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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1902

Page

3

Incoherent Butte Miner Punch Upsets Boxing Echoes

A garbled boxing feature cites Butte Miner Mas Terrifle Punch as a great hard hitter. Mentions Dew TT Code Jack Mattier Weil and Tom Sharkey, with fragmented quotes about training, weight around 210 pounds, and a boastful backstory. Readable context is limited. no clear event or outcome is established.

York Jack Mattier Weil Tom Sharkey Ballerrander Minnie Sharkey Smmarer Pele Binner Jett Fidel Manton Kim

Wisconsin Indoor Meet at Cornell March 31

Wisconsin and Madison track teams prepared for an indoor meet at Cornell on March 31. The event will feature runners from Wisconsin and a visiting Madison squad, with entries including notable sprinters and relay squads. The meet aims to showcase top athletes and determine national standings as they head toward spring contests.

Sthacana Madison Mailers Tec Sk Cerhel Matiikter Kileich Creel Ann Arbor Lunes

Kes uskex leads sensational yearling chestnut roll

In a boosted season play, Boanergys-Crénan produ

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Windsor Plans for Cortett McGovern Boxing Contest

A Metrogotitnr Athletic club official, Mateh inakar Considine, announced hope to stage a Cortett McGovern contest in Windsor. He said Windsor is suited to host major matches, with favorable reception and potential tent venue, though he awaits firm managerial commitments. Freedman returns to baseball with New York club under John T. Brush, signaling a tense stake with Delehanty in play as fence committees meet.

Detroit Angie Matehinakar Considine Metrogotitnr Athletic Club Cortett Pice Windsor Ly Fort Jore Windsor Freedman New York Andrew Freedman John T. Brush Delehanty Washington

St. Vrain Incident Closed and Coaching Moves Reported

Memphis and Birmingham reports note St Vrain incident closed with authority advising quashing of a pending action. Miller signs to coach Earlham football. baseball notes list several signings and trades affecting multiple teams, including connections to St Joseph, Detroit, and Boston.

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No Sunday Baseball in Detroit and Cleveland Next Year

Detroit and Cleveland clubs plan no Sunday games next season prompting favorable local comment for teams in those towns. Authorities may press for removing Sunday play entirely while fans voice mixed reactions across both cities.

Joannes Detroit Cleveland

The Giant Santa Claus Visit to a Church

An elderly former circus man recalls arranging for a famed giant to appear as Santa at a large church Christmas tree lighting. The giant entered through a church window, distributed gifts by name to children in the gallery, and impressed with a gentle, friendly demeanor, though some children trembled. The stunt drew admiration but no repeat requests, leaving the giant forever remembered as perhaps the greatest Santa ever in the public eye.

Santa Claus Gome Wey New York

Found Will In Hat In Orphans Court Test

An older report notes discovery of a will by George Addy an alarm man. The case concerned letters of administration in his estate and the proceedings ended abruptly in the Orphans Court yesterday.

George Addy

Fort Scott Jury Convicts Goodlander Estate Case

The Goodlander estate trial in Fort Scott ends with a verdict in favor of the widow Mrs Hates. The lengthy civil case featured claims of a missing loan and alleged destruction of notes. The defense argued the claim was a setup to rob the estate.

Fort Scott Det Hlt Maines Oodlander G. W. Goodlander Hirvine Hates Clamant Frisco Kansas City

Kansas News Intrusted With A Vale To Varry to Depot

A Kansas item reports on a va lise entrusted to Varry for delivery to a depot. The fragmentary item notes the mishap and regional context but lacks clear names or outcomes. Further detail is unavailable in the readable text.

Jewelry theft arrest after depot theft leads to hidden cache

James Rooney was arrested by police for stealing jewelry from a Miss Hatfield’s belongings. A courier and a messenger named Rooney were connected to a depot heist at Santa Fe. The stolen goods were hidden inside a brick wall and recovered after a search. Rooney confessed and implicated others, with warrants expected to be issued today.

