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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
3
Mrs Wilcox is now in perfect health, credited to no other agency. The note asserts the person’s recovery and attributes it to a personal or unspecified cause, framed as a testimonial about survival and avoidance of institutionalization.
An advertisement features a testimonial praising Paine's Celery Compound for restoring health and relieving head trouble after failed medical care. The writer claims the product saved them from insanity and a mental asylum, recounting severe fatigue and weakness overcome by the tonic. Diamond ad copy claims purity and lasting quality.
Mrs J Elliott of London visits Miss Bertha Hurch in Atchison. Formerly Miss Goldie Cross of Atchison, daughter of D E Cros, she toured the world with her husband, a mail agent. They plan to visit Cannes and Austentan and attend coronations.
Structural steel for the railroad project has been completed and is now fully on the ground. Construction teams report major progress with the framework complete and work advancing on extensions and track alignment. Officials note the milestone signals a critical phase ahead for timetables and regional transportation impact.
Temporary bolts are being replaced as rivet work continues on the steel frame. Expected to take nearly two more months to complete the structure. Delayed by material shortages, the shop has now progressed to the point where permanent fastening with rivets will begin after initial framing is completed.
A report from a St Louis meeting notes plans to reorganize the Southwestern Passenger Association and to unify railway interests. Officials expect a broader agreement touching immigrants and fares, with emphasis on passenger services.
The road’s claims department is settling losses after a terrible Texas wreck. About 75,000 dollars has been paid to injured passengers and relatives. Four claims agents were sent to the scene and expect to complete settlements within days.
Seven Kansans join a voyage aboard the steamship Ceitio for a Mediterranean tour with oil interests. The party includes Mr Brown of Anguetu and James Duke. They left New York for a 12 day excursion to Jaffa, returning April 2, totaling about 13 500 miles by land and sea.
Hannibal Missouri coverage reports stockholders of the St Louis and Hannibal railroad meeting. Santa Fe surveyors plan an inlet into St Louis in view of connections with the Chicago and Alton and the Wabash. Engineers inspect the St Louis and Hannibal road for potential purchase, with no formal offers yet. Albuquerque Journal-Democrat notes Santa Fe surveyors working out the route.
The Santa Fe machine shop expands into a three quarter riveted frame complex nearly 852 feet by 153 feet, with a 60 foot height, spanning north to south from Seward Ave to the main line. It will house boiler making, lifting cranes, electric motors, and a centralized power house for automatic fuel feeding and ash removal, with 40 to 80 electric motors planned throughout the building. The project will be led by Frank Hammond and W. Summers, with construction advancing as steel frames rise and work crews crowd the site awaiting occupancy months from now.
Passenger department earnings rose steadily, with total interstate rail earnings reaching 426,009,210. Gains were driven by mileage expansions, consolidations, and new lines such as a potential Santa Fe route across New Mexico. In St Joseph, the Union Pacific absorbed the Grand Island, giving UP direct access to St Joseph and the Pacific coast.
Albuquerque reports plans to transfer several hundred feet of Kansas blue grass sod to the Alvarado hotel area and new station grounds to form a green lawn. Additional sod shipments of about 300 feet are to Las Vegas for the Castenada Hotel area as work proceeds.
A San Francisco dispatch reports that the Santa Fe railroad will secure a terminus in Oakland. The Oakland and Kent Side railway company was incorporated, forming part of the California and Nevada railroad assets tied to a receiver and a foreclosure sale, with a potential extension to connect to the Santa Fe near San Pueblo.
A historical item notes Grand Trunk inviting the Freight Claim Association to meet in Montreal and mentions a disrupted meeting at St Augustine. Names such as Jacqueline van Weeuam and references to road agreements appear amid unclear OCR lines.
The Topeka railroad shops report transfers and illness among workers. Several foremen and helpers move to new roles at roundhouse and back shop, with Arthur Roberts and George Ward among those listed. Examinations for railroad education are scheduled, while Rev Jeremiah Cromer plans a Sunday sermon.
Washington March 13 the senate committees on emigration agreed to report the Mitchell Kuhn measure retaining absolute exclusion and a restricted transit provision amid debate over Philippine policy and Chinese sailors aboard U S ships with penalties for evasion and duties for returning Chinese. The draft also tightens detention terms for entrants and the penalties for noncompliance, reflecting strong anti Chinese measures in a period of immigration policy shaping.
A testimonial from Gertrude Warner Scott asserts Swamp Root cured severe kidney trouble misdiagnosed as stomach cancer. The ad extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, offers free sample bottles by mail, and urges readers to request literature and purchase available bottle sizes.
The First Congregational Church in Kansas City Missouri accepted the resignation of Pastor Henry Hopkins. The district council of Congregational churches, including Kansas City Kansas and Lawndale’s church, met to approve the action after a church meeting praised Hopkins for his service and noted his departure with a small financial settlement.
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