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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1903
Page
2
Our Guaranteed Taffetas Peau de Soie and Latins are offered at surprising discounts for this week only Grandmother Silks exclusive. BLACK TAFFETAS Waterette Taffeta options range from 22 to 96 inches with prices from 1.00 to 1.48 and up. Peau de Soie and Duchesse lines listed with varied widths and prices, including special No. 27 inch Peau de Soie sale items.
A brief item notes special value shifts, including one dollar pricing on ta ffeta items and concerns linked to SBA scare news. The report emphasizes market reactions and consumer impact, with no details on sources or dates.
A catalog style note describes black fabrics from Mehtberil and Hantines to Jaguards and Binare priced from 5c to 2.50, with wide options in twines, voiles, mistrals, and grenadines. It praises the versatility of black goods for street and formal wear, notes widths 24 to 50 inches, and mentions fine grounds with rich embroidery and silk trimmings plus a broad range of prices up to 38.00.
Jewelry extras advertise Dutch Silver pins and hat pins with medallion or fleur de lis heads at 25c and 10c respectively. Waist pins and walrus leather waist bags are offered, featuring gold plate sets and leather lining, about six inches long, priced 50c.
A dense, OCR heavy collage of Topeka Wellington and regional notices from midweek sources. It weaves election logistics, church moves, real estate, labor schedules, civic meetings, and scattered local incidents with many proper nouns and places such as Topeka Kansas city Wellington Topeka district and Lake navigation.
An old textile advertisement lists various women’s hosiery in black and fancy finishes. It details cotton and lisle options with features such as double toe, spliced heel, drop stitch, lace, and embroidery, with prices ranging from a few pence to a shilling. Names of specific finishes include black cotton double toe, medium weight spliced heel, fancy black face and dropstitch, and striped or colored cotton options.
Hosiery catalog notes black and tan cotton Sox full seamless options. Ye black cotton Sox medium shade full seamless. Fancy colored lace and dropstitch Sox with spliced heel and toe. Lisle and cotton blends lace dropstitch striped and silk embroidered varieties. Mixed dropstitch cotton Sox with assorted heels. Prices range around 12 to 25 cents per pair.
An assortment of children's hosiery in black cotton and lisle ranges from infant lace hose to boys and girls ribbed seamless socks. Items feature full seamless feet, double heels, and spliced heels or toes, with prices shown in cents for various ages and colors.
In Kansas City on March 11 after an eight hour debate, union leaders and transfer company reps reached a settlement. The wage scale was adopted: heavy two horse wagons 278 per day, light two horse 50, single wagons 1.15, with under age drivers at 1 per day. Ten hour workday with overtime pay, no Sundays pay, and union recognition. No terminations for nonmembers. loyal workers retained but urged to join. Settlement achieved without state mediation. a 12,000-strong labor rally at Convention Hall shifted into a ratification event with local officials speaking.
Kansas City dispatch says five boys aged five to nine were playing on a raft on Chant Creek when tragedy struck. The bodies of Raya and Croft, Ralph Oar, Charles, and Peter Berry were recovered, with officials noting the incident as a fatal drowning.
Thomas W. Lawson representative Go Paige ships horses from a sale in which Paige bought several animals. He acquired Julia Daw a 1 year old filly from Alvan Rose of Sonia Kansas for 420 dollars and the full sister of Julia Daw Fulla Arthur for 480 dollars. The pair are poised as a driving team to impress Haykbayites in Boston. Paige also bought a 2-year-old filly from Charters Lancon through Dr Pritchard, intended as the brother to Maxine.
Two men died and two others were seriously injured when a Fort Wayne freight collided with a furniture van at a grade crossing near the North Side Transfer. Deceased were John McKnight and Albert Cornets. Injured were William Hustler and John Motrenvy. The crossing was temporarily closed for investigations and signals were implicated in the mishap.
March 18 report from Cincinnati details a roof collapse during crane operations at a building under construction. Harvey Walters died from a skull fracture, James Gardner suffered multiple injuries, and over a dozen workers were hurt with varying severity. Legal notice notes Boody & Baylift Solicitors bankruptcy liabilities exceed $1.
The Kansas Union Insurance Company assets were transferred to National Life Insurance Company of Chicago after a court order. Louis G. Phelps, president, and A. B. Johnson led the deal, consolidating the Kansas Union into a larger concern amid litigation. The Kansas Union held $100,000 capital stock and reported $240,000 in premiums at year start with assets including cash and investments.
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