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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1901
Page
3
The notice promotes The State Journal for lost and found items, situation ads, hires, renting property, selling goods, and trades with a three day free ad for concerns needing assistance. It highlights the reach across Kansas and suggests low cost placements to attract applicants and customers, claiming advertising pays big returns.
Three trainloads of Santa Fe railroaders and families totaling about 3400 enjoyed a day trip to Kansas City. Attendance reached 3000 for the picnic with excursions by electric cars, games and prizes, and a heavy rainstorm delaying return. The event featured a tug of wood workers and a prize of 47 pairs of bands, with workers and guests sharing meals and greetings in a festive riverfront setting.
Italian plans to bring 100000 books and colonize America are outlined with Chevalier Sininler as general agent. The Santa Fe route is to be leveraged for distribution to central peninsular centers, with irrigation and settlement in the Colorado and Taos regions. Industrial efforts in California and Colorado aim to expand Italian agency reach and possibly extend to Europe after initial settlement steps.
One Associated Lines firm, chartered years ago in Kansas, Missouri and Colorado, with headquarters at the original site, held a special stockholders meeting to authorize sale of shares and let contracts for the completion of the Fort Scott road. The meeting followed its chartered routes and electoral steps to advance construction.
From St Louis comes word on a potential oil road project linking Fort Scott with Western regions. Mr McDonald comments that he cannot confirm specifics but suggests if the route reaches this area it would become a mature point for development. He notes Florence and Pe town as possible adjacent connections.
Engineers examined grounds for a new depot and tax funds, with city officials summoned to present figures. Plans call for rapid progress by Santa Fe after approval, including a storm sewer project and integration with the old system while awaiting further data.
The Rock Island issues notices establishing four new towns on the Liberal extension toward El Paso. Optima Stratford and two other sites are named near Liberal, with locations described as miles west. The notices list agents and nearby towns, including Tehama and Stratford, indicating expansion coverage in western Texas.
A trainload of Alabama editors passed through Topeka Sunday morning aboard the Santa Fe en route to San Francisco. The 122 representatives, many women, attend the thirteenth annual Montgomery press association meeting. J A Roundtree led the excursion, with a return route via the Southern Pacific including stops at Monterey Santa Barbara Los Angeles El Paso and Beaumont.
Horton Kan June 44 large crowd watched the brick smoke stack topple after workers dug under it and burned away supporting piers. The 40 000 brick structure had stood for 16 years and fell nearly to the ground before breaking. Oswego Kansas seeks a new road for intercity freight and passenger service with the Frisca- Memphis line under charter plans. The Commercial Club backs the project and pledges cooperation to secure necessary rights and funding. Anthracite coal to be used by passenger engines on the Eastern road after July 1, initially only on the Chicago division. westward lines not yet included.
Parks, a train dispatcher from the main line, returns from San Francisco after attending the International convention of train dispatchers. The Woodmen of the World visited Topeka for services on Sunday. TM Hartley of the roundhouse has been off duty for several days. William Deveny, formerly a machinist now in Chickasha, visits Topeka and plans to return west soon. Machinist Cyrus Guthrie was off duty.
Government data show annual rmen figures high with new bids called. Santa Fe to build a Wichita freight depot addition and four new reading towns in Woodward Oklahoma Territory La Junta Colorado Gallup New Mexico and Raton New Mexico at an estimated 30001 area. More than 4000 farmers bought in the region as openings of reservations approach in August. Oregon Short Line and Santa Fe rail war continues with a Utah Nevada grade dispute to be settled in Carson City on June 38. Arkansas City hosts Drury’s friends and Santa Fe begins a colonization plan to move thousands to lands in southern California New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas with Chevalier Spanier named Central Agent in Rome and a new agent sent to Italy.
Kansas City reports a fatal stabbing at Troost Park after a fight involving two gangs of young men. Thomas Scruggs, 15, son of Miles D. Scruggs of Screges Hall Live Stock Commission, died from a knife wound. Three suspects, Tom Redmond, Joe Rousch, and Harvey Flynn, were arrested. Redmond allegedly delivered the fatal thrust. Witnesses Glen Mcfitash and Nellie Scott corroborate the attack as three knife strikes, with the third fatal. Police note intoxication among assailants. conflicting statements from involved youths. Hundreds witnessed the melee but interference was minimal.
The document records a Topeka letter dated June 22, 101, from J. Mack Love as Democratic chairman to W. J. Babb and Kansas Populist leaders. It states Democrats will not unite under Fusion, citing loyalty to their national party, and invites supporters to join Democratic primaries to defeat the Republican Party with shared principles and candidates. The reply emphasizes preserving the Democratic organization in the state.
Alexander Smith of the New York state canal commission comments on opposition to a ship canal. He argues fears reflect idealism, not state-wide interests, and predicts increased wealth and port growth despite Chicago and Duluth shipments. The item also notes World War era travel news and a San Francisco cultural update.
Anie Paine announces travel from July 6 to July 13 to San Francisco via Topeka, with a double berth price of 4 dollars. Round trip expected at 45 dollars. tickets valid until August list 190. Stopovers allowed west of Denver. For details, see your merchant.
Brazil fully accepts the invitation to participate in the Pan American Congress in New York on the twenty fourth. Peru and Bolivia oppose entry while Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay are expected to join. The administration hopes Peru will align with Bolivia to act in Peru’s and Bolivia’s best interests.
In a June 4 incident at Carguines Straits a squall capsized a boat carrying Miss Kate Kerns Miss Agnes Kerns and Miss Mamie Bullivan. Miss Bullivan and telegraph operator H Sherry of Benicia drowned after clinging to a boat for hours while Misses Kerns were rescued by Tellerman.
St Joseph June 2 George Key reports Chief of Detectives Shea arrived from Jim Uloo Mexico. Gillet the full fledged cattle king has secured gambling privileges for Parral Mexico and plans to extract vast wealth from the privy purse. He is said to be bent on mobilizing money to settle debts as weekly reports note. London June 24 Lewis Green shields of the Shropshire cavalry dies of wounds.
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