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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1903
Page
15
Readable fragments show a busy news page with names, places, dates, and events. References include Bima Oly Roday, Wakurugh, and the Saliow area, with mentions of elections, clerks, sheriffs, and community activities along with scattered sports and weather notes.
A garbled OCR passage describes a wire incident with unclear sequence of events. It references ten men of a neighborhood and a disputed possession claim. The text suggests a claim of trespass or seizure and mentions a permission to take property, with unsettled and nonstandard phrasing throughout.
Bishop Hartzell of the Methodist Episcopal Church begins a overseas inspection tour to review Africa mission fields. The trip includes travel to various hubs, meetings with local churches, and plans to visit centers for industrial schools and medical facilities as part of the church’s broader mission program.
A jealous husband attacked a man believed to share his wife, causing a chaotic scene at a church service. Women and children screamed as the confrontation escalated, with officers preventing a second collision. The disrupted gathering ended with police presence and tickets at Union Pacific Railroad offices later noted.
An official flag ceremony occurred in Washington on June 20 as soldiers and officers, including Colonel Te D. Hots and Commander Kinbatl, raised the flag at Cortelyou’s bureau, with many attendees from the Grams Army of the Renate and staff. The event featured Willite to Sole and Jerry Smith among those present at the Waite dana.
The MecUMler status commission abandoned a model competition and named an individual, Wershingtot, to oversee the project. At another meeting, Sheridan Cireese was chosen as pitw for the starae, with the committee planning to invite a sculptor not in contention to critique designs.
The New York Sons of Revolution presented a bronze to the Fraternal Branch during their Connecticut Epiets meeting in Hartford. Col Richard Henry Greene represented New York while Parmer Governor Morein S. Bullley of Hartford presided. The statue honors Nathan Hale and will stand in City Hall Park, New York City.
The Kansas State Exposition Company executive committee agreed to invite five state industrial associations to participate in the fair to be held in Topeka on September 10 to 17. The plan allocates exhibits by the Livestock Breeders Dairy and Agricultural societies and others under varied auspices, with member organizations managing their own superintendents and judges. The move aims to broaden support and funding for the exposition.
A quoted testimonial describes a woman who suffered a severe shock that left her lifeless and weak. After starting Grape-Nuts she reports steady recovery, regained strength, and improved appetite and skin, crediting the cereal with restoring health and vigor.
A dramatic medical incident at a Rochester hospital follows Adolph Lorene and Dr Lorene as they attempt to resuscitate a boy named Nichols. The event includes a tense period of suspended breathing lasting six minutes, a fall by the surgeon, and eventual recovery noted by observers. The account preserves the tense atmosphere and names the involved physicians and the patient.
A state legislative proposal aims to rename Kansas City back to Wyandot after flood reports blurred the two cities. The effort notes confusion between Kansas City Kansas and Missouri amid disaster coverage.
By evening the water company expects to recover washed in water mate from the river and bring it back to dry land. Trestle work will be installed across the washed bank. A 500 foot trestle and maline will be built, with embankment filled by the water company and Rock Island railway. River edge will be rip topped. Work slated to finish early next week.
An essay-like reflection on religious fervor and crowd sentiment in sermons. It contrasts earnest public piety with genuine belief, noting deacons and ministers, labeled by some as judgmental, who demand stricter observance from others while struggling to live up to those standards.
Notice to dealers that Coughlin Hardware Co holds wholesale stock of fireworks. The company invites examination of the inventory and offers wholesale sales to interested dealers.
A 1900s era bank statement discusses reserve levels around 23 percent, deposits and withdrawals, and changes in monetary policy. It references New York banks, the Wichita National Bank, and the impact of fiscal conditions on customer deposits and state taxation, with notes on upcoming meetings and general economic trends. The article mentions The National Bank of Wichita and several figures tied to reserve calculations and December activities.
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