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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1900

Page

2

Ewing Advances as Cooley Bid Sparks Baseball Talk

New York reports Manager Ewing pursues Dick Cooley of Philadelphia amid tentative Hawley and Seibach signings. Fee on Cooley seen high. Ewing aims utility help. Hawley contract in process, salary reductions discussed. Hickman letters and Yale coaching noted as plans unfold. News from Sturtevant House edits a first class club for Golkum amid arbitration doubts.

New York Ewing Sturtevant House Golkum Guring Hawley Seibach Boston Turing Buttieiner Charles Friable Tom Loftus Dick Cooley Phillies Lo Bedone Cooly Cooley Ae Ewing Charley Hickman Botton Hwing Bote Decome Hickman Yale Fowling New Haven

Sullivan Speech Recalls Dempsey and Old Times

John L Sullivan talks in a New York Sun piece about meeting fans and recounting his era. He names Jack Dempsey and experiences with admirers, recalling how a young man asked for money and how he shared memories from boxing days.

The New York Sun Faun Lawrence Bullivan Wardo Duck Dempery Duck Dempans Jack Dempsey Jack Alaska Dave Dempney Jack Demmeris Td Fiz Situia Ainska Blur Zack Denver India Sullivan Fouth John Tomtom Tim

Go to the Giants Kip Selbach and Pink Hawley Sold

Kip Selbach and Pink Hawley purchased from Cincinnati will join the New York Giants. Both players have been released by Cincinnati to New York, with contracts signed to secure Knowles and the club’s backing. The deal aims to bolster the roster as the season approaches.

Kip Selbach Pink Hawley Cincinnati Weay Nike Aw!t Sean Hawley Cinetinnat New York Sec Ary Knowles New York Duke Ea Samattt Farrier Selbuen Hawley Chaelanas F Air Peice Tan Plat Tiets Folt Eas Eas oFee Knowles Tern Tintriet Ted Freedman O'Brien Pittsboro Tom O' Flos Pitsburg Clark Thurrdis

Lights No Longer Shine at Noted Pugilist Saloon

New York March 2. Protruding murder eninatine? channels of India?liwite saloon proprietors lose license. Kid MoCo electrical display dwarfed others as Broadway signs go down. The famous boxer era and its street scene fade as the redoubtable John ce Ne deft saloon faces disgust and decline.

New York Mureninatine Ehens Kid MoCo George Dikan Hong “Ucrum Tire Jory Uae Hullfeuais Sainon Herald Sylane John Fig Salli Yan

McGovern Contract Dispute Over Santry Bout

Confusing OCR details a boxing contract standoff involving McGovern and Santry with threats to hire substitutes, legal actions, and a potential $35,000 bet. The fragment outlines coercion to sign, club pressures, and alleged meetings about timing, venue, and enforcement.

Jockeys Barred at the Hotel Cecil

A London cable reports that jockeys Sloan and Martin were barred from the Cecil Hotel in New York, with warnings of eviction and threats of continued action from riders. The bar follows a rival where the pair stayed, while other riders face similar scrutiny amid tensions in the racing world.

Sloan Martin Cecil New York London Bee Nanpenas Aie Tods Cecil Ote Ta Jankem Jock Bon Ceci Tropale Starlin Malta

Yale's Schedule 15 Out

Yale's baseball schedule completed for Easter trip with games at Georgetown Washington Maryland Virginia Virginia Charlottsville Boston Norfolk and more. Twenty two other games scheduled.

New Haven Conn Oe U—Portham College Newro Aveil Georgetown University Washington Pril Iu University of Maryland Baltimore Boston Norfolk University of Virginia Charlottesville

Mayor veto blocks Jeffries three-man boxing bout

Chicago reports Mayor Harrison will not permit James Jeffries to fight three men in one night. He orders separate one-on-one bouts or a six to six round exhibition, threatening to cancel the event if demands are not met.

Jeffries Chicago Harrison J. Jeffies Tattersilin Jeffies Abe Ronade

Baseball at E U Lawrence Kas Match Dawg Gear

Kansas City baseball players prepare for spring trials at Kaneka Univyralts country meet. By late last week first game vs Husket team set, positions to be decided. Hall, Biantes, Mality in bullpen. Probert, Tucker, Cas Wil rotate bases. Houst, Hepord, Sarent at infield. Poorman on short. Gaired Teed and Maltby compete in left and right fields.

Lawrence Kas Dale Gear Kansas City Kaneka Pest Monte Biantes Mality Probert Tucker Cas Houst Hepord Sarent Poorman Shematon Gwenard Teed Barner Feild Maltby Smekenhe

Jockey Goes to England for William of the American

Benjamin J. Riedy of St. Louis Arrives to ride for William Duke in England for the American circuit. Riedy prepares for a new overseas ride as part of the equestrian season abroad.

