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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1903
Page
1
A county official outlines proposed increases in property assessment values, citing many corporations paying lighter taxes. The plan aims to reduce tax inequities and broaden the tax base, with the county seeking public feedback and outlining potential effects on homeowners and businesses.
A March 15 gathering in Waanteston discussed racial equality and federal authority amid tense, murky remarks. Participants criticized the central government while opposing southern disenfranchisement and calls for broader rights, signaling divisions over civil rights policy.
Reading affidavits from a case in Judea includes references to Nereton and a court process. The fragmentary text suggests discussion of how many affidavits were read and whether all were completed. A lone line notes a substituted charter Jocelyn Raney.
Fragmented report notes a political shift and road plans, with references to Roosevelt era figures, counties, and municipal issues. Mentions weather indications and potential forecast details, plus a nameless comment on roads and governance amid administrative changes.
The dispatch describes Kansas figures Governor Bailey and Cyrus Leland planning a Washington trip tied to General Wood's Kansas Day events and Roosevelts rising influence. It discusses a web of anticipated appointments, political leverage for the 1904 nomination, and potential shifts involving Judge Hook, Cochran, and Latend amid party machinations.
Lenfion March reports extradition proceedings against Wright overseen by Landon and Finknee officials. shareholders and associates respond as reps relay that Wright faces trial, with no contract dispute among charged persons.
A chaotic fire and mine explosion off the coast of Pennsylvania leaves fifty mules dead and multiple workers killed or injured. Authorities describe toxic fumes and structural collapse amid early rescue attempts. In New York a separate accidental poisoning death prompts investigations into alleged wife involvement. A Chicago report notes a man charged with homicide, later deemed accidental, near Bethlehem.
Election Commissioner T S Williams asks the Topeka City Council to fix confusing voting laws and appoint deputies per precinct to manage six ballot boxes amid a heated First Ward contest. Rumors say Democrat Gamilowski may withdraw in favor of George Young, a plan denied by Young.
Five passengers on an East St Louis trolley train were injured when a collision occurred with a train of the Chicago Peoria and St Louis Railway near Black Bridges close to the National Stock Yards in East St Louis Tauris. Injured include Miss May Aares Venieer bruised on the side and Hatley Madison badly bruised in the throat, Saroy Noles of Granite City knee injury, Tehler of Wentoe Handburt, and Ralph Valentine of Granite City among others.
A garbled forecast notes a warm day easing into a colder spell with a cold wave in the west. Winds shift to high northerly, with gusts up to twenty miles per hour. Temperature readings are unclear but imply a drop after a period of warmth.
A fierce winter blizzard grips Denver on March 28 with heavy snow and high winds. Streetcars halted, trains stuck, and business suspended as the storm potentially worsens, threatening livestock losses and colder weather.
A fragmented report outlines the Kansas Union sale involving National Life Insurance Company of the United States which aims to gain control of Kansas Mutual through the Kansas Talon. Court decisions on the Dogan suit could shift control, with McPherson noting current Kansas Union leadership remains in place and the exact stock ownership uncertain though above 140 shares valued near $500,000.
London reports the heaviest storm of the season as seas surge inland breaking sea walls and submerging thousands of acres. Severe floods cut roads and villages in Warrickshire, forcing hundreds of families to flee.
The report outlines Secretary Burrow noting the old filer force retained until July 1 with uncertainty over which positions remain. Clerks Whitmore and Powers are discussed with Whitmore slated for July 1 as confidential assistant to the State Printer elect George A. Clark, and Powers to be appointed as a stenographer. The timing and specifics of Whitmore's and other staff changes remain unsettled as Burrow weighs replacements.
In Buffalo March 18 reports tie the Hartick divorce case to a fatal quarry death of Burdick associate Pennell. Mrs Paine testifies she and Burdick discussed Pennell as a suspect while Parke, Burdick’s ex partner, declares Pennell threatened to kill Burdick and Dowd if action wasn’t halted. The inquest before Judge Murphy probes motive and connections within the household and business circle.
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