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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
6
A comprehensive Kansas weather and crop bulletin details early and late corn, alfalfa, and fruit yields across multiple counties. It covers frost risk timelines, rainfall, and harvest status for counties like Barber, Chase, Cowley, Harvey, and Wilson, noting melons in Ford and abundant grapes, with caution on dry ground and heat affecting late crops.
Washington reports from the agriculture department show mixed crop conditions. Northern districts face cool, wet weather delaying maturing. southern states enjoy heat and dryness but drought persists in some regions. Early corn in the northern belt is expected safe from frost by early to mid September, with later crops by October 1.
Reports from New England Michigan Kansas Oklahoma and Virginia indicate favorable apple yields with maturing crops. Missouri shows weaker prospects and New York varies. Plowing for fall seeding advances in northern south states and parts of the middle Atlantic, though dry soils slow work in the lower Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
George M. Minney announces the Kansas Medic football schedule for the coming season. Ernest Hughes from Doane College is hired as coach, with several seasoned players back and new talent like Mayers Kennedy and Clement. The slate includes games with Haskell Indians, College of Emporia, Ottawa, and Washburn, amid contract disputes over a planned November 27 clash.
Arrangements were nearly completed by Lo Houseman for Jack Root to fight Alec Gardner again within two months for the best purse. The bout may be staged in San Francisco or Chicago after both boxers showed cuts and bruises from last night’s hard bout.
Deliver, Aug. 13 Lyman J Guge after two years and heavy losses due to silver declines finds a rich lead at Brainard mine. A parallel stelke and incoming secretary arrival coincide. A gold vein averages 15 inches wide and may yield 190 to 3200 a ton.
Panama dispatch reports British cruiser Phaeton sent from Panama to Buena Ventura to safeguard Pacific Steam Navigation Company interests as Colombia presses to force troop transport. Government had contracted subsidies and exemptions with the line to move troops and prisoners, but the company refused to carry reinforcements, prompting possible litigation and ongoing revolution risks.
Jane B. Sherter, an American from Frankup Ohio, earned a Doctor of Philosophy at Berlin University after an A B from the University of Michigan. She previously taught in Oxford and Jackson. Her diploma calls her Virgo Clariesima et Doctissima and Berlin lists only four women with philosophy doctorates, three Americans among them. In another item, James Simmons of Lincoln County surrendered his son Ben after a July 28 escape from Lansing prison. The father seeks return of the boy to finish his sentence for felonious assault.
Shaw discusses meat packing and tariff effects on farmers warning about foreign competition. He cites July 1902 stockyard figures showing fewer beeves and bogs than a year earlier, and notes a South American fat cattle influx. He urges Republicans to unite on tariff reductions before Congress convenes.
A recent storm dropped up to a half inch in parts of the state while a cooler, cloudy week ahead is forecast. Record rainfall totals include 0.75 inches in Osage City and Scott City and widespread showers across eastern Kansas with temperatures dipping into the 40s in some areas. The Weather Bureau to at Topeka notes varied regional totals and a cooling trend through Wednesday.
Reports detail contracts for six infantry barracks a new artillery stable and shed a guard house workshop and post depot at Fort Leavenworth. Bids from Zeigter Dalton Junction City and Kelly Leavenworth cited for multiple structures with prices ranging to 206000 and 16295 respectively. Also notes nominations for Congress with J McKenslie Moes as Republican nominee in district.
Grain and livestock trading details across Chicago and Kansas City markets show wheat and corn fluctuations, with a sharp wheat rally and mixed corn activity. Hogs and cattle demand were firmer but varied, while provisions held steady. price ranges covered No 2 red wheat, white corn, oats, and live stock receipts, reflecting a busy midwest trading day.
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