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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1903

Page

7

Topera Stats Journal By Frank P Maclenban

The Topera Stats Journal, edited by Frank P Maclenban, presents a year’s coverage from the New York office with Associated Press notes. It outlines wire coverage and daily reports across the journal’s distribution, highlighting statistical updates and feature wording from sports to general prestige items.

Topera Stats Journal FRANK P_ MACLENBAN Scc Carrier Olin Ead Beatiows Weversds Corner York

Wall Street Troubles and Peace Talks Dominate Early News

An array of topics fills the page from Wall Street troubles and peace negotiations in Tokio to domestic politics. The piece notes Charlie M Schwab and the Democratic candidate for mayor, Platt and Allee Wood, while touching on railroads retrenching and Tammany campaigns. It highlights a Tillman trial verdict, labor shifts, and movements in education and city governance with U.S. and international references.

Drift in Rubber Bus Manufacture Value from 1856 to 2000

The report notes a rise in rubber bus manufacture value from five million pounds in 1856 to fourteen million pounds in 2000, with scattered local anecdotes about farming, fruit, and odd civic notes. It preserves names and places in a fragmentary, period-voice style.

Destructive Aberdeen Fire Hits Business District

A major blaze in Aberdeen Washington devastates the Dix block and three principal business blocks including the opera house and banks. The fire also endangers residences with several lives feared lost as fire spreads through the dusty town area.

Portland Ore Aberteen Wash Tibivcka Aberdeen Cras Howe

Parkdale sewer project figures released by city engineer

City Engineer McCabe announced estimates for a Parkdale winter sewer drainage project. Total cost around 37.8 thousand dollars with about 9 dollars per lot anticipated as the local assessment. Drain would start Brenner Street and run to Locust with branches to Eighth Avenue and Lawerence Street toward Shungunmea Creek, pipe size tapering from 39 inches to smaller grades. Plans and maps to be presented to the streets and walks committee.

McCabe Parkdale Locust Eighth Avenue Lawrenge Street Main Jargent Dingnerer

Returns to Port Arthur From War Embargo

Earlier dispatches report Hweann vessels returning to Port Arthur while defenses and port restrictions are cited. Officials warn against alarmism as pacific signals rise and preparations for possible naval activity continue under guarded conditions.

Prices of Shoes Discussed Amid Leather Trade Shifts

A reporter notes prices and materials in the American shoe trade, detailing leather market effects, wholesale and retail ranges, and quality standards. The piece highlights low wholesale prices to the southern trade, wax cantileather uppers, and Goodyear makeups, with references to women’s and men’s styles and reformulated in an era voice.

Ihanen Goodyear Recukvan Fiat Aimee Reich Wesibe Elia Fiona

Kansas Governor Bailey and Leland in Political Strife

Governor Bailey and Cyrus Leland feud over control and policy. Reported in Topeka, the split grows amid appointive frictions and a younger faction pressing for influence, with both denying public comment and quiet efforts to keep details from surfacing.

Fragmentary political memo notes lead to unclear positions

A damaged OCR fragment references Gov Batley and Secretary Barrow with scattered names and districts. It mentions individuals such as Mcdowell Emith Center Haskell Gayton and Hendars in a context of appointments or duties. The text is incomplete and lacks a coherent narrative.

Iunen Batley Ley Barrow Ap Pome Mcdowell Emith Irtcattural College Haskell Gayton Lai Coit Deng Williame Bisa Woun

Trainmen Signals and Arm Movements Explain Rail Safety

A reporter learns brakemen signals through arm motions explaining go ahead and slow, showing how swinging arms or a single back and forth gesture directs engineer. The piece details specific signals used to start stop and cut off, with example near Montclair and New York yards.

Euddenie Ian Wari New York Janis Biase Bly Agnoranos Senple Worrester Providence Hs Nity Rayn & Gang Atmaphore Tribune Oye-Erie Railroad Jersey City Montclair Bezel Mike Éiginewr Jers Dows Pitecenger Xpress Cas Euien Hs Aria Mae Cies

Bat Governor's House Hosts Daughters of Jean Rovetarian Wille Event

At the Governor's mansion tonight the Visiting Inlies attended a nagual convention of the ansas chapter of the Daughters. An uprising seminar was held today at Unity church with speakers including Mrs. J Herron Cromman and Mr. Charles W Fairbanks. Music came from Mrs. Stoker Miss King and Mr. Stanley. A luncheon is planned at T W Harrisons Saturday. Coke Trust Formed in Uniontown as sixteen independent cake companies met to form an organization to maintain woke prices.

