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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1903
Page
15
Amid rough text, Topeka High football plans a rebuilding year with aging stars and new coaching. Mention of Washburn, Shawnees, and schedule notes hint at tougher opponents and late additions as the team aims for improved play this season.
The Reds shed star outfielder in a complex shuffle with several teams. Sources indicate the player, once tied to BIEL former Reds affiliate, may head to Philadelphia St Louis or Boston via Lambeville connections. Other names in the deal include Walkir and Kerwin, with lingering uncertainty over final destinations.
Coffeyville Ren. Rep. reports W G Weaversing and JH Artingast sued Coffeyville’s Journal for 15000 dollars claiming defamatory publication. The suit names Munn as the money source and alleges forgery linked to a prior article. The Journal issued a brief apology and a partial retraction after publication.
In San Francisco on September 1d authorities consider restricting Chinese immigration to Mexico. A Mexican policy decision could force the China Commercial Steamship Co to abandon its Transpacific passenger service, risking higher freight and steerage rates and a shift to old line competition.
Emporia Kansas September 19 awards announced for the Howard Dunlap town prizes for the prettiest lawns. South side winners G. I. Lunbeck and Mrs. J. M. Stewart. North side winners G. J. Miller and A. B. Porter. The fund, $100 in prizes, was offered by Howard Dunlap last spring. The three Emporia editors, White, Stake and Nearout, were judges.
Wichita Kansas report describes White George Pulm of East Dewetks avenue restwa int ran as the thief who snatched a fine 2% carat diamond stud from his shirt front and fled before detection. The jewel valued at 300 by 2fe, with the theft occurring yesterday morning during fair events.
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend as the sole remedy to ease childbirth pain and danger. It claims reduced nervousness nausea and distress, previews a book of advice, and offers a $1.00 bottle through Saadfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Georgia with free information upon request.
Archaeologists in Wilson County publish discoveries from a Needeeha village site on the Verdegris river. W. E. Richey of Harveyville catalogs relics now shown at the Kansas State Historical Society, including a fortlike earthwork, a shoe-shaped embankment, a central mound, and Tadlare remains, with no local tradition linking the ruins. The dig illuminates a prehistoric occupation likely older than the fort, suggesting a sophisticated early culture and prompting ongoing inquiries by residents and the Historical Society.
Archaeologists describe six inch thick stone relics weighing about thirty pounds each, with grooves possibly marking travel sleeps. Finds include thick pottery fragments, buffalo bones, flints, and rubbings stones. The site near an old river ford suggests a prehistoric habitation with no clear ties to later native groups.
London dispatch reports ongoing political crisis with Premier Ball to meet King Edward and outline Cabinet vacancies. Editorials suggest a Rosebery cabinet may follow, while criticism targets Balfour's pamphlet disclosure. Financial data show circulating notes, bonds, and reserves with notable year gains and declines. A Belgrade dispatch denies any assassination of King Peter.
A mother recounts her baby’s decline and rapid recovery after introducing Grape-Nuts foods. The tale claims the child’s health improved markedly, with growth resumed and now thriving at over four years old. The account promotes Grape-Nuts and Postum as key products.
A fragmentary Kansas fair report details a sideshow in Topeka with a mermaid prop and a ten cent admission. It mentions spectators, the stages, and the general bustling atmosphere, while noting weather and local attendees including J. G. Pricer and E. D. Robertson.
BRLEP Telegrams reports a runaway train strike in New Orleans injuring Miss King’s brother, believed fatally. Other items note river front labor agreement, novelist Elizabeth Waits death, burglary suspects in Karnes City, Dan Patch valued at 203,000 dollars facing assessment, and various international dispatches.
Kansas City Me Sept 1 H F Donnelly of Albany executive board member IA B S Iron Workers arrived to attend the convention to be held in the city Beginning Monday It will include 100 delegates from local unions across the United States and Canada The New York delegation led by Samuel J Parke a recently sentenced official is noted Donnelly calls Parks case and cites support for workers while criticizing employers A night watchman Frank Slattery is shot in Wichita and survives due to an inferior weapon after a confrontation with a negro and a woman
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