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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1903
Page
5
An OCR fragment from the Topeka State Journal shows garbled text about delivery, addresses, and office lines. The legible content is minimal and does not reveal a cohesive event or named individuals beyond routine newspaper metadata. The piece reads as a damaged clipping with scattered references to editions, offices, and sealed wires.
Old time notice promotes home delivery for State Journal readers during summer. It advertises flexible address changes and daily paper shipments, likening it to a mail service while subscribers are away. Also discusses political events and labor issues as reflected in Chicago papers and national platforms.
A garbled OCR fragment reports on a range of scattered items including names, incidents, a clergyman, a 24-child family, a Mecca reference, a stray goat, and political voting hints. It suggests disorder at a community level with mismatched phrases and unclear events.
Chicago police hold eleven suspects in the Brunk Biewart and John B Johnson murder case at the Chicago City Railway Company. A notable arrest is Taha Siender, a former employee whose statements contradict themselves under questioning. Two survivors of the robbery scene provided vague descriptions of their attackers while efforts to identify the assailants continue.
A ten round boxing match occurred at Highland Park on Saturday between Mike Miller a Park date maker and Harden Bryant a referee and shoe polisher at Engie's cigar store. Neither fighter showed a clear advantage as they wore ounce gloves and fought without gory injuries. Bryant chant cultivation of the manly art while Miller appeared for the public at Metropolitan Hall with a side line cake walking.
The twelfth Biennial gathering of the Negro Knights of Pythlex opens in St. Louis with about 300 delegates from around the world attending. Attendees include leaders to the supreme court and international camp delegations.
The Vesuvius eruption continues in grand display near Rome with no apparent danger to nearby residents. Thousands gather to witness the spectacle as lava effusion expands and ash clouds blanket a wide area, enhancing the dramatic scene.
Berlin Aug 31 A cabinet order insures Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia will command the naval station at Kiel Admiral Kosster succeeds the prince in command of the first active squadron providing a change in senior naval leadership in Kiel region
Local items report H J Allen of Gttapenty in Topena rola appealing to the supreme escort J P Groom who has resigned. Miss Eibble Clary and Mr Lynn Keys return from a visit with Trout at Wamegs. Myrilé Howard and Irsue Boyt back from two weeks in Denver and Colorado Springs. Myers Brothers of St Louis awarded judgment against Ledtrimelet for 145. Four lidar games to be played this afternoon at 4. Victims named Ike Kickwe James Bhearney Jahr Bowen Lay Steph wESOR. Miss Hazel Jorden temporarily in charge of Dr Silverthorn's sanitarium which was destroyed by fire. Registration at Washubra college unsettled. enrollment noted. Mr and Mrs PF d O Nell become parents of a son born Wednesday. A theft of $18 under a mattress leads to no further action. Hugena Traver, Wells Fargo official, joins training ship after enlisting in the Navy. Mrs Bene and children travel with him. plan winter in Topeka. Humane Officer H W King commented on the incident involving Andy Dupree and a Slatorhance suspect.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss bodily humors and remedies, mentioning Sarsaparilla as a remedy and claiming benefits. The text references weaknesses and suffering with vague assertions about cures and vitality, typical of historical health advertising language.
City officials study which of 46 liquor cases to push at the September district court term. Authorities aim to secure convictions on nuisance charges with confiscated wet goods presented as evidence. List covers arrests May to August at Kansas Avenue joints, including Kohl and Archie Bailey. many defendants face fines and short jail time.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names and addresses such as 514 West Morte Hutch avenue and Dur et treet with references to surety and individuals including Carl Sakok. Details are too garbled to identify the event or official action.
A Colorado Midland freight train ran out of control five miles above Manitou and crashed near Colorado City. The crew leapt clear as the locomotive overturned and derailed several cars, with substantial wrecks reported and damage estimates around $25,000.
Governor Babey wrestles with the Marion Asbell pardon bid as F M Asbell leads a Topeka delegation from Labette county seeking clemency for his son sentenced to death for the alleged wife murder. A dope of witnesses including Dr George Liesett examined brain powder but cited no powder marks on the brain, a key factor in the trial.
