Topeka Water Pressure Posts Flood Findings
The State Journal reports Topeka water works record data from January to May 1903 showing pressure fluctuations and a block of no records during the flood. Officials cite pump packing wear or "slippage" as the cause and promise repacking to restore pre flood pressure levels. Public statements by Superintendent Shaw are noted amid skepticism on credibility.
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Prier
Jeme Shaw
Topeka Water Company
State Journal
Topeka
Jesser Shaw
Ctty
Jetve Shay
H O
Wm. Schmittendorff
EK. B. Cowrill
Shaw
Fire at Broomhill Home for Incurables in Scotland
A serious blaze struck the Broomhill Home for Incurables at Kirkintilloch in Stirlingshire near Glasgow. Nurses attendants and doctors rushed to move helpless patients as smoke filled wards. Fire brigades from the home and Kirkintilloch battled flames, causing significant damage to the building.
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London
Broomhill
Kirkintitloch
Glasgow
Stirlingshire
Campsie
Home Brigade
Kirkintiloch Brigade
Debt 18 118 Fears Old Special Act Needed in N J
Trenton February 17 a special act of the legislature is needed to allow the state treasurer to pay a certificate of indebtedness sent by John Fennimore of Burlington. Certificate No 280 dated January 7 1786 to May Fennimore for £13 1s 6d carries 8 percent interest. Because current bills are all portions of appropriations the treasurer has no fund to cover payment and may urge the statute of limitations. a special law may be required.
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Trenton
N. 5
John Fennimore
Burlington
May Fennimore
Des Moines to Host Republican State Convention May 18
Des Moines was chosen as the site for the Iowa Republican state convention on May 18 to select delegates for the national convention. J. S. Irwin, seen opposing Governor Cummins on tariff issues, was named convention chairman. other committee members reportedly support Cummins.
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Des Moines
J. S.irwin
Camesing
Swamp Root and Patent Medicines in Our Drug Department
An advertisement style list feature highlights various tonics and patent medicines including Swamp Root Perina Ssesese Pinkham's Compound Vernal Palmettona Swift's Specific Kodol and others with prices ranging from 22 to 1.45 dollars. It presents a typical early 20th century drug store catalog tone naming brands like Listerine Carnation Celery and Kola products and hair tonics along with spavins cures and laxatives.
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Pinkham
Weds a Septuagenarian Bride of 32 to 72 Groom
In London at St Peter's Norbiton a 32 year old bride wed a 72 year old man. The couple kept the date private and the ceremony was quiet with a royal blue dress and primrose decorations. The bride, shy and modest, compared marriage to a late but welcomed event.
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London
St. Peter's Church
Norbiton
Bank Clerks Test Requires Family History and Photos
London banks hire young applicants after verifying relatives with any crime record and conducting Berillon style measurements plus a passport style portrait. The process starts with a strict inquiry into genealogy and potential criminal ties before employment.
Digging Up Child's Body Triggers Court Mercy
In Prenzlau Prussia laborer Carl Klose was charged with disturbing his child’s grave after the sexton placed the burial elsewhere. He exhumed the coffin and reinterred it near the mother's grave. The court showed mercy, granting him only one day in prison.
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Mother's
Berlin
Carl Klose
Prenzlau
Prussia
Fish Eggs to Delaware Hatchery Plan Stated
Harrisburg February 17 State Fish Commissioner Meehan expresses confidence in stocking the Delaware river with Atlantic salmon. Thousands of eggs from Maine reared stock were secured from the U S board of fisheries and sent to Bellefonte hatchery for incubation and rearing before release into tributaries above and beyond the New York state line.
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Harrisburg
Meshan
Delaware River
Maine
Meehan
United States Board of Fisheries
Bellefonte
Bellefonte Hatchery
Pleasant Mount Hatchery
Wayne County
Delaware Water Gap
New York State
Lackaweanna
Training Mothers in Child Care Education Proposed
London authorities discuss establishing schools to train girls as future mothers and caregivers. At the London School Board meeting led by Mrs Creighton a resolution favored the project. Training would occur at a day technical school for at least one year, emphasizing national importance and promising skilled, well paid nursing roles for women.
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London
Women’s Industrial Council
London School Board
Train Ticket Rates to West and Northwest By Rock Island
Advertises rail fares: $25 to California, $22.50 to Oregon and Washington, $20 to Montana and Utah, via Rock Island system. Tickets at gate March 1 to 30. Good for tourist sleepers and reclining chair cars with stop-over privileges. Contact Rock Island agents or MCFULLER C P T A Topeka Kansas for full details. Also references Dr Woot Norwar Pine Syrup as a natural remedy for coughs and colds.
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Oregon
Washington
Montana
Utah
Rock Island
McFuller C P. & T. A
Phage Oe
Topeka
Kan
Woman at Her Best in Unscripted Moments
In a Parisian hotel of flirtation and vanity, a narrator recalls backstage chatter about when a woman is at her best. Polly argues beauty peaks in natural, unposed moments, not in polished performances or high fashion, while the narrator recalls scenes from youth and dress alike.
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Polly
Paris
Jack
Patty
Jack Heavyfeather
Washington Post
California 325.00 Ticket Sale March and April
March and April ticket sales under the California rate 325.00 for Via Santa Fe. Inter city travel privilege details appear truncated but indicate ongoing sale during the two months.
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Santa Fe
Inter Cos
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Quincy
Paxton
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Bolt
Nottingham
Styles
Hat Department
Quincy Streets
Green
Listerine
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Parker's
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Kendall
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Delaware
California
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Juliet
Tene
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