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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1904
Page
2
Kansas University reports 225 students failed to pass the examination, the largest number in its history. Engineering leads with 85 failures, 22 sent home, while athletics show comparatively better performance. Enrollment stands at about 1,250 students amid stricter rules and tougher exams.
Ike Johnson, convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Nicholas Herrich in Atchison Kansas, was sentenced by Judge Hutson to the penitentiary with one year reduced upon governor’s mercy after a motion for a new trial. Johnson faces immediate imprisonment as appeal actions proceed.
The text reports a gambling resort accusation against Latner, proprietor of the Commercial hotel. A jury deliberated briefly. Milley was arrested on Dr. Wilthall's complaint. Other notes mention traveling sales and an accident near Saline in Saline County Kansas with Ormesby involved.
Despondency likely prompted a man formerly of Kansas City to cut an artery in his left wrist Saturday night. He was known as the Bomber of the Penn Valley Woodmen lodge there.
John Sherman, a federal convict in Port Leavenworth, wed his common law wife Mary J. Pound in a Sunday morning ceremony at the prison wardens’ office performed by Chaplain Leavitt. Sherman, from the Thane Territory, is dying of consumption and hopes the marriage will secure inheritance from wills of an aged man.
The Quivera club ladies hosted a leap year event in Garden City with 30 couples attending. They invited partners, organized an all female led program and a late lunch, ending with a social finale at midnight amid thanks from the gentlemen. Also noted are a Wichita plan for Admiral Schley’s visit in May and a diphtheria outbreak causing school closures near Junction City.
Arkansas City Kansas February 15 1913 Wither Abbott sustained severe burns to face and eyes from a premature explosion of a powder charge placed in a stump. The blast caused notable injuries in a rural setting.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the Merchants' and Artisans' steamer New Griffiths sailing from Baltimore on Thursday for Savannah. The text mentions a cut through deck text and references figures like Lemayne and a caja box esca, with unclear context about a cold cure.
A Lexington piece details American bred horses who have won 100000 dollars or more on the turf, led by Domino with 203300 from 25 races. It covers notable earners including Iroquois and Sir Walter, with a list of top money winners and their starts and wins for 1903 and prospects for 1904.
Princeton New Jersey February schedule announces two new meets with Chicago and the Olympian games in St Louis. Highlights include added discus throw, a possible four mile relay, and entries in Penn and Caledonia events plus interscholastic meets at Princeton and Philadelphia venues. The roster lists duals with Yale Columbia Cornell and Chicago plus the Olympic event in St Louis.
Fragmentary medical note describes inward piles and head blood as well as stomach acidity and nausea. Mentions sour eructations and heart flutter, choking sensations when rising, vision dimness, fever and heat sensations. A few doses of unspecified remedy follow.
Rowe led from start despite a late push by Scorpio to finish first by a length. Banner results show Tribe's HI as the only favored winner amid a troubled Americas Bowling Congress tournament in Cleveland. Martin Bern of St. Louis captured the individual national title with a 47 game, as the event faced management troubles and financial losses from poor heat and attendance.
Michigan faces the prospect of no 1904 football game after the Chicago clash on November 15 as Harvard Yale and Princeton delay scheduling. Eastern rivals hesitate. Columbia and Dartmouth may block, while Minnesota and Northwestern set Thanksgiving plans. Harvard and Penn announce a game for next season at Cambridge on October 40.
Ferdinand Poggenburg of the German Liederkranz club captured the amateur billiards championship by defeating L LeMial 200 to 185 in a playoff. Sudhoff also refused a salary cut and did not sign with the Browns. Claude won the Palace Hotel handicap at Ingleside as the favorite, with Lord Melbourne second and Kenilworth third. prize amount $5,220. In Los Angeles Caveman took the Ascot handicap with Nitrate second and Haviland third. time 2:07 for 1 1/4 miles, the best ever at Ascot.
March and April ticket sales announce travel options on Via Sante Fe with a rate not valid for intermediate points. Benefits include tourist sleepers and free delicate amenities with liberal stopover privileges.
Clews & Co notes Wall Street withstood a cascade of shocks from war, Baltimore fire, and cotton speculation collapse. Markets showed resilience, venturing only a couple points down before promptly rebounding. Japanese victories buoy markets while Russian gains may dampen them. Paris bore the brunt of Russian bond holds. Baltimore losses will affect insurers slowly, and rebuilding will follow. Cotton speculation also faltered after a government report on ginned cotton.
An extreme bull view on cotton collapsed after government data showed 9,485,000 commercial bales spun by Jan 1, with much of the crop unseen. The fall eroded paper profits and shifted wealth between operators, while railroads borrow heavily to meet demand. Banks back large issuances, raising risk of future losses if supply overshoots demand and the Northern Securities issue lingers.
On Tuesday February 16 the Santa Fe offers round trip tickets to any point in Texas at 815 plus return by 21 days. One way to Texas is 5, Oklahoma is 338.50 round trip, with limited details on other routes and destinations including Rome and a pope guards note.
Fragmentary OCR text describes unrest and measures around a pope related event. Mentions guards posted in halls accessible to the public, and orders to arrest by a stranger without written authorization. The passage is incomplete and unclear.
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