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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
THE HENLEY REGATTA.
Large Crowd Saw Americans Lead in
Principal Event.

Henley, Eng, July brilliant
weather. great attendance on shore
and affoat and fair rowing conditions
marked the opening of Great Britain s
annual water festival. Outside the grand
challenge cup in which the Vespers
of Philadelphia, and the Belgian crew
were competing, there was little OF IN
terest in the regatta. Racing started
with the first heat of the grand chal-
lenge cup in which the Leanders, on
whom the British pin all their hopes
OF retaining the trophy in England,
won principally as thew liked from
Jesus college, Cambridge. The Bel
gians won an easy victory over the
Thames rowing club.
Then came the big event of the day,
the heat for the grand challenge in
which the Americans led all the way
and defeated a strong Cambridge col
legiate crew. All anticipations regard
ing today's heats for the grand chal-
lenge cup were thus fulfilled except
that Christ college gave the VeSperS
4 harder row than expected. A slight
wind towards the Berks shore gave the
Americans who had the BerkS side a
slight advantage. The VeSpers got
we'll away, led almost Immediately ana
at the quarter distance were more than
q length in front, while at the halfway
post the Americans were leading two
lengths. At that point the Cambridge
men made a splendid squirt and stead
lily overhauled the Vespers until there
was only length between the oodtS.
The Vesper's stroke quickened. the
crew gamely responded and the Amer
leans completed a Furnishing finish
with the advantage of a full boats
length in the best time of three heats.
Both crews showed the effects of the
sharp struggle
The first heats were decided as fol-
lows:
Leander beat Jesus college, Cam
bridge, by a length and three-quarters.
Time, minutes 26 seconds.
The Belgian crew beat the Thames
rowing club easily. Time, minutes
16 seconds.
Vespers beat Christ college, Cam
bridge by a length. Time, 7 minutes
I 2 seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
WHITE SOX WON.
Defeated Wichitain Exciting III
Inning Contest.
Dunn's Hit Brought in Winning
Run.

Topeka won this mornings game with
Wichita, in an eleven inning struggle,
by score of to 3. Quigley made the
winning run. Topeka scored in the first
and in the eleventh, Wichita scoring in
the fifth and seventh innings.
Topeka's runs in the first inning were
made by two errors on the part of
Wichita and the safe hits of Dunn,
Blackburn and Abbott.
Dunn and Blackburn both singled
and Abbott touched things off with a
three Dagger. The wearers of the blue
of Wichita in the fifth took place on
the passing of two men to first on balls
by Hughes and the safe hits of Bevis
and Milton. Neither side scored in the
sixth and in the seventh Holland hit
safely for two bases for Wichita.
O'Leary checked in a score by bring
ing in Holland on a single. Both sides
failed to score in the eighth and the
ninth was its twin.
In the tenth inning neither scored.
In the first of the eleventh, Topeka
made triple play. Coke, Milton and
Green of Wichita singled. Green in
singing knocked a grounder to third
which Brown fielded putting out Coke
at third. he then threw to first, Black
burn putting out Green. Milton tried
to return to first but was caught by
Blackburn. This retired the side. In
the last half of the eleventh Quigley
hit safely and was brought in by hit
by Dunn.
Hughes pitched heady game, strik-
ing out Il men.
Score by innings: R.H. e
Topeka -. -. 3 0o00o0 IA I
Attendance LOCO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
LEG AMPUTATED.
James Smith First Victim of
the Fourth.
Limb Shattered by Explosion Of
Home Made Cannon.
WENT BACK TO LOOK.
Fuse Was Slow and the Victim
Investigated.
Other Casualties Charged to
CannOns and Crackers.
WENT BACK TO LOOK.

