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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
4
A long scrambled excerpt from The State Journal reports wire service updates, political commentary, and assorted notices. It notes Missouri and banking concerns, the Cuban reciprocity law, pension questions, and silver coinage outlook. It echoes editorials on Christmas charity and domestic affairs, with local mentions and miscellaneous items from Topeka and Washington.
General Wood supervised a concession granting an extension to the Jal Alai company building before the American occupation. The dispute centered on compatibility with the Foraker amendment. Judge Magoon advised the extension fell outside the amendment, but the secretary agreed and the War Department approved the authority.
The Midland company, awarded the East Eighth street bridge job, sent signed contracts and stated it expects completion within forty days after December 20 or January 1. The council, earlier granting December 20 deadline and January 1 to begin, may face forfeiture action if the timetables slip. The company promises to start as soon as possible and finish quickly, with potential extension talks looming. The article also notes a New York Money Market brief with minor rates and bond steadiness.
County auditors findings show Shawnee County shifted bid submissions in 1901 leading to higher costs for legal and other blanks. Prices per hundred rose across sizes from 100 to 1 000 units under Crane Co and Hall Lithographing, offset slightly by some small wins. overall county payments increased since January 1901.
A Bryn Mawr Orange banner committee requested President Roosevelt permit his portrait on their new banner. Secretary Loeb replied the president withholds consent for use of his photograph on any banner. The lodge may rename to avoid controversy.
Fragmentary OCR text details a stage event tied to Kaiser and an emperor on December 18. Mentions foresters, postations, and stock ground amid unclear context. No clear persons, organizations, or concrete actions can be reliably identified from the readable fragments.
Washington reports New York Democrats organize to urge a Washington visit by a committee to push the Democratic National Committee to select New York for the next convention. City leaders hope to name the presidential candidate, with Parker or Gorman as favored options, and Tammany seeks control of state and city party councils.
Yorkers urged sincerity as a path to victory while St Louis showed the strongest effort to gather good faith evidence for party committee men. The Commercial Club nominated nine directors John E Frost George B Noble Richard Wilson W W Mills Otto Kuehne J B Betts L M Penweil C L Wood N H Loomis. A coal mine fire in Bloomington Illinois destroyed the south shaft at Lincoln mine with losses around 109000 dollars.
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