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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1898
Page
3
A garbled OCR page records varied items from Topeka region life. It mentions sales pitches and ad lines, a planned poetry recital in a Wahlslitrr venue, cemetery visits by a Topeka resident, a change of business leadership, weather notes, and community notices.-obituaries list names including Lt. Col. Bow e, surgeon Callaham, chaplain Rus, and others.
An ad extols Ayer s Cherry Pectoral over cheap dipper cough syrups. It claims drops cure bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough and colds better than bulk syrups from unnamed brands.
Fort Scott police report a bold assault on Miss Theresa Ulrich on South Main Street. A man approached, grabbed her, tore her cloak, but failed to steal jewelry or money. The attack caused minor injuries but she escaped and cried for help. A group of suspects believed involved fled the scene.
Dr Carl Swensson, president of Bathe atty Solege at Lindsborg, spoke on his tour of Sweden at Library Hall on Saturday night. The program mixed lectures and music by Bethany College faculty, but attendance was lighter than expected. Local columns note other notes on medical remedies and upcoming excursions via Santa Fe Route.
Rail case recounts a disaster on a bridge east of Cedar Junction where a Kansas City tram 109 failed to stop in time. An engineer, Hinriga, saw three people on or near the track as the curve limited his view. A woman and a child were killed. another person jumped. Trial continues at Cluthe with an emergency brake test showing inability to stop within required distance.
The Indianapore News recounts a comic episode at Knightstown where a farmer tricked a Bier Pour agent by borrowing a satchel and convincing him chaos ruled the office. Superintendent C J Stedwell feigned interest, but the gag yielded a humorous payoff with a higher salary for the fooled agent.
The South Florida railroad claims the youngest engineer in the country is Minnie, a 10 year old daughter of veteran engineer Henry Owens. She rides with him from Sanford to Tampa and once steered No 4 through a dangerous curve to avert a collision with a freight train, narrowly avoiding disaster as the freight sped onto the main line.
A passenger boarding a snowbound 113 train at Topeka failed to enter a locked car at Carbondale. On the slippery platform he slid, waved to onlookers, and shivered in his overcoat as he waited for the next stop, recalling Sir Walter Raleigh as he tried to warm himself with a cigar.
In Independence Wisconsin the state railroad board hears the Brooks in Wilson county case against St Louis Salt Prairie railroad over keeping a depot at Brooks. Complainants represented by J K De Miss of Neodesba, railroad by Deed Wine Red of Topeki. Proponents note bond funds for stations at Brook, Neoesta, Dus, Fredonia and New Albany. Brooks depot removal follows fire and low revenues.
The Santa Fe hospital at Las Vegas has undergone thorough remodeling under Chief Surgeon J. P. Kaster. A new operating room with modern surgical conveniences has been fitted, floors replastered with cement, a smoking room furnished, and a new separation room created. The hospital will provide accommodations for 23 patients.
The Santa Fe whistle signals fire department calls with numbered blasts naming areas such as Ballet and machine shop, Roundhouse and Goulate, Breretouse and car machine shops, Car repair sheds, Coach and repair shop, Field yard, Passenger depot, Sixth street shop and yards, and city fire gut or collision.
Five thousand men are at work on the burning tunnel east of Ash Fork as crews blast and clear rock. Train routes are rerouted and officials predict trains will run through within three days. Santa Fe and Southern Pacific lines coordinate detours via Prescott, Phoenix, Deming, and Deming freight connections.
At Clay Center early Sunday a rear section of a west bound Rock Island freight train crashed into the preceding section at a Kansas Central crossing. Brakeman William Griffith was killed. Conductor Edwards was severely injured. Passengers W S Broughton and Mad Scheinkoenig were seriously hurt but expected to recover.
Santa Fe officials led by Paul Morton visit Denver for the Stockmen's Convention at the Brown hotel. The party touts improving business, citing orders with Colorado distributors and planned rail improvements to spur regional development.
Shipping prospects from Randsburg Southern California and plans tied to Williams Grand Canyon line promise a rare shipper as surveys move. F C Gay, Santa Fe official, sets HQ at Brown hotel ahead of Stockmen convention. J B Lynch on ground coordinating. Also reported are a P G train hold up in Nelson, crew Fuller and Dukes. five gunmen attacked, demanded lantern light, then fled after obstruction cleared. Reports from Topeka include Venezuelan capital venture, Union Pacific yard expansion in Omaha, and railway labor ball notes.
Eastern and Western baseball league delegates gather in Buffalo on January 24 to discuss inter league relations and the drafting of players. Key figures include Powers, Draper, Bogart, Kuntsch, Johnson, Comiskey, and Van Derbeck. Topics cover a possible inter league championship series and cross league player drafting. Draper notes restrictions on inter league drafts but cites potential NL draft transfers between leagues and hints at Dixon from Washington may move to a Western club such as Detroit or Minneapolis.
A Belgian letter to the President of the Board of Trade proposes establishing a large and prosperous U S window glass plant with sixty skilled workers and European supervision to operate year round, offering $150 to $250 monthly wages, while the local commercial club evaluates site viability.
The notice promotes smoke union made cigars to support home industry. It also advertises Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment endorsed by physicians for piles and cites Stana field and Miller's Pharmacy as contact points. The State Journal is urged for subscription.
In North Topeka daily life is sketched from bakery visits and shipments to church events and lectures. Local residents Cromwell and Jeffers travel east on business while Calvin Holmen plans a Lynden trip and Mrs Geyren Mayer recovers from appendicitis. The community gathers for Kinship and charity events, including a Degree of Honor anniversary, Old Folks week, and a Saturday club meeting with local hosts at 112 Jackson Street.
In a controversial interview from New York dated June 1, Cardinal Vaughan comments on Anglo American relations and public duty. He argues political leaders must avoid inciting hatred, urging responsible conduct as elections approach and questioning government involvement with the aristocracy.
Chicago temperance groups push a radical boycott targeting grocers who sell liquor as part of a campaign against establishments serving alcohol. The movement halted normal patronage and called for coordinated abstention amid internal meetings and organizational splits. A separate London dispatch notes a mining disaster with fatalities.
Local mention notes Robert Shurne's birthday to be celebrated Tuesday evening by the Stoteh people of the city at Lincoln gost fall with an elaborate program and beer. Captain A Grube of the American Volunteers reports widespread aid for the poor and suggests solicitors may have forged signatures. Chael L. Wells, a plumber, suffered a serious accident using a steel chisel, injuring his eye and likely ending his career. Wells resides at 1273 Lane Street. Health ad promotes Hellard's Horehound Syrup as a general remedy for consumption coughs colds and throat and chest troubles. Merchandise vendors George W. Stansfield and Miller's Pharmacy are listed.
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