At s o'clock last night James
Smiths right leg was amputated as
the result of the explosion of home
made wooden cannon which he was
testing preparatory to celebrating the
Fourth.
Smith, who is a farm hand 81 years
old, was firing salutes when the home
made cannon exploded with terrific
force and shattering Smiths right leg.
The accident happened at 1880 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Smith had hol-
lowed cannon out of piece of wood
and loaded it up with black powder.
For fuse he used a string dipped
with coal oil. The fuse did not burn
readily and Smith went back to the
cannon to Investigate. As he was
standing above the rude affair. the ex-
plosion4 occurred. fracturing his right
leg.
Smith was Immediately removed to
Christ hospital and at o'clock the
leg was amputated by DR.. Bowen, OF
Silver Lake Twenty-six pieces of
bone shattered into small fragments
were removed from the leg. In addi-
ton Smiths right shoulder was badly
skinned and his face powder burned.
Smith is unmarried and has been
working on the Lucas farm near Sill
Yer Lake. 1t is reported that he Will
recover.
The first accident in the city with
fireworks happened at 10 O'Clock Monday
morning. Hazel Collins, II years old,
212 West Fifth street, was holding a
firecracker in her hand when it went on,
burning her face and eyes with powder.
The injury will not be permanent. DR..
Hammond was called and dressed the
girls wounds.
w. H. Teardorf, a young man % years
old of 254 Winfield avenue, Oakland, was
celebrating with a toy cannon Monday
afternoon at 4:30 when 1t exploded pre-
matureIy, severely burning his face and
eyes, His face was covered with pow
der burns. 1t is thought that the eyes
will not be permanently injured.
Fred Arnold. the 12-year-old son of G. A.
Arnold, 2310 Kansas avenue, may lose the
eyesight of his left eye because of his
zeal in loading a toy cannon up to the
limit with powder. The cannon did not
explode and young Arnold went up to
find out why. It's the same old story In
stead of the powder coming out of the
muzzle it discharged itself throug the
fuse hole. The boys face was literally q
pockmarked with powder. Dr.. f. h
SchoIle attended him. The accident took
place at 8 o'clock this morning.
The four-year-old son of George A.
WhitcoYnb, the lawyer, living on West
Sixth street. had his face Dowder-burn
this morning while playing with fire
era ckers The injuries were dressed.
| Nothing serious is anticipated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
EARLY CASUALTIES.
Day Started Full of Promise for Usual
Number of Accidents.

Chicago, July 4.-One man dead, a
boy probably fatally wounded, two
other men shot and a boy hurt by a
cannon cracker were early contribu-
lions of victims to the Fourth of July
celebration in Chicago. Charles Sire
low, 1 8 years old, was shot and Killed
by one of four unidentified men, all
of whom escaped. StreIow, who was
with several friends, had fred one
shot from revolver, when four men
who said they were detectives de-
manded that the, party submit to a
search. Strelow resisted and ran, and
one of the four shot him dead.
Harry Hind, 6 years of age, prob
ably was fatally hurt by Katie Hugg,
Is years of age, who playfully point
ed an old revolver at him. The
weapon was discharged and the boy
fell with a wound in his breast.
Charles Bennett, 90 years of age,
was struck in the right knee by a bull
let fired by Patrolman Lewis, who was
trying to dispense a crowd which had
objected to the arrest of a boy for
placing torpedoes on the street car
tracks. After the shooting a crowd OF
zoo persons attempted to assault the
policeman, who was forced to return
to the station.
William ]. O'Brien was struck in
the left foot by a stray bullet. Bert
Butler, Is years old, was injured Sc
Verely by a cannon cracker which ex-
ploded in his hand prematureIy.
New York, July 4.-The first fatal ac-
cident due to the Fourth of July was
reported shortly after midnight when
Morris Komerstein was pierced through
the heart by a pistol bullet which came
in through a window of tie house in
Monroe street in which he lives.
Marion, Ohio, July 4-Frank Ried,
aged Is years, was seriously injured by
the explosion of a can of powder. Judson
Phelps was another Fourth of July vic
tim, having been shot in the leg by a
revolver bullet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
HE FOUGHT WITH A NEGRO.
DR.. Miller, Son-in-Law of Geo. e. Cole
Has Narrow Escape.

