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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
3
Boxing news reports a pugilist seeking a new manager after alleging a former handler deserted him amid accusations of drunkenness. The piece details quarrels, alleged incidents, and potential matches as parties discuss future engagements and possible ring dates.
Count Salvatore and Duke Spinetta from the Dalone Poesta Valle of Italy set a wager to walk around the world within three years. He began February 1901 from Naples, aims to visit many countries, and will rely on voluntary aid without asking for shelter or water. He has traveled to New York San Francisco New Orleans and other cities, entertaining crowds with his tenor.
A garbled fragment mentions a person seeking charity, barter, and a barber offering a shave or haircut. The text is incomplete with unclear names and events, but implies someone asking for aid and a barber responding with a service. It lacks coherent details.
A distressed family in Wichita faces destitution after a mother left with five children aged six months to uncertain years, returning to find husband and elder child gone and furniture sold. Police report shows the mother collected funds and purchased food, while authorities pledge to aid the vulnerable family.
A Leavenworth resident claims gang activity on Fourth Street damages his business, tearing up the block and hindering customers from reaching his storefront. He demands compensation, arguing weather and ongoing repairs delay contracts for months and justify city reimbursement.
A wedding party of five visitors drew curious glances Wednesday as they paraded through downtown near the market house and police station. They enjoyed candy and laughter while officers watched from behind doors and windows, seeming unfazed by the crowd.
The report notes General Bot and Howth Tucker debating aid to the poor, with Tucker saying the general aims to fund Indian tribal institutions in big cities using tanker funds, while denying charity as motive. In Lawrence Kau, the Douglas County commissioners approve Haskell and Gunn plans for a new $89,000 care house, with a construction opening February 10.
Washington reports a bold claim by J H Brigham assistant secretary of agriculture that beef prices remain inflated due to artificial schemes. He argues cattle prices are returning to normal and blames the gap between wholesale and retail margins on dealers rather than producers.
In Centiellaville Pennsylvania seven masked robbers broke into the home of Levi and Mrs. Eicher on Laurel Mountain. The assailants, who bound the couple to their bed, burned Mrs. Richer's feet until they tore off. The elderly man, 92, was knocked unconscious attempting to intervene, and the robbers fled with the hidden money after a brutal raid.
In a disturbing home invasion the assailants threatened Kil Mex Richer, burned her feet with a lamp, and fled with a strong box containing 322 in hits. A white horse was driven off and later found nearby. Authorities suspect the Bichern and relatives, with rewards offered for ten captures amid threats by Dome members.
The Young Men's Christian Association reports a prosperous year with expansion across the south and north. It notes 4M buildings valued at over 92 million dollars and 26 000 boys in the department including 5 000 enrolled in the 200 summer camps. The world total reaches 597 associations with 20 72 members.
A fragmented report describes a custody dispute where a boy kissed the judge after a decision. Walter Buck, age several years, witnessed the scene in a court setting. The case centered on a mother and father seeking guardianship, with custody arrangements and ongoing legal actions noted amid unclear details.
In New York this January Russell Sage walks inland from his office using a cane. He is usually accompanied by W. T. Menzies, a longtime aide. His physician and Mrs. Sage weigh in on his condition, reflecting a restrained, refined tone about the elderly financier and his entourage.
In Lincoln Nebraska on January 2 W J Bryser praises John Jacob Astor and Cornelius Vanderbilt as public spirited figures. He lauds Astor for enlisting in the Spanish American War and assisting the government with a battery from his own funds. Vanderbilt is praised for invention and generosity, declining royalties and aligning with the Young Men’s Christian Association.
A confusing 19th century report from Westmere Pennsylvania describes a jailed man ordered by a magistrate to provide support for his wife. The article cites drunkenness and a sequence ending with the prisoner handing over money and belongings, then being locked up.
At a final rehearsal of Edward the Spy a member of the Temperance Dramatic Company, Patrick J. Torney, was accidentally shot when a blank cartridge misfired. He sustained a bleached cheek wound but is not believed fatally injured. The организации plans to cut the scene.
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