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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1900
Page
2
A garbled advertisement touts Hallock's Pills as a cure for nervous debility and weakened conditions. It lists symptoms such as back pain and mental distress and claims guaranteed restoration, urging readers to send for pricing and treatment details from Hall Drog Co in Boston and distributors in Cincinnati.
Fragmented text references Wata and Drys clashes, a city nurse nomination, allied police actions, and a county coalition meeting. Mentions a biracial or reform context and a detested figure, with scattered names and dates. Content is unclear due to garbled OCR.
A fragmentary report indicates a person died by their own actions around a location referred to as Dk deene Manche the thescreaa wonas Siewtee nee Teer teen. The cause is given as the act itself with no further details.
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Former champion James J. Corbett plans a world tour after his next fight. He has sold his New York West 19th Street home for 340,000 and will sail in June with his wife, who has long been in poor health, to view the Paris Exposition and travel globally. He intends to visit various ports and participate in shows abroad, hoping to capitalize on his fame.
Schorr turns down a $5,000 challenge from F W Brode to race his Conqueror at Little Rock. Ark. club officials arranged a match race despite Schorr’s protest that his colt Conqueror will compete in the Turp Congress sweepstakes at Searles for a larger purse.
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New York reports Hobh Pitesimmons and Kid McCoy have been matched for a July 4 showdown of three rounds. Both men post a $2500 forfeit with an understanding they will sign articles. April 6 set as the time for final arrangements and signing.
The Princesan university team departs New York on March 2 aboard the Lauda to compete in Paris, with a squad led by a captain and several members chosen for the English Cup in London. They will train in Paris before the games and plans include additional entrants returning to America on July 2.
Bristol yacht designers will not build another cup defender. Nat Herreshoff cites repeating strain over a year as reason, offering no option to continue the same approach. The firm favors new methods over more of the previous Defender designs.
Fragmentary copy notes Cooley in better health after seven weeks at a Hot Springs hospital. Recovering slowly, he shows progress in comfort and activity, with mentions of attending physical therapy and improving mobility. Further details remain unclear due to OCR damage.
A newspaper notice advertises Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood diseases and skin troubles, claiming long testing and offers trial bottles. It lists multiple Chicago and Topeka retailers, pricing, and a medical ad service promising free confidential advice. The piece also includes brief boxing and boxing promoter notes from New York and Arkansas, mentioning several names and events.
A bankruptcy petition was filed in a United States district court against Adam Hilmganit owner of a general merchandise store in Durham Marion County. The petitioning creditors include Jun 6 Frit Wis Drs Goode company Toutle Whoaler Mother Mercantile Johheten-Waodbury Hat company with claims against Hilmganit and his assets. The action seeks relief on debts and totals, detailing the nature of the claims and pending proceedings.
The Scott county district clerk challenged the secretary of state's Turkish seal role in Scott county records. Judge West concluded no law requires the secretary to replace a seal after loss or destruction, and that the secretary may furnish the seal under current statute.
In a Saturday Evening Post piece E P Ripley president of the Santa Fe argues the modern railroad man must be a specialist across departments. He notes the president must balance earning power, taxes, legislation and public approval amid constant daily compromises, while praising the generally high moral tone of the profession. A separate Texas company is formed, with H C Herd of Sweetwater securing charter.
The Panhandle & Gulf Railroad company organizes with officers A E L Stillwell J F L Daugherty R L McCauley and J P Thammell all based in Sweetwater Kansas City Mexico & Orient plans a line from Kansas City to Copalobambo on the Pacific joining with Mexican International Southern Pacific Mexican National and International & Great Northern at key points Hord notes the route will run from northern Texas toward Laredo and Topolombampo Texas and create a four hundred mile shorter link between Mexico and Kansas City.
Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora New York describes his Omaha visit to the Burlington station. He notes passengers are treated well and the architecture is admired. He recalls past rail travel when agents and conductors frowned on questions and passengers avoided eye contact to please the polite brakeman. Verily the world does move.
Denver March 26. President Ristine of the Colorado Midland will retire soon. He asked to be relieved by April 1 if possible, citing unpleasant conditions and a family move. J. G. Cannon is rumored to be offered the post, with no other major changes planned on the system.
A sequence of Union Pacific freight runs tops Lehigh Valley records for heft. March trains from Cheyenne totaled 4547 tons across 99 cars, then 471 tons in 13 cars, followed by 4233 tons in 124 cars. The long 102 mile haul weighed 4450 feet in length, engines and caboose included.
Dramatic program titled The Village Postmaster to debut at Crawford theater Wednesday night revealing a rural New England setting. Archie Boyd, famed for Little Gid Homestead and Shore Acro, stars as Seth Hugeins in the production long associated with the original company seen in New York on the Fourteenth.
A discussion warns against humbug fears about remedies for indigestion. It explains Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets dissolve and digest food after meals using aseptic pepsin and other ingredients, contrasting them with harsh cathartics that only affect the bowels. The article emphasizes stomach digestion as the key to relief and critiques secret patent medicines.
A long notice on New York theater offerings describes the Fourteenth Street stage showing Shen in the Swedion comedy Hates Hansel at Crawford theater with ticket prices 36 20 25 and tents. It notes a late night revival of The Winters Tale at Crawford with Anderson and Hanford in leading roles, a grand Shakespearean production planned since May with elaborate Greek-inspired settings and costumes from Trem and Abbey.
Secretary Anderson of the Commercial club reports on data for road building costs and the success of stone macadam roads in Greensburg Indiana. He notes a fall project finishing 20 miles of pike in the county at about 1 960 per mile with 13 foot wide grades and 12 foot stone spread, urging Shawnee county to adopt stone roads at about 185 per mile and highlighting waste in current road spending.
Washington March 14 The president today sent nominations to the senate including John J Giromondi of California to be captain at Santos Brazil Regular Army Infantry First Lieutenant H J Hunt Sixth Infantry to be captain Second Lieutenant J B Allison Seventh Infantry to be first lieutenant Second Lieutenant J L Dewitt Twentieth Infantry to be first lieutenant
In federal court today a jury convicted Charles RE George of all counts in a fraud case. Sentencing was deferred. George allegedly swindled many by claiming heirs to the estate of James McCormick who died in Guatemala. He, an attorney, said he represented the estate and that it was valued at a sum. Victims named McCormick sent money to secure inheritance.
John Webber a non union machinist was attacked by three men believed to be Machinists union members on strike near the building trades council headquarters today and beaten into insensibility. The assailants escaped.
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