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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
3
Fragmentary dispatch from Cowes dated Angl 3 describing Emperor William’s rejection of congratulatory messages for Britain’s victory in a Queen’s Cup race. The note mentions the approval process, the Bandicnp allowance, and policy objections raised by Chamberlain’s Court amid chaotic commentary and terse reactions.
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Santa Fe plans extend block signal system over the Denver to Pueblo line covering about 114 miles. Signal engineer J Hobson outlines plans to begin within 30 days to enhance safety as most of the main line will be equipped.
The Railway Age notes Union Pacific ordered 99 locomotives with unusually heavy driving wheels and high power. Details cover cylinders, boiler, firebox, grate area, steam chest, and tender capacity, with weights including 170000 pounds for the engines and 257 square feet heating surface.
Kateas Chu Kansas Aug 3 sixty ten employes at Union Pacific shops here were discharged yesterday under an order from the general office. The remaining workers will toil four nine hour days a week and four hours on Saturdays, increasing hours and earnings while the firm cites no economy or downturn in work.
The June earnings statement for the Santa Fe system shows strong net earnings rising from maintenance costs and operating pressures. Officials cite improved revenue across the system, noting gains in stations and services while indicating ongoing property value assessments and power costs.
Travenworth Aug 3 An order by J O Brinkerhoff general manager of the Leavenworth Sie and Westers railroad with headquarters at Kansas City announces a change in the railroad's top leadership naming Brinkerhoff as superintendent of the L and W line.
James H. Britkerhof is appointed an derineundent of the La KW with a General Passtomer man wickest Agent BRRe TSwend Basingersald. Extensive improvements are contemplated on the 1. &W. in the near future. New steerallt work will finish from sae to Mitanvale and an improved train service from Leaven Byrth to Miteovate will be inaugural.
Mr James St Barr elected third vice president of the Santa Fe will begin an inspection tour along the Santa Fe railway from Chicago toward the Pacific. He will pass Topeka on route to Galveston via Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe but will not stop. Mr Hares up west will be prominent as he previously managed the Las Vegas Hot Springs company.
Oklahoma G A delegates select the Rock Island route to Chicago and Baltimore and Ohio to Philadelphia for the reunion journey. Rail and railway notes report earnings, branch construction from Gato to Pagosa Springs, and engine movements west.
Fragmented report records engine assignments on St Joseph and Marceline routes, substitutions due to illness, repairs on engine 212, and score by innings from baseball games including Boston, Pittsburg, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Multiple names and lineups appear with limited readable context.
Reported baseball results show Kansas City division plates with Beere by innings and varied scorelines for Kansas City, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, and other sites. Batters Hoffmann, Hastings, Diggins, Spies, Reidy, Speer noted. games highlight scheduling disorder and airline travel issues affecting play across the state.
Reports reach Seattle of a Friday blaze at the Dyea U S military post with 35000 in military stores burned. About 2000 worth of stores saved by Captain Hubby s troops. Garrison and supplies moved to Skaguay. Also says Glacier station and White Pass railway structures reported destroyed amid Lynn Canal forest fires. Australian gold aboard Alameda bound for Someplace in Nova Scotia news.
Des Moines Aug 3 Iowa Republicans nominate Lt Gov Allen and A Dawson for public posts with John Sherwin as judge. The platform urges a strong monetary standard backed by gold, endorses tariff protection and a robust navy, and pledges support for American workers and production.
San Francisco Aug 2 The Relief carried Kansas officers and soldiers among its sick arriving crew. Names include Captain William J. Watson Captain Adna G. Clarke Captain Joan F Zeilinger First Lieutenant John C McArthur Second Lieutenant Oliver Lapp Major A B Gradley and several surgeons. The roster lists regiments and injuries such as bullet wounds dysentery gastritis and chest wounds with many convalescing and improving.
An advertisement offering carpet making and laying in first class style at short notice. It mentions a contact at Bills High on Indiana Avenue and Henry’s Ice Cream with a phone number on East Eighth Street."}
An extensive shop advertisement shows bulk goods and grocery items with unit prices. Items include Ivory Soap and various brands, many canned and dried foods, tea, coffee, sugar, lard, bacon, flour, oats, cereals, and tobacco. The note highlights customer value, with discounts and wholesale-style pricing.
Special price on bran mail orders and kitchenware including knives forks and dishpans. Lists of washing machines, granite and tin washpans, tin cups, pudding pans, milk strainers, teapots, cream kettles, and flour for the week, with prompt delivery implied.
San Francisco August 3 The Cal1 interviews many Oregon volunteers who stayed long in the islands and discuss agriculture and wealth potential. They say Philippine land is suited to American farming except wheat. Best sericultural land is held by church authorities and would need purchase by settlers. Soldiers oppose Americans claiming islands and oppose native citizenship. climate and heat deter American laborers. They describe the Philippines as a lost land for poor men seeking better conditions.
Two members of the Reliefs crew were left behind after being captured near Manila while in a small boat. An exchange attempt failed as insurgents refused. A Filipino priest reported both men were alive and well.
Georges J. Gould and his wife and daughter departed New York for Europe with plans to visit London Paris and Switzerland before returning around September 22 He intends to bicycle sixty to seventy miles daily during the European trip and will spend about a week in London and Paris
San Francisco reports the Pennsylvania regiment has brought back from the Philippines a quaint historic canton from an old Spanish arsenal in Manila. It is an unmounted muzzle loader of an obsolete pattern, crafted in fine brass and bell metal with curious workmanship.
A local notice lists W H Hale of Phorpe county and others as candidates for rural delivery routes. The page also advertises daily delivery, roofing services, and a list of medicinal and household products with Prices and contact details.
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