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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
2
Primary officials propose combining city political management with the county to reduce expenses. The plan aims to streamline operations and cut costs, addressing overlapping functions and administrative overhead. The move would shift duties and reshape local governance dynamics.
The executive board of the Templin city central committee will hold a January meeting to decide on purchasing arrangements for city primaries and a common primary date. The article notes vacancies, committee dinners, and anticipated consolidation of primaries with county or congressional events, aiming to reduce costs.
March notes indicate the primary date depends on arrangements to combine city primaries with county or state elections. Officials hint at a mid April timing and plan to meet after year’s start to decide the committee’s course. The aim is to cut costs by avoiding two separate elections.
Boston December reports the ninety third annual review by the American board of commissioners for foreign missions. It notes missionaries in Europe and Turkey maintaining neutral stances amid tensions in Macedonia and Albania, highlights the Balonica district’s challenging year, and records total offerings for the year at $712,152.
Cincinnati report describes the Natural Shorthand Poachers Association exhibition in Dublin. Ireland’s delegates and Washington officials attended. The event highlighted rapid reporting with 33 words per minute accuracy and swift reading, though the writing contained tepid and partially garbled notes. The convention remained amused by the display and the unfamiliar terminology used.
Herman and Mowatt reach terms for a featherweight bout in Chicago with weights at 16 and 15 pounds, managers agreeing to catch weights after disputes. Herman, in Hot Springs, aims for a Monday fight at the Ninth Ward arena on the West Side, while Mowatt’s camp presses for fair terms.
St Jon Mo Dec 31 The Al-Kan in team led by Anderson Murphy Wetsis Timberlake and Arnold won the target tear race at the midwinter shoot at Lake Contrary Evans streams out of the 250 thrown against them.
Fragmented OCR text mentions New York, Charl en Al Genwend seal the ted States ship Dulidien coyabary and Bethlehem Steel. Details unclear due to corruption. events and dates inconsistent. no coherent incident or outcome established.
Wichita grain men millers announce a campaign to raise about ten thousand dollars by December 29 to contest carrier charges. The joint effort seeks fair freight rates, uniting business interests as the state gears up for a southern Kansas political campaign.
Report notes gross receipts likely between four and eight thousand dollars with about six thousand to the convention hall fund. One hundred twenty eight prizes raised with boxes of cigars and other items donated by eastern manufacturers and wholesalers. Separate item mentions Mary Anderson reappearing on stage in London for a charitable benefit at the People's Palace with songs and balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.
Fragmented notes depict local life with varied items. Mentions include new Bell telephone installs at city hall, a birth on Sir Monroe street, streetcar heating tests, a smoky district court ceiling, a court session in progress, and a concert rehearsal at the Auditorium. Additional items cover a charity afternoon, a convention, organ work, plans to visit an insane asylum, a burial in Lawrence, and marriage licenses.
Brief telegrams report Andrew Pattulo, Ontario legislator, killed himself in London by cutting his throat after addressing meetings in support of Joseph Chamberlain’s fiscal policy. Born 1860, 1 St. Petersburg. Separate items note Kishiner quiet amid anti-Jewish reports, Lindstrom confessing theft of 12,000, a Cuba Italy trade pact, fears of German uprisings in South Africa, and an unfounded leprosy panic in Lincoln.
London reports White Star Line has ordered two steamers 755 feet long, eight feet longer than the Battle, the world’s largest ship. Construction to start immediately at Belfast, Ireland.
William Wilcox about 25 a bridge workman from Belleville Kan came to Kansas City three weeks ago and was run over and killed by an engine in Union Pacific yards last evening. His body was nearly severed by the wheels.
These patents list Kansas names Kunenh Canton Wee Cook Fopeka Gurk Tor holding railway gartt Willan Skimmer Eitin Tom for constructing cisterns of fine fee Stephen Stout Axtell water wreen iter Redmond Twohty Basil garden imipledient.
In Kansas City on December 30 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Hugo Kelly fought ten rounds to a draw. O'Brien disappointed fans with many believing Kelly deserved the decision.
In Ottawa on December 30 T. Stine was appointed administrator of the De Boissiere estate by the probate court. F W Orr, representing the Kansas grand lodge of Odd Fellows, sought to protect a $50,000 claim for money advanced to improve the De Boissiere property at an orphans home, in a case against Troutman & Stone.
The coroner's jury found that Ganzaway Abbott, a former 20 year old resident living about six miles northeast of Troy, died by his own hand at his farm. A neighbor found him with a bullet wound to the temple and his revolver beside the body. He was engaged to a young woman in the county who later deserted him and married another, and he had hinted at self destruction while distraught over the romance.
Bolmar visited the state house on a Tuesday afternoon and found the labels under portraits of former secretaries of state mixed up, with W H H Lawrence on Barker’s frame and Barker on Lawrence’s. He doubts further errors exist, while Hill P Wilson doubts Bolmar’s claim but Bolmar remains confident. George W Martin of the State Historical Society was summoned but did not know the facts.
Holiday rates announced for travel to Dover from January 2 to January 4 with return by January 4. One third fare discount applies for trips within 100 miles. Rates listed for the Missouri Pacific Railway service through Dover and related destinations.
The Hotel Empire advertises central New York City location with rooms from ten dollars daily and up. It boasts a fine library, efficient cuisine, and moderate prices, inviting elite tourists to the metropolitan lodging. Accessible from Grand Central by Broadway to Fort Leigh Ferry, with easy access from ferries, steamers, and railroads. The proprietor AUINN, presents a bustling street presence with multiple streetcar lines nearby.
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