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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1901
Page
2
The report notes plans for an American sprinter to travel to Australia along with several financial and property dealings. It references Temes KR Keene buying Castleton Farm and an $85,000 property purchase. Details mix names and scattered phrases about racing, travel, and potential heats, with incomplete context and several garbled segments.
Buffalo Aug 7 One track program at the Buffalo grand circuit meeting opened Tuesday with exciting trots and a large crowd. Whitewood led early in the quarter and beat Gracie Onward by a neck in heat one, then captured the final heat ahead of Senator and Onward. Captain Bracken won the next heat, while Cap Bracken later triumphed in the other divisions, with Henrietta and Stok among the notable performers.
In Lexington Kentucky on August 7 negotiations concluded to place Beens To Buy and multi Milan dollars per castieten farm. The deal centers on Castietan Stud Preps with Seman Ie Keene holding care of the weedings farm for several reasons. Court orders and land arrangements involve a spike in prices with farms valued around 12 dollars per meter and 29 000 dollars for a Genetah Castleman tract near Russell Cave Ford. The piece mentions Joeseph C Brack.
Confusing text suggests Sam Leever, star pitcher for the Pittsburg club, faces doubt about continuing the season. Reportedly worried about his arm and future with the team, he may quit the remainder of the season and return home.
The readable text shows a jumbled sports fragment mentioning Pulliam requesting an unpaid day off, a player named Piteshure, and a father figure in a popestar team. It references a game in St Louis and a late entry about yesterday's gains. The prose is fragmented and lacks coherent events or outcomes.
Corcoran and Steinfeldt are set to join the Des Moines lineup for a 500n game. Corcoran will receive an ovation when he enters the match, while Steinfeldt is also expected to play soon. Petts holds the wall position, but Steiny's readiness is uncertain and a rapid line change is hoped for.
The article notes a shift in the unit rule for Pittsburg this year, reducing risk from other race factors. It states plans to hire an extra infielder and outfielder next season, both expected to be as capable as current regulars, so injuries to regulars won’t impact figures as much.
Pittsburg Va reports George Yeager, the Cleveland Sind hit season standout nicknamed the clematis boy, plans to join the Pirates in a few days. Injuries thin the Cleveland roster leaving O’Connor as the lone catcher aside from test-pitched players amid managerial uncertainty. Delmar track favorites and results noted in the same dispatch.
Royal breeding stock once owned by W. Vanderbilt has been transferred to his breeding establishment in France. The plan calls for yearlings to race before transfer, with aims to begin racing under Orna Tent-Charity lineage. Local racing notes from Chicago and Harlem report a Busy program, including Emathion winning at 1% to 5 odds and Light Bull taking the second race.
Rival yacht Dancan Currie enters the field as the next challenger in the cup series. Details on timing and venue remain unclear due to partial OCR text.
Fragmentary notes mention a game at St Louis with references to Dorin and Motz Benen. Text is garbled and names are uncertain, but implies a sports event with teams or players listed in incomplete form. Further readable context is required to provide a precise headline and summary.
San Francisco police chase leads and warrants probe a Crockett Crockett Selby amult ing works robbery. Detectives seek witness from Crockett to San Quentin parolee Dick Phelan amid theories the haul is hidden in tills behind local saloons. Investigations trace Phelan’s movements from Crockett to the Gold Abige mine and up to the bay shore where clues thin.
A garbled notice touts a woman named Merves as a tires seller and mentions cantonal effects Susy. It advertises August 6 excursions to Arkensas Arioona Tdahe Indian Territory Foulsana Montana New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Rocky Ford Colorado and eastern points at one fare plus two dollars round trip with twenty-one day final limit and fifteen days for a return. A drug pitch for Powler’s Batract of WH Strawberry ends the fragment.
The Kinsley Mercury reports John Domain achieved the largest single crop yield in Kansas with 10 080 bushels from 690 acres, averaging 14 6 bushels per acre, aided by a single machine harvest. A 47 acre field yielded about 1830 bushels by weight, 40 bushels per acre, while 600 acres were cut in 18 days with a 12 foot Johnson header.
Lawrence August 7 regents plan to take time selecting a new chancellor as Frank G Crowell Atchison states no action until due process. Spengler remains interim with no definite date for a permanent appoinment. fall term expected under current leadership. Henry Bennett Topeka wins museum construction bid at KU for 65 thousand 44 dollars as sole contract. Leavenworth dealer predicts potato price rising to 2 per bushel by spring due to poor crop. Free text ends with decorative art note and incomplete line H left.
A resident, Mr. H Smith of 1408 East Eighth Street, testifies that after winter 1898 he suffered a dull oppressive ailment and sleepless nights. His wife bought Dean's Kidney Pills from Rowley Snow's drug store, and he credits the treatment with a full recovery. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo, sole U.S. agents.
eminent critics place Homer Shakespeare and Gorm atop Parnassus praising Goethe’s enduring genius. The forthcoming edition will translate his works with hundreds of illustrations by devoted countrymen. A life of Goethe by Boyesen of Cornell University accompanies copies for interested readers. George Barrie & Son 1313 Walnut Street.
The design department at the University of Kansas announces plans to furnish designs for furniture carving pyrography wall stencils and decorative embroidery. Work will be assigned as class projects to students proficient in the required style and must pass instructor approval before counting. Katy Brakeman Killed reported in Parsons a man attacked an air brake and died Wednesday morning. Mutual Insurance meeting in McPherson Kansas invites about fourteen companies with papers by refereence men on mutual insurance topics.
Escapees Kas, Wilson, and Weaker who broke out on Tuesday are still at large after grabbing four pieces of gun pipe and prying open a lattice door. Wilson and Weaker were awaiting trial for burglary. Sesmer is jailed in connection with a gold watch taken from a young woman.
In Kas on Aug 7 locals tested wheat from the vicinity at a grain scale. Only two samples weighed eight pounds per bushel while others varied. The report notes the small yield and inconsistent results among nearby farms.
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