Wiens, Ratt Dee Ai Rugia James Rooney Polien Sante Fe Quepicion Agai

Strayens Ignite After First Blast

The Elk City Enterprise notes that all the strayens had been ignited in the initial explosion. It adds that Mr. Kendall displays greater knowledge of gas than before, suggesting stronger demonstration or warning for readers.

Kendall Elk City Enterprise

Gas Pressure 100 Strong Causes Two Fires in Coffeyville

Strong natural gas pressure sparked two fires near Coffeyville Kansas between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. One fire damaged a box car in the Miscourt Padle yards at around 7 o clock in the evening. the second burned at the city jail where six prisoners were confined at about 2 o clock this morning. Firemen arrived in time to save the buildings. Prisoners were moved to safety and not harmed though frightened, their cries heard for several blocks. Mayor Busby donated fifty turkeys and gave keys to the Ladies Missionary Society. others sent funds and packages to aid the poor of Parsons Kansas, with contributions of money, fuel, clothing and food.

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Abilene Seeks Mounted Carrier for City Delivery Needs

Abilene contemplates a mounted carrier to extend delivery coverage across the full city. The current foot or horse unit is deemed insufficient to reach remote additions, prompting consideration of a horseback option to improve service reach and efficiency.

Abilene Anitent Kame Dee Si—toeperior Bhuffyer United States Acacdic Viet Fem Loo Small

Sentence for Hyno in manslaughter case delayed to after New Year

In McPherson Kansas a defendant named Hyno was found guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree. The court adjourned until after Christmas and likely after New Year. The sentence will range from three to five years in the penitentiary or not less than six months in the county jail.

Ryno. McPherson, Kas Judae M. Ep Seamene Sen Eet Hyno Jal

Rest Room for Iola Progress in West Madison site

Iola residents discuss a rest room and coffee house, moving toward renting the Acres building on West Madison Avenue for the facility. Women are quietly raising funds to maintain the project. Fort Scott reports a New Episcopal Church project with work slated to begin soon pending contract finalization and subscriptions completed.

Tola Madison Avenue Fort Scott Episcopal Church Werley Bulla

To Cure a Cold in One Day Fake Laxative Taike Saga

A dubious claim markets a supposed remedy and laxative product with garbled wording. The text mentions The Golden Blate Limited shipping from Topeka to Chicago and schedules that are unclear, hinting at a fraudulent promotion.

Golden Blate Limited Topeka Eave Chicago

Steel Furniture for Warships Signals New Navy Era

The Baltimore at Brooklyn Navy Yard will be equipped with steel furniture for crew quarters and staterooms. The Palisade will be the first American ship entirely built with this metal, reducing inflammable decor and marking a major naval architectural advance. Weighing about three times wood, costs rise but enhance fighting capability, with production potentially cutting to meet unit demand.

Baltimore Brooklyn Navy Yard Navy Yard United States Navy Navy Department Uncle Sam

Dramatic trial ends with tension over pork barrel murder

In a tense scene the crowd shouts alive amid claims of innocence as a key witness backs away from a dramatic verdict. The accused, exhausted, resists sensationalism, later insisting he meant no harm and mocking the idea of a hangman’s theater.

Bill

Waldorf dining scene prompts unusual blessing at dinner

At the Waldorf Astoria during Horse Show Week a family causes a stir by praying aloud before a meal. Onlookers note the formal attire and restrained reactions as the father leads the grace while the mother and daughters observe, sparking mixed comments about propriety and tradition at a public gathering.

Waldorf-Astoria Userom Srim Motier Crities Pentieman New York

Doel of Man and Muskrat in Pottsville Skating Park

Doel of Man and Muskrat in Pottsville is reported on December 24 as William Laws of Minerveville, while adjusting his skates at the park. He was attacked by a large muskrat driven by hunger, tripping him and biting him. He fought the animal with his skates and finally killed the rodent, the largest muskrat seen in the area.

Pottsville Wiliam Laws Mineruville Ie Park Rim Smith Lewis

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