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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
6
A heated Washington exchange pits Burton against Rawlins and others as he defends General Funston and questions Senate support for Philippine policy. The discussion highlights accusations of brutality, calls for accountability, and Burton’s insistence that policies abroad reflect American governance.
A Battle Creek experiment touts Grape Nuts as a condensed food that provides more nourishment per serving than meat. It claims Grape Nuts supports nerves muscles and bones, reducing meat costs for families by supplying essential sustenance with less expense and effort.
Pittsburg, Eun May. John Sertey, a mailing clerk at Pittsburg post office, charged with opening funds and stealing money. Seeley failed to appear for federal court in Fort Scott as trial opened Monday. family unsure of his whereabouts. Judge Hook noted the docket, Seeley absent. Community hopes for full clarification at trial. Uncle Sparks, a farmer, says Seeley was respected by friends and neighbors despite arrest.
Emporia Kansas May 4 annual literary debate between Missouri State Normal Warrensburg and Kansas State Normal Emporia held at Albert Taylor Hall. Missouri won the main issue supporting the bill against the Congress measure. Kansas speakers declined the proposition. After the contest, victors were taunted at the Mitway hotel with speeches by leading debaters. Pensions For Kansans In Washington May 8 grants include Willan King Strecht Anton Lic ta Festani home Lesser ridge plus several others. New York arson case and St Louis Exposition Building sale details follow in brief.
London date line reports from St Petersburg via Associated Press on May 8 detailing widespread peasant unrest in Poltava and Kharkov regions. Looting of pantries, granaries, and barns intensified as consent to land division faltered, troops intervened after 200 Cossacks arrived. estates burned, peasants seized supplies, and violence touched twelve to fifteen villages and several manors.
Attorney General Godard has advised the state board that it lacks authority to force railroads to lease sites for grain elevators on their right of way. Decisions show a split among carriers with Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific differing, while shippers argue public need justifies compelled access to elevate freight handling.
The document discusses whether a railroad can be forced to lease land for a grain elevator. Citing Missouri Pacific v Nebraska and Nebraska board decisions, it concludes such compulsion would be a taking without due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. The author advises that you lack power to compel leasing land for an elevator on the railroad’s right of way.
Disjointed notes show wheat futures higher with July contracts firm amid mixed cash signals. Cattle and hog markets display steady to higher tone with receipts small and demand cautious. dairy and provisions show limited strength as traders scan crop and weather news.
Advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a natural rest for tired stomachs and a digester of all wholesome food. It claims to build the body while the stomach gains strength and asserts that cathartics offer only temporary relief. A user named Geo R Colbath of Alpena Michigan reports four years of stomach trouble and says Kodol gave immediate relief and eventual complete cure after several bottles.
The notice compiles a broad survey of prices and market conditions for butter poultry pork beef sugar coffee wool and cotton across Chicago New York New Orleans and other hubs. It reports steady to firm tones in several commodities, with notes on dairy prices grain and livestock trends and stock market movements alongside transportation and tax discussions.
Liverpool opening cables report grain receipts and prices across multiple commodities. Wheat and corn price movements appear across city markets with mentions of Duluth and Kansas City receipts and ranges for oats and other grains.
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