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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
4
Substantial details on subscription terms and prices appear in the newspaper item. The text references rates, offices, and wire service origins, with mentions of New York and Chicago bureaus and Associated Press reporting.
A historical column critiques partisan influence on judicial office. It recalls Judge Penny Parker's stump-era praise of Quay tied to political advancement, arguing that the judiciary serves as a school for office seekers and that Pennypacker’s governorship to political rise is a shared pattern. It notes protests by The Post and ongoing discussion of judicial eligibility in political careers.
A scattered United States news brief and local notice flood describes mail subscription options, Wall Street movements, a Cleveland dress drug case, political maneuvering around presidential candidates, dynamite incidents, and a Nebraska senator’s view on future leadership. The fragmentary items touch on Rockefeller influence, Duke of establishing campaigns, and possible party shifts ahead of conventions.
A editorial discusses Justice Brewer's remarks on judges' political neutrality. It argues judges should be barred from seeking political preferment, calls for independence, and warns that partisanship among jurists harms public justice. The piece endorses widening the gap between judiciary and party politics.
A jumble of garbled items mentions threshing machines, coal shortages, a Salma woman on record, a Moling editor, melons eaten by boys, a Rush county barber shop, St. Francis druggist, harvest payments, a Chanute boat incident, Port Scott society women, a Wichita tomato claim, Ottawa veterans pension checks, and a county hen truss news.
Prof LL Dythe arrives from Lawrence while Mayor Mercandthal returns from Kansas City. Delegates from Topeka and Cheshire join Sea ton officials amid deteriorating Sixth Avenue sidewalks and pavement hazards. Fire at a cottage on Waener Street injures none and a 1 dollar loss is reported.
Fragmented obituary notice lists several names and funeral details with venues in Bilcam Inde Ni and Goel ypiee area. The text mentions burial at a local cemetery and services attendance. Details are partially obscured but indicate multiple individuals and a community event.
Drafters and examiners in the pension office catalog new review steps. The report mentions Bowers at Neasho and a shift in how cases are processed. It emphasizes efficiency and accuracy in handling pension records.
Residents near Taylor Street and North Topeka face a spreading lake of stagnant water from flood debris. Doctors warn typhoid and malaria risk rise as hundreds abandon homes. city and county argue over responsibility while a tile drain to Soldier Creek is proposed as a remedy.
Residents express concern over unsafe living conditions as they brace for possible evacuation. They urge authorities to implement any workable relief plan, noting that open channels risk further ruin in sandy soil and could render homes worthless if relief is delayed.
The Famous Twentieth Kansas will hold its fourth annual reunion at Iola from August 2 to 4 with a local committee arranging a welcome for visitors. Harry W. Brent is mailing registration blanks to regiment members asking for current addresses marital status spouse and children names and birthplaces and any past or present offices held. He is also seeking updated addresses for several missing members across Companies A to K.
A roster excerpt lists numerous individuals associated with Company I Adelph through assorted surnames including Willey, Wagoner, Wilson, Bernardo, Fidwin, Blesh, Fritts, Fita, Gamble, Grogan, Irvine, Kelley, Lightner, Meyer, Myers, Maxey, Richardson, Smith, Troost, Utterback, Van Meter, and others. It also includes a separate Company M line with John H. Brotion and Chas. Fennett among others. The fragment suggests military or unit membership labor.
Three conductors and a motorman are discharged by the city railway company on Wednesday night. Officials say the firings stem from a unionization effort, with no written notice given. Supt Patten cites a valid reason, denies publicizing names, and notes some tension with eight other conductors threatening to quit unless explanations are provided.
Programme lists works including Grimm Overture Poet and Peasant Supper Sweet Memorien Lampe Medley overture Alito the Good Bever Spanish pieces Feueetsen Yradier plus March under the Bamboo Tree with performers Johnsen and others scheduled for the event.
In Vinewood park dancers faced trouble returning home when a heavy rain washed out a segment of the new track. Superintendent Albert Patten cited soft, unsafe conditions and the need to halt service to avoid danger. Williams, alias Tony Williams, was committed to county jail for licensing violations in Kansas City. He had claimed not to be the wanted man.
The Beaty rainstorms washed out the sand between bricks in many sidewalks, loosening bricks on Polk Street between Fifth and Sixth. Some blocks show loosened stone blocks on Fifth and Sixth Streets. Sand will likely need scattering to restore firmness.
Major T. J. Anderson, secretary of the Topeka Commercial Club, vows to oppose further relief spending for North Topeka flood sufferers. He cites criticism from North Topeka residents and claims South Topeka merchants overcharged for furniture given to victims. North Topeka expresses no other public disagreement.
Train leaves Rock Island depot Sunday morning August seventh at 7 a.m. returning from Wathena at 9 p.m. Fare 71 05 for the round trip. See Rock Island agents for details. We thank friends who aided our wife Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Go Wenthe.
The State Fine Stock Show will be held under the auspices of the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders' Association. The State Poultry Show will be held under the Kansas State Poultry Association. The Department of Horticulture will be held under the Kansas State Horticultural Society. The Department of Farm Products and Country Collective Exhibits under the Kansas State Grange. State Dairy Show under the Kansas Dairy Association.
New York Aug 6 Union Pacific Railway Co releases its year end figures showing earnings of 51 075 188 with an increase of 88 574 909 in spite of high operating expenses and taxes amounting to 28 747 215 7 800 net earnings rise by 288 529 with additional income from Northern Securities and other sources pushing total income well above prior year figures.
Fire at Fort Scott partly destroys the Perry book building causing losses estimated at 9700 with insurance covering the Mas Ponte lodge and associated properties. Calhoun Co. and Hinrichson referenced. An excursion on August 6 to Rancas City and return priced at 2.25 appears in the notices.
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