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Assault in the Topeka State Journal, 1900 & 1920

Out-of-state crimes

In 1900 - 2 lynchings, 2 assaults in the context of a strike, 1 assault involving a sporting celebrity, 1 assault by a railroad brakeman (with a local connection?)

In 1920 - one assault by black man, 1 assault involving a sporting celebrity, 2 black on black assault (1 by woman) (for laughs?), 1 lynching

<Analysis - what kinds of out of state crimes are reported? How long and in what style are the stories?>