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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
5
A tangled wire service digest from the New York State Journal and Associated Press reports rapid events. Battleships and naval power, political maneuvering ahead of elections, court indictments, and religious restoration measures appear amid light social notes and farm and industry glimpses.
A garbled OCR style text recounts diverse items from a historic newspaper page. It mentions names like George Clark and Gener Davies, local color about farms, horses, and fairs, along with stray notes on social topics and household pleasures. The passage shows era speech and scattered numerals, with incongruent fragments about meals, games, and a garden variety of local interests.
Readers witness a chaotic excerpt describing a German church image and choir, noting choral arias and a predicted revival. The piece references a fountain, musical pieces, and a transformation of hymnody, with dramatic reactions and a sense of religious renewal amid disorder.
Fragmented text presents a quirky dialogue about faith, craft, and social roles. It mentions Quakers, church manners, and contrasts between aspiration and daily life with garbled lines and character snippets. The piece reads as a garbled literary fragment with scattered phrases about mothers, daughters, and professional partners.
An OCR fragment discusses a Western head turning with a bondet in the past, urging self knowledge and how others rate you. It notes that a bad week can seem beneficial afterward and that diplomatic silence is a strong protest. An undertaker’s metaphor hints at restrained speech.
An advertisement asserts eczema and various skin eruptions arise from humors and mis digestion. It praises Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as blood cleansers that expel toxins and strengthen the body, claiming permanent cures and abundant testimonials. It mentions individuals in Wisconsin and Alberta seeking relief from facial pimples and chafed skin.
City attention to a proposed blanket franchise for a Topeka Manhattan interurban line. Dolman submitted a revised draft to City Attorney Spencer as council members prepare a Friday night review in the council chamber. The ordinance seeks broad rights with limited city protections, prompting calls to specify railway franchise mistakes and ensure clear construction, paving, and operation terms.
The court held a brief session to complete the bar admission of candidates who passed the regal examination. Names listed include Frank G. Walling Wichita William Franklin Jackson Port Scott Edgar C Werfel Mount City Sarah Webster Finley Chanute Barua Faxes Lewis William A. Beofield Norton Charles A. Eeniol 3 D. McFarland chair described the board’s preliminary work and question selection.
The examiner panel announced a list of eighty candidates selected for the upcoming examination after seven applicants completed a creditable exam. Chief Justice Johnston praised the event, while the board of examiners named TD McParland LH Parkins G Ho Buckmar CF Hutchins and RF Thompen as members. The next session is scheduled for the second Monday in February.
Washburn plans three football games next week with two out of town at Holton and St Marys, and a home game Saturday at Washburn Field against Normal. Second team players may see action in the practice games, while the Saturday matchup with Normal promises a hard clash after a recent 0-0 tie with Emporia. A past incident with St Marys over a backfield player clouds relations, but renewed play is expected as the teams have had limited contact since.
An 1890s underground passage near City Hall was revealed beneath Broadway, showing a rusted grate and a long abandoned tunnel once sparking hopes for rapid transit to Harlem. The route began at Warren Street and Broadway, funded by Beach Pneumation Transit, with plans to extend to the island’s north end before timbered and built obstacles halted progress.
Local notice announces new proper style of dancing taught by Prof. Mefise with glasses each Monday evening. Additional items mention Denver resident Mrs. BD. H. Pitts sick at Stormont hospital, dog tax collector M. E. Younkin’s leave and $110 dog tag issuance, and miscellaneous city observations.
In Chanute Kansas a committee of colored residents has enlisted Attorney E W Brewster to challenge school segregation. Brewster says mandamus will likely be filed to force the board to grant colored pupils the same privileges as before. He cites Kansas court rulings and vows the case will proceed in court. The school board has left the old Hirstwart building unused for colored pupils, while many colored students attend white schools and are turned away. The board president says they will wait for the colored group to act and has not decided on grounds for action. Separating pupils allegedly does not align with rights and equity in society. First dividend news from Philadelphia & Reading Railroad reports a 1 1 4 percent payout on second preferred stock, payable Nov 10, a historic milestone for the line.
Sheriff Lucas captured Fred Fisher at noon in Pilot Grove Missouri after Fisher on bond failed to appear on a brass theft charge from a railway. Fisher was arrested and returned for trial.
Brief telegraphs describe nineteen automobiles leaving Youngstown shortly after 7 AM to drive in the final leg of a New York endurance race. Other items note health updates, political nominations, and various international notices from Paris and Chicago.
F M Stahl and Frank Stout of Auburn township urged Topeka Commercial club members to back an electric road from Topeka south west to Connell Grove via Auburn. They spoke of bond votes up to 200 per mile and personal donations of 60 to 50 dollars per farmer. A November 3 meeting for supporters was arranged. They argued the line would serve small towns and improve regional travel, proposing 60 to 70 miles length and notes on better service than the current Santa Fe route. The club discussed securing state conventions for Topeka, business interests at Hutchinson, and political fundraising with several men named as potential railroad commissioner candidates.
An oil well two miles southeast of Chanute Kansas on the Franklin Oil Company property was opened after being shot. A geyser shot oil about a hundred feet into the air and splashed surrounding ground. The well reached the surface Monday with five feet of oil above ground. The Franklin Oil Company lists John 3. 4. Fal foré Downing Wi N Hall FP. P. MacLennan and HL Shirer of Topeka as associated figures.
County commissioners will delay calling for bids to allow time for the project process to proceed. Unclear details from the readable fragment indicate plans tied to a road initiative in Kansas and potential procurement steps.
The Music Concert Co offers season tickets with reserved seats at this and other concerts. Coupons from tickets can be exchanged for seats at Stansfield's drug store Monday morning. Numbers issued to those in line at seven, chart opens at eight. Deming attractions in the Choral Society Concert Course. Series dates include Schuman Heinck on March 24.
The bids received are about $3,000 less than the cost of the items. Officials believe bridge material prices have fallen 25 percent since spring and may drop further, prompting a review of the project costs and procurement strategy.
Prof Penny spoke to Washburn students at chapel praising the Washburn hymnal as the best he has ever used and urging care in marking selections while noting no criticism of the book beyond the need for careful selection. He led the school in singing from the chapel hymnal.
It was announced that Mr. Munn has been appointed division freight agent for Santa Fe to succeed Mr. Torrington. The move shifts headquarters from Wichita to Topeka and places Munn over Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory and the Panhandle country under supervision.
A report from the Tee ka Inzane asylum describes Bevan Beavers facing murder charges after allegations of beating a patient. The victim Frank Etging Sovrrely and Elgin died a week later, with Beavers reportedly leaving the asylum before Beavin’s death.
Food inspector Farnsworth issues a notice requiring all pall dairymen and others selling milk to consumers or to depots to register immediately at the sanitary office of the board of health. The directive aims to inspect city dairies and enforce compliance under city ordinances.
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