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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
7
Market reports show live stock trading with cattle steady and hogs firm. Wheat demand very active with buyers targeting summer claim prices, while receipts and prices vary across rails and regions.
Market items from Kansas City and New York show price ranges for grains, wheat, corn, and oats with receipts and par values. Includes cattle, butter, eggs, poultry, and sugar markets with daily quotes, futures, and next-day expectations across major exchanges.
New York reports veteran actor George Thompson, famed for his role as Deele Tam in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel adaptation, died of heart failure in the rear room of a First Avenue saloon after entering to rest with his wife and daughter following a Christian Science meeting. Fire in Kansas City destroys a mill. Market list includes Mexican oranges, California lemons, cranberries, onions, and other produce with varying prices.
A garbled Topeka market notice hints at a local trade dispute or sale. Named entities appear scrambled but suggest regional commerce involving cigar dealers and a figure resembling Gret class. Details are unclear due to OCR damage, yet the fragment points to a local market event and potential pricing note.
A fragmentary OCR line hints at a namesake event with Snipe to Site iron Nem. No clear date place or organizers are readable.
The market opened lower as Sugar and Fuel futures moved, with Amalgamated and Pennsylvanie showing notable activity. Traders watched declines in Canal stocks and gains in St. Paul, Missouri Pacific, and railroad issues as broader strength faded and defensive names lagged.
Market report notes cattle prices firm with steady demand while hogs show higher prices at Chicago Livestock Market. Traders cited steady receipts and strong feeder activity as buyers inched bids up for select lots. Prices for futures and cash trades reflected modest gains across categories.
A. M. McDearmott Commission Co announces formal plans for a new Devlin building on Basia Avenue. Offers stocks grains provisions and investment securities with direct private wires to Chicago and New York markets. Bond specialty highlighted with nationwide private wire service to Hankins City and Tot’s Sapke, indicating broad brokerage reach.
Secretary O. B. Morrow of the Associated Charities reports Topeka has comparatively few needy families requiring aid. Investigations show 78 applications since September 1, with most found not in need. The board decided no outside assistance is required and will organize sewing for distribution at headquarters with work for the unemployed.
London reports the royal commission on arsenic poisoning from drinks such as golden syrup and mixed with water or other ingredients. It found serious defects in current safety measures and urged stronger authority to condemn unsafe foods, establish official standards, and create a board of vetters under parliamentary control.
Delia Phillips sues Lawrence Vitilised Brick and Tile Co. for more than 3000 in property damage claim linked to smoke from a plant northwest of Lawrence Kansas. She asserts damage to fruit trees and house paint. Plant contends no smoke impact and cites other alleged sources. Attorneys Gleed Ware Gleed for Phillips and Bishop Mitchell for defendants.
Labor Commissioner Johnson argues the eight hour limit may apply to all workers including city officials paid by month, while City Attorney Spencer and police and firemen claim the law excludes monthly salaried workers. Previous cases in Wichita and Sedgwick County show mixed outcomes, leaving Topeka with no test case.
An advertisement style note praises reliable goods offered at fair prices with generous portions. The speaker promises a consistent 16 ounces per pound and a heaping measure for various quality items, inviting customers to try the pure products today.
A mangled OCR fragment questions how the city would pay and mentions residents near the headquarters and station at the tit. It appears part of a dialogue about paying and finding a way out of tangles with unclear context and no clear names or dates.
In Zion City Dowie appeals for funds to cover debts totaling 725000 including a $125000 mortgage. Receivers report looming liabilities from merchandise bills and mortgages. Banks in Twelfth Street and Zion City shut. Judge Kohlirat approves bank closures and appoints insurance for Zion plants while enforcing city ordinances.
Chicago and Philadelphia items describe a non pay dispute on a streetcar, Omer R Burke, secretary of Steam Fitters union, pursues a car, assaults conductor Robert Raoers, and is shot, likely fatal. Raoers admits the shooting and is arrested. A separate New York note reports a grafted car operation with a successful outcome following a hospital return.
Colonel H Hadler a wealthy New Yorker and clergyman with national reputation died at a Colorado sanitarium. At his death he was building a tuberculosis hospital at Four Avenue on older creek for consumptives.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a mess hall project for convicts at Fort Tenwen Ris Ec with Captain Wy Atkinen and a quartermaster, mentioning seating and capacity estimates for about 20 people. The readable text is garbled and uncertain about many details.
Lawrence Kansas December 2 a Union Pacific work train stood on the siding when a fire destroyed a coach attached to the train causing damage to the north side of the yard.
Congressman Charles F. Scott reports the Kansas delegation was astonished by President Roosevelt s choice of John C Pollock as United States judge for the district of Kansas The president s act is described as an unexpected executive patronage move that bypassed Kansas lawmakers and sparked debate over the manner of the nomination and timing.
The official states he would resign tomorrow if possible but remains due to strong pressure from the president. He will stay until next November, though he reveals he would end his tenure immediately if free to depart his office like a prisoner stepping out.
The program highlights Prof. Hays a renowned plant breeder from Minnesota. He specializes in wheat breeding and has twenty years of experience at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station near St Paul. He is widely regarded as a pioneer in plant breeding and will discuss methods and potential benefits for farmers.
Trinity college trustees voted to reject Dr. Joan C. Bassett s resignation amid controversy over her views. They said her opinions reflected on her authority and not the college, while acknowledging faculty and students disagree with some statements. An escaped prisoner recaptured in Kansas was reported, trail followed by tracks in the snow.
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