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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1904
Page
8
Ads boast Uneeda Biscuit as superior soda crackers made from the best materials in modern bakeries under strict cleanliness. They promise exceptional crispness and flavor, sealed in airtight packages to preserve quality, selling for five cents. National Biscuit Company highlights a luxury, urging families to choose it over ordinary crackers.
Still more plans from Gare propose extending piers into the river, outlining construction scope and potential impact on river usage. Officials consider feasibility, environmental effects, and funding options as part of the ongoing review.
Fire Marshal Wilmarth urges new riverside piers or large cisterns to boost protection for major mills along the river. Proposals include drawing water directly from the river via pumping engines, with existing cisterns at Shanganunsa Creek Bethany and near Washburn College to aid in fires. A two‑way system of direct river water and hydrant support would place Topeka among similar sized towns with multiple fire engines.
Thomas DeMoss pleaded guilty in district court to manslaughter in the third degree for his role in the murder of Fred Tutener. He received an indeterminate sentence of one to three years at Lansing Penitentiary for behavior. Mason, charged with the shooting, is already serving a life term. The trial record notes DeMoss aided the crime by cursing and aiding the assailants.
New York March 9. Among passengers aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II was a woman rumored to be Florence Maybrick. She was met at the dock by Arm strong and two other men. a colonel believed to be Ingraham, a Maybrick cousin. They gave no answers and left the pier after baggage inspection.
Daily March 1 to April 20 19 Union Pacific offers one way Colonist tickets with varied prices to Oregon Salt Lake City Butte Anaconda Helena Spokane Wenatchee Everett Fairhaven Vancouver Astoria Portland Tacoma Seattle and many California points via Huntington Spokane or Spearhead routes Call J C Fulton for details.
A squab ble centers on a druggist who declares he aims to be more than a merchant. He contends critics want him reduced, while he vows to stay more, not less, as he signs off from 500 West Tenth in Topeka.
Stanley Reed of Topeka is charged with petty larceny in Emporia over a Christmas calendar taken from Mrs Wilhite at the Mid Way hotel during a YMCA basketball trip. Sheriff Cowan will bring Reed to Topeka for trial. readers note hotel pranks and stiff public reaction.
A 26-year-old wife of a veteran appeared before county commissioners claiming her family of four had no food since Friday. The board acknowledged legal limits but faces multiple similar cases from veterans or their families across counties and Missouri, seeking county relief. The officials plan to press for a state bill to bar counties from bearing such burdens.
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