DR.. George L. Miller. of Kansas City,
recently had a sensational fight with a
negro burglar. DR.. Miller is known in
Topeka. He is the son-in-law of George
E. Cole, formerly state auditor.
In telling of the fight with the burglar
a Kansas City paper says:
DR.. G. L. Miller, a dentist living at
the Darlington Inn, 500 Woodland ave-
nue., was awakened at 4 o'clock by a
man Juggling at a diamond ring which
he wore on a finger of his left hand.
He saw negro bending over him and
calmly attempting to slip the diamond
from his hand. The dentist, without
arising, struck the burglar in the face,
knocking him down. As the man arose,
DR.. Miller leaped from the bed and
again knocked him down. Springing up,
the negro attacked the dentist, and
they struggled across the room to the
door, out into the hall and to the head
of the stairway leading to the first floor.
They tripped and fell to the bottom of
the flight. Both regained their feet and
the struggle continued UP and down the
lower hall the negro seeking to reach
the front entrance and escape.
Mrs. Miller, who had slept through the
earlier stages of the fight, heard the fall
down stairs and, missing the doctor,
screamed for assistance Other boarders
in the apartment house came from their
rooms in their night clothes, and others
lent their aid to the dentist, and sue
ceeded in overpowering the robber after
he had bitten Mr.. Swanson on the hand
and bruised several of the others.
The negro and DR. Miller were
scratched and bruised from head to foot.
One of DR.. Miller's eyes was cut where
his antagonist had knocked him against
a piano; his head was bruised and skin
ned in several places; both knees were
severely skinned and a long, deep
scratch marked the front of his body
from his throat to his waist. The negro
was so badly injured he could hardly
walk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
NEAR DANGER LINE.
The Missouri River High at Kansas
City

Kansas City, July 4.-The river will
approach danger line at Kaw stations
in a few days. The Missouri will reach
danger line at Kansas City today and
may go two feet higher later. This will
likely cause some overflow in lowplaces
below Kansas City, according to P.
Conner, United States weather observer.
The Kaw river rose two feet and
eight inches yesterday between the
hours of in the morning and in the
evening. At noon yesterday the gauge
at the Kansas avenue bridge in Armour
dale registered 1872 but no rise was in
dictated at 4 o'clock and the river was
practically at a standstill. At $50 in
the evening raise of another inch was
registered, but there was no raise by s
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
THE GAME By INNINGS.
Large Crowd Followed Ball Game
Bulletins by State journal.

A large crowd of baseball enthusiasts
assembled in front of the State Journal
bulletin window this morning to watch
the progress of the ball game at League
Park, between the White Sox and Wich-
tia, as it was reported inning by inning
on the big score card.
Being a holiday, there were many people
with leisure time at their disposal, and
the game on the bulletin board
To add to the general interest and ex-
element of the occasion, the giant
cracker fiend and the brigand with a re-
volver circulated through the crowd, car
rying noise and confusion in his path.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

nese exclusion act AS result the
native Christians formulated a petit
ton to President Roosevelt protest.
ing against the exclusion act and
pointing out the hardships it entailed
upon merchants and students. Plac-
ards bearing the following appeal
have been posted throughout Canton:
Let us with one heart, boycott all
American goods"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Main TI1oroughfare.

To Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port
land, Oregon, June 1 to October Is, 1905.
via Union Pacific. This historical route
traversfng the heart of the great North
west with its boundless resources gives
you 200 miles along the matchless Co.
the Northwest without change and a
chance to visit Yellowstone Park, June
1 to September 10. by side trip from
Pocatello to Ogden through Monida
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
LOCAL MEN TION.

Mrs. c. Mossatt and daughter Margaret
of Scranton, Pa, are visiting Mrs. D. e.
Barton of $40 Clay street.
Aetna Indemnity company who
furnished bond for the Marsh Bridge
company wired the council that time
of bond had been extended.
City Physician Hogeboom addressed
a. communication to the city council
requesting that the interior of the Jail
be painted or whitewashed. The COM
munication was referred to the public
buildings committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Bent Her Double.

'I knew no one for four weeks when 1
was sick with typhoid and kidney trou-
ble,'' writes Mrs. Annie Hunter of Pitts
burg, Pa, land when got better, although
I had one of the best doctors I could get,
I was bent double. and had to rest my
hands on my knees when I walked. From
this terrible affliction I was rescued by
Electric Bitters, which restored my health
and strength and now ] can walk as
straight as ever. They are simply won
derful.'' Guaranteed to cure stomach, liver
and kidney disorders, at Arnold Drug Co.
81 N. Kansas ave. Price Soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

The insured man who pushes also
rides. When he is to old to push he
has a pull Nothing like it. No safety
without it. No danger with it.
National Life Insurance company Of
vermont-Mutual-O 1885, FIJI
ty-sixth year, doing business in -
states. VIM B. Henderson, general
manager, suite $50 Kemper building,
Kansas City, Mo. Both phones 45s
Main, or E. w. Thompson, manager. 30
Columbia building. Topeka, Kan IND.
phone 18a1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
LAUNCHED By A PRINCESS.
Japan's New Battieship Katorl Slides
Down the Ways.

