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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
2
Sporting news notes a weather driven mindset for training and upcoming battles. The piece quotes Lt Fork and Jeffries highlighting winter conditioning and risks of summer heat. It stresses that consistent outdoor training strengthens the body and blood circulation, boosting performance.
Article discusses boxing weight concerns ahead of a bout, noting Jeffries may need to drop pounds before February 15. It references advisers' worries about potential tactics, predicting the heavyweight challenger could insist on a lower limit while preparations for the match continue.
Beco Pool experts prepare to contest the Kansas title against the Everies amid a debated match plan. Officials say the event will decide the state champion with proceeds or honors to be determined locally.
Fragmentary sports note mentions Robert Coquetia and a European team returning, planning for July. unclear locations or events due to garbled OCR.
The Harvard team center Doucette dies at 18 from pneumonia in Cambridge. Details show he was a star player and highly regarded by teammates and coaches. Confirmation of his death follows reports of his illness and hospital treatment.
Gans faced Daly in a wrestling or boxing styled pairing as a scheduled bout or match. The event notes mention a plan to travel to Baltimore on February 15 and reference a second challenger or opponent named Dizon Wests, with another Chaaca work Bun noted among participants.
Fragmentary report covers horse racing outcomes with several named figures, a basketball item, and a public grain warehouse law ruling. Mentions Tom, Rollie Boer, Gardner, Dixon Mill Vale and Temey Bison, plus Judge Rutley and the warehouseman case concerning grain in own elevators.
A fragment discusses harsh penalties for kidnappers and calls for strict law enforcement. It advocates citizen action, legislative changes, and potential extreme measures for abduction cases. The text mentions the death penalty or imprisonment as possible remedies. The source tone reflects wartime era rhetoric on national lawlessness and justice.
Mrs M A Smith of Ottawa Kansas and her four children were traveling to Chandler when a sick child prompted her to lean from a Santa Fe train window. Her pocketbook containing $7.50 and a docket fell out near Perry Oklahoma. Two travelers aided by collecting funds to help the distressed woman.
The Century basketball team played at the City honeyball court with a $0.278 result, while the secretary to the executive committee reported at the meeting held in the Commerce Inn rooms ten days after the event.
Cincinnati January court actions centralize grand jury duties as Judge Devis imposes strict orders affecting investigation of a prize fight case. legales proceedings adjust charge handling and timing, with guidance to ensure orderly consideration by the grand jury.
Kansas residents press renewed action over water diversion by Colorado ditch firms. A Wichita convention set for Jan 24 to pursue legal filings. Attorney General Goddard signals possible new filings as Arkans as City leaders mobilize delegates and seek support from affected communities for a court case.
A garbled notice appears to describe a life insurance policy payment and a Woodmen Lodge draft involving Mrs. Alice at Woodmen Lodge of Sharrandon. The text references a letter or writ delivered to a lodge member and a sequence of names and locations, but readability is severely limited.
In a chaotic night near Kes city a hunting party of young men and a woman discussed a plan at a hotel. Harry Drevers is killed as a result of a confrontation over a gun, and the men accused of violent acts are said to have attacked and killed him. The scene involved the Schivel pilots and a local hotel, with pistol shots ending in Drevers's death.
Miss Lueila Moors sues the Argentine street railway for damages 3000 claiming a gate closure at Genesee Street injured her and bruised her, while witnesses Mamie Therepson and others say a conductor failed to guard the closure.
Fragmentary text shows Atchison residents debating a new school bond for local children. Objections focus on whether the plan fully leverages public funds and benefit to the schools, with figures like $6,000 noted in the discussion. The fragment suggests procedural arguments about funding and utilization.
Hutchinson January 11 A Thompson secured a contract to drill for salt for an independent company planning manufacturing operations here. The deal totals 370000 in work and signals a rival to the national firm starting up locally.
Enthusiastic citizens in Topeka test their experience for the public goal. Testimony and a soiree are cited as evidence. An array of names and places appears in fragmented OCR, noting a drug store and various individuals connected to a testing or relief effort.
The Jubilee Institute selects music judges for an upcoming week with a St Louis expert as judge and a New York professor as vocal adjudicator. Previous Jubilee judge Prof Kroeger returns as reference. The event aims to showcase instrumental and vocal work, set for late week.
Philip H Kennedy agent for Merchant's Dispatch Transportation was shot four times by his wife Kala J Kennedy in the New Ridge building office. She then fled the scene, declaring he would never seduce another woman. Kennedy had sought to annul his marriage to Laila Prince alleging threats by her father and brother.
An old text extols meat as superior to grains for nutrition and cites Dr Julius Remusson. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a regular aid after meals to digest meat eggs and starches, claiming they provide pepsin and diastase. The piece warns against quack remedies and lists price and availability across countries.
The market promotes a superior range of fresh meats, fish, poultry, oysters and game with favorable prices, noting that no other market matches their selection.
The text describes a dispute over engagement and marriage involving Hiyed, Miss Prince, and a husband later claimed by another woman. It mentions the girl's family, a broken engagement, and contested marriages amid parental intervention during a roughly two year period.
Washington January 11 David Graham Ades brother of Assistant Secretary of State Alvey August Adee is reported dead. The New York barister named David Graham is linked through family history. Remains to be temporarily interred in Washington.
Salina dispatch reports a 20 year old Frank Aten of Colorado and 21 year old Maud Murphy of Goodland eloped seeking parental consent. Their plan to marry faced obstacles as families sent Maud away and attempted to delay the ceremony. A later wedding reportedly occurred despite opposition.
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