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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1903
Page
2
An advertisement proclaims a $100,000 payment by a group of specialists for rights to Liquogene, a supposed germ killer and tonic. It claims Liquoxone destroys germs without harming humans, lists diseases it purportedly treats, and offers free bottles and an order form.
A mosaic of Topeka era notes includes school lectures at Washburn College, football chatter about Kansas university games, and a Halloween night mischief update. Reports reference Fort Riley to Fort Leavenworth transport, social clubs, and early 20th century civic life with civic events, weather, and local gossip.
Medora widow of De Mores abandons Medora in North Dakota after two months visiting. She says the chalet, packing houses, church, and miles of fences built by her husband are ruined by rain and time. Plans to stay with her father in Staten Island then return to Paris.
Vernon Parrington has left London for Paris to study French language and literature for several months. He has spent the past three months in London, Cambridge and Oxford. His family here report his departure and plans.
A letter from him notes a very enjoyable profitable trip. Vernon Parrington heads the English department at the University of Oklahoma and is spending a year in Europe.
Rear Admiral Endicott outlines navy yard needs in an annual report. New York and Norfolk require more land and facilities to prevent reduced efficiency. Major items include dry docks at Charleston New York Norfolk and a Puget Sound dock plus storage and quay improvements. Mellen elected president of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
A Vatican fire on Sunday evening damaged the hall of inscriptions near the Pope’s audience area. Firemen and Swiss guards fought the blaze as the Pope briefly joined efforts to control it. The incident caused panic but no public report of injuries, with water supply delays hampering containment.
Four white residents of Stanley were killed when a Southern Railway freight train struck a funeral wagon four miles from Lancord on a Sunday morning. The coffin was torn open and the body hurled. the wagon carried Mrs. Kate Lewis and others to a burial. The accident occurred on a straight road running beside the track with clear visibility. Authorities reported no warning from the engineer before the tragedy.
A dynamite blast in Crestline Nebraska destroyed a line of 500 cars at the Pennsylvania yards. The explosion shattered windows, bent tracks, blew a 40 foot hole in the ground, and sickened many residents. Fire spread to nearby cars within a quarter mile, with at least 600 cars burned or damaged.
One of the heaviest rains in months drenched Chautauqua county, ending over the area. In Toronto portion, rivers and high water damaged bridges on the Missouri Pacific line. The Vertigria river rise moved the bridge at CaporAry several feet, causing hours of east and west delays and transfer of passengers by footbridge. Another rise is feared, possibly washing out the bridge.
Hutchinson dispatches reveal a search for a Salt Company railway route. Reports mention local figures and possible salons as part of the pursuit, with emphasis on transport links and regional trade significance.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a hunt for a Jost railroad and a nearby link to the Arkansas River railroad. The salt trust allegedly uses the bogus railroad name to obtain rebates on interstate traffic, prompting a commission inquiry into the conduct and rebates.
Carrie Nation meets ex-police chief Big Bill Devery after a heart to heart about prohibition. Nation calls Devery a prohibitionist and a man after her own heart while urging women’s vote rights and against saloons. The exchange includes lines on licensing, crime factories, and a staged Pump Club moment.
In Manhattan Kansas a feud erupts between Agricultural College students and town ropers. After two students were beaten, hundreds formed a war guard to strike downtown. Police halted the skirmish and jailed the leaders, who were later released. further trouble looms tonight.
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