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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1903
Page
3
A Fort Scott man is alleged to have posed as a member of several fraternal orders including the Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and Masons to swindle railroad workers and city officials. He targeted local tradespeople, collected payments through fake bids, and claimed to aid needy citizens, prompting investigations and warnings from city clerks and law enforcement.
A garbled chronic text notes Oswoldo mayor urging citizens to refuse aid to Thamps while proclaiming a plan to mobilize laborers for distant tasks. It mentions authorities directing applicants to certain agents and warnings about labor demands and recruitment across regions.
An advertisement extols Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder issues. It claims diagnostic use by urine sediment, promises relief from back pain and urinary troubles, and offers samples by mail. The pitch targets unspecified readers with claims of dramatic cures and a money back or sample offer.
The Old Settlers association in Reno plans a picnic and annual meeting with a public program. A juvenile band will open with remarks, followed by reports from committees, and an election of officers at 2 o clock. Delays and statue issues are noted. Marion and Colonel Waters are mentioned as expected speakers.
A fragmented account details hardships in McPherson County about a schoolhouse project facing delays and damage from weather and train incidents. It mentions previous injuries, structural concerns, and uncertain funding affecting construction progress and safety.
Fire swept through Merry Kansas shortly after midnight damaging Larimer and Boulon’s hardware and an adjacent residence owned by Art Cistrap. The blaze destroyed the shop and several cars, with flames reportedly threatening nearby structures. No injuries were reported as residents and volunteers fought the blaze for hours.
Brown County reports wheat in full swing with yields seen at 18 to 25 bushels per acre and quality described as good. Local farming notes also mention rain impact and early harvest expectations across the region. Additional items reference a Smelter Company filing for Chanute zinc plant and military camp activity at Port Leavenworth as brief rural and regional notices.
July at the range will see the First Battalion of Engineers practicing targets and live-fire readiness. When they finish, preparations will shift to the Missouri department annual competition scheduled for August.
Fort Scott Kansas July 1 The Hurst who earlier bought the Jean Hurst Redfearn Poultry company with forty branches across Kansas Missouri Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas has sold the business to Armour Packing Company for 100.10. Hurst keeps 90000 of counts collectible. The Hurst business was the southwest region's largest exclusive poultry and produce operation.
F B Chase of this place starts erecting a new brick block to cost about 60 000. The building will be 60 feet front by 70 feet deep with three stories. Helton parties lease a room for five years to stock furniture and undertaker items. Dr Murray will occupy three rooms on the second floor. Mr Chase, a real estate man, will have an office in the building.
A sensational state case against John Roche, accused of killing Behneller, features Eleha Cole of Towan Pa as Roche’s alleged former lover and the lawful wife of Cole. Cole testified that Roche and Eichneller quarrelled and Roche shot Schweiler at Couptark, five years ago on June 22.
Keyesport resident Jase Hight Neilly McNeil Sr. filed a breach of promise suit against Mary Miller, widow, seeking 450000 damages. McNeil, 72, married Miller after a prior widowhood. the marriage was brief with domestic trouble and divorce proceedings. The case heads to the November term of court. Chicagoans Escape Drowning in Paw Paw Lake. A Kenyon professor and his wife nearly drowned when their small boat capsized after a child movement caused it to overturn. two children were saved by M. Aten who reached the scene.
The Santa Fe store department undergoes reorganization as H E Ray is named storekeeper for the Santa Fe lines east of Albuquerque and north of Pasceil with Topeka as his headquarters. The changes follow A F Hilton's resignation and prior shifts in general storekeeper roles and chief clerks.
A Union Pacific official stated that orders were placed to repair the line between Kansas City and Salina, Kansas. Trains are moving but slow as crews fix the roadbed, with workers housed in box cars and additional dining and bunk cars prepared for the men.
Work on the new pile bridge continues with drivers operating at the east and west riverbanks. A rail company wheel-driven pile driver aids rapid driving as one third of the approach is finished and track laid. A new steel bridge will replace the Dormry structure ready for two tracks when material arrives.
Report from Hutchinson News details a derailment near Burton on Sunday night when a freight train piled up Santa Fe cars. A tramp crawled from under debris with minor injuries while no others were hurt. The derailment blocked traffic and damaged multiple cars. Separately, Newton Republican notes Fort Scott to Missouri Pacific depot discussions on the Marquette extension with Webb in town, though no firm promises made.
A garbled fragment cites Gustav Whitehead asserting prior tests of a flying device, claiming successful demonstrations and progress toward heavier than air flight, with references to Santos Dumont and unnamed tests, in a period tone suggesting early aviation debate.
The piece notes funds diverted to other lines hinder the line from Kansas City to Coffeyville and the Marquette extension. Floods required large repair allocations, but Mr. Webb urged the interested towns to organize and persist, believing continued effort would eventually secure the connection.
An Age editorial argues against sweeping rate cuts for passengers. It distinguishes two travel kinds: staple commuters and bargain hunters, warning lower two cent per mile rates would reduce revenue. It notes current averages already under two cents per mile and contends universal reductions won’t boost travel.
An English authority argues the Grand Trunk continental extension from Quebec to Port Simpson would allow British troops to reach Manchuria four days before Russia can move forces from Moscow to Vladivostok. American officials cite corrected data, noting home government links to a Canadian transcontinental system and comparing the project to early American railroad expansion driven by prospect of traffic.
Pennsylvan ia engineers propose huge electric fans to vent smoke and gas from a rear Baltimore tunnel network. The plan calls for four smoketight ducts near North Avenue, 19 feet diameter, roofed with concert layers, to pull in air and exhaust smoke into finishing rooms where large fans would push out fumes.
The piece notes air pressure dynamics and a high draft expected to aid tunnel work, citing Santa Fe as leading in laying 120 miles of track. It lists major systems adding lines this year, including San Francisco extending 206 miles and Atchison Topeka Santa Fe with 126 miles, Missouri Pacific 75 miles, Rock Island 62 miles, plus numerous acquisitions shaping future mileage rather than new construction.
In Emporia Kansas on July 1 the Orient right of way representative is in town purchasing land east of Commercial at West and from the town’s east side to the township line. They bought Perry Powler’s tract on Hast Street and Second Avenue and settled with Mrs. Sidney near Fowler's. The company plans to build both east and west from Emporia and will extend right of way purchases to the county line promptly.
The circular announces R. H. Allison as chief dispatcher of the Missouri division of the Santa Fe, succeeding D. Black who resigned. The appointment takes effect immediately. Allison is noted as well known in Topeka and formerly worked in the local dispatcher's office.
The Santa Fe line is reopened allowing through trains to Leavenworth via Holliday and Wilderman. The bridge approach washout had halted traffic but repairs were finished by Monday and the line was opened immediately.
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