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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1903
Page
4
A flooded scene described a heavy unmanageable boat swept by current with a family aboard. Harry Feteo’s home was sighted, and medical officer Dr A Davis and family also left their location as rescue efforts and rafted by the surge.
An aged ad touts Hyemel as a latest scientific discovery for catarrh cure. It cites testimonials from Wellington and others, claiming the remedy purges the blood, improves the digestive system, and restores health, with mentions of Canfield and Strinafield as endorsers.
The readable portions recount a riverside setting with uncertain names and actions. A witness mentions a horse and water depth around four feet, near Hurtisges street, with three horses standing and water depths stated as ten to nine feet. The rest is too garbled to identify additional events or characters.
A large flotilla aided by the Sardous family and W F West and relatives rescued many people from east of Kansas Avenue toward Garfield Park on Sunday. By 2 pm most were out of flooded areas, with boats ferrying residents past the Santa Fe crossing. The operation involved several boats, with crews guiding families to shelter near the old slaughter house and Norte Topeka, as the river current carried them along.
A garbled letter from Mr Holman blends phrases about Topeka and a writer, with long blocks of indecipherable words. The fragmentary notes mention safety on a top or waiting line, a reader or witness recounting scenes, and a perplexing stream of nonstandard text.
Refugees suffer sickness requiring care from a nurse as a relief effort expands. A physician reports whooping cough and fever among evacuees at a temporary shelter. Continental Crummery Company ships hundreds of gallons of aid Sunday to the needy. Residents Enink Borey and two children, plus Mrs. Wiliam Blanchard and another child, are rescued from a residence, and Chay Ewen is moved after sheltering with the Bowens, who were away.
Telegraph and phone service collapsed across the river and wooded districts. By Sunday only one ward reported a line message as 1 000 people faced imminent danger. A room house was swept away downstream and the bridge carried off.
A man named Charles Wallach fell from a boat and spent the night clinging to a riverbank space near the Sant Pe bridge. He endured cold and darkness until rescued at dawn as bystanders heard shouts from the south riverbank.
A brief item notes an EBA convention involving the Lakiah Valley route to Reston in the land region. No further details are provided about dates organizations or participants.
Railroads face widespread disruption as the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific report washouts and deep water. Kansas City lines, including the Kaw river crossings, struggle with bridge danger, reroutings, and service reductions. Multiple routes via Chicago, St. Louis, and Omaha are affected as floods block tracks and hamper schedules.
A Denver convention drew rail workers sharing near fatal escapes from trolley and freight cars. Workers recount electric shocks, falls between cars, and miraculous saves, naming lines, trains, and towns across Maryland Virginia Missouri and beyond.
A conference on passenger traffic and the further development of colonization work drew managers and officials from multiple lines including the Chicago Great Western and Iowa roads. Commissioner Bresle’s lecture bureau will be active, with talks planned along the Southwestern routes and in Topeka, Kansas and surrounding sections.
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