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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1903
Page
6
A partial OCR snippet references items like hits, inches, widths, and tees. The readable words suggest a sports equipment listing or ad fragment mentioning measurements and products without clear context or full details.
New York City officials report a sharp rise in pedestrian fatalities over three years as street traffic increases. The Board of Health notes 432 pedestrians killed by vehicles in 1900 and 1902 figures rising to about 1,004 if current trends continue, with the latest incident involving Catherine Bitherny and her five month old child struck in a Brookdale Avenue accident.
Readable text describes a break in at Farsiean petrol on a weekend night with entry to the building through the entrance to a basement door. Items including a teacher’s desk contents and a number of Dens vod pebotin were stolen or disrupted. Several club members and locals named as affected or involved in the incident.
Washburn manager Frank Leach plans a first class football game Saturday against Doane College of Crete Nebraska, a strong opponent ranked near the top. Doane’s strong play and lifting of football after a long pause shape Washburn’s practice with Topeka high and Grand Island opponents named in the build up.
New Orleans reports an armed clash between a white-led posse and a group of enslaved Black workers near Peon Grove, St. Charley parish. Three Black men died and several were wounded after a 20 minute battle as the groups contended amid tall weeds.
A garbled report recounts a judge and companions hunting ducks along a river. The dialogue includes misread names and fragmentary remarks about deck actions, a duck shot, and a river side scene. The text abruptly shifts to mention two others entering the scene a few days later.
A reader testifies that after introducing Grape-Nuts, her previously picky baby grew chubby and healthy without medications. The letter hails the cereal as a strong, easy-to-digest food that supports growth and well being for children, praising Postum Co. for the product.
Fragments recount hunters near Rossville tracing glow of lamps into bushes and returning to their homes where a local citizen offered to stock their yard with dozens of ducks after a neighbor’s baby duck was harmed. The account mentions Judge Hazen and a butcher shop as part of the odd exchange.
At Fort Riley Kansas on October 9 drills and technical instruction linked militia guards with regular troops. Engineers taught entrenchment and a lecture on warfare strategy closed the day. Farmers praised troop conduct though one accident damaged a farmer’s binder. a wife offered apples soldiers declined. General Hariton of the British army expected to join maneuvers tomorrow.
County Attorney Ove Hungate sues to have the state assume the suit against Tacek city for waterworks bond purchases. Judge J T Clark involved. Kansas Supreme Court to hear injunction challenge. Hungate says doubt exists about Judge Clark preserving such injunction. City accepted the new suit.
A living panorama on a 440 mile route showcases the Genesee and Blackie rivers, Manawit Valleys, 148 miles of the Hudson, Adirondack foothills, Albany Capitol, Catskill peaks, Palisades, and Central’s grand city approach, highlighting trucks entering New York City.
The New Crawford hosts Factig the Busia a clever farce by James Henry Darnley led by S. Miller Kent and company tonight, with Pucci le the Music also praised. Metara's Operetta Minstrels begin tomorrow, featuring a large colored chorus and modern stage novelties. The Irving French company performs The Runaway Wife Thursday with special scenery. Virtue and Villain headlines Friday and Saturday in The Carvict Stripes, a thriller with a poignant love plot. Por Mother's Sake closes Sunday night with Mute Heath headlining and a large cast plus holiday scenery and children for Fourth of July and Christmas carols.
Kansas writer William Allen White accepted a commission to write his first play, to star Ezra Kendall. J. M. Barrie praised White's potential at a London luncheon, prompting Liebler Co. negotiations. Kendall met White in Topeka, where they discussed a comedy tentatively titled The Vinegar Buyer and planned production details.
An old advertorial extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for weak nervous women, promising quiet nerves and better sleep. The copy hints at personal testimonials, praising the medicine as a cure for fatigue and general weakness in a period style appeal.
In Dawson Saga, Seattle dispatchers report sixteen Yukon river steamers trapped by early season ice. White Pass and Yukon boats with 150 passengers each struggle to advance, risking hundreds of miles of walking for mail and cargo if the river cannot clear. Several vessels are stalled between White Horse and Crawford with 200 tons of cargo aboard.
Des Moines dispatch reports Judge Smith McPherson upholds the anti-compact law as on the statute books since 1596. He says insurers and all firms may combine, and the state auditor has no right to bar solvent foreign firms. The decision affects eighty four companies seeking injunctions against the Blaccard law. Leopards Loose in City in Terre Haute chase ends with two captured. One bullet through a window wounds the animal. two exhibitors are dismissed.
In St Louis a federal grand jury indicted Police Captain Samuel J. Boyd for complicity in naturalization frauds. The six counts allege aiding and abetting in false naturalization and fraudulent processes. The case was filed in U S circuit court before Judge Adams.
A prominent New York couple, Percy E. Gateataan Pell and Fidelia Pell, face an absolute divorce suit amid public attention. Papers list财富, inheritance, and offshore ties as grounds while Mrs. Pell challenges jurisdiction and the second marriage. Corroborating coverage notes multiple correspondents and legal maneuvers as the case unfolds in a society-lit courtroom.
Fragmentary report notes a shooting on a doorstep and a subsequent gunfire incident. It references a football game between Kansas University and Haukell Indians, a Santa Fe return trip costing 145, and a timetable for a Saturday October 24 departure at 1:65 p.m. with arrival at 6:40 p.m.
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