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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1904
Page
10
Local store advertises women’s gowns skirts petticoats and linens at bargain prices with items like black taffeta dress skirts, bed sheets, lace and damask tableware, corsets, men’s pants, shirts, boys suits and neckwear. Red Tag sale lasts one more day with special prices on many fabrics and garments.
Drug Department proclaims originators of cut rates with low prices in hardware, Queensware, furniture and carpets. Many shoppers have already outfitted homes during this sale and many more are urged to visit tomorrow to furnish with minimal expense.
A financial feature notes steady profits across years with consistent high performance. It highlights strong earnings, stable revenue streams, and sustained growth driven by disciplined management and market demand. Industry observers project continued profitability into the near term.
The State Bank Commission's review shows 1903 profits per cent and capital expansion across state and private banks. It details dividends, undivided profits, and comparative earnings over four years, noting increases and the potential to duplicate statewide banking strength.
Mr Abe Carts cites Esch ttermy of the fleures as revealing information about Kansas ranks over the past four years. He claims state and private banks show profitable results and that many banks reproduce similar figures, doubling amounts to estimate receipts and disbursements for all banks in the rate.
John Lumestrum, mine superintendent, returns to Topeka for business as Scott Farman takes charge during transition. The mine aims for 60 tons daily, with 22 miners at work and improved water system. Company advertising east for help to expand shaft, signaling a substantial mining future in Jewell County.
New York March 29 Prices for coal in the coming April 1 period are fixed by the retail dealers association at a higher level. Dealers will charge about 12 percent more than last year for 22 pound tons and plan further increases on June 1 and September 1 citing higher costs and taxes.
In New Haven on March 29 the appeal of William Jennings Bryan was heard in superior court before Judge ixlwin Ho Gager and a jury. The case challenges Probate Judge Cleveland's ruling on Philo Bennett's will with a sealed letter as part of the will. Bryan seeks recognition of a $26,000 gift provision split between Mrs. Bryan and the couple’s children, with the remainder to Bryan. The proceedings featured objections over witness identification and the sealed letter, marked as exhibit B, while Bryan attended with Mrs. Bryan abroad.
Washington reports that neither the Republican nor Democratic national conventions have allocated delegates from the Philippine islands or Porto Rico. Chairmen Hanna and Jones have not included these territories among entitled states. If delegates from these islands appear with credentials, they would be handled within convention rules.
New York March 23 David H Miller one of two receivers for Daniel J Sully & Co reported that the receivers have asked U S courts for an order to examine Edwin Hewley silr Frank Ray the alleged partners of Sully to uncover safety details of the deal Washington March 23 Acting Postmaster General Wynne issued ten days leave to postmasters of second and third class to attend the national convention in St Louis May 18
O1 in Crude Of Pittsboro Pa March 29 The Stan Dart C1 company today reduced its foworations in all crude oil. The cut in the Pennsylvania product amount FE to three by making the quota.
Washington March 23 The president plans to send to Congress a proposed executive order defining pensionable disability. He argues the move follows Cleveland and McKinley precedents, reconstructing past acts to aid veterans as they age. The message reportedly reduces the maximum to 70 and minimum to 65, aligning with earlier fees. Also noted, Gen William H Payne, Civil War veteran and former Confederate cavalry leader, died at 73.
Commander George Tu Dyer of the Albany cruiser in the Atlath fleet is assigned as naval governor of Guam to fill the vacancy from Commander William Sewell's death. In Pittsburgh, UMW and coal operators deadlock on the wage scale for the coming year with both sides not deviating. President Dolan is expected to intervene to settle the mine wage issue amid tensions.
The fragment suggests a street talk urging people to buy medicines from safe sources, contrasting with drug men. It features a voice addressing readers as dear people and ends with the name Frank Hoparr.
Detroit March 2. In a sweeping decision Judge Brooks of the circuit court restrained the Hiveride club and Plumbers' Exchange from continuing business. The court holds the organization unlawful and inimical to the public welfare as it aimed to fix prices and stifle competition.
The article surveys prehistoric flying reptiles like the pterodactyls and Ornithostoma Mont, describing their enormous wings, light skeletons, and beaks over three feet long. It ponders how such creatures launched from coasts and flew over seas, weighing about twenty five pounds with a slender frame, and compares them to modern condors and albatrosses.
Russian trader Baranoff established Sitka on a Sitka promontory after moving from Kadask Island. He built a stockade, mounted cannons, and fought Indians while securing control of Alaska for thirty years. His name remains the best known in Alaska with towns and hotels named Baranoff across the peninsula.
A London Express clipping describes a claimed use of perfumed rings as a dual tool for scenting rooms and disinfecting spaces. The article notes the ring is worn on the finger, pressed into a ball, dipped in perfume, and heated to release fragrance, with claims it can deodorize and freshen crowded underground areas.
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