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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1903
Page
2
A local ad promotes Splendid Hose in black fast stock patterns from the Black Cat brand at 64 cents per pair. It also markets boys heavy ribbed black hose branded as the famous leader with a bargain price noted and a bulk sale offer.
Extra 10 yards of dress prints in black blue gray and red arrive tomorrow. Full size comforts with one extra cotton sheet at sale price.
An advertised sale offers iron beds direct from the agenda at low prices. The lot features blue and gold trimmed frames, with a cash buyer sought after negotiations. The seller promises tomorrow delivery and claims a well known manufacturer previously held the stock.
The report details William Bryan appealing a probate ruling by Judge Cleveland regarding the sealed letter to Fenton and a gift provision. It notes his appointment as executor, the widow’s allowance set at $7,000 per year, and critiques of the educational system’s costs and opportunities as debated amid a wide public discussion in New York and other cities. The piece uses a broad critique of education funding and access, contrasting high costs with calls for broader opportunities.
Cheyenne Wyo November 14 Governor Chatortin will decide Horns fate on Thursday. Deputies with a Gatling gun guard the jail anticipating an attempt by cattlemen to release Horn. The threat is rumored that the condemned murderer will be freed from the Kongmen's rape Act of airiting Information. A paper marked with Tauren TIT? was thrown into the courthouse yard from Horns window. The same marks appear on buildings across the street in plain view of Horns cell. Horns friends allegedly plan to liberate him on the eleventh month about eleven oclock tomorrow. Daniel Frohman, the theatrical manager, will wed Miss Marguerite Stlisielon in New York on November 22.
Governor Bailey will not pursue a federal judgeship contest without Senator Long calling for his endorsement. He says he will assist if Long seeks it, and will coordinate with Senator Larus on candidates Johnston, Pollock, or Loremnts. Bailey emphasizes senatorial patronage and harmony between Long and his office.
Denver dispatch reports miners across El Risco and surrounding counties walked out. In Everettano and Hastings Delagua the Victor Bnei company mines largely shut, with about eighty workers remaining. Animas County sees 2,500 miners idle as Southern coal fields halt. Wyoming reports limited walkouts at Rock Springs and Dietz with several hundred miners idle. District President Howells notes southern coal field operations nearly at a standstill.
A German naturalist Werner reports that reptiles and amphibians show a hidden sense guiding them to water. Observing 136 individuals, he notes attraction to moisture independent of known senses, hints at an unknown chemical cue. Snakes have limited sight, while caymans and crocodiles detect water at short range, with other species varying in vision and heat reliance.
Text indicates wool prices remain steady as scarcity pushes costs, with one or two manufacturers maintaining former prices while others are expected to join the rise. Scarcity and firm pricing are cited as the causes driving the market behavior.
A New York Sun interview cites tailors noting calmer times from past struggles with journeymen who stretched cloth to force extra alterations. The piece recalls old threats, rival pressure, and secret tracking by rival tailors across cities, now largely diminished with more honest practices.
A cathedral guild hosts a lunch and cake sale with proceeds aiding local health efforts. An information bureau in Kansas City offers details on medical remedies while a Dorchester resident credits a new treatment for saving lives from tuberculosis and lung ailments.
New York reports a woman found dead in a basement after living in squalor for years. Police uncover United States Steel bonds and other securities worth about 50 000 dollars, while neighbors say her estate exceeds half a million. Ailing rent collector James Alderdice was dying nearby as the scene exposed old papers, bonds, mortgages, and miscellaneous mementos. The case highlights harsh neglect of age and the scavenged remnants of a once-late life.
Kansas City Kansas laborers protest pay by check as saloons close. W A L Johnson and the attorney general assess law on weekly cash wages after 1933 statute exemptions for railroads and creameries. Banks' hours complicate cashing, merchants in Santa Fe shops noted for cashing paychecks.
Community brief listing residents and events in Topeka. Notes include George Skinner’s Georgia trip, moves within town, improvements to homes, church revivals, hospitalities, social dances, and local trades. Mentioned are Nicholson coal, Frank Giffen relocation, infant burial, and patrons visiting from Washington Indiana and San Francisco.
Fragmented OCR listing numerous individuals with varied spellings and odd punctuation. Names include Exmilty Yost Mabel Kingman Tscia Kingman Buechner Elva Clarke Dra Lekex Ota Satchéte Grice McNous Mise Biathler Messix Jesse Stan John Buechner Ralph Button Guiles Robert Clarke Jennings Henry Jesse Oils Daniel Bison Archie Verne aficweramatts Harry piutehineen Aley Reu ben Barry McNoun.
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