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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1902
Page
2
Sporting notes report failed signings and proposed venues in a chaotic briefing. References to Frisco and Los Angeles, with mentions of July dates and a forthcoming match setup, plus officials and managers debating venue and terms. Strong entities include San Francisco and Los Angeles, with ongoing discussions about a central venue and timing.
The report notes Eprinter Duffy and Mr. Thompson leaving Washington on June 26 for England and Ireland. It mentions Dusty, the world amateur champion, and references George Washington University and forthcoming races with details about travel to London and other destinations.
At Louie Mey SL-Wakite the favorite in the feature event fell while cutting up the back stitch and sustained injuries possibly ending her race nose broken and serious internal injuries reported. A second rider was hurt internally and taken to the capital for treatment as chaos followed on a rutted track under poor conditions.
Fragmentary sports note shows Doolin and Colts figures clashing in a noisy exchange. Names and exact teams are unclear due to OCR errors but the clash appears near Baltimore with mentions of a Balticogre term and a boxing or wrestling metaphor.
Fragmented OCR from a late 19th or early 20th century sports page shows scattered team names and partial scores. Mentioned are Southwestern Conference, Kansas, Missouri, Milwaukee, and Des Moines contexts with uncertain results. The text mixes player names and vague game notes without coherent narrative or dates.
A long OCR fragment reports revised hospital patient counts and grocery cost data over five months, noting corrections by the city health department. It discusses per capita grocery costs and patient totals, with references to state journal estimates, past administration figures, and a drought context. The text is garbled with inconsistent dates and numbers, but centers on hospital patient intake and grocery expenditure comparisons.
New York May 2 Captain Innes of the brig Alice has just reached port with San Domingo authorities having consigned funds totaling about 2000 to him. Innes says the revolution overwhelmed the island and the authorities did not ask for a receipt. He arrived March 29, noting fighting near a store when troops and trees became entangled by ropes. The governor moved treasury funds to safety as the ship departed, after an act counting was demanded before sailing.
Welch and Welch sue the county superintendent in a mandamus action to compel Wright to assess and collect all district 22 lands and funds in Topeka for paying the district debt incurred when Topeka added territory in 1880. The board of education seeks adjustment of who should bear about $7,000 debt amid city county disputes.
Trade of Cuba shows nine months ending March value of merchandise imported from the United States fell about 4.5 million due to sugar trade decline. A torpedo destroyer trial at sea reports speed around 28 knots. Barnum partner Daniel Costello dies in Chicago after alleged wealth losses from mining ventures. New York judge Andrew suffers stroke. recovery seen unlikely.
Kansas G A R encampment draws heavy turnout at Fort Scott with three candidates for department commander Col Anthony Leavenworth H Loomis Winter and Maj Remington Ossawatomie as leading contenders. Contending politics and pension reform hopes shape speeches and post reports while local veterans groups plan next steps and future encampment sites.
The Grand Lodge at Wichits favored the sanitarium project on a conditional basis, with key figures like Patria-bnief backing the movement. The proposal involves a fontelletion and Croms linked adjustments, while Tone Dike Aree secured adoption of the evolution.
In Wichita Kansas on May 21 representatives from Kansas and Oklahoma millers and dealers met the Farmers Cooperative and other bodies to press that mills should pay higher prices to producers. The session featured sharp exchanges and calls for a dawns votes in favor of new price policies amid growing alliance within the associations.
All depends upon the blood for health and vigor. A course of S. S. S. purifies and strengthens the blood, supporting the body's organs and aiding summer health. Testimonials from varied users describe relief from debility and improved appetite, with free medical advice offered by specialists in blood and skin diseases.
Fragmented notices describe a river scene south of town with suspected dynamite use and calls for robust enforcement of the law. Other items report a huge 88 pound catfish in Verdigna river, cavalry horses rejected in Missouri, a new Larned phone system, Cloud County doctors meeting, and local woes with a weary Cygne Journal note.
The notice describes unusually busy telephone lines affecting prompt service and mentions Diamond C soap wrappers as part of a voting contest offering premiums. Readers are directed to FW Swearingen's Jewelry Store in Topeka for a booklet detailing contest rules and conditions.
Tomorrow the irremovable rectore of the archdiocese of New York will begin selecting a successor to the late Archbishop Corrigan. Fourteen rectors will select three candidates to be presented to seven bishops of the province within a month after the archbishop's death. June
Fragmented OCR text mentions a city ticket office and Pacific rail context with garbled place names and partial phrases. No coherent event or entities emerge beyond references to a rail or ticket office setting.
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