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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
5
The Topeka State Journal printer pranks in a Topeka session, with references to the denverrd edition and telegraphic wires. It notes carriers and editions and mentions the paper’s office locations in New York and Chicago, along with Associated Press dispatching.
A garbled note discusses slate journal letters and daily mail delivery for a Frome readership. It references Adlai E. Stevenson and court concerns, mentioning convicted individuals, penitentiary, and appeals to higher courts amid a tumultuous wartime backdrop with unclear attributions and sensational asides.
Newly released data detail commerce between the United States and territories seized or incorporated since the Hawaiian Islands were annexed. The report totals shipments valued around 18 million dollars with Alaska at about 6 million, noting the broader scope of trade including Porto Rico, the Samoan islands, and other noncontiguous areas.
The record notes that last year patterns for former years were adjusted to compare Commerce across eras. It highlights that the United States absorbed the territory now part of its domain and presents round estimates: imports around 29 million dollars in an earlier year and exports near several millions in later years, with figures evolving through the 1900s.
Professor Holden of Ames Agricultural College proposes a plan to raise seven-state corn yields by selecting uniform kernels and precise planting. He reports experiments showing improved stalk counts and higher per-acre output, suggesting up to 480 million extra bushels nationwide. Farmers form a committee and a prize fund of 20,000 is named for best practices in corn growing.
Fragmented OCR item list shows grocery-like entries with prices and product names. Items include syrup, canned pears, bacon, tea, soap, and various unclear spellings. The text resembles a historical store catalog or advertisement snippet with inconsistent legibility.
Fragmentary OCR news item mentions a queen at the Giverlin street fair receiving a golf watch and chain as a prize. The text also references voting costs and inheritance related phrases, with unclear surrounding context and partial sentences.
A Monastir dispatch notes Bulgarian bands entering Kra nhyvo on August 1 2 occupying the Greek quarter and raising banners over Greek sites. Turkish troops arrived August 2 and by August 4 had damaged 28 houses and all Greek and Wallachian properties. Many homes were destroyed and crews reported 20 Bulgarians and 19 Turks killed with homeless residents and widespread material losses totaling francs.
A Globe-Democrat report dated August 18 outlines immediate construction resumption on the Tucumcari Amarillo extension and eventual Santa Fe line reach. It notes Santa Fe Rock Island and Choctaw track arrangements, predicting Tucumcari as the territory’s premier railroad center with major offices and many jobs.
Frank Mohler, named editor of the Washburn Review, just returned from Stafford county where about a dozen Washburn tows formed a harvest crew then a threshing team. A Michigan University student, Chastes Fredericks, joined the crowd en route to Colorado and tried harvesting, staying with the Stafford county group despite initial fatigue.
An unknown young man from Trilana was shot near Augusta, 20 miles east of Wichita. He died hours later after being robbed by four tramps who attacked while sleeping one mile from Augusta. Two men were arrested nearby on suspicion. The victim was reportedly seeking work.
Joseph Ost appointed invoice clerk in Santa Fe office succeeding W G Boone who resigned. Ost previously as assistant general storekeeper under Milton. Colorado Springs Ost and others mentioned. theft and forgery arrests noted in Hutchinson orders.
State House staff faces widespread absences with Governor Batley and Attorney General Coleman away while clerical forces thin. Only the secretary of state's office remains largely staffed. others show reduced presence as vacations and travel take priority. Some departments report few workers and ongoing duties fall to a skeleton crew, with state officials juggling duties and outside assignments.
We offer White Fish and Mackerel along with sugar cured hams and various cuts of mutton lamb veal pork spring chickens and beef. Also on sale are maple beans coffee roasted, apple butter, beans kraut and creamery butter. Compare Golden Gate Spices with others and buy.
The state treasury shows few staff present with most clerks away on vacation. Attorney General Coleman’s opinion that the auditor cannot withhold vouchers of absent workers coincides with a wider exodus from the state house as judges and clerks take time off.
Delegates at the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress in Seattle debated Alaska’s territorial status with strong positions on both sides. The fourteenth annual session, highlighted by many speeches and a heavy afternoon agenda, faced potential late-day sessions to finish the program.
Sir Thomas Lipton expressed continued hope despite dire winds off Sandy Hook. He noted the Shamrock failed to catch wind while the Reliance gained when breeze allowed, calling the day hopeless to continue and standing by his belief that Shamrock performed better when wind was favorable.
York Pa farmer Charles Hespenhide of Jackson township reports a comical farm mishap with his horses Pete and Polly. After trying new equine headgear the pair allegedly tore off the straw bonnets, disrupted the drive to town, and caused a humorous scene at a tavern as one animal ate the other's straw in a bid for relief.
Topeka Railway Company received today a large planing machine weighing 80000 pounds to plane rails and frogs for railroad work. It will be installed in the car barn and used for planing and fitting crossings and switches. The item mentions Ardmore and a murder in Caddo Choctaw nation where R T Lynch, a merchant, was killed in his store by unidentified assailants. The article notes his wife was a former Texan.
A fragmentary local page notes no Marshall band concert at Eighth Avenue and Harriston Street tonight. An ice cream social is planned by the Potvin families at Mrs Worley’s. Sunday outings are mentioned for Mire E. Carpenter. Visitors Jean Reid and her daughter visit Mr and Mrs Al Reid. Town Talk discusses the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western railway. Free copies offered by Edwin B. Msgill, Sagar townsite department, Fort Dodge.
An Aug 17 193 Calverton reminiscence recounts a Topeka departure for a G A R reunion aboard Santa Fe trains. Highlights include Las Vegas Albuquerque Laguna Williams and a canyon river visit. The trip featured Pullman cars 350 attendees present thanks to Mr Samuel Larimer and the Santa Fe railroad.
Hazel Avery, confessed kidnapper of 1 year old Give Furlong, sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. The child was abducted June 23 and not recovered. Townsend, accused of maintaining a nuisance at 15 West Sixth Avenue, is said to have been found drunk and taken to a basement joint to avoid arrest, with the proprietor escaping. Federal Mining and Milling Company amends its certificate, increasing capital to 30 million dollars.
Mrs Wiessie Hatcher of Henry Hatcher household died at 209 Leland Street last night. Funeral services will be held at 2 20 Saturday afternoon.
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