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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1897
Page
7
A garbled notice discusses advertising timing and submission, urging advertisers to predate by deadlines. It references newspaper pages, weekend distribution, and a cautious tone about the process, with scattered names and operations alluding to the Topeka area and printing details.
A vivid profile of Colonel Innocence, a brassy Kentucky figure, amid a sprawling Derby betting spree. The scene centers on heavy wagers, flashy attire, and a tense carriage of pride and risk as he parries with bookmakers and rivals, revealing local undercurrents of luminaries and odds in a street-side carnival.
A passenger recounts a brutal nighttime robbery and attempted assault at Spikers Station on a 5 14 train. Three masked assailants bound his limbs on the track, leading to a near-fatal ending as a locomotive loomed. He escaped after the frayed ropes burned away, losing a watch and money but surviving with injuries and weight loss. The tale ends with a reflective farmer remark on Spikers Station’s growth.
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