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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1898
Page
8
A historical murky excerpt links water torture to old times and recalls a Philadelphia man Archibald Armstrong who cures gout with Warner's Safe Cure. It describes urate crystals in blood and kidney disease, blaming rheumatic pain on gout and urging readers to seek the remedy.
Cincinnati to Havana would become a rapid route with Cincinnati Northern Terminus at the start and December expected for implementation. Travelers could reach Havana in about 34 hours via a 4 hour leg by rail to Jack Gomette, then steamship to Stima, with Key West stop en route. The scheme links Queen & Crescent with the Florida coast and signals a broader East Coast steamship revival between Mari and Santiago.
Berlin dispatch says at a gala in Constantinople last Friday Sir Edward Straus, the American minister to Turkey, invited Emperor William to visit the United States. The Emperor replied he would have gone long ago but for his great duties and the voyage would take too much time.
Lansing reports Governor Pingree remains opposed to the mileage toll suit against Michigan Central. Attorney General Maynard asks the state supreme court for a writ of error to move the case to the U S circuit court or, if needed, to the Supreme Court. The AG argues the right to fix transportation tolls may be a federal police power issue not settled for states.
Amelia Sonnabend is found dead in her bed nine days after she killed herself. Her daughters corroborate that she was a cousin of Prince Hohenlohe, the German chancellor. The headline notes the alleged relation to the chancellor and the sequence of events around the suicide.
London reports a Times correspondent notes with pleasure that Paris supports delaying any invasion of Spain to avoid provoking a bombardment of the Spanish coast. The item underscores cautious diplomacy amid tensions in the region.
A Topeka area rundown notes election activity with candidates Curtis and Asses Granger speaking at Uptta House and several locals facing public attention. The piece blends town chatter, minor incidents, and notes on civic matters including a pending water works question and police activity.
San Francisco reports the transport Peru arriving from Manila with fifteen soldiers and sailors, including officers. Many are recovering from sickness, but Col. John HR Bratt is gravely ill. The voyage was uneventful though warnings of smallpox deaths rose as details of injuries and resignations surfaced among volunteer officers and sailors.
Claflin and St John grain buyers complain to the railroad commissioners that cars are unavailable, forcing elevators to close as 30,000 bushels of grain sit unsold. Tudor & Co. of St John report similar shortages, sending grain north to Missouri Pacific or south to Rock Island. officials say they cannot force car movements.
A brakeman named Bartley develops a new mail catcher for eastbound express cars. Standing at the door with his arm around a crane arm, he hooks the mail sack from outside the moving car, a bold feat praised as a daring improvement among railroad workers. Partners and officials note his skill and risk in this early effort.
Colorado Springs Nev 2 w C C Carmahan section foreman of the Santa Fe railway left Denver yesterday on his railway bicycle and arrived at the arty Ew deset in Btue after hours and ak minutes. The trip required no extra exertion by Carmahan who arrived fresh as a daisy. His machine is a two frame bicycle with a third wheel on the second rail and immovable handlebars. The two wheels are securely on the rail and the bicycle weighs about 200 pounds. He is perfecting another machine to eclipse this in speed.
From Newton reports of injuries and repairs after a derailment or fall event. Several workers including engines and fireman marked sick. The new time card goes into effect today, moving passenger trains onto the Hutchinson branch with revised arrival times and stopping patterns.
Fragmentary report notes workers halted on two roads during Sunday work. References to state law, city marshal, and a transfer of business to Wichita suggest a labor dispute affecting transportation. Santa Fe and an interstate commerce angle appear, but details are obscured.
Nov 1 reports several promotions within the Union Pacific Freight Department under General Agent H. G. Kaill in Kansas City. The notice also records the death of B. Maxwell, a traveling freight agent.
The Union Pacific announces shifts at the Kansas City office led by H. G. Kall. J. G. Lowe becomes traveling freight agent, B. L. Mitley assumes chief clerk duties, and Frank B. Shaw takes over live stock agent duties at the stockyards. The changes take effect November 1.
Fireman John Meredith and several engineers including Wome Wakbt Bien and others from Newton tere are moving families amid heat from a fate order affecting Emporia men. Wellington troops arrive for service, with Buckbee and Huntlen reassigned and others shifting locations, while several workers report injuries and replacements in the night shift.
James Dunn chief engineer of Santa Fe tours the Valley railroad extension from Stockton to Point Richmond with Valley Inc chief engineer W B Storey. Dunn and Storey project finish of the west segment in ten or eleven months along with tunnel and viaduct work. plans for a ferry system to Bakersfield by Sept 1 1899 and potential through Chicago routes contingent on track access.
San Francisco November 2 The mail steamer Doric and the transport Ohio carry orders from General Merriam to intercept the troop ship Indiana at Honolulu and land several stowaways, wives of volunteer army officers. Two are Kansas brides Mrs J G Schileman and Mrs F E Buchan. The Ohio may not overtake Indiana but the Doric could. The women may proceed to Hong Kong and Manila to rejoin their husbands aboard the Oregon recruits. The transport Pennsylvania will sail.
Cincinnati, Nov 3 The Lehigh Carriage Company of Dayton Ohio faced the first case under involuntary bankruptcy law with liabilities of 115000 and assets of 5000. Before the filing Stengel Rothschild and others of Newark N J filed an equity bill, and later Standard Wheel Company of Terre Haute also filed an equity bill.
The Santa Fe time card changes take effect today with the main line between Las Vegas and Albuquerque receiving new schedules. A limited crew will operate trains with a two hour layover at Las Vegas, linking to the West from Raton as work crews prepare to improve the road bed between Kansas City and Omaha. A work train is planned once sufficient workers are found, with temporary and permanent job prospects noted for a white salary.
Admiral Dewey forwarded four memoranda on Philippine mineral resources from Prof. George E Becker of the US Geological Survey. Becker summarizes island deposits, listing Luzon, Mindanao, Panay, Negros and others with coal gold copper iron and sulfur, noting coal and sulfur risks and the potential for local use.
In 1896 Leedy carried most counties except Chautauqua. This year Cheroke e and Crawford decide outcomes with Republicans predicting Stanley in two western counties while Populists back Leedy. Both sides see tight margins, with Kirkpatrick's fate tied to Crawford and Cherokee results.
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