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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1904
Page
4
In New York a hardened boxing scene features McCoy and Munroe testing gloves while wrestling traces a training schedule. McCoy, described as entering peak form, spars against Munroe, with Sharkey looming as a potential challenger as both gear up for a year end showdown.
Fragmented OCR text describes a prolonged heart attack like event lasting about six days with references to doctors, pain, and emergency treatment. Mentions Miles Manor and New Heart Care, with names and places garbled. Overall notes a dangerous cardiac episode and attempt at remedies and recovery.
Fragmentary taunt from McCoy about a forthcoming rematch with Nie in two weeks. The muddy text references Munroe, Wit aed, and others in a boxing or fighting context, with unclear specifics and scrambled phrasing.
East Freal announces 4 colt for the Derby with Bearcatcher as likely starter in the American Derby on June 15. California Derby favored by Bearcatcher after recent wins. rivals Foremitat and Jute expected as only threats. Owner Garnet reports a prominent color and full stable to boost chances at Anglenden track.
In Sayville crowd notes heated scooter races for the Great South Bay championship. Twenty five entries contested 18 laps around a circuit of two miles. Captain Hank Hat and Byron Meyer were among race officials. William Still of Patchogue won, Clarence Talat of Patchogue second, Wilnot Overton of Bayport third. A roaming cup trophy and additional prizes were awarded.
A disputed contract claims Norfolk club seized control of pitcher Mathewson from the Virginia club. New York and Cincinnati clubs interfered, with options to pay Norfolk $200 if Mathewson stayed. The case cites prior drafts, salaries, and planned matchups as the dispute unfolds amid further talk of a June fight with Bantam.
In Philadelphia a sports feature previews Jack O Brien and rival boxers amid plans, bets, and mentions of McCoy and Fitesim. The piece notes Weathers and Welmtt, hints at Aristocracy Dine and Churchill Dowie race context, and references Pulsus owned by Madden and partners facing illness.
In New Orleans the Crescent City Derby draw nears as riders and horses shift camps. C. FR. Ell Wen and James Arthur sent ships to Bremen. Tulip and Filisup top performers may be missed. Etlaon plans a return with two candidates for Derby prep. King Croker faces political pressure while preparations continue.
Lawrence Kansas February meeting of the athletic board of the University of Kansas voted to assume control of all athletic contests engaging in games with teams outside of Lawrence. The move aims to prevent a Kansas City club game and limit hockey and basketball activities under amateur rules. The regular basketball five is inactive with some members tied to the law school team.
San Francisco reports McVey and Sindy Ferguson Keen agreed to meet in Oswart on February 5. McVey has been in training for the bout and aims to challenge Jack Johnson soon. The colored heavyweight hopes a San Francisco appearance advances his title pursuit. Kansas Missouri baseball dates set with Kansas at Columbia May 30 31 and Missouri here June 7 8 during commencement weeks. Racing at Ingleside produced muddy conditions with Muresca edging Mime by a short head in the fourth.
Three men Dahlene Rossetter and Chute sue C F and William Moeser for 15000 each in district court alleging negligence in stone handling during expansion of the Moeser toe and cold storage plant last summer. All were injured on site and hospitalized.
Feb 16 Frederick reports a fire at the St. Louis and San Francisco depot with $1400 insured. Suspected arson. An unrelated note touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with anecdotal praise. For sale by all druggists.
The ad touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for bad blood caused by rheumatism and debility, claiming it cleanses the blood, improves liver function, and renews energy. It highlights skin improvement and urges use, praising the product and its pellets as cures.
In Emporia Kansas on a district court Saturday a $10,000 damages suit against Santa Fe for J N Starr death in 1900 was dismissed. Starr’s administrator sued for damages after Starr was struck by a boxcar during a flying switch near the freight depot. The Starr special engineers Kellogg and Madden escaped injury while the wreck led to appeals and a broader defense against alleged improper switching. Madden’s ruling found Starr negligent and the action was dismissed, aligning with prior Hoopes and Higgins rulings and continuing a trend against the Lambert Huggins effort to recover damages.
Santas Fe President Ripley, a Chicago friend of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sprague, visited their Terrance Drive home. He said he and his family would soon move to Santa Barbara for a couple of months. He noted strong business, heavy tourist travel to California, and no specific southern California extension plans beyond routine improvements.
Brithwaite, president of Kansan City Mexico and Orient railway, arrives in Wichita this week with J. S. Stilwell, a railway vice president and London resident. The trip aims to showcase the Orient route and discuss potential city right of way through Wichita with officials if needed. The visitors may stay only a few days.
