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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1899
Page
2
C H Morrison advertises free eye examinations and frames, promising better vision and correctly fitted spectacles. The notice emphasizes accurate frame fitting and encourages readers to visit for improved sight and comfort.
Troy Ohio business leader Geo W Scott president of Troy Bugsy Works visits Topeka to finalize selling goods from kin firm Warner Potter. He notes scarce supply but promises much for buyers and comments on local political mood. Also reports no new yellow fever cases in Havana and improving conditions as convalescents recover.
Burlington RBR veteran passenger agent for Cedar Rapids and Northern died today from paralysis after returning from Europe. He was well known in railroad circles and had recently suffered a stroke on a steamship.
The advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a medical cure for indigestion and related stomach issues. It claims rapid relief, improved sleep and mood, clearer skin, and stronger nerves, with users able to eat and drink normally after a tablet. Sold by druggists at 5 cents per box.
New York September 23 The Lenox Athletic Club has secured a twenty five round bout between Terry McGovern and George Dixon for a purse of 10 000. The match has been set for before February 6 1900 at 118 pounds and is billed as the second best event of the fifth season.
In a series of wartime era boxing exchanges McCoy challenges Bryan and Ryan for the middleweight title. He confirms a 158 pound ringside limit but signals readiness to weigh under 100 pounds for a larger purse, while inviting other challengers and demanding a hearing on terms.
New York boxing news notes Joe Kennedy of California shaping well for a twenty round bout with Peter Maher at the Lenox Athletic Club reopening on September 26. Marty McCar slated to box Oscar Gardner September 24 at Broadway Athletic Club, while Kid McPartland eyes Matty Matthews for a twenty to twenty five round bout. Bon matchups include Benet defending against Lavigne successor and a Coney Island club card with two star bouts, 20 and 25 rounds, headlined by Callahan and Fuehle versus Johnnos and Cole.
Ex Grant subscribes for stock in the new league as local promoters plan the season. Reports from informal meeting indicate Joych, famed former third and first baseman, will lead the team amid discussions of roster and arrangement details.
Boston report quotes manager Burns in Sept talks. He says his team is inferior to Brooklyns, Bostons or Baltimores and questions his place next season. He states his work has satisfied employers but hints he may not stay, noting only three top teams in the country that season and naming Brooklyn, Boston and Baltimore.
A clipped fragment notes three teams doing more than baseball, mastering the finer points of the game. It praises players who know what to do in any function, highlighting a magnetic quality in their work.
Kansas City club manager Sepeary Sam Seo Ville has finalized plans for a boxing carnival at Convention Hall on Saturday October 7. The headline bout features Caval Gardner against Harry Portes in a fifteen round match. Preliminary bouts are planned with Ste Hart of Chicago and Bobby Quade of Kansas City signing articles for ten-round clashes.
The fragmentary text references a university, teams, and a game or event at McCook with mentions of a Varsity wall and a timetable. Names and places are garbled but suggest a sports or campus events blurb with opposition and weekend planning.
A brewing disagreement within the Weewra Intercollegiate F league pits Agnene and Nebraska against each other over where regular league games should be played. Since the league’s formation seven years ago teams alternated home sites, but Kansas university’s view to force a Canary game in Lawrence faces Nebraskan resistance.
Princeton New Jersey September The football number that has appeared on Princeton Field in recent years made a distinct impression Saturday afternoon. There are twenty candidates for end and tackle positions, twenty for the back field and ten for guards. The captain praises that after the recent trials the team shows promise unseen in modern football history.
Captain Malcolm Metride of Yale drills linemen and backs during Intermet practice as he introduces new schemes and tests formations. The selection focuses on determining starters and refining play under Metride’s coaching for the upcoming season.
Chicago football team defeated Knox College Saturday afternoon as Hamill scored twice after a 20 yard run. Interference and sharp running by Chicago's line and backs produced fast gains and a home-style victory. In boxing news, Jack O'Brien vs Jimmy Fems scheduled then postponed. O'Brien arm injury leads to Zelgier substitute. Spike Sullivan stopped Bing Ernst in the Greenwich Athletic Club bout in Brooklyn in the second round.
In a two game set, Cleveland battled to secure a double win with strong hitting and defense. Mertes homered twice, Callahan and Cronin delivered in key moments as darkness halted the second game, shaping a tense start to the season.
Albert D. Shaw, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, says he was not invited to the Dewey parade in New York. He heads for Topeka to address a veterans gathering September 27 and 28, and defends the Kansas comrades who would march at the front in civic pageants of honor. General Shaw reports broad support from Grand Army officials for his stance on the parade invitation.
Contested sale of the Branner property on Kansas Avenue proceeds despite pending litigation. Attorneys warn confirmation will stand until court rules, as three suits culminate in Jackson County district and state supreme court disputes involving Mrs. W. Webb, Mrs. Schuyler Nichols, John Branner, and related parties.
A Phillips-Judean excursion train bound for the Pacific coast collided with an eastbound freight near Florence Colorado at 4 PM Saturday. Six killed and several injured, including passengers from Boston and Spokane. The disaster left many travelers entangled in wreckage, with rescuers and physicians dispatched to the scene.
Paris reports heated response to Gen De Gallifet war proclamation declaring the Dreyfus affair closed. Dreyfusards radicals and socialists oppose it amid rumors of a cabinet clash. The minister reportedly acted without full ministerial consultation and warns others may resign or be removed.
Cunard Line steamship Campania sails from Liverpool today bound for New York with US passenger Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford Lady Beresford and former British Postmaster General Arnold Morley aboard. Also reports from Washington and New Orleans note yellow fever cases and deaths and a park association meeting planned near Clay and Thirteenth streets to develop city land gifted for park purposes.
An elderly white haired woman known as Aunt Sally, long in Bedwell private asylum, was found sane by a probate court jury today. The guardianship role of attorney W Jamison ends as her daughter seeks control of her finances and estate in Topeka.
In Columbus on September 23 a dispatch from Toledo reports Mayor, running as an Independent, challenged George K. Nash and John R. McLean, the Republican and Democratic nominees, to a joint debate. The item notes a separate advertisement for Dean's Ointment, claiming quick relief from itching.
Telegraph messages offer excursion tickets via Vandalia Pennsylvania Short Lines from St Louis to New York. Tickets at low fares for Admiral Dewey receptions on Sep 26 27 and 28 plus routes to Washington. Sleeping car space available. Also mentions Portland Cement dealer J Thomas Snr Co and a prescription druggist at 704 Kan Ave.
A rescue home to aid girls seeking to abandon a disreputable life has been purchased in Oakland. The Frances Willard Home for Girls will be run by a board of Indianapolis managers from Christian organizations with an advisory business and legal panel. Support will come from voluntary contributions. Executive session planned for September 28 to adopt a constitution elect officers outline work and seek a state charter.
Miss Virginia Tyler Hudson of Chicago becomes engaged to Anand Ayania, Indian Indigo merchant, during his Chicago visit. He plans marriage in Germany or London next June, marking the first reported Brahmin attempt to wed an American. Advani, touring North America, is tied to the match. Hudson is known in Louisville as a newspaper writer and is the daughter of a prominent family of Bombay.
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