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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1904
Page
4
A vast dust and wind storm swept Kansas from Hutchinson to Liberal, with cold wave temperatures and widespread damage. Reports described unroofed houses, downed telegraph wires, and extensive wheat losses. towns including Great Bend, Greensburg, Norton, and Fort Riley logged structural damage and injuries as the storm toppled outbuildings and swept dust across fields and streets.
A sharp cold wave swept across southern Kansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday causing a rapid temperature drop. By 4 pm the shade temperature neared 90 degrees before plummeting, with gale force north winds and widespread outages of telegraph and telephone lines.
Fort Scott Kansas March 3 The Republican reports a colored girl named Hattie Beatrice from Carthage Missouri secretly boarded a Pullman sleeper and rode nearly a hundred miles before discovery. She hoped for travel and told the porter of plans to see part of the country. She is believed to be the youngest female tramp on record and was returned home with foster parents Mr and Mrs Frank Wyatt.
A fierce Wednesday wind storm sparked prairie fires across Saline county. The largest blaze burned southwest of Saline on the Jacob Weisgerber farm, destroying all but the house and causing about 1,000 dollars in damage. Fire crews reported sparks leaping from thrash burning and winds continuing since four o clock. Additional alarms came from multiple city areas as a separate blaze northeast of Ellsworth covered over ten miles in length and several miles wide, driven by a strong northwest gale.
Lawrence Gazette reports Mrs Hort on Hamilton runs a truck farm west of Lawrence using winter parsnips to keep cash flowing. She sells each parsnip load at 60 cents a bushel, having produced about $200 in the post holiday dull season while others idle. Other brief items note A L Wilson’s suicide attempt, Henry Newton’s mining injuries, a throat cut in Great Bend, and ex mayor Craddock’s illness.
Labor unions in New York laud Swamp Root The Great Kidney Remedy from Dr Kilmer Co. A testimony notes severe back pain, inking start, and relief after two bottles with cure after three bottles restoring strength. The ad highlights endorsements and geographic reference to Binghamton N Y.
A series of testimonials from workers, unions, and individuals praise Swamp-Root for kidney and liver ailments. Testimonies cite rapid relief, complete cures after multiple bottles, and renewed strength from Kilmer & Co. products in New York City, Brooklyn, Astoria, and Binghamton.
A man collapsed at his office in the New York Life Building and was rushed to the Savoy. A trained nurse and Dr. C. M. Fulton attended him last night. He rested more comfortably and was expected to recover fully within a day or two.
A Windsor Missouri man L L Graw and Miss Ethelly Hewlett once of Glen Rose Texas wed in Wichita Kansas after traveling from Windsor. The couple cut a telephone line at the bride’s family country house before leaving for their wedding journey. Graw stated his age as 23 and the bride as 18.
An adresse-like claim extols Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney weakness, arguing heavy physical strain targets the kidneys and that Swamp Root strengthens them. It cites hospital use, physician recommendation, doctor use, and offers it as a life-changing remedy for the sick and hopeful alike.
Prominent kidney and bladder specialist Swamp-root offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail to prove its merits. The advertisement cites thousands of testimonials and instructs readers to request the materials from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York, noting prices of fifty cents and one dollar at drug stores.
Cripple Creek Colorado March 3 a jury found Sherman Parker and Thomas Foster not guilty of conspiring to wreck a Florence and Cripple Creek passenger train. After verdict they left with Western Federation of Miners leaders. Several co defendants were nolled or discharged, ending major labor case ties to the miners strike.
William Shaffer a Denison Ohio brakeman was bed ridden for weeks with inflammatory rheumatism. He tried several remedies before sending to McCaller's drug store for Chamberlain's Pain by farm bottle which then enabled him to move and recover.
Denver reports from March 3 describe a clash between civil authorities and striking Western Federation of Miners members in Telluride. A jailed worker, Marcy Maki, was chained to a telegraph pole after refusing to work. officials claim routine enforcement while miners' leaders vow to protect members amid censorship. Richardson, WFM attorney, travels to Telluride as tension rises.
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