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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1901
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr Kilner’s Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidney, liver and bladder troubles. It claims strong health benefits, instructs on simple urine checks, and offers sample bottles and a book by mail via Topeka Daily Star readers.
City records allege John Jones former dog catcher owes $10. Mayor Hughes says court action possible if Jones does not pay within days. Jones, a Black former Topeka police figure, linked to political work and a dubious dog tax post.
The Vilisse Postmaster style play from New York and Chicago runs 227 nights in New York and 125 in Chicago and debuts at Crawford with a strong company led by Frederick Roberts and Willian E Powell. A popular musical comedy A Run continues in rotation. The season includes The Postmaster plot of love, sacrifice, and family values, plus the Gas Sun American Minstrels. A partial paralysis case from Henderson Grimmett is noted with Chamberlain's Pain Balm aiding recovery.
Boston reports Kid McCoy has landed with Louis Parker near him to back his comeback. He vows to post 10000 to match a winner and says many English backers with money are ready to finance. McCoy promises to fight if a proper inducement exists and notes American and English boxing factions eye cross Atlantic contests.
Cincinnati reports Crescens earnings rising with engagements in Dayton and Kansas City. Manager Keith offered a vaudeville run that Crescent declined, preferring stage appearances tied to boxing and a touring schedule. The champion’s forthcoming shows include Toledo paddock and a Kansas City engagement, with total earnings this season nearing six hundred dollars.
Kansas City Oct 14 University Medics lost a hard fought game to Ottawa 6 5 after both teams scored a touchdown in each half. Ottawa kicked the goal, Medics missed. Strong individual play but weak team execution noted.
Manhattan Kan Oct 15 Kansas State Agricultural College defeated the College of Emporia 11 to 0 in a rough game with touchdowns by Simpson and Cook. Gillis kicked goal despite three rib injuries and a dislocated shoulder for Emporia. Strong play by Del Meter Cook Si oorfsky Clark Gillis and Simpson highlighted the K S A C effort as Coach Moore shapes the squad.
The Improved Order of Red Men great council meets in Pittsburg on October 15. Tonkawa tribe No 10 hosts visitors with a public reception at City Hall and a varied programme. Today and Wednesday focus on lodge business as visitors are kept separate from grand lodge affairs.
A report describes a fiendish attack through a window that nearly proved fatal to a Cherokes Collier, followed by a sensational claim of a miraculous medicine. The ad promotes a cure for backache kidney trouble and purifying the blood sold by A. J. Arnold & Ben's Drug Store at Kansas Avenue for 600.
Fragmentary notice claims the general health of a woman is linked to local health and that many sick women cured of sex-related diseases attribute restoration of health to Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. The piece mentions local conditions and a dubious testimonial context without clear dates or names.
W C Johnson is under arrest in connection with the Montgomery murder. Ferguson and detectives pressed the investigation as George Miller of the 101 ranch and his cowboys confer with officials. Johnson’s father urged him to surrender. Examination remains secret but authorities doubt his full story. The case centers on who fired the fatal shot and Johnson’s possible presence at the scene. Mrs E L Bereau, mother of the murdered man George Montgomery, is dying after paralysis triggered by the crime.
Suit outlines creditors’ claims after Elrick’s bankruptcy, where assets valued at $2,500 were allocated toward debts of £55,000. The estate supposedly could settle all debts but property was sold, leaving disputed title. creditors compromised for $2,500. A brewery suit follows involving a widow seeking damages from a brewery linked to a fatal drunken row.
Parsons reports the death of 13 year old Pliny Otterman, daughter of farmer John Otterman near Mound Valley, after a gentle horse kicked her in the stomach during a hunting trip in the Indian Territory south of Chetopa. Death occurred within moments as she helped hitch the horses for the return.
Mr Meeker of Meeker Brothers Caney Kansas visits Wichita seeking a gas piping franchise. He plans a 70 mile line via Arkansas, Winnie and possibly Wellington to deliver natural gas to consumers at 0 cents per thousand cubic feet and to larger buyers at a lower rate, with a $506,000 investment hoped. The project would pass through multiple communities and enable supplying several customers along the route.
Fort Scott October 15 creditors of A M Elrick once a wealthy Persona Fa s merchant met and received details from the bankruptcy proceedings in a local session.
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