London, July 4.-Princess Arisu-
gawa of Japan, who was accom-
launched the Japanese battIeship Ka-
tori at Barrow today The Katori is
one of the most powerful battleships
launched in this country. Her ton
mage is 16,400, her coal capacity 2,10O
tons, and her contract speed 1914
knots. The side armor of the Katori
is nine inches thick. Ten thousand
spectators viewed the launching cere-
mony. Pigeons were liberated from
a balloon on the ships bow as an en-
blem of peace and good will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

Baker ranch. 100 acres are not worth
cutting, and the rest will yield not
more than a third of what was prom
ised, or about eight bushels to the
acre. Crowell says hail stones We're
driven through roofs, and jack rabbits
were killed on the prairie.
1t has rained every night for a week
along the west end of the Lenora ex-
tension of the Missouri Pacific and it
is estimated that crops, west of Logan,
have been damaged SO per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

1.-THE Summer Boarder'' is a booklet
of a hundred pages, issued by the New
York Central, giving list of the hotels
and boarding houses, with just the in
formation that the average resort visitor
desires A copy will be sent free, post
paid, to any address, on receipt of a two
cent stamp, by George H. Daniels, Cen
eral Passenger Agent, Grand Central
Station New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
TT KILLED JACK RABBITS.
Hail Along the Central Branch Injured
Crops and Animals.

Atchison, Kan, July At. G.
Crowell, of the Ha1l-Baker Grain COM
pany of Kansas City. who has returned
from the Baker ranch in Norton coun-
1y, reports extensive damage by rain
and hail. Crops on the ranch were
almost wiped cut by a heavy hail. 1t
beat down the wheat, which was. still
standing, and drove corn into the
ground. OF 500 acres of wheat on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Michigan Summer Resorts.

Among the lakes and rivers of the
East Coast of Lake Michigan is the
ideal country for a summer outing.
Fishing, boating, bathing, sailing,
golf, and above all, an ideal climate.
Pure air and pure spring water
Health and recreation. Booklets de-
scriptive of these resorts mailed on ap-
estimated cost. Mr.. Blitz says, how
Pere Marquette Railroad, Union Sta
ton, Detroit. Michs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
SCORES DIE OF HEAT.
Temperature Reaches 107 in the Shade
in Germany.

Berlin, July 4.-The heat which has
now continued for days throughout
central Europe has caused, it is esti-
mated from the reports now coming
in, more than 100 deaths in Germany
At midday in the shade the temper
allure has been as high as 107. On
Sunday it had fallen in Berlin to 50.
In the forests the ground is Uttered
with fallen dried leaves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Main ThorougE1fare

To Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port
land, Oregon, June L to October Is, 1905,
via Union Pacific. This historical route,
traversing the heart of the great North
west with its boundless resources. gives
you 200 miles along the matchless CO.
lumbia river and trip to Portland and
the Northwest without change and a
chance to visit Yellowstone Park, June
1 to September 10, by side trip from
Docatello or Ogden through Monida-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
BIG COAL COMBINE.
Largest Company Ever Formed in the
West Is Launched.

Pittsburg. July A combination
of 26 coal companies of Indiana con-
trolling $4,000 acres of coal lands, has
been formed here under the name of
the Vandalia Coal company. The new
concern has capital of $7,000,000 and
is said to be the largest coal company
ever consummated in the west The
annual output will be 100000 tons.
A NJ. Ogle of Indianapolis is presi-
dent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Fell OF q santa Fe Train.

John McGregor. a man supposed to
be a tramp, stealing d ride on the
blind baggage of a westbound Santa
Fe train, No. 6. fell from the train just
east of Lawrence last evening, sustain
ing severe injuries about the head and
face. He was turned over to the city
authorities at Lawrence by the railway
officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
As NOISYAS EVER
Fourth of July Has Few Special
Features.
Two Ball Games and Celebration
at VineWO0d.
AT THE MEADE HOME.
Sons and Daughters OF ReVOIu-
ton Are There.
A. Eu%arae%fun Dwonro m n. a
1T THE MEADE HOME.
An Interesting Programme
Given This Afternoon.

