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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
5
Full leased wire report from Associated Press details regional news coverage. Dispatches describe daily events across towns, with emphasis on state happenings and social notes.
Readers traveling during the trimmer season can have the State Journal mailed to any address for 30 cents a month with flexible change of address. The long, garbled article references various unrelated topics, but the readable portion notes home delivery for away subscribers and a flexible address service.
The nation views Wall Street gyrations as a temporary setback in a volatile market. Analysts note securities fell to new lows, then stabilized. investors worry but some see opportunity as prices dip and economic indicators remain mixed amid broader financial oscillations.
Fragmentary report discusses commodity demand, production, and security values. Mentions bank activity, exchanges, and the risk of price declines. Notes investors face pressure while overall national solvency remains a concern.
Cooperative forestry work pairs firms like Sante Weratcodd Lumber with Silsbee Texas and Somerville for preservative treatment tests. Seasoning studies span bear canyon to Harrisburg and Wilmington, aiding rail and telegraph timber uses and expanding markets.
Philadelphia commentary questions the Colombia canal deal and French franchise collapse. It notes a $16,000,000 debt offer by the United States and hints at political maneuvering over franchise forfeiture and potential stockholder manipulation. The piece warns Washington may resist endorsing terms tied to France and Colombia amid delays and alleged stock schemes.
The article describes how speculation in cotton futures affects the industry. It notes traders in Wall Street gambling on the product, the impact on manufacturers and labor in cotton mills, and anticipated price movements for upcoming months. It mentions buyers and sellers reacting to demand, with weariness about a possible downturn.
Market excess triggers plant closures and job losses across the South and New England. Cotton prices plunge, 2000 workers in Atlanta district alone affected, while retailers face ruin. Critics push warehouse receipts plan to curb futures gambling, hoping to protect legitimate commerce and the cotton industry.
A garbled OCR page fragment recounts scattered notes on local figures and odd incidents. It mentions Chapman and Whitehare, municipal ownership chatter, a man jailed for $1 theft, railroad talk, a Brakeman, a Druse Uncid, and stray remarks about tap water and fortunes, all stitched into a single ragged column.
Fragments describe quirky local scenes and social habits from Atchison, mentioning a child named Denke Watson, a man in a red shirt, and odd reflections on manners and weather. The piece reads like a quirky column of community curiosities with mixed, unclear anecdotes.
Fragmented text discusses a bachelor life and its social consequences. It references romance, societal norms, and the idea of avoiding scandals. Strong entities are scarce in the readable fragments.
A fragmented, stylized notice parrots a mock old style. The garbled text mocks armor references and a speech about belief and eyes. It reads like a satirical column fragment with unfamiliar proper nouns and unclear facts.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Salt Rheum also called ecsema or milk rash as caused by unseen tumors in the system. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla expels humera and relieves watery discharge and scales, presenting a sensational health cure narrative.
A Chicago Chicago Record-Herald survey shows about 1000 women nationwide active as insurance agents. Miss Nicholls explains quitting teaching to enter insurance, now with firms like New York Life Mutual Life Equitable and others employing women solicitors. Women are praised for persistence, earnings, and growing acceptance on equal terms with men, especially among working and dependent women. Notable insured women include Leland Stanford, Mrs Reynolds, Helen Gould, Anna Held, Katharine Grey, Nordica, and many actresses, with policies ranging from 10 000 to over 1 000 000 dollars.
The state exposition in Topeka plans a merchants and manufacturers exhibit building near the fair grounds to showcase products with free admission. Amateur florists will compete for prizes as a flower show with band concerts twice daily. The 200 by 70 foot one story structure will have glass windows, ample lighting, and artistic interiors.
Fidelity & Casualty seeks judgment against E. B. Brown and W. F. Sapp in the supreme court appeal from Cherokee County. Brown, former agent for the insurer, is accused of failing to remit funds he received. Sapp, a defendant, is a known Democratic politician from Galena. Brown previously ran the Observer in Topeka and Guthrie, and aided the Sunflower league, a Kansas Day club organizer.
In Trenton on July 22 a bat released from a clock in the state house supreme court room startled the justices and an attacker. A clerk reset the clock, the bat darted out as the door opened, and the judges ducked and dodged as it flew away through an open window.
Fragmentary note references Marion Crawford on Pope Leo and an eraser. Text is garbled with incomplete words and uncertain meaning, hindering clear interpretation of person, location, or event.
