Topeka Council Candidate Note Incomplete Line
MICHAEL HEERY, sayor to hie tired In Topeka a sats, is a con 1 af councilmen from the Second ward. His
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1903
Page
6
MICHAEL HEERY, sayor to hie tired In Topeka a sats, is a con 1 af councilmen from the Second ward. His
An OCR heavy notice from North Topeka lists names and venues for a community event at Verd te Ul with Schemes including visitors and speakers. It mentions local department items, church and school affiliations, and a mix of attendees, plus funeral and obituary fragments, with scattered dates and addresses. The garbled text presents a snapshot of civic notices, social announcements, and event plans, reflecting a dense, era-specific North Topeka record.
Fragmentary report lists five men jailed by Sheriff Lucas after alleged crimes in Lansing area. Names partly garbled but include Walter Wattles Watertine and Murry Begg among those charged. One individual cited with a fine of fifty cents appears connected to a burglary case. Additional details unreadable.
Unclear readable text reports horses gripping but includes dance at Arion Hatt on Tuesday March 37 and invitation by Ticket Office United Pacific Galhead at 35 Kuntas Avenue. Names and details are garbled. event appears to combine horse events with a dance night.
A chaotic police digest notes a sharp rise in disturbances as spring opens. Activities include theft, fights with knives and rocks, arrests, and ongoing investigations in the city, with multiple named individuals and locations referenced in the reported incidents.
The Improved Order of Hed Men charter group will meet at Fellows Hall in North Topeka on the 18th to form a temporary organization. Entertainment at 1:10. Admission 10 cents. Public invited. Also notes Colonist rates to California via Santa Fe from March 9 to June 15, 1903.
Sunday revival at the tabernacle corner Sixth Avenue and Monroe Street drew 127 conversions as a three meeting day filled with thousands outside the hall. Evangelist Williams preached on Bible authenticity and urged curfew and family prayer while condemning lodge attendance and secular distractions. He warned that fathers often attend multiple lodges leaving families and cited a large youth audience calling for action.
In Los Angeles on March 14 three masked men wearing white han kerchiefs robbed a streetcar crew at city depot, with a revolver pressed to a conductor and cash taken, while one robber escaped through a window sockets. Meanwhile Police Sergeant John Noonan of St Louis shot himself amid recent grand jury disclosures.
In probate court Judge Fagan refused Dr H H Keith’s liquor permit petition for a Oakland drug store. Antagonists argued signers were not residents or freeholders and questioned ownership and residency of several petition signers. Keith testified permit began Feb 8 and shop prepared by Feb 31 amid heated debate and counter petitions.
Mr Keith contemplates opening a drug store with partners Scots Kelsey and Nell from the woolen mill while tensions rise over beer sales in Oakland. Attorneys dispute ownership and required permits, citing witness statements and petitions with mixed endorsements. The Topeka case hinges on store designation and regulatory approval amid conflicting testimonies.
There was no session of the district court this morning. A flock of ducks arrived from town and Judge Basen prepared for motions and a few jury cases next week. The docket includes a murder trial and several cases under advancement.
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