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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
2
A garbled OCR style recap hints at a lively event with multiple figures and places. Named entities include towns, organizations, and individuals amid scattered actions and outcomes, suggesting a broad community gathering with performances and notable attendees. The text references a Fourth event, theater or meeting spaces, and mentions of schedules, pauses, and local reactions.
Fragmented boilerplate text describes a presidential visit at Oyster Bay with plans, a vaudeville theater, railway, and park access noted. Mentions final arrangements for the president and travel, but many phrases are garbled.
A disjointed OCR passage mentions Topeka losses and a plan to turn a river back to an old channel. It references Kansas City and a new park called Forest Park with Independence Avenue, plus costs for mills plaster companies and a mass of incandescent electric.
Fragmentary report notes a school event at Cove School led by a president or chairperson. The anthem titled God Save 1 aera is mentioned in connection with the ceremony. The readable text provides limited usable details beyond the involvement of officials.
In Peoria last night Detective Cha Murphy was shot in the breast by burglar Bitty McRay at Water and Eaton street while attempting to arrest him on a burglary warrant. Murphy died within twenty minutes at the hospital.
The White Star liner Oceanic arrives from Liverpool with Sir Thomas Lipton and J P Morgan reported on board. The ship is due to dock around 2 p m with Lipton, while his yacht Erin heads out to greet, and General Corbin plans to invite him to luncheon at the White House.
Seattle reports near Valdez a new gold find from the north hill aboard the steamer Excelsior. The Lowe river site 21 miles from Valdez has already staked ground, prompting a rush as mining gains spread. Also notes President Roosevelt remitting a 39,000 fine and cutting a prison term for a Frenchman in 1909. Local dispatches discuss Russian anarchists and various patent notices, while Mrs Roosevelt is at home in Oyster Bay.
Fragmented text discusses wonders of ancient engineering, naming the pyramids, Karnak temple complex, and the Temple of Luxor as feats of stonework. It references long-vanished lifting and moving techniques, estimates weights up to thousands of tons, and contrasts early Egyptian skill with modern capabilities, concluding with a note on a Midwestern town auction and townsite plans.
A garbled dispatch from Heath cites attacks on public statements and reflects on stock transfers in the Clacianel Com Son. Major Perry Pond and Paul du Chatilu funerals are listed in New York notices, with GAsR rites performed at Lafayetta port and Woodlawn Cemetery details. A Chicago trip offer shows return fare of 16 dollars from the Santa Fe line for early fall travel.
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