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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1903
Page
5
Daily edition from Topeka State Journal recounts dispatches from the Associated Press and notes advancement of teletyped coverage. The piece references rental terms, wire service transfers, and distributed updates across the region with emphasis on timely news delivery.
A garbled home news column from the State Journal covers subscription offers and address changes, then drifts into a sprawling, unclear discussion of divorce courts, politicians, and a political quote about public sentiment. The piece references New York law, the pope, and names like Bertie, Carter Harris, and Murdock amid erratic commentary.
The United States trade data show May merchandise shipments totaling several million dollars with most value sent to noncontiguous territories. Major destinations include Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, Tutuila, Alaska, and the Philippines, with notable allocations to Foren Fitco and Titalin regions.
Fragmented OCR notes reveal scattered figures on gold shipments from Benellan stan and Alaska to the Philippines Puerto Rico and mercantile routes. Estimates hint at June totals near 100 million in round figures, with 29 portions from Alaska and related allocations, though portions and territories are ambiguously described.
A chaotic Topeka page features jumbled notes about crime, politics, church quarrels, and local figures. Mentions of a “machine” era, resignations, arrests, and odd incidents across Kansas towns hint at unrest. Names include Chanute, Atchison, Ark City, Reno county, and Topeka figures amid rumor and critique.
The column mocks social pretensions in Atchison society, noting women’s roles, husband and wife dynamics, and a gossiping tone. It mentions an Atchison girl with a romantic name, a feud over spelling, and a bit about a dated party dress.
A noisy, partly legible page fragment discusses everyday strain and desperation. It mentions money, work, marriage, and societal judgments, with scattered phrases about payment, wages, and personal relationships. The tone hints at hardship and unrest amid ordinary life.
A garbled paragraph bout a woman and a man hints at personal conflict and unfulfilled wishes. The text mentions a New York reference and a Martinow entry, suggesting a publicized social tale or column note without clear names or dates.
Washington releases an official statement noting Russia declined to receive the Jewish petition signed by thousands. A July Oyster Bay meeting with Levy Wall and Straus led to dispatch to Mr. Riddle in St Petersburg urging an audience with the foreign minister and outlining the imperial concerns about Kishinev style anti Jewish violence and ongoing fears among Russian Jews.
The cornerstone of a new Concord church was laid with a 2 PM ceremony. Rev Mary Baker Eddy read a prepared address praising faith in Christian Science and the temple as a beacon for God and humanity. The church, a gift from Mrs Eddy, totals 120,000 dollars with additional gifts from friends.
Local notes report Arthur Murphy visiting Mrs A Lefederen in Kansas City and Ewols Kulpmeier visiting Harmisville. G. M. Cottrell attended the funeral of Mrs Sanford H. Stillman in Nortonville. Topeka Business College vs Scranton game set for 9 39 pm. EM McKeever leaves for New Orleans on work trip. Free employment agency expansion near Fri day. Canon Burke to lead Grace cathedral morning services, no evening services during vacation. The EAMES pennies notes a police incident in Topeka with minor fines. Albert Aldrich and Mrs Eli Stack wed at Dover, honeymoon to Colerady Springs. Big picnic planned by Police Matron Thorpe for Social Settlement children. Quotations about sewing and quilting efforts by the Mothers' Sewing Society and Social Settlement.
A district court issued a temporary restraining order blocking city plans to pave a block south of Fifteenth Street. Plaintiffs, led by property owner Mrs. Henry, claim council overrode petitions and altered center paving, seeking to force center pavement as specified in ordinance 319. Defendants include Topeka, contractor Maxwell, and Ramsey & Ramsey. Concurrently, owners warn the council lacks power to change paving after contracts were signed.
Bangor Pa July 1 At a meeting last evening the school board removed S Clyde Staples after a six year tenure in the Second ward school for whipping several girls at the last term. A petition from parents prompted the action though he will continue teaching at another town school.
Fragmented report states Commander Smith attends a conference with radar experts to discuss a route plan. Mentions Burt Francisca Barnieday and Surie in Kanaas City and a future appearance at an event named Gother 'rruntam at fSchosth.
M A Low refutes a report that he tried to buy land from Mrs Samuels below par value and holds it wrongfully. He explains the land was leased to him by the U S Indian Agent until 1904 under Indian affairs directives. He states a Horton party once offered 1100 for the land with accounts against Mrs Samuels as part of the price and that the department was notified to oversee rent collection. He asserts he seeks only a fair price and that Mrs Samuels holds the land in trust and may not sell without authorization.
Topeka citizens weigh complaints of overcharged ice by delivery teams. Inspectors doubt scales would help consumers, arguing that weighing would raise prices and slow service. Ice firms say they already provide recourse if weights seem off and avoid scales to cut delivery time and costs.
Richmond news reports farmer James Pitzer of Rockbridge County could not pick among 13 women visiting his berry field near Natural Bridge. Unmarried, he boasted of courting the first to be caught on the ground, but each claimed to be first, leading to an ongoing tangle as the day unfolded.
A July tornado swept across the western portion injuring Mrs. W. H. Potter and causing extensive damage to grain, fences, and trees. The cloud dropped in the district after a fuselage of wind, with no homes destroyed though property harmed.
Labor Commissioner Johnson travels to Iola to mediate a wage dispute at Forti and Cement company works. He notes the strike involves machinists carpenters steam engineers gas engineers painters and laborers with about 400 workers affected and a plant shutdown since Thursday afternoon.
Information from Topeka reports a brief strike in Santa Fe machine shops at La Junta California when machinists and boilermakers walked out Thursday morning after not receiving monthly pay. The checks were dated the 15th but delayed by the express company, reaching La Junta on Thursday, July 36. Workers resumed on arrival of the checks.
Judge Kirkpatrick in federal court signed an order allowing Mer cantile Trust of New York to foreclose the 16 100 000 mortgage on United States Shipbuilding Company held for bondholders due to missed July interest. Receiver James Sealth will open the suit as legal battles loom over the foreclosure described as sensational.
Robert Lyon of engine company No 4 in Neville street surprised colleagues on return from vacation by revealing he had married Miss Annie Keller of Dinwidile street after rescuing her from a burning building on a response to a blaze in Dinwidile street. They wed in Steubenville.
A New York man, Rent Stretti, vanished after entering the surf at Atlantic City. His clothes remained in the bath house, suggesting drowning. This follows another disappearance earlier in the week, with Albert Shaner’s body found floating this morning.
Peter Miller reports Topeka Democrats seek a weekly paper supporting Democratic principles. The project aims to oppose prohibition while pressing tax and trust issues and urging resubmission of the prohibitory law, with Mayor Parker allegedly involved in funding.
Topeka will cut off the city water supply early Saturday and keep it off for most of the day. The rupture occurred last Monday while a line from the waterworks was moved to clear Rock Island right of way. Superintendent Jesse Shaw says the plant must close again Saturday to finish the work, with Santa Fe supplying domestic water and the Weather Company station out of service.
The funeral for Kenneth Givens, who drowned in the Kaw river on Wednesday, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday from the residence at 220 Jefferson Street, with Rev. Stanley presiding. Interment will follow at Grantville Cemetery.
Armistice between General Gomez’s Venezuelan government troops and General Rolando’s revolutionary forces at Ciudad Bolivar has been extended to midnight today after previously expiring at midnight yesterday. The U S gunboat Bancroft visited Ciudad Bolivar during the extension. Bargains in Patton huts noted. prices for slaves ranged from 4 50 to 7 00. Rev F Miller of Chicago comments on religious belief and moral ennoblement. A Brooklyn quote appears about auto operation excitement and mileage.
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