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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
5
All Tastness Houses to close next Wednesday merchants turnout and band will play women will furnish hot supper and coffee. Citizens urged to join in day long labor on the dirt roads to improve conditions and assist the community during a period of mobilization. Officials name local volunteers and list planned telegraph and telephone upgrades to enhance city communication and service.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company filed a new exchange change in Arkansas City. Workers begin setting up the main line to Maine City, with a first stretch of cable about two miles long to be installed starting Monday morning.
Wellington Kansas Oct 24 The tar ni thin town is very dissatisfied with their sterilizers They claim they emit a foul odor causing customers to complain A letter from a barber company rep says sterilizer misfunction may vent outside The city council plans to consider changes or alternatives. Sheriff Chase Tadypend Kan Oct 2 The sheriff Praith ham returned from a hunt for Lee arrested for abetting his brother John Nelson who killed his brother in law Alert Norris at Tat Feyville Nelson did not appear for trial Bond forfeited warrant issued He reportedly fled toward Portmouth then to Washington then to Ssitwista with no trace at Sanduce? likely Portus country Wellington Wedding Cox bottling works Wichita married Hartho Johnson their parents plan quiet home in Wichita Small Boys as Treasurers Parsons Oct 30 Five boys around 14 years old were warned and fined for petty theft.
A disturbance on a farm near the city led to the arrest of several boys after a day in the country. Desuty Con stehi J. Dr. Petort detained the group and Justice New set bail at one dollar with costs totaling 1.36 dollars.
Fort Riley Oct 20 The last phase of the maneuvers north of Junction City on the reservation began again last night and continued this morning. Signals from the Rock automobile mark the position of opposing forces, testing the signal corps vehicle in active service. Rain had kept it idle earlier but today the machine was used and officers will review its performance. About 11,000 soldiers ran two weeks of drills with very little sickness, one pneumonia case and one accidental gunshot incident. The camp at Sanger was quiet and the weather’s heavy marching left few men unable to perform routine duties.
Fragmentary OCR describes a special train of cars moving eastward from Ticke or Topeka area. Mentions vague names and places including Klive and Paeow Valley with reference to Calver and Brigarnt. Details unclear and partially garbled.
The article reports on voting plans with Powell traveling to Oyster Bay and the President expected to attend, accompanied by two Secret Service officers and messengers. A special train from New York to Oyster Bay is arranged for October Day, with the president remaining at Oyster Bay for about an hour and returning to Washington around 6 10 p.m. A cold cure advertisement notes Laxative Brome Pile at the end.
Minnesota's football squad, feverish with anticipation, prepares to host Michigan at Northrop Field. Key stars O'Brien Schacht and other injured players return, boosting hopes for a strong performance against the Wolverines in the decisive season showdown. Ticket sales surge with about 30,000 fans expected. roughly 16,000 at $2, plus 9,000 at $1 and $1.60, and thousands more held by donors and the university.
An Indiana man, J. C. Littett of Arthur, endorses Pyramid Pile Cure after claiming complete relief from internal and external hemorrhoids. The letter-style testimonial urges readers to obtain a free sample and contact the Pyramid company for more information.
Hermis led from the start in New York on October 30, winning the mile and a furlong feature at Miller. He clocked 1 15, smashing the track record for the distance by one second, finishing four lengths ahead of Bioletta while Warranted placed third.
Baseball notes report on long term player loans and trades, including Long not reserved by Defoe, Currie Harley and McLean likely to Toronto for Buttons Briggs, and Hamilton leading New England batsmen with 37 games. Indianapolis training sites and city moves for big league camps are listed, with Irwin’s head injury and a San Francisco medical scare noted.
A. E. Obert, delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor, suffered years of indigestion and constipation with sleepless nights and low spirits. After consulting several doctors, a friend urged Paine’s Celery Compound, which he now calls a perfect cure.
The article praises the overhand drop as a deceptive pitch and notes the boys idolize a top player while teaching him the sport. It mentions Boston reporters praising a pitcher out of shape for the series and Louis Lepine of Rochester leading first basemen in the Eastern League after a Detroit release.
A playbill notes The New Dominion with Mr. Clement in Baron von Hohenstauffen will be staged at the New Crawford tonight in a farewell tour. Tomorrow brings Hoyt’s A Texas Steer with matinee and night show. The Whitney Opera Company’s When Johnny Comes Marching Home broke receipts in New York and other cities, with a large audience expected Sunday. The Lady Audley’s Secret stage version adds a burning scene, and George Wensels and team stage a realistic incendiary moment. The Beauty Doctor includes elaborate electrical effects by Von Palm and a seashore scene with wires and moving views, with Alexander the Great and Perdicas central to the plot and cast.
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