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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1903
Page
5
A blurred Associated Press summary outlines the daily state Olam volume and an exclusive afternoon bulletin. The report references Chicago and New York offices, with limited readable details about wire service coverage and ongoing state events from the era.
A garbled compilation of letters and notices covers town events, political notes, and social chatter. It mentions a newspaper service change, reunions, and postal updates, with scattered references to trials, elections, and public affairs.
The piece argues that coal barons face no immediate arrest while in jail, while the poor suspect lacks funds for defense. It predicts the Supreme Court will decide within six months whether the coal men must reveal business methods tied to prices and social pressure, as public costs rise for fuel during the wait.
A North Topeka visit shows slow but steady recovery from flood damage. Streets like Jackson and Quincy have been repaired with gardens and reclaims, while businesses reopen as owners clear mud and debris. Parks and walkways regain their former look as residents push recovery through energy and enterprise.
Judge Gerver challenges old school board habits and pushes reform. The piece applauds bold measures that depart from tradition, commending fresh methods and a shift toward a modern approach, signaling a potential inflection in governance. The language lauds innovation and the departure from entrenched routines.
The piece argues currency reform is urged by the West and opposed by the East, noting Wall Street influence and a shift in regional financial power. It claims excess speculation by eastern operators harms the public and questions whether more money would solve the financial problem, urging caution in reform plans.
Senator Henry Clay Hansbrough of North Dakota cites changing views on preserving the nation. He notes that if Congress hesitates to "save the country" for the benefit of the "spenulitons, animators and members," Populists and demagogues who seek votes are criticized as tone whikered elements.
A jumble of local notes covers labor, trains, farming, and social events in Kansas towns. Reports include a labor shortfall affecting harvest wages, a county poor farm location near a cemetery, peddler theft losses, and rail yard hazards for boys. Community anecdotes mention court humor, church life, Pueblo style anecdotes, and a governor’s day at a Reading event.
A jumble of reflections from Atchison including a girl nicknamed the Flying Dutchman by her father, comments on home selling for a larger spring purchase, cantaloupe tastes, and complaints about women shopping too much. Also notes on youth, beauty routines, and social clubs with scattered moralizing and local anecdotes.
Fragmentary OCR style notes present aphorisms and musings on reform ambition love and virtue. The text weaves maxims on charity, busyness, suspicion, money, freewill, greed, urgency, and gender roles. It cites a mix of quotes and garbled attributions with peculiar punctuation and errant capitalization.
A humorous clipping notes a woman should not boast about sorority ties or husband. It parodies social vanity and gendered courage, suggesting thin people sit awkwardly as if in an awkward pose, while the era’s tone hints at light satire on social manners.
In the Pensky estate, Ferdinand Pensky formerly of Topeka died in California without a will. California law would have his siblings inherit the personal property, while Kansas law would grant the wife the personal property. The question is which law prevails for his Topeka interests with an estimated value around $20,000, of which about $10,000 is personal property.
Baltimore oarsmen training for the Middle States regatta in Washington face delays as heavy seas prevent launching. Ariel Rowing Club endures a hoodoo season with the junior crew disbanded due to lack of substitutes. Intermediate and senior four oared shells entries announced. regatta marks the fourteenth Middle States Rowing Association event.
A Black man demanded a refund for a public safety item at Abe Jacobson’s pawn shop on Fifth Street and Kansas Avenue. He drew the item, but Jacobson struck first, the assailant fled and eluded police responding minutes after the incident.
The piece explains iron and steel as composites of two main microconstituents ferrite and cementite. It notes that properties of industrial iron and steel hinge on the ratio of ferrite to cementite, with thermal and mechanical treatments and graphite or tin additions altering outcomes. The discussion appears during a Commercial Club meeting agenda at Vinewood Park.
Wilmot Sn the young man was arrested in Ottawa on suspicion of being a participant in a bank and post office robbery gang active in the Quenimo Pomorit region for several weeks.
St Paul dispatch reports Cary Snyder alias George Savage fired at Columbus by kansas City detectives. He fled a year ago from Pine City and robbed victims of jewelry valued at seven thousand dollars.
A list of exhibitors for an auditorium display led by Homer T. Hardin Victor Paulet Toba Strickroott Glick H Bauer W Boing J Wood H Bauer Leavenworth and others will be shown tonight at Steinberg Hall with public viewing Friday afternoon at the Auditorium admission via photography association officers.
Department Commander A. W. Smith reports a telegram from General Miles confirming possible attendance at the Kansas state G A B reunion. Miles may not confirm fully due to Washington duties, but a speech is expected on opening day September 18 and he might address the event on Thursday after arriving. General Black also plans a speech.
A Springfield Mass report notes hailstorm damage to the Connecticut Valley tobacco crop reaching 204000 dollars. Agawam Feeding Hill Southwick Masses and Suffield Thompsonville Windsor Conn. report heavy losses with Suffield alone over 100000 dollars. Over a thousand acres ruined with stalks bare where leaves were stripped by hail.
Twelve nurses in uniform competed on a tennis court in Binghamton in a bed-making race. Contestants started from one end, made up six beds, and raced back. Miss Hilenbeth Holmes won with a time of 2 minutes 19 seconds earning $2, with Miss Sadie Webster taking second prize.
In a Chicago incident described as a labor union related affair, inmates at a penitentiary celebrated Labor Day with a display of melons. J G Brown, chief clerk, purchased a carload of melons for the occasion and each inmate reportedly received half a watermelon at their meals.
Property seeker offers a 90 day lease for a furnished house with multiple rooms and media conveniences in an undesirable location. Contact P G Kelley at 1nd East Bleath Street for reasonable rent. Also a note about a Photographers' association meeting canceled due to rain at Vinewood Park, signed PB Colville vice president.
A practitioner argues that women increasingly enter conjuring, citing psychology, dress design, and shop talk. Noted magicians include Mme Herrmann, Mile. Nicole, Okita, and Queen Henrietta of Belgium, with emphasis on female amateurs turning toward lessons, costumes, pockets, and practice to master sleight of hand.
The text discusses growing interest and wealth from women in magic and illusion. It notes a flourishing network of female academies, including a Berlin school, and predicts rapid establishment of such institutions in the United States. It cites 186,00 amateur magicians in the country and rising participation each year.
An item notes how waiters press for branded cigarettes, guessing hotels and bars profit from selling establishment named cigarettes at varying prices. It discusses manufacturing shifts to self feeding machines, the decline of hand rolled cigarettes, and mentions a Hartford Futurity winner and one way railroad rates from September to November, listing several cities and discount fares.
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