This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1903
Page
2
Topeka items report turkey shoots and holiday plans as the city prepares for Thanksgiving. Activities include Washburn football, a Topeka Gun Club shoot, a courthouse session, local engineers surveying Kaw flood impacts, and community church offerings for needy children.
Papete reports Queen Coeur of Mania Cook Island with 120 relatives visiting the queen. A grand parade features native dancers and royal band, while a legal case involving a sailing crew is submitted to a tribunal. French naval vessels linger in Papete harbor as Capp Vermont commands the port.
Kanse Wile Nov. 34 At the Wabash ticket Office the sale of seats for the Mw Mi-Kerew game at Spopteman’s park shows larger demand than last year. A north-end gate will be opened for pasar Turkish Misintry. Ministers discuss Macedonian reform amid divisions. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised for children and used by families. sold by druggists.
Louleville reports a Clay Center fiveryman named Louis C. Johnson fell prey to a three card monte scam after arriving from St Louis. He lost 165 and a New York draft of 2100 despite carrying 23 years savings. Police say con artists targeted him at St Louis Union Station before continuing to New York. Johnson traveled by Southern Railway and was described as an easy mark.
The Berlin Prussian supreme court ruled that strike picketing is lawful if conducted from a building not objectionable to the tenant. A police officer ordered a picket to leave a street location, prompting the court to note police street ordinances do not extend beyond the street.
An unidentified assailant fired four revolver shots at Mr. Gahan, secretary of the Bank of England, but he was not harmed. The attacker fled. police recovered a horse before bringing the suspect to custody in San Francisco.
Zimmer may switch from Philadelphia to the Pirates next season as gangrum rumors spread. Secretary Locke discussed Clarke and Zimmer, but doubts remain on whether Zimmer will be released and sign with Pittsburgh. A separate report from Kansas notes a grocery store raid and threatened prosecutions, while a Missouri-area lynching case near Jefferson is reported with few details.
Washington reports the secretary of the Interior suspended D F Campbell, clerk of the Creer na tion townsite commission, amid an indictment linked to land frauds in the Indian Territory. The move follows probes tied to a Kansas legislator’s alleged $100 payment and a court process for grand jury minutes.
Missouri Pacific announces a new feeder train between Topeka and Joplin with Kansas City Southern consent for ten miles on the Pittsburg to Asbury line. Initial service slated for next Sunday. agent Nipps says no firm start date yet and the change affects trains to Joplin.
Lexington poetess Rose Hennessy details a two month trial of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for uterine inflammation and ovaritis. She reports dramatic improvement within a month and full recovery by the end of the second month, encouraging other women to try the remedy.
Leavenworth nov 24 first lieutenant stoney burbank sixth infantry sues filipino woman concepcion vasques to annul a fraud marriage. case not taken up as war department follows kansas law 50 day limit and potential default. burbank engaged to miss mattie stone daughter of former senator stone. remaining issues involve forged marriage certificate and philippines record clarification.
In Los Angeles a sea tragedy unfolds aboard the German ship Octavia 143 days out from Antwerp with cement cargo. After a drunken dispute among sailors, three crewmen died and another may have perished after a raid on whisky stores. The ship’s captain landed the dying officer ashore for hospital care amid rumors of poisoning and internal strife. The affair involves the German vice consul in San Francisco and ship consignees as authorities investigate the incident.
Two men forced two station operators to reveal the arrival time of a freight train at Montgomery and Williamsport. They threatened to “do up” the operators if not compliant, then departed after obtaining the information. This marks the third holdup since the Clendennen murder at Brown's tower. Report from Kenova, Pa says engineer Hector Hughes was attacked by a robber band. a club was used in the struggle before the assailant fled.
Horton Commercial editor J E Hanway, long a Topeka State Journal traveler, to continue its Democratic editorial stance. Horton is a live town with Hanway as an enterprising young businessman of wide state acquaintance. Clyde McManigal, longtime Commercial manager, plans real estate work for a year and then to resume his paper.
Lawrence Kan November 24 The Haskell Indians prepare to travel to Denver Wednesday to meet the Denver University team in a Thanksgiving game The regular lineup from the Chicago game is expected to start Hunt and Hauser return from the Creighton game and the team expects no post season games after Thanksgiving Talks of a Haskell Washburn meeting to decide state championship are unlikely at this time Paris November 24 Ted Sloan jockey sues the French Jockey Club seeking 40000 damages over being barred from turf at Chantilly May 17 1950 case highlights turf administration control The hearing begins with M Labori arguing Sloan was only a rider not a trainer and thus not under club jurisdiction The case is adjourned for a week
New York reports domestic coal now five dollars a ton with a likely rise to twenty three dollars by December one. Prices will reach their highest level since last year when thirty nine dollars a ton was common. Two years ago retail coal cost seventy five dollars under normal conditions. The hike follows expected operator wage schedules beginning December first.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions cures for rheumatism in 1 to 3 days and a tonic style claim. It also notes a legal notice of an auction or sale via Union Pactic at $230 around November 2, with references to Howley & Shaw druggists and a Missouri page. The passage is garbled with many misspellings and lacks coherent structure.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.