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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1903
Page
7
Markets today show mixed movement with New York stocks advancing modestly while wheat and corn soften. Market commentary highlights volatility in prices, currency shifts, and varying demand signals across commodities, bonds, and exchange rates amid cautious trading.
Fragmented OCR listing livestock categories with prices and items from Chicago and other markets. References to hogs cattle calves and feeders, market locations such as Louis Livestock Market and Konass Oly, with scattered figures and terms like bids, bids, and ranges.
A fragmented itinerary lists a presidential tour with stopovers in San Francisco Oakland Salem Spokane Helena Pocatello Mountain Home Elyan Evanston Laramie Cheyenne Ogden Cedar City Denver and other locations, spanning May through early June with homeward return planned and distant dates noted. The text shows era style spellings and partial station names, reflecting a busier campaign schedule.
Report from Cleveland notes a fishing excursion involving Kee Admiral Lambertean Judge Judson Hurropit and others including Leroy Etrodon at Sandusky. The party planned a Middle Bare outing but used the ateuynet. Cleveland refused to discuss politics during the trip. Archbishop Jon Kain left St Louis for Baltimore to enter a sanitarium for health reasons, with Father Fenton Tannerath and Bhelos Mel Inco to handle parish matters in his absence.
Fragmentary OCR from a Topeka market page shows produce and other goods with quantities and prices. Items include strawberries, beans, and hay with scattered brand-like phrases, month names, and place identifiers. The readable portions indicate a local market listing rather than a connected narrative.
In Omaha, eighteen laundries shut down as the Laundry Workers union pressed for refuse-work at hotels restaurants and other vented places. A committee delivered the demand. owners announced indefinite closures to avoid strikes, with law enforcement ready to arrest strike breakers as workers faced work stoppage across major plants.
Two men face charges as a salesman for the Armstrong company of Topeka is accused of misappropriating about 5900. The arrest occurred in Louisville after a sworn complaint by an overseer of the firm. The suspect was tracked for about two months as horse trading and territory misdeeds are noted. A broader update lists Washington appointments and bank notices in brief.
Fragmentary list shows Parsons regular and substitutes such as Matthews Rochey and Perrine with various names and roles. Mentions of Thomas, Holmes, and Fidsach appear as regulars or substitutes in an unclear team lineup. No clear event or outcome is shown.
The Forepaugh and Sells circus visited Topeka drawing strong crowds despite competition from Ringling shows. New York praise contrasted with local weariness of circus trust power. Acts included a danger ride Diavalo earning 1200 dollars weekly and a comedic rooster make up routine. the show was praised as advertised with lively parade and tent displays.
Mrs James Morton fends off a vicious bull for about an hour with a pitchfork near Planers New York as her husband lies unconscious on the ground. Neighbors and friends aid, the bull is driven away. Morton suffers several broken ribs and severe head and chest injuries.
Carl Hrund a noted ornithologist and warbler imitator dies at about 45 after a fall dislocating his neck while en route to Morcris Plains. He claimed work for Gould Rockefeller and others in New York before years abroad.
President Roosevelt enjoyed a peaceful Sunday at Hotel Del Monte in Monterey California. He rode the seventeen mile drive with his party, received a welcome from local guards, attended St Johns chapel, and spent the afternoon in quiet rest at the hotel amid favorable weather and scenic views.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local note about belief systems and a person named WWathartt Bath. The text is garbled but hints at a claim to pioneering status and a discussion of beliefs within a state context. Readers should verify the full names and dates in the original page.
Fragmented report records light to moderate rain totaling just under half an inch with scattered measurements across minutes and counties. It lists scores and counts for counties including Doniphen Alehinon Leavenworth Johnson Franklin and others with brief notes on divisions and weather observations.
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