A boy from Bingen journeyed alone with a dachshund across the country, checked through at multiple stations from Hamburg to York and Indianapolis, then Chicago, destined to reunite with parents who had prospered in America. He carried a small bag, a token of kinship, and spoke of longing to be with them again.
Dennis Madden judge ruled Cole lacked grounds to sue Postmaster C. Gray of Le Roy Kansas after two clerks failed to deliver a postal card announcing a patron's father's death. Card from Burlington dated June 16 1903 said burial details and was delayed until clerks acknowledged oversight. Case proceeds in supreme court to determine damages.
Sour Lake Tex July 22 The Standard Oil Company announces an offshore pipe line extending from Neodesha Kan Independence Kan to Port Arthur Texas along Corsicana Saratoga Sour Lake and Spindle Top to be the world’s longest off line with multiple interals to oil fields along the main route
NEW STRIKE AT GALENA Galena Kan July 23 It looks very promising for a new mining camp at Galena A rich strike at both lead and zinc has been made on the Bulce and Milligen farm three and one half miles southwest of this place Ore was struck with a drift at a depth of ninety feet that continued at 120 feet The lease is owned by A o Becarse NW Me and in an entirely new area be in over a mile from any other mining activity A shaft will be sunk and adjoining land thoroughly prospected
Washington July 23 John H Rudds of Weir Robert D Atiles of Dayton A W Larrane of Fort Leavenworth Andrew Newman of Langston W H Graham of Kansas City Kan have been appointed railway mall clerks J Ghraine of Junction City Kan has been appointed blacksmith at Fort Tilley E D Everett of Syracuse N Y has been appointed a clerk at Kiowa Indian agency Oklahoma
Mayor Bergundthatx at home in North Tonka as Oran C Myers appointed substitute clerk at the portomve. J B Stevens returns from Galesburg for state fair business. J H Samson heads to Kansas City on fair management matters. Ex Representative Wood of Syracuc visiting relatives in Tonka. Amasa Acres of 921 Wert Tenth Street noted. A large gold lettered sign for George A Clark state printer signs the state printing plant door. Neighbors near J H Ellenbergers tower garden stay up late for opening cereus night bloom. A defamation suit filed in district court by Sarah J Wilson against John Hyde for $3008. Robert Moran pleads guilty to assault William Kiefer. fined $1 and costs. Robert Perkins charged with assault, bond set for peace. Joe Brasser listed as complainant. Transfers of business rights granted to insurers including German Fire Insurance, United States Life Insurance, National Beneff Association for burial, with death benefit details. State railroad board to hold session at 10 am Friday over Bowler Steade case. Frazer claims Rock stand dispute.
The Louisville and Nashville lands in Alabama, West Florida and Minnesota offer rich opportunities for fruit and truck farming. Reports show one acre yielding 100 barrels of radishes for 900.06 dollars and four acres yielding over 1.4 million in a year. A 1902 Pittsburg example produced 200 barrels of potatoes from half an acre for 1,548 dollars, netting 297.82 per acre after expenses. Additional crops included corn, melons, hay, and berries, with yields of up to 12,489 quarts of luscious berries from one acre. Addressed to the General Industrial and Immigration Agent, Louisville & Nashville R. R., Louisville KY.
The Burlington Route announces markedly low summer fares starting June 1 to Colorado resorts including Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and Salt Lake City and Minnesota and California destinations. Rates drop about half the usual price with larger reductions July 1 to 10. From St Louis to California July 1–10 is 57.60 for round trip and 50.00 from Missouri River. August offers still lower returns via Puget Sound or northern routes.
Matilda Ho sued J Henry Marrow for 2000 dollars claiming a pump handle in the city struck her mouth knocking out teeth and cutting her lip. She alleged Marrow knew the pump kicking tendencies. The court denied the suit but she received no damages for injuries to her feet.
The article argues that American wheat flour will become the staple for the Orient as Japan and China move toward modernized consumption and commercial exchange. It suggests growth in demand driven by climate, war risk, and cultural shifts, with American wheat becoming the primary food and textiles increasing correspondingly.
Rural observer notes many young women engaging in poultry work with mixed prospects. A Chicago dry goods clerk earned 2 weekly until year end, while farmers' daughters reportedly earn up to 8 weekly, working short days but facing hardships. The piece highlights health, dress, and self-possession as factors in this labor shift and references natural remedies for summer ailments.
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