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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1903
Page
6
Listed time slots show items on sale. From 1 to 2 o'clock features Tabie Dawe six inch wide wool special Periyard two shillings and ninepence. From 2 to 3 o'clock offers Ladies Bleached Mercerized Stripe Vests worth 15 cents nine cents.
Kansas 1905 street railways in Topeka and state totals show 195.51 miles of track in Kansas overall and 3,350,164 passengers carried by Topeka City Railway in 1902. Average fare per mile 16.5 cents. Kansas had seven street railway companies with varying miles, debts, and earnings, including Topeka with 26.3 miles of track and Vinewood connections. A fatal accident occurred at Junction City-Pe Huey with 33 injuries.
The report outlines cutting operating expenses and shutting down taxed lines to revitalize the company. It notes Topeka railways previously had 1,160 feet of bridges, the most in the state, but now list about 160 feet, suggesting a drastic reduction in bridge length as part of the rehabilitation.
Otto von Flotow, born in Hessen to a renowned family of animal dealers and trainers, grew to a famed European showman. After a Heidelberg campus stunt with a lion, he pursued American fame, assembling ponies, dogs, monkeys and Arabian steeds to stage a groundbreaking exhibition. He plans to settle in America and leave a lasting entertainment legacy.
A Battle Creek reader shares a testimonial about using Grape-Nuts to restore nourishment for herself and her infant. She recounts a months long stomach disorder, weakness, and bed rest, then swallows the cereal and improves rapidly. In weeks she resumes baby feeding by puree and gains significant weight.
A fragment notes a tribute to a grand man whose memory will endure on an American monument and mentions the Von Flotow family. The Floto Show will be covered in papers Thursday and Friday, July 2 and 3, with details forthcoming.
In Jackson Kentucky the military alarmed early today as a fire and gunshots near the depot caused tense moments. Provost guards escorted J. Ewen under heavy military escort to Camp, while investigations began into arson at Eworns hotel as Crawtort and Tharpe faced charges.
A Baayile telephone manager reports a fatal wounding amid a gun battle with City Marshal Mer and posse. Multiple people, including Harvey Pea and Abe Pea, suffer chest and abdomen wounds. McHugh is shot in the hand. Island earthquake hits St Vincent causing widespread tremors.
Dublin hosts a general holiday as King Edward and Queen Alexandra ride in four carriages. Crowds fill grand stands and sidewalks while the monarchs acknowledge cheers at landmarks including Ball's Bridge. The procession proceeds through Black Rock, Rathmines, and Dublin streets with military and police escorts.
United States Army and Navy announce a Trina Tineert trophy to be contested by National Guard members and other organizations named. The prize features a ebony base and pure gold lettering, intended to reward marksmanship excellence among servicemen.
City officials push an amendment to extend street excavation protection from six months to three years and to require property owners to install gas, water, and sewer connections before paving. Councilman Nellis, City Engineer McCabe, and City Attorney Spencer endorse stronger controls and the state law to authorize such actions.
Cheyenne July 21 reports an imminent fight between troops and armed cattlemen near Big Horn country. Sheriff Fenton and deputies depart. Thermopolix bound for Basin with Jim McCloud, charged with murder. Cavalry escort of 40 men under Captain Price expected, while cattlemen allegedly plan ambush on Cottonwood Creek two miles from Thermopolis to free McCloud and flee. Budget anecdotes amuse at meeting despite economy aims. UK quote on cutting estimates contrasts drastic savings with 54,000,000 francs.
An Milindé man rides a trath through Garfield county oats while debating a hedge between herd law and fence sighting. A Hornet man counters with a joke about not seeing the fence for the oats as telegraph poles loom. A timbered area appears to the northwest, noted by the scribe.
A short rural exchange recounts an Illinois man misidentifying a field as something notable. The scribe corrects him, noting the alfalfa had already been mowed once this season, a clarification the observer accepts after what he saw.
North Topeka residents share social updates and notices. A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Shirley French at 1408 Quincy Street is announced, while Mrs. FR. J. McMaster is seriously ill at 516 Jackson Street. A bug sale at Mrs. Courtney's Kansas Avenue, residents plan a Rochester neighborhood picnic, and temporary dental office space opens at Seventh and Kansas.
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