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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
2
A lively event features minstrels performing with Beach and Rowers at the Prand opera. Benen Bowers hosts the matinee and evening shows in a notably staged production with Gus Bawkese Finnie and several listed performers.
Unable to determine readable facts from fragmented OCR text. No clear person, organization, place, or event identified to summarize into a coherent newspaper item.
New York boxing notes announce Jeffries and Corbett agreed to a March 11 bout and no further changes. Brady and Corbett plan a March 15 clash or later, with Corbett training in Rockaway and eyeing Shipton era style foes. Sharkey and Jeffries mapped for a 25 round May fight on similar rules as their November encounter.
The tale follows Lester and his sister Mainie in the small town of Cygnet where their father J H Helff runs a hardware store. Lester, a young jockey, persuades his father to move and provide a grand home for his parents while he longs for his sister to be safe and educated. Lester recalls a past move from Findlay to cygnet and describes the harsh life and stakes of their racing-focused world.
The Charles River Park at Cambridge was leased today for over ten years to a promoter named Thom McCarthy and partners Jane Whitcomb Reed. The plan aims to establish a baseball venue with the old Drivels track site across the Charles River, accessible from Boston. Thorsie F. Laws obtained a franchise from Hoan to prepare the property for baseball use.
A garbled OCR style passage mentions President Boden, a vase, Bee Remene, and Tiny Ban with mistranscriptions and incomplete names. The text references a Boston setting and a political or social gathering with alleged stunts and a debate about pay and central influence, but lacks coherent events or clear outcomes.
Chicago January 3 Hamlin stable owner Geers sells Direct Hat a yearling pacer from the Hamlin stable to Hamlin for 19000 after a track demo. The colt bred by Wi Geers showed speed at Jewettville and on the covered track. Hamlin offered to swap cash for the colt and Geers accepted the check.
Chicago reports Tommy Ryan, famed 1M-pound boxer, predicts Kid McCoy could contend for heavyweight honors if he reaches 175 pounds. Ryan weighs about 145 now, hopes to reach 162, and believes McCoy may capture the mind and might title as he prepares to face lighter contenders.
Philadelphia January 5 report says Peter Maher and Kid McCoy have agreed to a rematch in Chicago after a promoter lined up the Coney Island New Year fight. Maher has signed, McCoy practically accepted, and a bout may occur within weeks with promotion from Chicago backers.
New York report says Bob Fitzsimmons believes James J. Corbett will beat Jim Jeffries. He also expects to challenge the current champion and is eager for another title bid. He mentions Brady’s willingness to match Jeffries against Sharkey if preferred.
A vintage ad presents a skeptical view of lay testimony versus strangers and cites a patient at 017 Kansas avenue describing a two year kidney complaint. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Rowley & Scaot drug store the backache lessened and kidney secretions improved following the treatment.
A chaotic report shows players being signed and claimed across leagues as teams adjust rosters. Names include Tom Murphy Buffele C Mi Radclitts 3 Egan Carney Gant Blutts George Sre Lauguln Victor Agsorseni and others with moves from Detroit Kansas and more.
Sullivan and George McFadden prepare for a 25 round bout at the Broadway Athletic Club on Friday night. Spike Sullivan aims to defeat Joe Gans, Jack O’Brien, Frank Erne, and others in pursuit of championship honors, with a $3,500 purse and 80 percent of gross receipts for the winner. The match weighs 128 pounds and includes a side bet of $1,500, arranged by Jim Buckley for Sullivan and Al Merford for Gans.
Smith known as Pittsburg Phil the turf plunger backed McCoy, carrying about 20000 of his money into the race. Peter entered with Smith’s funds while track backers lost heavily. Vermeeer, the banker, won about 15000 with other winners including Corbett 15000 Considine 2200 Wakety 36000 and Honest John Helly 3000.
Philadelphia heavyweight Jack McCormick plans a January 18 Milwaukee bout with Jon Choynski while Ed Dunfass teams with McCormick and Oscar Gardiner trains. The report mentions Jan 15 Cincinnati and Jan 14 Wheeling, with February clash against Gardner. McCormick rejects a Fitzsimmons match and confirms Milwaukee engagement, denying a six round match with Choynski.
Princeton N J January news reports captain Arthur R T Hillebrand of Princeton University baseball hospitalized with malaria after returning from Christmas break. He recently played in a Yale game while recovering, causing concern for his season as doctors fear serious impairment of his work on the mound.
Leavenworth resident WwW E Brown has been elevated to the post of roadmaster and re superintendent for the division of the Leavenworth Kansas and Western railway. He succeeds J H Brinkerhoff, who previously held the role. The vacancy fills the leadership of the entire line while a reorganization occurs.
Ex-Adjutant General Arthur F. Marsh and his wife arrived in Lansing as they face arraignment on complicity charges in a state clothing deal. W. L. White fled the country amid grand jury action. The scheme involved a Kalamazoo firm and a complex repurchase of military garments totaling over 69 000 dollars.
Sheriff Aber, whose term ends next week, plans a half mile track on his property near Great Bend. An association forms to hold two driving meetings yearly, turning the fall event into a county fair.
A troubled overview of 19th century trust growth led by Amalgamated Copper American Car and Foundry American Ice Company American Iron and Steel and others. The piece notes rapid capital increases, government investigations, and the 1890s court case Addyston Pipe. It cites Standard Oil’s financial influence and stock market volatility as indicators of trust power, with figures and company names illustrating the era’s consolidation. It closes with crude coal pricing and local business ads.
Paragraph details the buildup of U S forces in the Philippines including the Forty-Eighth Infantry and volunteers. It notes the Grant transport arrival at Malta, San Francisco departure, and total force strength around 61 500 with 3 000 regular troops and 31 500 volunteers. It mentions the Morty-fleet volunteer Infantry and the Logan transport.
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