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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1903
Page
8
Soldiers Township farmers join county effort to replace flood damaged bridges with Tollbridge style structures and improved roads. County commissioners push a countywide macadam road revival with Todawa Bridge firm plans and multiple bridges ordered for immediate road work.
Farmers will donate teams and wagons to haul bridges from the factory to streams and help assemble them. The plan keeps costs at factory price with no extra construction expense. The Tovoka Bridge company has orders from Kansas townships for 47 steel bridges. Bridges under $20M stay township undergird. six over that are county bridges. Winter rock quarrying by Boldier township trustees will supply stone for macadam roads and bridge piers. County commissioners may supply a rock crusher next spring to aid road and bridge work. The effort aims for cheaper, durable bridges and better roads across the county.
Rome reports Italy celebrates Queen Helena for her literary works including verses from her Mount Temegre home journal and religious pieces. The elder Queen Margaret is cited for religious verse in Italian anthologies and other royalty such as Carmen Sylva, Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and European rulers are noted for literary or musical achievements.
Paris on November 4 reports the Western France Railway company tests memory aids on its Paris Cherbourg trains. Carriages feature a marked plate with a symbol such as a rose, cat, fur, balloon or elephant to help passengers recognize their carriages when alighting or returning. The innovation is proving popular among travelers.
A garbled AP style brief notes Mrs Potter Palmer's condition improving after a reported relapse. The wire indicates the contact, warning of exaggeration, and unclear details about next steps or timing for recovery.
The Weather Bureau reports October as warm and wet with a mean of 37 degrees, rainfall 3.50 inches, exceeding normal by 1.50 inches. Max 85 and min 23 occurred in October, with historical records noting 1897 1899 as warm Octobers and 1887 as the coldest. An early frost was recorded Sept 38 in Tay.
New York's board approves a new budget showing an increase in expenses to 603s for 144 and total spending of 106,674.06 for Mayor Low and the city board. They note higher city expenditures and call for a tax rate of 56 versus 31.41 the previous year.
The report notes Paris con gress opens with emphasis on alcohol as a food substance and the critique of Duclaux by congress members for incorporating American Dr Atwater ideas. Eugene Restand urges savings institutions as best against alcohol harms and to inculcate saving habits to eradi cate drinking. Other items mention a Blackshore ranch alfalfa stock and a social dance event on November 5.
Fragmentary text notes cuts and garbled phrases about Black Shore ranch alfalfa shipments. Mentions 1% acres, five tons, 20 carloads in six months, and a possible Weather Service shipment securing issue prompting a visit by Dr Eigeckehiere to discuss remedy.
Constantinople reported that British, German, French, and Italian ambassadors informed Turkish officials they carry instructions from their governments to back the Austro-Russian reform scheme. The porte strong rejects the plan's control feature and orders have been issued to disband detachment reserves.
London aims to curb motor dust by next summer with experiments from Hon John Scott Montague and Westramite Limited. Trials on Windsor Road and River Hill show little dust while treated, with the liquid mixture claimed to disinfect and resist weather for two to four weeks. It costs £10 per ton but saves water and labor, potentially keeping rates steady.
A London Express summary notes a proposed road treatment using Westrumite and other compounds. It argues initial costs may be over 30 pounds per tallow with recurring expenses half that, and claims cumulative effect with substantial improvement to dusty roads. It predicts reduced dust emissions for motorists and the public, though rainfall and weather are noted to influence results.
A posse captured twelve Sioux women along the Cheyenne River near the South Dakota line after a raid that killed Sheriff Miller and Deputy Falkenburg in Wyoming. Several band members escaped.
New York November 4 The commission in the San Yarelsod street railway wage arbitration grants a 1 percent wage rise for workers employed two years before April 19 13 and a 5 percent rise for those in service. The increase is effective May 1 1999 to May 1 1901. The award was prepared by Oscae Straun and signed by W J Siep hen with Col Patrick Calhoun declining to concur.
Santos Dumont, Brazilian aeronaut, made a brief ascent in balloon No. 0 before foggy weather. the craft struck a tree injuring the aviator slightly. Witnesses included Grand Duke alyutar, a minister, and Count Vaule. Irish strap relations and public notices quoted.
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