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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
3
The report covers Col Bryan’s first public appearance since the election at a Jeffersonian Club banquet with About Overmyer speaking on reorganization. It notes remarks on democracy, reform, and opposition to plutocracy, with references to Indian affairs and party principles.
The speech condemns any belittling of the late leader and urges continued support for William Jennings Bryan within the Democratic Party. Talks by Morning, Metcalf, Cheeseman, Challenberger, and Overmyer praise unity, with Bryan planning a Kansas Texas tour and a Galveston hunting trip before returning for January engagements in Omaha and Chicago.
At West Point the military court of inquiry resumed after Christmas, hearing twelve witnesses including Brooke Bates and Claus about cadet abuse. Cadet Brown described how fourth class cadets endured penalties, including forced drills, water runs, and mock races, with reports of fainting stunts and brutal punishments denied by witnesses.
The Duchess is welcomed at the New York Pier by a forgiving millionaire father figure, Zimmerman I, as plans for a lavish honeymoon unfold.
Kansas City topeka story details Martin Chamberlain head brakeman who nearly died after a large oyster shell stuck in his throat during Christmas season stew. He wrote a will amid long medical consultations and escaped a critical operation when a final gulp freed the obstruction.
The Santa Fe announces a new daily schedule starting after midnight. The California limited now runs daily between Chicago and Los Angeles and San Francisco, with one section to Los Angeles and another to San Francisco. The fast mail is replaced by the new limiter with mail cars, improving Kansas City to Newton times by nine minutes using powerful locomotives.
Cadet witnesses recount brutal hazing practices among fourth class men at West Point. The testimony covers compelled tasks, draggings from beds, and a bizarre molasses feeder race. The court adjourned after describing abuse and the upper class committee’s role, with notes on future proceedings and a new French consul arrival in San Francisco.
California Improvement Company directors meet to wind up assets of Los Angeles Terminal Railroad and transfer lands to San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company. Stockholders to ratify in St Louis on January 14. San Pedro LA SLake estimates 1100 miles of line at 25 million dollars. headquarters in Salt Lake City. authorized capital stock 25 million dollars at 100 par.
The Rio Grande Western announces an order for 500 freight cars to raise its equipment by about 260000 tons. Some cars will be built by Pressed Steel Car Co and others by American Car and Foundry Co.
An ad touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as the safest internal treatment for catarrh. It claims the pleasant tablets concentrate antiseptics and cure many forms of catarrh, preventing deafness and complications like stomach, liver, and kidney catarrh, with a sixty cent full package price.
Montreal December 27 A G Shaughnessy president of the Canadian Pacific Railway dismisses reports of a proposed combination among Canadian Pacific Northern Pacific Milwaukee and St Paul to form a New York to Vancouver line He says there is harmony but no truth in any amalgamation and a new trans continental railway is not planned.
November earnings show Ratirana posting a gain of about 2 percent, with a total around 5 923 in some sector. The report notes crop conditions in the northwest and varied railroad results, listing Illinois Central and Choctaw Vale Gulf among others. A reward is offered for J C Blakemore connected to a late incident, with details tied to the superintendent's office in Cab.
The piece notes a labor groups plan for a Legislative Covct agent to oppose doubleheaders affecting interstate business. It mentions lawyers, potential legislative action, and operators seeking other employment. W. A. Barkat is cited as local chairman.
An editorial style advertisement extols Kilmer's SwampRoot as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It cites testimonials from a Mrs Wheeler and suggests men and women with back pain, fatigue, and urinary symptoms should try the product. A free sample offer and a booklet are advertised through the newspaper.
Holiday passenger traffic surges with Rock Island reporting a 25 percent rise over last year as weather and prosperity boost travel. Locomotive crews and railroad towns from Santa Fe to Dodge City see activity, with engineers and staff taking holidays but business remains strong nationwide.
From Newton H Johnston is laid off and John RB Ward replaces him in a factory shift. Paxton is assigned to the turntable area as workers face reduced hours. Santa Fe reports Christmas orders causing extra work but many employees are cut back. Word reaches that Filte Sievers wed at his Albuquerque home. Bill[e] was a Santa Fe employee in this city with many ties to the plant.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at an opium confession or plea. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, leaving only scattered terms like confession and opium. Unable to determine reliable entities or a coherent event from the fragment.
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