Tennis tournament in Kansas City draws 47 entrants for open
Squads and spectators gather as 47 contestants enter the western tennis championship in Kanees City. The spread includes players from Topeka Kansas City and Emporia with early matches set for afternoon on the Dykinaton courts. Top contenders Dr. Frank E. Shelden O. V. Vernon and Carroll Auld draw attention as the field tightens toward Saturday's final.
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Corbett Villain or Hero in Rematch With McGovern
Johnny Corbett predicts a quick, hard fight when he and McGovern meet next month at Price Hill house. Corbett claims superior speed, strength and power, while McGovern’s backers insist he’s the stronger, more capable champion in a match that may settle who holds the title. The piece notes public sentiment shifting in favor of Corbett and details Corbett’s new floor bag training device to build muscle.
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Wilhin
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Louisville
Champlain Handicap Thriller Sets Fresh Track Record
Baratogs and Aux. Advance Guard win the Champlain handicap over 2 miles 2 furlongs as Dublin fades late. new track record 1 51 2 5. Chuclamida dominates the 130-pound seven furlong sprint, Clorita leads to stretch before Chuctanunde finishes strong. Hough Rider wins the allegeing race, Red Knight leads 2-year-old event by eight lengths. The boat race features Skilfy Meltonian and Court Maid finishing in order.
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Clorita
Chucta
Kinloch Park Races End in Muddy Slugfest at Kinloch
Heavy rains turned Kinloch park surface to a muddy challenge as mudlarks struggled. Likeners Jeewie Jarboe and Pipple led the card with favorites winning most events. Missouri Pacific handicap saw Jessie Jarle, the favorite, surge to lead and win by ten lengths over Star Cotton with Beaning third. Pat Gorman’s brown Sinner Simon surged from 15 to 1 to 4 to 7, influencing odds.
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Jessie Jarle
Star Cotton
Beaning
Pat Gorman
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Simon
Postume
Fast Hawthorne feature race wins by Joe in mile handicap
At Hawthorne Chicago Aug 27 Joe won the fastest year’s race on a local track in a free handicap mile, finishing a half ahead of Harry Ni Brulare with Hh Jiminez three lengths back. Bat Masterson at Faro and a separate Saratoga rumor involve a large faro win by Masterson at the Manhattan Club.
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Butler
Pinkertons
Tom Jolly
Dew
National League at Cincinnati and Pittsburg results
The New York team struggled to shut out Cincinnati as home runs and errors shaped a 1 to 0 finish. Attendance was 240. In Pittsburgh, Pittsburg dominated for two easy victories, with Doheny’s pitching and strong batting guiding the wins.
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Morrison
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Seyler
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RYE
Barry
Penney
Lobeck
McClaskey
Ale
8 shut out tea and the visitor at Boston
A fragmented note reports a game in Boston with a shutout and a visiting team led by Talay. Details and participants are unclear in the text.
Unclear baseball results from multiple midwest games
Reports show St Josephs Kansas City and Peoria Milwaukee matches with mixed innings, Denver Des Moines and Colorado Springs contests noted. Batteries and scorers listed with incomplete phrases. attendance figures and line scores partially obscured.
American Association Baseball Roundup From Minneapolis to Detroit
The Kansas City Blues lost a hard luck game in Minneapolis as the Millers won 6 to 4. Reports list multiple games across cities including Columbus Elk City Manhattan Moran Osa-watomie and Hutchinson with varied outcomes and attendance figures. Detroit news notes President Angus planning a bold move for next season with a hoopla style pitch at the park.
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Baseball talk and league moves mix with county fair notes
The piece surveys baseball rumors and signings with players like Collins, Tunnehill, Chesbro, Dreyfuss, and De Montrevide tied to the coming season in the American and National Leagues. It also lists Kansas county fairs and agricultural societies with their secretaries and event dates, spanning from August to September.
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Arate
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Chicago
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Gene de Montrevide
Boston Nationals
Gene
Pirates
Falls and roads delayed as Kansas floods rise
Heavy rain and ongoing high water floodNeosho and Smoky Hill basins. In Junction City Aug 27 over an inch fell with record August rainfall. Corn fields inundated across hundreds of acres threatening crop rot. Electric plant limited power as backwater blocks canals and debris flows worsen conditions.
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Kas
Burlington
Neosho
Conflicts and Incidents Reported Across Counties
A string of local notices details a woman separating from her husband over years of hardship, an assault in Atchison where a man beat his wife and was jailed, arrests in Newton over a runaway situation, and a tragedy in Frederick where a 21 year old shot himself in the head after a disturbed act. The entries mix domestic distress, law enforcement actions, public reunions, and a fatal incident amid state fair preparations.
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Ean
Albert Lake
Kilind Bleselt
Very Low Colonist Bates to the Northwest
PLA Chicago reports Bates relocates to the northwest region with no further context or details available.
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Low Bound Trip Summer Eaten Via a Ree Van
A partial readable notice describes a summer trip gone awry involving a ree vehicle. Local authorities urge caution and note missing details about the van and occupants. Further information will follow as investigators piece together the circumstances.
Summer Terrors and the Cure for Skin Diseases
An 1858 Missouri Kansas City advertisement-style piece discusses summer skin ailments such as eczema and tetter, blaming acid blood and heat. It promotes S. S. S. as a safe, full-blood remedy, with testimonials from W. F. Bacse and I. B. at 837 St. Paul St Kansas City, Kansas, claiming complete cure and lasting relief.
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