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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1901

Page

3

Affected Man Receives First Prize in Lawton District notice

A garbled 1920s style clipping notes James Fe Woods of Weatherford connected to a prize claim in the Lawton district, with details about a clerk position at a hardware store run by his father, a referenced registration, and a related court sentence in a federal case. The fragment mentions multiple names and places including Fort Worth, Weatherford, and Oklahoma, with references to a prize and land division.

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The Lucky Ones Winners of Tea Prizes in El Reno and Lawton Districts

The article lists numerous names tied to prize drawings across El Reno and Lawton districts, detailing winners from Oklahoma towns such as Pauls Valley, Ada, and Wichita, with entries including John L Brown Caliwell Be Hicharthan and many others. It notes entries for districts NOS 1 to 125 and 126 to 250, and references August 4 7 as a selection window, with a final list of winners across multiple counties and towns. The text blends drawn names, towns, and district numbers, reflecting an extended lottery or land lottery drawing panorama in July and August.

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Rock Island Denies Topeka Kansas City Line Story

General Attorney M A Low stated the Kansas City to Topeka line rumor is false. Officials say there is no authentic basis, and the Rock Island’s agreement with the Union Pacific, valid for 999 years, would not be abrogated by such a construction.

Kansas, City Hock Island Railroad Company Kanaas City Topeka Kansas City M.A. Low The State Journal Eee Fock Here Lawrence Kris— ‘Na City Union Aere Kan- Ne Chicago Hook Island Rock Island Union Pacific

Stop Sale of Tickets Violent Anti-Scalping Ordinance

El Reno council unanimously passes an anti scalping measure with a $60 fine and 33 days in jail for buying or selling non transferable reduced rate railroad tickets. Chicago rail interests pushed the ordinance amid a rush of settlers awaiting government land openings and anticipated scalping from brokers.

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Boom for Clyde. Missouri Pacific shops location urged

Clyde businessman T D Beachtel, longtime Republican Valley resident and former railway worker, argues the Missouri Pacific should relocate its division and shops to Clyde. He claims major cost savings in all departments, highlights better train and locomotive service, and cites specific route economies from Atchison to Lenora and on the Heatings branch. He offers to explain each point in person to convince directors.

Missouri Pacific Clyde Taly T D. Beachtel Republican Valley Wabash Road Stats Journal Missouri Puolite Board of Gary Ueht Greenleaf Minaguri Pacific Atchison Lenura Alsc Lea Cline

Annual Bhepoet Report Shows Attendance and Extensions

Secretary McDill presents the Santa Fe system statistics for the year ending June 30, 191. detailing attendance per day at six points Dearborn Kansas City Me Argentine Topeka Tem ple Tex and overall records. The Topeka Hon notes high attendance in religious meetings at 1 074 nearly the highest in the groups while cups of caftes and other measures are also reported.

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Local association plans winter work and classes

The El Paso Herald notes substantial increases across departments of a local association. It cites examples like 340 child care meals, a coffee house, and 21 baths. The educational committee will hold a special meeting to plan details for mechanical drawing, electricity, chorus, penmanship, and other programs. A Pullman porter incident prompts debate on cap style and comfort.

Associa Agus Tomas el Paso Herald Hans Belme

Promoted in government service and railroad posts

Thad Payne promoted to private secretary to Russell Harding, third vice president and general manager, after leaving the Memphis office. AG Matthews succeeds him in the Memphis mechanical department. In Topeka, Payne held a Santa Fe freight office post, while Houghton of Santa Fe was named assistant general freight agent for the western lines based in San Francisco. J G Hartigan appointed division superintendent of Santa Fe in northern Texas, with headquarters at Cleburne.

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Boiler Shop and Rail Yard Notes From Grady Dusting to Kansas City

Fragments report moving a man into a new Branner street shop and list routine shop chatter. Mentions Dustin moving to Branner street and several workers changing posts, with notes on injuries, absences, and visits, plus a Kansas City trip and local personnel shifts across the boiler shop and car works.

Hunting the Counties Clerks in Historical Society Struggle

Clerks in the Historical Society face difficulties with newspaper files as active preparations move to remove the State Historical Society from basement rooms to a fourth floor loft. Overhauling the newspaper files, librarians uncover an ongoing nuisance in the archives.

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Poe as Master of the Short Story and Detective Craft

Detective Stories notes Conan Doyle praising Poe as inventor of the detective tale and master of the short form, citing Poe’s imaginative quality and analytic skill. The ad asks if you know Poe and offers an authoritative memoir from George Barrie & Son, Philadelphia, with agents wanted.

Conan Doyle Poe Tennyson George Barrie & Son Walnut Street Philadelphia

County identifiers urged on Kansas papers to aid archives

A Kansas clerk laments missing county marks in many small papers. He argues every issue should print county in date line or headline to simplify filing, noting hundreds of defunct or obscure papers lack clear publication locality. He urges editors to include county to ease archival work.

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Emancipation Addresses Planned At Nicodemus NAC

Statesmen including B W Tracy John Carsen and B W Little will address colored residents of Graham and surrounding counties at Nicodemus on Thursday August 1. Little will also speak at current normal institutes in session at Wakeensy Lincel and ny Eilts.

Nicodemus B. WH. Tracy United States John Carsen Grimes’ Offce B. W. Little Theo Graham Mr. Little Seasion Ny Eilts Wakeensy Lincel

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