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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
4
A Kansas tale recalls Garl Johnson and Dallas Dreamer of Carthage Mo who, childhood sweethearts, drowned while the young man tried to save the girl. They lie together in a single grave as classmates attend their final rest. The piece weaves hymn lines and local ads amid the tragedy.
The Rock Island lines announce through Pullman sleeping cars between St Louis and Denver via the Rocky Mountain route with Ludiman beds and modern amenities for ladies. Dining cars will begin in June on the Rock Island Colorado Flyer between Kansas City and Sioux Falls, west and eastbound, under Dining Car Superintendent Frank Stewart. The article notes a U.S. context about slavery and plural marriages.
London Telegraph reports James Sanders, a would be thief and student of aerostatics, planned to drop from a window using a parachute and umbrella. He attempted a Pimlico burglary but forgot to open the umbrella and fell into an area injuring himself and his loot. He faces trial after Westminster magistrate de Rutgen committed him.
Manchester based group launches a curiosity club with daily travel to Lytham St Annes and Blackpool. Carriages reserved through Lancashire and Yorkshire Co with special fittings and a yearly three guinea surcharge. Twice daily trips to Manchester morning and night nearing completion. Southport eyeing a railway club model. Blackpool pioneers cited. New York incident involves a police officer misreading a suspect and discovering his hand in a saloon.
An order from the Rock Island line directs all freight equipment to be built and repaired at the Kansas shops in Horton, Kansas. The measure aims to boost Kansas industry and recapture traffic, with hundreds of workers at Rock Island shops in the West busiest in the system. The current output includes hundreds of new cars and ongoing repair and overhaul to support expanding freight operations.
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