Though there is not surfeit of spe-
cial attractions by which the holiday
folks can spend 1.-The glorious Fourth"
and their money today, yet there is
probably plenty to go around. One
open park with extraordinary features
going on all day long, and brace of
good Western association ball games
makes up the list.
young America however, supplied
a plentiful foundation and setting for
it all, and began early this morning.
The main thing about independence
Day is the noise, and the hopefuls who
may some day be presidents, began
letting it off in punches this morning,
long before the roosters made their
first attempts at lung expansion.
Vfnewood Park.
well stocked with attractions for to-
day. Besides the regular features,
the merry-go-round, the illuminated
flower bed and the electric tree, the
boats and launches, the theatre, there
are band concerts, tub and boat races
on the lagoon; a balloon ascension
and a parachute drop; and a display
of fireworks tonight.
Garfield Park
1t was planned to have a band con-
cert by Marshall's band at Garfield
park today as the nucleus for a picnic
which was to have been fostered by a
local fraternal order. w. E. Atchison
was to have delivered an Grafton. But
the plans fell through and this morn
ing the event was announced ''off."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
BUFFALO AND RETURN $1,000.
Santa Fe Makes Low Rate for E1ks'
Annual Meeting.

Annual meeting Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. Tickets on
sale July 7, s and 9, and can be ex-
tended to leave Buffalo as late as
August f.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
CARS FALL INTO RIVER.
Seven Passengers Killed and Thirty
four Injured.

Mexico City, July 4.-The bridge
on the Mexican Central railroad at
Kilometer BIT, between Irapau and
Silica, fell as the south-bound pas
day morning. The baggage and third
class coach fell into the river. Seven
passengers were killed and "a injured.
No first class passengers were hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
BUFFALO AND RETURN $500.
Santa Fe Makes Low Rate for E1ks'
Annual Meeting.

Annual meeting, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks. Tickets on sale
July Z, and 9. and can be extended to
leave Buffalo as late as August 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

ssCharIey, dear said young Mrs Tor
kins, Il hope you are not going into pol
tics
What made you think of thatp
standing pat. '''--Wsshington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Oratory.

Though oratory has of late years be
come a forgotten pastime in this city on
independence Day, yet as usual the small
towns nearby are always supplied with
talent from this city ito make the eagle
scream, rip out his pin feathers. and in
other ways mutilate the national bird. "
An abbreviated list of those who went
out of Topeka in the exodus today. is as
follows: David Overmyer at Wakarusa
Charles Magaw and R. B. Welcn at Val
encia; D. C. Tillotson and w. W. Harvey
at Richland; A. NJ. Harvey at Overlook
J. G. Waters at Beloit; Thomas McNeal
at Thayer; John A. Bright at Leeonpton
and Dick Hayden at Berryton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Christian Chinese Protest.

Hong Kong, July "A meeting
representing 10000 Chinese was held
at Canton July L to discuss the Chi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Ball Games

Wichita and the White Sox meet at AS
ISOLATION Park twice today; once at 10
o'clock this morning, and second time at
O'Clock this afternoon The visiting team
is one of the best in the circuit and at
present looks like a pennant contender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

EPeOpIe sending items to this department
Of the State journal will confer favox
by giving the full first name or two
Initials, with all proper names. 1terns
must be accompanied by the name and
address of the writer or they can not
be published
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

A subscription dance at Steinberg's
is being arranged for tonight in COM
pliment to Miss Helen Ripley of
Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
The Last Chance.

1t is the plan of the boys fathers to
seriously tie up the noise producing pow
ers next year. Because the dealers had
supplied themselves with the usual mel
ange of high explosives, the threatened
city ordinance, which had as its point the
prohibition of cannon crac@ers and SINH
lar things, had. to be laid on the shelf.
Immediately after this Fourth of July is
over. If it carries as proposed, people
from the surrounding towns will come
here on the Fourth hereafter. for the
special purpose of taking the rest cure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04
Editor Taft Sails for Europe.

New York, July 4.-Charles P.
Taft, editor of the Cincinnati Times
Star, sailed for Europe today on the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross.