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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
6
Market gossip notes corn pit prices easing and live stock trading soft for cattle and hogs. Wall Street quieted with mixed sentiment as traders assessed grain, cotton, and pork futures and dairy prices.
Traders faced caution as major exchanges showed varied action with gains in rail and consumer goods shares while financials drifted. Orders for key transport lines, including Western Pacific and Northern Pacific, influenced early moves amid cautious sentiment and mixed volume across New York markets.
In Kansas City on August 6 D L James won the city tennis title by defeating Dr Frank Sheldon in a dramatic Dykington tourney final. James dominated early, with Sheldon fighting back in the third and fourth sets before James clinched the victory in four. James earned the championship prize a racket while Sheldon took the silver stein as runner-up.
Philadelphia Aug. A dispute over a Panxeern process for extracting gold from Kansas shale is cited in a lawsuit brought by Wakeig Mining and Milling stockholders in Topeka. Dr Ernest Fabris claims his method is practical and valuable and will be proven by results. Also notes the death of Phil May, noted cartoonist and illustrator, in Camden Hill after a brief illness.
Topeka's Gage Park landmarks a transformation from dumping ground to cultivated beauty under Mr. Reinisch. About 25,000 shrubs and trees grown in the city greenhouse are ready for planting, with 600 varieties at Central Park. The park commission seeks more funding to extend walks, drives, and plantings, aiming to improve several city parks and respond to flood damage.
Topeka Kansas August 6 1903 MK Givens writes to the State Journal defending his stance against the city school board. He cites legal limits on spending voting patterns and debt and explains support for bond issues for a high school site and building while opposing others. He details bids heating plumbing and district finances and critiques the board leadership and building committee.
The report lists ready works and needs for parks Chesney Central and City Park. It notes plowing prep, water supply upgrades, and enlarged greene spaces, plus fencing for Chesney and extended hydrants and a drinking fountain in City Park.
Sheriff Lucas recaptured Maude Shumaker in Wichita after she helped fugitives escape from jail. Evans, charged with aiding a felon, was arrested in Clearwater while attempting to flee south with three tickets to Florida. Shumaker reportedly cut a jail wire screen. a state warrant will pursue Evans.
Brief telegraph summaries report John Alexander Dowie, overseer of the Christian Catholic church, naturalized in the superior court amid a pledge of allegiance to Britain. Other items note July rural free deliveries and a July military command change, plus a Nebraska delegation to a national congress and a Bourbon County fire with $65,000 insured loss.
In North Topeka Fiball Printing on Katine Avenue reports locals traveling to Colorado Springs for a month visit while M T Kennedy and three children head west for hard times. At Soldier Creek high water halts work for a man named Hunter. A Moras and Myers wagon team ran away on Van Buren Street for the third time in two weeks. Dr. Clayland of Brooklyn visits old friends G W Petro and departs eastward. Water rises in town. streets flood over a foot in places, ponds overflow, and a barn on the J Thomas farm near town is struck by lightning. The Rollee brothers’ nearby barn horses are killed. Ladies from the M E church visit carpet stores to plan for church repairs. interior work will renovate the building, add new seats, and install an organ soon. Storm damages include a building slated for condemnation with cracks along the front and a falling sidewall on Kansas Avenue.
A Denton reader proposes Stevens Point rename to Philadelphia to attract ten philanthropic institutions backed by unlimited capital. He claims this move would bring a global political and scientific complex with a proposed expenditure of 1.9 billion dollars. The editor responds that the proposer is reliable and responsible.
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