Hengiat Wins by a Head in Gravesend Race Feature
The Gravesend program on Thursday featured Hengiat winning by a head from Stuft as a 100 to 1 long shot. Pocahontas set a great record with a 400 mile journey in 9 hours 41 minutes. The day saw winking favorites falter, with Stalker and others delivering standout performances despite tight finishes and bumps during the stretch.
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Frengricht
Gravesind
Fem
Wen Fm
Etéior
Louisville
F. Pigeon
J. Schrecke
Allestor Fake
Shake Up in Tiger Than Yale Leader Plans
A garbled report details a shake up involving Yale affiliates and a team called the Tigers. It references a defeat by Fale peeerat and mentions Lew Haven, Khortstop, and Keene buying Coldstream, with various names such as Major Bobabiaerieta and Captain Fale. The piece also alludes to Yale leadership shifts, a 7-Sheldun, and sports context across multiple colleges.
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Jane
Khortstop
Penrean
Beizy
Sharkey Permitted to Spar in New York Exhibition
In New York on March 7 the Dewey theater hosted the exhibition sparring featuring Tom Sharkey and Jack McCormick in a three round display. Police barred longer bouts at other venues after Horton law concerns. Sharkey outpointed Philadelphia opponent Scanlon, while rival notes report a San Francisco trip and a train incident involving James Scanlan. A 400 mile pigeon record was set in Louisville.
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Sharkey
New York
Viserty
Dewey Theater
Tom Sharkey
Jack McCormick
Thay
Toan Sharkey
Scanlon
Memphis
Tenn
James Scanlan
Pittsboro
San Francisco
al Neil
Galveston
Anaes Ak
Washburn College Literary Society Banquet Tonight
The Washburn College Literary Society plans its annual banquet at the National hotel this evening with about seventy five attendees. Members and past members only may sit at banquet tables after a college chapel recital. Sidney Wood, former society president and now a Kansas City lawyer, will serve as toastmaster.
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Washburn College Literary Society
National Hotel
College Chapel
Lovewell
Arthur J. McCabe
Sidney Wood
Kaness City
Rock Island agrees to alter plans for freight depot
Rock Island lines concede to city pressure over a sewer dispute tied to a contested railway right of way east of Kansas avenue. Officials said the sewer dated back to 1879 on private property and would have required costly removal. After brief talks, Rock Island officials promised to modify depot plans to avoid the sewer, signaling improved city railroad relations and a larger stance on future projects.
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First Street
Pew Hock Island
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Tomvold
Eruti
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Meobuneliian
Utm
Topeka
Clemens Name Likely Appoints Justice of Third Division
Fragmentary OCR hints Clemens designates a mayoral appointee for the third division’s justice seat. Readable bits show names and positions but key details remain unclear due to garbled text. Further verification needed to confirm exact names and office.
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C. Clemens
Special Guard Confesses To Bank Memo Theft
Daffard Lewis, a colored man and new sanitary department guard in Topeka, is accused of drawing $56 from a bank for May three days worked. Mayor Hughes coerces confession, tracing funds to a North Topeka woman and a mistaken $50 payment. Lewis is dismissed after authorities recover $2.50 and the rest is accounted for through a sequence of demands and payments. The incident ends with Lewis offering apologies and losing his post, while further complaints surface about duties guarding a smallpox quarantine cake.
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Daffard Lewis
Speies Guard
Dnnitary
Topeks
Lewis
Fie
Joan Lacan
Esshler
John Lucis
Lucas
E Orice
Lewin
Hughes
Mr. Lewis
Sith
Mayor Hughes
Deciding Wisdom Between Public Opinion and Vain Promises
An old testimonial advises weighing fellow citizens' opinions against statements from unreliable promoters. It describes Jon A. Thomas of 319 Ash Street suffering kidney and bladder troubles for ten years, worsened by weather and posture, with severe morning pain and frequent secretions. He praises Dean's Kidney Pills from Rowley and Snow's drug store, claiming relief after two boxes and another attack in spring 1890, noting price and local dealer.
