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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
2
Partial text notes Wichita and return price 462 dollars. Tickets go on sale September 4 to September inclusive. Final limit October 2. Mentions several names and uncertain items including a tally and a batiter. The readable fragments indicate pricing and sale windows for a state fair event with various references.
Jos Patchen beat John R. Gentry in straight heats at the Southern Kansas meeting in Wichita with the fastest race of the year, though wind slowed times. About 20,000 spectators watched as Patchen finished the last heat in 2:02 1 2 amid gusty conditions, with Billy Andrews noting wind held back a faster mark.
A group of rumored highwaymen confronted Tom Sharkey and driver Fred Koenig near New Dorp Lane demanding money. Sharkey cried for help and escaped after being knocked to the ground, pursued by a larger crowd. Police later learned the incident was a practical joke by local men.
Peter Maher denounces major champions for ignoring him as a title contender after arranging ring bouts for October in Lexington and expressing confidence in beating any rival. He criticizes Sharkey, Jet, and others while lamenting lack of opportunities from top fighters and managers.
In Louisville on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, the brown gelding Bumps driven by Snow and trained by Benthey, with Bilings of Chicago, shattered the world wagon pacing record of 2 days 0 hours 6 minutes. The mile was completed in 2 minutes 0.5 seconds, beating the old mark by a second and a half as crowds roared at the fairgrounds.
The day featured a fast track with a strong wind and a record-eligible pace. Bumps, a brown gelding by Baron Wes out of Queen Ethelshe by Strathmere, posted a sulky record of Sok. The main event was the 5,000 trottingalion flakes, while Tommy Britton won the straight heats.
New York report describes a boxing bout where Jack McCormack of Philadelphia used superior conditioning to neutralize Kid McCoy. McCormack repeatedly smothered offense, faced warnings for rule infractions, and sent McCoy down multiple times, with McCoy ultimately defeated when the referee stopped the fight in the eighth round.
Lawrence Sept 28 Three new football players will arrive this week and enter the state university. They will be given positions on the varsity eleven. Woodward who played last year arrived yesterday and will be given his old position. Turner from Nebraska will be here soon and Reaman, formerly onSR, will arrive this week and seek a place on the first team. Prospects favor a stronger Kansas eleven than ever before as they begin practice for the first game next Saturday against Ha kell Institute Indians.
Paddy Purten of Denver edged Charley Goff of Spokane in a six round bout despite Goff's strong early showing. Purten surged in the sixth, cutting and swelling Goff, then landing a sharp left and powerful right to force Goff to be stopped as the sponge flew in. Wagering around the outcome was reported heavy with an estimated seventy five thousand dollars changing hands.
Rube Waddell, after joining Dolores, shows marked improvement over his Louisville days. Manager Loftus allegedly isolated him to keep control, assigning him a separate dressing room and rooming with him on trips. Waddell’s sulking and need for constant supervision led Crawford to say Loftus inflated Waddell’s value, and Waddell is expected to incur more fines than Jolins.
An old advertisement extols Stomachs Bitters as a cure for indigestion constipation biliousness fever and ague and malaria claiming a fifty year track record. It warns readers to ensure a private revenue stamp on the neck and to beware of substitutes or imitations.
Cincinnati Jimes Star reports on Tarutevile team observations and Osawa's defeat, pairing with Ottawaise Sae- Sexeelty. New York notes a horse race at Gravesen track and betting scenes, while Milwaukee hosts wrestling matches featuring Muldoon and Farmer Burns for $240 a side. Nearby notes cover football previews with Kansas City Medics officials and National League scores from Baltimore Chicago and New York Brooklyn games.
Dramatic events unfold at Crawford theater with the farce A Trucker’s Floseymoon in a second local showing. Cast includes Ragantains and clever situators. the production promises entertaining mischief, despite a blurred plot and stage hustle. Prices at the box office are posted.
The Letter Brand Portland Cement guarantees equal quality to cements from leading manufacturers. J. Thomas Lbr Co announces the product at 614 Van Buren Street with Kansas Avenue and U P RH as contact points. Woolverton, a prescription pharmacist, now at 70 Km Ave promotes a scientific compound with physician endorsements.
A Herald dispatch from Port of Spain reports Caracas practically invested by revolutionists led by Gen. Castro. Rebel divisions push toward Caracas from Valencia and Tuy valley, capturing San Casimiro and Ocumare while aiming to cut escape routes via La Guaira. Government losses mount. Andrade’s forces suffer 1000 killed or wounded in Valencia.
Newton reports the Kansas W C T annual session electing Mrs K P Hutchinget as president and L B Smith as corresponding secretary with D K Records as recording secretary and Olive P Bray as treasurer. Delegates chosen for national Seattle convention include Mrs H Guinn and Emma Payton among others. An open meeting featured Newton chorus and solos by Mrs W C Quick and others.
A curious, highly period piece notes washerwomen across cultures with vivid but dated observations. It contrasts Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Egyptian, and French practices, detailing tools, methods, and rough descriptions while humorously referencing fashion and domestic chores. It ends with an apocryphal ad for Dosa's Ointment.
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