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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
5
Full Associated Press wire report filed from Topeka and sent to New York and Chicago offices. The text describes dispatches on national events as received by the State Journal and distributed to other bureaus through the leased wire service.
A jumble of brief notices from the State Journal blends social witticisms, telegram style updates, and rural observations. It mentions postal rates, field reports, and varied vignettes from towns like Leavenworth and Ottawa, naming several locals and ongoing issues.
A historical note argues domestic sugar makers could supply all demand while criticizing a protective policy. It claims beet sugar can be produced in the United States as cheaply as refined sugar elsewhere and urges beet sugar interests to seek reciprocity with Cuba rather than push costly protection.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes rising sugar imports as the United States nears a domestic shortfall. It reports predictions of continued reliance on foreign sugar, impacts of tariffs, and debates over protectionism and Cuba sugar gifts influencing prices and supply.
A garbled fragment discusses religion and politics, noting men turning to faith after quarrels and a satire on moral behavior. It reflects a noisy, unsecured excerpt with awkward phrasing and scattered phrases about money, cooking, and social conduct.
A fragmented Victorian style narrative depicts a bachelor with many supposed loves and emotional detours. The text lampoons complex suitors and the social dynamics of marriage while hinting at inner conflicts and misaligned affections.
A fragmentary, era-era reflection lisps on art, perception, and distant neighbors. The author muses on patience, restraint, and shared ideals while hinting at place names and a shifting social ethic. The tone resembles a diary style meditation with scattered proper nouns and partial phrases.
In Kiev the Podol ghetto hums with Jewish life as Annette M B Meakin notes a busy market of secondhand clothes and a fountain center. She observes wealthy Jews in the suburb rising in status, curious youths in Orthodox uniform, and hopes that Russia will educate and empower Jewish students for future leadership and scholarship.
Reports from Salonten Dinvat Monastir and Florina warn Turkish forces threaten Austrian consuls and hold nearby towns. News notes cite fighting near Chernarcka and troop movements toward Mitro vital Saloniee and Soravitch while Washington debates city tree care and shade policy. Tennis results from Southhampton detail Doherty and Larned matches in Meadow Club tournament. A New York item reports a head rumored to be William Guldensuppe linked to 1868 murder cases.
In Cynthian Kentucky on August 1 Judge Fryer instructed the jury in the Jett end White trial. The common pleas attorney urged the jury to weigh evidence as witnesses testified. The judge addressed jurors and directed them to consider the case privately as deliberations opened.
Mum J G McNeal left yesterday for Goeda Springs where he will spend a month. J M Wood has returned from Great Bend where he secures the contract to furnish plans for a $12.00 school building.
A nineteenth century notice endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for Salt Rheum Pope and related skin disorders. It claims the condition stems from internal humors and promises relief by cleansing the system. The ad frames the tonic as a permanent cure while acknowledging ongoing discomfort without its use.
In Cincinnati on August 13 reports say John A Payne wagers H500 at evens that Jeffries wins in 13 rounds or less or that the monty goes to Corbettites, with sums from 100 to 35. This is the first sizable bet in the area on the anticipated bout.
Rev. J. F. Davidson of Tacoma leads a colonization effort moving Southern Negroes to farming lands in Washington. A party from New Orleans passes through St. Paul en route to the north Pacific states with the aim of establishing self supporting agricultural communities. The movement targets migrants from Louisiana Alabama Mississippi and other Southern cities. The vanguard consists of ready to farm individuals with enough capital to begin small farming operations.
A man who claims the name Rey. Vyrnwy Morgan is jailed at city hall on larceny charges from a department store and accused of pilfering hooks over months. Morgan is committed for examination tomorrow. detectives say he confessed to the thefts and that he is a known author and scholar with works like The Unitarianism and Evangelicum.
A Chicago man, aided by a shaky account, went berserk in his South Haven home smashing furniture and seizing the steamer Glenn on arrival. He armed himself with a club, attacked inmates, then set a kitchen blaze before police arrested him. He and three others were gravely weakened during removal from jail.
Reports from Topeka and nearby areas show the Kansas river rising about a foot since 9 o clock with a 16 inch gain at Wolff packing house between 9 am and 2 36 pm after heavy rains west of Topeka. Arkansas capital bids opened with twenty five contractors present for capitol completion. Concerns note no bids on the building itself. Also updates on boxing corners and leadership changes at Carnegie Steel with Corey resigning as president.
Cholera infantum remedy praised for reducing danger in children. Druggists carry Cheamberlain’s Colic Cholera as Diarrhoea Remedy. Missouri Pacific’s new tiger train departs Topeka 9:45 AM, stops at Garnett, Independence, Coffeyville, Eureka, Ft Scott, Wichita, and Halvton, with listed arrival times. Also mentions chiffon hats for sale.
Newspaper men in Governor Bailey's reception room discuss upcoming vacancies as terms expire. Judge Moore of Abilene appears to have strong endorsements and broad support, with reports he will be appointed by Governor Batley. Other candidates include M. B. Nicholson of Council Grove, while Moore is praised as the district's youngest veteran.
James M. Simpson, a farmer and local official from McPherson, discusses his wheat crop yielding twelve to twenty two bushels per acre and estimates McPherson county averages at nine to ten bushels. He also mentions Sam Forsha of Reno County citing about twenty bushels per acre and McPherson averages around fifteen to sixteen bushels. The note references a separate item about a marriage contract ceremony conducted by a minister at Terre Haute during the harvest camp meeting.
Thomas Nelson, band superintendent, said the ceremony would lack a state marriage license. The county clerk refused to issue one since neither party had sixty days of county residence as required by law. The couple are Moses Josart of Sherburn, Minnesota, and Lisle Prazier of West Baden, Indiana. Josart recently took a pastorate in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Sewer diggers near St Louis uncover a giant mastodon skull and large fossil tree pieces forty feet underground while excavating for a new overflow sewer. Foreman A Tait notices a massive white bone and a skull with teeth like onyx as work continues to locate a complete skeleton.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alonzo Beal of Valencia Colorado were held from the family residence at 10 a m Tuesday with sermon by Mrs. Rowe Roberts. Interment followed in Valencia Cemetery. Mrs. Beal born November 19 1861 in Guraney County Ohio moved to North Topeka before marriage to Mr Beal on November 3 1888. She is survived by her husband and three children Ollie 15 Hareland 12 and Bryan 5. Also mentions pension portraits of local officials and retirement notices for Brig Gen David H Kinzie and Brig Gen Carlen Woodruff along with Fort Riley examining board updates and construction progress on a government building in Emporia Kansas.
The brick yard faced a delay as Uncle Sam refused to allow bricks bought by contractors for facing to be used. The yard must remandled a large lot of bricks and will repurpose those onsite for walks and drives.
Mr Coburn arranges a broad cow demonstration for the World’s fair cattle exhibits at St Louis. The event will contrast dairy and dual purpose breeds like Jersey and Shorthorn, Brown Swiss, and French Canadian, with 100 day tests on milk and butterfat and beef merit judged in class C. Entrants may offer five to 25 cows per breed, with prizes for herd and individual cows.
Iowa City mayor Min ghia files notice through attorneys of a determination to claim damages for injuries sustained by a railroad accident on aller street. The notice mentions horseback riding habit and references Grand Track Lehigh Valley Route to New York and Philadelphia with terminals and railway details.
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