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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
2
The season ends with a hot contest as Washburn and local teams face tough rivals. 80,000 expected in New York on Decoration Day. Washburn’s lineup includes Moms as first baseman and Aitken at third. batters include Sahl, Gill, Grey, and Ritelle. scores and innings detailed for several games across stations in Kansas and nearby cities.
Western League standings are noted as three Washburn players Olson Osminmd and Moore were involved in a fatal boating accident on the river near Milwaukee. The boat capsized, two boys disappeared, and two others were rescued after a harrowing struggle to shore. Moore and another boy were exhausted and injured, highlighting a deadly incident on the river.
A row boat from the Elms Social club carrying eight youths on the Schuylkill river was swept over Flat Rock dam. Seven submerged victims were Philadelphia residents, including Florence Densmore and Florence Bond aged 1 and 2, with only John Moore, 2, saved. The incident followed a city picnic with heavy rain swelling the current and crowding the riverbank.
Announcement from Washington on May 21 reveals Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court will marry Miss Emma Miner Mott, a noted schoolteacher and Morse School principal. The wedding is set for next week in Burlington, Wisconsin, where Miss Mott’s nearest relatives reside.
Gen Frederick Dent Grant arrived in New York with his wife and stayed at his residence. His mother Mrs U S Grant and sister Mrs Sartori plus son Jesse Grant joined them at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He will visit West Point on June 5 and sail back to America in September. The report notes plans to see Princess Canthuesene and grandson before returning to the U S. A separate note on May 31 reports Frank Reeves County recounting a failed assault on Miss Ade McMillien by a man attempting to drag her from a buggy, frightened away by bystanders.
In Kansas Fort Scott area a coal vein near Pugnee is being drilled by two outfits. Early testing shows a first class fuel with a 20 to 22 square mile vein underlay. Local investors, led by W G, estimate miles of undeveloped coal in the southern county. Officials report multiple holes reaching 40 feet, indicating extensive coal beds and a potential countywide boom.
Blue Rapids May 21 post and WRC held Memorial Day services with an opera house program including a drill by girls recitations by Miss Yerick and Fett songs by local groups and musical numbers. Cemeteries were honored with ceremonies led by Post Commander Norton praise for his fifth term and G A R service.
Atchison County man SHortridge near Atchison nine miles south reports a fine orchard of 3500 trees and last sprayed for the final time, but predicts only a half crop this year. He began marketing strawberries last Saturday and has lived on the place for 38 years with one of the finest lawns in the county.
A Wengen agent for penitentiary binding twine visited the city to appoint an agent or sell a carload to local dealers. He met with Fred Smith, A Graf, J R Sherwood, HJ Miller, Hackney, and W A Carrington proposing a consignment at not more than seven cents a pound including freight. The dealers declined, citing risk of returning unsold twine after the season.
Wright of Uniontown appeals district court after a poller court chicken case in Bourbon County. He was fined one dollar and costs after a trial for permitting chickens to run at large. The appeal questions the constitutionality of Uniontown chicken ordinance No 21.
A torn notice outlines a betrothal and wedding plan involving Edith Al gh, daughter of Rev HW Allen, to wed in a ceremony tied to a religious board in New York. It mentions travel for a Presbyterian board appearance and describes a contested union amid personal and social tensions.
A discussion on dietary trends and health fads argues for a mixed diet of grains vegetables and meats. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestion aid claiming benefits for nervous dyspepsia and stomach weakness, with free mail offer from F A Stuart Co.
The article recounts farm opinions on wheat yields and prices with figures from Kopi and Kropf. It notes projections of poor wheat and speculative selling around August. Details include claims of acreages, ownership, and a cautious market outlook amid uncertain harvest prospects.
Coxey Statesman Carl Browne leaves the Freedom Colony at Pleasanton with his family for personal reasons. He travels in a wagon with his wife and meets Mrs Nation, planning routes through Paola Lawrence and Kansas City, Mo, arriving next Sunday.
Oxford, May 21. Tax titles seized include two churches Methodist and Presbyterian. A local man, W J Palmer, bought back taxes on many parcels, but heirs found deeds to church properties in error. Separate note records May 31 wedding of Miss Lilla Marmackie to A H Huber at home of Mr Carroll, conductor of local law firm. couple to reside De Graft after July 1. Also pensions granted to Kansans, with names and amounts listed for Detroit, Lawrence, Girard.
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