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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
1
A crowd debates a coming bout between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries with bets flying at Corbett’s cafe and the Metropolitan Hotel. Promoters note purses and splits while journalists quote experts predicting victory for the favored fighter.
Early morning reports from New York Brooklyn indicate political figures backed by Faget McLaughlin deny police interference in the Fitzsimmons versus Jeffries fight at Island Sporting Club. Prominent bettors expect a hard contest with Fitzsimmons favored 7 to 5, while heat and training pressures inform ringside sentiment.
Bulletin notices indicate the Firesimmons Jeffries prize bout will be aired via AP wires to the State Journal and shown on the building front by stereopticon tonight. Principals are to arrive at the Coney Island club by 9 and the bout starts at 9 20 New York time, 9 20 Topeka time.
Joseph S. Leach, a soldier held in the county jail awaiting federal trial for murder in the first degree, has decided to plead guilty and accept the death sentence. The case stems from the killing of a fellow soldier at Fort Riley, with execution to be carried out by U S Marshal Sterne if carried out. Leach, jailed since November 1897, sought to end months of delays as his attorneys requested further time.
Superintendent W V Church of the Kansas insurance department declares war on underground insurance in Kansas. He seeks to compel policy exhibits from out of state firms and levy a 10 percent premium, aiming to redirect business to Kansas agencies and recover lost fees. The effort targets Kansas City Missouri insurers draining Kansas businesses and revenue. Weather: Chicago shows showers and thunder storms with northeast winds.
A southbound Kansas City line derailed four miles south of Grandview in a night rainstorm. Forty-eight passengers were injured, with hospital transfers to St Joseph's and St. John’s later. A Pullman porter saved lives by cutting a roof hole and aiding evacuees as rescuers battled darkness and flooding.
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