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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1900
Page
3
A promotional notice extolls Mrs. Pinkham’s free counsel for women, claiming widespread cures and urging readers in Lynn Massachusetts to seek her medicine and guidance to alleviate perceived disorders and displacements affecting women.
In Memphis Tennessee Nebraskan Bryan arrives amid enthusiastic reception and interviews. Rail arrivals bring crowds at morning station and Peabody Hotel hosts reception. Discussion shifts to currency, tariff, and trust questions with Republicans on the defensive.
An article by FC Richurda, general claim agent of the Chicago Northwestern railroad, argues for a formal system in hiring railroad workers. He contends that employing incompetent men is costly and should receive as much scrutiny as equipment, urging joint employment oversight and competent judges to improve recruitment and reduce expense across locomotives, bridges, and signaling systems.
A rugged railway critique discusses caboose design and freight car loads, urging economy across departments. It notes junkyard level tools and sand under frames to ease ride, faulting crew comfort and safety while praising heavy double-truck cars and roomy, four-wheeled designs for on-board refuge.
New Fork reports partial completion of a transcontinental railway network with a fleet of steamships to Liverpool. Milwaukee’s Southwestern line will join the system, extending the Pacific coast route. James McNaught says the project ties with Canada Atlantic and Great Northern railways, with construction advancing toward Ottawa and Québec.
June Thyilae to operate from Quebec by August. Canosa Atlantic outlet at Georgan Bay enables Milwaukee grain shipments. Negotiations for new Quebec-Liverpool ocean line steamers proceed. Pacific route fate unclear but a distant Arctic connection is expected. A “get rich quick” railroad scheme targets agents with a $5 membership, claiming insider commissions while railroad officials warn postal authorities.
A proposed measure in Congress seeks to cut Pullman berth rates. It targets lowering rates for lower and upper berths, with suggested minimums and parity with current coach fares. Rail labor and officials doubt whether such a bill should be enacted, fearing regulatory effects on interstate travel.
Topeka shops in Suntry district report near full occupation with stalls and coach works busy. Car repair sheds and machine shops run at capacity as a large force of workers has been employed for some time, signaling a continued busy period ahead.
Chicago reports President Paul Morton of the Santa Fe says the San Joaquin Valley road will be completed and opened for San Francisco business about May 1. In Los Angeles he conferred with shippers over routing complaints, stressing Santa Fe control to maintain through-rate integrity and keep rates around 28 cents.
Kingfisher branch work from Guthrie to Kingfisher is slated to start within days. The Guthrie to Kingfisher line, about thirty miles, is planned for rapid completion amid a large labor push. A separate note reports a Pullman car shortage affecting Chicago rail traffic and ongoing zeroes on orders, with Pennsylvania planning a Buffalo line from Kane to Buffalo and a rise in rail earnings for February.
The Rock Island railroad opened a new office in Salt Lake City to support the Chicago Bankesode service launched on February 25. Local officials note the move as a response to the new route and operations expanding in Utah.
In a personal letter to a Burlington official Bee W Bnewm of Chicago central manager of the BQ says he will not accept the presidency of the Kansas City Pittsboro Gulf and has notified the reorganization committee members.
The Kansas charter board rejects an application by a York Neb Bankers Investment Company for Kansas operations. Attorney General deems it not legitimate, citing dubious capital claims, contract-based returns, and lack of guaranteed redemption. Officials warn of investigations into similar firms and potential Crookedness, with emphasis on redemption funds and monthly payments.
Washington reports capture a packed gallery as Br Depew prepared to address the Senate. The New York senator promised to finish his remarks after the Philippine dues debate, drawing heavy interest from both chambers and spectators.
Discussion centers on the Philippines and the United States role in its future government and independence. The speaker argues for a stable, orderly path to self government while preserving U S authority and responsibilities in the archipelago. The dialogue references independence, territorial rights, and the legitimacy of colonial policy.
Washington reports a packed address by Mr Turley followed by a seating at Mr Quay. The dispatch also includes Otis’s war department listing Philippine deaths among U S military personnel with many entries across the Forty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infantry and related units. The long roll notes accidents illnesses and combat losses in Manila and San Juan with dates from January to February.
Major John Davie reports Cuban statistics to the War Department showing ten years of births and deaths with deaths outpacing births. The data cover a decade ending December and indicate significant mortality from yellow fever and other causes amid immigration and wartime conditions. The figures reflect citywide rates and compare Beatiest Guarding Tuk 20 and 16 in tenths per year.
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