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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1903
Page
13
Markets today show corn opening firmer on light cash demand with cattle steady and hogs near stationary. The report notes thin intermarket movement, limited by shipping constraints, and unmoved by foreign buyers. prices are influenced by rolling stock and regional supply, with wheat and corn futures indicated across multiple exchanges.
Friday night action sees Topeka High defeat Lawrence with a close score as home pace and teamwork give the igiris team edge. Lawrence on uneven floor struggles. return game expected tougher. Also included is a garbled financial note about Arkansas City Bank, its new managers, and a list of directors, though readable items point to changes in leadership and expected ten day follow up.
Fragmented text outlines a safety valve plan for treatment in a resource area. Mentions a stock or inventory context and possible procedural steps, but details are unclear and names are partially garbled.
Wall Street opened amid confusion with gains and losses across sectors. Investors monitored major indices as technology and energy shares fluctuated in late morning trades.
Ithaca N Y January 17 Hughie Jennings former major league player and now a Cornell law student announced he is retiring from professional baseball and will devote the summer to other pursuits. Jennings said he has no immediate plans beyond finishing his studies and assisting his younger brother in various athletic endeavors.
The International Customs Congress opened in New York with an address by Mayor Low, followed by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. The discussions covered duties, administration, and aims to improve relations among American republics through exchange of ideas and literature.
A speaker urges freer commerce between nations, arguing reduced duties and unified weights and measures would boost domestic and foreign markets. He notes tropical goods, import competition, and the need for practical standards, expressing hope for improved intercommunication and mutual benefits among represented peoples.
New York January 12 : The steamship Pennsylvania arriving from Hamburg rescued 15 seamen and reported a Norwegian steamer Sie fifth and a ship Siggen in distress after losing propeller in a tempest. The Siggen drifted 160 miles off shore over five days with no towing possible. The captain and crew were taken aboard. The Sie fifth had sent distress signals and was found to be deeply laden and a navigation menace.
Palermo mad Count Salvatore plans a three year round world walk with a wager for charity. He travels from New York toward Bet York then to St. Louis during the World’s Fair, seeking no home or wife, just the walk and readers’ interest as he visits Elks lodges and cities.
The Kansas and Missouri Telephone Company headquarters plan measures to end the strike with a conference in Kansas City. Topeka men will be represented by T F McKillin and A Te Harris as the effort to end the strike gains momentum. A strike-related staffing change occurred as thirteen men arrived, with orders to leave the town, while local officials and candidates for city positions outline ongoing political and civic actions.
Ensign Howard of the Salvation Army receives orders to move from Topeka to Galveston Texas. In five months here he reports 4% conversions 668 visits to the needy and 24258 in attendance at meetings. Christmas relief gave 800 children gifts and 1278 garments were made for the needy.
In Atchison, Tom Langan and Jim Butler, longtime friends, quarrel over a loan tied to a carload of hogs. Langan claims Butler kept a profit of 46 dollars from the sale, prompting a lawsuit for damages. The case sits in Troy today as the dispute proceeds.
The report covers beef market notes and telegraphic orders on beef pricing, a discussion led by Mr. Gobtine, and a Kansas State Board of Agriculture session. Resolutions endorse state fair promotion and continued support for agricultural exhibitions to boost marketing and production.
The article sketches tense legislative maneuvering around Pringle and Speaker Pro Tem, with mentions of Calderhead and mixed vote counts. It notes topeka visits, church chapel seating for an agricultural college, and ongoing talks on binding plants while lawmakers drift between sessions and social movements.
In Mantin at Altes Gezon the previous Wednesday a violent clash left Fletcher dead among his opponents and Limeris wounded. He escaped and organized a parade as American soldiers gathered in Tango Lisuon cemetery. Preparations for a Travelers Protective Association convention begin with dates set in Louis.
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