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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
3
Boilermakers defeated the Machinists 6 to 4 in a brisk baseball game. Manager notes highlight strong pitching from J. Hale and timely hitting from center fielder L. Carter at the city park field.
Readers witnessed a bustling program of contests and pageantry in Atchison featuring Topekans and many local acts. The event showcased diverse exhibitions, sports, and performances with numerous participants from area clubs and schools, drawing a large audience and stirring community pride.
Fragmented account describes a Topeka area event with names such as Walldman Waldman and Fred Austin, mentions prizes like gold items and a belt, and notes athletic winners and a day trip with a return by 2 a.m. The text references towns, trains, and a Topeka crawl with multiple named persons, yet many phrases are garbled and unsure.
The Cattlemen oppose a 40 hour boriod rule for loading cattle at sea and rest, water, and feed requirements. The dispute centers on railroad and port handling and potential impacts on shipments from Albuquerque to terminal points. The Washington note and Southern connection details are cited as influencing factors in the proposed policy.
A preliminary assessment confirms plans to begin work soon at the northern end of the Fine project. A rough survey has been completed and an engineering crew will be assigned to complete locating and surveying the tie.
The Iron Age outlines global railway statistics showing substantial investment and expansion through the late nineteenth century. It cites billions in spending, a wide network, and notable national outputs across Asia, Africa, and the Americas, highlighting rail development as a major economic driver of the era.
The report on Granger Roads shows earnings rise despite a lean crop. It highlights increased output across sectors, mentions wine and oil production, and notes year over year gains in cokes and related goods with several figures and local economic tone.
June 21 dispatch notes Santa Fe California and San Bernardino officials, and grand president Tobin McNeil, ending the conference without a settlement over boilermakers’ wage and working conditions. North Shorthran and Great Northern reports show company and union friction, with talks declared ended.
Labor and union leaders arrived in the city as a broad federation meets to discuss settlement terms. Strikers from nearby towns expect talks with railroad officials Monday. News notes appoint- ments at Rock Island and Choctaw lines include new freight agents and comptrollers, with several officials listed and transactions outlined.
Lantry Sons, Kansas contractors, replacing wooden bridges in the Santa Fe district west of Laguna with standardized steel structures. Work underway on the Talon and Ley Vegas route, amid noted issues on wooden spans and ongoing rail improvements.
Eastbound Ems railroad announces a new daily service from Dearborn Station Chicago at 1920 a m to New York arrives next afternoon at 3 30 and Boston by 5 p m The train will feature standard Pullman sleepers and meals en route with no extra fare Tickets available at 212 South Clark Street Chicago
Baron Max Saoenheim, counsellor of the German embassy at Cairo, arrived from New York in San Francisco on June 5. He travels across the United States to study how vast land drains have been settled and opened along railway lines, aiming to learn from these colonization efforts.
Dispatch from Lawson Jitneck-A to Central News reports the Chinese cruiser Kal Chi wrecked by a fierce explosion while in the Yanetse river. The ship carried about 250 officers and men. 20 seconds into the disaster, most were killed or drowned with only two men surviving.
New York reports extraordinary preparations for pre Mainning London and related delays. A Herald dispatch from London says meat supply will be distributed over the first three days, with fish demand likely to surge. Salmon and soles may run scarce, orders have been placed, and bread production in big bakeries will shift, with deliveries sometimes moved a day earlier.
Ninety American soldiers have died as cholera spreads in the Philippines. Health authorities report mounting deaths across provinces, with strict disease controls and rising infection counts challenging local health services.
A party named Eealthis Americana will be hosted in Winnipeg for coronation day ceremonies and then travel hundreds of miles into the interior with Brinbe Robert Stavince to pursue land purchases for American settlers. Among the party are Governor S H Van Sant of Minnesota Governor Cummins of Iowa and G Thorne.
Park National Bank of New York figures such as James McDonald and EL D. Hulbert participate in a large gathering denouncing the Boers and voicing support for John Redmond. The crowd includes Irish nationals and officials from Chicago banks and Merchants’ Loan & Trust Company as they push a national demonstration in favor of Irish affairs.
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