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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1903
Page
9
Arkansas gossip details a supposed secretive trip by an assistant auditor and the Rev. James Nation. The account describes improvised hunting, political tension, and alleged misconduct about an alien to Arkansas soil and a wild hog incident, ending with a sensational exit from the state.
The readable text suggests a Topeka area death involving a suspect linked to a violation of statutory laws. It mentions his activities and suggests he ran, killed, or was killed, with some reference to friends in Arkansas, though details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
The tale recounts J Maxon Mckenzie an adventurer whose marriage to a postmistress sparks scandal. He disappears with $75 including postoffice funds, faces five months before sentencing, and relatives push for the wife’s removal from the post office amid charges of slowness and carelessness. He receives credit for time served and a $100 fine.
A Topeka reader letter recounts how a rector of St Luke’s testifies to the good quality of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. The writer, A Lang, states the medicine gave relief from a severe cough after trying various remedies and notes a local pharmacy order and a Topeka laundry visit.
Two of three Democratic council members, Griley and Snyder, voted against Mayor Bergundthal’s choice A. E. McCollum as police chief while Hightly and other members supported the nomination. Debated bills sought special detective pay, questioned who received the funds, and exposed tensions between the mayor and Second Ward councilmen amid routine month’s payroll concerns.
London dispatch notes both sides of the fiscal controversy use the issue to pressure policy. The Standard calls for imperial finance and colonial expansion costs, while Denmark and emigration talk influence. In boxing news Harry Forbes and Abe Attell prepare for a featherweight title bout in St Louis on December 37, offering $1,000 purse.
Local items note T J Anderson out on fines. Sterne in Kansas City for rock crushers inquiry. murder trials anchored to Mason case. Barnes seeks divorce from Elles Barnes. town leaders wary of politics and floods. Officials discuss banking measures, rail service, and state franchise cases. Community groups meet on December 9. Bankers meeting in Kansas City, Kan. with papers on recent laws.
Mrs Haskell of Silver Lake Massachusetts, Worthy Vice Templar of the Independent Order Good Templars, says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her four year battle with inflammation and ulceration after five months of use. She reports drastic health improvement and urges other sick women to try the medicine.
Arrangements by the Poster Human Society call for a new $1,200 building at 102 Monroe Street to shelter abandoned animals. A house on the same lot will house special officers T. D. and KW King, who will respond for services. An ambulance costing about $700 will be available for animal removal. The two officers have attended to 1400 cases in two years.
Portland Ore Ded Officiay receipt notes the suspension of Thomas McNuth, a general land office official at La Grande Oregon, amid alleged questionable transactions. Secretary Hitchcock confirmed the action as a formal disciplinary measure.
At Newmarket England a strong turnout attended the sale of William C Whitney's horses. The stock sold without reserve with engagements. Hands Down brought 3400 guineas and Mintagan sold for 1450 guineas. In Des Moines Iowa lawmakers consider a measure requiring a physician's health certificate before marriage licences.
Questioned by sufferers of piles the article asserts piles are curable with proper treatment. It claims widespread relief from a Pyramid Pile Cure and notes many have avoided hospital care after trying it. The piece emphasizes energy restoration and warns against expensive therapies.
New York December 1 riders compete in the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden. Some teams trail the leaders by more than 36 miles as the event unfolds with the field showing signs of strain and fatigue. Chicago December 8 doctors report Leo Hamlin likely to die after a head injury inflicted by his son. Hamlin's brother attorney Hi Hamlin requests custody and notes recent signs of derangement. Leo previously served in the artillery at Fort Leavenworth.
A cabinet reshuffle is indicated in Belgrade with Sergia financier Aituister Fudoverovitch said to have died and been succeeded by Dr Pasir. Premier Griles is expected to resign soon, with speculation that his successor was to be Dr. Pasir in a broader cabinet overhaul.
Miners' union secretary sails to Honolulu for a wedding or engagement. Miss Edna Anderson, a schoolteacher from Abiene Kan, is mentioned as the bride. The fragmentary source notes dates in December and a seaside or island destination.
The pope celebrated mass in his private chapel on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, with a small group of privileged attendees. The event marked the 45th anniversary of the American college, and Most Rev. Robert Seton of Newark, titular archbishop of Helipolis, celebrated pontifical mass for the first time. Music was supervised by Josaph Kennedy of Philadelphia, and attendees included American students and families such as Mira Dean and her two daughters of Chicago. A dinner followed, with the rector lauded for the college’s prosperity.
A patient recounts weeks of illness with no relief until trying the Mystic Cure. After treatment she could walk within hours and credits the remedy for restoring health. The note mentions Rowley & Show on Sixth Street as the source.
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