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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
2
Kansas City workers push for an eight hour day amid a strike led by foremen and contractors. Reports say contractors resist, tracing back to May deadlines and wage disputes. The dispute involves multiple trades and a broader labor-right push across the region.
A June report from Wichita covers a European trip by a notable figure, while a lengthy local tale from Wellawaie details a notable baseball game with strong play and a 43 head cattle stampede. The piece also lists prominent residents and officials connected to Teter Rano B and Ottawa.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases and names, mentioning a pier delivery and laws but lacks coherent facts. Unable to extract a clear event, date, or authoritative entities.
A conference opened Monday to address miners demands for lower powder prices and broader contractor terms. miners insist on buying only from their mine’s company and seek public details of proposed concessions while operators seek to bind all western firms to a single contract.
Fragmentary report blends a custody style incident with regional notices from June. It mentions a wife fleeing a husband, a child named Thachid, and events tied to Doriver and New Rural Routes in Washington. Additional items cover education board actions in Abilene and Junction City health and police notes.
Six weeks of play have produced solid averages with the Pirates leading as the top all around team. Dick Cooley has been doing splendid work, and a crowded field shows strong performances from multiple players across Pittabury and St. Louis. Cooley and Basten share top notes in the National League race as the season progresses.
Benny Tanger proposes a bout with Young Corbett within 19 days with generous terms. He would fight at any weight up to 150 pounds and arrange all details, provided the match occurs outside Denver and includes weigh ins at ringside. If Corbett agrees to the terms, the purse could go to Fanges, with possible side bets and a 1000 dollar side if the champion rushes the deal.
Lexington June 4 stakes totaling 372100 offered for the Kentucky Trotting Horse Beemiers association October meeting have closed. Listed entries include Ean 2 year trotter with various purses. McDowell 2-10 000. Transytvania 225. Dohuiston 2:4 3000. West 29 2000. and Kentucky 1-year old 2000. Also notes a boxing exhibition planned in New London and race results from Cincinnati and Gravesend including McCoy’s Brave Words and other racing summaries.
In a crowded Chicago event, Memeth Guard edged Renech and Bell in a long sprint through the stretch. Sherif Bell showed strength, while odds topper TAndia slipped to 9 to 2 as rivals faltered. Fanning spear surprised by winning Reacing at Chicago, with favorites in Harlem underperforming and Captain Arnold among late disappointments.
An unclear summary covers NL and American League mentions with scattered game notes. It references teams, players, and innings in a garbled report, noting replacements and errors, and cites Omaha and Washington contexts amid mixed game details.
Victims recount Mercury and Potash failing to cure Contagious Blood Poison. The S. S. remedy is promoted as a safe, vegetable antidote that purges the virus from blood and system. A testimonial from G. F. GIlssox of Livingston, Tenn., credits S. S. with restoring health after severe illness and weight loss.
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