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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1903
Page
3
Sporting notes recount a crowded field of contenders and race results from a late February event. Mentions Welles, Sevale, and others including Heats, Walthour, and Munroe with bets and track performances noted as part of a broader season preview.
An excerpted score report describes Bowle achieving a perfect score with Arthur Wallice Mekps listed at 300. The text is fragmented, with stray names and places, including references to New Orleans and various garbled phrases, making the exact event details unclear.
Fragmented OCR reveals a heated political scene with names like Patti Gan Sie Tympkina and Brag Vetere amid calls for reform. The text describes campaign activity, committee actions, and pressure to secure revisions before election day, highlighting governance and public engagement concerns.
Carrie Nation sells her business building at Central avenue and Seventh street in Kansas City Kansas for 6500 dollars in cash. The first floor houses stores while the upper floor was planned for lodge rites and a home for drunkards wives. rent proceeds would fund the home. The sale date and details reflect Nation’s wartime era actions and the building’s completion and purpose amid local controversy.
The article notes Madison resigning as pastor of a Methodist church and preparing to become agent of a private company. He faces health issues and a subscription drive has raised about $30,000 for the church’s completion. Community leaders and a committee press for a wife’s relocation amid tensions.
Report describes mass cattle deaths with many animals killed near the Rock Island line. The text notes 188 heads counted as dead over a short period amid strange terms and garbled place names. A separate item mentions fires, a price of $1,000 reward, and a Dewey reception in Topeka.
The piece touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach trouble and indigestion. It claims digestion drives overall health and promotes improved appetite, nerve steadiness, and energy through a regimen of prepared foods and the product's use after meals.
A lengthy general order from the war department outlines new small arms training and drill regulations for Fort Leavenworth. Captain Beacon becomes post adjutant, with a board to organize summer exercises. appointments include Lt James Allen and Lt Gus Norvill for inspection and security duties.
In a Velton inquiry, Dicker and partners faced charges over falsified books and misused funds. The case alleges altered entries and diverted money to speculative investments in hoards and related ventures. Authorities report the bank and court actions began months ago, with trials pending.
Readable items cover Winfield Chautauqua proceedings with speakers and attendance notes, a Wichita incident, and March events. Other reports include a probate court insanity ruling in Challestoneman, fraternity withdrawals at a Presbyterians college, an elevator rebuild in Pawnee, and a Lawrence library vote.
A dubious health ad extols S S S as a blood purifier and skin beautifier, claiming all blemishes stem from dirty blood and that external cosmetics fail long term. It cites cures for infants and a testimonial from E T Shobz of St Louis MO, urging readers to request a free illustrated skin book.
Beyotvyn reports on a New York City lecture given by a woman speaker criticizing American newspapers for prioritizing money, sensational crime, and ad revenue over dignity, privacy, and truth. She cites yellow journalism as reshaping public morals while noting censorship and the limits of reform.
In Trenton New Jersey David W Bucklin New York manager for Garfield's entreyttes files a declaration in a $25,000 damages suit against Jersey City police officials Canfield chief of mailer Benjamin Murphy and detective Robert Pearson Bucklin alleges an assault by Pearson on January 20 while in police custody. The case proceeds in the United States circuit court with Bucklin accusing police conduct and seeking damages.
A graveyard murder in Roprum near Geneva has horrified residents as a woman's body was found hacked and scattered with the heart missing. Authorities recall Dr Gilleroy and the Galillat family murder vows, with police seeking the youths suspected of vengeance acts.
A German newspaper item reports on matrimonial swindlers in Prussia. Prominent citizen Clemistlansen of Schoenhurg was engaged to two women who were close friends, each losing about 3750 from him under claims of scientific research. One suspect fled to America while another, Gustave Stark, operated in Berlin circles. He exploited women with savings and manipulated suitors across travel through Germans.
A court today found the Electric Road company negligent for causing a death among four listed victims. The jury awarded damages and the outcome centers on the fault of the utility in maintaining lines and infrastructure.
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