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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
3
Advertisement for Old Dr Miles Antipsin Pills and Nervine claiming health benefits. Mentions tonic properties and various ailments treated. Promotes product line and medical cabinet, with generic assurances of vitality and restorative effects.
Leavenworth May 24 The board of education debated reducing funding by 40 percent for city schools and cutting salaries from 188 to 1713 per teacher. Aimed to economize amid rising building costs and repair needs, the plan split the room as members favored retrenchment over wage cuts.
A grim incident at Gke City ends with a baby drowned in a cistern and the mother lifted from the trap door in time. Neighbors assist as the child’s body is recovered and a rescue effort unfolds amid confusion and fear.
Halstead May S1 H D Hand and brothers near completion of a stock company hospital and sanitarium of twenty five rooms. The modern building includes the latest scientific equipment and features a sanitary layout. Local business interests promote the venture as a forward step for Halstead.
Humboldt man Wilbert Holbiet was involved in a matrimonial bureau dispute. A letter from a Kansas City man named Karas Cysec asked a woman to meet in Joplin, offering 210 in cash. Holbiet traveled to Joplin in a worn coat and bore pins indicating ties to a local miller’s group as he pursued the match.
A historical notice outlines appropriations and planned construction at Fort Riley including double cavalry barracks and artillery facilities. It notes a January to June bidding window and the need for contractor bids for various alterations and new structures to accommodate a cavalry regiment.
Reports describe a tropical cyclone causing widespread destruction from Columbus to Pittsburgh with floods and wind. Rivers rose, sewers failed, and farms suffered damage while heavy rainfall continued through Wednesday. Damaging winds, washed-out roads, and bank overflows disrupted daily life and rail transport. Authorities warned of ongoing hazards as crews assessed the extent of the deluge.
In Picisbure Kansas two brothers Harry and Arthur Wief were drowned on their first day in the coal mine after a rain caused a cave in. Warning signs were ignored as water rushed through the shaft, trapping the men though nearby workers escaped. The mine operator was Jobin T. Haler, and the town of Marysville, Kansas faced rising flood conditions as streets flooded and businesses shut. No lives were lost among other workers, and plans for extensive safety measures followed.
An 1900s style ad touts Allen's Poot-ease powder to ease tight shoes, relieve corns bunions and prevent blisters. It promises instant comfort for swollen feet and dry feet with Allen's Foot-Base as a cure for sweating and aching feet and offers a free trial by mail.
Woodlake, ridden by Dick Crowhurst, won the Latinsia Derby at Cincinnati with 114 pounds, beating Bad News by a length as nine starters took the gate in fair but cloudy conditions before about 5000 spectators. Fred Neve was second and Tancred third. odds fluctuated with Woodlake listed near 7 to 1 earlier in the day.
News wrap reports Gardner open to meeting Jack Gardner same time as Fitzsimmons aims for a world heavyweight title. Contemporaries Jefferies and Corbett scheduled for midweight fights, with talks of a Gardner bout shaping heavyweight plans and possible paths to the world championship.
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