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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
7
Market notes show weaker corn prices and a steady to higher livestock tone. Cattle advance from four to five dollars with strong demand while hogs hold, but ease slightly. Wheat and other grains drift lower with mixed futures amid volume shifts and rail measures. Market gossip notes spreads, fund action, and various commodity quotes across origins and grades.
The article describes a yacht excursion event off New York with British boats underperforming as wind failed to favor the yachts. Skirmishes with the shorefront, shifting head sails, and the large excursion boats remaining to observe are noted. The Heliance loses wind and the fleet struggles to reach the mark within allotted time.
Chas Kirkland, an attendant at the state asylum, was fined 55 cents by Judge McCabe after a courtroom finding of beating an elderly patient, with Superintendent Hyvie releasing him and dismissing the arrest for assault. The judge aims to curb the abuse within the asylum.
The Alaska question dominates the Commercial congress with a large delegation urging immediate statehood or territorial change. After debate the body adopted a resolution supporting further expansion of district status by a wide margin. Governor Grady opposed the move, and additional resolutions may be considered in coming sessions of Congress.
Miss Annie Brows was assaulted by an unknown man inside a Capitol area in Lincoln while viewing the city with a group of women. She was choked, clothes torn, and exhausted, needing to be carried away as police investigated after the doorway trap was bypassed. Separately a steamer incident near Fairport involved a crew member injured and rescued with a narrow escape from drowning.
New York based Panamanian interests firm Nelson Cromwell reports cables from Bogota indicating a Colombian senate committee favors approval of a treaty with amendments. Cromwell says the move aligns with U S interests and counters reports of a failed treaty rejection, noting continued negotiations and Colombia’s binding obligation to pursue further trade accord.
Professor Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian, outlines ongoing experiments in mechanical flight aimed at war use. He notes public interest may create unfounded expectations but insists on cautious, phased disclosure as the work advances. He credits public funding from the Smithsonian and ordnance board, with aims to develop machines capable of lifting heavy bodies through mechanical means.
In Cheyenne a detective guards a captured thief en route to Chicago to answer charges of larceny. The prisoner is shackled to the detective and transported via a train through Rawlings and Laramie. The guard faces interference as the suspect is moved, but the officer remains restrained and the plan to take him to court continues.
Parker Kansas city marshal Tucker and police judge Guilin seized and destroyed one barrel of beer and a barrel of empty bottles in the city jail in front of about 9 to 35 onlookers. The act marks a second minor seizure in ten days as authorities pledge to curb Aquorin town activity with W C T U backing a local joint keeper conviction through district and supreme courts.
A massive vault contents shipment valued at millions passed through Pittsburg after banking hours. The transfer involved two wagons carrying specie securities and vault contents from Tradesmen and Columbia National banks to a new Farmers Bank location. City and private detectives guarded the operation amid crowd scenes and rumors of a bank heist. A second incident in Haycock reports a young kidnapped girl and a lodger jailed.
An altercation aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II in Hoboken led to a fatality after a passenger shouted for police. Robert P. Hill of the American Surety Company accused Moris Lev ers and associates of swindling him and others at cards, claiming losses of about $10,000. The incident resulted in both men being discharged by officials as jurisdiction lay with different authorities.
News item reports a man named Rabideaux accused of killing David Tahee in Lincoln county Oklahoma last June with a hoe during a dispute. Rabideaux fled to Kansas and is jailed there after surrendering, with unclear charges and motive described. Also notes a separate plan in India for a major irrigation program costing millions funded by loans and famine grants, promoting national resource use through protective works.
Lancaster, August 20. A landlady trapped Joseph Lewis, Richard Thompson, and M.R. Barkdull by locking them in their room and pursuing a bold chase across several roofs toward an alderman’s office. Officers recovered the suspects, who were brought to jail after the dramatic pursuit.
In Trinity Bible Church Rev. A L Longley declared women must not wear hats inside worship. He argued head coverings align with Scripture and cited Pauls rebuke to Corinthians. The rector noted diocesan guidance urging clergy to discourage hats indoors.
A burglary at 660 North Vine Street late at night leaves Mrs Howell battered and unconscious and her son James discovering her in danger amid turret damage. The incident ends with disruptive shell tests and a hospital visit, while unrelated notes mention Downs and a double wedding in Columbus Kan.
Wanted agents to represent a leading old line fecal reserve insurance company with liberal contracts. Call at Roots 2 Crawford Building. G B Barnaby, manager. For sale a good milk cow four years old producing gallons per day. Chas Woody Lat and Adams Street. Wanted two at day and three at night. Apply at G kanson Ave and Brelock home I O Hatiined.
Chicago August 2. The Aurora Elgin and Chicago Electric Railroad plans a test run this fall with a specially equipped car to probe the speed potential of electric trains. Aimed at a world record, the test cites past runs near 70 mph and seeks to demonstrate practical high speed operation.
Dispatches report a Turkish assault in the Piesoder mountains on August 18 burning Erminner village. Many killed and the Austrian government moves to negotiate with Bulgaria, seeking aid to stabilize the region as carriers warn of further actions.
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