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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1900
Page
2
Sporting news from Louisville Kentucky outlines May 3 race day plans at Churchill Downs. The piece notes star Bright withdrawal drawing comment and Madden’s expectation to sell the fast nag to Whitney. A tense mood surrounds the event with hints of weather and race pacing.
Fragmented text reports several baseball scores and team references including American League mentions. It cites Cincinnati Kansas City Milwaukee Cleveland and Chicago with various partial scores and game notes from a period sports roundup. Overall details are garbled but indicate a multi game summary and standings.
Washburn opens the season in strong form as players train hard to improve and win local support from Popela fans. The team boasts new advantages this year and recently defeated Missouri University, set to face Kansas University next Thursday at 2:90 with listed substitutes Alken Brownson Hodge.
AleGraw and Robinson refuse Bt. Lows offers as they train a self formed team with professional aims. Monday opens semi professional season with Mc Gray's Yunginne vs Lafayettes while players contemplated stardom and profits in Atlantic City and Indianapolis.
A historical report notes a racing scheme led by jockeys who exploited a system by betting and riding at slow paces. The operation reportedly generated large sums of money through coordinated rides and insider knowledge. Authorities investigated, with unnamed figures cited.
Fragmentary text describes jockey Wille Martin connected to alleged betting rig and a race betting controversy. References a suspicious yard, a list of horses including Hard Knot, and possible money movements. Indicates authorities or representatives investigating betting activity with significant sums involved.
Louisville plans Derby Day boxing as Oscar Gardner, the famed featherweight, meets rival Sentry Gardner in a twenty round bout. The match, under Nonpareil Athletic Club Music Hall, is set for Derby Day with weigh ins near 3 pm. Both fighters have not met before and boxing enthusiasts anticipate a keen contest.
In Memphis on April 23 local turfmen dismissed a San Francisco report claiming Willie Martin cleaned up $20,000 after aping a suspended jockey. They deny involvement of Piggott Hennessey and others in a supposed racing scheme, noting bets and movements of figures like Fred Cook.
Louisville April 22 Jockey Will Martin arrived in Louisville denying any crooked betting in the San Francisco races. He rejected links to Ringel Hennessy Piggott and Draine Lynch and said he won his money honestly. Martin admitted wagering on Hard Knot but defended the bet as based on the horse’s true ability.
Terry McGovern confirms he will star in a new melodrama titled The Bowery After Dark to premiere next season. He promises a role designed to excite theatergoers and a lively, gallery-friendly performance.
Lawrence on April 3 reported a lively inter league clash won by Missouri 10 to 1 over St Jos, Omaha. The game featured strong offense and a spirited effort from both sides, delivering an exciting contest despite the lopsided score.
Armour Packing Company declares a poultry trust exists among large buyers in Kansas and plans to establish depots in multiple Kansas towns. The Eureka report says Armour will buy poultry, butter and eggs directly from producers, then ship to Kansas City. Depots have already opened at Clay Center Ottawa Beloit and other points as defense against rivals.
Atchison residents claim a local Christian Scientist faced charges after a dedication event. Mrs Graybill left town abruptly, with friends declining to reveal reasons. The church, built with her efforts, has cleared prior debts as she may return, while details of a letter from Willan Beloh surface.
Coffeyville April 23 workers digging a pond on George M. Smith’s farm north of town unearthed mastodon bones. A tusk nine feet long and a tooth weighing about 15 pounds were found, with another large bone fragment. The bones are well preserved in yellow clay, and more remains may be uncovered. The specimens will be given to the state university or county high school. A separate note: Paola elects a memorial tablet for Miami county Spanish-American War dead, seven feet high, cost 250, designed by Paola Marble Works, to be placed in the courthouse with engraved names including Jay Sheldon, Alonzo Ricketts, Dallas Day, and others.
A group of Fort Leavenworth civil employees and their families assert their Kansas citizenship and seek free public school tuition for their children. They prepared a petition to the Leavenworth school board arguing they remain qualified voters and citizens despite temporary military postings.
The article discusses whether the board can charge tuition to non-resident children and tax children of parents who temporarily leave the city under a constitutional provision. The Pye acknowledge tuition rights but dispute tax authority, while critics argue removal from the city forfeits such rights despite existing law.
Fort Scott officials and directors including Elden Lowe J M Humphrey Grant Hornaday F C Rainey and Gates toured Kansas City plans for a modern convention hall. Construction will start soon with bids placed the building cost about 15000 dollars. The hall is set to be dedicated July 24 during the state convention of the Populist and Democratic parties.
A cablegram from April 23 reports Captain William J. Watson of Company B Fortieth United States Volunteers wounded in the foot during the Casbanyar battle on April 7. Watson, originally a lieutenant in Company D Twenty seventh Kansas, later promoted to captain, was shot through the leg and has served on Mindanao after reenlistment.
The Baptist church in Cherryvale Kansas was struck by lightning and burned completely Sat. The fine frame building housed carpets an organ and opera chairs with nothing saved. The nearby parsonage survived though no insurance covered the loss estimated around 5000 dollars.
Savena pro i r Ww. sacons attorney testified that he bought beer in Turner Hall. Mayor Cummings and the marshal confronted Jacobs in a clash aimed at sending him home, but sympathizers intervened. Jacobs was then taken to city hall, later moved to a barber shop, and finally rushed out of town amid calm citizen actions.
Kansas labor commissioner Johnson cites complaints against several contractors on public works for violating the eight hour day rule. The law also sets eight hours as a full day for state county and municipal offices and all contracts. Restoration and other cases noted with amounts. arrests and rewards linked to temperance and labor issues in Atchison and nearby areas.
Fragmented reports from Atchison and surrounding towns note labor disputes, a gas well near Cherryvale, Abilene business college plans, and a Santa Fe railway verdict. Items mention wage caps, labor issues, local industry hopes, and a 10 year old boy’s court case after an accident in the railroad yards.
In Atchison on April 23 Thomas C. Woerman pled guilty to arson in the first degree for burning the residence of J. C. Pax on March 12. He was sentenced to eighteen years in the penitentiary. W. J. Bryan noted in Wichita that his wife cannot accompany him on his trip to the city Tuesday, prompting local consternation.
A.B. Reeves, temporary chairman of the Great Bend Democratic convention, claims state papers misreported events. Democratic and Populist conventions met, debated a joint session invitation, and conducted ballots with Duval leading Democrats and varied support in the Populist tally. By dusk, the plan faced tabled action amid unclear outcomes.
The Duval Populists and Democrats navigate a contested nomination for Campbell. A Democratic convention group debated postponing action as Populists pressed to name the nominee. Duval says Democrats would withdraw if the Populists nominate Campbell, while both sides seek unity and avoid public discord in a tense political exchange.
A lively ball game drew a big crowd at Midway Park on Saturday with Haskell Indians leading 11 to 10 after the first half of the seventh, before Normal rallied to win. The article also notes a Sunflower League banquet and local library notices, plus ads for Groves Faststone Chill Tone and Prof Field's powders.
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