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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
2
Dusenberry, noted as a public-spirited figure, nabbed a cow tied on a sidewalk while enforcing city ordinances. Sergeant Luke Lucan aims to tidy up procedures, halting risky target practice. Frank Lewis, charged with carrying a revolver, paid a partial fine after failing to settle within the week.
In Shanghai the editor and staff of the Supam reform newspaper may only be surrendered with unanimous foreign consuls at the port. Britain’s representative will not consent. Reports say Westerners in Hangzhou plan to resist surrender by force. Five reformers arrested in Pekin, including a viceroy’s brother, as city gates stay shut to prevent escapes.
A Rock Island Telegraphers committee pressured the road’s general manager in Chicago and secured a shift to a nine hour day with a promised raise. Details on the exact increase and monthly amount are unclear, but the changes are set to take effect on the tenth of the month.
Sunday excursion announcement lists train times from Dearborn station Chicago to Columbus, Akron, Chautauqua Lake and other destinations with round trip fare noted at 1.25. Advises Moore and traveling passengers for further information. mentions Rock Island agents and multiple daytime departures.
New York August 7 Townsend Miller of Jamaica celebrated his 104th birthday at home on Catherine Street. The Mohawk father, mixed Spaniard and Indian mother, and his third wife, younger by many years, joined in the small festivities. Miller spoke of good health and a long life, noting tobacco and whiskey shaped by years, while quipping about age and keeping to his own affairs.
A Santa Fe freight collision occurred at Elizabeth between eastbound No. 202 and westbound No. 93 on the Ottawa Kansas City cutoff. Engineer Parker and Conductor A O Bryne sustained minor injuries. Conductor Collins and Engineer Rex ter handled crews. Two waycars damaged. No. 202 delayed one hour.
Aug 7 in Leominster Massachusetts two fifteen year old boys Clyde Gilchrist and Herbert Burgess fishing in a canoe were attacked by a large moose advancing from the woods. They fired a revolver at the animal and, after escaping, reported the incident as the first moose sighting in the area. The incident drew attention to the animal’s aggressive mood and the boys’ quick retreat. An unrelated travel ad notes a Kansas City excursion to return for $1.25 via Santa Fe on Sunday with departure details.
Mrs. Alonzo Beal formerly Miss Warnbek of North Topeka died at Montrose Colorado at 2 am from consumption. She moved from Valencia to Colorado last year due to her husband’s ill health. Surviving are three children, the eldest fourteen. Funeral arrangements call for burial at Valenera Cemetery next Wednesday with services at the Beal home, twelve miles west of Topeka.
Analysis of the daisy describes the yellow disk composed of many tiny florets with fused stamens surrounding the central receptacle and the white expanded ray flowers on the margin. It notes the reproductive roles of disk and ray florets, the parachute-like pappus as fruit forms, and briefly compares to other flowering heads such as Guelder rose and Cornus species.
The text explains how flowers such as daisies are surrounded by a ring of colored leaves called involucres that help protect and display the blossom. It discusses layered bracts, calyx functions, and nectar-like features, noting variations among large group members and the role of dew and wind in fruit and seed formation.
In Wilkes-Barre Pa a twelve year old girl named Mary Ann Davie who wed Romulo Masterpaul was ordered returned to her husband. She testified she loved him and enjoyed playing the concertina. The court ruled the marriage valid and ordered the husband to take his wife willingly. Masterpaul and Mary Ann left the court together.
Report on Barico Piasqua a Cuban planter and agent for a Spanish steamship line transferred from Morro Castle to the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Mention of Mrs Pasqual dying in Paris and her husband rushing there. Also references travel by T Terry Cuban official and Mrs Terry, plus Great Western Railway tickets to Duluth and Minnesota resorts.
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