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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
5
A long OCR fragment from the Topeka Star Journal offers miscellaneous items and opinions. It references figures such as Pat Crowe and Gov. Gant, touches on labor disputes, railway mergers, court actions, and local anecdotes about towns, events, and individuals, with various political and social notes interwoven.
A garbled local page recalls Al Ancre residents and neighbors, naming Amen Cres Van 2nd Graves, discussing social events and family misadventures. The piece mentions an Atchison woman, a dinner, graduation, and a civic gathering with guests, all rendered in a disjointed, OCR-like stream.
The readable portions mention scattered phrases about IP News and Por NIED PARAGRAPHS, but no coherent events, names, places, or dates emerge. The fragmentary lines lack a discernible subject or outcome to summarize into a complete news item.
Fragmented OCR text appears to quote Quaker reflections with scattered names and lines. The readable parts mention a few persons and questions about a “mummer girl” and social interaction, but the overall content is garbled and lacks coherent events or dates.
A reader from Providence reports chronic stomach pain and indigestion improved after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. The testimonial asserts severe dyspepsia eased, appetite returned, and cramps subsided after four bottles, praising the product as a permanent remedy.
Reflections reveal a narrator unsure about life and clothes while noting odd fashions and events. The piece hints at social ambiguities and the mystery of people’s appearances.
May 14 Brest reports the German squadron under Prince Henry of Prussia arriving the same day as the French fleet enters. Eleven gun salutes and formal exchanges occur as Massena hosts the German flagship Artedius, while De Courthalle pays return visit aboard Achubae.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe various names and places including Marceline and Pruntenacai. The text mixes garbled phrases about detectives, a three of met and a vehicle theft context with unclear actions and times. Core facts are not recoverable from the readable fragments.
Manila May 14 Stabini former foreign affairs minister of the Filipino government died of cholera at quidnight. He was marched with the Morase on Tuesday last. Miss Elsie Horse, 15 Morrie avenue. Topski won the $2000 prize set at Morrison's.
The passage urges Christians to reflect Christ, let love burn through them, and seek moral clarity through humility. It discusses communion with God, isolation for contemplation, and pursuing holiness, quoting sermons and biblical reflections. It mentions a prize won by Morris Avenue in Tupelo.
A fragmentary humorous collage features misheard lines and garbled dialogue attributed to various newspapers. It presents a jumble of quips, mockery of parenting, classroom scenes, and social banter with scattered proper names and places, including references to Yonkers, Chicago, and Washington.
Letters to the secretary of state signal renewed interest in rail development from Wichita to southern Kansas. Proposals revive the Wichita and Southeastern and Wichita and Trinidad lines, with old charters under review to determine if five years of activity occurred, potentially voiding charters. An amendment for the Chicago Central Hamilton railroad cites a northeast to southwest route from Salina to Marion and further extensions, aiming to connect towns from Salina to Joplin and create a southern transstate link.
Fragmented OCR text describes factional obstruction and anxiety over meetings at a state house. Delegates focused on getting work done are contrasted with partisan rivals. Membership changes and new leadership plate are noted as tensions rise among groups.
A historical ad claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription lightens labor by promoting health in women. It touts cures for weakness, backache, nervousness, and other ailments tied to female diseases, asserting strong claims through testimonials and medical authority of the period.
Report notes two days of adjournment and a split among factions led by Don Carley and Cobb. A caucus may unite the groups or force a secret meeting to fix a slate. If harmony prevails Milor A M Harvey of Topeka could win the office.
The May festival costs totaled 7100 with 500 paid to the Thomas or De Hexzke combo and other expenses for advertising. Receipts from four concerts reached 7514, leaving the treasury $4 above budget after 12.50 percent complimentary attendance.
A garbled dispatch from Evoumon Wyoming claims Herriman escaped U S Marshals at the edge of town as shots rang out and a pursuit reached high speed. An unrelated police exhibit note in St Louis references Confederate reunion funds and a spring committee for officer displays.
Local notes report Captain A M Robinson on jury duty after a six month layoff due to a broken aerial ladder. Washburn law school plans and a license committee review of a Topeka rock star license request are noted. A Washburn student band rehearsal, Chinese missionary visit, and Washburn athletic officer elections are mentioned along with probate court actions concerning Dr McClintock and a Phi Lambda convention in Topeka.
Sheriff probes theft of a team taken toward Topeka by a couple identified as Saster and a girl. The pair eloped and fled toward Topeka with the horse gear, but near Riching the horse was unhitched and abandoned. The team was recovered days later and returned to Emporia. The girl’s family is traced to Fall City. Morrison’s US prize hat is noted as won by Miss Elsie Hulse of Morris Avenue, Tope.
John MacMovuala walked along Kan das avenue carrying a large rhubarb leaf used as an umbrella. He joked that everyone should carry their own umbrella. The leaf measured three feet high and two feet eleven inches wide, with a stalk of one foot seven inches. A garbled line mentions a prize and Elsie Hulse at 615 Morrie Avenue.
In London in May, a remarkable scene unfolded as clergy led by Pastor J. Campbell and successor to Dr. Parker declared adhesion to the passive resistance movement against the education bill. The preacher stated that payment of rates would be halted until aims were met, provoking a noisy audience of about 9,000 as chatter filled the hall while he spoke of colonial policy.
A garbled notice announces a new production titled Ghoste by EESAN'S, with details distorted. It mentions New Crawsard, New York, and seating to commence Friday, May, with tickets at 7 cents, though many words are unreadable.
Fragmented text references Chamberlain and advocacy of resistance approach. Mentions prize, prison days, colonials, and a Christian message. Content is garbled, with unclear participants and places, limiting coherent summary.
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