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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1903
Page
5
The Topeka State Journal reprints Associated Press items noting Democratic reorganizers courting candidates, political maneuvering around Beavers and Greene, and calls for principled candidacy. It also covers U S tropical product trade values, railway commissions, and policy observations amid ongoing election-era tension.
City physician Storrs faces backlash over alleged policy failures and enforcement lapses. Mayor Hergund avoids taking sides as council members split, debating removal and political risk. Support rumored from some quarters could sustain Storrs, but the situation threatens the city's reputation.
Chicago justices advocate restoring public whipping for misdemeanors to curb wife beating. Critics warn public flogging brutalizes audiences and offenders, fails to address underlying causes, and belongs to the Middle Ages.
A historical notice discusses repeated town robberies by bold bands in Kan san weeks past. It notes how fear and slow reactions hinder residents, allowing robbers to escape or strike under bright streetlight. Eventually communities muster resolve to confront danger.
Topeka residents decry poor gas service while Manhattan businessman Mr Brock praises the utility as profitable and asserts Topeka’s price of 16.5 cents is too high for similar towns. Citizens call for scrutiny recalling Brock to uncover the alleged mismanagement behind the dispute.
The Duke of Roxburgne plans to send his solicitors to America to arrange a dowry with Miss Muy Gpelet. The sum, spoken as four million dollars, is treated as a matter of much importance. An American girl with scant lineage would be chosen, with the aim of securing funds and alliance for the duke's ancient family.
A fragmented OCR passage recounts a European duke’s daughter seeking status in America. It contrasts her wealth and title with a missing husband, noting her ambitious desire for that fire of social power and a large fortune, with potential future gains.
A jumbled harvest of small town items includes 3000 cantaloupes sold in three weeks by a Buckfin farmer, Courtland's half a dozen houses in progress, an El Dorado divorce case, a six month chicken theft, Augusta's season closes with a lawn social by band boys, and numerous brief vignettes from local life.
Editorial notes Ruskinian view of art in factories and workplaces. Advocates art galleries and music halls in plants, critiques its potential impact on workers and profits. Also reports on early automobile achievements and a cross continent trip by Dr H Nelrm Jackson and S K Crocker, noting distance and rough road challenges.
A Baltimore American clipping discusses a sculptor whose wife supported him through obscurity. It quotes his letters praising her, mentions younger lovers, and notes his eventual return to the household. The piece questions the ethics of artistic temperament and duty to family.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for scrofula and various ailments. It claims gradual onset of disease and lists symptoms like indigestion and weakness, urging readers to rely on the tonic for relief and general health.
Governor Bailey has not appointed a state accountant though the last legislature created the post in the governor’s department. The salary and $900 expenses for the 1904 fiscal year have lapsed and returned to the treasury. Bailey says he will appoint only when necessary to check state business, possibly for short terms, and candidates have not been listed.
A young man in Albuquerque named Purvis, son of a Topeka citizen, left Albuquerque for Topeka under Santa Fe escort after forging a superintendent's order for a travel pass. Local officers tracked him as he failed to present the pass and instead paid his fare. he faces forgery proceedings in Topeka courts.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a Santa Fe route, account records, a shipwreck reference, and a September ticket sale window. Mentions Union encampment, missionaries, and multiple trains with names like Edward Kreret Halet.
John W. Radford, state grain inspector, reports August receipts of 35,481.50 and a net state profit of 2,187 after salaries and expenses. He notes five fee stations and rail-delivery issues limiting totals, with farmers aided by modern elevators handling damaged wheat and No. 4 grading impacts.
Washburn college law department opens this week in Topeka with rooms on the third floor at 218 West Eighth Street opposite the transfer station. The library has been installed and the building lit for the opening. Registration days are Tuesday and Wednesday, with the first lecture planned for the evening.
Washington announces Charles Joseph Bonaparte will head the Interior Department inquiry into Indian Territory affairs and Dawes commission officials. The scope covers all knowledge within the department and any matters affecting the service, with possible extensions to other supervised persons and issues in the Indian Territory.
Superintendent Davidson voiced concerns over the lack of boiled or distilled water for students as Topeka public schools reopen. He indicated children may go without water for a day or two until guidance is received from officials, urging boiling or distribution of safe water at each school.
Corporal Tanner James Tanner is set to arrive in Lawrence for the 3 A. B. reunion. Captain P. J. Coney received the announcements confirming the event and the expected arrival date at the Lawrence location.
The article notes Mr. Thomas, a colored evangelist, and his home talent singers back in The poke to conduct revival services. It mentions tensions with Ladin government and plans for him to perform in Hungary, with references to Archduke and other authorities in Vienna.
A Pittsburgh incident reports a joker pouring oil on a watchman and setting fire to his clothing on Diamond Street. The assailant rapidly escaped as the guard suffered severe burns, with authorities investigating the act as a malicious prank gone wrong.
Mrs Jacob August visits New York while her three daughters reside locally. Mise Effie Evans, daughter of W A Evans, a former Kansas City correspondent for Topeka, traveled from Kansas City to enter Wash Fn. Mayor Bergundthal and W Howe plan a Colorado trip Thursday, despite the death of Howe’s son and Howe’s mining firm duties in Pairpiny. Bergundthal will accompany him. A joke surfaces about Bergundthal’s announced plumbing inspector and board of examiners appointment after council meeting in October.
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