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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1897
Page
3
The Santa Fe railroad announces a major expansion adding several new stalls at once to increase loading capacity and streamline operations. Officials say the project will boost throughput and reduce congestion at key yards.
Report recounts Santa Fe installing interlocking systems in Topeka yards and widening Arkarkae City route. Describes track expansion, reconnecting lines, and plans to reuse engines at Artangas City. Includes discussion of Kansas rail operations, schedules, and speeds with references to Houston Galveston links and railroad car speeds.
The Wew Interlocking System and semaphore installation by Santa Fe progress rapidly in Topeka. Semaphores placed at Thind street and wiring underway, switches and gates prepared for interlocking operation in days. Yard tracks and nearby signal shors coordinate with the new system for safer train movements.
A broken OCR tale recounts a conductor on a Christmas eve mail run near El Paso who accepts a quirky heartfelt letter from a little girl. The scene hints at a request to mail a letter and the conductor's cautious reception amid the era's travel chatter.
The Galvestin News reports the Santa Fe line on the Houston to Galvestin run set a new speed record. Conductor Joe Giting notes the eight year routing remains in place, with officials awaiting official proof of the mark.
Fragmentary record discusses coughing and lung health. Mentions a wife suffering from a great fear and an outcome described as beneficial after treatment. The text references a recommended remedy and a physician’s trend for care.
Cheap fare for masons announces round trip from several points to Wichita for meetings of the Grand Council and Grand Lodge in mid February. The event will be one of the largest gatherings of masons in the states, with plans for meetings in Kenedy Kansas City and St. Joe.
President Samuel Sloane of the BL & W Railroad declines a $15,000 gift from officers and employees in honor of his birthday, saying he cannot accept the present and needs time to think it over, citing his principles.
Rock Island legal duties to be handled by current staff after Dolman moves to partnership. Dolman to be replaced by John Dolman as assistant general attorney. Evans and Graham named for interim roles. Rock Island railroad discontinues collector operation on some trains as conductors reassigned. Santa Fe Grain Rates Cut Effective Jan 1 to match competition. Temple Texas notes wage payment strictness and employee accounts. Superintendent Dickinson resigns from Guilford line postings with duties to be reassigned.
Fireman Linéguist returns from the southern state region after four weeks of duty as the machinery office superintendent. A mystery detainment in Peoria relates to the death of his uncle. Denver shore figure Armes Goodhue served as a vitler at the Toprka shape. Local visits include Jones Tagcart of Worcester and J A Taewert at the car department. Moure returns from Albuquerque to join the car shop. Patrick Morgan from the car department remains at the alk Mat. No 16 reports an extra comeh.
Reports from the Santa Fe and Denver Rio Grande lines describe ongoing car repairs and retirements with No. 31 dining car set for extensive work. Twenty-year-old coach M41 in shop, several new boxcars built, and a work train distributing 73 pound rails from Bisbee to Parker as the entire line renovates with new steel. VIP visits include T. J. Helm from Denver Rio Grande and T. C. Campbell of Pepat Valley, with Frey and Harris among attendees.
From El Paso comes word that George Stewart has been named chief dispatcher at Tuckon for the Southern Pacific. A Sunset Limited crowd of 29 passengers noted nine alighting here, while a White Oaks road car from the cost arrived for a brief stop. Railroads face a general car famine as the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific struggle to supply equipment. county and river embankments near Fort Bliss threaten the roadbed and safety. President Simond of the Mexicas Central heads to New York. the Santa Fe switchman Leseman relocates to Albuquerque.
Engine 768 goes to the shop for counter hauling. Superintendent Dyers private car is with carpenters for remodeling. Engines 8, 447 and 824 near road service. Engine 2 emerged with a new fire box and overhaul. Southend Conductor J C King on 20 day leave visiting Emperial Kan with Dr Bley. Bremen freight assignments listed: 440 Gentia, 444 Les Ketter, 445 Fred Chambers, 660 A Stone TL, John Butter and gang to Wichita for Christmas. bride hinted on return. Firemen added for yacht exanger fans Thursday as Junta and Colorado Springs run. Several personnel named. Trainmaster H C Fox ill, A Schram wedlock in Santa Fe. J D Shiperland listed as dispatcher. Local railway men sent Christmas box to ex-Conductor Win Acolti. Los Vegas patient noted.
