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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1902
Page
7
An Ohio farmer recounts placing signs inviting tramps to call at his farm for work and shelter. They stop at other farms but pass his place, fearing a trap. A passerby jokes about meals and family prayers delaying workers as a trap.
A Chicago drummer recalls three men in a smoker playing cuchre with a deaconlike man who refuses a fourth hand. The tale shifts to a Texas tramp jailed for vagrancy and a mock sentence of 70 years, ending with a sheriff pressuring escape as the tramp avoids work.
A distressed speaker recalls being betrayed by a boss and his associate, forced into a prairie exile fifty to sixty miles from civilization, two days to return to jail, a shooting that tore through his hat, and a dismissal of any future luck while heading toward Dallas after paying sixty cents.
In Armourdale Kansas two masked men attempted a rail car barn heist at Tenth and Osage streets. Watchman Minsker was ordered to surrender and was dragged inside. Officer J W Morris entered and was fatally shot. Minsker was injured as the robbers fled. one suspect held for investigation.
Labor Day activities at the fair ground drew large crowds with many event changes. Prizes included a silk umbrella, bicycles, razors, and shoes for winners in bicycle races running events and jumps. A ball game between barbers and bookbinders ended 11 to 6 in favor of the bookbinders, with prizes available after 5 PM at Grief's cigar store.
Sept 2 report estimates 75 persons drowned in Dek bay during the recent voyage. Among the wrecked is the British ship Inchcape Rock. Capt Ferguson is named. the vessel arrived at Delagoa Bay from Portland, Ore. Part of her crew was saved.
Salt Lake City reports a man recently discharged from a mental asylum shot two daughters and wounded his wife before fatally turning the pistol on himself. Parson Jene Ashawey notes Rev. Ashawey’s appeal as a call for reliable medicine, while ads tout Electric Bitters and Rock Island excursion prices. A brother’s illness and a family recount mention Chamberlain’s Liver Tablets as a remembered remedy.
New York reports Louisville mayor Charles T. Grain Ger replying to queries about intervening in the McGovern Corbett bout. He says Kentucky boxing laws have been respected, sees value in boxing for youth and believes neither fighter plans to break the law. He prefers resolution by the sport’s conduct rather than interference.
London Sept 2 W C Steadman argued in a presidential address that trades unionism strengthens Britain. He urged workers to become a major political force to ease burdens. A move to omit the coronation from discussion failed 112 to 69. An amendment calling the South African war unjust passed 178 to 134.
LEE will retire from the horse business and sell his herd. He is a pioneer Kansas horseman at Prairie Dell farm five miles west of Topeka, home of the famous Robert McGregor. LEE is known nationwide as a successful breeder and race connections fade as retirement nears.
The champion S-year-old in the west was sold by P. J. Ryan to Darneli 4 Herz for 17000 dollars. The colt placed outside money in the Twentieth Century handicap, later found to have a split forehoof needing rest of the year. He raced in his former owner’s colors and the transfer occurred after the race. The hoof was patched with silver plates and the colt will likely be turned out for the season.
Multiple rental notices list for rent rooms and offices with board options. Locations include 2 Harrison St, 6 W South, 35 East, 1089 Lawrence St, and 2 Quincy St. Details mention furnished or unfurnished rooms, house or apartment shares, and a few with cisterns or hydrants. Some ads note rates or terms and conditions.
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