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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1903
Page
4
Fragments from the State Journal lettered wire copy touch on New York politics Panama crisis and public figures. Notes include references to Democratic stance, Panamanian events, labor strikes, and commentary on media and leadership with scattered opinions and historical allusions.
Tense debate in Topeka centers on transferring ownership and operation of the water supply from the Water Company to the city. Voters previously faced a bond issue to fund the plant transfer, with strong public support framed against legal delays and company opposition led by President Street as the city moves to take possession.
The Kansas editor calls for a full investigation into forgery involving Sidney Blakeman on warrants and register entries at the state auditor's office. He criticizes the legislature's conduct, warns against partisan bias, and urges prosecution of forgers, thieves, and graftsters. A new Topeka police chief is analyzed, noting mixed views on McCollum and the need for a fair trial before judgment. He stresses accountability and thorough inquiry to restore public trust.
The piece urges private tutors and domestic workers in Munfia to take jobs at $20 to $35 weekly, arguing hundreds of women are needed. It contrasts the harsh sweatshop life in eastern cities with the freer, more hopeful western conditions, stressing character over purse and the value of a generous response.
James Barton Adams, Denver Post poet, is remembered by Topeka locals through a heartfelt, old fashioned poem honoring his devotion to his mother, who lay in Oakland and died a year ago. The verse recalls lasting affection, home ties, and the lifting power of maternal love across years and hardship.
The Kansas state free employment bureau reports thousands of honest capable women seeking work. They may find profitable employment across farms dairies stores offices and professional settings in Kansas while eastern and western editors debate the matter. The piece notes Kansans are prosperous and highlights women’s hard work on farms and in homes with demand also appearing in Washington and Oregon.
Fragmented local jots recount a mix of gossip and oddities from town life. Notes mention a proposed canning facility at Wothena, an Elk Falls resident nursing a four year bloom curiosity, and various scattered items about police, pensions, markets, and distant trips, all in a brisk, garbled newspaper style.
A jumbled Atchison Globe excerpt nonsensically critiques honesty and virtue. The writer rails against corrupting wealth, moral decay, and feeble reform, lamenting aging and social ennui while questioning genuine redemption and prayer. The piece reads like a candid, disjointed opinion column.
A blurry reminiscence recalls a morning coat and aristocratic airs at a luncheon. The murmured scene mentions chicken and gravy, baker's bread, store butter, and a manipulative note about a clever woman preying on the average man, who is depicted as easily duped.
Fragmentarischer Textabschnitt in stark dialektaler und humorvoller Tonlage. Enthält Auszüge mit ironischen Sprüchen, Ortsbezügen wie May Gotlet, Lecompton und Baldimore, sowie skurrilen Anekdoten über Auktionen, Grasshopper, Ruben, Rubbernecks und Alltagsszenen. Text wirkt wie Kolumnenmontage ohne klares Meldethema. Personen- und Ortsangaben erscheinen flüchtig und teils stilisiert.
This sketch follows Bill Winworth later known as Wadsworth, from boyhood dreams of driving streetcars on West Sixth avenue to musical antics and school mischief. It traces early ambitions, failed recitations, military schooling, and a quest to become an actor, with humor about his drum, banjo, and makeshift instruments.
A garbled page blends reminiscences about soldiers and schooling with comic reflections on women, nerves, and reputation. It quotes lines about life, flirtations, and social quirks, mentioning actors like Wad dy and Blanche Walsh, plus a string of humorous musings from The New York Prent and Philadelphia Record.
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