La Junta Colorado February 16 Work will start soon on rebuilding the Santa Fe railway shops at La Junta. Reports say the new shops will be twice the size of the old ones and will employ about three times as many men. Estimated cost is 250000 dollars and the shops could handle all repair work for the western division if needed.
Riverside California February 16 rail workers seize and relocate rails along Vine Street as part of a controversial capture section dispute. Three hundred laborers reportedly set to work at dawn under a signaling cue prompting tension and potential clash with authorities. San Pedro reports a similar shakeup in progress.
Squatters along a railroad right of way claim public land subject to homestead while the railway firm asserts private ownership from a prior purchase. A conflict erupts as a son seeks to dispossess alleged homesteaders and a shack owner faces possible forceful removal.
President Yoakum arrives in St Louis en route to Texas to visit family. He will confer with Frisco and Rock Island leaders on terminal plans and the Kansas City to St Louis line progress. Officials report a double track, ready for fast service, with World’s Fair traffic anticipated by mid June.
W F Buck named master mechanic of the Arizona division of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system after a long railroad career. He began as a machinist, rose to shop foreman in 1893, federal foreman in Missoula, then general foreman in Helena. In 1902 he led the Rocky Mountain division before moving to Santa Fe. upon retirement his colleagues presented him a diamond ring.
Alveston February 1B reports F. Rosenbaum of Chicago visited to discuss grain movement and rate cutting. He notes pricing favors European users while Gulf shipments face bottlenecks and potential shifts if demand from Russian Japan area rises.
An old British general, William Vrost Nattell, reportedly cured of kidney trouble after long service in Influenza era, credited Warner's Safe Cure by Armstrong of New York. The testimonial raves about the remedy easing Bright’s disease fears and being recommended by doctors and hospitals.
A testimonial style notice promotes Swamp-Root as a kidney, liver, and bladder remedy. The writer claims frequent urination, back pain, and weight loss improved after taking Swamp-Root, urging readers to seek the product as a natural healer from Nature’s cure. The piece touts Swamp-Root as a gentle, effective discovery for kidney health.
An advertisement touts Swamp-Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It invites readers to request a free sample by mail from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York and mentions testimonials supporting its efficacy. The ad notes regular sizes for purchase at drug stores and urges readers to mention the Topeka Daily State Journal.
The article notes export prospects constrained if the war continues. About 100 million bushels of coat or the Game Belts Lane City mini wheat in Europe are compared to 7 thousand bushels last year. Domestic wheat demand is strong, with producers withholding crops hoping prices rise. freight cuts spur export modestly, but price levels remain unsettled and the Far East question looms large in the U S grain story.
Senator RN Stafford of Mineola Texas writes with capitalists in City who plan a bold new railroad corridor. The project envisions linking Mineola to Texas lands, drawing timber and crude lands into a noted transit route, signaling substantial regional railroad interest.
The Southern Pacific literary bureau will publish Cuba for the Homeseeker to promote Cuban life resources among Northern and Midwestern farmers. Since General Passenger Agent Anderson’s visit, SP has secured options on hundreds of thousands of acres, now totaling nearly 1,000,000 acres, for homeseekers. Steamships from New Orleans to Cuba are fully taxed to move the crowds joining the movement.
Clumsy OCR tale describes a vault fire at a Baltimore bank with a time lock failure. Fire crews freed a trapped watchman late after the vault door failed, and rebuilding continued through Monday as authorities probed the incident and the security of the vault remained under scrutiny.
Tex Feb The Cane Belt line becomes part of the Santa Fe system after construction under supervisor Po veman 3 c VActon and Kondnrseter Ronde. The project links the Cane Belt with Gull Unormdo and Santa Fe, enabling connections to all main lines. Residents welcome the improved rail access and faster transfers across the network.
In Raton New Mexico on February 16 locomotive engineers and firemen express willingness to go to aid work in Russia at eighteen dollars per day after telegrams from Ha ven Conn and related dispatches. They plan to write to the Brotherhood secretary at Haw Fave toe for instruction and details.
Ardmore February 16 A deal has been arranged by which the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railway has estered the oil fields here. The company purchased five year lease or seven acres of land several miles west of Here and will begin to sink wells as soon as machinery is placed in position.
W L Taylor traveling auditor for the Santa Fe based in Trinidad tries to force entry to a Santa Fe station safe that has refused to answer its combination as reported in the Albuquerque Citizen.
Fragmented OCR text touts a remedy claimed to relieve cold and fever by expelling mucus, clearing lungs, and boosting natural health. It markets a “Conan Remedy” said to prevent lingering symptoms and maintain healthy conditions.
A Topeka note praises readers for visiting nearby drug stores and expressing delight at their patronage, inviting townsfolk to share in a small idea that brings pleasure to those serving the community.
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