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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1904
Page
5
A fragment from the Topeka State Journal presents a mix of wire service copy and local notes. It discusses antitrust law, railroad mergers, and the commerce power of Congress, with quotations from Justice Harlan on the scope of the act. The page also includes assorted local items about people, events, and small-town happenings across Kansas.
The court sustains government and lower court verdict that the merger violates the Sherman Act. It holds that the Great Northern and Northern Pacific stockholders formed a New Jersey corporation to consolidate rivals and restrain interstate commerce, asserting congressional power over such monopolistic activity. Justice Harlan notes the decision targets combinations harming trade and emphasizes inter state commerce concerns.
A quirky clipping from the Atehisa Globe shares satirical one liners about doctors, social norms, and local figures. It notes a slender woman avoiding a heavy shoe, a crying homemaker who dyes her hair, and a man who tests readers with war news aloud. An Atchison resident’s hat etiquette and a Bohemian breakfast scene appear, along with a scandal where a sick friend dies and his widow sues. A local seamstress speeds through a demanding nine shirtwaists and two dresses in five days.
A garbled collage of lines about weddings, fashions, and social mores from Chicago Newsa. It mocks bridal attire and guest behavior while offering pointed humor on marriages, divorces, and bachelor life. The piece mixes quotes on why appearances deceive and how social rituals shape perception.
Washington reports a nationwide wave of congratulations to President Roosevelt after the Supreme Court’s Northern Securities decision. Roosevelt personally praised Attorney General Knox, who at the cabinet meeting declined to reveal future actions or prosecutions. The cabinet’s session focused largely on the merger ruling and its implications.
Paris actress Marguerite Gauthier nicknamed Mitte faces a legal bill of about 8000 dollars after a generous Baron Leovino gave her a house on Avenue Henry Martin. She and the baron argued over repairs and payments, with the contractor seeking reimbursement. The case rests on who promised to cover the renovation costs and the judge has not yet ruled.
Local notice invites readers to see W. H. Canniff at 421 Kansas Avenue about an Independent phone investment offering $38 per share with protection against logs. It touts a $1 per share payment and full return of investment in the first year. Y M G A members plan a baseball team meeting tonight in association parlors with bright prospects for a strong season.
State senator T A Noftager of the Thirty seventh district visits Topeka on private business and expresses belief in re election by acclamation. He notes strong opposition to railroad influence and cites dissatisfaction with railroad rates and policy, warning that without Roosevelt the party could drift Democratic in November. He lists district counties Barber Clark Comanche Ford Gray Harper Kiowa Meade and recalls 1900 race against Ravenscroft.
Last night in Topeka the Pride of Jennico at Crawford poorly received with ticket prices noted as too high for the quality. The piece was described as a low-grade show the reviewer called typical of overpriced theater. A separate note mentions Jalda McCullip, a 16-year-old colored maid, being arrested at 622 Van Davis as the afternoon progressed.
A cleaning girl on Buren Street admitted stealing a pocketbook containing $19.20 from Mr. Davis’s room after being accused by Sergeant McElroy. She surrendered the money and confessed to the theft.
Plasterers union leaders J W Bickle and C H Goodwin announced a corrected price schedule at the State Journal office. The new rates include 35 cents per yard for plain work on lath walls, 2 percent extra for band finish, 17 1/2 cents for lath and brick work, and 22 cents for stone work, with moulding costs and mitre rules detailed.
City engineer McCabe has increased sidewalk cost estimates by a quarter of a cent per foot for this year. Last year the rates were 64 cents per foot for sidewalks over six feet and 6& cents for those under six feet. this year they are 64 and 7 cents. Specifications remain the same. McCabe cites higher labor and brick prices, noting brick has risen 50 cents per thousand.
In the Second ward primary contest for the school board Rev Frank Mallory seeks reelection opposing C E Shaffer brought into the race by residents claiming spendthrift use of funds. G F Stover says Mallory has faced 190 charges and urges a change, noting voters are split but many believe bond issues and rising taxes warrant new leadership.
A Hughes faction reply to A. Swendson’s Sewer Primer titled A Few Points It Might Interest You to Read This Over challenges the present city engineer’s integrity and his stance on the Potwin sewer sizing as cited by Col Tweedale.
A fragmentary report discusses competing estimates for city population and infrastructure needs. It notes Colonel Treedale's older figure and the city engineer's estimate, both supported by evidence and sworn tests, amid a broader controversy and political considerations.
George Brittenham admitted assault on Nora Petitt and accepted an indeterminate sentence of five to twenty-one years in the penitentiary. He waived preliminary examination and chose guilty plea instead of a trial, claiming cocaine influenced his crime. Judge Hazen imposed the sentence.
Mrs Martha M Howard wife of Rev B Howard died Monday evening at 40 at 12 East Sixth avenue of pneumonia. She had lived in Topeka twenty years. Funeral Wednesday at 7 pm from Free Methodist church Eighth and Lake. Services by Rev Jennie Taliaferro and Rev Harriet A Haynes. Mrs Ormerd died after nine years as an invalid.
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