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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
8
Topeka residents spend vacations recalling Korea and China missions. A. B. Adams owns a fine Taiku home and Miss Silver travels by home boat. The piece notes Topeka missionaries and their families, their travels, the Taiku lumber project, and Emma Silver’s China assignment.
A Topeka report details Presbyterian missionary efforts in Korea led by James Edward Acton and Mrs Adams, describing evangelism, education, and women’s programs. It notes families stationed in Topeka, past and present missions, and fundraising via the Union Pacific Railroad ticket office at 625 Kansas Avenue.
New York inquiries into unsettled markets reach Kansas as bankers report record bank deposits and rising wheat output. Quotations from Topeka and Wichita figures describe a bright financial outlook with floating confidence, though flood damages linger and caution persists about New York panics.
A dated notice invites customers to open an account and promises careful handling of a forthcoming cormi fre and other services. It mentions adding five more horses to the car stable and two men to the staff, asserting dedication to pleasing both new and old patrons and inviting visitors to come and see.
Prominent Kansas bankers and editor Frank P. Maclennan forecast strong grain yields and cattle wealth, with a bumper wheat crop and abundant corn. They argued Western money can fund growth, easing Eastern financial pressures and supporting railroads.
Philadelphia reports forty one deaths from lockjaw linked to Independence Day festivities up to today seven occur in the city. The outbreak underscores health dangers amid holiday celebrations as authorities tally cases and arrange preventive measures.
The Sorrentino Band returns to Chicago for a two night engagement at the Auditorium next Monday and Tuesday. Critics hail the ensemble for unified orchestration, expressive soloists, and a mix of Italian compositions with distinctly American music. Advance sales begin Saturday at Rowlee Snow’s.
London reports claim American warships seized about 20 small islands off Borneo but officials in Washington and London express doubt. The probable explanation is a misread proclamation of sovereignty over the Cazayan Zulu group and Palawan, purchased from Spain after Paris treaty, with later assertions of transfer to the United States.
Alfred A. Knapp was convicted of murder in Hamilton Quebec. The jury of four set to life and there was no mercy recommended. Judge Belden ordered Knapp ferried to prison awaiting the electric chair amid a quiet, restrained courtroom.
brief telegrams report the Venezuelan government paying the first installment of indemnity per the St Petersburg protocol. other items note a Volga steamer destroyed by fire near Nijni Novgorod with twelve dead, a Colombian charge in Bogota saying treaty ratifications advanced, and a Pine Hill Mountain Inn fire in Kingston New York forcing guests to flee in night clothes. additional items include a Philadelphia cricket match against Hampshire, and various short foreign notices.
The W. F. Roehr Music Co in Topeka promotes new compositions by local writers. Gloria by J. M. Bitz and a piano interlude Cupid's Awakening by Otis Dalton are gaining wide play weeks after release. A Nile two step by Miss Nellie McKirahan titled Mise Caprice is set to issue in four days.
Clarence Christie auditor files a sworn out charge against Doerner cashier of ten years for embezzling funds. Doerner says he is a victim of faulty book keeping. N J July 16 reports a shipyard strike ending with 460 carpenters and joiners resuming work after six weeks at the same pay.
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