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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1903

Page

4

Subscriptions Terms and Newspaper Details

Fragmented OCR reveals terms of subscriptions and a NY Chicago press contact block. It references Topeka State Journal, mentions Associated Press dispatches and office addresses in New York Chicago and Milwaukee with unclear names and dates.

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State Journal home delivery offers and international notes

Readers may have the State Journal mailed to any address for thirty cents a month, with flexible delivery while away. The column covers warship movements, currency policy, and broad international affairs, noting Beveridge and other figures, plus editorial views on patronage and suffrage debates.

State Journal

Importes Hawaii Territory Trade Growth Reported in 190R

The article, likely from an early 20th century source, calculates import figures showing total imports around 29 reiltows and distribution to Europe 267 millions, North America 4 millions, Asia 41 millions, Africa 33 millions, Oceania 28 millions, and South America large figures. Including Hawaii boosts Oceania by about 16 millions and Puerto Rico would push North American increase over 100 million, reflecting territorial additions to the United States.

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Poor Coal Barons and a Kansas Price Clash

Kansas Speaker Pringle criticizes Osage coal barons as poor men who smile through coal profits. He warns against raising prices, arguing higher costs hurt the poor, and defends Osage mine operator C J Devlin as financially comfortable. The public is urged to protect miners while fearing inflated coal prices.

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New Truancy Law Targets 14 Year Olds

A new truancy law takes effect next week appointing officers to ensure youths 14 and younger attend school. It shifts responsibility to parents or guardians and questions why a child stays out. The article notes economic pressures and urges parental accountability.

Wheats Kansas

A Topeka Investor’s Paradox in Money Tales

A local man who built a fortune elsewhere returns to Topeka to invest heavily. He criticizes city life yet pours profits into residences and office blocks while praising Topeka’s schools hospitals and safety. His actions reveal a conflict between belief and behavior as he funds further development.

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Quiet Maniac in Kansas Barber County Case

A young man named Albert Ireland in Barber County killed his wife, claiming religious fervor and obedience to his Lord. Witnesses note prior mental strain but describe him as quiet and hard working. Authorities report he cited scripture and said others urged him to avoid violence, with the motive framed by religious delusion rather than personal grievance.

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Kansas Rejects Government Macaroni Wheat Plan

A Kansas editorial mocks government experiments with macaroni wheat. It argues Kansas’ semi arid climate and unpredictable rainfall make the old wheat adequate, suggesting other states are better suited for macaroni varieties and warning against altering local grain practices.

Nortigwest Kansas Kansan Jere Wilson Kan Dakota Minnesota Pennsylvania

Turber counts could use ten more school teachers

An OCR filled with garbled names and places hints at a midwestern town facing shortages and unrest. The text references teachers, household goods, bootleggers, a patent shoe fastener, and municipal issues including salaries and a marshal, all set amid a chaotic collection of misread lines and corrupted phrases.

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Fragmented OCR Voice Reflects Social Themes and Warnings

A jumble of reflections on romance, gender roles, and public morality appears in a fragmented OCR text. It discusses reactions to provocation, marital fidelity, and the mother as a grievance figure, with remarks on public celebrations, societal women, and railroad disasters shaping the miscased commentary.

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Pointed Paragraphs from the Philadelphia Record

Poised musings on human folly and social habits claim wry insight into gender roles friendships and ambition. Odd maxims touch on pride, romance, fashion, and success while hinting at pitfalls of envy vanity and conformity.

Fragmented grocery list highlights local market offerings

The notice lists items like Fresh Country Go heat NY, Chee Choice Eye Plum Goo Vinegar and various foods such as breakfast bacon California hams and Japan tea. It reads as a damaged OCR of a market or catalog page with several unreadable phrases and repeated fragments.

California Birteee Pious

Fragmented Chicago News Humor Notes

A garbled poem of social satire describes gender stereotypes and questionable wit. The passage mocks oratory and aludes to manners, work, and debt with jumbled phrases and nonsensical lines. The text reads like an OCR error-filled fragment from a Chicago newspaper page segment.

Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press

A satirical piece discusses courtship and marriage norms. It notes a woman’s use of logic in domestic settings and contrasts practical concerns with romantic expectations. The text mocks men who fear social scrutiny and favors traditional engagements before marriage.

New York Press

Santa Fe Auditors to Meet Flambeau Club in City Amateur Final

Saturday at Washburn Park the Santa Fe Auditors face the Democratic Flambeau club for the city amateur championship. Santa Fe has won 1 of 18, while Flambeau won their last five. A doubleheader may include Topeka and M C A teams with a small admission to help pay Topeka’s unsettled bills.

Santa Fe Auditor’s Tea Democratic Flambeau Club Santa Fe Auditors Flambeaus Nee Topeka M. CA Washburn Park

Prince Ferd Is Said To Hide From Berlin News

Berlin despatch from Lokal Anzeiger cites a mixpatch from Sofa Sulentis claiming Prince Ferd is in concealment. The report signals a potential royal security matter and raises questions about Europe’s ruling circles.

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Bug Hunters Return From Arizona Entomology Expedition

Eugene Smyth of Topeka High School, with the University entomology party led by Professor Snow, has returned from a July expedition in Yuma and Mohave counties Arizona. He collected many rare insects including a Graxcutus beetle and will exhibit his small collection at the State Museum in the capitol for a short time.

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Kicker Goes Free in District Court Ruling

In a district court a jury failed to reach a verdict on Ike Kicker accused of running a road house. The case drew attention as a second occasion where doubt served as his escape. Assistant Attorney General Redden had brought the matter before the bar two years prior. Sterrett Removed for Cause. Washington Sept 11 Secretary Hitchcock announced the removal of John A Sterrett of Ohio as townsite commissioner for the Cherokee Indian nation Indiana Territory and named Dwight Tuttle of Connecticut as his successor.

Ike Kicker District Court George Kinner Kicker Bar of Justice Redden Sterrett Washington Hitchcock John A. Sterrett Ohio Indiana Territory Dwight Tuttle Connecticut Charmer

Local City Notes and Trips Mentioned in Briefs

Streets and walks committee holds an afternoon meeting. Judge J. B. West returns from Fort Scott. Congressman Victor Murdock to represent Wichita in a Kansas City golf event. Baley returns from Lebanon reunion where he spoke. Farmers' Grain and Co operative Association of Vesper granted capital stock. An employee at the insane asylum is Richard Tee but not the known companion of John Doe. A charter slanted to the Paola State Bank with capital stock of 20,000. Three Topeka boys secure threshing work in Graham County at 2.4 daily, two weeks. Book Commissioner Alvaush returns from Battiewers event at Kingman, larger attendance. License committee recommends pruning billiard table licenses to 3 monthly. council member Nellie advocates 3 5. City council to meet this evening.

Judge J. 8 Fort Scott Victor Murdock Wichita Kuneas City Scominence Baley Lebanon Smith County Farmers’ Grain and Co-Operative Association Vesper Eoer Insane J Asylum Richard Tee John Doe Paola Denthal Bank Topeka Graham County Alvaush Bas Refrom Kingman Nellie Weber

Delayed Supreme Court Action On Coal Trust Habeas Case

Discussion notes the Kansas Supreme Court may delay ruling in the coal trust habeas corpus case awaiting the U S Supreme Court decision in the Smiley grain trust case. Both cases raise anti trust and fourteenth amendment questions and decisions may hinge on the U S court’s forthcoming opinion.

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Deaths and funerals list for local residents

The notice lists funerals for Mrs. C. B. Samson who died at 63 from diabetes with service at 2 30 PM at 291 Van Buren Street conducted by A S Embree. C H Dale to be buried from 1277 Lincoln Street at 10 AM Saturday. Walter Howe funeral planned for Sunday afternoon.

C. B. Samson van Buren Street C.H. Dale Lincoln Street Hedr Ben Walter Howe

Baseball War Ends as Buffalo National Agreement Adopted

The Buffalo national agreement, amended and adopted at a conference of major and minor leagues, goes into effect today at noon with signatures affixed from Harry C. Pulliam for the National League Ban Johnson for the American League and Pat T. Powers for the National Association of Minor Leagues.

Cincinnati Harry C. Pulliam Johnson National Association of Minor Leagues Pat T. Powers

Named the party four Topeka in the sian of Kanaus

A lengthy fragment covers political history and figures tied to the formation of the Republican Party. It references Israel Washburn, Maine's war governor, and recounts how the party name emerged from anti slavery sentiment in Congress around 1854. The text blends biographical notes with era-era commentary and newspaper snatches from various papers.

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