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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1904

Page

3

Capitalists Plan $200000 Race Track and Stables

Apr news item reports Chicago promoters H Stuart and Charles Dugan breaking ground for a new race track plant costing about £200,000. The facility aims to host 1,500 horses with modern stables and a grand stand. Plans include an inter face course and a Western Jockey Club affiliation.

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Kansas City Park on the way as two schools push for new grounds

A plan to unite Kansas City Kansas and Westport high schools with university interests to buy land and build an athletic field is moving forward. Discussions note annual ground costs and potential ownership by a Kansas City park, with support from local leaders and Kansas men. The Kansas University baseball schedule is also released, listing games at home against Haskell and Washburn and away at Emporia, Wichita, St. Louis, and Columbia, culminating in late May.

Lawrence Hansay Eld Fooc EM. Bainter Kansas City Central High School Spo Locauion Plank Sven Br. Bain Boriyeusath Missouri Massafer Plank Hetherington Kansas City Kan West Post High Schools K. U University of Kansas Haskell Wash‘burn Town Friends’ University Arkansas University Missouri University State Normal Emporia Washburn Topeka Wichita Fairmount College Arkangne University Fayetteville Washington University St. Louis Columis

Wabash to St Louis World's Fair Entrances

The Wabash line advertises daily Kansas City to St Louis service with five daily trains and the shortest route to the world’s fair main entrance. Agents Clellan and Shields in Kansas City offer Florida tours and through sleeper connections to Jacksonville via Southern Railway. For full details contact WM Flannelly at the Board of Trade Building, Kansas City.

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An Odd Carnival Srifle Held on the 108 K

Local report notes a curious carnival rifle event holding attention with unusual fixtures and spectators. Details are scarce, but the piece highlights a singular, attention grabbing display amid assorted carnival attractions.

Buffalo hunt to select Ponca advisory board in Oklahoma

Arkanss City Kan April 8 The Millers 191 ranch in Oklahoma will host a buffalo hunt May 4 arranged with Ponca owners. Indians will drive but not shoot the buffaloes to choose members of the advisory board for Horse Chief, elected at the sun dance a year ago. The plan aims to test candidates among Ponca bands with a fenced sixty acre field prepared for the drive.

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Meeting of bankers in Winfield Kansas group six annual session

The Kansas Bankers Association Group Six met in Winfield on April to hear ex Governor Stanley of Wichita and others discuss the state chart law increasing the capital of state banks to 19 and government oversight. Officers elected for the ensuing year include E B Wimner CH Husk 36 Levy N Saunders and H C Kibbe with C L Brokaw as secretary and an executive committee appointed.

Winfield Kan Kansas Bankers’ Association Stanley Wichita Mar John W. Breidenthal Kanena City C. Chandler J.B. Adams el Dorado F. P. NI Kansas City C. L. Brokaw Aoe Ataic Banka E. B. Wimner Wellington Sasan CH. Husk Wellixton Secratary Levy N. Saunders Artane H.C. Kibbe Winfiel4 Kansas Oklaboma Southwestern Telephone Association C. C. Vandeventer Kingman Wis M.D. McVay Toe C. van Reventer Kini W. FP. Sykes Wallington Alvin Long Lyona L. Burns Hutchinson Frank L. Brown

How to Raise Sod and Build a Normal School

The Emporia Normal School begins immediate construction of a new model school building amid weather setbacks. The April report notes officials plan the third new building in three years, with Topeka contact and board regents involvement. Separate items include Bartender forgery in Wichita, Ottawa real estate transfer to Miles and Stier, and plans for brick manufacturing in Wellington.

Emporia Normal School Emporis State Normal School New Model School Albert Taylor Hall T. A. McNeal Topeka Board of Mate Paiget Bulldine Ottawa Homewood GW. Stiller Bertha K. Miles Macon Tampunonabea Flo G. We Stier Miles Shoush Bluer Ottawa Crais

Galena Mining Tour by Easterners Visit

A delegation of twenty five mining men from New York city, members of the Index Mining company, arrived in Galena on an inspection tour of several mining properties. Superintendent Charles B. Usher of Philadelphia led the group as they visited mills and plant facilities and planned further travel to Iowa City and California exchanges for mining assets.

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California 525.00 Via Sante Fe tickets on sale

Tickets for a California route on Santa Fe line are advertised with March and April sale dates. The text references a rate and mentions delays and payments, along with a stray note about hives and instant relief products, all presented in a fragmented advertisement style.

Sante Fe

Roosevelt Dinner Speech At Willard Promotes Public Duty

A Washington dinner at the New Willard hotel hosted by the Periodical Publishers Association drew President Roosevelt and notable guests including Ambassador Cassin, Jusserand, Baron von Stern, and Justice Peckham. Roosevelt delivered a formal address stressing government by the people and the need for self restraint and civic responsibility among leaders and writers in America.

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Mrs Botkin Guilty of Murder in the First Degree

In San Francisco Mrs Botkin was convicted of murder in the first degree for poisoning Mira Jno Dutting of Dover Del. The jury reported they had agreed. The court set the penalty as imprisonment. The judge sentenced the defendant appears in court with a measured demeanor as the verdict was read.

San Francisco Cordele Botkin Mira Jno P. Dutting Dover Del Bates

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