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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1902
Page
3
A lengthy description of elaborate tableware and a grand winter meal plan. Includes references to decorative centerpieces, linen and china, and a diverse spread featuring French dishes, poultry, vegetables, and desserts. Mentions specific foods, service styles, and ornate dining atmosphere.
A vast stock surge centered on the Southern railway sparked sharp questions about control of the Louisville and Nashville. J Pierpont Morgan & Co. acts as broker and arbiter, with Gates & Co. and Edwin H awley among participants. The day saw record turnover and about 655,000 shares traded with pressure near the day’s close.
Work on the Valdes Eagle City line to begin soon. A railroad from Valdes to Eagle City will span 14 miles and offer a route toward Klondike via Copper River and Tanana district. The project, backed by American interests, targets Canadian and Alaska hinterlands with Valdes harbor key to operations.
Santa Po plans a new town at Canyon Diablo Arizona to house about 10 Navajo and Moremi residents who will showcase forefather customs. The community features blanket weaving basketry pottery and silversmith work. The village aims to travel by overland to the station in about 30 minutes for visitors to glimpse life as it was in early days.
In Syracuse on Monday a Kansas delegation led by Superintendent GE Ayer and building officials Bridget and Bulliings B. F. Milin and J. M. Sax visited for an hour. They inspected bridges and related structures as part of an ongoing project.
The readable bits describe a hall at Alluiquerqne with a likely event and a gathering of around seventy-two people at tables. Mentions of a regular meeting, recent work, and preparations for a mis line with buildings appear, but many words are garbled.
Rumor circulates that Chaliceman McLeod of the Western Passenger Association seeks to become chief official. The Rock Island line faces traffic concerns, with discontent noted but no formal resignation, as the Rock Island’s position remains unsettled amid broader railroad pressure.
The San Bernardino Transcript reports a subscription drive began recently to purchase a present for G. W. Smith, the retiring master mechanic. Superintendent Lape circulated the list but only three names were collected despite posts being troubled by the same charity issue in Newark a week earlier.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe reports Puller Top Texia oil wells show high quality for locomotive fuel. Oil valued at 340 per barrel to Standard Oil. white fuel could be bought for this price per barrel.
A 300 mile extension survey was proposed from Woodward through Sayre to Mangum, Oklahoma with ties aimed toward Texas. The plan involves multiple locations and rail line work, mentioning woodward, Sayre, Mangum, and adjacent routes as part of the project scope and preparatory steps.
A United States senator and other figures endorse Peruna as a catarrh cure in letters from Washington and North Dakota. The ad touts Peruna as effective for catarrh and related illnesses, claims universal need, and urges purchase at drug stores with promises of relief and no rivals.
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