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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1898
Page
3
A short catalog listing 25 styles of iron trains from 10¢ to $5.00, with other toy items including 5 10 and 25¢ miscellanies, decorated classware, hand painted opal articles, and imported decorated glassware. Prices highlight low thresholds and widespread appeal with sets from 39c to $1.25 and up to $5.00.
Toy stock includes sleds for 25 and up, boys iron wagons at 75c and up, Velocipedes at 51.49 and up, decorated lamps and dinner sets, toy laundry sets from 25¢, plus a large Celluloid Cases inventory. The seller touts record stock this year and wholesale priced Alb ums and cases with many items cut to 75 cents.
A laborer dressed as a worker confronted Wilder in the Santa Fe offices and returned a scalper’s ticket refund of 19.05 dollars, saying he acted as a Christian out of guilt for past fraud. The note goes to a conscience fund. other city rail work and repairs details follow.
Kirk Shaw to begin work as assistant inspector at Bret year end. Rush west shifts many workers from eastern and cut-off divisions. Engineer Miller and Fireman Bryant return from Newton. Gristam on duty yesterday. Harry Jones takes over Topeka Newton route vacated by McKeen. Treen off duty yesterday morning. Switchman Lee Orr and wire left Saturday for Bhitney Indiana to attend brother-in-law’s sick sister.
An elderly woman shares a long tale with an engineer aboard a Santa Fe train. He faced a runaway situation at speed, trusting brakes failed and then turning to faith, only to survive with warnings about trust and fate. The piece blends a cautionary tale with a railroad loyalty update.
The Galveston City Company accepts Collis P. Huntington’s offer for ten Meeks extending from Forty-first to Fifty Street to be used for wharf and terminal purposes. Price set at 200,000 with one fourth cash and the rest in three annual installments. Huntington pledges at least 150,000 in two years to improve the channel and property. This moves the Southern Pacific system toward Galveston rail and steamship integration, linking to the Mor gan Line’s river hub near Algiers. Groundwork for terminals and a wharf had been sought after years of attempts to bring SP here.
A new agreement among 53 western railroads would sharply limit railroad passes for employees after January 1 if the compact is strictly followed. The measure aims to reduce free or reduced travel by rail executives and staff across the western system.
Central Branch reports discuss Missouri Pacific depot chutes, freight averages on the South Solomon line, and staff changes at Kirwin and Downs. It notes Elmer French’s layoff due to a car handhold accident, ongoing water tanks at Borr Oak and Logan, and a rebuilt Down’s house destroyed by fire. Also mentions William Landers as a longtime Missouri Pacific conductor and LDS lay preacher, Lenora LDS conference planned, and lack of electric lights in Abilene depots due to funding and tax concerns.
Colonel Bryan departs Savannah to join Washington and enter the fight against colonial policy. He argues the United States should avoid imperial expansion, defend Cuba, and retain only necessary coaling stations in Porto Rico and the Philippines if warranted by service, while opposing annexation of distant islands and urging diplomacy to end disputes.
In San Francisco on December 14 the Botkin case moved swiftly as cross examinations proceeded. Witnesses including John B. Pennington and Dr. L H Bishop testified on symptoms and treatment. arsenic was found in candy samples. The defense refrained from sharp questioning while Mrs Botkin remained nervous. The Supreme Court denied Harper’s petition challenging lower court jurisdiction in the matter.
Lakewood N J December report on unfavorable weather delaying opening of hunting season and possible changes. George J Gould president will follow his private pack and invites others to join. His stable hosts thirty plus horses and ponies with a fifteen-couple kennel led by Burke. Hounds strong fast. Shamrock Beresford Lakewood and The Widow among hunters. James Brute in charge coordinating riding rights with farmers.
A distressed woman at the police desk demands the return of her stored bed and two trunks from a basement storage, complaining of charges. Sergeant Donovan explains the limits of police involvement and the woman leaves in anger after being told the bed cannot be retrieved on the spot.
Late yesterday Governor Leedy participated in a long distance telephone conversation with ex Governor Stone of Missouri at Library hall. Leedy spoke warmly about the new association for ex governors and the mode of communication bringing Kansans and Missourians closer, lasting through light, informal chat before the call ended.
Washington December 4 The Brooklyn Texas Castine and Resolute have been ordered to Havana. The dispatch notes no threat but within the harbor they would command the town as a precaution amid unrest with Admiral Sampson nearby in Havana. The report ties the move to concerns after Sunday night’s hotel explosion and potential riots. In Sacramento California the Union iron works at Root Neilson Co. burned, destroying engines and causing an estimated 50,000 dollar loss with 20,000 dollars insured.
Police examine a case after John Kisner reported issues with a rifle he had modified at a North Topeka gunsmith. Officials, including Kaneas Chief Stravas and Sergeant Doperar, weighed whether the barrel change violated law or constituted assault as the gun owner sought resolution. The man who repaired the gun remained unidentified, and authorities pursued the matter under advisement while noting unclear details.
Residents report sulfur smoke from nearby mines endangering workers and city residents. Notable figures linked to the industry, including millionaire Wher, face backlash as emissions trigger health concerns and legal tensions. Companies named include Colorado Mining and Saiditing, Petriet Mining, Mottana Ore, and Batts and Boston among others amid escalating public outcry.
In Havana on December 14 a fray broke out as a funeral procession for Jere Sotolongs was escorted by a uniformed party to the cafe. Cuban and Spanish participants were wounded including Dr Pelancourt and several officers and privates. violence erupted as hospital staff resisted the procession. Bullets and knives were used, windows shattered, and protesters fought with the escort amid shifting loyalties at the street corner.
Reports across California indicate rain arrives easing drought fears. From San Francisco to Dunsmuir and inland valleys, wet weather breaks a long dry spell with snow in higher elevations and storms threatening, while farmers survey impact and anticipate gradual relief amid flood risks.
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