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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
7
The Atlanta Jubilee banquet in the Kimbell house dining room celebrated the visit of President Roosevelt and cabinet members with speakers including George H Peck and Lt. Hobson. The event featured a long list of notable guests and a strong pro-union, pro-war sentiment reflecting postwar unity.
A garbled speech text from a banquet in Atlanta features references to President and peace, with amid chaotic, partially readable lines. The fragment hints at geopolitical themes, public reception, and ceremonial context, suggesting a formal address by a figure named Geo r. A Peck during a civic gathering in Atlanta.
Rows site workers report a sudden nighttime outage in the railroad commissioners office. Darkness was intense, likened to the famous Eyre blackout, as staff bumped into chairs and shouted in the corridor before the exit.
Denver Conn December 16 The Denver Cable railway was sold at auction by order of a United States court for foreclosure of a mortgage. Rogers acting for Frederick P. Oleatt of New York secured the property for 500 dollars, the minimum bid. The West End Electric railway was sold under foreclosures, with indications it may pass to Tramway Company. Holiday railway fare announced with terms to points within 89 miles. Also ad blurbs for remedies and products appear in the text.
Santa Fe enforces strict timekeeping with daily master clock signals, appoints local inspectors from Los Angeles to Albuquerque and along the line, and warns that even five seconds of variance risks accidents. Inspectors Montgomery and Stonemore expand watch duties, vaccines mandated for Dodge City workers and Dodge-area students, and wrecks prompt firings as crews face new accountability.
A Newton man, Harvey Moors, faced an angry buffalo aboard a Goodrich Texas to Kansas City freight car. After the beast damaged the car end, Moors fled the car and then watered the animal from atop the Arcale building, sparing himself from the frightened crowd.
H Garside of Santa Fe resigns from the passenger bureau and recommends Dr Farna Worth as new agent. Frigidere care will be run from Atchison on the General Braper with a refrigerator chain on the Onmehe extension each Tuesday. Missoni Pacific physician will be in Atchison to act as relief agent for two weeks from Wellington. William Radcliffe arrested for stealing from Sats Fe company stock. Bruce Morton resigns from party system and will take a city ticket agent post. Ostrander arrived from Topeka.
Trainmaster G H Braundera remains in Dodge City as brakemen Schriver and Sweeney take a short vacation. Several yard workers report illness and duty shifts shift. engines receive overhauls while others return from breaks. Santa Fe adopts new packing material. staff changes include Conductor Tom Barner moving from Newton to Emporia and Conductor Walios winning a five month bet.
The pooling of passenger engines on the Western and New Mexico divisions of the Santa Fe has been discontinued. Engineers and firemen preferred to operate the same engine daily, taking pride in its upkeep, and predicted the pooling would fail. After a thorough test the plan appears not to have increased mileage or reduced engines in service.
San Francisco December 16 George Fiass and two employees testified about the candy making process and possibility of poison in chocolate treats linked to Mrs Botkin. Myre Simpson described Mrs Botkin as nervous after John F Dunning left for New York. James Erwin noted a package mailed from Staten Island and a clerk named Dunnison identified a similar package, all affecting the case.
Dressed to Dover Del, a witness could not confirm if the notice referred to Mr or Mrs Durning but named the Botkin case. Bind Price, succeeding Mrs Simpson as ces of the Victoria hotel, testified that several guests were in Mrs Botkin's room between the poisoning and Haus woe found there. The sea has been identified as the candy solders box label.
London dispatch reports William T Bread quoting the Czar as praising British colonial administration in India yet warning colonization can degrade natives with alcohol and demoralizing ages. The czar also recoils from partition of China and asserts Russia only seized Port Arthur under necessity to thwart German and British aims.
A Butte resident fell victim to thick fumes that saturated the town. Police and locals failed to muster courage to file a complaint as the fatal smoke spread uncertainty and fear.
Fragmented report notes a state treasury explosion in Topeka and ongoing fallout. Mentions officials, court activity, carpet installation, salavation Army event, and various local residents and incidents, with scattered references to officials, streets, and institutions.
On December 20 and 21 the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis Railway will sell round trip tickets from Kansas City and all coupon ticket offices on its lines to points in Georgia Florida Alabama and the Southeast at one fare with return limited to thirty days. On December 24 25 08 3 and January 1 and 3 tickets will be sold at operure between EC FE SB M stations.
Abilene based A B Seelye Medicine Co. considers relocating headquarters to Topeka pending local business support. President A B Seelye visits to assess ground, meet Commercial Club, and discuss plant move. company also makes extracts, perfumes, and machine oil with many Abilene workers. Also notices on marriage ads and local rental listings appear in this segment.
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