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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1897
Page
3
The article notes railway projects facing completion costs near one thousand dollars per unit. Officials estimate total expenses tied to advancing lines, repairs, and related infrastructure. Stakeholders weigh funding options and timelines as estimates solidify.
Engineer Ghent develops an automatic block system as Topeka shops plan to maintain a nine hour workday. The Santa Fe department expects expanded output with more cars and new tasks, including freight testing, while anticipated lessons in handling increase efficiency. The piece notes upcoming changes in the freight and carpenter sheds and mentions labor adjustments and production forecasts for the year ahead.
A youth known as Saventeen Rear-ont Boy Placad the Rocks of the Tracy at Eilisor was arrested after an incident near the river line. Investigators report he claimed intent related to a race and noted ties to relatives in Biltngr.
A veteran flagman at the Atobisos Union Depot, nicknamed Dad, who served over 30 years, passes away. The article notes his long tenure and local regard as a steady presence at the station. Further personal details are limited in the readable fragments.
An advertises a pill to cure biliousness claiming it relieves symptoms such as irritability languor and attacks. It quotes testimonials and endorses Dr J C Ayers Pills as an acknowledged specific, with references to readers in Texarkana and Texas.
Atchison Union obituary records the death of a long time resident on Santa Fe street. The item mentions Water Train Must Bus and Edgerton water shortages affecting operations, plus several local incidents and personnel changes at the railway and post office.
Prank Symmes ill at sick fist. car department sees workers return after a week. Fire, repairs, and engine shakedown across shops with several injuries and personnel changes. Notables include Byron Ghent, John Adare, Drew, Penola, A Hersolés, Mark Stormes, and Gilbert. more engines and repairs reported.
The report details Santa Fe schedule discussions, line prospects, and recent personnel moves. It notes planned ball season in Raton, delays on No 2 between Haton and La Junta, and freight operations from San Marcial toward St. Louis. It also covers roadbed repairs, ore traffic, and staff changes including Conductor McMillan and Fireman Brittenstein.
A garbled OCR notice from an insurance firm in Tisetferd Cuam indicates plans to pursue delinquent mortgages and protect interest payments. The document mentions a mortgage block in Parsee and a department involved with travelers, aiming to secure relief for overdue accounts and protest legal proceedings in the state.
The December foreign mail rush brings a record volume of money orders via the New York postoffice. In the early period of the month, orders totaled 88,000 with the largest share, 73,400, sent to Great Britain and Serbia, totaling 53,545.
Grand jury indicts Professor William Smuth of Kirleville for alleged involvement in the Denning morgue burglary on October 2. Henry Vllerich, a watchman, and John Livedes, a teamster, are named in the vote. Court actions center on graveyard theft and body handling, with notes on alleged visiting shells and wrapped bodies. Also included are unrelated medical ads and remedies scattered through the page.
Reported robbery of silver from the steamship City of Washington during its Vera Cruz to New York voyage. Cargo included 105 cases of silver bars valued near 3 000 dollars, with about 100 dollars of coin in a canvas bundle. Robbery suspected to occur in transit. only keys to the strong room held by captain and first mate.
In Atlanta, a deadly duel challenge was issued and accepted in open court amid a dispute between editor Orth Stein and Solicitor General James ONeil. Major Harvey Johnson intervened, Stein threatened, a pistol was fired, and both men were restrained. Stein faced a heavy fine for ONeill, while Stein chronicles a troubled past from Terre Haute to Florida, including multiple arrests and a stint in reform work.
Secretary of State reports extensive business with foreign corporations and trusts. Licenses issued include Sugar Refining Company of Jersey City and National Malleable Castings of Cleveland. Fees collected from foreign corporations total about 40 000 dollars in six years, bolstering state revenues.
St Louis Browns owner Von der Ahe announces the sale of pitcher Hart to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Bughey and 1580 dollars in cash. Grain-O is advertised as a grain drink substitute for coffee with health claims and grocery availability.
Marshall Michigan reports an extra freight train collided with a westbound passenger train on the Detroit Toledo and Milwaukee line near Wadeville. Locomotives ruined, cars piled high, and several trainmen injured. Albert A. Arner badly hurt. Mackman, Tecumseh, and Grove crews among those injured or missing. Engineer Litt and fireman hurt in the dash to safety.
December 4 the US steamer Bancroft arrived at Smyrna and was greeted by a blank shot. Bullets were fired from Yenikale Fort, a warship demanded explanations, and the Bancroft backed by the US Consul protested. A Turkish officer was dismissed and jailed briefly. Turkish apologies followed. Washington reports the incident was received but less detailed than AP dispatches.
City meat inspector J W Farnsworth observed swelling in cattle at Topeka slaughterhouses and found it to be tuberculosis. The herd was isolated and the meat kept from the market. Physicians warn canines and humans may contract from infected meat, stressing thorough cooking and inspector duties.
British bark Blairiozie under Captain Markey, sailing from Delagen bay to Portland, was beached off Mutahivu in the Tuarmetu grasp. Crew members have reached Papitl after the loss in the South Seas.
Strife at the Royal Weaving Company's mill halted operations after 220 weavers walked out following wage reductions. The strike began when several workers were discharged after refusing to train others, triggering the stoppage and labor tension.
An 1860s alert reports growing tension as authorities prepare for a clash over U S jurisdiction in Indian Territory. Officials fear resistance by local courts and vow to enforce federal trials, with threats of arrests for those opposing the move.
Superintendent O William Stryker attends a dissection demonstration at the Kansas Medical College with Dean Minney. He surveys how material is handled, comments on the law and state institutions, and expresses satisfaction with the visit without promising a return.
Fiskdale cotton mills at Sturbridge posted notices promising a wage cut starting January with the amount yet to be stated but understood as a reduction near one third. Workers reportedly accept the change though details remain unclear. Harvard graduate Willem Goren Prehower dies at his River Place, Edham home. born in Guston about 50 years ago. The Breaks Locomotive, largest in the world, built by the Great Northern, is a twelve wheel engine with 29,000 pounds weight and 15 feet wheel inches height.
Turbulent Topeka markets and local firms named in a disputed foreclosure indicate Santa Fe ownership transfer. Meritt Starr and Miller & Ruurt of Chinen discuss the proceedings amid unclear claims and a planned sale timeline. Wary creditors and regional partners weigh the structure of the deal as organizers prepare the auction.
An onlooker in southwest Texas witnesses a crowd gathered around a rustic open space where a staged ceremony and crowd reaction unfold. A man urges a violent simulated duel as two men drive away a sacred object, while others cry. The observer recalls dramatic garb, ritual echoes, and a mock battle described in vivid, uncertain terms.
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