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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
3
A jumble of telegraph reports from The Associated Press breeze through brief items on naval tensions, financial strains, and political maneuvering. Mentions Fampson, Cecile en Croom, Carzows, and Kruger with scattered observations on war promises and public sentiment.
A Chicago Record Herald piece argues women entering business affect marriage rates and family life. It notes marriages declined with more women working, while incomes and education shifted women toward independence, influencing societal norms and the institution of matrimony. The article cites age patterns and license lists to illustrate changing trends.
A report to the Indian government notes American locomotives burn more fuel and arrive sooner, while British and American railway managers debate efficiency. The United States appears to outperform English rivals in early railway operations per recent estimates.
A memorandum discusses engine duties to run fast or haul heavy loads, noting American engines’ fuel use and miles run. It contrasts East India Rail Way costs, scrapping after 15 years, and Pennsylvania railroad engines achieving about 7500 miles per month with good time.
A column from Atchison glances at social quirks, fashion in a pretty woman, and neighborhood tensions. It notes a younger crowd’s fashion, a rainstorm delaying visitors, women’s chatter versus men’s reading habits, and local boycott talks by employers over a new town dowtown development.
A fragment from Chicago reporting on social life shows ironic observations about women music study timekeeping, printing workers, dance hall scenes, and awkward recollections. It criticizes platonic friendships and social judgments, hinting at harsh neighbor scrutiny and risky reputations.
Fragmented humorous sketch on marriage and bachelor life. Talks about age, youth, and societal expectations in a playful, satirical tone. Mentions olives, letters, and the idea of a wife staying at home to manage the baby while the husband pursues freedom.
A fragmentary and garbled reading from the Philadelphia Record notes “Quaker reflections” and stray verses. The text includes references to fashion, weather, prohibition, and moral meditation with missing words and unclear phrasing.
A garbled OCR sample from Yonkers Statesman text mixes dialogue and fragments. It includes stray remarks about manners behavior and a tramp instructor of killing, with scattered references to newspapers, readers and a river. The readable pieces impressionistically sketch social commentary and odd anecdotes.
A Honolulu written statement to the Episcopal general convention argues Hawaii’s church should fall under American bishopric and the American church. It says locals favor transfer to American control, with delegates limited and unofficial efforts to influence the decision. Sister Heatrice, of St Andrews Parish Honolulu, has urged a move toward American oversight.
Guthrie residents report J R Wood, claiming lands touching Lawton, fights to fence his farm on Hoagtattiets land near the north boundary. He presses to compel squatters to move and threatens another appeal to authorities as he nears completing fencing.
A New York report states that English Evensong Lutheran Lutherans plan to form an English synod after the recent Brooklyns Christ Church conference. Pastors submitted a communication to Dr. George C. Haas of the New York synod requesting a maleen letter and certificate of character. A split with the New York synod will not alter the decision to form their own synod.
Brief telegraph items report various Washington actions and international notes. Secretary Cortel discussed transfers in the President's circle while other officials address appointments and public service. updates reference John Grane Nicolas, noted author and secretary to the President, who has died after a long career.
The dispatch reviews rapid US manufacturing expansion and its push into foreign markets. It highlights iron and steel lead in global markets, compares 1889 and 1900 trade, notes cotton textile growth and rising raw cotton output, and observes imports exceeding exports in some textile sectors while American producers gain ground in others.
The text notes rapid growth in the silk industry with spindles numbered 1436.00 in 1890 and loom capacity rising from 20.60 to 1520. The United States is implied to be supplying nearly all its raw silk consumption domestically.
In Little Rock on Sept 27 Robert H. B. Naylor a deputy warden was killed by a convict in Danville last night. Bud Wilson a ten year Pulaski county Black Sentry aided the inmate in the attack before Naylor’s death. The remains go to Mayflower for interment. Wilson has been arrested in Danville.
Mrs Jennie Hewes of Brooklyn plans to appeal during a bankruptcy hearing set for October 2. The case questions whether a signed installment contract with George C. Jones obligates repayment and can be erased by bankruptcy. Hewes once wealthy, says Jones paid part and he stopped after a year, challenging whether contracts survive bankruptcy.
Indianapolis Sept 27 Lenater Fairbanks has accepted invitations to campaign in Ohio Iowa and Nebraska October efforts. Close aides say he aims for a prominent role in politics and may have abandoned hope of securing the Republican presidential nomination this term.
A forged check for 1.50 bearing Charles Fellows signature was presented at First National Bank of Wednesday and refused by paying teller Howman who spotted the forgery. The check was passed by A Samuels for George Wasson, a former Fellow employee in Crosby building. Police seek Wasson who had earlier cashed his checks locally. Armour's End Near reported from Kansas City.
Bean, stenographer for Superintendent CT McLellen of the Suta We eastern Division, is promoted to petition of bill voucher and payroll clerk. Roger Vin Hook, clerk in the Rock Island general freight office, takes a new post. Changes effective October 1. Watt Page, former Wisconsin football player, serves as referee for Wand burn vs State Hormel game Saturday afternoon.
Dr Baldwin a renowned New York concert organist assisted by Topeka vocal talent at First Methodist church tonight. The Kansas Supreme Court re-elected Del Valentine of Clay Center as court clerk for two years. Washburn UT Hyde spoke at Fortnightly Club on an economic topic. State tax commission discussed foreign car corporations. new law requires foreign firms to declare car counts and days in state with a tracking system for roads.
The transcontinental passenger association issued a report on Epworth League travel to San Francisco last July. It shows 2,000 of 14,761 attendees who came from the past remained on the coast.
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