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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1903
Page
7
Frost reports stir corn markets while cattle soften and hogs hold. The note details price shifts in oats, wheat, butter, and cotton, with mixed signals from New York and Chicago exchanges. Stronger activity centers on grains and livestock, with cautious gains and losses across major commodities.
Fragmented item prices and product names appear, listing 22 pounds granulated sugar at 1.00, Nelix sauerkraut, washboards, peaches, evaporated raspberries, coffee, maple syrup, Porterhouse and round steak, chuck steak, pork sausage and other pantry goods amid a general market catalog.
Judge Hazen grants a temporary restraining order blocking Cley railway from further work on the West Sixth Avenue track from Harrison to West Street. Hearings set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Plaintiffs Peter Stith J B Grice and W B Kirkpatrick on behalf of residents seek stop work and cedar block removal while tensions rise with the streetcar company and city officials. Residents fear compromise and delays in brick replacement along West Sixth Avenue.
Kansas weekly crop report notes warm days and cool nights with forecasted good weather needed to finish late corn. Wheat sowing advances across divisions. fall plowing and haying progress, pasture conditions fair to good, and moisture shortfalls threaten delayed maturation in some counties.
In Sumner and Sedgwick counties the dry spell limits rain with frost risk looming for crops. Wheat seeding advances in many counties while ground stays dry, early corn maturing, and alfalfa yields forecast light. Across western division reports note rapid seeding, good stands in some areas, but widespread dryness delays germination and plowing, with rain needed for a strong crop outlook.
Lawrence Kan Sept 9 Kansas university defeats Emporia college 24 to 0 in the season opener. Brumage, Cooke, and Ine standout with multiple runs and touchdowns as the varsity dominates, while the Presbyterians show nerve in patches but cannot match the Jayhawkers’ end rush and scoring drives.
A detailed account of the Emporia College football scrimmage shows mixed results. Strong performances from Cooke and Chap pell contrast with weaker showings from Weeks Baird and Pooler, while substitution by Wilson indicated evolving backfield depth. The crowd size surpassed last year as Emporia receives growing support. plans for training and adjustments follow after the day’s hard-fought drills.
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