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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
3
The article extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as restoring stomach health by drawing nourishment from food. It claims digestion improves when the remedy is used, aided by Dr. Pierce's Pellets to support digestive and nutritive function.
City officials in Arkaness City Kantea faced sweeping pay cuts to balance a overdrawn general fund. Clerk wage drops from 2 to 1 month, policemen cut to 40 dollars, city attorney reduced, firemen wages sliced, and street lighting reduced as taxes and revenues tighten. The mayor’s stance and council majority push toward further revenue fixes amid short funds and strained budgets.
A promotional claim states a fifty cent bottle of Scott's Emulsion lasts fifty days for a baby, thirty for a six to seven year old, and twenty for a ten to twelve year old, deeming it economical and nourishing for sickly children and those without real disease. The advertisement includes garbled text and misprint segments.
The Union Pacific officials promote the Emergency Association to aid injured railroad workers. It outlines free instruction for employees, use of emergency surgical boxes, and coordinated ambulance and telestructure support. The plan aims to reduce death rates by rapid, trained aid before rescue crews arrive.
Rock Island announces enhanced service to start June 3 with dining and sleeping cars on St Louis to Denver and Kansas City to Topeka routes. Modern Pullmans to include ladies’ retiring rooms and improved accommodations. Dining car service to Kansas City and Topeka. schedule notes show departures and stops with meals served en route.
The report asserts the Pennsylvania interest in the Santa Fe deal is uncertain locally. It mentions Pennsylvania rail leaders, Santa Fe, and the Great Northern in a complex cross-ownership context with several railroad presidents and lines named.
A disorderly summary notes a disability question facing the Scatedon in St Paul Minnesota. The text references conductors, a convention, and a plan to provide for augmented disabled conductors with a potentially adjourned division. Names such as President A B Silckavy and a General Manager are mentioned within the fragmented report.
James J. All elected president of Great Northern leads Mason City Fort Dodge directors. Construction of new blacksmith shop continues with two big trip-hammers planned and aimed for completion by June. Excavations underway for major keel work with delays in contract start previously.
The report lists various workers and daily events including foremen, engineers, and laborers. Mentions John Leman, Bijenner, and multiple named workers with scattered notes about travel, weddings, and a washout delaying train service in a Scranton area setting.
Iron Trade Review reports the machinist strike could affect the iron and steel industry. Temporary interruptions are seen at some plants while many workers strike in Cincinnati Milwaukee Philadelphia Dayton San Francisco and New England. Foundry output may shrink if operations cannot be finished leading to reduced steel consumption during the strike.
The article notes rising wage demands in rolling mills and sheet and tin plate mills amid strong rail and agricultural demand. It discusses potential consolidation and market strategies if wages rise, and the impact of wage settlements on the iron trades, with orders remaining robust for months due to railroad and implement manufacturing prosperity.
A May 1 report from Lawrence Kansas details a letter describing WWI events and correspondence from Captain Adna G Clarke. The text recalls a cablegram from Northern Luxor and details of a military expedition, hostage handling, and ambivalent home front reactions.
A Lima dispatch reports Perez Galdo's Electra provoked a large audience to chant Down with the Jesuits during late acts. After the play a crowd of thousands headed toward St Peter's church, throwing stones at Merced church and windows until police charged and dispersed them.
Clarence D. Huttman, a prominent educator in this state, was instantly killed in Pittsburg on Wednesday in a collision between an electric street car and a long string of coal cars pushed by a locomotive. A few women passengers survived. Huttman allegedly ran to the rear platform, leaped, and was crushed beneath the advancing wheels. He was married.
Topeka Exposition Association aborts plans for a state fair in Topeka after county commissioners declined a $4,000 appropriation to improve fair grounds. Promoters blame Haines and Kelsey for opposition, note legal assurances given then retreated, leaving the board with no funding. Stockholders include A. Low, Milter, Fowler, and many others from Topeka and surrounding areas.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Topeka Foundry with mention of individuals Thos and Page. The readable text suggests a brief item about a foundry connection or personnel, but details are incomplete and no dates or actions are clear.
Reports from New York indicate a clash over working hours as the International Association of Machinists pushes for nine hours while the majority of skilled and many unskilled trades already have eight. Workers at Frazer and Chalmers’ factory show pattern maker sit in action amid ongoing strike tensions.
Des Moines on May 23 reports a prohibition renonvention naming a slate for governor and key posts including J. A. Harvey for Lieutenant Supreme Judge and Westies Sud jet for Railway Commissioner. The platform endorses Carrie Nation and opposes subsidized press and army interference. It calls repeal of the state null law, bans on drunkenness in the Philippines, and supports the Indiana plan with a year round headquarters and a $70,000 campaign fund.
The article notes a proposal at a Peoria gathering to end exclusive bar memberships and require full physician membership in state medical societies. It aims to allow conscientious practitioners and remove sectarian bars long tied to exclusive groups.
Thomas F. Barr retires as Judge advocate general of the United States after a career as brigadier general and military secretary under War Secretaries Rumsey Lincoln Endicott and Procter. He had two years as Judge advocate of the Department of the Lakes and leaves active service by his own request.
Washington May 21 interior report from Indian Agent Nickerson of the Shoshone agency notes a faction of Arapahoes is defiant and resisting orders, prompting a request for troops from Port Washakie and Fort Washake to aid the agent in meeting emergencies on the reservation. In a separate item, the Creek Treaty awaits passage in Oklahoma, with ratification urged in the house by a large majority. Dr Kink Stanley faces trial after the masseur case. bail reduced to 5,000 and he is returned to the Tombs awaiting further action.
Dr A W Sawtelle of Hartford promotes a cure named Chamber s Cuild. A customer reports relief from pain after using the remedy, noting it saved her life and endorsing it for future use. A gentleman with severe chest pain also benefited after a dose, with the advertiser asserting repeated success. Sold by all druggists.
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