George E Stoker Emily King Harry Stanley T. W. Harrison Coke Trust Uniontown

Central American Presidents to Meet in Panama City

Nicaraguan cables say the Central American Republics presidents will confer in Panama on October 20 with leaders from El Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua absent its current head as Nicaragua’s assembly barred his departure. Nicaragua Guatemala cordial ties restored. Dietrich bids for 7600 hectares of national Atlantic coast territory. Manning’s bid to buy Nicaraguan railways collapses.

Panama Colombia Nicariguen Acmiutis Salvador Nicaragua Assembly Dietrich Manning

Boy Shoots Himself at Kansas University House

Lawrence Kansas reports a distressing incident at the newly registered pharmacy school of Kansas University. A 22 year old man, from Howard Kansas, entered the school Monday and reportedly drank prior to an attempted self inflicted death at the Lawrence residence. He is believed to be non recoverable.

Lawrence Kan Ter Kansas University Lawrence House Crantice Howard

MH Bone Returns From Illness Amid Political Shakeup

Governor Bail Jey JAC remains in office today but plans to return to Texcellar Springs tonight after improving, doctors urge rest until early November. Police detained a suspect at a small shop for passing worthless checks. he altered names to defraud and claimed multiple identities. The subject is described as of unsound mind.

Bone Jey Jac Texcellar Springs Wichita Meredith Detectivs Hopkins Stanoe

Funeral Rites for Archbishop Kain Held in Baltimore

Impressive services marked the first funeral rites for Archbishop John Joseph Kain at St Agnes sanitarium Baltimore. The casket was moved to Camden Station for a 3 pm Baltimore and Ohio train to St Louis where interment is planned Wednesday. The ceremony shifted from a solemn high mass to ritual removal per Archbishop Glennon. Mon Signor John Murray of Cincinnati presided. Bishop Denzhan of Wheeling arranged clergy to accompany the body through West Virginia. In Cincinnati the train will meet priests from St Louis, continuing to St Louis where the body will lie in state at Monsignor Rain's residence. Cardinal Gibbons will depart Monday for St Louis. a requiem high mass will be held at the cathedral next Wednesday with the celebrant, and Archbishop Kerne of Dubuque delivering the vermon. The St Louis funeral is expected to be elaborate.

Baltimore John Joseph Kain St Agnes’ Sanitarium Camden Station Baltimore & Oalo St. Louis Glennon St. Doula John Murray Cincinnati Denzhan Wheeling West Virginia Tomorry Monsignor Cardinal Gibbons Nxt Fardipal Arhbishop Kerne Dabuone St Louis

Turquoise Mine Dispute Ends in Manslaughter Incident

San Hernandino reports a long running turquoise mining dispute as William Miller shoots and kills George Simmons of Newark after a confrontation near the mine boundary. Miller, a man of position, surrendered after the fatal exchange with revolvers drawn on the scene.

San Hernandino Can Wiman Miller George Simmons Newark J. Simmons Miller Simmons

Local items note returns and events in Topeka area

J Lyne will return tomorrow from a business trip to Kansas City and Leavenworth. A new street date is announced for Saturday from 1.00 to 4.00. Mrs A Bilder of 611 Kansas Avenue and Manager Albert Patten of the Topeka railway company are mentioned amid various local notes. F G Kelly is ill and confined in his home on Van Buren street. Lee Myers of the Topeka railway company has returned from a short absence in Topeka. Hunters at Wingwood park cause nuisance to squirrel owners. J L & Mvert promises action against trespassers. Topeka Gott club hosts a cadian tournament at Keith tract Saturday at 2 o'clock with Mayers invited. Bishop ibh Metabe and visiting delegates for the Woman's Home Missionary Society convention are at the residence of Mr and Mrs Frank M Cope, 499 Harrison Street, Saturday evening.

J. Lyne Kansas City Leavenworth A. Bilder Kansas Avenue Albert Patten Topeka van Buren Street Ava Lee. Myers Topeka Railway Company Wingwood Park Keith Tract Mayers Uere Non Ibh Metabe Woman's Home Missionary Society Frank M. Cope Harrison Street

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