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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
6
Police notes detail Hogan in court for attempted assault, two youths convicted on suspicion, and debates over city fees. A chaotic reports paragraph describes drunkenness, jailers, ball and chain, and a series of disruptive incidents in Topeka court and street life with numerous names and fragmented details.
Fragmentary OCR hints at disputed authority and alleged superior status among groups. References to experts and reports suggest an ongoing inquiry into a historic matter with contested conclusions.
Rep Charles N Fowler, chair of the Banking and Currency Committee, visits Chicago to push a three feature plan. It would tax bank deposits, offer government backed deposits at 2 percent interest, and create a national currency backed by gold and government securities. The proposal aims to reduce Greenbacks and shift to a gold backed system.
An ancient physician and senator argues against official bulletins on Pope Leo XII I s death. He claims pleural disease and tuberculous hydrothorax were misdiagnosed, offering microanalytic evidence and citing authorities. The piece notes skepticism toward the cause of death and suggests alternative illnesses like cancer of the pleura and pneumonia.
New York reports rapid arrests linked to threats by a Navy guard and a stern warning from a Marine division head. Details describe alleged interference with naval discipline and the involvement of multiple suspects, including Frank Donottie, amid a nationwide investigation. Also noted is the death of Century Club Treasurer Lansdale Beard and a record two-day import value at the customs house reaching 21,329,110.
The United Society of Carte lan Tadraver meets in Baltimore for its twenty-second international convention. Governor Nash has recovered and plans to attend. The event follows a fall festival with changes to schedules as officials report improved conditions.
State fair management asks Mayor Bergundthal to issue a proclamation calling merchants to close Wednesday and next Wednesday afternoon. Santa Fe offices to close on Santa Fe day. City schools to close two afternoons of fair week. Reduced rate advance fair tickets stay on sale through Saturday night at local outlets. six person family tickets $2, single tickets 40 cents.
Pittsboro Pa Sept 1 William Snowly of Monaco Pa was shot in the groin today by a soldier at the United States arsenal He was removed with serious wounds in a tense incident and a dispute is now on between the parties involved.
South Bend Sept 10 The following is an abstract of a speech by Beveridge. He says the coming session will avoid radical or sweeping financial legislation and pursue moderate measures to ease money stringency without disrupting business. Credit remains the central issue and confidence underpins it. He advocates steady policy over radical changes and urges bankers to unite across regions to relieve local stringency without eastern or western overreach.
Police authorities and the commandant discuss the arrest of a soldier involved in a shooting and the removal of copper by Crowley and others. The text then shifts to a speech praising bankers for prudence, arguing that mutual aid among regions depends on banking stability, and condemning unwarranted credit contraction as harmful to the republic.
Nearby Nollings faced bubonic fear as disinfection extended into outskirts. Sanitation crews damaged buildings while residents burned debris. Officials kept to safety suspicions, noting some deaths amid efforts to curb outbreak in the area.
A reader reports a doctor advised avoiding wrong foods and using Grape-Nuts along with Postum. After starting the regimen, the writer notes marked improvement in indigestion and overall health, crediting the food and drink from Postum Co of Battle Creek and claiming continued reliance on the products.
In Iola Kansas district court Amanda Bowers sues Lan yon Zinc for 1015 damages related to her husband Philip Bowers death after an accident at a building site. The record notes he was jerked backward through an opening and suffered fatal neck and spinal injuries, leaving a widow.
The Berne ite editor and his family were rescued from the rubble after a night fire demolished their residence. The incident halted local operations as emergency crews worked to contain the blaze and extricate occupants.
Reported in Berlin, widespread court martial activity yields about sixty convictions for brutal mistreatment of privates. Sergaent Schots receives one year in prison and degradation for mugging privates, while twelve artillerymen get short terms for involvement. The army leadership vows to curb such cruelties amid sharp political criticism from Harr Bebel and pressure after a harsh Reichstag speech. The emperor’s stance and ministerial changes follow delayed responses.
G C Smith agreed to purchase the Stoker Building at the corner of Firth and Jackson streets from J W Stoker and M L Stoker for $6 000. The building houses the Stoker Undertaking establishment. Smith owns the new building at Ninth and Kansas avenue, with frontage of 60 feet on Firth street.
Mrs. Samson, aged 66, died at her home at Twenty third and Loren streets at 10 15 this morning from heart failure. Long frail health followed the loss of her only daughter Mrs Daley Stotts, whose death recently deeply affected her. She leaves her husband and two sons C H Samson and William Samson. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Dr Minney warns proper boiling time matters and recommends at least fifteen minutes of boiling before serving to ensure microbes are killed. The piece blends health guidance with local notes about elk restocking and gas well news amid a stream of short notices and advertisements.
In Richmond Virginia on September 19 a reunion of ex slaves from Nathaniel Burwell's estate was hosted at Robert Logan’s suburban home near Salon. About thirty attendees enjoyed a fine dinner. the Burwell plantation once housed around two thousand acres with about 200 enslaved people at war's end.
North Topeka column items note residents returning to town, visits, and changes. Mrs. Hurgen, Miss Mabel Foucht, and Mrs. Scott Laughlin are mentioned along with Alvin Pratt, Blanche Wither, Permetta Curtis, and the Kilian family. Local businesses announce new locations and power hanger services. Religious and social groups meet weekly, with Rev. Adell and the Tracy family mentioned. A school board decision affects basement use at Quincy buildings for the coming year.
Card of Thanks thanks friends and neighbors for kindness to Mrs Rachel Logan and her children after her husband and father’s passing. Cautionary note on illness and a remedy reference to Fowler’s Extract as a safe treatment.
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