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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
5
Early betting favors Birch Corbett in a planned featherweight title clash with Tom Britt. Califor nian Corbett trains hard in San Francisco while Britt insists on full conditioning. Eastern money leans toward Corbett as market odds swing and public interest grows around the heavyweight style match.
The report notes relentless drill for Britt alongside Spider Kelly and Harry Tuthill, aiming to reach lighter weight for a bout at Woodward's pavilion. Jennings nears $20,000 in winnings, while California jockey club payouts top $220,000 to 70+ owners. McGovern vows to face the winner at 190 pounds in a forthcoming match.
In Leavenworth Kansas the school district No 69 sees teacher Miss Geagan accused after a Buchanan sister allegedly struck her. The Buchanan family including elder and younger join to challenge directors Peter Rieger A L Administer and James Harvey. A battle invitation leads to disturbances and possible warrants. The seven months term ends Friday and the matter heads to the courts.
Messiahs at Lindsborg Kansas March 27 28 and 30 April 3 1908 with anniversary renditions. Special train April ? 1904 from Topeka 20 a m arriving Lindsborg at 3 40 p m leaves Lindsborg after concert. Round trip rate for special train only 3 50. Round trip tickets good until April 5 on sale March 26 to April 3 for 4 35. 600 voices in chorus 60 in orchestra. Daily programs. F A Lewis city ticket office 025 Kansas Ave J C Fulton depot agent. One way rate March 1 to April 30 Union Pacific colonist tickets from March 1 to April 30 from Kansas City to western cities with various prices. Best line to Florida through sleeper via Frised System and Southern. For further information contact A Lewis depot agent C T A 625 Kansas Ave.
A storm of dust followed an inch of warm rain across several counties in Kansas on Thursday. Traces of rain, cold waves, and dust from distant, possibly flood-affected areas were reported in towns including Clay Center Concordia Minneapolis Reading Ellsworth Emporia Lawrence Cherryvale Ellis and Dodge City. Multiple locales recorded heavy rain with impacts on bridges sewers and agriculture.
Wagner vented anger at his performance in the world championship series calling last season a joke in the Boston Pittsboro series. He questioned value of later hits and pondered having his picture sent to league headquarters from Hot Springs after President Dreyfuss promised to ensure the big Yellow appears in the hall.
A barn on Philip Saurby’s dairy farm outside Emporia was struck by lightning and burned at about 2 am on March 25. Six cows and six horses were inside. forty nine cows were driven out, but the remaining livestock perished as fire and rain hampered the response. The Emporia city fire department attended the blaze.
A historical medical advertisement argues against surgical cure for hemorrhoids and promotes Pyramid Pile Cure suppositories. It includes a testimonial from George W. Ivey of Richmond Virginia praising relief after six boxes, claiming bleeding itching and prolapse ceased and the patient could work again. The ad urges buying a cent pack and warns against substitutes.
The notice reports the marriage of Miss Martha Becker of Leavenworth to Mr Charles Prather in Kansas City last Saturday. The groom is said to be eight and the bride fourteen though the license lists fourteen, with speculation Prather courted the widow and both families note a long acquaintance.
On March 25 Dr F B May married Maud Ellsworth of Bunnell Kansas at the Christian church in Wellington with Rev H M Barnett officiating. H G Lee a longtime Wichita businessman and pioneer resident died here after brief illness from complications of grip age six born Fulton New Jersey.
Fort Scott Kan March 8 The six thousand damage suits against Eda Denicomb and Henry Neubauer two saloon men accused by Mrs Ada Shipley of keeping her husband intoxicated for two years have been settled for 300 each This surprised observers as the husband a stock buyer had frequenting the two saloons despite warnings not to serve him alcohol The defendants hired J H Crim but the suit was settled before he began work with the agreement reached to pay 300 to Mrs Shipley and 90 to cover court costs
The Kan ens University Dramatic club staged its fourth play at the opera house in Lawrence Kansas last night. Rosemary Parker and Carson's well known drama featured Oscar B Leyster as Sir Jasper Thorndyke and Maude Morrison as Dorothy Cruikshank delivering a strong university performance praised as possibly the best yet.
An ad promotes California farms in the San Joaquin Valley with cheap prices and a low-rate colonist excursion in March and April via the Santa Fe. It invites readers to request pamphlets from T. L. King A T S F Ry Topeka Kansas and touts liberal stopovers on tours. It also references medical products and hats at Morrison's and Simon Purs Eee Powder.
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