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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
2
An article extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root kidney remedy claiming it cures kidney and bladder ailments. It promotes taking the product for urinary issues and offers sample bottles by mail, with an appeal to mention the paper in correspondence.
Dramatic events unfold as The Prisoner of Zenda arrives for matinees and night shows at Crawford. Robert Downing and company present sweeping romance with The Grand offering New Year performances including Richard the Lion-Hearted and A Man of ... drama and intrigue surround a daring night break in Glenwood, with Ned Kemne the detective pursuing a shadowy criminal and a web of family crime, romance, and bravado.
New York reports Kid McCoy says he will return to England next spring to box and train, noting his engagement to a charming woman and that his former wife is doing well. He mentions travel, gambling debts, and a future sail to South Africa for mining interests, while defending his past actions.
Pittsburg pitcher Rube Waddell declares he will not be traded to another league. He told treasurer W. W. Kerr he wants to pitch for Pittsburg next season and refuses any sale to other towns or teams. The stance signals growing player independence in baseball at year end.
New York promoter Jim Kennedy plans to reform boxing on the Pacific coast with Charley White. Kennedy intends to gather top heavyweights for a major bout to elevate the sport, counteracting biased refereeing and promoter collusion cited by local boxing men.
Black welterweights set for a twenty four round bout at 146 pounds at 3 o clock. Young Mitchell, Pacific coast middleweight champion, wired to Biddy Bishop that he signed articles of Bereement for the Ben F. price event.
Report from New York outlines Jeffries Hubilit match prep as stakeouts finalize. Roblin learns a new blow called the tacksors punch, aimed at Jeffries jaw, with trainer Madden noting the plan ahead of Cincinnati show February 15.
In New York Dec 23 reports say Kid McCoy may be matched with Moon around the championship date. Bragging offers are discussed as to whether the bout will be accepted with McCoy resting from battles, while managers hedge on final plans and timing.
The article notes a historic 20,000 purse for a 2:20 trotters race at an old track circa 1870. It lists entrants including Prince, Harry Hurley, Anthony Wayne, Kansas Maid, and others. Prince won the first heat in 2:20, with subsequent heats by Harry Hurley, driven by W. Brown and Dan Mace.
The notorious boxing figure known as One-Eyed Connolly lies ill in Kings County Hospital after a serious illness. Surgeons say recovery may be slow and uncertain, with friends hearing grim updates as Connolly sends a final morose note about being counted out. His absence disrupts the sports world from Gotham to Frisco, with memories of his presence at every major event in recent years.
The report covers horse racing results from New Orleans and other venues, with details on winners and odds. It also mentions boxing prospects in New York with Joe Gang and Jack O’Brien, plus Corrigan’s horses starting east for the season and local shooting champions defending titles.
Wichita, December 28. A J Burr chairman of the Sanitary Commission issues orders to kill all cats and dogs found loose in Wichita. He says the stray animals spread smallpox by carrying the disease on their fur, entering quarantined houses and yards, prompting numerous complaints to health officers.
In Wichita on December 23 Mrs Nation was jailed and issued a manifesto aimed at governors and saloons. She vows to raid every Kansas saloon to rid the state of joints, cites law enforcement failures, and maintains her crusade will continue through Topeka and beyond with support from W C T U members and allies.
A Junction City man will serve as assistant manager at the Rockefeller Ranch, a vast 14,000 acre property 220 miles from Wichita. The ranch includes post horns and 80 stallions and mares, with high-quality horses. The article notes the ranch will be fully furnished for the managerial position.
Abilene Kansas hosts a Bryan Tschwres lecture at the Ladiva Library Association event. The address covers temperance themes and local civic interest with focus on public education and community improvement.
Ottawa notes casualty reports as Sergeant Charles C Crane of Troop A Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry is listed among December deaths in Luzon. A local Ottawa boy, Crane enlisted early in the Sparta war era, served with Twentieth Kansas then cavalry, and was about 19 at discharge, leaving behind grieving family and friends in Ottawa.
A Dickinson County sheriff reports four men sickened by corn while county worker Rebagn grapples with a farm ten miles south. Missing Wichita resident John Wilson, tied to a wedding tragedy, remains unlocated as stories of a near-dazed Warner in Cottonwood arise and stir concerns across the Wichita region.
Dee 2 Tt RO Brown, father of J He Wrewn, is now initiated to the Parsons lodge Order of Elks. He is the oldest known member and in his eighty second year. Five other members were taken in simultaneously. Public daylight caused a dissolution of part of the partnership with Sawhill and Burahalt mentioned.
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