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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
3
Bargain price listing for ladies items including silk side supporters at 25c and 85c per pair. Kid palm mittens with Astrachan back and cut price 50c. Kid palm gloves with Astrachan back offered at 90c per pair.
General Chaffes clears Limactf of suspicion in participating in punitive expeditions in China under guise of punitive action. War Department report from Pekin notes officials were surprised by press claims American troops aided German forces. Chaferseabin’s explanation references a letter dated January from Theodore J Want. Currency details and harbor duties are noted as conflicts in Pekin and Shanghai.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe tensions or interest around Cardenas harbor areas with mentions of inner harbor and several unnamed parties. The text is unclear and lacks verifiable events, dates, or named entities beyond generic references.
The Mint director reports preliminary estimates of U S gold and silver production for the year. Figures show increases over the previous year with value and silver output broken down by states and end securities.
The steamer Guy, striking near Skagway on a Saturday afternoon in early December, was found wrecked with a damaged hull on the deck and several injuries aboard. Captain Dickins and his crew, including the engineer and mate, attempted to reach a nearby shore as rescue steamer Mable reported the incident and the crew's condition.
Rock Island prepares to launch the Indian Territory Express with postal cars at terminal points and clerks assigned to the Kansas City Chickasha run. Expected operation may begin Saturday or Monday. Clerks named include Jobs Nelson, M D EL Parnes, and WY Alimon, with staffing changes on the Panhandle and Rock Island routes.
President Robinson praises Mexican prosperity and free silver policy while returning from Topeka to Mexico City. Trobineon 2d notes coal exports to the United States and growing northeastern mines. Diaz remains unopposed, conservative, vigorous. Free silver for the United States would harm American business.
In St Paul on January 4 a grievance committee of Northern Pacific telegraphers based there and traveling from the west asked for new uniforms shorter hours and higher wages. The company refused at the initial and final meetings, and chairmen from St Paul to the coast were told to cease talks. Telegraphers are expected to send a formal ultimatum to the company soon.
In McPherson Kansas on January 4 advocates urged Missouri Pacific to build an extension from McPherson to Marquette. The plan involves coordinating with Missouri Pacific at Heat Point and seeking a junction to advance the rail link project.
The readable fragment lists names including McPherson Colburn Hughes and Alfred Hawkinson with references to business interests and line representation across towns. The passage is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome to cite.
Commuters and residents crowded the new Wichita depot as two trains arrived. First train carried about 100 passengers and featured a sleeper coach, while the second, No. 1, brought 55 passengers. Conductor Jim Sullivan had run in from Kansas City, later relieved by August Anderson. Engineer unconfirmed, but Dorado men led the operation into the new station on East Dor Avenue.
Speculators chatter that the Choctaw Oklahoma four railroads may join the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe system. Stock traded firm around 40 as rumors circulated, though officials denied talks. Rock Island earnings for November showed gains, while Chicago Northwestern warns of social scams with disguised officers posing as hobos.
A historic health piece explains sour stomach, poor digestion, and flat mood linked to sluggish digestion. It extols simple remedies to restore appetite and vitality, praising digestive aids like peptone and hydrochloric acid aids while warning against harsh laxatives. Personal testimonial from a reader touts health gains after using digestive tablets.
The Missouri Pacific Lines No 2 departs Kansas at 9 50 a m as a solid vestibuled train to St Louis. It includes a smoking car coaches reclining chair car Sears Fra s and a Pullman parlor car. At St Louis Union Depot it connects with eastern lines to New York and Atlantic coast points.
Train crew changes and new assignments across the Santa Fe system including F E Nipps Topeka agent and Claude Llewellyn in Gallup New Mexico. Engine 2300 fresh from Topeka shops and other locomotives cited with delays and wrecking concerns near Topeka and Emporia. Trips mention Fred Harvey family to spend months in San Diego and a wedding wake observed in Newton.
Chicago January 4 The Chronicle reports a new plow company combine with a capital of 65 million dollars to be launched next week led by Faneuil and backed by Chasea F First president of the United States Hubber company. The group plans to reduce plow prices for farmers and create a substantial treasury via a fractional capitalization, with several firms expected to join and the entity likely named the American Plow Company.
Rome Ga Jan 4 George Reed newly charged with attempted assault on a resident of the city was attacked by a mob and beaten. Reed was taken before the mayor but released due to inability to identify him. The mob then gathered and marched to the home of a local church figure Dobbs and Ashe, prompting further violence. Local authorities say the mob acted without official authorization.
A compact ad touts local convenience over downtown markets, promising a choicer selection of fresh meats fish poultry oysters and game. It emphasizes convenience and right prices at the advertised market.
A scrambled OCR fragment references Hoots and a Boeing line with garbled wording and stray quotes. Readable items include mentions of a location or event unclear due to text corruption. No clear names, dates, or actions emerge to form a complete news item.
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