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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
3
A commercial traveler from Birmingham notes constant travel and exposure to water and food can trigger indigestion and headaches. He cites tonic remedies and pepsin tablets as aids, stressing digestive health while on the road and the dangers of poor diets for health.
A large quantity of oil is now used for fuel in California reducing costs versus coal. The switch enables engines built in Topeka shops to operate more cheaply, highlighting substantial savings and ongoing industrial adaptation.
The Santa Fe leads a petroleum fueling shift for locomotives, with tests in Topeka and plans to extend to Beaumont fields and Arizona. Analysts project major cost savings, rising oil demand, and new wells boosting production, while agents recruit colonists for Colorado settlement amid the fuel transition.
The article notes a rapid growth in engine weights from 1 ton to 183 tons, with four years ago the largest at 10 and 108 tons. If this rate continues, 150 and 10 ton engines may be expected, risking rail failure under current rails.
New York reports for June show failures heavier than the same month in the two preceding years. One large concern dominated the June total due to extended quits, accounting for most of the excess. Textile lines show less favorable records though two breweries reported about 20 000 in liabilities. Mrs Jeffer son Davis of Portland is at the Willard hotel spending the summer. Gee Vietares Baking Powder.
Ross Miller formerly a passenger brakeman on the Denver and Rio Grande, promoted by the United Brotherhood of Railway Employees to a rear and district superintendent in the Sixth district. The district includes Denver Pueblo Salida Leadville Atamooss Grand Junction and Salt Lake City areas. Miller, about 25, popular, resigns noon today to assume post. Missouri Pacific warns no rush to hire during heat.
In Emporia a 120 ton mogul locomotive named Inca derailed three times after arriving last night. The heavy engine, one of 900 built in Toneks shops, proved too heavy for the switch ratio and forced repairs across the line. Tracks were rushed with 12 pound steel to restore service.
Report lists numerous railroad employees across tin shops blacksmiths and car machinery. Many show illness injuries or illness recoveries with several returning to work after time off. A bridge inspection train and new skylight work are mentioned along with a planned marriage and a serious burn incident.
Yard work advances with over 2200 feet of sidetrack planned. Workers including Walstead, Chatham, Spurlock, and Larkin face injuries or layoffs while shifts and schedules adjust. Cars built at Topeka shops rise to 450 units. Mitchell reports extreme heat in Chicago area. Cromer plans California trip for health.
The Missouri Pacific sent a group to Baker for track work. Frank Jones arrives from Topeka after a long tenure. A brick residence on a city avenue is priced at 7 dollars. Jowett sold a homestead at Thirty fifth and Greatway last May. Orient cars at the siding appear misused and idle, likely storage for other purposes.
Fragmentary notes discuss headaches and remedies with stray names and phrases. The readable portions reference Mr. Brice and methods versus beverages, but the meaning is obscured and specific actions or events are not clearly stated.
The Worm Gang declares a drive to clean city weeds. They claim 1902 crop readiness and boast cutting over legions of territory, asserting no danger of overheating. They promise a new meeting to discuss methods and report progress on planned improvements.
State Superintendent OW Astiatant visited Abilene yesterday and spoke at the chapel service. He urged rural schools to have a graded system like city schools and to strive for better educational opportunities for Kansas boys and girls.
Arkansan City moves to levy an occupation tax on all trades professions and occupations within the city core. The ordinance, debated for years, sets a top $100 for grocers and aims to fund overdue town debts and general operating expenses.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a brother and a death, names Hu and Hayman, with ties to Wheelie W Va and Norristown Pa. It references a California and Baldwin of Ga and a castage thank Fark, unclear roles and dates, lacking coherent context.
The city council votes to raise interest on the loan to 2.44 percent to fund an enhanced water system. The chief clerk departs tonight with the bill, and the mayor is expected to sign tomorrow before bids are advertised.
A peculiar fire report comes from Palo and the town southwest of Ballas Laset. Eyewitnesses said sparks touched a separator near the Seld adjoining town, causing a small blaze that did not reach the threshing machine. Firemen extinguished the flame before it spread further.
In Arkaneus City Kansas on July 22 preparations begin for a large reunion of the Western Sailors massed group. The event is planned for September 26 with extensive scale marshaling for the bolting of the ste nesary annual gathering.
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