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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
3
In Atchison Kansas the Globe urges ending slot machines as a decency issue while noting the city collected 2150 dollars in penalties from delinquent taxes. The piece credits police, tax foreclosures, and improved tax payments for fiscal health and asks to cut slot machines to maintain balance.
Dodge City facing bankruptcy as water and light bills go unpaid and the city council contemplates closing the salaon that funded municipal services. Sergeant Frank Thornton of Fort Leavenworth arrives to recapture escaped soldier J C Noble who fled to Cottonwood Falls after stealing a bicycle and shooting a man. Civil and military authority dispute follows as Noble is captured.
The report details a prisoner who twice escaped authorities, a sergeant warning of possible death if cuffed, and threats of Leavenworth. It mentions Clyde Watermelon Trust defending cantaloupe quality against mislabeling as Rocky Ford, and Cawker City Chautauqua events with speakers and a candidate for governor.
Charles Darrigrand, superintendent of the Cold Packing Plant, farms 3 acres north of town and reports 21 bushels per acre wheat at 63 pounds per bushel from 5 acres Threshed. He also grows 6 acres of corn expected to average 60 bushels per acre. A local Knights of Pythias versus Modern Woodmen baseball game ended 3 to 7 in favor of the K F's, umpired by Thomas Walter.
Atchison county resident Hinkley, 75, was instantly killed last evening when his team attached to a mowing machine bolted near Tyler park and threw him under the sickle. He was a highly respected local citizen. The report notes a frightened team caused the fatal mishap as the body lies in the vicinity while investigators assess the scene.
Allen County board of commissioners in session with notes on cash items. Probate Judge accounts show deposits of 43.97 and other items totaling 6. A Humboldt State Bank deposit and a Saturday Sunday family visit at Second Street are noted. A large seven child family including ages 2 0 to 48 appears in the local item.
George Thompson and A T Witwom, Kansas City highwaymen, pleaded guilty in district court to holding up four harvest trains near Hutchinson ten days earlier. Judge M P Shapson sentenced both to one year in the penitentiary.
Machinists on Gulf Lines have quit, with contract laborers filling boilermakers’ posts. About 300 men are out, affecting Santa Fe shops south of Purcell in Cleburne Temple and smaller Texas sites. Union Pacific reports no defections as it strengthens hiring, while Needles and San Bernardino shops report covert shortages and contract crews arriving at yards.
Jefferson City Mo July 1 A certificate of incorporation was issued to a project running from Kansas City through Jackson County to Olathe in Johnson County It will be a three mile road to be constructed and maintained Names listed include Henry G Pert A A Potter William 7 Is Ee James Herman Voights John Fuqua Et Matnéy and SE
A fragmented notice outlines a proposal to extend a railroad main line into New Mexico, with references to Casbens and Ut End of Gente and a plan affecting towns along the Upsotaise Sesem Valley rail route, suggesting broader regional impact.
St Louis July reports detail Rock Island Railway shifts with Kansas City and Chicago offices under one roof. Embry notes movement of freight offices from Topeka to Kansas City. West Bottoms property owners oppose Rock Island cross-street franchise plans and threaten legal action, prompting Finance Committee review in two weeks.
A jumble of notes lists railroad workers and movers in Newton Thursday. Names include ee Sheehan new machinist F N Risen mechanical superintendent, Thomas M Coffee tracksmith, Thompson and Martin McAndrew car repairers, J Q Thomas Santa Fe agent in Leavenworth, W B Morley Michigan Central rep, and Clarence Heustis oiler shop. Also mentioned are George McLaughlin, Willuns, Frank Brooks, and Harry Orton with various duties or absences.
A fragmented report recounts weather, river conditions, and industrial tensions along the Delaware River and in the railroad yards. It mentions shipments of California cantaloupes, local job changes, hospital typhoid cases, and staff movements at the Oakland Blues base amid engine and locomotive work.
An excursion to Chautauqua Lake is announced for July 3rd with limited return trips. Fare from the city is the round trip price, with further details at Glare Street and Bien Sa office.
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