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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1900
Page
3
An early 20th century style ad touts Blood Balm as a cure for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims to purify blood and heal itching and lesions, promising trial bottles and personal medical advice. Appears to target readers of The State Journal with locations in Kansas and Georgia.
The Frisco Line expansion adds 372 miles to operating mileage as Santa Fe nears 5,000 miles and rivalry with Southern Pacific intensifies. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe can run trains from Chicago to San Francisco Bay, with the San Joaquin Valley route from Bakersfield to Port Richmond expanding interlining and traffic potential.
Representative Puller of the fre talizorid brotherhond presents to the Industrial Commission a long statement with remedies. Key points urge posted cases against employees, written reasons for discharge, access to records, eight hour day, no Sunday interstate runs except wreck trains, and equal injury compensation for railroad workers along with dissolution of railroad relief associations.
El Paso reports Stillwell, financer of the Kansas City Mexican Orient road, claims the concession in Mexico carries government subsidy. The route would run from Presidio to the Gulf coast, passing through Chihuahua Sonora and Sinaloa, linking to the Chimnauts and Pacifica network.
A Topeka delegation including Wellman and Amesesien will attend the Milwaukee session of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The group plans to discuss a proposed land purchase of 300 acres held by the Brotherhood, detailing a plan to aid the engineers and secure insurance coverage as needed.
Fort Worth Tex Mar 14 Ireland Hampton Ave stock agent of the Chero Live Stock Cementation company courts that the Rc Inland is pushing work on the extension from Chickasima to Gramite five county and that grading the three miles of steel have been laid. Mangum town has offered to donate.
The proposed Bock Island link would run through central cattle country toward northwest Texas and connect with the Peres Valley road. Officials say the railroad company is keen on opening the Hiswa reference area to settlement.
Talk of replacing Chief Arthur as head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers grows. Younger eastern faction sees him as too old and conservative and backs removing him. Rumored candidate H. B. Wills of Clinton is discussed, with Western leaders reportedly favoring Arthur’s ouster.
A historic trial run of inventor Priterick A. Aganes sees a novel vestibulated locomotive test on the Baltianne and Ohio railroad. The car features side extensions for stability and ventilation ducts. construction has spanned six months at Mt Clare with claims of speeds near sixty miles per hour on level tracks.
The Santa Fe Reis defeated the local high school team in a baseball game amid rough play and inconsistent offense. Santa Fe showed early discipline while the high school squad struggled to plate runs, with uneven innings and limited contact at the plate.
Report suggests Missouri Pacific may extend its Kanepolis line toward Ellsworth to handle a heavy wheat crop and aid Salina union. The potential expansion could occur this season, improving transport capacity for grain shipments and impacting local rail service.
A fragmented report outlines Ellsworth business leaders and residents backing a 20 appropriation to fund a committee for municipal improvements. The town shows plans related to fairground access and railroad business, with entrances and site details visible in the copy.
Oakland era notes detail a vacancy after Mechanical Engineer RF Hoffman resignation. Possible candidates include J. A. Weigle and his son, with other names and shifts mentioned. Strikes on a Missouri Pacific plow car lead to a resolved wage dispute. Train sheet photographs and auditor changes are noted along with travel offers and lodge conventions.
London on May 1 reports that the fall of Kroonstad to the British forces caused intense excitement in the city. Crowds cheered Lord Roberts's dispatch, singing God Save the Queen as news circulated after a night of drawing rooms and lobbies. Military observers anticipate stiffer Boer resistance near Johannesburg ahead.
London May 5 Reuters dispatch reports that Boer morale and shell effects, especially Lyddite, are overstated in wartime. It notes exploding shells cause fear, burns, and demoralization, yet many shells fail or misfire. A tale from Colenso describes a farm raid where a young Dutch girl appears at a doorway as Lord Kitchener investigates delays in enforcing orders.
A clipped wartime fragment describes a scene with a deaf maiden and a feared chief of state as tremors ripple through a stand ing crowd. Kitchener is named in a cryptic moment with his military secretary Pat S. reappearing amid vague references to an evening farm action not carried out due to unforeseen attendance.
Washington reports that army officers blame 54 Root for blocking inspections that could have prevented the Havana postal frauds. Brig. Gen. Breckinridge urged the inspector general to audit civil Cuban accounts. a Forts officer says the scandal might have been avoided if inspections were allowed.
The Lord of the mine workers union resigns peace with the labor commission. Accompas endorses. Railroad men may back Grand Master Frank B P Sargeant or Grand Treasurer Frank W Arnold for the post.
Four million air ton steel manufacturers arrived in Philadelphia from England on a mission for the British government. They were greeted by a Pencoyd Iron Works representative and escorted to the plant. The visit aims to arrange American participation in British bridge projects.
Allentown Pa May 14 Through Oliver Williams of Catasaqua the auction of a Cuban railway segment proceeds as part of a proposed trunk line sale to an American syndicate and miner interests.
Crush Of Manila reports a rumored Malay insurrection amid General Lawton's funeral. Authorities tighten measures as natives fear demonstration while Garc ia papers claim US aid to Filipinos is lacking. MacArthur shifts toward decentralization giving staff more policing power and policy focus.
Fragmentary notice details a group planning a reception for a Dewey visit in Michigan. Mentions Heaperas club and common council involvement with an executive committee meeting scheduled for the third afternoon to organize the event.
Fraudulent patent medicine ad touts Old Dr Hallock’s Wonderful Electric Pill as a cure for numerous ailments from back pains and headaches to stomach issues and memory loss. It claims rapid, comprehensive relief and invites readers to request free, expert advice from Rowley & Snow.
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