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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
6
A collage of blurred notices covers city life from court house meetings and school events to church society socials. It notes Topeka county political steps, spring openings, prize sales, dog license fuss, measles quarantines, and community announcements about schools, religious groups, and local officials.
An 1890s style advertisement extols the Curicura line claiming relief from psoriasis scaly scalp pimples and infant scalp conditions. It portrays Cuticura Soap Otarmest and Pile as superior protective remedies with world wide sales and rival defenses.
At Le Roy Kansas John Miller alleges teacher Mine May Martin beat his son eighty six times with a rubber hose in school injuring him. Miller seeks discharge of the teacher while authorities try to keep the case from courts. also mentions a possible arrest of the teacher and support from Prof Jones.
A theater in Greenwomt suffered a deadly blaze caused by a basement gas explosion. George Lutler, manager of the venue, perished in the fire along with three nearby workers. The incident occurred in February and investigators are examining the cause and building safety measures.
Justice Pritchard charged the jury in the postal case, explaining presumption of innocence, burden on the government to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and the proper handling of conspiracy evidence. He warned jurors to scrutinize witness testimony and to render verdicts only after impartial consideration of all evidence. The charge concluded as the jury retired at once after his 11 o’clock address.
The Newton G A R post adopts four resolutions urging Comrade P H Coney of Lincoln Post to be considered for department commander at the Kansas encampment. The encampment will be held in Florida with press and travel notices for tours.
An obscure handwriting fragment references Castorna Beara and a riddle called The Wind Yin. The garbled text hints at ease or release and a phrase The Kind You Raw Aways appears, suggesting a puzzling note or clipped quote from a broader context. No clear events or names emerge to confirm the story.
Special telegrams from the International Mercantile Agency indicate more conservative trade prospects for the year. Reports show moisture aiding winter wheat in the Southwest, while central belts face hard but moving grain conditions and reduced losses from last year's rate wars. The South hints at improving spring trade with low Frisco rates, though overall outlook remains tempered.
A El Paso dispatch dated February 2 reports Colonel Milton R. Robles was accidentally killed when a horse bolted after a vehicle frightened it. Robles, once a Topeka business man, lived there last spring and later moved to El Paso where he worked as a traveling salesman for the Smith company. He was a former Topeka resident and a member of the family noted in the piece.
Police court notes report two Black girls arrested on East First Street were released after statements about arriving from Emme porte to work and mistaking a rooming house for a respectable inn. Another arrest for breaking into a freight car is noted, with the suspect to be turned over to the state bar. The record hints at whisky sales near a bar, but no conclusive evidence identifies a keeper.
A Topeka pharmacist voices doubt amid quarrels with rivals over pricing. He notes others charge fifty cents per percent while he hesitates about asking a thousand per cent, torn between competition and profit. The exchange highlights price rigidity and market confusion.
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