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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
2
Geers on the Abbot predicts the fast Littl Norse will beat 2:02 and aims to reach that pace this season. Report notes uncertain plans, ownership remarks, and hinted race strategy as Belmont trial details emerge.
Fragmented OCR text lists Normal football team and coach Outland, with unclear names and towns. It mentions Will be back at Emporia this year, expects three to nine fellows from a town to join, and references a prior season turning sour.
Fragmented report notes Murphy presented to Freedman on August 2 and references chatter about town figures, with partial mentions of Nick Young, Boston, and endorsements. It hints at matchmaking efforts and a rumored engagement timeline tied to August events and racing plans.
The report notes rising rank and file talent with FP showing share of the woo and Ryan a prominent figure in CRiineo ptockyerts. It mentions TABkig Kid winning and $30 bets at Shoe Road Bay spring netting, and cites J W Schorr of Memphis and ex-Senator J O'Brien of Bulwater as frequent winners in the scene.
Geers Trotter captures the $10,000 Massachusetts Stake at the Grand Trotting Meeting. Onward Silver and Geers lead in early heats, but a mishap when a mare stumbled alters the outcome as Silver edges ahead near the wire. Basle J. wins the 2:14 pace for $1,000 with Miss Whitney second and Alkajone third.
National Athletic city of New Britain promotes a twenty round September bout between Sims and Thomas. Both fighters are regarded as clever and hard hitting in the New Britain division, with limited recent activity noted and venues cited around Philadelphia and Baltimore as part of the circuit.
Marshal Avery Asheworth arrested Charles Wiley Jack Weode and G. W. Limbecker in Newton Kansas for theft and assault tied to a Stafford County Warrant. The trio, once Rail project workers, faced charges after a gold ware theft and misappropriation during wage collection.
The Kansas Agricultural College purchased two pure bred Guernsey heifers from Geo C Hesendale Wisconsin to test the breed. Ancestors show high milk yields including a dam giving 533 pounds of butter and another 614 pounds. a full sister 485 pounds. The Guernsey bull Darling ton, bought from Charles Solveson Nebraska, yielded 25 pounds in seven days and sold for a thousand dollars. The herd is new to the region and the college aims to evaluate adaptability and milk potential for eastern and central Kansas.
Parson, Kes, Ang and Jamea Mahoneys fight over discharge of Farry lashed tensions. Barry vowed revenge as Mahoneys wheat crop burned. Suspicions fell on a quiet laborer named Faye, seizing a lynching mood. A mob cornered him. tar and feathers were applied and a four hour exile ordered.
Heavy rainfall on Tuesday night dropped up to three inches in Plainville and eastern Kansas. Washouts east of Plainville near Atenison and Lenora disrupted rail service on the Union Pacific. The report notes widespread rainfall across the state for three months and mentions baseball news from the Orange Country including updates on the Athletics, Giants and Red Sox. Also references a Charter Oak Park event in Burford with a three game contract tally and prize split.
Reports from Abilene and Wichita detail church debt relief actions and harvest results. A Gaunt-area church reduced its debt with a 50 bushel grain yield from last autumn’s wheat, one third covering rent. Epworth League officers elected in Wichita district. A Kansas man presents mutilated bank notes, claiming they were kept in his shoe for months. Died on his wedding day in Abilene. a watchman died of typhoid. Milholland terrorized Milford streets with guns before capture. New Kansas postmasters announced for several counties.
Des Moines Aug 22 Democrats of the state convention nominated a full ticket headed by Governor Thomas Phillips of Ott aw Lieutenant Governor G E Ferguson of Leifast Supreme Court Judge Joan Shortley of Dallas Superintendent of Schools P Jonsedn of Carroll Railroad Commissioner A C Brice of Bedford The platform echoes the 1900 Kalinew City platform with two state tax reform plank and repeal of the Mulct Law local option law The convention debated platform language with anti silver forces gaining a majority on resolutions committee and differing minor reports The national issues were largely excluded in favor of state concerns
Fragmentary OCR shows references to Bufizio Rennre and the Santa Fe Route with times after leaving Topeka. Mentions an agent T. L. King and A. T. & F. for further particulars. Also garbled notes about a cure for infantum cholera and various names and phrases.
Offers round trip fares from Cleveland to Return at 21.35 with fall tickets on sale September 7 to 10. Includes side trip to Buffalo and return via Lake or rail at 426. Mentions Chicago fare and limited sleeper space. Advises inquiry to agent at Topeka for more details. Also promotes Quinine as malaria cure with money-back refund guarantee.
Secretary Barnes presents a detailed report outlining findings and recommendations on fruit production and marketing. The document emphasizes scale, quality controls, and potential reforms to improve efficiency and export prospects. Local officials and stakeholders are cited as supporting data sources.
Kansas crop bulletin shows apples ranging from 25 to 100 percent of typical yields across counties. Barbour, Cherokee, Chautauqua, Pratt, Cloud, Dickinson, Douglas, Ford, Franklin, Greenwood, Graham, Harper, Harvey, Huey, Jackson, Jefferson and others report varied fullness. Winesap and Missouri Pippin cited along with Jonathan and Ben Davis. Overall, peaches, pears, grapes and plums present mixed but often substantial crops with some dead trees and frost effects noted.
In McPherson and surrounding counties fruit crops show mixed results from drought and heat. Apples range from 20 to 75 percent of normal, pears mostly fair yet uneven, peaches and plums variable, grapes and berries fair to good. Young trees suffer higher losses while old orchards decline in some areas.
The Wabash Railroad markets itself as the only line running trains from Kansas City to Buffalo with sleeping cars to New York. It claims fastest times and that two thirds of the route pass near the Exposition grounds offering through passengers a view of the Electric Display.
Across multiple counties fruit trees report mixed outcomes from last spring’s frost. Some counties note weakened crops with many trees dying or poor quality, while others report adequate to good yields, with peaches and apples showing variable success depending on cultivation and mulching.
A filtered fragment from a Panama column outlines a young ladies event with charitable aims and a note on decorum. It references local figures, a contact for more information, and mentions three spectres threatening health along with medical remarks.
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