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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1904
Page
4
Miss Rexes Miller of 25 Potomac Avenue Chicago writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved six years of dysmenorrhea. She reports improved health, weight gain, brighter eyes, and overall well being within weeks after starting the treatment.
Rock Island railroad notes report Vanderslice of Missouri Division let out and Tinsman to replace at Chickaskee. T. H. Beacon named Oklahoma Mission sup't as G W Wulderalice steps up. Fire and track concerns noted. Topeka Leavenworth plan electric line talks, McClellan cited.
In Mobile on February 12 Robert F. Manzer of United Fruit Company at Balize says no Honduras revolution is known and a new Ambricha company with Sid Van Horne and others plans to manage Guatemalan railway operations after a March 1 meeting. In New Orleans officials of the Frisco and Rock Island discuss entry into Gould lines with cross-state trackage and a Port Allen extension. Santa Fe engineers and staff moves, home seekers rates to Oklahoma, and railroad social events fill Midwest to Texas trains and Topeka meetings.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Western leaders signaling a tentative pause and possible action from Missouri River to southern ports. The report references factions including the Great Western and Northwestern lines and mentions reductions by Altoa and Buellnewy impacting rates and transit.
Baltimore officials dismiss claims from a press report alleging funds for a major road project would be diverted. President Murray stated no truth to the report and affirmed remaining at home with loyal supporters.
Feb 19 report from Netrixin City details rising river currents cutting into towns along the Missouri Valley. Engineers warn water may breach present piers unless preventive work is completed, as Santa Fe and other lines adjust routes amid transportation concerns.
New York reports bankers allied with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Goulds stating that the differences between these interests remain marked. They assert earlier signs of improvement after a $50,000,000 loan by the Pennsylvania, but later attempts to impose constraints on Mr Gould and the negotiations to take over Western Maryland were abruptly halted.
D Meere now has extended jurisdiction over Chicago terminals while F L Richards is appointed passenger trainmaster of the Chicago and Alton at Chicago.
The notice lists W. Rice starting work at a freight auditing firm and Millicon associates returning from Chicago after ten days with relatives. It notes traveling agents including W. H. Candy of Denver, T. Canerty, and mentions Cartridge with headquarters in Chicago and upcoming plans.
Rock Island will add two lines into St Louis before the world fair opens. The Chicago St Louis line will be finished April 1 and double tracked. The Kansas City St Louis line to be completed in May. Frisco to use Illinois Central routes to New Orleans from Laton Range. Stilwell hosts big banquet for stockholders and directors at the Richased hotel.
A bulletin posted February 1 announces the telegraph office at 404 the agency at Dale station on Ant after April 1 will close. The line runs south a few miles from Winfield in Cowley County.
Joseph Ramsey Jr president of the Wabash railroad and Mrs Ramsey visited Pittsburg on February 1 with John W Patterson president of the Pittsburg Carnegie and Western Wabash and other officials.
An unpleasing experience with medical operations for hemorrhoids is recounted, criticizing overuse of surgery. The Pyramid Pile Cure is advertised as a better, cheaper remedy, claimed to cure protruding piles without surgery. The Pyramid Drug Co of Marshall, Michigan offers a free book by mail.
An eleven year old boy, found unconscious and delirious on the streets at Hanford and Dauphin, is in St Christopher's hospital in Philadelphia suffering acute alcoholism. He cannot speak his name or address and police seek his parents.
Bernand Gallagher died after a political discussion at a dinner in Ainzleton Pennsylvania on February 12. A piece of meat lodged in his windpipe during the heated debate over Republican and Democratic aspirants, and he choked before help could reach him.
Report notes Third Beseran Uanging secured by the New York American from Mulwanker will play first base for the Highlanders and Sonn Gangel may be traded or released. Eadie Cochems of Wisconsin University football fame will manage for Furgo clu in northern league next season.
James Griffith, wealthy Jefferson county farmer and former second district commissioner, died at his home near Crankie Kansas after long illness. He had lived in the state since 1875 and was a prominent figure in local agriculture and affairs.
At the American Newspaper Publishers association meeting in New York a resolution by Conde Hamlin was adopted urging a suit against paper combinations to test legality and curb competition. A fund to reduce pulp duties was approved, with Seitz and Norris urging action against the International Paper company and to promote free pulp and paper.
At the University of Kansas in Lawrence on Feb 19 the Sigma XI honorary science fraternity elected four new members. Chosen were Prof. T. H. Ashton of mathematics, Dr. George B. Hoxia of astronomy, Emerson Sanborn a graduate student in entomology, and Albert Worley an undergraduate.
Kenses Rural Carriers in Washington on February 13 announced appointments for several routes. Kansas Abilene regular Solomon Strom, Ada regular Oliver Bowline, substitute Clark Bowline, Linden regular Evan G. Roberts, Arenes? Roberta, Rock regular Albert Elорт, substitute Andrew Walker.
The Pacific Malt Steamship company, controlled by Southern Pacific, has received the new twin screw steamer Mongolia and expects delivery of the Bian churia. Together with the Kores and Siberia Chine, these vessels totaling 57 000 tons will operate routes between San Francisco and Honolulu, Japan, China, and Manila. Kansas Rural Routes: Washington February 19 routes established Kensax Mineral Point Ai county one route area given.
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