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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1900
Page
3
Chas Dudley Warner praises a work as one of the small number of genuine American books, signaling high regard for its authenticity and national literary value.
A report indicates individuals declined posts linked to Perry Heath as patrons and officials weighed vacant offices. The text notes resistance to taking the position of test examiner registrar and related duties following Heath's departure.
A fragmented list catalogs county agricultural societies and fairs in Kansas for 1900 with locations from Hiawatha to Newton. Names of secretaries, counties, and September dates appear alongside scattered notes on fair activities and organizational mentions in a dense OCR passage.
London dispatch cites Marques correspondent reporting from the front that telegrams describe the weak Boer defense. General Hethalhs command restructured from 3S to 6 and other units trimmed due to desertions amid the frontier pressure. The burghers split into two camps, one for place and one for broader piecemeal purposes.
Chicago officials release details of a Monon wreck ten miles south of Hullow on Tuesday morning. Passengers Seabainy and Tina Henry among those injured. freight brakeman Brakeran bruised. Carriages derailed. no fatalities confirmed yet.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Korean prince and possible engagement or meeting in California. Mentions Aug and Prince Ent, with unclear references to Korea, Washington, and universities. Text is garbled, yielding few definite facts.
Willard E Winner claims a Kansas City to Topeka electric line will be built but gives no start date. He denies selling right of way to the Topeka region and says the old Carbondale line assets may be used for the project. He previously bought and sold parts of the Carbondale road amid bankruptcy filings.
Over the past fiscal year railroads report strong earnings and growing passenger traffic. Several western lines struggle to hire enough coaches as demand rises, while freight holds steady. June shows mixed results with Pennsylvania and Chicago Burlington & Quincy posting notable gains. crop conditions could influence near-term trends.
Superintendents of Chicago area railroads plan to handle a large influx of visitors for the Grand Army encampment at month end. All passenger cars are priced for quick access and many excursions elsewhere have been canceled to free cars for Chicago service during encampment week. The event is expected to burden rail systems more than usual.
The prospect of nominees from both major parties attracting crowds stretches railways already crowded by 49 encampment observers, highlighting intense national interest in the upcoming election.
ENGINE POOL VACANCIES Santa Fe announces fireman vacancies for passenger trains Nos 203 and 204 from Kansas City to Chanute with bids due August 9. Roundhouse notice seeks applicants for the place vacated by Chas Metager and the eldest fireman. W H Gleason resigns as division passenger agent at Dallas and is named contracting agent for Cotton Belt in Houston.
In St Joseph Missouri on August 7 Raymond Du Puy now general manager of the St Joseph and Grand Island begins a shake up of the engineering department and handles the resignation of GP Sruth. A broad clean sweep is planned as in other road departments with H Fernstorm offered the top post at Grand Island from Maple Leaf at St Paul.
Santa g o management issues speed limit order for consolidation engines. Engineers must maintain a maximum of one mile every two minutes when running light or hauling freight rain, unless in very urgent circumstances.
John Getz moves to store room duty and Mo takes Todd’s post as he heads to Topeka soon. N C Herby and family plan weeks in Los Angeles while Grin Ashby resumes duties after a brief leave. Dispatcher W E Merrifield returns from the mountains with two daughters. George Walker recovers from an engine scare helped by Adam Cox. Fireman Jed Connelly passes exam to become engineer and will serve in Chicago division. Alva Young to test for engineer status. A new brick sidewalk appears at the Santa Fe depot where Fitch street crosses tracks. Engine 243 back in service after repairs, on No 140 run to Atchison with Cris McGinnis and John Collins. Reds defeat Auburn 14 to 3 in baseball. next up is Haskell Indians on Saturday.
Through June and July a baby teethed and suffered bowel sickness. O F P M Holliday of Deming Indiana reported using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, giving several doses of water mixed with the medicine, and the infant improved at once. Druggists sold the remedy.
J Felt resigns as chairman of the Nemsaka county Republican central committee but cites continued membership. He argues his views align with Kansas City and Fort Scott platforms, criticizes McKinley administration, and says he cannot support the Philadelphia ticket. He warns against misleads on prosperity and pledges allegiance to Old Glory.
The Logan docked in San Francisco Aug 7 after quarantine, carrying liue jackets veterans and refugees from Tien Tsin and Taku. Passengers include Dr Diffendorfer C McIntosh Earl and Effie Ragsdale, with several families and about 100 invalided soldiers. Three deaths occurred en route.
Train for Chicago via the Santa Fe route departs Topeka at 3 00 P M and arrives Chicago at 7 40 A M. It connects with outbound trains to northern lake resorts, the St Lawrence and Atlantic coast. Carries standard and tourist sleepers, free chair cars and a dining car. Other trains operate at 4 90 A M and 4 49 P M.
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