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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1899
Page
8
Rock Island train No 22 running ten coaches and heavily loaded departed Topeka late by 2h and despite delays arrived Kansas City on time. Regular schedule between Topeka and Kansas City is about 2h 10m. The remarkable run cut 35 minutes from the usual duration despite fog eastward.
Pittsburg reports rescue of fast regular trains on the Atlantic lines and Pennsylvania routes. For three days last week the Pittsboro Lake Erie line westbound averaged 74 miles per hour between Edinboro and Lowellville, and 64 miles per hour between Moravia and Beaver Falls on the eastbound trip. Some sections with gear trains showed speeds near seventy miles per hour with little time loss, while schedules called for one hour and four minutes runs with stops.
A new extension of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to Blackwell Oklahoma will be completed today and regular train service start by Thursday. A passenger train will depart around 2 am to connect with northbound trains at Miltonvale Wichita and reach Blackwell around 9 pm. Freight and passenger trains will run daily from Blackwell each morning and return at night.
Work on the Hutchinson and Southern termini end buildings advances with the new bridge nearing completion. Trains are expected to run into the city over the river bridge and stop at a new depot by September 1. The new Reverul office, passenger depot, and brickwork on the flat story are nearly done.
The Santa Fe road rejoices as Baldwin Locomotive Works rapidly fills a late order for new engines. Since the first delivery, one engine has arrived and two more are nearing completion. These massive machines will power passenger service, with freight engines to follow.
These Bald er 10 wheeled engines designed by Mr Player boast modern improvements and safety features with electric headlights and electric lights at the ends. They promise strength and speed for Santa Fe service, predicting many of the smaller engines will soon be obsolete.
Hutchinson and Southern will strike the 4 Fe line one mile north of Pones City at a point to be named Cross. The line wins favored status over Ponce City, with Cross rising from a village to a growing center as grading nears completion and a steel gang advances. A siding named Bodook will be laid midway between Virginia and the Santa Fe, nine miles east of Virginia.
The article outlines a Santa Fe route trip to Watters Chautauqua in Wathena on July 29 with an especially low excursion rate to St Joseph. It notes steamship access eight miles up the river, Engine No TAM incident, two new engines from Baldwin works Mos 836 and 37, and engine 615 set for service after a trial run. Several staff absences and local notes follow.
Kansas residents relocate above kin while the Santa Fe Pacific workforce stretches across states. Santa Fe payrolls, including about 200 trainsmen, total roughly 7000000 dollars for the present payroll period.
New York sues Lillian Russell for 15000 dollars claiming a February contract to sing under W Lederer management across Canada and the United States led to costly preparations before she canceled in April. Frank Tannehill, noted actor, is reported dying of Bright’s disease with little hope of recovery. The Church of Assumption Improvement plan outlines major front renovations at the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets, including brickwork, steps, and a dome extension led by architect Joseph Marshall.
The President of the American Fine Art Company of Milwaukee a German comments on breakfast foods. He says many prefer not mush or soft cereal and that Grape-Nuts has a crisp character and sweet flavor. He and his family use them regularly. no cooking needed. hot milk makes a quick hot mush. Made by Postum Co Battle Creek. grocers sell them.
Cleveland citizens discuss a peace appeal by Bishop Horstmann urging respect for law and civil authority during streetcar strike chaos. He pleads restraint, avoid crowds, and prayer for restoration of order, emphasizing obedience to government and the avoidance of mob violence.
Houston July 24 The state health department has received information from Vera Cruz showing that during the month of June there were 466 cases of yellow fever and 185 deaths.
A Topeka resident H Page recalls a five week kidney trouble and loins pain. He reports relief after using Deans Kidney Pills purchased at Rowley Snow's drug store. He endorses the remedy and urges buyers to avoid substitutes.
Victoria reports Mauna Loa eruption with three lava flows down the slopes and a stream within nineteen miles of Hilo. Port Albert arrived from Honolulu and left but noted dynamite could divert lava from populated areas.
A jury found against Mia Catherine Schwitz in the murder of her mother Mrs Styles. The trial described the dispute over inheritance and a deadly confrontation at the Styles home. Mrs Styles claimed self defense as she hunted for her mother, with family members and others testifying as the case concluded.
July 26 Cleveland notes report a pig iron famine now materializing. Geoleers in the Ally warn of tight supply and delayed shipments until after September 1. Factories face shortages as orders push to brink, with many manufacturers closing relying on wild iron lines and brokers unable to fulfill contracts.
United States Consul James Davidson in Washington reports to the State Department that the new Formosa millway line will be built with pass and beforee material obtained in the United States based on information from the communication department.
A Cape Town dispatch claims President Krogér’s resignation is a calculated move to provoke a governance crisis until the electoral period begins. The correspondent cites internal party maneuvering and pension-related motives as drivers behind the decision, describing it as a strategic ploy.
A fragmentary tribute to John Jamies Ingalls and L. B. France of Denver, quoting a letter praising a book titled Plus Valley and marveling at mountains and plains. It includes verses and lines attributed to Ingalls about fate, ambition, and the Rocky Mountain scenery.
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