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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
8
Fragmentary report describes rising water along the river and its impact on residents and businesses. Mentions shallow relief efforts, area buildings, and a fire or emergency that strained resources. Includes references to local landmarks and authorities responding to the unfolding situation.
An article fragment details bids for warships from Vermont and other firms, with prices around £4.2 million and £4.1 million. It references shipyards, engine builders, and related contracts, noting specifications, propulsion, batteries, and weaponry integration. The text lists multiple bidders and potential allocations, including shares and payment terms.
Fragmentary note reports defense of Mr Goff set for Tuesday morning at Teele elevator. Details unclear due to garbled text.
A garbled historical excerpt references a citizen of a failed state and a detached governor from the eastern empire. It suggests themes of political responsibility and distant governance, with unclear names or dates due to OCR errors.
A scattered report describes quarantine measures and suspected cattle disease in several southern Texas locations. Officials warn of ill cattle entering markets and outline certification rules, enforcement by inspectors, and steps to prevent spread. Local firms and farms connected to the affected districts face heightened scrutiny and potential movement restrictions.
The Dawes Commission will suspend operations until July 1 due to lack of funds. In Muskogee, staff are furloughed as Washington reviews the emergency appropriations. Only department heads will be at work, with others depending on a special appropriation to continue the work.
An incident occurred around ten o'clock when a wall collapsed in a north cell area. The scene was attended by local authorities and witnesses reported injuries. Further details and official statements are pending.
In St Louis District Court Judge Thayer refused to grant release from prison to four U S military prisoners held on charges tied to rat Laavenworm. Names listed include George He Laghguy and Hobert HL sock ler from the department of the lakes and Fred Cartier from the department of Dakota.
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A brief Colorado report notes a request from a local official regarding food funds and cash payments. The item mentions a figure named Karnes and references directive language about payment methods.
A Salina letter details rising water levels and widespread flooding from late May to early June. Rivers overflowed, roads and buildings were submerged, and trains and express companies faced delays. Residents faced property damage, with utility lines and streets affected, while crews assessed danger and evacuated vulnerable areas. A new gold export note from New York to Canada appears briefly.
The report notes a firm move in the Utne money market raising the six months rate to 5 to ay percent while exit leases stay easy at 2 to 28 percent. A San Francisco emergency sanitary bus driver from North Topeka is cited in the fragment, mentioning testing the character of the system and responding to holes in inheritance filings.
A. G. Hagans states he was employed by Topeka city sanitation to monitor three families exposed to smallpox like illness as a precaution only and not to witness any outbreak. He refutes claims of involvement in an actual outbreak and says no statements were made implying such.
We the undersigned deny authorizing a letter in the June 1 State Journal and claim no knowledge until friends informed us. Mr and Mrs Fr Studer and Mrs David Roller, Helen Marry, Jay Steel note assistance from boatmen and say we had supplies. A Union Pacific courier reportedly took books and sealed valuables in wax from express packages. The Neopen in the mornings in Neonestia, Kan. June 5.
An historical brochure depicting the scene of the 1778 massacre of white settlers by Indians is described as of interest to students. The Farehnner Department of Lehigh Valley Tellroad, New York, will mail it on receipt of a Ze winemp.
The readable fragment mentions Texas topics and public publications such as The Golden Square and The Corona Country with references to addresses including St. Louis Missouri and 635 Kansas Avenue. It references a city ticket offer and Univ Pacific Railroad but no coherent event or outcome.
The article profiles Geerst H. Deval a famed river gambler of forty years. It covers his frank reminiscences from youth in Marietta Ohio to battles on steamboats, his rise in New Orleans and St Louis, and his claim to be one of the last colorful river figures. It notes his early losses and eventual mastery of monte while recounting long-ago friendships and the deaths of old comrades. He reflects on luck chance and the river’s fading era as he visits Joseph after years away.
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