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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1902
Page
2
An old advertisement asserts that a 24 hour urine test reveals kidney and bladder issues and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root as a cure for rheumatism back pain and urinary troubles. It urges purchasing fifty cent to one dollar bottles and mentions mailing a book from Binghamton New York.
Kansas news reports the dedication ceremonies for a Coronado Brower granite obelisk in a walnut grove at Junction City. Capt Henderson and Prof Brower will speak. the event includes music by Ninth Artillery Band and Sixth Battery firing volleys, with a full day program and a night campfire and dance.
Aug 12 Banner Springs reports the mangled body of an unidentified man found disfigured in weeds near the east end of the switch yard. He appeared a laborer, about 45, six feet two, 160 pounds, dark hair and eyes, no clothing ID, wearing a black coat and vest, light pants, dark velvet cap, and a gold ring on the left ring finger. The body awaits claim at Twist morgue.
A young man handles a 44 foot long boat with consummate skill driving it alone at about two miles per hour when loaded. Reports note up to 21 persons have ridden in at once, highlighting the remarkable capacity and steadiness of the craft.
Southern Kansas cattlemen gathered in Arkansas City to discuss Texas fever affecting cattle herds. They reached agreements with Missouri Pacific to keep cattle yards in use and to enforce a quarter mile fence separation, aiming to curb fever spread. Special cattle inspector William Greenwell was appointed, and army orders from Washington were noted amid local reports of lightning damage to J L Jones’s farm in Lane County.
The Success magazine prize named fifty greatest living Americans chosen by readers. Oscar Morte of New York City led the first prize with a daily life portrait including Roosevelt Cleveland Bryan Fuller Miles and many other notable figures in government business education religion and the arts among the finalists.
Fragmented OCR text mentions eradicating disease and a safeguard for victims, noting a city ticket office for Union Pacific at 5 Kansas and urging a reliable medicine in time. The readable elements point to a public notice or ad about health and travel but full details are not recoverable.
In New York Aug 12 Cincinnati pitcher Bill Phillips tops the list as leading hitter in the league with strong showings from Rusty Beaumont of Pittsburg and Hendricks Crawford and Keeler among the leaders. Pittsburg leads team batting and long hits, while Chicago and New York show varied results. Cooley of Boston posts robust counting stats over 77 games with 48 runs and 96 hits, highlighting a busy season.
The New York Trotting Association held the second Bea Memorial meeting at Brighton with strong bets. Prince Direct led early but faltered. Movel and Fanny Dillard won heats while Dan A. broke. Saratoga racing featured Run nells winning as Lux Casta lagged. Burns and Waterhouse sold Alonso. Starter Fitzgerald out with typhoid. Daly claimed Blut out. Advance Guard nosed Sore brero. Jack Root boxing event slated for August 18 with referees named.
Fragmentary text notes a track event at a venue named De SaTE Oatnon with references to a theater and a battle. It mentions a large audience or sports capacity and a figure around 15,008. Details are unclear. venue and events remain unresolved.
Betting odds tilt toward McGovern with Considine wagering 3500 and Honest John Kelly cautious. Rail and party travel plans form around the August 2 event as followers prepare for a scene in New London and Detroit reports note Barrett’s NL interest and various minor baseball scores across Kansas and Missouri.
Fragmentary report covers a baseball like event with attendance figures and a mention of a dwarf broom specimen found on a farm near the Pratt county line. Names such as Pete, Louie Vita, and Mr. E Gartner appear in garbled form. The piece also notes a dwarf broom crop sample left by Gartner on his Stafford county farm.
Washington Ag 12 The commissioner of Pensions clarifies that the recent act does not pension ex Confederates but aims to remove disabilities in men forced into Confederate service who later joined the Union army. The statement counters the belief that the government will grant pensions to former Confederate soldiers.
Fragmented OCR lists fairs and agricultural societies across Kansas for 1902 with multiple counties named. It mentions Barton Brown Grant Butler complete with secretaries, dates in September and October, and notes administrative details of state expositions and county fairs. Also references safety issues and refrigerator pricing.
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