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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1903
Page
5
A Telegraph wire report from the Associated Press notes state markets and public debt concerns. The piece discusses potential securities offerings to cover expenditures and the impact on borrowing costs, referencing general finances and improvement projects.
Subscribers may have the State Journal mailed daily during summer to any address for thirty cents per month. A note mentions Bryan going to Europe and a Whelington Post reference. Financial figures discuss railway capital, debt, dividends, and mortgage details with multiple percentages and security types outlined.
The piece traces a sharp drop in securities with Henry Chews offering explanations tied to debt and productivity. It also discusses the political scene with William Cannon and currency reform debates, plus a note on the TransMississippi Commercial Congress setting Seattle as its August 1930 meeting site and its regional impact.
The death of Pope Leo XIII removes a major religious leader and statesman. His papacy shaped European history through confidants like Queen Victoria, Gladstone, and Bismarck, influencing politics, culture, and the church for decades.
Three transactions occurred last week involving major rail and financial interests. The Burlington Railroad borrowed 25 million at a high rate, Union Pacific 10 million for hotel operations at about 5 percent, and Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis 11 million for one year at 7 percent. Investors push longer yields as favorite stocks fall. Munici pal bonds struggle to issue debt below five percent, with some bids raised by half a percent. Market sentiment suggests holders wait for higher yields while buyers seek securities yielding five percent or more.
The text surveys expanding American influence in the Pacific coast trade with China and Japan, proposing national congress topics on railroad rates harbor improvements and mining, and outlines delegate rules for a federal assembly. It also comments on iron and steel price trends, labor impacts, and political commentary from the New York Times and New York World on Bryan, Cleveland, and music in dining.
Fragments mention Ellinwood, Fredonia, Chanute and Wichita with diverse, unclear items. Notes reference brass, brides, hunters, loitering thieves, a lemonade crowd, a jail bird, paint jobs, and odd local anecdotes. The text is inconsistent, with many garbled phrases and nonsensical lines.
Fragmentary text describes a meeting about a quotation or valve issue and someone’s attempts to confirm details. Names and places are unclear, but the note hints at securing parts or equipment and a potential request for a quote or role. The fragment lacks verifiable facts to expand.
The text reflects a column from the Atchison Globe noting folk beliefs about women and twins, observations on social behavior, and a caution about making statements. It mentions a church incident on South Mite and a local reference to European travel, hinting at common gossip and moral questions of the era.
Odd snippets note social mores and human kindness. A scientist misreads color and appetite for humor. A shade tree inspires overcoats and a Cordetigy woman knits. Spirited minds bend only when self interest aligns.
A verbose medley of reflective aphorisms on religion and humanity. The speaker cites patience boldness and social behavior, noting the limits of persuasion and the value of self control. The piece laments slow understanding and the consequences of pride in crowded settings.
Fragmented prose sketches a widow and a man’s uneasy observations as he narrates flirtation and secrecy. The speaker laments social reputations while glimpsing a hidden relationship, hinting at public scrutiny and private desire amid urban life.
Erasman Haworth of the University of Kantag visits town. J B Frawley of the Union Pacific in Topeka on business. A 2005 relief fund shows additions totaling 2825 dollars. State charter board shifts meeting time to afternoon to finish work before Secretary of War. Supreme court appeal over Wyatt Graham v. Troth case yields $2000 judgment. Drug store owner Denied liquor permit. coroner reports death of Meanie Hayden linked to cocaine.
Shawnee county officials announced a tax abatement program for 1903 floods. Eligible residents must file sworn rebate applications by September 1, 1903, detailing destroyed or damaged real estate, personal property, livestock, and other losses. Forms are available from County Clerk Newman.
Thomas McManaman, a resident of Junction City, was seized on a government warrant for selling without government license. Marshal Mackey, returning from Junction City, investigated the case amid a large excursion party. McManaman allegedly purchased and retailed Nawor for the gathering. The incident is slated for examination by a U S Commissioner in Junction City.
Contact reports Kennedy from Kansas as he arrives in Topeka to confer with Dale on the fall program. He began playing at a state university and later earned quarterback duties at the University of Pennsylvania under noted coaches.
A derailment on an eastbound Santa Fe line midway between Elton and Camarca disrupts service. Wreck crews report limited progress and expect delays with No. 2 and No. 8 trains running late. No. 8 may reach Topeka near midnight while others face varying delays.
The Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks met in Baltimore with a welcome address delivered to George P. Cronk, exalted ruler of Nebraska. London reports the Irish land bill passing its third reading, and a letter cites a remedy that cured chronic diarrhea after ten years, claiming rapid relief after two doses and public sale by a seller.
A letter from George Stone, San Francisco encampment committee chair, urges all California newspapers to publish travel guidance. He warns that, despite mild yearly climate, visitors to the Golden Gate city may face chilly nights and damp fog. Soldiers should pack wool underclothes and heavy winter outerwear to avoid illness.
The weather bureau reports general cool conditions across the central valleys and Atlantic coast with limited rain needed in Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas. Storms brought hail damaging crops in the upper Mississippi and Ohio regions while heat frost damaged Washington. Corn advancement is uneven across districts with smaller sizes in central and eastern belts. Winter wheat harvest mostly finished in northern states and threshing proceeds with favorable yields. rust fears persist in the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys and lake regions.
Shareholders of Stratton's Independence Mining Company faced a turbulent adjourned meeting in London as a five percent dividend was proposed and about $500,000 in the treasury, with calls to retain engineer John Hammond, while the board sought terms deemed more favorable.
Lizzie Hall suffered a severe hand injury when her hand was caught in a mangle at the Crystal bakery. She was burned and brushed by the hot roller and required transport to Biermont Hospital for treatment.
New York money on call ready with rates from 2 to 3 percent. Short time money offered, 0 days four percent, five days six months. Reds to play the nine ace led game called at 3 30.
New York July 21 The championship special in which Water Boy and McChesney were to race tomorrow has been declared off. McChesney pulled up lame in the inside quarter of his leg.
A collage of quips and jokes from multiple papers includes street piano humor and a running gag about a wallet found, a kitchen scene with a policeman, a philosopher wife exchange, and clerical banter. The fragmented OCR blends cartoonish lines, reader bits, and brief vignettes across papers noted as Free Press Newark News Boston Globe Detroit Free Press and Philadelphia Inquirer.
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