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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
8
Football news from Fort Scott to Topeka covers Washburn and Missouri games, coaching changes, and upcoming matchups. It notes Topeka football’s local figures, state league talk, and university athletic planning amid early season results and personnel shifts.
Pratt Kas November 10 The Stratford Nich school team lost to Pratt at home. An individual standout performance highlighted Pratt’s strong play as they won 28 to something. The Pratt team led throughout and secured the victory.
Seattle reports the Discovery with 31 passengers departed Nome October 1 and has not reached port since October 28. Captain McGrath and Captain K Walters of Discovery Transportation Company are aboard. 60 to 60 people are believed aboard, many unable to pay for medical care. An empty life raft was seen by Excelsior officers near Sitka. no other trace found. Local Nome officials hold limited passenger information. aid from United States demand is sought.
Washington report discusses William Elliott's Interior Department release criticizing Spanish rule in Porto Rico. It condemns neglect of roads, education, sanitation, and proper governance over four centuries, noting extreme poverty, poor health services, and weak municipal leadership as barriers to development and recovery.
Great Bend Kansas on November 20 reports railroads fail to supply cars and power to move grain. Trucks crowd yards as loaded cars back up, with three grain firms handling sixty thousand bushels daily west of town. Yards jammed, lines stretch over half a mile, and thousands of bushels may wait until next year.
Judge Coles Mayor Sayer and Marshal Fitzesrald were convicted Thursday of violating the prohibitory law in Galena Kansas. The verdict centered on failing to inform the county attorney about existence of joints in arena known for years. The city benefited from joint revenues, treated as a minor fine, with Judge Coles appealing the case.
A district court in Kansas City Kansas issued warrants for Frank M. Holcomb, county clerk, and deputy Joe Hoffman on contempt of court charges. They allegedly extended taxes on property in Weat Armordale despite an injunction by Judge J. L. Fischer. The matter stems from sewer district tax disputes and a misdescribed restraining order, with city attorney colleagues noting the order may be invalid.
Berlin reports that Handles Gesell jchatt raised its capital by 2.506 million dollars, bringing total capital to 25 million. Bank officials issued the announcement, noting the increase as confirmed. Additionally mention of New York five cents buys an ice bar cake cigars appears in the text.
In New York a prize fight was pulled off despite contrary law. A police sergeant officiated the event with a referee and newspaper man present. One participant reportedly died by suicide about three years ago in San Francisco. Remains cremated. burial in same grave denied by the War Department.
A Lebanon Kansas elevator at Northwestern station was painted with quotations as a fire earlier damaged the Rock Island area. The blaze began on the fourth floor of the Tremont building, destroying a lift and a clinic room. Authorities estimated the loss at about 210,000 dollars.
Washington on November 20 reports Capt. Thrasher formerly of Told Kansas, late clerk in the internal revenge service, died in Lynchburg Virginia and will be buried with Alyson in Arlington cemetery after a request from the Potomac G A department. The son Luke Thrasher accompanies the request.
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