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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1903
Page
5
Full leased wire report from the Associated Press discusses the U S Senate potential path to matrimony as broader policy and military topics unfold. It surveys wartime planning, transportation, and economic strains, noting reactions from leaders and observers amid a wave of political and social commentary.
An 1.140.010 ton increase, mainly coal, lifts UK imports. Bituminous coal shipments total 105,980 tons for the nine months through September, compared with 23 tons in the same period of 1902.
A New York World report notes the jury found no damages against a nonunion contractor targeted by the carpenters union for employing nonunion workers. The court held unions are not responsible for injuries to third parties caused by actions of their members, a ruling echoing anti boycott law. The decision narrows union liability while underscoring labor’s right to organize remains unaffected.
A garbled Kane County roundup notes coal shortages closing a salt works, fever cases, and local trades. Mentioned are a steam plow near Hoy, a church social, water issues, a hides firm, and buses. Lyndon rock crushers, a new church event, and a compressed air hammer at Cotton Patch depot appear amid rural curios.
A garbled excerpt from an old Atehinat Offer column wanders through reflections on marriage, gossip, and social norms. The text meanders with broken phrases about honesty, relics of religion, and community judgments, ending with a shy mutter about paving and neighbors.
An ives tory notes skin eruptions including eczema and salt rheum and warns against harsh drying medicines. It endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as cleansing the blood, expelling humors and healing the skin. Testimony from residents of Mount Algona, Wisconsin claims facial and back rashes improved after use.
A jumbled old column touches on marriage rumors and neighborhood chatter, noting a local preacher, health ailments, and idle gossip about men and women. It mentions The Smart Set magazine and various residents like Atchison neighbors and Rev. Hout, weaving social commentary with stray observations on digestion and crops.
Fragmented, odd aphorisms and casual jabs about money, marriage, and social conduct appear as quirky prose snippets. The piece strings together crass humor and wry observations on wives, cigars, real estate, and charm, with no clear narrative or coherent reporting.
A discussion on memory argues that memory is not selectively strong for some things and weak for others. It notes that interest drives retention, with examples from Horace Walpole and Macaulay, and cites literary figures to illustrate how people remember domains they care about while forgetting unrelated details.
Fragmentary text mentions beverages and added richness from native breeds, with scattered city office and Pacific island references, yielding no clear event or names to anchor a full card.
A dramatic report describes Kruger as a former president of the Boers facing exile and public interest in a statue and future revelations. It notes his stoic reading habits and dignified bearing while stating that a new chapter of the war will reveal German neutrality and British gains.
The Wichita telephone controversy reaches the Supreme Court after a lengthy city fight with Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co. The city granted a new franchise to an independent firm led by Frank Brown while arresting M and K workers who attempted to restore wires. Sedgwick County ruled for the city, but the case proceeds to higher court.
Saturday afternoon Santa Fe laid off 16 men at the boiler shop with most being boilermakers or helpers. Four boilermakers and four helpers were sent to Albuquerque due to work shortages. Officials cite reduced workload while about 250 workers remain in the boilermaking department amid fears of further cuts.
A dynamite car exploded on a side track in Crestline Pennsylvania rail yards. The blast wrecked freight cars and damaged nearby houses. Several people suffered cuts and bruises from flying glass as crews searched for casualties. Estimated toll runs from four hundred thousand to nine hundred thousand dollars.
Orville Smith pleaded guilty before Judge Hamer to assault and battery for stabbing Jon Powell at the governor's house last spring and was fined 410. Powell, the intended victim, could not be located to face the assault with intent to kill charge, which was altered. In another district court matter, the divorce case of Pearl A. Butts versus Imac M. Biltz stalled as the parties failed to agree on property division and alimony, delaying decree. P. H. Comey sought permission to amend the answer. Also, Judge Hasen sentenced Kuerlin Hawkins to seven years in the penitentiary for the murder of his wife Marys after taking another wife.
New York November 2 Charles Leonard of East Orange New Jersey is jailed on $10,000 bond after two forged checks drawn on New York banks. He will be arraigned immediately. The case involves a honeymoon banking arrangement and a pending wedding claim.
Fragments indicate Benjamin Wes and two brothers named in an arrest report from Pottsville. A World’s Fair information center was established in Kansas City, with details to be furnished by the information office in St. Louis.
