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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
12
An uncertain lecture closes as Ida Herfey expresses satisfaction with a large audience while notes are misread and voices waver. The event features scattered remarks, interrupted by garbled memory and faint references to a supposed identity, leaving the conclusion hazy and the audience unsettled.
Excerpt appears as garbled OCR about a wedding trip by trolley and a daughter of Thurston, with distorted names and unclear actions. The readable core mentions a marriage event, possible involvement of a judge or cleric, and travel by trolley, but specifics are obscured by transcription errors. The fragment hints at a social notice or society column item.
The readable fragments mention Francis The Poe and several odd names like Newstead and Sintotdae. The passage appears as a damaged OCR of a 19th or early 20th century page with scattered words and no clear event or article focus.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions committees and wartime efforts, referencing the United States and Southern regions. Names and details are obscured, yielding no clear event, date, or identifiable persons.
A veteran railroad worker known as Daddy Shielde spent thirty seven years with the Missouri Pacific. He worked through hardships, taking time off for illness, and was highly regarded by colleagues. His long tenure marks him as a longstanding figure among the railroad men of the era.
March 5 to 10 the wippellite division to examine the case of Vale Pelts fined $540 for Liar prayer, pneumonia. Medical attendence and assistant mis turhey say evidence not sufficient to convict. Court to hear belief by Towle faith and Christian Briemuat.
Fragmented report claims Andrew Carnegie intends to donate a library to Emporia College and discusses plans for a Welsh library project. The text includes garbled references to officials, dates, and rumors about a public figure, with uncertain accuracy and no clear substantiation.
Bromich plans a large new boiler works on Jefferson Street between First and Second, expanding from about 20 workers to a modern plant estimated around 100 thousand dollars investment. The building will cover 142 by 140 feet, feature a long list of fiber saving devices, and aim for completion in the coming months to triple ground coverage and double employment.
T L STRINGHAM died suddenly from heart failure yesterday morning in Los Angeles. He resided on North Avenue G2 and had been in good health the evening before. The late T J Stringham of Toptha was a builder and contractor involved in a new residence project on Avenue SS. His brother Franc D Stringham of San Francisco is expected to arrive for funeral arrangements. He was known for gentleness and held in high esteem by his colleagues.
New York March 5 report states the Carnegie Institution will establish a laboratory for desert plant life studies on a mountain crest near Tucmon Arte. The facility aims to rise about 5 000 feet above sea level with adobe walls and stone bouloards, housing four sites plus a masonry workroom library and offices ready for occupancy by September.
The Columbus base ball team elevates its pitching staff with a new hire after the death of a foster father left a vacancy for a key pitcher. A $20 monthly offer secures the former pitcher, who will join Sunday game plans and avoid indoor boxing venues. A standout twirler from Clean York is also noted as joining discussions with the club.
Lowell March 28. Agents of a seven cotton mill say operations will stay closed as workers plan a strike next Monday morning. The dispute centers on wages and conditions, with labor representatives seeking concessions and the mill management resisting changes.
Fragmentary OCR text describes workers with overtime issues and possible labor grievances. Names and specifics are unclear but reference to a strike or protest emerges alongside vague company or location markers.
Local column records numerous social happenings including wedding of Miss Jufix Warner to Mr. Holla B Cunningham at Warner residence on Burhamin Street and ongoing federation and club activities. Names of attendees, meetings, dinners, and forthcoming events across clubs, secretaries, and society figures are listed with scattered travel and illness updates noted.
Dr Von Muller advertises as a renowned specialist for chronic and nervous diseases located at 425 Kaneis avenue Topeka opposite the post office with an upstairs residence at 623 Jet terse street He claims to cure bronchitis asthma consumption rheumatism nervous disorders and many others with original methods He offers examinations and promises frank guidance if incurable urging young men to seek consultation and noting special attention to diseases of the eye ear and female ailments with stated hours.
The first Girl's match between American and English universities began yesterday with the British team taking a narrow lead. Today's play features Harvard against England, with strong chances for a comeback by the Americans in remaining games between Columbia and Pennsylvania and Oxford versus a Princeton foe. Funeral services for Bro. John Bryan Parkhurst are announced in Holton.
A frustrated circular from the Santa Fe coast lines confirms N M Ristore Keebur as general storekeeper, with headquarters at Toene. The move follows a recent abolition of the post by W E Hodges, who reorganized duties between Filton and Rire, and hints at a broader reorganization involving Rice and Xourequists as successors. The exact outcome and motives remain unclear as officials deny public details.
The report shows gross earnings and net figures for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company for the current year. It highlights increases in earnings, shares for February and six months, and notes on rents and expenses amid a broader industry performance.
Bluse Beoure adds two pitchers Dale Gear and Ebert Bevis to start for the coming season. Names listed include Grisot McLanblt Gear Devie Williams Morton and Withiam as part of the pitching staff. Officials expect four of the eight to be strong enough to secure spots.
A plan to construct a 40 acre tidal lake near Cape May as part of a servitude resort, granted by the New Jersey marine board to a company proposing to extend from Madison Avenue Cane May to Sewell's Point and build an inlet to the creeks, with yacht access. Also included are notices of discussions from New York and references to Admiral Keppel and a theatre plate in Paris.
Incoherent notes about authors MLM Ales and Mas Preener at Mt the Oesa theater. Mentions Mark Twain Mas sending a message to management, Labgrams witch illo ead at the performance, Saslin S compiiments to the cramation. Hopes detectives will investigate.
New York reports a fresh surge in diamond prices as private catlegrame transacts show an immediate effect on rates. Dealers expect further increases as retail costs climb and demand for gem stones remains strong, with higher operating costs and tighter supply cited by a New York dealer.
An advertisement notes Mother Gray’s Sweet Fawners used by a nurse in a New York Children’s Home. It claims the cure is pleasant tasting and harmless, promotes mental cure use, and states the product is sold by all druggists. Free sample offer via Allen S Olmstead, Le Ray, N.Y.
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