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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
3
Washington dispatch reports changes in postmaster appointments across several counties. Names and new assignments appear amid a broader list of administrative shifts and local notices.
Long list of itineraries and personnel notes from El Dorado and nearby towns. Mentions Nelson Davis F Reditick Swisher A McHae A H Mahoe Dan Costler A N Henry LT Cowles Oscar Stewart Geo Bradley B Craites M F Ruddick Kiowa W G Pinee J R Trouslet J G Wright and others. Reports on railway shops, engine work, car repairs, depot cleaning, and staff assignments with numerous short trips and returns to Newton and surrounding areas.
Tickets go on sale April 5 and 26 for Santa Fe route excursions to Kansas City with return on April 27. Six trains daily in each direction. Regular travelers and the Odd Fellows celebrate the event with special offers and arrangements.
The Rock Island system shows rising prestige from western and southwestern expansion. Extensions from Liberal to White Oaks and Enid feeder lines spur cattle and grain traffic. Despite absorption rumors, Rock Island officials deny any deal, while stock gains fuel industry talk.
A conference between Jersey Central officials and employees concluded with a satisfactory agreement. Telegraphers will be paid for overtime including Sundays, with a new schedule to take effect May 1. Santa Fe and related notes describe timetable changes, picnic developments, a fatal brakeman accident near Evans, and future railroad plans in California and nearby regions.
A vintage patent medicine ad touts Brannon’s Dyspepsia Cure and Munyoa products as cures for indigestion, stomach weakness, headaches, liver issues, asthma, and more. It claims rapid relief, includes dubious claims of multi-day cures, and lists New York and Philadelphia distributors.
Apache Indian reservation draws interest among Topeka tradesmen as lands may open. Emporia clerk Russell Jennings visited Topeka briefy. Machinists report injuries and crew changes. Engine 24 overhaul. 982 mountain compound sent to Raton NM. track work west of Deace City advances. double enders debated for freight.
A fragment from a period piece extols Mrs Lydia E Pinkham and her Herbal Compound as a trusted aid for women. It cites private advice by Mrs Chappell of Grant Park Illinois and praises the cures for inflammatory ovarian conditions while noting free expert guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
G Snoves reports Chicago trip with W Stillwell as rail traffic faces heavy weather. Rain and snow hinder railroads, Katy introduces two new consolidated stick burner locomotives for Sedalia Franklin division to haul 7,500 tons up Boonville hill. Sedalia slick burners pull 869 tons. H C Draper resigns as assistant chief engineer for Chicago and Alton to join Missouri Pacific for 40 miles of new track. J T Foley of Vandals Ka City and Topeka linked to eastern work due to illness in Iowa. Memphis road contract awarded to Johnian Bros of St Louis for Miami to connection with Prisco at Afton. Grand River bridge to be built by Missouri Valley Bridge Co of Leavenworth. Memphis-Frighton line service addition with Western Kansas/Oklahoma routes treated. Fifteen new chair cars and coaches offered for nine Texas trains, ten bullet by Prisco and five for Memphis, order placed with American Car Foundry for Aug/Sept delivery. A Gunte FeWabash-Vonnes trains combination discussed in Wall Street.
Austin April S The secretary of state receives twenty one oil company charters amid a flood of filings as Beaumont field fever spreads. Bankers and businessmen pour capital into ventures while land near Beaumont draws high bids. Former Governor James Home notes rapid fortunes promised by oil, with land deals lingering and prices rising daily as speculation intensifies.
On April 25 in Portland Maine on the fourth floor of the New England Telephone building George Brainerd a foreman electrician fired on coworkers during a discussion fatally wounding J Farnham electrical engineer and injuring three others Earle Buxton Elmer Lane and James Wadsworth are reported fatally wounded or dying Brainerd aimed at Deputy Marshal W A Frith but was stopped by authorities Insanity is suggested as the cause though no prior derangement was observed The crew from the telephone company had been installing a new exchange system on the upper floor with Brainerd in charge
The Times reports scattered dispatches from London and abroad. Messages note impending military mobilization, remarks by officials on policy, and exchanges with diplomats regarding Japan, Corea, and France. Multiple items reference government actions and international reactions amid ongoing tensions.
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