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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
6
Railroad news notes Santa Fe probing employee preferences among M A and Reading Rooms to determine which option workers favor. The inquiry aims to gauge interest and guide future amenities aboard trains.
The railroad Santa Fe considers consolidating or replacing its M. A. reading rooms with better access for Santa Fe men. Reading rooms, now 14 in operation, are run by company employees and funded from dues and charges. The program aims to improve worker morale and efficiency with modest annual costs and broader access.
The report outlines a banquet with Governor Stanley and ex Governor Stone among out of town guests, the Santa Fe entering Oakland prompting a possible plant move to Point Richmond, and related railroading news. It also covers personnel notes on railroad workers, harassment of rate wars, and various appointments in Chicago and Topeka.
Advertisement notes $25 fare to California via Santa Fe Daily for March and April. Mentions through trains with free chair cars and tourist sleepers. Includes quotation style lines about Casoria and a child’s toy brand in the filler text.
Kansas earned five of 33 special medals for acts of heroism during the Cuba Philippines and China conflicts. Four of the five were Twentieth Kansas men led by Calvin Titus and Arthur Ferguson among others. Trembly White Huntsman and others swam rivers and faced heavy danger to aid comrades.
Travel offers advertise round trip fares with specific dates and routes to Utah Montana Oregon and California plus a Rock Island sale in spring. An unrelated medical advert promotes Don's Ointment and remedies for kidney bladder and urinary issues with drugstore availability.
The Burlington in cooperation with the Kansas Lines offers very low one way fares for March and April 1902 to Portland Seattle Puget Sound and to Spokane Butte Helena and surrounding territory with round trips via the Burlington Northern Pacific Express. Also fast service to Chicago via Ell from Kansas City and St Joseph with double daily departures. Contact nearest agent or write for full rates and illustrated matter.
London reports Field Marshal Lord Wolseley will depart for Cape Town tomorrow in what officials call a private trip. Gossip links the journey to the military situation, noting his expertise on South Africa could aid Kitchener at Cape Town or Pretoria.
An old report notes a long term inquiry at Battle Creek on starch digestion and its impact on health. Physicians report extensive experiments showing removing starch from foods may prevent digestive issues and related ailments.
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