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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1903
Page
9
Fragmented report describes Representative Stewart advising city leaders to pursue saloon closures amid a reform movement. The text outlines proposed ordinances, voter thresholds, and potential election steps, with strong reference to temperance sentiment and political maneuvering.
Fragmented OCR style text hints at a sensational crime or gambling tale with names like Mrs merit Tae and Mr. Miibert Butter SRK, mentioning deaths, bets, and a restart. The readable parts imply a melodramatic society chronicle with scattered references to people, events, and possible legal actions.
Washington June 1 The State Department demands information on Miss Stone the kidnapped missionary. It questions whether she can establish a valid claim against Turkey and seeks facts to support any apology, noting she has not yet provided usable information. The case involves her alleged sympathy with Macedonian relief efforts and possible payments by supporters.
Chicago and Milwaukee executives announce a joint Marcon wireless telegraph project to be built at a central site on a major street. Officials state the plant will stand about 230 feet high, with construction expected after months of preparations and oversight by city leaders and corporate directors.
In Stegndehurs, Pa on June 1 a child allegedly related to the Coffman family attempted to harm two women with a coffee based poison. The events involve Coffman descendants and a claim of an adopted child, with unclear motives and surrounding details.
An obituary item notes the death of a woman about 70, living three miles west of Aj Bute, with survivors including a daughter and four daughters in Colorado. The funeral is planned from her late home on Wednesday morning with interment at a local cemetery.
In Topeka many women labor at charity drives and social clubs aiding fatally affected residents. Salvation Army serves meals to hundreds, hospitals treat injured, and church groups coordinate relief as officials urge continued aid and community support.
A prominent Peoria buyer, Frank P. Lewis, reportedly made the largest tobacco order in the western territory for his celebrated Single’ Binder cigar. The deal, guaranteed in writing, positions Lewis as the top holder of high grade tobacco in the region, with terms promising full payment and quality assurance.
A reporter notes Salvation Army efforts at a Christie area breakfast, mentioning cloth line contributions and fundraising setbacks. The piece critiques donations and highlights the challenge of raising funds to feed hundreds, comparing the group’s work to other charities and emphasizing coin donations.
At 11 o clock Saturday night three young men set out in a boat toward the north bank. One returned alone near the Forbes elevator. The others reached the Melin Bridge area but the craft capsized. A woman and infant were drowned in the elevator area as bystanders helped recover survivors. The stranded party clung to the wreckage and were saved with difficulty after a tense night.
Five members of the Parrish family were missing after a hunting party became stranded in trees along North Harrison Street on Saturday night. Rescuers searched the area as hypothermia risks grew, with bystanders advising they stayed in the trees until help arrived. Local authorities coordinated a coordinated air and ground search into the early hours.
Biths Rais, chairman of the county board of commissioners, announced the board will seek an appropriation from county funds for the relief of the welfare recipients as soon as the commercial club submits its note. The Seal has note purpose but the bate aims to meet the need and support the needy.
In New York the morning papers report that Big BIR Devery urged him to press the conflict into politics. He praises Devery as a fighter and criticizes Mayor Lary for mishandling labor and Sunday shop openings. Parkhaert will be abroad four months, likely visiting Switzerland after.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss the May election for Cleveland and a Cleveland nomination by a party. it cites Fraike Cockran and Graver Olve Lind as figures with opinions on reform, movement strength, and the likelihood of Ta nomination versus Cleveland. The text preserves mentions of convention dynamics and public demand shaping the race.
A 21 year old visiting Teteto, OG, was killed while fishing near an electric trolley line. A group used the trolley wire to stun fish, drawing him in as he attempted to save a friend. He was instantly killed. a doctor later confirmed the death.
A crowded market scene recalls a museum of American antiques with vendors selling Hagerstown almanacs long by the east door, dried fish and smoking stations from Potomac shores, and a flower seller offering hollyhocks and vintage bouquets. Generational traders recount long family ties to Alexandria and Baltimore markets.
A fragmented 19th century DC vignette chronicles Aunt Matilda Pennell, a former Tipton plantation owner’s enslaved healer who sold herbs and simples at a Savventh and Betrerts corner in Anacostia. It sketches her yard doctor credentials, economic struggle, and the era’s botanical trades with scattered ingredient lists and remedies.
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