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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
3
Fragmentary text mentions a suspect winding up at a store and surrendering to a deputy sheriff. Details are garbled with names, places, and actions unreadable, resulting in an unresolved notice of a probable arrest or surrender event.
Reformers in Montana push a protective measure against cattle thieves. Representatives Cave and Biddle propose a bill modeled after the Montana law to aid marshal authorities and the county clerk in enforcing penalties. A hearing aims to deter livestock crime and safeguard grazing ranges.
A Santa Fe stockholder A Jobes reports directors reaffirmed officers and the Pecos Valley road purchase. The Santa Fe notes a 20 percent revenue rise despite a miners strike and discusses the Orient Line and potential Mexico traffic. Officials debate the value of investing in Pecos Valley and a possible Mexico route to connect Wichita and Sopolobumpes.
Switco v S Cafferty and William Naex announce a patent on a contrivance named lever safety lock. It uses a felted stand with an automatic lock to prevent old padlocks. Inventors claim ease of securing trains and anticipate railroad adoption and recognition by Santa Fe officials.
The surveyors for the Orient line worked near Emporia and Frading, with mentions of burned bedding and clothing valued around eight dollars. Several railroad men, agents, and officials from Santa Fe, Rock Island, and Missouri Pacific are named in transit between Emporia, Ottawa, Wichita, and Topeka, noting inspections, meetings, and upcoming operations. A capital focus on maintenance, equipment, and personnel movements is detailed along with mentions of night watchman TY Hamer and conductor Boyle.
The report details changes to one-way fares to Chicago and a $2 transfer charge, with sections on Liberal and other town facilities, Santa Fe schedules, and mail handling. It notes crew moves, repairs, and emigration agent activity, including Davis Iowa and Topeka routes, plus local incidents and injuries.
The ad describes severe female ailments from headaches to backache and abdominal pain. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure and urges women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for free advice. Aimed at English Town New Jersey readers, it claims flawless results and urges purchase of the product.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a layoff at Wask and a noon meeting, mentions coach ahora and Fuse in Chicago, and references Burt Br wife MEO Seth Henry Davita Indy Jacob Lew sister Eun resuming duties. Details are garbled with many errors.
Ninth annual meeting of the Kansas State Editorial Association planned in Topeka this January. L. F. Randolph of Nortonville presides. Gomer T. Davies, Concordia, secretary. F. C. Raney of Fort Scott. Executive committee session, committee reports, and elections on the program.
An event organized by committees led by Mesera Wim Green, Samuel T. Hows, and T. J. Anderson arranges a formal presentation of medals to Twentieth Kansas veterans. Dignitaries include the Grand Army of the Republic, state lawmakers, and their families. a military escort, band, and several speakers are listed, with recipients named from various Kansas companies and units.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney and liver remedy to prevent grip and restore strength after illness. It cites frequent cases in New York City and claims broad benefits for the digestive and urinary systems, with testimonials from doctors and patients.
An offer from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY invites readers to send their address to receive a free sample bottle of kidney remedy and a book of testimonials. The message appears in a Topeka Daily State Journal ad, promising no cost for the sample and booklet.
Washington reports from Duapanan Mindanao a male Mack deer on the island known to bark like a hound. The note mixes travelogue with garbled ad copy about cures for coughs and consumption.
A garbled rail advertisement fragment references the Great Rock Island Route from Topeka to Colorado, with timings and journeys toward Denver. It intermixes unrelated humor about Santa Claus and miscellaneous phrases, then devolves into incoherent pleas and crude words.
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