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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1901
Page
10
The Topeka area secured the contract to erect a new state chemical building, 165 feet long and 93 feet wide, with an estimated cost around 370000. Capt. G Haskell drew the plans and Chas A Fellows, ex-mayor, secured the construction contract. board location and view of the building were approved by the regents.
A fragmentary report describes a balloon test guided by Trenchmac Hae around a tower and back to St Any trip completed with the balloon remaining under control. A 100000 francs price is mentioned as offered by Henry Deatec for a seemingly Datlean feast experiment rated near perfect. The test involved proceeding in meters per holy, with a masseurle ap Wisine present and six selections without damaging the machine.
London reports Senator Lodge plans a July to September holiday trip staying in Bayreuth and returning. He says no meetings with English statesmen or discussion of foreign affairs will occur and mentions the Nicaragua canal and possible talks about the chairmanship.
A proposed three story chemistry and physics building is described with large ventilation, spill areas, and tailored spaces for laboratories. White stone construction will harmonize with surrounding college structures and feature a prominent main entrance pavilion. The facility aims to provide ample space for complex experiments and safety measures while integrating with campus architecture.
Queen Marie Henriette fell ill from extreme heat yesterday while playing croquet in the grounds of her Spa villa. She was carried indoors and recovered consciousness. doctors were summoned to Spa to attend her.
London July 1 official reports deny foundation for speculation that US ambassador Choate is in constant talks with Sir Edward Grey Pauncefote and Lansdowne to settle a foreign ministers plan. The only stage cited is ongoing consultations among foreign ministers with more meetings expected before cabinet reference. Chicago train notes and joint agent arrangements appear in the dispatches, while local schedules show passenger sleepers and routes between Chicago Milwaukee and nearby lines.
The Rock Island system posts a major railroad expansion with 100 extra passenger coaches to be deployed next week. A new through service between Chicago and San Francisco is planned, with trains to run in two to four sections. The Liberal extension and straight level track from Liberal to Dalhart will shorten Chicago to Los Angeles and San Francisco travel, promising faster trips and a possible daily or tri weekly schedule.
New Orleans dispatch reports ED Harrington a Philadelphia banker and director of the proposed North and South railroad says a line from Superior Nebraska to Little Rock Arkansas will be built this year. The route would run 400 miles from McPherson Kansas to coal fields with a 150 mile spur. Directors include J Harrison and D J Mc, with Edward Wale? T Rittenhouse and Delon J Parker among others. Congress may push Nicaragua canal plans, prompting northern lines to seek southern outlets.
Frail town promoters from Fort Scott and Iola and Western pursue passage over a line to Tolu today. Key yard access has been secured but more land needs to be cleared. Negotiations aim to widen track reach and secure permissions for continued construction.
Contested railroad and road development sparks disputes about right of way from Benton Street toward Douglass Street. Citizens claim the new route and street railway clash for access to Gas City and Ta Harpe, with damages and access rights central to the debate.
The Atchison Champion notes no heat prostrations among Central Branch workers despite extreme temperatures in sunlit spots like the office thermometer and blacksmith shop. It credits good habits, steady long-term labor, home ownership, and absence of profanity, praising the workers as a commendable, reliable class of citizens.
The Emporia Gazette notes a growing belief in the Orient railroad as 60 teams and 7 men operate over multiple gangs west of the Santa Fe roundhouse. Finishing and wheel gangs push toward town, threatening to reach the city mint, while two new workers arrive after their previous jobs burned.
The Santa Fe announces three new appointments. HL Gregory becomes assistant general passenger agent for lines west of Albuquerque with an office in San Francisco. W H Matson Jr is named traveling passenger agent with an office in Los Angeles. John L Truslow is appointed general agent at Santa Fe's Banta Barbers Former Santa Fe Man in Egypt.
Several Santa Fe shop workers return after absences for illness injuries or duty. Names include Andrew Mader Charles Ennis William Downey and Emmett Wood among others. General Ludlow passes via special car east from San Francisco, while Peters Heck and John Shepherd report to Topeka for the rush. The Kiowa Comanche land prospect and mill upgrades are noted along with new guard rails and a large box order from the Santa Fe.
Hor John Paulin, noted elderly resident of Port Washington Wisconsin, praises Peruna for coughs colds and catarrh. Letters from J R Prince Leon and others claim Peruna cured ailments and improved health, urging families to use the remedy.
H East, brother of Fred East of the Clackamith shop, spoke at the coach shop meeting and will depart for Aspen then India. A Southern Baptist seminary graduate, he plans to work among a northern Burmah mountain tribe, never expecting to return to Elville. The Santa Fe railroad faces heavy freight traffic due to drought and crop failure.
In San Francisco on July 12 the remains of a murdered Chinese man were boiled for nearly a day to determine whether a bullet had entered his body. Fourteen large Winchester shots and one 4 calibre bullet were recovered from the mine shaft where the body was found, with indications the bullet matched a revolver.
Madrid July 13 The budget committee presents finance minister proposals to suspend coinage of silver except for one and two per cents and authorise the issue of Treasury bonds for three, forty nine months, with commerce council at Garfield Park marching band performance at 2 o'clock by Marshall band.
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