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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1903
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal transmitted wire reports via Associated Press from New York Chicago and other hubs. The paper notes full-day coverage with teletypes and a nightly compiled wire copy for the edition.
A jumble of OCR fragments discusses home delivery of the State Journal by mail, political and international hints, bankers and stock trends, crops and prices, and general economic observations. Mentions Sir Thomas Lipton, D. Te. Anthony, and various international topics with no single clear event.
The passage notes a generally sound business situation and a more encouraging outlook for the future due to signs of stabilizing conditions and preparation for growth. Walletrest firms show improved performance despite July difficulties from burdensome securities and aggressive measures to prevent disasters.
After months of wearisome litigation the dollar gas case nears a decision, with special master findings suggesting the city will likely prevail. The report shows gas can be produced locally at about 75 cents per thousand, while proposed rates yield meager profits, risking the plant’s income and the industry’s future. If both routes fail, the franchise may expire in seven years, allowing the city to seek new terms or a quick remedy in court.
The Topeka Capital reports figures showing the last legislature appropriated 5 153 972 for two years. Tax levy about 4 477, fees about 509 000, beginning surplus 31 249.27, total 5 115 249.07. It argues the state board should deduct 600 904.54, 400 000, 150 000, and 35 008 from total 4 159 744, leaving 2 000 000 to be raised by taxation, predicting continued high levies and excess funds next year.
The Topeka City Railway earns city thanks for removing a 15 year old eye sore on Fifth Street. The long dispute with East Fifth Street property owners over who should repair the road ended as tracks were abandoned and the street regenerated by the rejuvenated railway company.
An editorial highlights widespread milk adulteration with formaldehyde and other substances across several cities. It cites Harrisburg reports that nine samples in Allegheny County contained formaldehyde or boric acid, and watered milk. warns local authorities may have halted prosecutions due to politics, noting dangerous health risks and a spike in infant mortality in Punxutawney linked to adulterated milk.
A Berlin dispatch describes Germany's municipalization trend in water, gas, electricity, and even street car services with profits reported from 14 to 76 percent. Cities oversee slaughterhouses and drugstores, and free school dentistry expands, signaling a bold public provision experiment now spreading beyond Germany.
A Rock Creek Jefferson county accident where a girl and her infant sister died while attempting to light a kitchen fire by pouring kerosene into the stove. The piece warns kerosene is dangerous and urges stove makers to stamp warnings on fronts to deter ignition.
Editorial surveys Great Britain facing shock and unpreparedness while considering the implications of a possible victory. It notes Brazilian coffee producers plotting price-raising cuts and discusses global iron and steel production, highlighting per capita output and Sweden and Spain as notable examples.
A fragmented New York Chronicle column discusses U S steel supremacy versus global output, subway plans, and the impact of elevated lines on traffic. It weighs public expectations of Standard Oil and transit illumination, then shifts to Bright's disease as a common cause of death in older men, outlining its gradual development and varied symptoms.
A collage of short notes from Pratt to Meade and beyond. Ranchers report sixteen granite varieties on a 160 acre tract, a 120 pound greyhound pup, and runaway caused by frightened horses near a cow. Pratt threshing crews grind golden grain while towns plan waterworks and unfinished schools loom. Local judges hustle with marriage licenses. residents face rowdy disturbance and stray incidents. Wolves observed in daylight in Cowley county. water quality concerns cited at Great Bend.
A nationwide flavored critique notes how many well meaning men are blocked by overhelpful neighbors and wives. It jokes about aging, quiet seating, and a New York goal moved to Atchison with a wife’s tale of a man’s club visit.
A long excerpt depicts military school life and discipline, recounting cadets, their stern training, and a prank telegram sent to Kansas boys poised for patriotic duty. The tale contrasts cadet resolve with a joke that derailed their Topeka march plans, illustrating youth, authority, and historical politics.
A fragmentary column offers social vignettes and aphorisms on money, marriage, and behavior. It muses that actions define a man, notes women’s temper and fashion, and contemplates economic strain. The piece uses oblique humor and reflective maxims about everyday life.
Fragmented OCR text discusses temptations and moral strain among men, referencing a bachelor’s reflections and a widow. It hints at personal conflict, marital status, and social judgments within a dated newspaper tone. Names, dates, and clear events are unreadable in the readable fragments.
The text recounts a legendary tale of Saint Petersburg’s founding with a statue-like scene near the fortress. It notes a church to be built at a holy site after a vision, and contrasts myth with the historical fact that Novgorod preceded the city, with the Neva trade route drawing Swedes and merchants, leading to stone houses and the fortress.
A garbled local page offers a comic, fragmentary dialogue including cow men, railroads, and a parade of names. It mentions New York fame, a coast oyster harvest, and odd anecdotes about Bible fans and collection finials. The piece hints at a town theater of voices and a looming election or admission line.
A garbled collection of phrases and incomplete sentences from the Chicago Daily News. The text touches on themes of insanity versus kleptomania, ambition in rowing, misdirected perceptions of men and women, and scattered references to scruples, drinking, and a towedown hypocrite.
Fragmentary text praises a cholera and diarrhea remedy attributed to Chamberlain. The jumbled OCR includes stray phrases and foreign words, with unclear claims, recommendations, and possible testimonials. No coherent narrative or verifiable facts emerge from the readable lines.
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