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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1903
Page
5
Topeka State Journal reports on political races including New York and national contests, mayoral forecasts for New York City, and state tickets in several states. It also notes local items from Kansas towns, including stores, weather, accidents, and community incidents with various named individuals and places.
A fragmentary column describes fading whiskers and aging, notes on leaves signaling decay, and stray opinions about life’s little deceptions. It mentions a Lancaster Library secret, squash versus pumpkin, wedding trip misfortune, corn meat diets, and a hare racing anecdote from Atchison.
An old ad claims Kodol Digest What You Eat relieves indigestion catarrh of the stomach and dyspepsia by aiding mucous membranes nerves and glands to produce proper digestion. It includes testimonials from B W Waterrn and mentions travel letters and anecdotes about indigestion and patent medicines.
Experiments and X Ray aided studies show Catarin of the stomach is not a gland itself but a condition from repeated alimentary tract issues. The mucous membrane lining hosts gastric inter Thesion and terminal nervous branches, with sympathetic fibers present.
A scattered collection of witticisms and maxims touches on honesty, money, marriage, and everyday life. The snippets pair quips with curious misprints, hinting at editorial laughter and rural wisdom, including proverbs about money and temptation.
A fragmented tale shows a woman and bet figure in a local dispute. After years of marriage a man suspects a chair in the Bow is enough for his wife. He questions time, money, and happiness as two women maneuver to influence their partners.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger clipping recounts German police practice in Dresden where officers can levy fines from one to three marks for minor offenses like carrying papers or crossing a bridge. Citizens may appeal, delaying arrest by two days, and may face at least a three mark fine if found guilty. A foreign observer notes officials deny corruption among higher ranks but acknowledges occasional abuse by individual officers.
Br J Eb Minney arrived in Chicago from Wrntey Afternoon at 4 o'clock. the walk committee will meet. At 8 o'clock Monday night the fire department was called to 1372 Buchanan HMrest where the residence of FM Warren caught fire. The blaze was extinguished with no damage reported.
Hartin Bogue of the Sixth and Buchansy streets area is indicted in the U S district court for misusing government funds. The tale traces his ventures from a Chicago Heights addition in Topeka to a Mexico lottery scheme, funds lost, homes burned, and his baffling indifference as fires threaten his property.
Weather notes indicate Topeka’s crop period from March 1 to November 1 recorded 28.92 inches of rain. This season’s total reaches 1.38 inches above normal, with the year’s normal level cited around 28.92 inches to date, and measurements through noon on January 2 were incomplete.
The State Journal previews election bulletins amid press concerns from New York city and Ohio. The piece interweaves religious commentary on faith, prayer, and knowing God, citing Rev William Henry Grill Thoms, Episcopalian, in London, and urging personal devotion as a path to stronger faith.
Philip Krohn once a famed west coast orator connected with Kansas and state charities grew old and paralyzed living in Candor Tioga County New York. Once a Methodist preacher in Atchison and Abilene he drifted to Congregationalism, faced church discipline, and later politics faded from prominence as age and ruin overtook him.
In New York on November 2, early voting estimates placed about 50 percent of the city’s registered voters cast by mid afternoon with time remaining. Leaders on both sides claimed momentum, while arrests for vote fraud were few and linked to clerical errors. The Citizens Union urged continued turnout as a strong sign for the party in power.
The Kansas attorney general files in probate court against the estate of William J. Waller for 2400 dollars claimed as reimbursement for care of William Walker at the Topeka asylum over the past year. Guardianship disputes involved a Franklin county guardian and another in a different court, with Bradford Miller of Topeka appointed by Probate Judge Hayden.
The board of education will receive bids for the construction of a new manual training high school on November 24. The building committee has authority to act on the contract and excavation work is set to begin in early December. Delays from the architect's errors slowed plans for foundations and water supply.
Robert C Roediger aged 23 died at Kin hare 719 Clay street from typhoid fever. Mins Anna Downey, niece of Mr. Coroelia Adams 221 West Tenth street died at Ottawa Kan. The body will be taken to Brewrennie Ind for home burial. The funeral of William Cole at Purkesie Mt E church 25 ppa Wednesday. Friends meet at home 1th East Sixth avenue for service under Shawnee lodge No 2.
Since October floods of cases have been reported to Superintendent Davidson of Topeka city schools totaling 29 contagious illnesses. The health department and city physician have fumigated rooms and warned teachers and children. Bulletins were sent to every teacher as new cases appeared. The list names many families and addresses across Topeka with cases of whooping cough measles and chickenpox among students and residents.
William Allen White lauds Governor Bailey for sending Attorney General Coleman to Kansas City Kan to assist the county attorney in prosecuting the boomers. White praises the decisive action, calls Gibson a weak petitioner, and argues the governor acted bravely to expose graft and stand for honesty in Kansas politics. The piece urges strong leadership to root out corruption and supports Coleman as a bold, capable official.
A November 5 sale at the old Stewart storey east of Wakarusa will dissolve the Shawnee county herd owned by Mirod and Samson. About 235 Hereford and Shorthorn cattle are listed, with notable stock including Tony Ree and other unregistered bulls. Lunch will be provided at noon and bidding starts at 10 a.m.
A mandamus action filed in the Kansas Supreme Court tests whether Coffeyville boards of education in a second class city can compel Negro children to attend white schools. The Coffeyville school board had earlier admitted to attempting such integration, but the suit moved forward after lower court actions.
Pekin November 2 The Chinese government told United States Minister Couger it will permit the water goods already bought to be exported but hopes the Philippine government will buy no more buffaloes. China resists setting a precedent by aiding the Philippines as a relief donation.
Diverse notes report labor leader John Mitchell improving after stomach trouble in New York, a Protestant congress opening under Bishop Whitefiend with delegates from across the country, a Lisbon wreck clarified as a small German steamer, a Paris dispatch on Premier Combes planning to resign after the budget, and Missouri cases: Fassia bribery venue panel, Oglesby time overruled by the Supreme Court, with fallout on the Missouri Pacific inquiry and a fine on the Standard-Herald editor.
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