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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1896
Page
8
An advertisement by Dr Miles Nervine claims to cure nervous troubles and memory losses. It quotes Mrs Wagens Searles of Simonton Street Indiana praising mental relief after using four bottles. The ad promises guarantee money back if not beneficial.
Autrese Kate Davis testified in a breach of contract case where David Belasco and Chai Frohman seek $5,900. She described Mrs Leslie Carter allegedly sitting on Belasco’s lap at an event, and noted additional people occupying the coupe including Miss Clevens. Davis appeared to relish the ensuing sensation.
News from New York reports Dr Savage selected for pastorate at Unity Church. assembly raising 50 000 dollars for current expenses and 7 000 debt to keep him from leaving for the Church of the Mexican. Also includes local notices of drownings on the Mississippi and assorted ads for medicines and services.
Missouri and Kansas congressmen mull a swift St Louis to Kansas City route to connect with Santa Fe trains and deliver mail to Hutchinson and western towns the same day. Wabash and Missouri Pacific lines may play roles, but current contracts could hinder changes.
Work on the Santa Fe boiler house progresses with pits and brick foundations completed for three boilers. Two boilers, each 28 feet 10 inches long and 5 feet in diameter, will be placed next Monday. the third follows the following week. Steam drums and piping to the drum will be installed as the boilers come in place, after which older boilers may be removed or scrapped. Miscellaneous notes report personnel changes, inspections, and railway updates across the Santa Fe system in Topeka and surrounding areas.
Reports note personnel shifts among Kagim Frain Service and Santa Fe crews. Fireman C C Hayman resumes work after a short layoff while switch fireman Chas Gilmore returns post layoff. Passenger brakeman C A Horn takes leave for illness and engine crew face illness-induced absences including John Kelley and Frank McKeon. Engine 815 undergoes repairs, Brooks 815 makes a trial trip to Meriden, and engines 290 and 496 are hauled for overhaul with plans to resume freight service and Western division deployment.
The Transmissouri freight association meeting in Kansas City produced a key decision. A new schedule allows export grain and grain products to move through Galveston at the same rates as via New Orleans, benefiting shippers in the state and the Colorado Nebraska area, with special advantage to the Santa Fe.
AMrwauxue Jan. 11 Waukesha, the pleasant village west of here, will become a city after twenty-five years as a village. The town proudly claimed it was the only village in Wisconsin operating under a special charter, with Saratoga Springs a notable exception in the United States. Since becoming a village twenty-four years ago, its population has grown from about 2,200 to around 7,200.
A report from a court house meeting recounts Robert Jokusen denouncing Rev Olden's sermon about racial violence. He debates his wife over church ties and money, leads to a domestic dispute, and a police court case resulting in a small fine or suit. Additional items mention gospel meetings and local notices.
Old Budd Hawes of Chicago recalls a clown’s hard winter grind between tours. He explains clown craft, makeup, and routines, noting clowns must be acrobats and wits in one. sometimes a joke sparks new acts. He recounts a Mississippi barber gag with a blacked up clown and a splash causing laughter, and reflects on the enduring lure of the stage.
North Topeka society notes recount visits and arrivals from Drexel Missouri Silver Lake and Grantville. Local church revivals led by Rev Hellings and Rev Mason are announced. police chase antics, a runaway team near town, and bar repairs. The Blue Post and Corps install officers, and the State Agricultural Board adjourns with officers elected. An address by Prof Burt Wilder on brains is slated at the high school.
J C Kyle of Kyle & Ci died at Christ hospital of Brights disease. He left a will disposing of his property, with a balance to be given generally. His partner Michael Murray died earlier. Eyre was a director of First W National bank, both families obscure. William Sims administrator for Murray estate may act for Kyle. Funeral set for 2 pm at 628 Van Buren St. Kyle aged about 49. Trades Assembly officers named. Joint debate at Washburn College decided in favor of the Washburn society.
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