The report notes that severe patiente have been to the mounts hospital during repairs progress. Engineer Mark Lawils handles passenger engine 436 on the nose of a regular run. Conductor J.C. King left for Emporia to spend holidays and will meet in Topeka with the OC general grievance committee on January 3. Machine shops started late Monday due to no water for stationary engine. Brakeman J.C. Hartough suffered a severe leg cut Monday night after a fall near bridge stail while coupling.
Local notes from North Topeka detail social visits and greetings as residents travel to Meriden Garnett and Ellsworth. Christmas gatherings include D Myer wedding coverage and a tin themed tenth wedding anniversary at Hidiman’s addition.
Chicago to host the second annual Bryan league banquet with William J. Bryan and Senator J. K. Jones leading the free silver cause. Mayor Flarridon and B. E. Burke organize, Perron says Bryan will attend. Also notes a postponed Carr hanging and various local promotions and ads.
Jacksonville, December 28. Miss Charlotte Crane leading lady in Hoyt's A Stranger in New York says she faced insult in Charleston when an escort was told she was persona non grata and had to leave a ballroom. She defends actresses amid mixed reactions from critics and society.
Mrs McColum filed for habeas corpus to force the Kansas Children’s Home Society to reveal the location of her two children, Thomas and Fred Ashley, aged nine and six. She claimed she entrusted them during illness in Galena, but laws and an ongoing suit led to a dispute over custody and adoption. O S Morrow, the society superintendent, contends she is unfit to associate with the children, who have been adopted, though their whereabouts are undisclosed.
The Santa Rita Railroad company has been chartered to build a branch of the A. T. & S. F. from San Jose near Silver City into the Santa Rita gold copper district. Directors include E. P. Ripley of Chicago R. K. Talen BH Vaughan and C. Goriner of Santa Fe J. Waldo and REL Twitchell of Las Vegas. Capital stock is $5,000. The line aims to support mining interests and may extend to other camps, with construction planned at a set price.
A Civil War era romance ends in marriage as Frederick Weisen, a Denver banker and former soldier, wed Miss Emma Storck in St Louis. Weisen, once ill and poor after the war, regained health and fortune with Emma’s family support.
New York reports William H. Griffith arrested in Denver by a detective sergeant on charges of swindling Richer Bolles, president of the Denver Mining Exchange, out of 14 000. An indictment dated October 19 cited delays in witnesses. Griffith, owner of the Leadville Herald Democrat and Leadville Evening Chronicle, claims civil debt motive and alleges no wrongdoing. Earl B. Coon of Denver connected to notes involved is a Silver Republican figure.
The Attorney General Crow aims to compel inspection of the St Louis TR trust company books amid disputed banking methods. The case seeks access to financial records and will be taken to the supreme court on January 13 if leave to examine is granted.
In Milwaukee on December 28 about 1,000 teachers attended the Wiscon sin Teachers' association convention at Grand Avenue Methodist church. W L Tomlinson of Chicago opened with a paper on music’s nature and influence. Prof Albert Salisbury of Whitewater spoke on the rural school problem. J J Nattrass of Shullsbury and Edwin Jk Smith of Manotowoe commented. Prof S Gillin of Milwaukee outlined the institute’s purpose and method. Mrs Henry F Whitcomb of Milwaukee concluded with a paper on the work of the Audubon Society.
Aunt Judith Moore, the first colored woman admitted to Henry Ward Beecher’s church, has died at her Brooklyn home at age 74. It is reported Beecher, in his will, asked that she be cared for. She was an original member of the Christian Endeavor society.
A dynamite likely explosion destroyed an engine house at Sanford carpet mills in Allen New York last night at 10 39 only two brick walls remained standing The 60 by 60 foot brick structure housed a mill engine used for a new mill due to start next week No injuries reported and damage confined to the engine house Officials and agents describe the incident amid holiday travel notices and railroad promotional listings including Union Pacific excursion fares and times through 1887 1898 with various agents named in advertising blurbs
A vintage sewing pattern describes a winter coat for two year olds using hairy surface knotted fabric. Cost is $1.25 per yard for heavy material with a smooth inner, no lining needed. Includes front yoke, back yoke, and coat skirt with gathered sleeves and narrow silk trim.
A 19th century guide describes methods to revitalize faded garments using ivy leaf infusions, soaking and sponging, brushing, and air drying. It covers silk, wool, lace, and remedies with lemon juice, salt, buttermilk, and chalk paste, plus cautions about ironing and bleaching.
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