William Steck four year old boy dies after westbound Rock Island passenger train strikes his horse at a Paxico Kansas crossing. He had been returning from a dance with a young lady who accompanied him. The engine struck the horse and carried it 100 feet with Steck thrown to the side. He died after lingering wounds as doctors and locals attended him. Funeral held this morning.
Rock Island wreck report: The Rock Yeland passenger train left Topeka at 4 am bound for Bonner Springs, derailed after reaching the line wrecked engineering worker injured, passengers escaped unharmed. In St Louis a case containing electric bank opening gear and burglars tools led police to two suspects after a Sunday night attempted bank robbery using no dynamite. The case was found by detective Kyien in an alley behind a building.
Exiledombla reports the death of a prominent Methodist figure today after a lengthy illness. J. and McCon Nee served as key secretaries in church extension work, with colleagues noting a protracted struggle before death. The obituary underscores his long career and influence in Methodist outreach.
Prices listed include cans of peas at 25 cents each. Noted good package quality. Also marked are mocha and java coffee and sliced peaches in cans with pricing details.
Manager Clovis Dale is down with typhoid fever delaying Washburn College football plans. Hugh McFarland will oversee affairs temporarily as Captain Dadisman and several former players return to practice. The team aims to begin drills this week with limited games and Colorado trip talks uncertain.
The First District Woman's Christian Temperance Union meets from 2 p m Tuesday to Wednesday evening at Central Congregational church. Rev J T McParland addresses Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with Mrs Ella Brown of Holton and Mrs Margaret Hillant McCarter speaking. Local union serves dinner Wednesday and reports from counties will be heard. Special music each evening. All interested may attend with baskets and songs. Louisville Ky January 31 Father M Cush ing reports from Denver a claim he is ordered to Gethearmane and remain prisoner for life tied to Bishop Matz. He is in retreat awaiting return to the diocese.
Cleveland dispatch reports Senator Hanna recovering, able to sit up for several hours today amid illness. In Topeka, post office inquiries flood the desk from people seeking lost relatives, with responders noting two cases handled today and ongoing searches for missing individuals.
Lomion Aug. 31 The remains of Lord Salisbury were interred beside his wife in the Cecils Hatfield burial ground with private simple rites. All the deceased’s children attended plus Premier Hetfour Lord Selborne and a few intimate neighbors. Mourners included tenants retainers and Hatfield villagers. A memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey with King Edward and Emperor William represented. The archbishop of Canterbury officiated.
Food Inspector Farnsworth warns all milk dealers in the city to stop using formaldehyde or any preservative. He vows to expose offenders publicly, aiming to keep milk free of embalming agents. He notes preservative use is not as widespread as believed and suspects major buyers repackage daily supply.
County Surveyor Rogers and Comemis istera Harrison and Haynes will sound the Kansas River today for bridge plans. The swift flood current may have altered the river bed, possibly changing old pier locations and requiring reinforced or new piers. Soundings precede any bridge plans.
The April term of the district court was formally adjourned this morning and tomorrow the September term will begin with a full motion docket. A week of hearings on city cases from the police court will follow in Benton.
Eugene Hagen died after his brother Reverend James M. Hagen of Illinois passed away Sunday. His nephew Joseph T. Hagen left for the funeral. In Richmond, Herbert H. Baer killed his sweetheart Alex Rome and himself after a rejected advance. The stock exchange will close Saturday.
Visiting veterans of the Army of the Philippines held the annual convention in St. Paul Minnesota with an expected 3000 veterans housed by evening and more arriving from Illinois Iowa Colorado and other states. Generals Hale King and Graves attended with Gov Van Buren speaking at the welcome and officers to be elected at the next business meeting.
A special Enton Pasitic train bearing a party of Washington newspaper men will not stop in Topeka as expected on September 7. The group will instead spend more time in Kansas City. Striking textile mill workers in Philadelphia returned to work today after a dispute.
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