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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1904
Page
3
Dear reader from Fredonia New York suffers years of back pain and weakness. After trying Dr Penner's Kidney and Backache Remedy two bottles cured him entirely and made standing easer. The testimonial notes the medicine is pleasant to take and effective in relieving intense backache.
A Kansas report outlines Dr J W Shults and party planning a July voyage from Beattie to Alaska. They will travel Spokane to Scagway to Whitehorse, then 225 miles across trackless snow toward Mt Elias to witness the annual ice and sun phenomenon. The journey aims to feature the photographer, notes the law change on licenses affecting hunting, and highlights the long expedition to capture a rare natural display.
The Court of Claims finds retired enlisted men of the non commissioned staff entitled to increased monthly commutation pay of 14.50 dollars, three fourths of the rate for their rank on detached service. About 200 officers on the retired list will gain roughly 13.000 dollars monthly and back pay, with two cases in Juneau Now City. Sergeant P C Daly to receive 1418 back pay and Sergeant A Keeshan about 15.
In Parsons Kansas on March 28 Sheriff FP Dienst seized twenty cartons of Kentucky whisky consigned to County Attorney E J Burton and Deputy E B Morenn. Judge Neelson and other temperance leaders denied prior knowledge, and officials moved to confiscate the shipment amid suspicions it was shipped to be refused and resold.
Lawrence Kansas March 28 Active search continues for 109 year old Lawrence boy son of Rev Frank Lente pastor of M E church who disappeared after being sent on an errand Saturday. Little reliable detail remains as authorities pursue clues amid poor OCR wording.
A worker pushed a core in a moving elevator and was squeezed between the platform and wall, breaking a leg and both arms below the elbows. The incident surfaced after half a century with reports from Lawrence and an old soldier recounting family ties and Civil War era slave stories involving Nat Miller and Sallie Taylor.
At the Wichita session of the Southwest Kangas Methodist conference delegates to the general conference were chosen Hiram Imboden G A Welch and C F Franks. Resolutions denounced war praised peace agencies backed arbitration at The Hague and endorsed the Kansas State Peace Society and its efforts to create sentiment for peace across nations.
In Wichita on March 26 the weather bureau logged twenty three degrees. Farmers dispute damage to fruit with Fred Renner, a veteran fruit man, arguing frost spared most crops due to ground conditions and a steady breeze. He cites apricots and early peaches as possible exceptions and notes clearer skies and calmer winds could worsen damage. Meanwhile reports from Junction City note Mrs. Tennett entering the Kansas Sportsmen tournament shooting contest May 3-6. Sheriff Swallow searched for Place, an escaped jail inmate from Oskaloosa. A small fire burned a brick block at Third and Main in Galena.
A blaze on Maix Street left 3,000 residents affected as three factions reportedly fought amid chaos. The incident, described as incendiary, damaged property and disrupted services with no insurance coverage noted. Authorities stated the area is securing the scene and investigating the cause.
A Kansas newspaper reports a brutal robbery in Leavenworth in which John Hogan, 59, is beaten near the high school and dies after a critical condition. Two African American suspects are under arrest, while a coroner’s inquest is planned. a local couple aided Hogan, and prosecutors may pursue manslaughter charges. Additional briefs include KU debaters selection for Lincoln contests, oil prospects near Riley, severe March cold affecting fruit in Galena, and a Wichita boy’s foot crushed by a car wheel, risking amputation.
A new electric railway from Naples to the Vesuvius crater shortens the climb as the line climbs the cone with a cogged second section and two motorized cars. The route passes vineyards and the Lacrima Christi wine area, ending at the Herrustagg hotel with views of the gulf. The final ascent takes passengers to the crater rim via a funicular segment, then near the active site. Two main stations, a power plant, and a hotel anchor the line.
Jimmy Britt earned about 15,502.50 in tote receipts with Corbett receiving around 9,157.00 as details show Britt's hard fought victory over Corbett. Britt sustained injuries yet remained nimble and confident a rematch could occur later.
In a twenty round world featherweight title bout in San Francisco Young Corbett of Denver defeated Britt of San Francisco by decision. Major sports figures and Californians dispute Referee Graney’s ruling, with many believing Britt deserved the win or a draw.
Cincinnati outscored Dallas 11 to 7 in Saturday afternoon action. Batteries were Harper, Ewing, Elliott, O'Neal, Melver, Moran, Hunter, Westmoreland, Weldner and Zoran. Also notes John L Sullivan dying in New York after a long illness.
A fragmented notice notes numbers indicating subscribers to the five cents a day telephone service and urges calling to verify the service merits. The passage recalls L. Sullivan as a famed fighter nearing death in weeks, and mentions Jim Corbet as a knockout artist in past bouts.
San Francisco March 28 Young Corbett declares he will fight Jimmy Britt on Britt’s terms. Corbett’s manager will press for a second bout, with Corbett offering to bet 19000 and the winner taking all. Britt says a few weeks are needed to recover his injured arm before any work.
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