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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1901
Page
2
The passage touts California as a land of big fish and grand stories, praising Coronado for abundant catches. It invites readers to visit this summer, noting low rates and leisure activities like reading, smoking a pipe, and enjoying water between bites, suggesting a relaxed coastal escape.
A Santa Fe freight wreck eight miles east of Pueblo near Egon at 6 15 yesterday morning killed head brakeman J Wootheater of Pueblo and injured others. Freight No 2 southbound jumped the track after masts collapsed on the line, nine cars derailed into a ditch. Wootheater died at Pueblo hospital after being taken there and not regaining consciousness. Remaining crew escaped without major injury.
New York May 27 Rain ruined chances for Loftus to avenge Brooklyn. Loftus signed Mike Kehoe the Cincinnati catcher to boost Chicago. McPhee objected but Brush pushed through. Kehoe’s move reshapes The Remnants and Cubs prospects.
Lincoln Nebr high school tops Des Moines and Portland in the Amesworth Valley Interscholastic meet at Exposition Park. Linnoln boys win multiple events including mile, 120 yard hurdles, half mile, relay and pole vault. Des Moines and Portland place well as six other schools compete.
In New York on May 27, Thomas Sharkey a sailor now a publisher arrived at the Lucania pier to greet his father and two sisters who had come from Ireland for the visit. Sharkey wore a resplendent outfit and joked about a pair of worn shoes.
fragmented OCR text covers Lipton’s America’s Cup date, university athletic meet results at Lawrence, Kansas City track honors, a Brooklyn Handicap recap, Kansas tennis and high school games, and unrelated racing and baseball snippets. prominent names include Sir Thomas Lipton, Lipton Fixes Thates Date, Whipple, James Keane, and Highland Park college.
In Leavenworth on May 27 a white saloon keeper killed a black man named Robert Simpson over a 15 cent dispute, then Ed Ward shot Carrie Regimger and killed himself at about 7 80 in the evening. Later at 8 oclock Mrs Regimger, aged about 46, and Edward Edwards, a 44 year old liveryman, fought at 704 Cherokee Street boarding house and Edwards shot Regimger in the back before turning the gun on himself. Regimger survived while Edwards died. A second death occurred at the Little Gem saloon when Baker shot Simpson after a quarrel over 15 cents, Baker fled to Beverly, Missouri, awaiting capture.
May 37-After four warnings the Swedish Mission conference in session at Randolph voted to locate the new college at McPherson. Thirty ballots were cast before two thirds approved the site. Other contestants named were Sylvia Clay Center Lingstorg and Randolph. The college will be western United States’ only of its kind, built on a university plan with nine buildings planned, and construction to begin at once.
In Atchison Kansas on May 37 Jamen Devils is sought for allegedly robbing the Pacific Express Company train. A porter was shot in the face during the escape and a mask found with a bullet near the mouth. Kansas and Arkansas officials may pursue extradition as the case unfolds. Also reported, Frank Burch and Tom Clark, two Fort Leavenworth deserters, were captured in a quarry near town after an ensuing scramble. another deserter remains at large. Pensions granted to Kansas veterans are listed, naming Original-Invalids and standard beneficiaries.
The Coffeyville Commercial club and the city gas company have bought 397 acres adjacent to the city for new factories. A 600,000 bushel elevator and rail/storage tracks will aid growth. Planned plants include a glass factory, ash plant, and indigo cotton factory, with a Fox-built brick building of substantial size. The town is poised to double its population.
Fragmentary text mentions Beat and Health to Mother and Child SIRS with garbled names and stray phrases. No coherent event or details, appears to be OCR junk about medical topics and prices. No clear persons, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes to summarize factually.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Warren, Kansas avenue, and a judge A C T. There are references to seating, wiring, and a capabie official. The readable parts point to a local government or property matter with names and locations obscured by garbled wording.
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