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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1900
Page
10
Parish groups and church leaders mobilize to attract 4 200 attendees to the state convention. Volunteers plan meetings and discussions to stimulate interest and ensure a strong showing for the event.
Delegates at the Hutchinson state convention, led by Secretary Clyde R. Boyd of Strone Clix, push a vigorous campaign featuring a large 1,200 placard display. The union leaders aim to make the gathering the most effective Christian Endeavor event in Kansas, with numerous speakers planned and continued fundraising to keep the campaign visible across Topeka and the state.
Chicago dispatch reports a major western railroad aims to lure Boers after the Transvaal War by sending 25 agents to South Africa to tout farm land west of the Missouri. Officials say land there is cheap and plentiful, with superior transport, and expect thousands to relocate if the British win or lose, aided by special ships and low freight rates.
Kansas City March 24 rumors of a major railroad consolidation involving the Union Pacific Chicago and Alton Illinois Central and the Kansas City Southern resurfaced as high officials from the four lines held a secret Kansas City conference. Attendees included Pelton Burt Harriman and others with close ties to multiple lines. While denials were issued experts note shared capital interests fuel speculation and discuss the potential for a combine.
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion cures coughs faster and better than mixtures. It asserts the product enriches the blood strengthens mind and body and provides vigor and vitality, unlike standard cough syrups.
The Union Pacific and the Chicago and Atlantic are described as operating under very close practical relations, signaling cooperative ties between two major rail lines amid broader industry alignment.
Chicago March 24 railroads concede they cannot force higher government pay for troop transport. Western passenger agents failed to unite on a plan to pursue higher rates, while lawyers warn the pool agreement may violate anti trust and interstate commerce laws. Other notes cover new B M survey for a Highland to Atchison line and Dan Conroy suing Santa Fe for 5000 after being put off a train and forced to walk home.
From Dodge City a report notes A B Lage resumes duties as section foreman and workers shift roles. Fireball attendance in Newton is listed along with water supply progress in western Kansas. Santa Fe sunk a well at Lakin to 160 feet with a 140 foot water rise and a pumping test that only lowered ten feet, prompting hopes for artesian quality but it proved non artesian yet the water tested favorable for city service and management.
Marshall becomes the new operator at HOM GOODLAND while W G Bis is promoted to dispatcher. Fireman T H Wilson serves with a regular engine. Mrs J D Hardin, wife of Conductor Hardin of the Pecos Valley line, died in Dodge City after a funeral attended by dispatchers SS Vanasker and others. G J Bishop visited for bridge and building work on a new reading room. Waldo of Santa Fe reportedly cleared 18000 on stock in New Mexico within two weeks. Local election nominees include Hotman Geo Tibbits Frank Remp and Detar. Six Johnson T A H auditing committee named.
The fourteenth semi annual reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Topeka will be held at the Masonic building from April 10 to 19. Degrees from the fourth to fourteenth inclusive will be conferred starting April 19 at 8 AM, with the fourteenth degree at 7:30 PM. The event features numerous named officers and a large roster of degree titles and ceremonies across multiple halls and apartments.
The New York Herald notes a virulent catarrhal grip outbreak across a wide region. Symptoms include sudden high fever, forehead pain, hacking cough, nasal and throat inflammation, and general prostration. Humphreys' Seventy Seven is advertised as a remedy.
A detailed schedule lists multiple degrees, officers, and exercises for Royal Arch Masons including William Elder and Homer Bowman among attendees. The program covers 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. with various titles like Master of the Guard, Senior Warden, and Preceptor, and notes a Friday conclusion with further ceremonies and inspections.
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