This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1903
Page
8
Fragmented notes from Topeka coverage show a flood of local events and inquiries. Mentions include city officials, rail and streetcar developments, school bonds, theater announcements, church activities, and minor accidents, all reflecting a busy civic week in Topeka.
The King snake fights like a native South region reptile, five to eleven feet long, muscular and swift. Immune to cobra and rattler venom, its strength outmatches a ten foot python. It is fierce toward its own kind but friendly to man, rarely fleeing when met. McClure's Magazine describes this relentless reptile.
A garbled dispatch describes a Chicago Great Western rally north of a town near Fu with references to Turner, Trey, and Fareka. The note mentions a new town and a travel route, with instructions to forward copies and a March date from the Town State Department.
Emporia July 8 unions including teamsters painters and masons join efforts to build a home for widow Mrs Cresson of 15 Mechanic Street at no charge, providing foundation excavation and labor while she supplies materials. Five children left to cope with husband’s death, leaving little funds for a home.
Police entered 610 Mechanic Street to probe illegal liquor activity. They found numerous empty houses in the area and uncovered a tub with bottles, taking several away as evidence. Rees offered no comment on the seizure.
Patterson, former city treasurer of Clyde, was pardoned after a lengthy effort by his friends and family. He had been convicted of misappropriating city funds and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. The pardon followed Patterson’s repayment of the funds and consideration of public sentiment, with support from Clyde merchants and letters to Governor Balkey.
A fragmentary report lists several Kansas inventors and assignees assigned patents in Washington. Names like Kaneas-rebert PF and Ulymay King appear among items on mechanical devices and locomotive heaters. Language is garbled but indicates issued patents and protection of ideas.
Cyrus Leland, a Kansas Mutual Life trustee, replies to ex governor W Ley Stanley a Dawes commission member. The exchange centers on policy holdings and alleged failures to wind up Kansas Mutual business. Stanley accuses delays while Leland defends receivership actions and Dawes commission cooperation.
The report identifies painter Prank Mebane as the man behind a scheme in Atchison involving several painters under contract. He allegedly arranged to paint Judge Hudon's house and drew $40 for pay, with others named Mize & Sillman and several workers connected to the case.
Mr Rees claims he did not run a joint business and that the stock was for the men’s use. Police hold the wet goods stock as evidence in a case likely to go to trial.
County commissioners awarded contracts for five new bridges in Atchison and surrounding townships. Henry Wagner receives the bridge at the oil fair grounds west of Atchison, bid 16 Shenson township west of the fair grounds goes to McGuire & Collier, Center township bridge awarded to A D Clark, Kaplama township bridge to McGuire & Coilter, and a near Parnell bridge to McGuire & Col Ver. Four advertised bridges were not accepted as bids exceeded estimates.
The colored Masons of Kanais will meet in Emporia the last week in August. The Prince Hielerand lodge of the Royal Arch and Knights Templar will session August 24 and 35, and on August 6 27 and 23 the Blue lodge of the Prince Halgerund lodge of Musona will hold meetings. Will welcome Welozates from lodges in Kansas and this jurisdiction.
In Saline Kan July a six year old son of Henry Lcutt was injured when a kick from a running horse fractured his frontal bone. The family lives ten miles east of Newton and the incident occurred at harvest time while the boy was at work.
A garbled Salina Kansas clipping reports liberals winning a special election held July in Saline County wards. The fragment mentions voting, council seats, and an outcome, but text is incomplete and names or dates are unclear.
Ambrose L Bell died yesterday in Prekn Kansas and the funeral procession proceeded to Burena. (Note: OCR fragments limit full details but identify the individual and location)
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.