England Rigby William of Benjamin J. Riedy Ite Ve St. Louis William Duke

Race results and boxing news from Pittsburg and New York

A mixed digest of horse races at Wellaville and Rock Ark with names like Clinton and Jomter. boxing notes on Tom O Rourke negotiating with O Brien and Frank Erne’s win. plus the death list from Washington noting soldiers and various causes.

Bankers Drive First Spikes In Wichita Railway

In Wichita sixty men lay tract on Main Street beginning at Douglas as JO Davidson and A C Jobes, presidents of Kansas National Bank and National Bank of Commerce, drove the first regulation spikes. The project includes seven inch by sixty foot rails rolled at Steelton, weighing seventy pounds per yard, with 260 joints to be laid. The ceremony marks a major paving and railway construction effort amid a Prohibition wave across Galena, Arkansas City, and Winfield.

Wichita Main Street Douglas Ulebt JO. Davidann Kansas Onal Bank A. C. Jobes Natonal Bank of Commerce Steelton

Church quarrel rocks Wet Creek pastor hiring case

In Wet Creek Danipian counts a church quarrel over a pastor selection stretches across years. Several ministers preached on trial as factions supporters of Hart Holsteen Bolton and Hodeteen clashed. After a long back and forth Hart was finally employed, with supporters and critics alike voicing claims of fairness and bias. Rumblings persist as attrition grows among adherents.

Hodeteen Bolton Holton Helsteen Powerel Finnily Hart Wet Creek Holsteen

Leavenworth Coal Mine Sold for 125000

Leavenworth March 28 arrangements completed whereby the North Leavenworth coal mine passes from the old company and stockholders to the Home Riverside Coal Mining Company. The consideration is about 125000 with part cash and the rest secured by bonds against the North Leavenworth properties.

Leavenworth North Leavenworth Home Riverside Coal Mining Company Moine-Flverside

Murder at Galena as drunken shot kills Reid

Galena readers report a fatal shooting at Bob Mann's gambling house. Pomp Chester, intoxicated, fired three shots and killed William Reid, with a ball entering the heart. Reid fell and died at the stairs as Chester was arrested and taken to Columbus for safekeeping.

Galena Chester William Reid Bob Mann Reid Coturbus

Galena Sees Arrests Amid Prohibition Runins

Galena on March 3 reports another dry spell as Charles, arrested yesterday for violating the prohibitory law, had his goods confiscated. He was released, and after reopening, resumed business at his place, which was again disrupted.

Galena Charles

Joint warrants close local establishments in late hours

Kelly's first warrant was sworn by George Herold, a former Jointiet, and the Jat warrant by Sheri O. W. Sparks. Louie Jacobs, who runs another joint, was arrested late, and Riley P. Robertson's places were closed in the afternoon upon a warrant sworn by Herold. An erudite existence persists among the jointists of this place.

Kelly George Herold Sheri O. W. Sparks Louie Jacobs Riley P. Robertson Herold

Sudden Death Near Neodesha Gas Well Blast

Neodesha man Z. B. Wilson aged about 35 was killed while uncapping a Laverty gas well near Neodesia. A sudden release of gas with great force caused a pipe to whirl, striking him in the shoulders and head and crushing his brains. He died within minutes before regaining consciousness.

Buffalo Z. B. Wilson Forest ‘Ol Company Neodesia Neode Woonie

Notes From Baker and Pensions For Kansans

Notes from Baker report gymnasium work to begin and a poetry talk by Emily Dickinson on Tuesday. Freshman debaters Bly and Roberts defend trusts while A F Eine and H pe postuily oppose. Pensions granted include Original Horatio Blanville and others. several men listed with varying amounts. Also mention of Mr Manning acting as trainer and preaching at High Prairie. Whisky arrest in Ottawa noted.

Baker Baldwin Mareh Cymnasium E. E Bly J. A. Roberte A. F. Eine H. “Pe Postuily Stine Afoothead A. French F. P. Gamen P. Manning Manning Richardson

Smoked Klauer's Gold Bug Pleads Guilty in Theft Case

A single defendant pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an attempted theft charge. He was sentenced to pay a fine and costs, with jail time to continue until the money is paid. Another man named Berger remains jailed awaiting payment.

Ders Berger

Memorial Gate Fund Show To Benefit Local Memorial

Ottawa residents host a March 28 minstrel show at Tech Hall to raise funds for the Memorial Gate Fund honoring Company K of the Twentieth Kansas. Proceeds, including advance seat sales, will support the memory project as townsfolk attend with various dancers and performers.

Memorial Gate Fund Ottawa Nessen Duninan Men Weill Memorial Gate Company K Twentieth Kansas

Binding Twine Prices and Labor Protests Amid Rumored Reforms

March reports from Fort Scott Kansas reference binding twine price changes and labor unrest. A pending convention and public discussions touch wage increases, factory framing structures, and regional economic shifts. Argentine notes mention smelting and refining labor cost changes affecting workers on site. A separate Dighton item notes a divorced petition where a wife secures a decree on a cross petition.

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