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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1904
Page
7
The Topeka State Journal reports varied items including aviation and naval sale implications, political debates on corruption and reform, and state police power over insurance, with focus on congressional remarks, Barton and Johnson cases, and distribution issues in mutual life insurers. It notes Roosevelt faction signals and cross-country reactions to hearings and legal decisions affecting Wisconsin and other states.
The article surveys a hopeful general outlook amid the Netevnsianeique merger decision and Wall Street buoyancy. It notes iron prices rising, mills restarting, spring construction resuming, and textiles set for gradual benefit as economic conditions improve despite wartime and trade uncertainties. It highlights import of exports, currency trends, and anticipated effects from Panama payments, with caution over continued disruptions and unsettled final outcomes.
A fragmented note discusses stock market power, palace of power, and delicate operations under new conditions. It mentions a May 2001 panic possibility and the chance harmony being deferred until rival interests decide relative petitions, noting uncertainty and tension.
A Kansas Republican protest argues against nominating J. R. Burton for United States representative. The letter denounces his past record and calls for a clean, characterful candidate to avoid harming the party. It urges legislators to choose a strong, reform-minded nominee.
Refuge to industry. Hutchinson forecasts a factory for canning ew ed potatoes. In Emporia a hunter killed four large white swans in two shots, mistaken for strange geese. A debt collection in Lola attached all property except a stump tailed cat. El Dorado’s popular resort is roller skating. A lively female-led scene excites local youth. Political chatter spans Burton’s downfall, insurance agents rumor, and a first district feud. Six thousand calves vaccinated in Chase county. primary clashes signal party tensions. Concordia to host millinery openings. local Democrats weigh Treasurer Fitts. Chanute faces emigration rumors to South Africa. Cape Town tie cited. A Chanute resident receives a package linked to a Cape Town friend.
A collection of brief, fragmentary observations on relationships and behavior. The prose critiques money habits, marriage, gender roles, and social propriety with ironic, satirical phrasing. Read as a sequence of aphoristic vignettes reflecting early 20th century urban attitudes.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Record column titled Quaker Reflections discusses themes of self improvement and restraint. It references a bath costing twenty dollars and two men betting, with musings on debts, intoxication, and judgment, ending with a brief, incomplete image of a catboat.
A dated collage of social quips and comic lines on bachelors and courtship. Jokes reference dieting wives, weather, telegrams, and the perils of marriage. The tone mirrors early 20th century newspaper humor, with quick, punchy lines and a string of everyday observations.
The article explains A. D. Walker’s term as railroad commissioner expires next Thursday and the politics of reelecting him. It notes legal changes, past council actions, and opinions on authority to fill vacancies, with references to J. N. Pike and Ge. Wheatley as precedents and a predicted reappointment by the executive council after a vacancy arises.
The Givores suit as Win, Culp Benin at Prntasia Culp was beeun in the c rouze this morning with an array of Near ly 30 veltneeses Mr. City tikes his wife has mot con usted manele as she should snd one se is an L proper person to care a child. Culp thinks she is a propos eraun to care for the child in it stat. The court, with the akl of the DB witnesses, must decide who stall have the child.
The board of real estate assessors will be C. E. Jewsl, Samuel T. Howe and B. M. Philips. Jowell Howe and Philips comprise the board this year to determine unseated valuations on real property. They will convene Monday and, after weeks, travel to Topeka to appraise large properties.
The body of W. R. Kennedy was found in a creek beneath the Santa Fe bridge in Hutchinson Kansas on March 2. It is believed he fell accidentally or may have taken his own life by jumping. Kennedy was a Confederate veteran. his stepdaughter is noted soprano Ada Markland Sheffield. In other news, C K Holliday paid $230 to cover contract costs, with $370 to be raised by East Eighth street residents. Canal Commission members sailed from New York to Colon aboard the steamship Alijanie.
