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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1904
Page
2
Oscar O Weil announces the Jno B Spear Bankrupt Stock sale opens tomorrow at 9:30 AM. Location 843 and 845 North Kansas Ave. Street car fare offered to patrons making purchases of 500 or more.
Nashville reports state authorities hold that appeals in the Cumberland Tele phone and Telegraph case vacate any decree and de novo trial will occur. Meanwhile city workers tear down Mrs Emily Meade s fence at Third and Fillmore to clear street space, with no opposition and quick completion. A Topeka baseball team naming contest seeks a new team name with seven judges choosing one. winner gets a season pass worth 25 20 and contest closes May 14.
A New York mother describes a severe childhood rash spreading over Charlie's face and body. After using Cuticura remedies, including Soap and Ointment, Charlie improved rapidly and fully recovered. The letter praises Cuticura for easing pain and helping sleep, urging others to learn of the products.
The Topeka State Journal outlines contest submission rules including blanks, closing date May 14, and limited lines for reasons. Readers suggest preferred start times by leaving a space on the entry form. The Osiris incident reports a Russian warship stopping and boarding a mail ship near Brindisi, detaining it for two hours to search mails.
New York May 4. A decision by the United States General Appraisers holds that the favored nation clause in the 1815 treaty with Great Britain does not grant reciprocity for British goods. The ruling overrules a protest against a $2.25 per gallon duty on British spirituous liquors and dismisses the case against William Denton. Also note: Lowell Ellis convicted in a separate crime case but not yet sentenced. In Saigon a hurricane in Cochin China on May 4 killed about a hundred natives and damaged telegraph lines, with minor shipping impacts.
From Topeka readers are advised to get a round trip ticket for 87.50 with daily departures June 1 through September 30 and final return by October 1. Inquiries to depot agent J. C. Futton or city agent F. A. Lewis at 625 Kansas Avenue. State Journal readers are advised to read for details.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened with Mrs. Eckert Lawrence’s ode read by Wesant but was dispensed due to Roosevelt and his cabinet's absence. The Post previews the poem praising progress, liberty, and the West, while noting the author’s Ohio roots and Toledo home. the piece laments colonial legacies and applauds American expansion.
North Topeka notes list residents visiting from Anadarko and Oklahoma City, returns from Chanute and Colorado, and local social events. The W R pension dinner was held at Lykena Opera House. families on Quincy, Monroe, Van Buren, and Lawrence avenues are mentioned with health updates and church activities. A midweek Presbyterian meeting, a social at the W A rest rooms, and a Kansas Avenue cultural program are announced alongside moves to 1623 Van Buren and new teaching positions.
Washington dispatch reports Kansas postmasters appointed and offices established or discontinued in several counties. It notes Plum in Lyon County naming Harmen Melvern as postmaster, and lists the June Kansas bar examination rising student participation at the University of Kansas with 32 seniors taking the test. It also covers tobacco trust concerns and a jury verdict in a training case, all dated May 4.
Fragmentary line reads about faith walking with the morning latte and gates. It mentions fear of the award and turning hearts to a Fisherman of Gulilee, but details are unclear and names remain tentative.
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