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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1901
Page
2
Fragmented scroll of a Sporting News item notes a Denver visit tied to a planned marriage involving a pugilist. A sailor’s hunting trip in New York dissolves air castle schemes as details wobble and unclear names drift through the text.
Barneys Reto reports Sharkey hoping to locate Sean Baw Gorman near the harbor. The note claims Gorman was rescued when a ship alarmed the crew, and Sharkey allegedly plans a return to complete the pursuit. The account mentions a seaborne search and ongoing uncertainty about Sharkey’s intentions.
In Francisco gossip outlines local pugilists training and recent bouts. Mentions gym work, heavy blows, and sparring rounds. references to rivals, trainers, and a large Cincinnati party. Notes about fighters like Pat Shady Tako and others, with scattered event recollections.
Pittsburg reports Wallace has been offered the St Louis Cardinals captaincy on a two year deal with 85000 total salary. Manager Patsy Spenaven made the offer and also proposed a role for Emmet Heldrich. Local supporters urge Wallace and Heidrick to accept Donovan’s offer as talks continue.
In a ball park in New York plans mount for the McGovern versus Corbett contest on Thanksgiving Day. Negotiations aim to stage the fight at Hartford Base Wall closeround with a cruthrope company and clubouse details under discussion. Hartford park on Main Street near the center of town is set to house about 800 spectators as a model venue for the event.
Minnesota dominates Indiana based Haskell in a football exhibition, scoring first on a Hoyt run to reach 6 1 before halftime. The Gophers extend with a late kickoff return and touchdowns by Hoyt and Kell, ending 28 to 0 as the Indians fail to score and Minnesota preserves the win.
In Kirksville Missouri the American School of Osteopathy team routed Ottawa University of Kansas 33 to 0. Shiras starred for Ottawa as the bone doctors dominated the line and added four goals in the second half while captain Van Doren converted each extra point. Ottawa, outmatched in weight and scoring, offered little threat.
New Orleans reports that Nap Lajoie, famed player, may retire from baseball after travel with Bob Pender and the All-American team. Pender notes Lajoie contemplates entering the saloon business and has offered $6,000 for a Beaumont bar, with advice sought on the proposal.
Jim Corbett cannot fight for nearly three years, according to Jule Delmar business manager of an Empire theatre syndicate. Delmar says a contract with Br Hirsch of the Empire theater in Cleveland binds Corbett to a three year engagement. The agreement was signed early and Delmar explains it will delay any challenge from Corbett.
Ex champion John L Sullivan has contracted to play Simon Legree in an Uncle Tom's Cabin company organized in Bridgeport Connecticut by a circus man and Tremont hotel proprietor. The company plans to tour small towns starting in about two weeks.
City council votes to terminate $50 monthly smallpox pay for City Physician Judd while approving $23 monthly for a free dispensary to aid the poor. It reallocates funds, signaling strain on salaries, and prompts board of health concerns over patient care and physician incentives.
Milwaukee pitcher Pete Husting announces retirement from baseball and plans to join his brother in a Fond du Lac law firm. Additional notes cover Miss Bennett’s death and a series of sports and local crime items across Memphis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Kansas.
A Topeka council session handles a plan for metallic waste paper boxes with a ten year franchise. M. & B. Advertising seeks 19 percent revenue, sell ads, and charge fronting prices. Other actions include road and sidewalk works, street crossing repairs, and openings for a Kistler street project, with various petitions referred or approved.
An 1910s style advertisement urges testing urine for kidney disease and promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a vegetable remedy. It claims urine sediment or cloudiness indicates disease and promises multi symptom relief including backache, appetite loss, and energy restoration by the tonic. It cites Clara Arndt of Kenosha Wisconsin praising cure.
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