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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
7
Irregular listing details a final clearance of summer dresses, white Oxford cloth suits, Irish linen fabrics, brown linen suit, and cotton suit. Prices show previous high marks reduced to lower figures, with notes of cuts on Summer Waists and Silk Shirt Waist Suits.
A garbled column mocks a public figure named Kanaan and criticizes labor policy. The piece attacks officials for delaying reform and questions governance while calling for accountability and restraint in using public funds. Readers are urged to consider political responsibility and the impact on workers and the treasury.
The passage complains about political allies seeking favorable treatment and hints at tax burdens on citizens. It references a governor and a liberal commissioner, lamenting alleged humiliations and misgovernance while questioning public duties and outcomes.
Conductor Art Bruer of the cog road was struck by a bolt at the summit of Pike’s Peak. His coat and trousers torn and minor burns reported. Bruer escaped serious injury after the incident and rode the train again after exchanging his uniform for a Navajo blanket.
Thad Sender and broncho busters staged a morning parade in tuxedo chips and spurs. Two stars of the show rode the parade horses in fine order. An exhibition will be held this afternoon at the Tule grounds with a second performance at 3 40 p m. Petersburg Aus 28 In Paris and Copenhagen delays trim arbitrators at The Hague for pre triennial treaty settlement awaiting new appointees.
W F Schell of Wichita, elected by the Kansas World’s Fair commission, will head the state horticultural display at the St Louis fair next year. He previously aided in winning a $300 prize for Kansas’ exhibit at the Chicago show, beating Missouri. Born in Geneva New York he moved west, worked with Brackett at Lawrence, led Brackett Nurseries, then established Wichita nurseries and long served in the state horticultural society.
The Pittsburg Coal Company closes a deal to acquire all coal land holdings of Henry W. Oliver and related properties from several firms, totaling about 1600 acres near Pintleville along the Baltimore and Ohio line. The purchase consolidates the flat coal pool outside the Pittsbure Terminal Railroad Company holdings. A separate Horton incident reports a colored man alleged to have attacked Mrs. J. A. Burns and was captured at Horton after fleeing town. An accompanying note describes a Berlin scene with a portrait artist and a lithograph of the emperor, Roosevelt referenced in passing.
Detectives Wil Reed and Abe Hendered captured James Bradford, a colored man, after a horse and buggy rig was traced to him at David Childe’s barn two miles east of town. Bradford confessed to stealing Kennedy’s horse and buggy last June and other horse thefts, including Lakin’s, while describing his nightly rides with his partner and intentions to plead guilty.
Portland Aug 28 After an hour’s bombardment the outer defenses of Cape Beth were captured and 4,600 men landed. The Olympia struck bottom near Starledge in Locke’s Sound where charted depth 26 feet showed 24. The cruiser leaked but remained afloat and joined maneuvers despite damage.
Manila reports a new education bill to fund sending 100 top public school pupils to United States institutions for full courses. It appropriates $72,000 for year one and requires an oath of allegiance and civil service appointment upon return. Estimated cost per student is $50 yearly plus transportation.
New York a wife saved 1000 to help her husband pay a mortgage on their scheme. She hid the funds at home but her husband burned them after discovering her efforts. When she returned, the blaze had destroyed the stove and the money. The wife, Mrs Piie of West Mohoken, is described as heartbroken.
A tourist from Iowa named Bike Mill and a resident of the local city named Miss Champion fell about 800 feet on the Yankee Hill glacier near Alice, Colorado. While climbing the slope in heavy snow, both were swept from a ledge and plunged to rocks below. Mill suffered a broken leg and other serious injuries, while Champion died in the fall. They were carried by guides to a nearby hotel and a doctor was summoned.
The article reports Ann Maris Wieague of Weston, sister of Lawuterant General Mex, riding in an automobile on Booth Street when her clothing ignited. Passengers extinguished the blaze with a hose. she refused to reenter the vehicle by rail.
Announcement listing a Bowan grocery at 170 Kansse avenue with details about the Potwin party and a grocery notice. The readable text confirms a local shop opening or advertisement with no clear dates or full names.
In North Topeka several citizens are noted in town for visits and gatherings. Abe LaFrambola of Silver Lake, Frank Grear on a Kansas City trip, and Mrs. G C Landis with daughter Linda are seen in town shopping. Miss Imma Trickett from Kansas City plans a visit to Miss Julia White while Mr and Mrs Blair return to their Jackson Street home. The community reports on new births, surgeries, illnesses, and family updates, alongside repairs at the Kansas Avenue M1 church and a flood relief gathering at the Cochran home with food and gifts for residents.
Del Harbaugh, once famed for the Collins murder case in Topeka, now farms and runs the Miles cattle ranch at Palix City with 10 500 acres. He traveled to Kansas City with three carloads of export steers, earning 34 to 5 per hundred pounds. He plans expansion, detailing a tenant system and livestock projects as he cites gains from his farming shift.
In Chicago on August 2, Mrs Anon Gloviten and her daughter Ada were committed to Dunning asylum by Judge Schesner. Both suffer from identical delusions and fear of unseen enemies. Anna Olovitch’s fate and family ties are noted as background. The daughter believes unknown enemies intend to suffocate her with deadly powder. The mother shared the same distress and sought medical help.
A report from Richmond Michigan dated August 2 describes a violent incident where twelve year old Agnew Douglas was found with his throat cut while sleeping. Police and medical teams searched for clues as investigators labeled the case a serious assault with unclear motive.
No statement can be obtained from the ill child. Douglat has not been arrested. Justice Heath has summoned the county sheriff to investigate the case.
Real estate transfers listed including es Bownah and wife to RC. McFarland for $300 with parcel details in block 5. Grice and wife to William Peterson at 207 and 209 Lake Street. Miscellaneous notes mention Rueble’s Ada Lydian C. Frawley and a transfer involving McFarland for $900 and Bogge and husband to sume, unclear details.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Taft's son returning and mention Anglophone figures and a Manta location with ambiguous markers. The text suggests a local or syndicated brief with names like Gayhart and Franciace, but details are unclear and the item is part of a larger cluster.
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