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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1904
Page
5
A Wichita report notes the city may lose the Orient Railway Shops project as another town offers a $250,000 bonus to attract the site. The competition intensifies with rival incentives drawing potential investment away from Wichita.
A Wichita and county effort seeks revoking bonds to finance 850,000 stock in the Union Construction company to secure the Orient railway shops and terminal project valued at 2.0 million. Local committees press for a bond election, arguing stalled progress and a promised cash bonus offer to attract the shops, while opponents say Wichita should not risk delaying or losing the project.
A 20 year old woman in St. Louis recounts sudden July illness with neuralgia like stomach and ovarian pains. After two doctors and heavy bleeding, she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and quickly improved, stopping bleeding and restoring strength. She endorses the medicine for suffering women.
Chicago commission men press to end return passes on live stock shipments to Chicago. The National Provisioner reports railroads plan abolition of passes for stock bound to market centers, risking transfer of business from Chicago. Loch Live Stock Commission and union yards petitioned, prompting a meeting at the Great Northern hotel with rail traffic chiefs and Chicago Live Stock Exchange to seek a uniform ruling.
A meeting of railroad officials debated restoring return passes to livestock shippers in the Western ranch country. The Western Passenger Association denies Sherman Act violations, asserts its role is rate and travel coordination, while St Louis lawyers argue against scalpers and seek injunctions to restrain transferable tickets. Officials in Chicago expect the injunction in St Louis to stand.
Forty carpenters began work at the Wichita station April 18 to remodel repaint and renovate the interior. New furniture including 28 seats and office furniture will be installed making the station one of the most commodious in the city. Monroe and Nevins wrestling match reported from St Paul also noted with Jack Monroe losing to Jim in heavyweight action.
Cauley of St Paul tested the crowd. Mc Cantey won the up forum, Munroe took the second fall in 17 minutes, and the focal man clinched the deciding fall in K minutes. Munroe showed strength but appeared a wrestling novice. Grain railroads have settled their fight. A Chicago report says the grain rate agreement will be formally ratified at a Chicago meeting of executive officials. The settlement favors the Great Western and Northwestern lines, reducing Missouri river point rates and adjusting through rates to promote Omaha as a grain market. The Great Western lowered Omaha to St Paul and Chicago rates, while Northwestern kept some lower through rates from Nebraska points. Great Western later reduced further. Western lines claim the through rate will be the sum of locals for points tributary to Omaha. Northwestern retains lower through rates for territory tributary to its west of the Mississippi. A. Booton and C. A. Burns visited Wichita, looking over city business and considering property, planning future excursions from Wichita to Union Pacific lands.
A man identified as W. H. Johnerg of 239 Horns Street Pamadera, San Bernardino, was struck by the Santa Fe Overland Express near Kayemiond station. He was knocked about thirty feet and died at Sin tere hospital after being taken from the scene. Eyewitnesses said the victim attempted to cross the tracks as the train neared, ignoring the whistle. The engineer warned, but the man moved into the locomotive’s path. The incident occurred in San Bernardino, California, on an April day.
Santa Fe plans to place a guard with each engine amid a threatened machinists strike. Five detectives were secured at Guthrie and will be sent to danger points. the firm also funds a ten foot high fence around yards at Newtown to deter troublemakers.
Firoporva mall psi sp 25 to Lat Coln, the Orient right of way mainwan in town for a short time yesterday. They plan to start work this season. Tow trucks lay track from Wichita to Rutlon.
The piece notes Santa Fe oil wells drilling near Olinda and a rail line at full operation, cites No 40 reaching 2062 feet, and mentions rail freight rate changes and wreck recovery near Scranton. It also covers a boxing result in Baltimore and a theatre event, with scattered railway and international tensions referenced.
A New Jersey split emerged as 1500 delegates gathered in Trenton on April 1, hours after a Demo crate Mute convention to elect an elector to the National convention at St Louis selected an uninspected delegation. A bolting convention for Hearst supporters followed. The second convention met at the Masonic temple to select a slate for the regular convention.
Conductor Willem Damrois or Damroehb discusses Wagner's Parsifal and the Holy Grail themes as central to the work. He explains the drama centers on pity and mercy, contrasting medieval Christian imagery with musical development from the Franks to the Nibelungs.
Ticket price set at 225.00 dollars for California travel with March sale dates and availability through April. Applies to intercity points and includes tourist sleep and free chair care options. Liberal step noted in the program details.
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