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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1900

Page

2

Nine Horses in Prime for Kentucky Derby at Louisville

At Churchill Downs nine entries ready for the Derby include Lieutenant Gibson Kentucky Farmer Hl Excellency Plovisat Highland Lad Flaunt Digadonne Hindus Thrive and possibly Denadier from R J Hines. Kentucky Farmer clocked 2 08 in work and effort centers on fast pace led by Wintmint.

Louisville Theiug Rintorte Churchill Downs Lieutenant Gibson Kentucky Palmer Hla Excellency Plovisat Highand Lad Flaunt Digadonne R. J. Hines Denadier Hinn Wimtint Lewmub Touinville Cibson John Hodegus Farmer Tosh McDowell Tierlune Hilehiand Aoe Fiorisur St Fughland Tad J.C. Cubin Derby Jane Hughes Gibbon Kentucky Armor Arcond Jeney

Santry Arrives in Louisville for Twenty Round Match

Santry and trainer advisers arrived in Louisville on May 2 for a twenty round bout against River Cater Gardner of Wheeling West Virginia. Promoter Emil Thiry and manager Sam Pooler accompany Santry. Santry weighed in at 128 pounds the lightest in recent fights and predicts gaining a couple more pounds before the ring. He says he can hit harder and quicker and will use cleverness to dodge Gardner’s rushes.

Louisville Eadle Santry River Cater Gardner Wheeling W. Va Santry Emil Thiry Keines Aoe Hin Sam Pooler Art Simme Akron Nenter Santrys Aparr Wile Fent McGovern Tatersall Guiunds Santry Teaving Gantry

Champion Jeffries Buys Resort at Loch Arbor

Champion pugilist Jeffries pays 5000 dollars for a Loch Arbor resort near Allenhurst Ohio. He remarks this was a corker, plans rest after a wrestling day, and references a settlement dispute with manager Brady over the Oak Buidil Avenue property known as the lucky stamp grounds.

Loch Arbor

Heidrick Out Of Game As Center Finder Steps In

The sport report notes Heidrick is sidelined with an injury and Charley Donlia fills the center spot. Relder is listed as backup, with focus on maintaining team efficiency and next game readiness.

Charley Donlia Chicago

Mugraw Obdurate After Telephone Talk with President

Cleveland dispatch reports Mic Graw and President Robison spoke by telephone last evening without yielding on the field oblong dispute. The exchange aimed to resolve stalled det te ony wired notes and Ene Top altanes remain unresolved.

Robison Prank Nats “Field Cleveland MicGraw Robinson

Baseball News and Boxing Hints From Brooklyn and Philadelphia

Reports from Philadelphia and Brooklyn outline ongoing baseball negotiations and player trades, with McGraw’s stance clarified amid late night gossip. Boxing notes cover Joe Walcott and Mysterious Elys Smith possible title bout and Bowery theater plans for McGovern transitioning to stage work.

Emporia Falls to St Joe in Blustery Saturday Card

Emporia lost to St Joseph Western Reserve club in a rough windy day. Score indicated an easy game for Washburn on Saturday. Players listed include Balterjee St Joe Davis Kling Normal Culp Stace Hed Sixteen Put-Outs One Assist and Two Errors at First Base. Cooley tallied strong putouts and an assist but contract details noted.

Washburn Emporia St Jesaph Western Jescue Club Kansas State Normal Clu Joep Vee Reeeeedf Ols Olias Neemei Balterjee St. Joe Davis Kling Normal Culp Stace Pittetyre Dick Cooley Cooley The Pirates

Broad Defeats McClellan in Thirteen Rounds

Cleveland matches headline alludes to a boxing bout at the Business Men's auditorium. Broad defeats McClellan after thirteen fast rounds with an uppercut in the final frame. The result appears decisive with McClellan unable to go down, Broad credited with the win.

Broad McClellan Cleveland Sack McClellan Pittsburg McClealen Brood McCrellan Brod

Monster Midway Contracts For Topeka Street Fair

The street fair in Topeka has signed sixteen midway contracts and seeks one more for the biggest trained wild animal show in the country. Pan-American Midway will supply 13 attractions including a Ferris wheel, Jerusalem restyled device, living pictures, and a range of tableaux and zooological acts. Additional acts feature a mechanical city tour and other curiosities amid flood-impacted Texas delays.

Pan-American Midway Company Texas Topeka Omahs Cairo Thi Midway Company Jerusalem Jerusanen Varius

Salina Woman Learns Son Returns From War Service

Salina residents learn Harry Holstein son of Mrs D K Grant has sent a letter from the Philippines after a trail from Salina to New York to England and then Cuba Porto Rico and Luzon He left Salinas two years ago and now serves as a soldier in the Philippines as his mother Mrs Grant Lylons received word of the reunion and relatives are stirred by the news

Pe Boow Lesbieotrs Ees Ulek Teleast Wen Pighanele Phtiadelphia New York Abell Metiniow McGraw Salina May Harry Holstein D. KE. Grant Salinas Grant Philippines Mny Balin Liverpool York Puign Portofuco Rico Phiippines Lyons

Four Year Old Girl Dragged by Cow in Winfield Accident

Grace Savage, four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo Savage of Lytit adel, was dragged by a cow tethered on a short rope. The animal dragged her across the yard injuring her left side as the child, hanging by one foot, avoided deeper harm by freeing her foot. The cow stopped briefly for grass before Grace managed to disengage.

