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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1903
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reports on national policy debates including Cuba annexation issues, Panama canal movements, and the U S Senate and President interactions. It notes figures like Senator Morgan and President Taft considering diplomacy, and cites Mexico and Venezuela arbitration disputes along with domestic currency reform talks.
The proposal aims to create a currency comparable in value to the greenback and under government control. It envisions use among supporters and allies, limited opposition due to personal ties, and hopes to gain public sentiment through letters to congressmen. The bill would become law if Congress acts, backed by constituent letters.
Washburn’s football squad is praised for strict compliance with all athletic rules, with players as students. The piece lauds a culture of unity under captain Kennedy and coach Leach, condemns dissension, and argues that college spirit and school interests must prevail over individual ambitions.
The announcement that Mr. F Ware will resign as Commissioner of Pensions shows at least one Kansas man will voluntarily give up a high office. The piece argues office careers rarely please all and many seek favorable posts, yet Ware did not seek the job and was appointed by the president.
Engineers attribute the spring flood to a narrowed river channel causing overtopping and widespread destruction. The torrent's impact across Silver Lake, Hemmile, and areas east of Lawrence suggests natural forces, with wider channels likely insufficient to prevent the flood’s devastation.
The Perumal Liberty League of New York seeks to repeal statutes and enforce laws but was denied incorporation by Justice Witagerald of the New York state supreme court. The opinion argues against organizing to advocate repeal and notes enforcement challenges in a metropolis of three million. The piece discusses political friction and the limits of law enforcement in Gotham.
An OCR fragment from the Atchison Glober presents a jumble of satirical vignettes about local life. It references marriages, wealth disparities, a New York residence, a San Francisco connection, church offerings, and a comical line about men and courage, all amid garbled text and broken phrases.
A fragmented Kansas era column notes veterans and leaders such as Halshay Commander of Men, Jayhawker Jots editor A Woodward, and local towns like Emporia, Hays City, and Ottawa. It hints at trials, loyalty, state service, public notices, and community anecdotes including schools, newspapers, and a countywide Matrimonial Bureau.
From the Philadelphia Record and Chicago News, a series of pointed paragraphs critique marriage, gender roles, education, and social behavior. Witty maxims note the gap between appearance and reality, warn against premature judgments, and poke fun at romance, bachelorhood, and lawyers amid breezy observations and aphorisms.
A garbled text piece mixes humorous and archaic speech with references to Turkey, Abdul Hamid, Chamberlain, and a traveler’s tale. It weaves mock quotes, pidgin dialect, and stray lines about a Sentry and a Sult’s sick man, ending with scrambled notes on travel and fares from Kansas City to Santa Fe.
A humorous рассказ about a woman who sets out to bake a grand fruit cake for Thanksgiving. She borrows wine and almonds, borrows more ingredients from neighbors, and fumbles through mixing and baking using improvised tools, multi pan efforts, and shared portions as the cake nears completion.
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