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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
2
Sporting news notes that Garry Hermann had no jockey available for the Derby, leaving the ride unfilled and the race outcome unsettled. The event draws attention to scheduling issues and potential replacements for top mounts.
A garbled report from Chicago outlines a chaotic scene with references to a tragedy and safety concerns. The text mentions heat, a suspected incident, and public confusion about what occurred, with scattered names and places that are difficult to decipher.
Fragmented report outlines Chicago National League club selections with names like James Cut tlehan and Cash Griffith. Mentions officials, catchers, and several players such as Jack Taylor, John Kin Ottebers Menefer, and others in training context. Details are garbled but indicate preparations for a season and committee roles.
Reported Milwaukee and Boston talks involve Quin and Havenar disposing their pitcher to Beles. Mentioned are contract terms with Husting, Marler, and Saint Louis associations. The note hints at Hawley’s return and a reshaped rotation amid league activity.
Pennsylvania notes reveal Iowa aims to hire jumper T K Baxter as track coach while resisting Quaker opponents. The piece references Pennsyl vania high school track scene, city trainer Beutner, and internal debate over coaching leadership amid intense rivalry and recruiting chatter.
The fragment references an athletic association and a coach position at an institution. Beutnur is noted with a respectable record, while no definite answer has emerged regarding the appointment or status of the coaching post. The text is partial and lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes.
In New York Jockey Brean arrived from the west, practicing for the Grand American Handicap. Sloan showed improved form with 22 hits from 26 at the traps, pleasing experts who expect him to factor in the big event. Sivan plans to stay in the city until mid April and may sail abroad to pursue riding opportunities.
Erne may gain a shot to meet McGovern at the lightweight limit as the bout draws near. A fan scene surrounds the event with talk of weigh ins, partner plans, and potential sparring partners. Local boxing circles note Rouen and Brookben connections as the date and venue approach.
A historic rowing event lists a forfeit affecting the Gloucester to Livbon race. Capt Wat and Crealye Andrews are noted officials. the passage describes delays, a chain addiremed ta elmer, and a remark about Mackavirin allowing a companion.
The article notes Halin Alton of TH will wrestle Kamnen John and J Rootey in a Temple theater match. Plans mention Alton training for a possible St. Louis bout and a future challenger, with past year notes on local betting and rebelpts among Chicago friends.
The report from Washburn details a baseball game where the team and coach are highlighted amid a muddled account of players and athletic staff. It notes team members and positions, with emphasis on a tough, midseason matchup and ongoing roster considerations.
Memphis reports March 23 note a replacement event replacing the Jack Hootie Carur contest with a Tent on April 16. References to boxing catch weights with Bobby Little Rock Races and a Tart Congress with a $1000 stake at Clinton Park. Mentions Rice, a veteran athlete, and a Lamphtecter Mare allied with Mamie Fonea. Clippings also touch Stanford, Los Angeles plans for next season and a Berkeley-Arbor game in San Francisco for New Year’s Day.
The season opens with Santa Fe spending four million dollars this year with nine hundred miles of wire to be strengthened. Five concrete gangs of about 20 men each repair bridge foundations as part of long expansion from Liberal Kansas to White Oaks New Mexico. Projects include the Platte River bridge and other depots, with major terminal and depot upgrades planned at Topeka Kansas City Guthrie Oklahoma City Eaton New Mexico. Telecommunication upgrades will cover ninety miles of wire from Albuquerque to San Francisco with copper and other lines. The work, though slowed by winter, aims to boost freight travel and passenger services across the system.
General Superintendent Clarks announces A De Bernardi appointed superintendent of the Central Kansas and Calorario routes of the Missouri Pace with headquarters at Osawatomie Kan. De Bernardi succeeds Herbert as general superintendent of Iron Mountain. Sims named division superintendent of the Central branch delivery at Tonks County Railroad and Pa Sarto’s railway, headquartered at Concordia Kan, to succeed De Bernardi.
Fort Scott railroad conductors plan an Easter dance at Union on the See cnney following tut day. Officials expect large crowds and a strong turnout for the annual event. Separately Shop Man Taberits Fortune inherits £500 from Glasgow. he travels to Scotland. Terry, a Santa Fe sweeper, receives a £5000 fortune, worth about 32500 USD, and heads to his old home.
Fragmented OCR summary describes efforts to develop a new county in Oklahoma and attract settlers. Mentions Chickasha West, western expansion, and officials aiming to have business ready as the region opens. Also notes railway topics, engineer Amos on Santa Fe run, Topeka visit, and a 35 21 convention in Santa Fe area with various transport notes.
The Banta Fe roundhouse payroll notes multiple injuries and sickness among night workers including Bentley Morgan Slagle and Eakley. Several men are on leave or off duty with finger injuries, back strains, and foreman shifts, while train No. 3 sections from Kansas City to Newton are assigned to Jackson Peters Scherendecker Gillmore daily.
Winfield Kansas case against Chance Rhodes for violating the prohibitory law was dismissed after evidence was found to be a hoax. A raid yielded liquor bottles but the contents were water, with a keg also found to be water. County officials faced ridicule as the case collapsed and the prisoner was discharged.
Leavenworth Kansas March 2 Taylor Cook a life prisoner from Osthorne Sheratonae death by own action in the penitentiary at Lansing late Thursday afternoon Cook used the wire employed to tie up his bed and a sheet fastening them to a hook in the ceiling and kicking four stools from under him Since his incarceration in 188% Cook had importuned every governor since his death warrant but all returned At one time he was an inmate of the insane asylum.
A garbled 19th century style notice reports Steve Beddie's will, naming Miss Irene Brodie and Natty Wrocie as executors with stakes in New York and Hollywood estates. The item includes scattered baseball gossip from a separate column, mentioning Comiskey, White Sox, and pitchers with mixed, unclear details.
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