Councilman Ryder is to be sworn in tonight after roll call at the renting 4 Miniee with a favorable report. The committee favors granting a franchise but does not fully endorse the proposed ordinance. A close vote on securing a performance bond may decide Ryder’s impact on the Work. Also to be addressed is the $ fied charge against Food Inspector Farnsworth. Payrolls for the month were filed this morning showing the streets commissioner at 35,353.17 and other departments with varying totals.
In a U S district court morning session Judge Jude Riner granted a temporary injunction against the Wooster company to halt publication of Lizzie E Wooster elementary arithmetic for trades one two and three. Cranes of Topeka claim exclusive publishing rights under contract and the dispute traces to 1901. The case, once begun in the circuit court, followed a Leavenworth restraining order issued a month earlier.
No 6 OFF AGAIN. La Junta Colorado November 2 Santa Fe passenger eastbound wrecked at Apis hepa creek last Friday today at Thatcher engine left track and overturned killing fireman Charter Everhart Syracuse Kansas no passengers hurt rails spread caused the accident.
Announcement grants Rock Island telegraphers an increase effective November 1. Salaries rise 19 to 1s per cent across all western regions west of the Missouri River, adding to the 5 per cent summer rise. Night shift workers on 10 to 11 hour days will see relief. Topeka district includes 14 affected telegraphers.
The governor received a report on neglect at the imbecile asylum in Spring Hill Johnson county regarding the burial of Lizzie Snell. Board of Charities exonerates officers while detailing undertaker charges and dress adequacy. Letters from Mary Snell and others claim no major neglect beyond costs and a shroud. Coffin priced at 15 dollars with extra services and transport totaling about 23 dollars. Meanwhile Topeka faces rapid Kansas river rise with widespread flooding on west banks.
Dean Harris a colored youth was arrested today and turned over to the sheriff courts on larceny charges. He is accused of stealing two bushels of wheat valued at 70 cents per bushel from a freight car in the Rock Island yards. Also noted is a report of a large drop in new incorporations in October across eastern states led by New Jersey Pennsylvania New York and Delaware with $87 200 000 in capital.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe scientific treatment for indigestion and stomach troubles. It cites a digestion experiment with an egg in warm water, asserts broad symptom relief, and notes easy use for children. The claim volume, testimonials, and a free stomach-disease booklet are mentioned with price 50 cents per bottle.
Telegrams report Sir Edwin Egerton will become British ambassador at Madrid succeeding Sir Henry Mortimore Durand who moved to Washington. Other items note a Lanrall gunboat off Egmod, a St Louis death of John H. Louderman, a wife killed then husband suicide in Washington, and various brief notices from Athens Amsterdam Santa Barbara and Aden.
Advertised items include seven pounds of bulk starch and light loaf flour at special low prices. Also offered glass oil cans, globe wash boards, vinegar per gallon, chopping bowls, and with each ten cent purchase a chance to win a child's doll.
William Cartlidge, a Topeka stenographer for A. A. Graham, has been promoted to Rock Island claim agent with headquarters in Chicago. He departs today for his new post under G. E. McCaughen, while C. I Grice fills Cartlidge’s prior duties.
A New York incident reports an engine derailing near the Second Avenue bridge over the Harlem River. It crashed into a crowded elevated train car, causing a mass panic with several women fainting and a near fall to the surface below. No injuries were recorded among the ~200 passengers.
W E Anderson, master mechanic of the Rock Island at Goodland and head of the Colorado division, has resigned. Superintendent Gruber and Assistant Superintendent Root are at Goodland awaiting to appoint his successor as they pare there.
Mrs T H Bacon visits city friends Fra Cregood returns from Chicago H L Dwelle of Emporial to Topeka for a few days Miss Fannie Overmyer of Kansas City in town for a few days Mr and Mrs Hugo Demuth announce a son born Saturday night Nettle Borders asks Judge Mazen for divorce from Charles T Borders citing abuse Mrs Lucy J Mercer files for divorce from Ly W Mercer alleging extreme cruelty This afternoon Rock Island brings 16 bankers home to Cleveland from national convention in San Francisco Bailiff John Coyne loses pension papers Modoc club to celebrate 27th anniversary at National hotel with banquet election of officers this evening Chas C Smith and J K Miller purchase Josiah Ross real estate office and employment bureau to operate in Topeka Robert C Rodiam shows illness Typhoid fever in Topeka. fire headquarters crew set record amid cold season weather and horse care observations
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