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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1903
Page
6
Live stock trade reports a steady cattle market with prices unchanged while grain and butter prices show activity. The piece references market commentary from Ravens City and mentions price movements, milling rates, and local exchange notes with abbreviated names and figures.
In Chicago and national reports Wheat prices drift with May options under pressure while corn stalls. Traders weigh weather, export demand, and currency shifts as market observers note softer values for nearby contracts amid cautious demand from mills and livestock sectors.
Fragmented OCR text discusses opposition to voting machines, mentions a committee and state actions. It implies a debate over adoption, manufacturing, and state policy, with references to Kansas and cities adopting machines elsewhere. The readable content is unclear and partial.
Panhandle division workers survey a straight line between Alva and the Panhandle to shorten the track by twenty four miles. Surveyors are now over Alva with plans to complete the project before ongoing protests or dates.
Amid mounting pressure 17 items remain to finish work as tax and apportionment bills threaten to fail. Legislation opens thirty third day with pay continuing through Sunday, and rush to clear calendars before adjournment. House and Senate face overtimes, committee wrangling, and last minute amendments as crucial bills inch toward passage or defeat.
A garbled report shows a representative denying involvement as the reading cleric explains the vote. The Journal notes a divided turnout with general ambivalence toward the proposition and no clear support from Tiduing’s faction.
Amid a tense session, Robbinga counts petitions and laboring members seek adjournment. Jones Bill advances through the House, extending the sale of Schotend. Norton representative Guewno Eyemtier Era Tent Jones notes support and opposition as recess looms.
Second exam of Jorot P. lecer’s stomach confirms powdered glass poisoning in a Kansas tragedy. Police link a murder plot to a forthcoming marriage, while three boys last seen with the suspect remain detained under suspicion. Separate Clay County death follows a farmhand’s shooting amid local tensions. Piano tuning information also noted.
Fragmented classified list offers items and services for sale or trade. Includes paint jobs experience required, church notices, lawyers and stock market notes, and requests for employment or help. Reads like a crowded, low-clarity ad page with numerous stray names, places, and prices, lacking coherent single event.
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