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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
A prominent physician extols Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for hot weather distress. He claims it restores strength, eases digestive troubles, and revives energy in weak or sick men and seamen during hot seasons.
The advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a longtime remedy used by millions of mothers for teething infants. It claims to soothe the child, relieve gum pain, prevent wind colic, and treat diarrhea, urging readers to buy the product in two small bottles.
Complete returns show the regular Republican organization with a large majority in the state convention. Governor Gage has 400 votes pledged for renomination. 415 needed. In San Francisco 12 of 177 delegates favor Gage. Los Angeles also backs him. Democratic primaries feature a contest with only one ticket reported.
The report notes Prealtwickon's London trip as officers of Mexican Central Securities Company Limited facing reorganization plans. It claims Lawson owns about $20 1,000 of the 367000000 stocke in Mexican Central. Differences between New York and London over the reorganization are described as technical and unlikely to prevent completion of Speyer & Co.'s originally submitted plan.
Ora Arta married Martin Swaither last night at five o clock at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Lif Patterson in Reading Kah Athy. Patterson is described as an early settler and prominent farmer. Distress in Oklahoma City noted in the report.
A four year old boy suffered persistent colic until Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was given. Within an hour the child improved and slept peacefully, enabling recovery. The notice is signed by Wile King of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, a bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co., and notes availability from all druggists.
Tickets for excursions to Ohio and Indiana points on September 24 16 and 25 offer one fare plus 8.00 for round trip and are valid thirty days. For details contact local Santa Fe agent. Accidents on farms cause distress with wounds and sprains. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil relieves pain instantly in cases at City Ticket Office Union Pacific R H 535 Kansas Ave.
Charles F. Prescott of Santa Fe and C. F. Lape of San Bernardino weigh Vanderbilt free boxes. Prescott argues fireboxs lack structural weakness but need circulating water pipes for reliability. Lape backs Vanderbilt design with suggested sharp corrugations and post fabrication hardening to prevent collapse.
The Railway Gazette describes the Albuquerque Santa Fe shops electrical system. A 275 hp tandem compound engine drives AC and DC exciters. three phase 150 kw generators supply 480 volts at 25 rpm, with direct connection to engines. Two 150 kw DC exciters belt driven, a marble switchboard controls circuits, with two bus bars 190 kw and 150 kw. Transformers include several step up and step down units, supplying hotel and station within about 1000 feet. Motors range to 20 hp in the shop plus smaller units. power lines run via concrete ducts and poles for outside circuits.
Rumor in St Louis reports the Alton bridge property may be sold within a month. J F Barnard of St Joseph leads the St Clair Madison and St Louis railroad that built and operates the Alton bridge. Possible buyers include the Burlington, which operates suburban trains over the Alton route, with connections at East Alton and West Alton across the river. Other names floated include Keck Island and the Illinois Terminal.
A Limerick bound trainload of about fifty Irish travelers passed through the 5 P. station en route to California. The group, headed by relatives in Callafrain, hopes for railroad or police work for men and cooking or nursing jobs for women. Officer Rayner watched them depart, possibly keeping him awake with worry.
El Paso Aug 4 W H Powell a state clerk at a railroad office boarded a Mexican Central train south after receiving a telegram stating Leave country at once. The note signed by a Beaumont railroad clerks union member references a missing valise once owned by J M Abbott of Guan Cue Ohovepans and ties to a disappearance claim. Powell says the valise was left with Abbott and later found in his possession, with no clear reason given.
The report notes a man named Wes, last seen at the depot, employed as a clerk at Beaumont and formerly a cashier on the Port Arthur road run. No motive or reason for leaving town is known, and the valise incident is considered unrelated. He resided on Worth Kansas street.
Yoakum denies any Rock Island deal in relation to the Chicago and Eastern lines. He says no changes have been decided and cannot speculate on future actions. He asserts Prison control remains with St Louis, declines to discuss Morgan Southern or Central of Georgia links, and notes his departure plans.
The Santa Fe Pacific name on West of Albuquerque stationery is replaced with Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Coast Lines branding. Change incurs cost but aligns branding across thousands of checks and forms. Workers in the Santa Fe shops report personnel moves and illnesses as maintenance continues.
A Topeka rail yard report details injuries and mishaps among Santa Fe workers. Several men, including a locomotive painter and a foreman, suffer fractures and thumbs injuries. temporary hospitalization is noted. Crew changes, shop duties, and yard improvements accompany plans to raise funds for a new building, while a Texas boy’s death and local weather add contrast to routine maintenance.
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