Winfield Prom Winfield Courier Grace Geo.Savage Lytitadel Tarager Reek

Tuberculosis Found In Market Chicken In Leavenworth

A chicken sold at the Leavenworth market was found tuberculous after a buyer suspected illness. Dr J A Lane examined the bird and reported honeycombed tuberculosis in the meat and infected liver and organs. The breast area appeared drilled and softened by parasite activity.

Leavenworth J. A. Lane

Will See Paris Otters at Paris Exposition

Franklin county will send several representatives to the Paris exposition this summer. Lyman Rett and family will attend. Franc Peterson and son depart today for a European trip including a stop at the Paris show. Others from Williamsburg and Franklin township plan visits to Paris and Germany and Sweden this summer to see the show.

Paris Edmund Cister Franklin Township

Rural Free Delivery First Month Experiment Shown Favorable

Lawrence May 3 The first month of free rural delivery shows favorable results. Carrier W B Bidgood reports April activity including letters, cards, packages, and newspapers collected totaling 42 letters and 19 newspapers among the postal items.

Lawrence W. B. Bidgood

Wild escape from hospital ward sparks manhunt

A smallpox patient named Jay escaped from a hospital ward by breaking a bar and chain with an axe. He fled to East Helena near dusk, entering the home of Shorty McClary, sending the family fleeing. Officers surrounded the area awaiting a hospital wagon to return him.

Jay Thi Ieeazanat Heepttal Tha BiUy East Galena

Wichita halts guards at private smallpox residences

May orders by the board of health discontinue patrols by policemen at residences infected with smallpox. The chief issued the directive stating no more guards will be stationed to watch these homes, with a warning card distributed to inform residents.

Wichita

City orders arrests for sanitary rule violators and inmates

Kansas City Kansas police report for April shows 11 arrests from central station including cases of wife beating cruelty to inmates drunkenness and disturbing the peace. The measure to keep violators confined is tied to city expenses depleting surplus funds and a pending hospital placement.

Getenitiog Kansas City Kansas Kan Kinman Kansas City, Kan Central Station

Fisherman Dies In River Accident Near Era

Mosley, a prominent Grant County Oklahoma farmer aged about 25, drowned while swimming to reach a friend during a river fishing trip six miles east of Era. Two companions watched as divers searched the water into the night for his body. he was unmarried and left a valuable estate.

Mosley Grant County Oklahoma Moxiey

A Minister's Fall In Kanaap City Jail Sentence

A minister known as Bolen, formerly Catholic then Episcopalian, who preached in New York under Bishop Potter and later in New Orleans, was sentenced to ninety days in the county jail for theft of a watch. He attributed his crime to poverty after a failed attempt at employment following a stint in a tavern workhouse.

Kanaap City Miya P. P Bolen Hplssopal Hiawatha Olen Sae New York Potter New Orleans

Port Scott plans to purchase car line and waterworks

Fort Scott May inaudible report notes that Port Scott received a proposition from a Davenport, Iowa, company operating in connection with a plant. The municipal ownership commuter at the city cotnell says it would open citations and contemplates acquiring waterworks also purchase.

Port Scott Fort Scott Davenport Jus Connec Fincas Sity Cotnell

William Kilburne Owning Car Sparks Local Talk in Walnut

A Walnut township farmer William M Kilburne owns a horseless carriage valued at 3600 and shown to assessors in Hutchinson Kansas. He stated the auto expenditure would be about 250000 and uses the machine to aid farm work and town tips.

Reno Hutchinson May Kansas Joan Automobile Walnut Township William Mkilburne Eee

Merchant of Venioe in one neat ants 3 A dramatic com been organized at the State Agricultral Spices So

Reports describe a student injury on a Kansas Southern train yard ladder when a 17 year old fell and was run over, with others injured nearby. Page mentions Fort Scott and Emporia, a council meeting, and a deficiency report.

Prederick A.ir Fortis Pittsburg Ore Samer Kansas Southern Railway Port Beott Fort Scott

Richardson Named Leader as Leavenworth Votes to Call Company

Leavenworth May 3 The Commercial duly voted to call the new service between Overland Mall route and Hartiesville after May 1. Few in this region expect heavy use. Tt Richardson is to be contacted for details. Richardson, Im hotler et Gevewe Bick, president of the company, presides.

Betwee and Hartiesville Tt Richardson Leavenworth Commercelal Sew Richardson, Im Hotler Et Gevewe Bick

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