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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
13
A coal operator argues that a new wage scale will raise costs and pass the price to consumers. He predicts 26 cents a ton mine advance and 50 to 82 cents extra at he freight and retail levels. The piece contends buyers will ultimately bear most of the winter coal rise through miner, railroad, and retailer charges.
In Topeka long running coal price debates flare as ore and coal costs face reductions. locals protest inequitable measures amid rising living costs and opposition from affected workers and residents.
Senator Barton, in Kansas City, discusses Roosevelt’s renomination, the World’s Fair, and the currency issue. He predicts Roosevelt will be nominated unanimously, aims to debate the negro question with Tillman, and foresees tariff revision debates in Congress. He says currency reform is a deep, challenging question with possible decisive action forthcoming.
President Roosevelt hosted General Benjamin F Tracy and Secretary Moody at Oyster Bay on July 28. Bishop Hendricks, recently appointed, plans Philippine duties after consecration. Moody arrived at Sagamore Mill to discuss navy expansion and recommend construction of battleships and scout ships.
Kansas City July 2 Mrs Ae Mosely believed to be despondent over losses chased by sorrow to end her life attempting to swallow morphine. Dr J F Hessig treated her and forecast recovery. The Mosely family of five once lived at 7 Poverty Avenue, Ar Fourdale, now in a tent near the Union Field.
A terse Kansas rural route notice from Barton County mentions route establishment dates and local driver coverage while noting wartime conditions and unsettled weather impacting schedules. The text references Kansas, Great Bend, and Pratt Institute connections, with scattered names and places.
Kelley responds to accusations raised by William Allen White, asserting denials and presenting her side of the dispute. The brief statement emphasizes her stance against the charges and outlines forthcoming actions or responses. Potentially linked to a larger personal or legal confrontation within the local press.
A Kansas political dispute centers on D J Kelley and Missouri legislative links. The Kansas press cites Kelley denying corrupt ties while noting William Allen White’s alleged accusations and a pending Jefferson City trial. A Niagara on the Lake reply claims a blackmail scheme and calls for investigation into alleged boodling.
A racing pigeon club in Queen City reportedly broke a world record with 1 600 mile flight. The event began July five with birds released at 6 39 a m from a Colorado location. Telegraph reports quote a spectacular speed as the birds completed the course in a record time amid excitement.
The Wite Slayer Brant was convicted last week of murder in the first degree for killing his wife Jack March. He offered a stubborn insanity defense. The Mountain View town site deed to Oklahoma was approved, amid ongoing controversy.
Winter wheat in 103 shows favorable weather but yields fall short of hopes across Ohio River valleys and southern Missouri. Spring wheat remains generally good though thin stands and rust appear in the southwest. Nationwide shipments rise while New York stocks fall, lifting milling demand as traders note high quality and pricing for winter wheat despite lower yields.
Crop outlook mixed as heat spreads through the southern corn belt with late damage possible if rain delays. Oats harvest grows in central regions while rust worries western states. stock market shows mixed activity with notable declines in some sectors and gains in others, amid loan concerns and shifting prices.
Kansas City livestock report shows cattle steady with mixed cattle prices across categories and hogs, receipts around 3,000 head with market soft to lower. Beef and veal items listed with various weights and prices. sheep and lambs noted with modest quotes. Chicago produce and dairy sections report steady cheese and poultry markets with kiln-dried oats and feedstuff prices also listed.
Market notes from the Saint Louis area include cattle and hog listings with prices. HOGS and cattle quotes appear with figures around 5200 dollars and 200 head noted. Local buyers and sellers are referenced in a brief market update.
Advices report during a maneuver march of an infantry regiment from Trebinge to Bilek fast Monning 450 men were overcome by their ordinary heat. Twenty-one used and forty expected to be aie. A shoot at Ealing, Kansas, July 21. Nellie Bennet of New York, shot part ti they foral gun shoot here Friday. The wo man did Same very Red Shooting. Her bunt score was fourteen.
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