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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1904
Page
15
A long, fragmented page notes civic updates and social happenings in Newton. Items include meeting notices, divorce pleading mentions, theatre and city culture references, and updates on local clubs, schools, and church activities. It references public works, lectures, and community planning with scattered names and places.
The Kansan Midwinter exposition features Kansas oil and gas resources with a booth showcasing three southern field companies Franklin Oil, American Oil and Gas, and Federal Betterment. The display includes logs of wells, mineral samples, and a geological map illustrating Kansas geology and mineral wealth.
Malcolm Lindell died after leaping in front of a train on the Lake Shore bridge over the Calumet River in Chicago. A Pennsylvania Railroad engine stopped and rescue efforts followed, with Lindell pulled from the water after being dragged to safety. He survived briefly but sustained multiple injuries and died from the sequence of events.
A terse admonition states that proper use of mature food improves health, implying that poor handling or selection leads to poorer well being. The message emphasizes disciplined consumption and adherence to maturity standards for sustaining wellness.
Plain text from Grape Nuts and Postum packages proclaims The Road to Wellville as a promotion. It outlines a fictional journey or slogan tied to the breakfast product line, suggesting a healthful path associated with the brand.
The Nebraska supreme court rules that irrigators using Republican River water to the detriment of a Kansas mill owner may be enjoined in district court. Cit, a miller from Concontra, claimed Nebraska irrigation diminished the river’s flow and hindered his mill. The court reverses the lower court, citing comity and riparian rights, noting parallels to Kansas Colorado litigation and potential influence on nationwide water law.
Representative Hearst of New York introduces a bid to empower U S attorneys to enforce the act protecting trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies. The proposal amends the Sherman act to grant circuit courts jurisdiction to restrain violations and direct district attorneys to file equity petitions, with temporary orders possible, while excluding labor unions over work hours wages and conditions.
Cripple Creek Col Feb 6 The libel suit against Georen Kyner proprietor of the Vieter Record and several employees by two Colorado National Sued members was dismissed on motion for lack of testimony The Record was the official paper of the Vietor miners union and faced military censorship after the Western Federation of Miners strike and Kyner and others were arrested and held in the bull pen.
New York Feb 1 negotiations led by Carla Herrero, Panama's representative, to win recognition of Argentina's new republic were indefinitely suspended. Herrero met with Panama's Foreign Affairs Minister Empiresia who ordered her to cease functions and suspend negotiations. Argentina's evasive replies reportedly prompted the pause.
Sheriff Lucas reports 1908 unpaid personal property taxes with about 1200 dollars still due. Notices have been sent. if paid by March 1 no further action, else the heir may levy on the property and sell to satisfy the tax.
Cider Smith forecasts unsettled weather with increasing chances of rain over the coming week. Older Smith notes a likely dry pebble month but expects a shift to precipitation, possibly heavy, with stormy Saturday night or Sunday and warmer, wetter conditions in the near term.
Real estate transfers include Little ana wife to Mr McLaugh Mn for 1900. Tyler wt E Casey to H Lawter 1500. Luxer to Oleinek et al 1 pt mn w 1-10-13. Stauffer to BE J Ratterton 1200. Goedel and wife to Ty Jota 14-16 Van Buren St. VanCleeve to A Ford 1800. Peldigren wife to Wells in Klein's add. Ruthiod Savings Bank tax deed 46% tot 210 Spruce St West Park add. tax deed to W Hibbs lots 17 and Wo Bi Park sub.
A fragmentary remark hints at a man possessing a mysterious power to perform miraculous cures beyond known medical science. The text suggests a sensational claim about his abilities and the mystique surrounding his practices.
A sensational New York report profiles Dr Wallace Hadley a chemistry professor touting a divine healing discovery that allegedly revives the dead and cures chronic diseases. He says cures come by a red extracts lab work and offers free home treatment to all who write him, with many testimonials cited.
Political gossip notes Judge G P Aikman of Fedorado was renomination candidate for the Thirteenth judicial district at Sedan. The convention, lasting about half an hour, named him as the sole candidate for Chauteauqua Elk Greenwood and Butler counties.
A Holton convention saga centers on hotel accommodations for anti-Curtis delegates. A DeVere Rafter letter claims he booked City Hotel for Postmaster vanut, but reservations were canceled when ownership learned it would host anti-Curtis delegates. White says he did not request rooms, yet word spread that anti-Curtis guests faced limited or redirected lodging.
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