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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
3
A garbled OCR note references Lang and Engeamt with mentions of Kiewit and Dadama. Readable names imply a local event or personal notice, but details are unclear. Further context needed to confirm place, date, and participants.
Sporting news reports Jim Corbett set to fight for the world heavyweight title with a June bout possible. Corbett publicly claims readiness to match rival James Jeckson, while promoters, backers, and observers await final terms and the official purse of 2500 dollars.
New York Jan 1 Jockey Danny Maher the famous rider is named co respondent in a sweeping divorce case filed in the supreme court. The petition cites his marriage in November 1838 at St George’s Church London and alleges marital issues with the wife Mrs Purber. The proceedings opened before Justice Wilmot with several witnesses testifying to conduct during the couple’s residence in Manhattan. The record notes Maher and Mrs Purber’s separation and ongoing legal contest represented by counsel with details of the temporary order and related actions before the court.
In a hard fought match the lightweight contender Young Corbett defeats Alstin Hise by decision in a close eighteenth round. The bout featured rapid exchanges and Corbett’s aggressive style testing Hise’s resilience.
In a tense exchange, Corbett's aggressive pressure clashes with Hice's dodges. Rice pressed in with strong counters as the two contenders traded heavy blows. Corbett landed numerous hits to head and body while Rice answered with swift rushes, the fight proceeding with fierce, close quarters action. Referee Puttar Ty, formerly of Chicago, officiated.
A 70 year old woman marries after a brief courtship, marking a second marriage for a grandmother as her groom is 49 years old. In a separate incident near Lawrence a vicious horse kills a man, prompting safety concerns and investigations.
Disconnected OCR item references Fravicieco Jun 35 and Sam Cyne ford with Detroit. Mentions Cincinnati hopes, Detroit signing advance money, and a shaky agreement affecting baseball contracts. Discusses Harvard relics and a boat race, with various names and places in fragmented form, including Lexington and New Orleans.
New York Sun reports Wissig and friend Chart Bileringer were robbed of a diamond-attached locket valued at $900 near Fourth Avenue. The pair confronted two thieves who grabbed the jewelry, fleeing on foot. Wissig vowed to protect his reputation and recover the locket.
Argenting and Jin report a mail scam sending 86 cent stamps through grocers in Kansas City Kansas and Argentine. Minnesota Avenue grocer M Kein and 46 Minnesota Avenue recipient Sam Stewart describe envelopes and counterfeit money. Many grocers say they received stamps and money. outsiders who recently opened shops report none. Suggestions blame a Karns City directory thief or a dealer trying to curry favor with local customers. Postmarks are illegible, fueling suspicion of outside origin.
Lawrence Kas Jan 21 A farmer died Wednesday from injuries after a horse attack southeast of Lawrence. Neighbors aided, one horse was killed, and the incident left others damaged. Charles Aubry, 22, of Lawrence County, was accidentally shot Monday when a shotgun discharge from a wagon occurred injuring his left hand up to the elbow. Amputation likely. A new bank opens in Lincoln City about March 1 with capital of 25000 dollars.
A Virginia resident recounts near insanity from sleepless nerves and crippling cramps. After two years under a doctor and trying Dr Miles Nervine with Nerve and Liver Pills, health and sleep returned, ending years of turmoil in Oklahoma.
A small community about 12 miles east of Lincoln with around 200 inhabitants readies for new developments. A bank to be started soon near Eure, a laundry opened at the year's start, several new buildings, a new store, and a nearby sewer site show activity as warm weather arrives.
Winfield Kansas struggles with library site as a state grant of 315000 is tied to annual support of 3151. The school board removed the project from school grounds amid local opposition. Attempts to share ground with Baptists and Methodists fail. A fundraising effort continues with a public deposit of 1000 dollars already set aside, while Carnegie funds may be withdrawn if privately raised sums fail.
Weather signals and daily weather reports will be displayed on rural route wagons out of Arkansas City Kansas at 11 o clock. Farmers will receive predictions several hours later. Leonardville seeks a county high school in Squaardville and promises support from Manhattan in return. Kansas postmasters plan annual meeting in Washington with top officials. A University of Kansas student organization aims to coordinate with alumni to advance school interests. temporary officers named.
In Philadelphia a controversy erupts as Reverend Jones argues men need women trained in the culinary arts, while women respond that homemaking skills come from mothers and Drexel Institute. Readers weigh in on cooking, domestic roles, and household leadership with strong opinions about who teaches what in the home.
A fragment describes the Golden State Limited departing Topeka each evening at 6 1 for a later timetable. It also notes an Artivine Chlengs 10 30 with a second afternoon reference and Dew Tork 1 3. The text is partial and inconsistent.
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