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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reports on varied items including Senator Burton’s funding, a gun capable of 69 miles per shot, and plans for a moon voyage. It notes Butler county papers backing T B Murdock for VP, calls for reduction of state administration costs, and references Washington Yost’s view on Bristow’s political leverage. It also touches on German actions in Southwest Africa and a critique of racial prejudice in current events.
A long snippet argues Uncle Sam will lead national defense as Panama and other regions shift roles. It notes a leading insurance firm warning about wage injuries at home, with statistics on at home incidents and employment risk, and surveys court decisions affecting federal cases. It references rising exports and shifting trade patterns across Atlantic and Gulf ports, with numbers and percentages.
The St Louis federal case against Senator Burton marks a historic probe of a congress member for graft. Prosecution asserts strong precedent for official conduct standards, urging integrity across all officials as fallout could influence state legislatures and public trust nationwide.
An editorial contrasts Russia’s Mongolian frontier policy and China’s restraint with a detailed map of probable frontiers along the Liao river and rail lines. It questions how neutral zones will hold and notes Japanese resistance. Separately, a State Journal critique attacks freight extortion by railroads in Topeka, defending a board member nominee and urging reforms.
In Topeka’s Third ward a heated April 5 contest pits theoretical against practical prohibition. Candidate V Wolf, linked to beer interests, clashes with William Green, a steadfast proponent of strict law and order. Green argues Wolf’s selfish ambitions undermine city governance while praising Green’s record and integrity.
The city faces a tight race as voters weigh William Green against C. V. Wolf. Supporters urge reform to curb debt and improve waterworks while criticizing the Republican machine. Citizens seek stewardship over municipal affairs and better governance.
An aggregation of editorial excerpts from the Minparia Gazette and other papers including Arkansas City Traveler Salina Journal and Salina Journal discussing party loyalty, editorial stances, and potential committee appointments. It notes figures such as Burton Bristow Stanley Leland Mort Albaugh Cy Tad and Governor Halley Bailey and reflects on election-related maneuvering and editorial positions. The column mocks factionalism and highlights calls for unity within Kansas political circles.
Fragmented diary style excerpt recounts nightly voices about Kansas fields, friends, and foreman James. References to France Independence and local names hint at a wanderer’s reminiscence. The piece drifts through places, people, and phrases like For sale and widow notices amid a nostalgic urban scene.
A curious piece reflects on a heroic figure and nerve while watching an automobile on the pike and a ten mile arm-dhence. A peaceful contingent seeks a secluded spot to play baseball, avoiding obstruction. The scene includes a composer granting Ho-a-trice a favorite invention for him.
The speaker recalls bucket shops on Sixth Street and a rigged cotton market scheme using signals from a shuttered blind across the street. He also mentions an outlaw race where bets hinged on Poker Chip and the press office antics that followed.
Mr Thompson, long associated with Ada Rehan in the old stock company, is praised as a fine character actor. He doubts stardom’s prestige, recalling a career begun as a Broadway call boy and including roles in Romeo and Juliet among his many creations.
The wing of cut flowers shows major progress in roses carnations and violets with annual sales around 6 million pounds and up to 7.01 million dollars in cut roses. The industry has grown significantly in Chicago and Philadelphia, with new markets spreading nationwide.
Jumbled local blurbs describe mutty angimereasury in Chanute, seven plover at Lebanon, Goodland plans a stem laundry, stock yards called an unsightly blot in Bingham, no vacant houses in Alma, cyclone cellars rented, orange dessert at Smith Center luncheon, straw shortcake seen as luxury in Topeka, tramps in Philipsburg, rural carrier to use motorcycle, Council Grove boys stone Italian section men, haircuts signal planting time, Virginia rat at Council Grove, a deer running near Smith Center, Restores at John Doe’s home, Phillipsburg girls in masculine dress, and an Osborne county man with 1003 bushels of cobs stored at home.
An antiquated tale describes a Minnesota justice of the peace famed for odd rulings and distrust of supreme jurists. The narrative follows the justice seeking attention from higher courts, with references to the Supreme Court and a local scene at a city office and railroad corridor.
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