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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1901
Page
2
The article reports Dave Sullivan eager for a shot at champion McGovern. It notes forfeited money, Brooklyn signings of three new players, and national league twirling lists. Weighing disputes and ringside weight expectations shape the looming welterweight clash amid rumors and signings.
Boston and Chicago clashes headline the baseball championship coverage. President Charles com Foe oversees a veteran team led by a trusted captain as the series concludes with a decisive victory. Anie, Cesar, and other key players emerge as top performers amid city-wide fanfare.
Ned Hanlon, manager of the Brooklyn club, blasts the American League for alleged bankruptcies and money hoarding. He claims clubs cannot pay players and warns of financial collapse dividing the leagues amid enormous carnage of debts and rising costs.
In a Cleveland linked move, Gene Wright is claimed by the Cleveland club of the American League, while Brooklyns Wheeler and Goodteur are set to join. Col. Mbbega was in Dayton and Cincinnati as talks continued, with tentative plans to finalize the arrangements and transport to Cleveland.
A jumble of sports and club notes describes Wrisk's Pajente near ends of a national agreement, with Wright and McGraw in play, Barborne and Barberton locations, and a big shake up looming. Pitchers perform well amid errors, while tax and team changes ripple through leagues. Post positions list players and roles, including Bvell and Kemp. Philadelphia and Toronto signings appear with test updates, and Prince Alert ties a pacing record. Baseball extends into national standings and league interactions with scores and schedules noted.
National League pitching leaders crown Sam Leever of Pittsburgh as top option with Townsend second. Waddell admired as best of the rest. Cy Young earns praise for long career. Bethany football prospects rise after six years, new athletic ground, 35-man squad, and veterans like Silent Dave Peterson, Karl Swenson, Eimer Wiley, and Gibbs shaping the lineup for a schedule including Mannhettan, Washburn, and Emporia.
Readable text mentions a Guay man named Be Grawe from Baltimore and an upcoming show. Details are fragmentary but indicate a local event or stage setting with Be Grawe as a participant.
A garbled English fakir tale emerges as a cautionary note on imposture and national stereotypes. The fragment hints at a waiter named G Kingsley and a reveal of deceptive acts aimed at challenging race and tradition, with unclear details and broad circulation.
The report outlines Boston’s managerial shakeup with speculation on replacements and strategies, noting possible candidates and the impact on the team’s season. It mentions Nebraskas football plans and college athletic activity, including Harvard and Yale track results and a St Marys football schedule, reflecting broad sports interests and administrative decisions.
Wellington Kansas reports the wheat carnival highlight the second day wheat parade with floats themed nations and adorned by girls in national dress Queen Ceres led in a golden wheat chariot crowd attendance up farmers plan 400000 acres next year and expect 10900000 bushels this season wheat exports reach global markets while local mills sustain large operations and senator Forney mingles with celebrants during the jubilee
Representative colored men attend the twenty sixth Kansas Nebraska conference in Atchison. W King presides as chairs with a slate of officers including Rev B H Guy chief secretary and Rev W H Jones statistician. The session elected ministers and prepared assignments for the coming year as the conference adjourned at sunset.
The afternoon featured pastors’ reports and donations to church work while an evening reception signaled the conference. Mayor James Orr and Taylor gave welcoming addresses as Bishop Shamers led the meeting with questions about the church’s future.
John Mt Stesle of Kansas City and Mise Mutile of Emporia were wed in a home ceremony at the bride’s mother’s residence officiated by Dr J P Sauber of the First Presbyterian Church. The groom, a former war correspondent with the Twentieth Kansas, will reside in Kansas City. The bride, eldest daughter of the late Lt. Obi Charles Boake, is a well known newspaper worker. About 60 relatives attended. out of town guests included Capt Soa Re and Fred Fanston. The couple departed by train for Kansas City for residence.
Arkansas City Kansas September 26 John AL Freener of this city sues the Ancient Order of Pyramids in Cowley county district court seeking 15000 in damages He claims during initiation he was assaulted and crushed resulting in life cripplement with itemized doctors fees and costs The case set for next term of court
A report from Wichita cites Sam Webster connected to a robbery on the Wellington bound train. Police suspect a young stranger involved, with money still missing and inquiries ongoing as authorities echo the public’s alarm.
Wichita Sept 26 James Lewis, aged man, attempted to board a Rock Island freight train and fell between cars in the yards. Both legs were severed by wheels and he is expected to die before morning. He was found near Wichita hospital with both legs amputated above the knees.
The Wabash line touts a single through route from Kansas City to Buffalo with sleeping cars to New York and fastest timetables. It claims to save travelers a day and offers two thirds of the journey toward the Exposition with access to Buffalo for a grand Electric Display viewing.
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