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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1902
Page
3
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The once popular racer Star Pointer and Star Pointer’s trainer plan a comeback trial. Star Pointer, once a leading stud, faced questions after retirement but shows signs of returning to condition. Spectators expect the famed pacer to rejoin racing with new training and possible entry.
Hoodwink the filly Whitel looks strong this season but will not race. Morton buys Hoodwink from Brossman for 3000 dollars after a heated bid. Hoodwink shipped to New Orleans for winter racing beside Compass, Agnes Mack, and others.
Negotiations long in progress finalize with Jockey Charley Houbre to ride for John A. Drake. Houbre will join in spring, return after three years, with a contract dispute handling a $4000 manager fee. Brown stable prep details place for western and eastern divisions with training and rider assignments.
London reports indicate a race for top jockeys as owners seek American riders. Willing to pay high salaries, Willian Whitney allegedly offered Redfern 30 000 dollars for next season to ride for his stable. Maher’s status with Marsh and the King’s stable remains unsettled amid competing negotiations.
The Fasig-Tipton company conducts the eighth annual Old Glory horse sale at Madison Square Garden New York starting November 21. Catalogs list horses including Anavonda Jerry Agan Bensle Bonehill Gail Hamilton Pou Henry Chaloshot Poindexter Precision Kiatawali and Dandy Chimes selling to spectators and buyers. Final bids and prices mentioned include Dandy Chimes at 2:14.6 and other bids, with locational notes and consignor details.
Fragmented note discusses Sunday baseball in New York as a potential outcome of the American League’s entry. It mentions public shows and police courts, with hints of opposition to Sunday amusements and theaters remaining closed. Read as a terse opinion on scheduling and public order.
Yale election for a football captain may appoint Glass of Syracuse as successor to Caldwell. The vote will be by players from Princeton and Harvard games. Metcalf is also mentioned. The outcome depends on undergraduates favoring Glass amid strong sentiment, with a fortnight to vote.
In McPherson, Mrs. Deaner sues Neola Olsen for $5000 in a breach of promise case. The report also mentions divorces and alienation suits involving Richard Roeesner, James F. Darral, and Mrs Schwerdtfeger, with a $4600 judgment against Roeper and Darran currently before the supreme court.
The Winfield city finance committee authorized Mayor Catox to market 15 000 in bonds to fund the Engea gas well, believed to hold 1 000 000 cubic feet. The well will be tested Wednesday after casing is installed, with later funds for more wells and gas piping to residents. Thousands toured the well and believed Winfield may join the natural gas belt.
A farmer James McEchron was shot by a section foreman ten miles south west of here on Saturday night during a disturbance after drinking. The shooter, a man named Myselrog Lyed, fled the scene leaving a wife. Several town leaders report recent investments in local industry and county officials announce personnel changes. Ellen Kelcher, long-serving Graham County register of deeds, will be succeeded by Olive Racksey in January, with Kelcher leaving a strong legacy and a complete set of abstracts. Millbrook lodge No. 243 LO O F of TU City earned a grand lodge prize for membership gains. A Rebekah lodge, No. 45, was instituted by Lenora lodge members. Hill City telephone work advances, with sixty five phones planned. J A Meljiotte’s general store opened to the public. A. E. Kerns and Webster plan $4500 homes in Hill City, and a new building worth $23,000 is under construction nearby. W L Sayers will open a law office in Hill City after term ends. The county courthouse awaits its first colored official in many years. William Keleher will take charge of Hotel Pomeroy in Hill City at the start of December.
Erin expresses pride as a longtime landlord faces new political change. In a lively race for register of deeds, two popular Graham County women vie, with Olive Kackley winning Democrat support. Sulie Gordon, Republican, loses by a 7 to 14 point spread. Lieutenant Governor-elect Hanna handles a flood of mail, especially from hopefuls and suitors.
Hiawathy, Kas. Nov. 2 There has been no cold weather this fall and no heavy rains. Warm sunshine is bringing a second spring with fruit trees blossoming and flowers in life. Earl Benfer in the eastern county is eating homegrown strawberries as his big patch yields a second crop, something unseen before in this section by longtime fruit growers.
Sheridan County judge John Beter faces precarious injuries after a fall. Reports from Pittsburg and Parsons detail killings and an attempted burglary, including the ex-convict Jet Calhoun killed while resisting capture. Seven divorces granted in Kansas City court. Masons honor the late A M Uitte with memorial notices. Jury convicts Frank Springer of second degree murder in Great Bend for the Reimer killing.
Reports describe men playing cards erupting in a quarrel then a fight where Springer struck his opponent with a revolver. An insanity plea is noted in the aftermath. Separate item mentions an Indian School in Brown County with plans for a substantial building and a new teacher assignment at Hiawatha.
Washington November 2 The White House released a statement explaining the return to Washington when misapprehensions arose about the appointment of an attorney for Delaware. The president praised Byrne for service to the public and his loyalty to the administration while noting factional conflicts in Delaware led to his resignation and later reappointment without prior notice.
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