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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
15
Voter registration near limit with 4,002 men and 5,65 women signed up, likely to drop by hundreds before February when the council meets. Officials report female registrations have fallen about 1,000 from two years ago, with entry work still underway. A rally of ward supervisors and election officers will meet this evening to finalize arrangements.
A Kansas legal notice touts a medical claim by Prof Yost and associates promising a cure for Brights disease and diabetes. It describes a treatment tested on a patient and asserts the remedy is proven and safe, with two successful uses cited. Contact details point to Topeka for more information and a plan to acquire the cure.
Fragmentary text describes complaints about fraudulent reg, mentions women of the birth Chris Henehinch and ironing two meals to exchange with judges, and notes no challenge discussion. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities provide verifiable facts.
Attorney for WK Goodrich assumes control after Supreme Court ouster writ targets Mitchiel and Bergundihal. Sheriff Ostrand delivers writ as Mitchell flees. Goodrich takes keys to plant, plans to pursue back pay, cites bond status and legal uncertainties. City officials question recovery of wages as dispute looms.
Kansas lawmakers report a flood of petitions for the Hepburn Dolliver bill to apply state prohibitions on imported goods. Yet opposition grows in cities as lawmakers seek to reimburse Spanish war soldiers and handle state claims, while Kansas figures like Nicholson and Reeder push for other measures and speak at events in Washington.
Baker university faces Washburn in a girls basketball game set for Friday April 1. The contest, described as one of the last of the season, features Baker’s team led by Vic Keaton with a special chartered car planned to ease travel. Washburn’s lineup includes Thoser Conten Hutee Heldiesten Detwiler and Loomis among others.
Fragmentary text mentions squally weather and possible showers. References a date near the 24th and talks of wind, storminess, and rough conditions. Lacks clear names or locations but implies unsettled skies ahead.
A physician reports strong health gains from Grape-Nuts breakfast feeding. The testimonial recounts losing 36 pounds, regaining vigor and stamina, and helping others with improved digestion and energy through daily use.
Three hundred natives from the savage tribes of the Philippines arrived in St. Louis and were placed in the World’s Fair Casrtel de Filiphie. They traveled from Taroma amid unrest as travelers shed clothing from cars and wore hastily furnished blankets. Weather changes caused pneumonia symptoms. one man was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
City physician Dr. Storrs has stationed a guard at 18 Taylor Street over a Hair family suspected of smallpox. He says the decade may be chickenpox, yet his secretive public approach fuels public unease and prompts calls for a clear, truthful disclosure on contagion.
Deputy Sheriff reports Ed Coon lost thirty head of cattle due to a thunderstorm. cattle stood near a striped wire tank struck by a ball and likely died instantly. New Santa Fe time card to take effect March 28 on Colorado division, adding a Denver to map Springs train. Colorado Midland and Colorado Southern to use Santa Fe tracks between those points.
A jumble of notes from Topeka highlights the Salvation Army Self Denial Week dates, civic notices, school events, and upcoming baseball plans. Mentions include Washburn college baseball schedule, J. Moldenhawer talk on pasteurization, Carrie Nation gifting property to the WCTU for a College of Prohibition, and various city department budget discussions.
Paris official Guillemin leaves the city with Delcasse cabinet ties to represent foreign affairs at the St Louis exposition. He previously served on the Rosh amber commission and will be joined by Legrave and others in early April. The French exhibit shipments are on track with tariff delays resolved and most displays en route. An April 18 official report will recap the progress.
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