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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
5
Fragmentary notice from the Associated Freos report describes a center of the view and exclusive distribution, with references to Mar and Pautock. It mentions a building, wires, and committee edges, plus vague notes on sale and approvals.
Summer readers may have the State Journal mailed daily for thirty cents a month. Notices discuss moving addresses and parcel delivery. The piece mentions New York city tax debates, graft rumors, and reform themes without clear outcomes. Names include Bribe stories and political figures, with scattered references to Philadelphia and currency reform.
A dense, garbled analysis discusses market pressures and bets on high grade railroad stocks amid potential Hauldetion news. It critiques courts and juries, blaming public duty failures for lynch justice and asserts a looming bear campaign while urging cautious purchasing.
A garbled late night column blends stray references to trains, weather, divorce law and municipal figures with scattered names such as Dodge City and Leavenworth. The text hints at railway operations, a superintendent, a political stance, and social observations, but readability is fragmentary.
A garbled OCR item references old public figures and a sweeping new marriage law. It mentions Colonel Hiram Bledsoe, colonial era concerns over a tex levy, and a Michigan law change affecting who may marry whom. Names and specifics are unclear due to text damage.
The Imur of Henry Clewe Financial Review discusses two guiding questions for business leaders regarding liquidation and general business impact. It notes repeated recognition of declines in securities and the uncertain causes amid ongoing efforts to address the issue.
A damaged excerpt describes irritable stomach symptoms including mouth tenderness, pulsing fullness, headaches, and heartburn. It claims Meera Fie is an effective remedy based on extensive patient reports.
A compact collection of quirky aphorisms and social maxims touching on manners, mothering, friendship, travel, gossip, and youth behavior. The snippets humorously critique etiquette and community norms through odd phrasing and playful word choices.
A contrived column from the Philadelphia Record features mixed musings on pride, marriage, social norms, and modern gadgets. It wittily riffs on reform, wit, and the era's anxieties while weaving in sly references to sentiment and status.
A satirical sketch on married life and female vanity. It mockingly contrasts a woman’s concern with dress, stockings, and appearances with a husband’s suspicions and moral judgments. The piece riffs on marital vanity and the perceived wit of a bachelor observing society.
Governor Batley reports the Department of State in Washington sent a copy of the March 3 1903 act on immigration. The act requires that naturalization records prove the applicant supports no disloyal organization and has complied with prior naturalization laws or the certificate is void. The department asks the governor to present this to the courts empowered to naturalize in the state.
Mrs Blanche Kailey wife of Daniel J Kelley a legislative agent of a baking powder company is sought as a witness by the St Louis grand jury A subpoena will be issued and served by the sheriff Efforts to locate her today failed and she is believed to have fled to Buffalo to cross into Canada and reunite with her husband beyond the grand jury reach
Missouri Governor Dockery names delegates from Jefferson City to represent Missouri at the fourteenth Mississippi Commercial Congress in Seattle Washington from August 1 to 21. Included are Charles Parsons Nicholas Bell John Roberts W S Woods J J Swofford H Carlew James W Boy Charles B Yeuton A C Robe Be ce Louis Clark and others.
The July salary of John F. Stanton state architect may be paid amid a dispute over legal authority. Auditor Wells authorized payment despite assertions by the executive council and attorney general that Stanton has no entitlement. Legislative history shows prior bills and an appropriation of 2,000 to fill the role, while Stanton has performed broad work for state institutions.
Mishawaka editor Theodore Leffin dies at age after twenty years of obscurity and failed circulation for his manuscript The Lost Children of the Green Found Beyond the Arctic. The recluse’s will leaves several thousand dollars to Mishawaka orphanage.
Picnickers about 100 gatherers lingered at Vinewood Park despite a shower. Four or five groups including Sumkay School of the Swedish Congregational Church, about 75 total, keep picnic spirit with chaperone guiding and workers setting up temporary tables in the pavilion. Rain transformed outing into a Jubilee vibe with lunch eaten indoors and boats still on the water.
A New York notice states assignee Weyer of W L Stow & Co will issue a statement on Saturday showing the firm’s condition. The tone is favorable as rising markets improve the situation with collateral held for the most part. some holders expect better prices than those seen Friday. separate items note Stow’s resignation from the Mexican Central directory and a poor woman’s discovery of wealth from a Rio Colorado estate. The piece also reports plans for a World’s Fair encampment in St Louis next September with Modern Woodmen of America and related orders, projecting large attendance and uniformed members.
Stockholm July 20 The Swedish state railway administration agreed to halve freights on Lapland ores to spur trials of the ore product. If successful a large iron industry is expected to arise, employing thousands. Foreign contracts for Baltic ores expire in ten years and will not be renewed, shifting Britain toward ore from America, Canada and Sweden.
An inquiry into the sanity of Rev Benjamin Wiemann, who faced multiple pastoral charges in Mitnois and at Iowa City, was set for county court. Wiemann reportedly walked miles and delivered religious admonitions before detention. Local sheriffs pursued Clarke, a wanted man, in a small Brazillian mining town after an alleged assault near Centerville.
Prof W J McGee of the World's Fair anthropology department outlines a display plan in St Louis to depict human progress from the dawn of humanity to modern enlightenment, focusing on Indian school work and evolving vocations as living people are used to illustrate customs. Major Delmar wins first heat at Island Park. Albany July 30 report notes Abbott race at Island Park for purse, Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy recommended for summer disorders, trusted for children and adults.
Albert Swan som, a four year old son of Charles Swanson, vanished four days ago while picking raspberries near Gowan, Minnesota. An Indian guide located him on a deer trail two miles from the swamp, and the boy, exhausted but alive, was brought home as searchers expressed cautious hope for recovery.
The Mothers Club met at the social settlement in the afternoon to sew quilts. donated materials supported the project and a box arrived for Bendane Chapman linked with Mrs Thorpe in the club. The effort focuses on pediatric dergarten children and related charitable work by the group.
Deaths are listed from addresses including 508 East Gordon Street. Mary Gilkerson niece of Mr and Mrs Albert Crook of Rochester died Monday evening and was taken to Missouri for burial yesterday. Mrs Sarah Semple mother of R H Semple of Topeka died in Ottawa on Wednesday. A tunnel cave in near Steubenville Ohio at Gould station today caused no injuries.
Local items list FE B Merriam at the Manhattan hotel and County Clerk A Newman at a Meriden picnic. H Hodder of Ulvecetty Kansas visits To today. Rain, chairman of the county board, returned from Excelsior Springs. Lawless arrested for maintaining a nuisance during a fishing trip. G A R posts statewide detailed in a department commander report. Swenny’s foreclosure judgment of 2000 against Sarah Garend Hill confirmed. Assistant Treasurer Titchie notes dollar bills replacing silver coins in Kansas. Joseph Ecken and Carrie Tresine married at the bride’s home on Clay Street. August home visit planned for the newlyweds. Friend charged with assault on Vinewood. third arrest since Monday. Miriam and Maude plan a trip near Grantville to study fauna. KC Nelsons nine vs Bees postponed at Washburn grounds. Bees to face Tea team Saturday. Streets and walks committee misses Friday meeting due to Chair Weber’s illness. meeting rescheduled for Monday.
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