The Day Abroad Celebration Opens Fail Festival
A combined event marks the opening of a festival called Fail, with festivities and activities highlighted as the day abroad celebration runs alongside the inaugural proceedings of the festival.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1903
Page
7
A combined event marks the opening of a festival called Fail, with festivities and activities highlighted as the day abroad celebration runs alongside the inaugural proceedings of the festival.
Reports from multiple cities detail the largest Labor Day observances in memory. Parades in Pittsburg Denver St Louis Milwaukee Indianapolis and other centers draw tens of thousands of union members and spectators, with speeches by labor leaders and governors and organized demonstrations across the country.
New York reports Labor Day celebrations with a city parade led by Sandel A. Parks walking delegate of the carpenters and bridgemen union. An open carriage carried William Devery, ex-police chief, as crowds cheered and hissed. Parks faces extortion charges and is awaiting appeal while the procession included union representatives and various political events.
Wichita September report states Charles Evans, a Wichita electrician, was bound over to district court on a felony charge after being arrested for aiding Mrs Mate Schumacher in a kidnapping plot. Schumacher and another tied to the escape were sent to Beloit Industrial School following capture at Clearwater.
Police and joint operators clash during a raid on a Topeka establishment run by Kempton and W. F. Lytie. Officer Small says Gregg was hurt when he grabbed for the officer's club. others claim the officer bent Gregg's arm. Gregg and two others jailed for interfering with an officer. Later, another raid targets George Kigner, found with three half barrels of beer. Police seize bar and fixtures. wooden roothold-like cottage odds left behind.
Hackney and Woolf plan a libel suit against Daily News editor Hy Le Woots over a forged letter claim tied to a disbarment case. The action names several well known residents as conspirators in a bid to ruin reputations.
Manila reports a combined force of scouts and constabulary dispersed scattered insurgents in Cavite province near Laguna de Bay. The pursuit routed them from the mountains, with the troops recapturing their sampan and seizing supplies and ammunition. One officer and several attackers were killed in the engagement.
The president urges unity and personal responsibility, warning against class hostility and mob rule. He argues for government founded on merit, foresight, and law, praising workers and savers while condemning violence and parasitic wealth. He cites currency stability, commerce regulation, and the public good as foundations of a healthy republic.
The president urged citizens to uphold courage, initiative, and collective effort, stressing equality and fair treatment in a republic. He called for duty in private and public life and warned against class or creed divisions as he concluded with a luncheon, races from the fair balcony, and a New York departure that night.
Gas well at New Albany in Wilson county Kansas yielded a producing flow on September 7 when D E Coulson of Boulder Colorado brought in a bent gas well located one mile west of New Albany on the C W Hickox farm near the western Wilson county line. Flow could be heard two miles away and efforts to control it were underway with Buppites expected to arrive that evening. New Albany sits on the Frisco System about 15 miles west of Neodesha.
A lively audience witnessed The Will Parson by W. Fe Nunikee ville's troupe. The production impressed with scenery and story life, especially the strong actor playing the outcast brother to the gentleman villain, though dialogue quirks and rapid climaxes challenged breath and comprehension.
Market notes show mixed cattle and hog demand with receipts around 31 000 hogs at Chicago and 209 cattle at Kansas City. Texan cattle and western steers feature, with prices varying by grade. hogs provide steady activity as buyers adjust to regional conditions. Local counts indicate ongoing uncertainty in meat prices and supply.
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