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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1902

Page

8

Struck trolley pole in Bronx injures many

In Jerome avenue near Mosholu Parkway an open Union Railway car derailed and struck an iron trolley pole. One man died early this morning. others, including a policeman named J. K. Umer, remained unconscious or injured but were reported to be improving later. The crash occurred after the car descended a hill and left the track, spilling passengers onto the street.

New York Jerome Avenue Bronx FW. Keys J. K. Umer Nex Union Railway Moshula Parkway Parkway

Wreck on Santa Fe line near Comino injures crew

A California limited eastbound crashed into a rear freight near Comino, 101 miles east of Flagstaff. Engineer Williams jumped and was badly hurt. fireman escaped unharmed. The engine toppled, cars damaged, Gustave Swanson aboard a coach car suffered serious injuries. Delayed freight entering a siding caused the collision.

Flagstaff Ariz Santa Fe Ein Comino Here Hengineer Williama Wile Gustave Swanson

Steam Barges Replace Cascoes in Philippine Lighterage

Washington reports Manila papers note a shift from cascoes to steam barges in the Philippines aimed at canals, marking a new era in lighterage. The barges, built in Cleveland and New York, tie to past transport scandals amid court martial reports and traitor allegations involving officers and officials.

Philippines Washington Manila_news War Department Ute Islands Cleveland New York Hiskmin First Cavalry Cornelius Gardner Hiskman Tayabas Ryan Glenn General Chaffee Rhode Davis Rhods Misimas Captain Ryan

Salina Girl Assigned to Hague Mission in Pius Case

Miss Margaret M. Hanna of Salina Kansas is chosen to accompany U S naval commission representatives to The Hague for the Pius case. A skilled translator and cipher dispatch clerk she has aided during Spanish American and Chinese wars and now serves in the office of the second assistant secretary of state. Her family prominence includes her father B P Hanna former navy attorney general and Salina Herald founder.

Margaret M. Hanna Salina Kan P. Hanna Judge Advocate of the Navy Naval Commission Miss Hanna Hanna England Switzerland Holland Germany Atlee Washington United States Commission of 14 Hague B. P. Hanna Schley

Stahl and Stebbins Address Silver Lake Rally

The second Stahl and Stebbins campaign meeting was held Tuesday night at Silver Lake with larger attendance and more enthusiasm than the Rossville rally. Weather favorable. Speeches by Stahl and Stebbins. Dr. S. G. Stewart of Tor Deka unable to attend. Washburn Col quartet furnished music and pleased with the result of the two meetings thus far.

Stahl Stebbins Silver Lake Rossville S. G. Stewart Tor Deka Washburn Col Quartette

Secretary Hitchcock Enjoined Over Chickasaw Fees

Washington August 20 application filed in the supreme court of the District of Columbia seeks a temporary injunction preventing Secretary Hitchcock and other interior department officials from compelling cattle owners to pay 35 cent Chickasaw nation fees for each head of stock grazing on tribal lands. The court granted a temporary writ and ordered Secretary Hitchcock to appear in September to show why a permanent injunction should not be issued.

Hitchcock Washington Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Interior Department Claybaugh Hitch

Snap Shots From Topeka and Nearby Towns News

Government thermometer hit 82 on Tuesday while local notes report visits to Fort Scott and Colorado Springs. A Topeka councilman from Raton New Mexico is noted along with a child’s fall from a window and wind damage in Huntoon park. County jail rewiring begins, street sounds change with tin horns, and a charter is issued to Kansas Burial and Monument Association. Boer relief funds and housing sales are mentioned along with local business moves at Ebright Seattle and the Bird canning factory hiring 100 workers for 250000 bushels of tomatoes. Beef prices rise but wholesale margins stay modest.

W. H. Wasson Clyde Fort Scott Clint Bozarth Colorado Springs State House S. A. Johnson Cone Pacific States C. C. Mudoulet Topeka Raton New Mexico J. H. Hartzell Buchanan Street Frank Keller Jefferson Barracks St. Louis Beardsley Harrison Street Huntoon Park Rose Kennedy State Reform School The Church of Goi Emporia Stull Dover Shawnee County West Sixth Street Kansas Burial and Monument Association of J. T. Barkley FG. Barkley N. W. Mull J. M Miller MD. Barkley Baron H. L. DeGinzberg Sixth and Kansas Avenue Baron DeGinzberg Frank Ebright Fillmore Street A. J. King Mr. Ebright Seattle Wash Strauss Agency EB. D. McKeever United States District Attorney United States Bird Canning Beef Trust

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