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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1903
Page
8
Dr. M. S. McGrew and editor M. M. Beck endorse the odorless commode, praising its odorlessness and sanitation. Beck notes the device’s practical usefulness for homes and its germ-destroying lime magazine attachment, reflecting health officer authority in Jackson County.
Philadelphia Telegraph items report Captain Seaton backing hangings, local government meetings, court notes, and a churn of political and social happenings. Topics include Grace Hendricks seeking to diverge from William Hendricks, McFadden’s death after wreck, and Washburn football scheduling.
A Tuesday fire razed the A B Books building in Enid leaving the structure a total loss while the neighboring George Le Marquis Jewelry suffered serious damage. Most stock was saved though the Mixwourt and Kansas toll lines burned, cutting through traffic to El Reno and Oklahoma City for weeks. total losses run to several thousand dollars, with insurance covering only part.
Paris reports a plan to arbitrate the linen weavers strike at Armentieres after riots. The city, previously sacked, saw 6000 rioters clash with troops, looting stores and properties, burning linen and sacking homes before order was restored and leaders prepared a referendum on employer terms.
A report from Constantinense notes the sultan's younger son Eddine Mc-Prines Amel Cet. died yesterday from an illness described as phoumania. The line of succession and regional impact remain unclarified in the brief dispatch.
Theodore McKim is found guilty of first degree murder in Atchison district court for the June 1 killing of Nicholas Belrich at a Beirichs saloon. The jurors deliberated about fifty minutes. defense moved for a new trial.
Philadelphia October 14 William Elkins the millionaire traction owner is gravely ill at his country home near Philadelphia. Reports say organic illness worsened by worry began with a cornsore on his toe and inflammation threatened amputation. A physician remains at his bedside guarding his condition described as extremely serious.
Confused report describes a Petrel attack on a Star vessel off the Canadian coast near Zaleerie. The Petrel fired several shots at Silver Strav before escaping. The Star, owned by Tabs and Constibis of this city, was aboard during the incident.
Yellow fever reports from Laredo Texas record 28 new cases and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours with totals rising to 78 cases and 14 deaths. In Sydney New South Wales the government estimates wheat area at 225,000 acres, up from 1902, signaling a strong crop expansion.
A mob of 75 masked men seized Walter Juckson from the county jail in Hamilton Montana and hanged him after a speedy one sentence trial. The lynching followed the discovery of the mutilated body of men, Fannie Buck, and the jury and courts had already sentenced Juckson before his appeal. A Live Stock company elevator burned Sunday causing total loss of building grain and stock. Insurance covered about ten thousand dollars. Church members helped avert further disaster by fighting the blaze at an elevator nearby.
Emporia Kansas October 4 A dispute with Uncle Sam touches Santa Fe when Lee Pettitt tracer clerk was discharged for joining company I second Kansas National Guard before departure to Fort Riley The US law may require reinstate Pettitt and a state warrant is issued against W C Tlette Santa Fe agent who discharged him Also Indiana seeks stricter tuberculosis related teaching rules and a Missouri area elevator must not rehire workers after a tuberculs outbreak
Wichita Oct 1 Odd Fellows from across the state gathered in Wichita for what members call the largest lodge gathering in the West. Grand encampment officials and officials from Leavenworth and Wichita presided as candidates were initiated, with rumors of a mass turnout surpassing prior records. An informal Rebekah meeting followed at the Congregational church as attendees traveled from nearby cities.
The Philippine core mission informs the Chinese government of an export tax rate of a specified percent on Cariboo Manila Ort. The notice clarifies the duty level and affected commodity.
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