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Jon A. Thomas
Ash Street
Dean
Rowley & Snow's
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Buffalo
N. Watted Ste
Turned Over Children by Father in Topeka Case
Joseph Fry, arrested in Vic tor, Cole, earlier this spring on a charge, left his three children aged 6, 5, and 1 with Police Matron Thorpe this week to be placed in the Topeka Orphans Home. The children had been in the care of Fry’s brothers Willum and Dan Fry, and their wives, for three months since Fry was brought back from Colorado. Fry claimed he could not care for them but then sought to set up housekeeping and turn the children over to Mrs Thorpe, who refused to disclose their location. Orphans’ Home president Mrs J C Howe said she had no idea the children had a father and were not true orphans.
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Victor, Cole
Digan
Hia
Thorpe
Topeka
Dan Fry
Weat Gordon Street
North Tape i
Willum Fry
North Taylor Street
Colorado
J. C. Howe
Orphans’ Home Association
Lexington Fire Destroys Ootscooper Shop and Threatens Homes
Lexington Ky June 7 At 12M this afternoon Ootscooper shop was destroyed by fire and sixteen other houses were burning two squares threatened the fire being beyond control.
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Lexington
Ootscooper Shop
Ordinance Under Fire In Policy Court Session
Acting Police suggested the ordinance remains in force but faces challenge as two subjects under its title are argued unconstitutional. Police Judge Lindsay returned, and the liquor cases on the docket were heard. The core issue is the ordinance's validity and the relation of its two subjects to state law.
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Lindsay
Bain
War Department Orders Organization of Five Batteries
War Department orders the organization of five field artillery batteries and three coast artillery companies. Batteries to be stationed at Fort Sam Houston Texas Fort Riley Kansas Fort Sherman Utah Fort Hancock New Mexico and Fort Warren Massachusetts. Additional organization transfers from Second Fifth Sixth Seventh Ninth batteries and Forts eighth Seventy seventh Seventy s companies.
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Howe
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
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Sar Prandleco
Fort Riley
Kas
Fort Sheridas
Til
Mort Hancock
Port Warren
Mass
Itional
Hamad Artillery
Fort Warren at Fort Wiley reshuffles railroad leadership
General manager appointment at Vandalia line moves J J Turner to Pittsburgh and H L Miller to St. Louis with interim posts for James McKeen and W C Downing. Maintenance and division chiefs reassigned as the main line work continues. Works destroyed and 300000 in insurance cited amid o unexpected events. Court case in New York reports not guilty verdict in a high profile education case.
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Vandalia Tadlenapolts
Janet—V. ‘T
Vandalia and Trustes
Retseny
Miller
St. Louis
J.J. Turner
Pittsburg
Pennnymnia Wae
Sime Timeieniace
Beriy Jamis McKeen
Hnne
Indianapolis
East St Louis
W. C Downin
Te Peorfs
Mraickern
Downing
NEW SHOW GROUNDS FOR SALE AND FUN CETE ON JUNE
The Selle and Grey show grounds were selected today at Ninth and Jefferson streets. They will travel from Kansas City via Santa Fe, arriving Thursday morning. Tickets go on sale, event runs afternoon and evening. A death report: Maria is dead. Pancake testimony underway in district court with Judge Hazen listening to attorneys this afternoon.
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Jeferson
Kanmea
Santa Fe
Jone
Eighth Avenue
Hazen
Ottawa Chactenqua Assembly and Nearby Ticket Prices
fragmentary OCR item notes Ottawa Chactenqua Assembly prices at 1.59 and 1.68 for Senta Fe, mentions tickets on sale June to July, plus rough notes about Westernsee Machion Works and factory workers including moulders pattern makers and a people named Pop Avasitos.
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Chactenqua Assembly
Paciusente
Ind
Machinias Moulders van
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