Waterworks issue pivots to committee action in Topeka
Topeka City Council rescinded a resolution directing the city attorney to sue the water company and moved the matter to the waterworks committee. Debate centered on whether to proceed now or wait for public opinion, with a near majority favoring reconsideration and delaying litigation.
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Topeka Water Company
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Garth
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Councimen
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Ity
Wolf
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Agen Iisevein
Snyder
Swendaon
All Day Food Wheat and Pore Fruit Combined
An old described food product called All Day Food mixes wheat with fruit in four preprepared stages. The wheat is washed soaked cooled steamed and ground for digestibility. The fruit is added and the final product is said to be a healthful tonic aiding digestion and suitable for meals throughout the day.
Disappointed in Love Ends Life of New York Merchant in Newport
Robert Reading Remington of New York, linked to the social world and engaged to Miss May Van Alen, shot himself at the La Forge cottage club house in Newport after a troubled period over the engagement. He was about 40, a partner in Remington Brothers, and his death followed despondency after a broken betrothal widely discussed among summer residents.
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Robert Reading Remington
New York
Remington
la Forge
Hoor
May van Alen
James van Alen
William Avier
van Alen
Reminston
Lert
Mr. Remington
Remington Brothers of
Massive timber fire sweeps West Kootenay region
Ymir British Columbia August 19 a fierce blaze devastates vast timber lands and mine sites. Cyanide plant and several mines including Wilcox and Hark Rock suffer destruction. Workers seek safety in water as flames threaten the area and bridges vanish under the advancing fire.
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West Kootenay
Ymir
Yimin
Wilcox
Hark Rock
Maine
Potter Attorney's Suicide Attempt Shocks City
An attorney from the city named Calvin B. Potter reportedly attempted suicide early today amid a chaotic scene involving a firearm and a demonstrably false claim of harming multiple people. Potter, once believed wealthy, faced a history of legal work and public prominence before this incident.
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Calvin B. Potter
Prompes
Potter
Santa Fe Locomotive Dept Reduced In Topeka Shops
The Santa Fe Topeka shops laid off 120 locomotive department workers due to engine surplus and scarce repair work. Reductions hit boiler shop machinists and helpers, blacksmiths, and painters as the company plans to shift hours and await new plant use before resuming hires. Some workers face hardship with families while others expect opportunities elsewhere.
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Santa Fe
Althoven
Topeka
Oary
Purcell
Eastern Railroad
Mae
Golden Medical Aid Reputed To Aid Nutrition And Health
A damaged OCR fragment touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical, claiming it aids digestion and nutrition for a malnourished individual. It asserts the remedy improves blood, sustains health, and prevents weakness, urging purchase from a store and correspondence for more information.
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Pierce
Golden Medical
Pere
Geom Medical
Chicago Ticket Manipulators Target Expired Exchange Tickets
Report from Chicago notes rising bitterness over ticket scalping as New England Trunk Inc and Central Passenger associations form a joint bureau. Allegations claim brokers manipulated Chicago to Pacific coast tickets by holding low rate portions and substituting full fares, deceiving agents and buyers on routes to the Missouri River and beyond.
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Pacific Coast
Minsouri
Wester Roads
Oiling Kansas Division Becomes Dust Free
The Union Pacific will oil the Kansas Pacific division with California sourced material to curb dust. Superintendent Devel says oil spreads from a tank is working perfectly with no dust in covered districts. Annual application is needed to saturate ground deep enough to prevent dust and protect machinery and cars. The California oil is favored for its higher asphalt content.
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Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
California
Devel
Santa Fe Rates Keep Livestock Cuts Low for Now
An official says extremely low live stock rates to Chicago show no material shipment increase yet. Santa Fe plans to press a commission ruling on rate relations between raw livestock and manufactured products, arguing stock rates should be lower due to service differences and higher risk in packing house goods.
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Chicago
The
Santa Fe
Dod
Blacksmiths at Chicago Convention in session
More than 20 railroad blacksmiths from the United States Canada and Mexico arrived to attend the tenth annual convention of the National Railroad Master Blacksmiths association in Chicago. W P Slavage of Palestine Texas is president and A L Woodworth of Lima Ohio secretary. The four day meeting will cover topics for the association’s improvement. The Denver Rio Grande ran a train made up entirely of borrowed cars from Santa Fe Burlington Union Pacific and Colorado & Southern because its own cars were unavailable prompting a historic cross road equipment exchange.
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Mexico
National Railroad Master Blacksmiths' Association
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Tex
A. L.woodworth
Lima
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Rock Island
Mar. A
Boyle
Walsh
Topeka
D. C. Crotchett
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Terfereen
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Zeid Catia
J. Q. Thomas
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Elks
Salt Lake City
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William
Frank Wilcox
Osawatomie
Missouri Aone
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R. Congdon
Master Blacksmiths' Association
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Los
James McCafferty
Arc Genuine
Pyecaney
McLellan
Mr. McLellen
To Ly
Victor Nelson
Smith
Nome
Colorado and Southern
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Albugterdue
J. Barr
Heron Mountain
Mossup
Robert Maze
Peter Doane
Maijen
Domme
George R. Trenfersom
Motive Power
Gulf
Colliio
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Cleburne
Nixon
A. ”Mitchell
Colorsorn
Nebraska
Mitchel
Abe
Four-Handed Fight Ends Killing in Canadian County
Report from Seaston, Canadian county, states Charles Berlew was shot and killed in a desperate four handed fight over water rights at Barker's well. Rodney Sipes wounded. Elisha F. Barker alleged shooter. Barker fled with his wife aboard a horse, later captured after crossing the South Canadian river. Railroads clash between Missouri, Kansas & Texas and Fort Smith & Western over crossing at Crowder City near Fort Smith. An armed crew guards the proposed crossing as talks fail.
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U. T
Seaston
Canadian County
Charles Berlew
UM Nols
Rodney Sipes
Elisha F. Barker
Barker
South
McAlister
Missouri, Kansas &Texac
Fort Smith & Western
Fort Smith
Ark
Crowder City
Fort Smith Road
Crowder
D. Sullivan
Topeka Santa Fe notes derailment and rail yard moves
A San Bernardino style report details a south main line derailment near Topeka causing brief delays, plus ongoing upgrades at the shops including a new skylight installation. Workers relocate to temporary roles, with several tradesmen traveling for duty, and yard operations press for western wheat traffic with boxcars readied.
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