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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
7
Market gossip reports corn futures opening higher on short covering while live cattle and hogs show steadier to weaker bids. Prices edges reflect mixed demand and wide regional variations. traders eye futures, cash markets, and seasonal factors across major Midwest and Western exchanges.
Fragmented OCR shows mixed stock market terms and scattered entities such as New York Money Market and Washington notes. The passage references prices, banks, and vendors, with numerous garbled names and numbers, lacking a coherent single event or conclusion.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled names and phrases about a week and teams. Readable items include references to Twins and a general sense of sport or event notes, but no clear outcome, participants, or dates to confirm.
The report details a March disaster in Skiddy and Clark's valley where floods and storms devastated the area. An estimated twenty people were swept away. homes and farms destroyed, a railroad station flooded, and a large corridor of the valley left desolate. Rescue teams search the wreckage along the Raw and nearby routes as authorities assess damage from this powerful event.
Reports from multiple Kansas counties describe record flood levels. Rivers such as the Missouri, Kaw, and Lissouri rise to new highs, washing out bridges and tracks, flooding farms, and displacing hundreds of families. Wichita and nearby towns endure heavy rain and storm damage, with train service delayed and telegraph lines knocked out.
Wires are down after a bridge collapse near Selina Joy under water and a building collapse adjoining the Western tnton Afice. Rail service between Denver and Kansas City is halted, with three Amtrak trains diverted and repatriated to safety as officials confirm no injuries among passengers.
County attorneys met this morning and discussed potential proceedings against a person named Young. A probate judge, Hingdon or Hingdon-ish, was involved, with further mention of Clarente Yount and others. A session at Way Kanmin over the matter was noted, with Feong possibly required to show capers in a revocation context.
Capt J G Waters and Henry Allen address Kansas bankers and farmers at a Topeka banquet marking the sixteenth annual session of the association. Officers named for the year include President GW McKnight and Vice President J Adams, with six district group leaders elected. The next meeting was left to the executive committee. Waters spoke of Kansas growth and self reliance while Allen praised banker farmer ties and the state’s prosperity.
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria Illinois bought a large stock of high grade tobacco for his Bingie Binder cigar. A written guarantee accompanied the purchase, promising the entire amount would be used for the product, signaling a major supply deal for a Western maker.
President Roosevelt arrived in Boise by train on May 29, 1905, left at 6 10 for Salt Lake City, and was received by Governor Morrison. Thousands cheered as he spoke on irrigation, forests, waters, and national policy, highlighting the region’s western development and the Monroe Doctrine.
A scrambled diary style report covers a day by day trip through several places including North Platte and Port Dodge with references to Lincoln and Bloomington. The article weaves in musings on citizenship, duty, and the spirit of American values, interlaced with geopolitical and social observations from travelers and officials. It notes a May 29 event in Boise relating to Roosevelt and initiation rites, and hints at security and civic themes across stops like Shoshone and Mountain Home.
Journal of the case shows college tensions erupting as Lecompta students face arrests after confrontations over campus rules and examinations. City authorities and police chief discuss securing order while law officers pursue disciplinary actions against involved leaguers and students.
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