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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
7
An old fragmented advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure claiming it dulls a microbe that tickles the mucous membrane and triggers coughing while also drawing out inflammation. It asserts the remedy heals and soothes, strengthens the lungs, wards off pneumonia, and serves as a cure for coughs and colds in many cases.
Fragmented OCR text shows Topeka market items and political debate. Names like Blake and Blakey appear amid mentions of Topeka February events, signals of a market discussion and possible public policy tension. The piece strings together market notes, city names, and party rhetoric in a dense,碎 narrative.
Part fragmentary notice concerns a senatorial election in February seventy one. Describes destruction of a government building near a navy site and mentions Ayres, Pet. i as a named participant. Implicit reference to a bombing or act of destruction.
Historical dispute centers on whether Shawnee county's shift from the Fourth to the First district, to create a new district for a congressman at large, violated federal apportionment statute. Court action may settle if the modernization of district lines is challenged as unconstitutional.
Hale pushes a vote on a referendum resolution, forcing a roll call in the committee and House. The measure fails after Republicans and Democrats clash over record candidacy and support, with several members absent and others voting against the motion.
A fragmentary OCR list names many individuals and absentees associated with a voting session. The garbled text includes place names such as Wyandotte Meade Ottawa and Shawnee, plus numerous surnames and titles. No clear event, date, or outcome is discernible.
A compiled list shows numerous bills introduced in the House by lawmakers from Sedgwick to Wyandotte and Shawnee. Topics include court salaries, probate and deed fees, local appropriations, mortgage and trust matters, criminal procedure, and state institutions.
The senate’s thin morning session saw Sens Allen and Nofziger push for calls of the house and votes on every question, while others worked. Seven bills were discussed and passed from the committee of the whole, including appropriations for the state budget, a prohibition on soliciting life insurance without a license, river protection measures, a bond issue for a county bridge, and more.
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to John W Bremenron and a proposed corporate move. Mentions Judiciary, resolution, and a push to relocate a trust company over the state line into Missouri. References to Breidenthal and a House discussion about keystones of a business transfer.
A House bill authorizes funding for the Kansas exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair with an amendment from the Ways and Means Committee to match what Kansas commissioners can draw. The measure sets 15 days service but implies 1949 days in 13 and 10 days in 190%, amid the sale. Local option amendment debate rages as judiciary committee weighs the issue and a resident’s insanity petition is discussed. Dr Dixon’s lecture is scheduled for tomorrow evening.
Washington February 21 report on the Elkins rebate bill shows favorable committee action before the Interstate Commerce Committee. The document discusses punishment provisions for railroads and officers, discriminatory rates, and the political battle over criminal prosecutions to curb rebates. Strong entities include the Interstate Commerce Commission, Congress, and state actions.
Waggener campaigns to secure credit for Governor Robin son amid a party dispute. The plan involves dignitaries in the rotunda and potential motions addressing equal representation in the Senate between free and slave regions. The Hobleton resolution cites past compromises on state representation and California’s status.
North Topeka column reports visitors from Kansas City and Silver Lake, home gatherings on Van Buren Street, and a party at Mr Loutars. It notes funeral attendance for Mr Richard and mentions social calls by families from Lyon County and Hulman’s addt. Includes store events, church and school society mentions, and a ball opening at 07 West Sixty Street.
Cambritire Maes February 12 An indictment charges the murder of Llew Agris McPhas in Towten and Hell. Cenee Ly O Perry, a penne negro, is named as the defendant in the tortiriiten and aarderonn Aertulte case. The document details the alleged crime and the suspect’s role.
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