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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1904
Page
5
The Topeka State Journal reports on Senator Tongue’s health, Governor Hodges, and a spectrum of political maneuvers. It notes Hearst’s congressional stance, Burton’s stance, and the broader debate shaping the upcoming campaign. The column blends national politics with local reaction and editorials.
Moscow reports rising nationalist sentiment as Russia prepares for new fronts. Women volunteer with the Red Cross to nurse the wounded while Moscow and Niijn Novgorod record fervent crowds as troops depart for the Far East amid the growing conflict.
Mr John Reed of Central was struck by a Santa Fe switch engine near a bridge, knocked twenty feet, breaking both hind limbs and his nose, lacerating his forehead. He was taken to Santa Fe hospital. condition listed as improving after a difficult night.
A report from February describes a railway collision on the Canadian Pacific line near Coliston. Nine people are reported killed or injured in the incident, with details still uncertain as officials assess the wreckage and casualties.
An ad style excerpt touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as essential for weak women. It links general physical health to womanly vitality, promises relief from drains and inflammation, and asserts the medicine can restore color and strength after illness.
Councilman Howe outlines a plan to introduce an ordinance to standardize municipal accounting. The measure would require the city to track delinquent taxes by fund, with the county treasurer and clerk providing annual tax nonpayment data. Howe argues the changes will reveal exact amounts due and aid in budgeting, citing a recent standard system from a national municipal accounting body.
Samuel Ash, a Santa Fe fireman known in railroad circles, was declared insane in probate court after violent resistance during custody for sanity exam. He failed a preliminary engineer exam, then passed a later test, but family troubles and fear of failure were blamed for his condition. Ash, 25, was sent to the state asylum.
License Collector Page reports higher revenues under the new ordinance, averaging $415 monthly this year and a projected $5,700 annually. Comparisons show prior collectors Forbes and Page totals and note changes. critics attack the cap on express, telegraph, and other license fees, while concerns about cost to poor drivers and hucksters linger.
Thomas sues Frank Thoms and Traders Fire Insurance for damages in district court. He alleges the removal of his possessions and a failure to enforce union rules to restrict a cut rate fire insurance war.
Julie T F Garver announces the nine committees for the SemiCentennial celebration. Finance chairs W H Davis J J Greenwald J J O Rourke. Transportation T J Anderson CW Knnns A Low. Fromros Orers L Mo Penn chair, W Kirkpatrick, Frank FH Cangwell. Music M C Holtman G W Deane T J Anderson. Entertainment Richard Wilson chair with two more to be named. Programer R & Srn chair with members to be appointed. Decoromion ant TWhimbnution D J Greenweid eternal zr P teen. Edward EPL Hu. A D Renting shire 4. C McClintock. Joseph Pu.
A Washburn College poster circulated on campus Monday night titled Washburns Guns roasts various students. The verse mocks individuals with nicknames and class-based digs, signed by an unknown author or group, reflecting teasing but potentially harmful campus humor.
City leaders prepare for Lincoln Day with suspension of business on February 12 and a proclamation. General Miles to arrive by train at 3:60 PM and establish headquarters at the Throop hotel. A special committee will escort the distinguished soldier to Topeka. Other Lincoln Day organizers include Canes, Keley, Harvey, Hughes, and Mowe.
Shem Jones, a Santa Fe operator, was burned while attempting to rescue his instrument from fumes that destroyed the Santa Fe depot store. His injuries were initially thought minor but later required better treatment at a local hospital.
An advertisement promises Liquozone, claiming it cures germ diseases without harming tissues. It pledges a $1,000 germ-kill guarantee, a two year testing claim, a $500,000 spend to give away bottles, and a free trial offer with a mailed prescription order.
In Haven Connecticut February 9 Judge Thayer of the supreme court sustained Bryan counsel on contentions arising from a refusal to admit to probate a will provision gifting $50,000 to William J. Bryan. The court also overruled a demurrer by Bryan’s counsel to a plea in abatement by Mrs Bennett widow of the testator, as Bryan appeals probate rulings.
Multiple notices from Topeka list deaths and funeral plans. William Hall Jenkins, longtime resident since 1873, dies of pneumonia. memorial at First Methodist Church and private funeral from his residence. Eliza A Woodruff, widow of Aaron Woodruff, dies at 87 at her daughter's home. funeral at 2:30 p.m. Thursday from residence. Franke Tisdale, Santa Fe and Rock Island roundhouse foreman, dies in Atchison. funeral held at his home. William Miller dies at his daughter's home. burial in Clay Center. Mrs. Miller and family members named. Mabel Dusenberry, 10 months, dies. funeral Wednesday at residence. M. N. Bargoun native dies at Christ Hospital after pneumonia. Topeka a week earlier for Midwinter exposition. Captain James H. Titon dies. services pending. May Nelson of Syosset area dies. funeral arrangements not yet set. Seagate Atanas and other relatives noted in scattered lines.
A hazy reminiscence traces David Smith and Jonathan Brows from babyhood to Oxford. David's devotion and aid lift Jonathan, but a planned engagement to Bertha Frieze triggers a fatal rift. Emotions cool, then David’s lingering, civil memory surfaces as years pass, ending with a fragile reconciliation in the street.
A local coffee demonstration by J. M. Bour Co highlighted the San Marto blend. Attendees praised the aroma and flavor while sampling cups and discussing future offerings.
The Toledo Club Brand coffee, a medium Java and Mocha blend at 30e per pound, is introduced by Bacon Coffee in Topeka. The ad invites all coffee lovers to test the new brand, promising equal aroma and strength to the best market blends and urging customer interest this week.
A fragment from WM. GREEN & SONS outlines religious education through quotations by Rev. Luther E. Todd Rev. CA Latueten Rev Henry Frank and Rev A B Kingolving. It emphasizes discipline obedience and spiritual renewal as core to true education and moral life.
A fragmentary report describes two men in a tense stand off over an attempted trade along a rough road. Weather, conditions, and silence affect the pace, with no fatalities among the parties as yet, and the outcome hanging on the factors of patience and negotiation.
A mangled reminiscence recalls a Canadian brag about harsh winters and a joke about weather in the States. The speaker mentions December cold, missing soda, and a body of water, then jokes about getting a graveyard in spring, reflecting a damaged memory of past winters and travel.
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