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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1900
Page
3
Aug 4 The state agriculture bulletin reports Illinois winter wheat production at about but the text is garbled. It notes an improved yield perhaps around 50 million bushels with high quality for export. There is mention of shipment potential and rising center prices, along with increased acreage and domestic use.
Two masked highwaymen halted Frank Prouty and ex-Marshal John Cummings as they rode from a drive near Newton Aug 1. Cummings obeyed but Prouty resisted and was shot in the heart. The assailants fled. Prouty died at home. Authorities and deputies, aided by Hutchinson force, pressed the search.
In Argentine on Aug 14 Mrs Deila Webb slipped on a loose plank, was struck by debris, and filed a $512,000 damages suit against Silver City in Aldirich court, Kansas City. Mrs Webb seeks $10,000 for injuries. James Webb seeks $2,000 more. case to be tried at the next term.
Reverend W C McChacken led a free religious program at Junction Citys opera house last night featuring scenes from the Great Passion Play. The event drew over one thousand attendees with more than two hundred unable to gain admission. The successful experiment is expected to gain broader support.
Salina on Aug 14 15 a man named Tanus reported being robbed of 3440 at Salina while en route from Salina to Plainville. Five men jostled aboard a second train and fled after jostling. Most funds were a draft with payment stopped. Suspected gang linked to a faklpn army moving toward Kansas.
Former residents of Ohio stage a large event at Waverly and surrounding areas with bands, parachute jumps, and sports. Kansas State Agricultural College hosts numerous Farmers Institutes across many towns from August through September, featuring speakers and demonstrations. A company train travels from Port Townsend to San Francisco with troops and equipment. A child, Harry Turney, aged 11, drowns in the Raw River at Lawrence on Monday evening.
Companions wading and fishing in water ten feet deep. Turley rescued after two dives. body recovered an hour after accident. Burglary arrests: Aug 14 in Larned, four young men, wheat stolen from W L Kinesey granary, offered to pay costs. Pensions for Kansans listed with names and amounts. Drilling for gas near Caney and pension examining surgeon appointed in Garnett, Kansas.
Washington August 14 the postmaster general orders general investigation into the cost of construction operation and utility of all pneumatic tube systems for mail transmission. The study aims to guide Congress on ownership leasing extension or discontinuation by government and to assess costs for existing plants or new construction. An appropriation of 10 million funds the inquiry in several major cities likely including New York Chicago and Philadelphia.
Pullman sleeping cars offer comfortable travel for large parties and settlers from Kansas to California and Oregon. Cars are furnished with mattresses pillows and all necessities. porters ensure comfort and order. Information provided by city and depot agents. Also a note on famine in India and relief claim for digestion with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo travel at 19.00 round trip. Tickets go on sale August 21 and September 4 and 18 with final return by October 31.
Kansas rail scene reports record freight volume with 1400 wheat cars in Argentine yards, 596 awaiting disposition, and 338 cars en route to Chicago. Grain inspectors race to handle daily Kansas City inflow while yard capacity tightens. rates and contracts loom as eastbound lines press for old/base terms amid advancing volumes.
Guthrie O T Aug 4 surveyors began work in the Guthrie yards of the Santa Fe railroad for the location of mast road shops. A ranch house and a coal chute will be built and several miles of switching tracks laid. The round house will accommodate six.
The planned facilities will handle the Hines, Santa Fe proper, the Eastern Oklahoma, and the Guthrie & Western. Guthrie & Western is a Rock Island mine, while Santa Fe under Severmont will switch in the local yards. Trains of all three lines will use a shared station. Santa Fe solicitor Henry B. Arp says facilities will be expanded and a full system of shops may eventually be located there.
The Newton Republican reports separations of seniority on the Middle and Cottonwood divisions. Conductors Stivers, Vaushan, DowHey stay to represent mileage. Roach swaps with Judd and stays, Judd moves to Bargard area. Cash, Short and Pittinger return to Emporia. Boyle and Miner move Newton to run between Newton and Dodge City. Hoyle and Miner shift long runs. Purcell goes to Kansas City for a through main line, with Braks, Ira, Savage and Dunlap remaining on the Middle division for now.
Private car No. 200 used by Rock Island officials is sent to Chicago for remodeling. A kitchen will be added and one end’s windows widened for a better observation view. The car will be refurbished and refitted, with work expected to take about a month or six weeks.
The first shipments of Rocky Ford melons are sent to the railroad for a six week season. About 1,000 cars will carry melons via the Santa Fe. Each car needs around 1,200 pounds of ice for loading, then 600 pounds more to cool, and after loading a further 6,000 pounds are used to restore the car.
Baltimore and Ohio operators secure wage and condition increases after conferences with Baltimore officials and unions. About 208 or more workers in the list system gain raises between 8 and 40 dollars monthly, improving pay for telegraphers amid a broader semi centennial California celebration and railway preparations. John E. Jenkins resigns from Union Pacific to become Rock Island cashier at Chickasha Oklahoma, replacing E W Mit who moves up.
A Chicago woman endorses Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh, claiming it heals catarrh of the stomach and other organs. The letter from Miss Matte L. Guild praises the remedy, noting improvement in indigestion after decades of trouble and promising a free Summer Catarrh booklet from the Peruna Medicine Co.
A circular letter from the city of the Golden Gates outlines a contemplated festival designed as an improvement on the Trans-Mississippi exposition in Omaha and set to rival the Chicago World’s fair in scope and prestige.
Railroad traffic and staffing updates from Emporia and surrounding lines. Mentions engines assigned to Chi division, crews returning from layoff, multiple double headed extras westbound, engines and routes affected by sickness and stack rush, and personnel movements including engineers firemen and conductors. Also notes a rain of ties, travel to Topeka and Ottawa, and a Port Townsend dispatch referencing Mason and gold from Skagway.
In Kansas City on August 11 James F. Fisher reports Bryan’s influence across labor groups. A visit to Lincoln Neb and stops at the Geatropolle hotel are noted as part of a broader political engagement with the American Federation and labor leaders shaping public sentiment.
John G Woolley Hart suffered a painful shoulder injury after slipping from a third story ledge. He fell headlong, injuring his upper arm as witnesses stated the accident occurred while a fight or engagement nearby was underway. He plans to attend a rally in St Louis Wednesday night if able.
Mansfield and Til. residents Dinlus Moot and others from North Harvey were brought to Dowie church inton from Lucas to avoid trouble. David Strauch, who drove them into the city, was thrown into the fountain by a hostile crowd. He said he feared neither driving nor the mob.
The Texan state railway chairman John H. Keigan announces his plan to resign his public post in January and retire from public life. He will dedicate the rest of his days to private affairs and memorial work. Rumors about marriage to the Duke of Manchester are denied by Keigan and by Miss Zimmerman who is abroad.
The readable text presents a disjointed reflection on disease risk and vigilance, suggesting a warning that avoiding disease is safer than confronting it. It references danger from wild beasts and a preference for staying beyond reach of illness, though full meaning is unclear due to corrupted OCR.
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