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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1899
Page
2
Advertises a specific cure for blood poisoning found in botanic medicine. Claims 26 years of testing and universal safety for old and young. Promises dramatic healing from copper spots swollen glands and throat symptoms, with a prepaid trial sample offered by Swift & Hockway and free medicine.
A fragmented report describes a violent incident at an ice facility involving an insane assailant. It mentions Mrs. Joho Dow and a group of witnesses, with references to injuries and a notable attack.
Betting on the Pedlar Palmer Terry McGovern bout for the world bantamweight title was lively in New York on September 11. Odds ran 100 to 80 with a $7,500 winner’s purse. McGovern weighed in and declared readiness while promoter and yacht owner Thomas Lipton attended, with the bout officials named and arena time set for 3:50.
Captain Avery returns with last year’s squad members Biver Busai Wilcox Joe Woodward Owens and Aiggie. Coach Yost arrives from Colorado to train candidates and prepare for the Haskell and K U opener on September 16 at McCook. Schedule includes matches with Washburn Ottawa Drake Warrenburg Missouri and a pivotal Nebraska game in Lincoln.
Blues plan a tour starting next week after finishing the Western series. Players will travel from Kansas City to Buffalo then continue to Memphis and beyond as the team heads toward the next set of games and performances in the schedule.
The text lists a touring baseball team with players and positions. It names Meyers as organizer, Buck Weaver and Matueen among the group, and mentions pitchers Behmist Par dee, Egan, Stricklert with Gestomer at first and Weaver at second.
Indianapolis wins. The Western League pennant race ends as Minneapolis clinches by winning two games from Milwaukee while Minneapolis loses one to Detroit. The change completes the season, with Minneapolis taking the championship before season end. Joe Puski and wife arrive. Sharkey set to train for fight. Sharkey meeting with Jeffries anticipated. O'Rourke denies injury affecting Sharkey’s form. Golf entries for the American open at Baltimore include Smith, Breil, with Kansas City entries listed.
Fragmented notes describe the National League at Cincinnati and Grand Rapids venues. Reports mention Sullivan heading to Boston, amateur matchups, 230 attendance, and Batter ies Atchison Chamberlain Loman. Also notes on Ed Ois Gelor and league batting races, Milwaukee Teka manager changes, and players and teams around New York and Baltimore.
The piece recalls a tense season with Seale and Seventon in focus as the Orioles push toward glory. Mentions of rivals, players like Curley and Usain, and a close contest leave the wider championship dream intact as key figures chase the cup.
Ira D Sankey failed to block local duck farms after presenting a complaint to Eastport town board. The board, led by Dr Rogers, dismissed the protest, noting Eastport’s health, while farmers valued the industry at about 100000 dollars annually. Only Gobert W Rayner supported the complaint as a land use issue.
In Watertown New York on September 1 Mabel Prindle a 16 year old was chained to a yard pump by her father Charles Prindle for leaving to visit her aunt. Neighbors surrounded the home threatening to lynch him if he did not release her. Police ordered release and the girl was taken inside the house.
The University of California regents accept M Bernard of Paris plans for new university buildings funded by Mrs Phoebe Hearst widow of Senator George Hearst. Projected cost ranges from 7.9 million to 25 million dollars after an open world design competition. Eleven finalists submitted plots were reviewed by an international commission before the final choice.
Ex president and notable figures eye a Norwalk hotel venture led by the Mohican Spring Water Co, with incorporators James Ramosis, Frank Guten, and others. The proposed site sits on the Keoll jut Beran shadows of the Shadowbrink farm property, amid regional reunions and civic interest.
Fragmentary OCR shows distorted terms for disorders and symptoms across systems like Blomach bladder and nervous. The text references fever inflammation and possible eye conditions with vague mentions of pains and congestion. No coherent patient or event details are discernible.
Senator Foraker writes to Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow of Cincinnati denouncing the presidents Philippine policy. He calls Aguinaldo a patriot and vows to lead anti imperialist Republicans against imperialism. He denounces Isa bel Artacho and asserts the letter carries high political significance.
General Shafter writes in defense of the Santiago campaign, praising the 1898 invasion’s conduct and noting enemy surrender of 24,000 to 30,000 troops. He emphasizes minimal American losses and asserts no property loss, while answering General Sherwood’s criticisms and inviting a future meeting with Dr. C O Brown in Chicago.
Queer matrimonial records surface in Indiana. Aunt Polly Owens of Hamilton County has married fourteen times since age 16, producing six children with as many different names among her offspring. Edward Dorig of Indianapolis claims a 46-child clan across six marriages, plus 29 stepchildren. John Griggsby and Dycla Clary of Anderson share twelve families, with fifteen distinct surnames across their unions. New marriage ages include Pearl Cates at 11 marrying Lewis Cates, and Conrad White aged 76 wed Margaret Sheets aged 34 at Valparaiso after eloping from Norville.
Nell and Bell Lamore, famed stage twins, landed from Dawson with hefty gold and diamonds, rented an uptown suite, and plan to build a residence after years in the Klondike. They deny Victoria rumors of expulsion, say they earned vast wealth, and sent their fortune to the mint to be coined into twenty dollar gold pieces.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports Dick the Russian brown bear in Lincoln Park has fallen from grace. After an incident Monday evening a cage was prepared to isolate him, with a special cage planned for solitary confinement to prevent further mischief.
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