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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1903
Page
2
W Y Morgan reports on political maneuvering around Senator Lang and Governor Long allies in Topeka. Factional clashes, calls for harmony, and potential shifts in leadership overshadow the push for a unifying approach before the state convention.
A fragmented notice describes upcoming theater events with a special feature of vaudeville style scenes and a commemorative tribute to an actor. It notes a second act and an evening performance, with mentions of musical interludes and crowd energy.
Probate Judge W E Fagan dies at home 0 Buchanan Street after a week with pneumonia and pleurisy. He contracted a slight cold at his court office and died Sunday evening at 10 10. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday with Masons and Modern Woodmen in charge. Fagan served Shawnee County in multiple public roles including superintendent of the Topeka Reform School and county official. Born July 14, 1851 in Richmond Indiana, he moved to Shawnee County in 1889 and spent his career in education and public service.
Topeka dealer Geo W. Stansfeld promotes Hyomel as a remedy for catarrh and related ailments. The inhaled liquid claims to cleanse airways, purge germs, and purify blood with ozone, promising relief from head and throat catarrh and urinary or kidney issues. If ineffective, a full refund is offered.
The obituary narrates Judge Pagan a prominent probate judge in Topeka serving four terms and noted for reform school work and political success. It covers his career from reform school assistant to probate judge, details his marriage to J P Ruck s daughter, home at 490 Be phashan Street, modest estate, life insurance for his widow and children, and his memberships in Arion Turner Scottish Rite Masonry Modern Woodmen and Sons of Herman.
Absenty Ga May 11 At the busiest session of the national conference of charities and corrections Dr J T Searcy superintendent of the state hospital for the insane argued for broad state care He enumerated degrees of weak mindedness and urged the state should provide for all kinds of insanity He contrasted state care with home or local options and emphasized superior care under state supervision
Prof Charles R Henderson of the University of Chicago reported on progress from the committee appointed at the Detroit conference that year. The brief noted a paramount duty not to legislate along radical lines unless the basis is convincing and established beyond doubt.
President Roosevelt offered Frederick W. Holls the role of umpire in the Germany Venezuela arbitration under the terms previously settled. The decision hinges on whether Holls accepts, with pay options and travel details noted for a related educational association meeting in Boston.
Local notes and items from Topeka and Kansas City reflect daily life. Mentions include musical festival preparations, church services, college events at Washburn, courthouse and railroad news, and social visits. Mentioned names include Governor Bailey, Cyrus Leland, W Morgen, James K Hackett, and Rev Frederik Hennett.
A seven year old boy Joseph Bernstein born in Prussia was ordered deported after weighing only 15 pounds. He arrived with his mother and siblings and is deemed ineligible due to extreme undergrowth. The family’s father works in Toledo Ohio while the siblings may join him. Special Agent Krautzonits heads Alaska inquiry into government infractions.
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