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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1902
Page
8
An advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a remedy to rebuild frail bodies. It claims to refresh nerves, improve digestion, and aid sleep, citing Mrs. James Arthur of Spokane as a cured sufferer of neuralgia and rheumatism after using the product.
New York reporter details the death of banker Nicholas Fish after a brutal assault in a restaurant near Highth avenue. The 50 year old descendant of Col Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish died at Roosevelt Hospital after a heavy set man struck him multiple times. The suspect known as Sharkey was arrested soon after the incident.
Trainmaster E E Ives of the Santa Fe, based in Newton, was killed when a switch engine struck him in Emporia yards at 10 10 Monday night. Trainmaster A Austin of the Eastern division was injured but escaped serious harm. Ives, about 40, had served nearly 15 years with the company and recently moved from Dodge City to Newton to oversee heavy stock moves from the south and eastern markets. No successor has been appointed. duties likely to be handled locally for now.
Governor and Mrs. Stanley attended a dramatic recreation titled Last Days of Pompeii at the old Potwin baseball park. Fireworks accompanied a realistic eruption of Vesuvius, with ballet, altar rites, and the fall of pillars as Glaucus and Nydia escape amid smoke and flame. The crowd witnessed a vivid illusion of destruction with grand pyrotechnics and theatrical staging.
Fragmentary squibs report a canceled to-do list of Topeka events. Archdeacon Crawford returns from Emporia. The Sultan of Buby rumor teases next week. Biller seeks divorce from Sarah Trutchley, while Sir C W Biller and Palin referenced in passing. A Topeka water works official visits September plans. An earthquake feeling flares near the Keith tract.
Reports from Topeka describe a spectacular Last Days of Pompeii production drawing about 2,000 spectators and promising higher attendance tonight. The acrobats and contortionists dazzled with new feats, while pyrotechnics and living statuary heightened the grand display.
Wyoming fires threaten vast pine timber along the Colorado border prompting Governor Richards to seek federal help. He notified Governor Orman and urged interior department action as fires burn and smaller blazes spread, casting smoke over Cheyenne and endangering surrounding communities.
Payton Ohio woman describes severe fatigue, insomnia, and nervousness from stenography work. She adopts a routine using Grapenuts and Postum Coffee, reporting improved digestion, appetite, sleep, and energy within two weeks, with steadily revived vitality and optimism about recovery.
Fragmented items report Topeka unions forming amid a carnival exhibit by the Atchison line and a 36 foot high display. Indians from a troupe perform a tall wood figure as plans unfold for social events and a Beloit office notes Frank Brown leaving for Topeka in search of broader opportunities.
In Emporia Kansas on September 16 authorities fear a girl from Mrs Routt’s household may have vanished. Neighbors and volunteers were asked to search high and low near the Gunta Fe round area for any trace. The girl had threatened to run away shortly before.
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