morphine influenced behavior. Mrs Wilkins was found unable to control the weapon and police intervened as the tragedy unfolded. Nearby reports describe related funeral ceremonies and various legal actions in progress.

Pittsburg Wm. D. Wilkins Wilkins

Great Western railway fare notices described in fragmented text

Fragmentary OCR text references the Great Western railway, agents, and possible fare or travel arrangements. Names and dates are unclear, with several garbled terms such as Cannon Vat Duluth and rT. The readable portion suggests a transport fare or timetable notice without recoverable specifics.

Great Werern Taneapelis Cannon Duluth Great Western

Todai Market Report Reflects Mixed Grain and Livestock Trade

The market shows steady to lower cattle and hog activity with receipts improving for December deliveries. Corn and oats traded unevenly as weather aided selling, while wheat offered mixed tones with September movements firming and December easing. Provisions started dull with lower prices and limited outside selling at the yards.

Batata India Deere Ber Umitsee Kansas Ian City Texas Dancy

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