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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
2
Sporting notes claim Coasy is the season fastest pacer with a 2 02 record leading the season. California’s pacing feats highlight a long 1900 campaign featuring 60 heats and a Los Angeles foal line with notable horses and breeders.
The Pan-Armerican Expedition hosts chaotic races with Marcus Hurley overtaking Frank Denny in the one third mile amateur final, Hurley winning by a wheel length as Denny led early. George Wiley of Troy dominates the hour event, rain delaying part of the program, with Wheeler and others contesting the sprint and handicap races.
Fragmentary note references Boden and Abel and a December appeal in a national league context. Mentions Washington, Byam, Abell, and “twelve clad circuit” with unclear connections to a sports or organizational event.
A garbled note mentions directors and a one ton charge against an original opponent. It references a tease of saying I told and follows a cautious maguaten, with unclear names or dates.
Clarence Mackay offers jockey John Hollman $10,000 for a first call to ride his horse in the spayon event. Hollman, under contract with Bam Hildewit, may ride in Chicago but declines due to terms. Bullman is sought by Mackay as a liberal bid sparks no immediate agreement.
American racing notes highlight W G Whitney’s stable leading with Asalstane Valodyovakh Mew as a top winner. The season features about 100000 dollars earned by American horses with Willkie, Waterney Geade, and Vu wrk among noted earners. Mentions Dan and Domino and Sir Dixon as notable sires, with English Watercress and Hanover also named among prominent Thoroughbreds.
Horse racing at Saratoga and St Louis features brief race summaries with several favorites under pressure. Dustra Rossiernd Anseltia, Admonition, Adven Guard, and Pink Vin compete across 5 to 6 furlong sprints and steeplechases. Weather is clear, track fast, with multiple placements and times noted.
Fragmented horse race results list winners Tamar and Lis with multiple placings and times. Mentions Dan Paxton, Ida Ledford, Han Nee Braham, Hindoo Net, Bok Develops Cycling Star, and a visit by O Connor. Includes notes on world triplet record and future Irish jumper P O Connor visit. Also touches on betting and national league at Pittsburg with scattered names and figures.
Cedar Rapids reports Republicans in the state convention nominating A B Cummins for governor along with Dee Moinet lieutenant governor John Herriot justice and 8 M Weaver for supreme court J Brown Shelden for railroad commissioner Barrett for public instruction and others. Cummins and followers captured every target, marking a decisive statewide victory. Cummins, a Des Moines native born in Green County Pennsylvania, rose from common schools to the Waynesburg academy then moved west, later serving in Elkader Illinois, Cincinnati and other posts before entering law practice in Des Moines. Joe Colby recalls his past as a Republican national committee member.
Kansas news notes government plans to enlarge and improve military and general prisons at Fort Leavenworth Fort Minnis Van Opt Leavenworth Fort Sheridan Ti and San Francisco. Army grows crowding guards insufficient. transfers from Pacific coast to Port Columbus and other posts noted. Current U S penitentiary holds five year to life sentences for five five dozen prisoners.
Angus Glen Gardner of McPherson is jailed on a murder charge in the Smalley case. The 16 year old boy, who traveled with his father to find harvest work, vanished after being taken by Gardner. Local search near Little River aims to recover the body said hidden in a straw stack while authorities pursue Gardner’s confession. A separate note reports a Wichita contract worker testing state eight hour limits on public work, arguing the rule does not apply to contracted labor.
Emporia Normal Library in Emporia Kansas reports President J N Wilkingon of the State Normal has received the first new and specifications for a new 75000 library building. The two story structure will be built behind the old building and include a large reading room with space for 149 readers and a 40000 volume stock room. The note of local civic progress appears amid various notices from Parsons and Atchison dated August 1 with other local items on a farmer’s wife regaining voice and janitors forming a protective association in Chicago.
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