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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
4
A garbled Topeka State Journal page shows subscription terms and delivery details, including prices for carrier and mail options, with scattered editorial notes and local items. The text mentions The Union Pacific policy, Roosevelt, Vermont votes, and Topeka happenings, interspersed with odd typos and fragmented phrases.
The Democratic state convention chairman of New Hampshire praised President Roosevelt in his opening speech. The Memphis Commercial Appeal recounts a Chattanooga address praising Roosevelt as eloquent and patriotic, noting the Civil War's display of national strength and heroism of the Blue and Gray.
Fort Scott barbers argue Sunday closings while Abilene hosts the city’s upper tier. Wichita reports an oversized watermelon measuring 49 inches. Newton plans a midland street fair with cure-alls. Coffeyville witnesses a row over drunks and a judge’s ruling. Lawrence lamps continue to die.
A reflective column from the Atchison Globe critiques loafing gambling and drinking as root causes of failure and laments memory lapses and daily grinds. It notes a neighbor warned by a wife about a man claiming the town is too small after a $10 monthly raise and ends with an Atchison woman recounting sour milk haunting her trip to New York.
A compact, humorous miscellany notes sunburn, fashion, and social quips. Bits poke at padding in dresses, diplomacy by silence, and a football hero, while witty exchanges reveal sly observations on money, manners, and romance. The breezy column ends with a light jab about marriage halting a seraph’s illusion.
In Annapolis Maryland on September 1 widow Mrs John Keeley refused to vacate a home bought by the government for a new academy site. A condemnation committee served notices as workmen began demolitions while Keeley fortifies with bricks and hot water saying she will defend the premises. Government plans to move her from the property proceed despite her defiance.
Fragmented notice describes death notices and a biographic ad for Satin-Skin Powder and Satin-Skin Cream. Mentions Forty Pounds in Thirty Days and various unused remedies. Likely an old classified column with cosmetic product pitch and medical claims.
Butterick Publishing Co has grown from a Sterling Massachusetts start to a vast New York operation. The firm now employs about five thousand people and runs the world’s largest single printing plant. Its patterns and publications reach across North America and Europe, with English French German and Spanish editions. The new building costs 1.25 million and will be paid from profits in about a year. The company’s stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange with a 4 percent dividend, reflecting strong earnings well above required levels.
Newark stockholders seek to halt retirement of 200 million dollars of preferred stock and 250 million in bonds contending valuation of U S Steel properties is inflated. Bergen argues lack of detailed proof, while Lindabury for defendants questions the syndicate contract with J P Morgan Co and asserts directors acted with full knowledge and vote in accordance with bylaws.
Cairo reports weekly cholera figures with 1780 new cases raising the total since July 15 to 20 354 cases and 16 208 deaths. Disease continues to spread as health officials monitor the outbreak across districts.
A terse record states a person died by shooting himself at the navel while stationed at Chelves and assigned to Olympia last March. No further details have been received regarding the death.
Four troops of the Fourth Cavalry from Leavenworth camped near the Reform School after 2 PM en route to Fort Riley. Soldiers settled on the school grounds about a shaft east of the buildings. Addicts will peunin tA'e heip Suk ing the afternoon and will stay there tonight. They break camp tomorrow morning and resume march to Fort Riley.
A Topeka program begins September 15 presents Pompeian spectacle by a renowned pyrotechnist. A grand open air show recreates ancient Pompeii with earthquakes, lava, and roaring temples. Hundreds of painted streets, racing hippodromes, dramatic pantomimes, and a dramatic finale of fire and smoke showcase innovative fireworks and stagecraft.
New York Sept 11 Following adoption by the National Civic Federation taxation committee the executive committee moves to present matters to state legislatures. Forty one legislatures in session this winter are expected to consider a uniform law on inter state comity and tax treatment of game property. Two new committees from the American Bar Association and the state boards of commerce will assist in pushing the plan.
Parish dispatch to the Times via London reports a Madrid Corresponsal Militar claim that Spain will abandon its policy of isolation affecting its colonial holdings. General Andre attends a luncheon in Toulouse as French warships visit Bilbao and the Spanish queen mother is shown attention in Paris.
W. H. Stratton remains weakened in Colorado Springs as Dr. Rice reports sugar diabetes endangers him. Stratton has suffered for five months and nourishment was given today while medical staff monitor his rapidly deteriorating condition.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a scene with a cow, a person named Lady Acme, Unesco reference, and a pistol pocket with a red handkerchief. The sequence ends with an officer or show in stasis and an incomplete action.
A Topeka accompanying incident describes a mixed group of nine school children and a blind girl aged six to eighteen, traveling eastbound to Kan sas City and Olathe schools for the deaf and dumb. The mother grief and conductor oversight are noted as the train arrived.
Belated returns from last night’s Massachusetts Democratic primaries show Col William A. Gaston defeating Charles Hamlin for the gubernatorial nomination by a substantial vote. Estimated results place Gaston at about 1,063 delegates statewide.
A garbled OCR note references a convention with 186 attendees and 900 unaccounted for. It mentions the Eisit Stationery company of Tovska and a Charter creation, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Snow began to fall in Wyoming overnight with temperatures sinking to 20 degrees. The frigid conditions linger as morning light returns, bringing slick roads and cautious travel.
Peculiar question asks constitutionality of a law requiring districts to pay for student transport. Superintendent rule had districts reimburse parents when using private conveyance and limit maximum payments. Aletheem county case reached the state supreme court after district court awarded $200, with appeals to test the ruling as unconstitutional.
In a terse exchange the narrative mentions Hallett 18 named and politics around a term and reelection, with reference to Mr. Morgan and a remark about Hallett. The text hints at a senatorial proposition and a reaction by SP Saez amid unclear details.
Topeka physician Dr Ryder was elected medical director of the Ancient Order of Pyramids at its convention in Topeka. St Paul Declares Dividend. New York, Sept 11 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway declared a regular annual dividend of 3 percent and an extra dividend of half a percent. The last dividend was a six percent semiannual total.
1872 Thaety Jeannae ee ete Lintator, a Paris like fashion, reaches America. Tua DsLoFeator remains the American fashion arbiter, but French copies become widespread. Tae Devor expresses influence over the global dress of modern fashion.
A cryptic advertisement promises a chance to receive a large supply of wine for a year in exchange for sending a small payment. The message urges immediate action and highlights a low cost per bottle.
The report notes J. M. Mi and others showing rapid recovery from injuries with improved mobility. Mention is made of Millard Thomas and an associate acknowledging guilt and testifying, while County Attorney W. T. travels to Omaha on legal matters. The city of Galyeanim and Cary Hartett are referenced amid updates on typhoid recovery and ongoing health concerns in Spring, Arkansas.
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