United States District Attorney J. B. Dean travels to Denver on official business. Second ward Republicans plan a January meeting at 393 East First Street. First Presbyterian trustees elected for 33 months: John E Moon Albert Watkind George Whitcomb W. B K Robey G F Watley. Central Baptist rally to raise back salary for Rev W White. debt was 451.99 with 520.59 realized.
A Topeka committee of two hundred held a hearing into charges against C V Watt alleging misconduct with flood relief funds. The panel concluded the accusations were baseless, praising Watt's public service and denying improper ties to whiskey interests or city printing contracts. The State Journal’s investigation faced scrutiny as the committee relied on Mr Wolf's testimony and questioned participating merchants.
The letter criticizes supporters of Mr. Green and Bir for backing a candidate seen as pro whisky. It accuses the Committee of Two Hundred of using Mr. Green to “beat the law and order people.” The State Journal condemns Sunday meetings and the so called investigation as a whitewash and warns of future harm to the committee’s standing.
A child's testimony reversed saved five men from the gallows in Chicago as a witness recanted, exposing prior police pressure that forged false testimony against a father accused of murder. The court discharged the five men after the state attorney ordered their release.
Washington March 2 Rep Curtis urged that new states must protect treaty rights with the United States. The bill proposes Oilstorms as a future state with five House members, Arizona to have none, and Oklahoma capital listed as Guthele with Santa Fe as the capital of Arizona.
Dr. H H Keith petitions the board of county commissioners to exempt his hospital on Clay Street from taxation, arguing it is chartered as Christ and Stermert hospitals operating as charitable institutions. The petition, supported by statements of monthly charitable work, is referred to County Attorney Hungate, whose opinion says the hospital is a private for profit institution and must pay taxes.
The attempt to oust the Royal Arcanum fraternal insurance order from Nebraska failed after a campaign in Lincoln on March 29. The article notes the sustained effort by local organizers and factions, detailing opposition, support, and ongoing considerations within the state.
Representatives of a home insurance order argue that Massachusetts fraternal companies violated reciprocal laws by using lower rates than those set by the fraternal congress. The Nebraska Insurance auditor ruled that fraternal orders are exempt from reciprocal state charges.
Kansas City business leaders invited New York electric railroad builders Guy Walker and W B Strang to examine a Kansas City to Topeka line via Olathe and Lawrence. They are meeting at the Coates house while engineer H T Gard of Monroe Michigan surveys a practical route between Kansas City and Olathe.
Secretary Hitchcock sent the senate a detailed reply to Senator Overman’s information request about the pension order that raised the age limit to retire or issue pensions. The communication reiterates earlier reasons for issuing the order.
Biddie Manson, a local colored woman picked up on a disturbance charge, was tried in probate court and discharged as sane. About 15 witnesses, including two officers and county jailers, testified that she shouted and struggled, while members of B Street Baptist church testified she was sound minded. She had been attending protracted meetings in North Topeka.
Death notices report Javeb Lev funeral at 2:50 PM from Harrison Street home with interment in Topeka cemetery conducted by Hiabb Mayer of Kansas City and Knights of something. Ruth Newell, 14, dies of pneumonia at 623 West Third Street. funeral from 623 West Third to Elevation cemetery tomorrow at 1 PM. Lillia Gorehorn, 2, dies of pneumonia at 232 East Fourth Street. interment in Topeka cemetery this afternoon.
Federal suit seeks 150000 damages against Topeka Water Company over lake pressur e issues in the city. Insurance firms represented by Chicago and Topeka attorneys prepare the case. The waterworks sale remains unaffected as court actions proceed. Also notes a testimonial about Chamberlains Pain Balsam aiding a Dennis on brakeman with rheumatism.
Local grocer touts profitable buying by cash on delivery with fresh goods and staple items. Featured offers include fresh corn, Never Fresh Uneeda Biscuits, Hart Peas, Best Granulated Sugar, Colorado Potatoes, Mustard, Maple Syrup, Sunlight Flour, and a range of canned goods. Deals emphasize quality and value to attract customers seeking reliable weekly staples.
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