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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
2
A fragmented report describes Alexander McCarren visiting Milwaukee and other figures amid labor market tensions. It notes prisoners facing trial, renewed efforts for fair wages, and calls for better work opportunities, with references to Topeka labor conditions and imported workers.
A Chicago wife obtained a divorce and alimony after alleging her husband, a Quincy dentist, abandoned business and fled to Chicago. Witnesses claim he left town amid accusations of neglecting payments, while pension examiner resignations and possible political unfoldings follow in nearby counties.
A Topeka morning page brims with city notes and notices. Streets and sidewalks work, rainfall, and rail track repairs mix with appointments, arrests, and police chatter. Governor Bailey speaks at Columbus, while court actions and new appointments surface amid a busy civic beat.
Grasshoppers are unusually numerous in Lakin and Kah agriculture areas, threatening hay crops. Farmers report machines at work in several fields, with one farmer harvesting two bushels per field and others delivering mixed feeds. Horse powered machines scatter green blends over fields, yielding reported hopeful results amid widespread infestation.
Races set in Cowen with a $500 prize as boats compete for top honors. Bizarre lines in the input reference a frail breed, aNine, and names like Meteor TUL and Bronkild, suggesting a garbled historic racing note.
In Wertheslay Justice Eachart presided over a jointist case against Fred Ammon and Kas Ant. The four jurors found guilt on all counts of violating the prohibitory liquor law. The court fined 750 dollars on the jointlot at Dexter with Ammon and Ant sentenced to pay jointly.
John Mason received a six month sentence and 250 dollar fine after an assault attempt on Mrs Parkman near Creswell. Ka Butts, who attempted to intervene and was injured, is recovering as the incident was investigated at Marion Jail on August 6.
Rome witnesses coronation rites at St Peters for the pope-elect with a reed and flax symbol, three blessings by cardinals, Laudes prayers, and the tiara being placed on the new pontiff amid public acclaim. The pope’s reign is counted from coronation day.
Report from the first visit to the Wathona Chantaiqua at the Missouri river site near Wattena. Dr J T Mc Farland spoke on religion and morality with additional lectures and Sunday sermons. The five year old assembly uses a large tent for lectures and entertainment with 500 attendees and 105 tents. Notables such as Hobson Sam Jones Byron King and others drew crowds. vacant plans include streetcar connection and permanent buildings.
Reports say Russia secured a 38 acre Yongampho land lease on the Yalu river for 48 years and Japanese telegraph lines to Yongampho face regulatory disputes. Korea pressed for rerouting the Seoul Busan line and protested the prewar Japanese wireless link from Seoul to Busan, which the Japanese minister refused to remove.
A wandering cow in Akron, Ohio, ate a farmer Frank Green's vest hidden on a fence. Inside was $85. The cow was bought back for $0, then sold to a butcher for $25. Wise recovered the money, and the purse remained redeemable where found.
The Knights Kadosh of Godfrey De St. Omar Council No Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masonry announce the funeral of 4 Knight Kadosh to be held at 12 p m Thursday August 4 1903 Officers and knights are urged to attend Relatives and friends are invited to witness the service The Maronic hall chamber will open after nine thirty p m for other Masonic business
Governor Bailey issues a requisition on Governor Odell of New York to return imam James Snow to Kansas for trial on a charge of passing a bad check in payment for a carload of ponies from the Wescott ranch in Dickinson County. The check is alleged to be worthless as Snow’s payment. Tift Baker has gone to New York to bring Snow back to Kansas.
Castoria receives strong approval from physicians and medical bodies for stomach relief and nerve calming effects. It is praised as a safe substitute for castor oil, non narcotic, and free of opium morphine or stupefying agents, with a medical journal urging safer child care.
Grand jury testimony suggests Daniel J. Kelley financed a party of young women to Cuba Lovkiets with transportation and chaperon duties. Names linked include Lee, Stone, and Mrs Daniel J Kelley. The report highlights alleged connections to political figures and party patronage during the lieutenant governor race.
Boost for Coleman in a weekly Kansas City paper mocks critics of law enforcement. It suggests Attorney General Chimera Elianas supports enforcing the law, hints at potential gubernatorial and national implications, and weighs Folk as a possible candidate in Missouri and Kansas races without naming others.
The Teheran instruction prohibits Zionist meetings and fundraising in Petersburg. The notice warns against Zionist collections and subscriptions and mentions general health concerns alongside. The advertisement claims a bowel remedy called Tits reenedy as a favored cure, with distribution by all druggists.
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