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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1904
Page
8
The document presents a LEASED WIRE report detailing economic figures and shipping data for early 1900s, including U.S. and foreign trade, with mentions of Alaska Hawaii the Philippines and Porto Rico. It cites cargo values and comparisons to the previous year and notes political commentary about Parker Bryan and Ural side tensions.
The article argues government policy hinges on Justice Brewer’s view, noting his stance against limiting government actions and his influence on the Supreme Court. It cites the Minneapolis Journal commentary praising Brewer’s decisive role and contrasts with other justices on restraint and public policy.
Fragmentary legal argument notes Justice Brewer's stance on anti trust law and its impact on prosecution before the Supreme Court. It discusses how adopting a liberal interpretation could alienate Brewer and hinder cases, emphasizing the burden of proof and potential shift of focus to individual rights versus corporate liability.
Fragmented notes from a Topeka era recount a chaotic mix of topics. References include a Fort Scott treasurer race, a destroyed brewery building repurposed as a home, rising potato and coal prices in Jewell County, and a court case for chicken theft. Local editorials touch on politics, rail service, and social issues while towns like Jewell City and Walnut loom in gossip.
A garbled early text discusses exemptions from funerals for the aged or sick. A Dre k man offers a curt remark about decoy duck. The piece includes stray phrases about respondents and a married man after a baby, with unclear context.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as cleansing the blood to treat eczema, pimples, and other eruptions. It cites cured individuals including J. G. Hines and Miss Alvine Walter, claiming many testimonials support the remedy and promising reliable results.
The fragmentary text offers scattered humor and social commentary on family, politics, and daily life. It mentions votes for preferred candidates, two faced journalism, poultry farming, a boy seeking independence, and a woman enduring a string of troubled marriages.
A prairie fire rages through Loomis and surrounding counties in Nebraska, with at least three deaths reported including a farmer and two ranch workers. Homes valued at about $100,000 are destroyed, several cowboys missing, and the fire threatens towns along the Burlington route toward the Platte River. A special Burlington train with freighters aids local ranchers as the blaze extends toward the river.
Police court notes describe Sunday arrests at a poolroom near the Post Office dry goods store for alleged disorderly conduct, with district court debates on the term disorderly house and race mixing questions. Other items include a broken jaw from an assault near Sixth and Kenes avenues, a delayed marriage license denial for Sol Wallace and a white claimant, and a gun threat over a game of craps leading to penalties for Will Montgomery.
A description of hare tracking noting uncertain paths, sudden turns, and the thrill of following a moving target. The piece mentions swampy wood edges as likely haunts and the skill of predicting a hare s next dash. It conveys the challenge and patience needed in the pursuit.
London March 24 Queen Alexandra made an unofficial stop at the Alexandra trust a shelter feeding thousands daily. She toured the dining area with Sir Thomas Lipton and others paying for meals with nine cent tickets. Children cheered as she spoke to workers and two crying youngsters received a shilling gift. The visit touched on budget items including an amendment debated in Congress unrelated to the charity event.
An exhibit at city hall highlights poor management as water pours through a damaged roof. Buckets line halls while plaster patches soak, prompting questions why plastering was fixed before the roof. Public funds appear wasted amid ongoing deterioration and cost concerns.
James K. Pitts narrowly escaped injury when hit by a northbound Twelfth Street car while crossing Kansas avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets in a heavy rain. He was seated under an umbrella, knocked down, and then left the scene. Pitts is about 1 year old and resides at dig Pillmare street. Fire weather halted a prairie blaze in Nebraska, with one death and property loss around $100000.
In 1903 there were 11 deaths among G A R members in Kansas. Reports to the Kansas department show 11.76 posts in good standing at year end 1904, and 12,412 members at end of 1902.
New York March 24 Superintendent Ring of the cotton exchange announced that the suspended arm of J. H. Harrison & Co. is prepared to settle in full. There will be a meeting of creditors of D. J. Sully & Co. this afternoon.
Obscure death notices report Mr. Lockwood a long-time Kansan Civil War veteran with family in Emporia including son G. Lockwood Jr and a Denver-based relative Philip. Various names appear with scattered details from Topeka and Lincoln Post Alabama, suggesting funeral plans and interments across several locations.
Reports say a stone cornice over the north wing is loosened by rusted rods and green mortar, leaving a foot gap from the wall. Workmen are reattaching the cornice with fresh rods to prevent collapse in a strong wind.
State Historical Society secretary George W. Martin struggles to use the appropriation for the eighth volume of the historical series Thy appropriation is not available after July 1. The volume, about 300 pages, must be published by then to secure payment from the last legislative appropriation. Martin works to prepare and edit copy promptly for the printer.
The issue of transferring an inmate from the State Reformatory at Hutchinson to an insane asylum is debated. Currently no law covers reformatories. the attorney general's view is that inmates who become insane must be tried for sanity in Reno County probate court.
The legislature mandated manual training and domestic science courses and now seeks qualified instructors. Examinations will be held in Emporia Pittsburg Manhattan and Lawrence on May 18 and 12. In Washington the Hepburn bill hearing continued on prohibiting shipments of intoxicating liquors into prohibition states. W M Hough of St Louis for the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers association argued on existing law and constitutionality.
Secretary George W. Martin of the State Historical Society prepares a roster of all persons who have held offices in Kansas under territorial and state governments. The roster will publish names from governor to deputy inspectors, drawn from official reports and appointment papers.
Representative Scott offered an amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill to ban printing return cards on stamped envelopes arguing it harms printers. The amendment was ruled out of order.
The Associated Press denies reports that the Russian cruiser Bayan was blown up by a torpedo in Port Arthur harbor. Officials say the ship was not destroyed and the rumor circulated in Berlin and the United States is unfounded.
A Vermont machinist rose from be fore the mast to forge a vast inventive career. He lectured on nitrous-oxide gas, patented a decolating chamber pistol, and shaped torpedoes, submarines, and submarine cables. He cut costs, improved forgings, and produced copper commutator bars from a single piece, earning praise as a world’s wonder.
A reflective sketch of the Metaphysical Society in London its organizing spirit James Knowles and its famous members including W E Gladstone Cardinal Manning Richard Holt Hutton and James Martineau The piece notes the society as a club for teachers and preachers debating high speculative ideas with figures like Browning Tennyson and Maurice among its associates, highlighting Martineau's magnetic influence and the involvement of prominent thinkers of the era.
The text discusses how few individuals can accurately report their own thoughts and how observers sometimes confuse sentimentality with genuine understanding. It contrasts city dwellers' eagerness for nature with the need to perceive human motives and methods honestly without overstatement. It notes the shift from direct observation to sentimentalized praise of country life.
Local reports quote D. M. Shiveley, president of the Mie aerurtae feague, denying Iola has surrendered a baseball franchise. The piece mentions Charis Kate from Madison Street earning a trip to St Landis, and notes ports sales from 19 to 1 with boys delivering points. City council committee visited Shree to inspect four execeegssy and urged certain reforms.
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