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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1899
Page
3
Jan Maclaren contrasts the American businessman with the English merchant and the European, praising the American drive and efficiency. He notes American pace and multitasking in manufacturing and commerce, while referencing attitudes toward work, leisure, and technology across nations.
An O14 style report recalls figures including Peron the Sontay Sta and Mears amid a Mount Shanty tone. The text, though garbled, references a shifting tale about insularity, a debate on attire and behavior, and noted figures in a broader cultural moment.
The readable lines show a garbled note mentioning Doctor Radfay and a Philadelphia or Philadelphia area reference. No clear event, date, or names besides uncertain personal names emerge.
Fragments reference Rens Pills and various garbled terms. The readable bits mention New York and possible names such as SESE and GH GimurSeen, but no clear event, date, or outcome is identifiable. The text appears damaged with inconsistent spellings and interleaved phrases.
Railroad news reports a remarkable quick bridge replacement on the Roveland Line near Lincoln Nebraska. An eighty ton iron bridge, 160 feet long, was installed across Burlington tracks in 72 minutes without delaying any trains. Superintendent G J Bishop led the operation with a crew of six, using two locomotives and a bridge car, while concrete abutments were prepared earlier.
A broad push to abolish most commodity rates is under discussion by Western rail classification committees. Proposed changes would raise many classes by 19 to 50 percent and move numerous articles from lower to higher classes. The Western meeting was postponed to December 1 to await Eastern committee actions and further information.
A discussion from the General Passenger Agents meeting in Boston with General Traffic Manager Nicholson of the Santa Fe emphasizing truthful advertising, space value, and professional advertising craft. He argues that advertisements must be honest, concise, and tailored to readers, avoiding sensational claims and relying on intelligent, reasonable statements.
The text urges cordial relations between Road and Dress as allied forces for civilization. It stresses mutual interests in building the community, increasing production, and expanding trade, arguing that cooperation yields benefits and avoids unnecessary public exposure.
Chicago engineers and their locomotive crews will adopt a pooling system across the Chicago Michigan and Detroit divisions. Under the decree, each locomotive will be offered to the next engineer in line rather than pairing a single engineer with a specific engine, easing machine idle time and reshaping routines.
The reduced time standard takes effect Sunday for multiple lines including Santa Fe from Chicago to Alton and the Hurts, Rock Island signaling no immediate charge. Kansas City’s two new trains run on the new clock with earlier arrivals and later departures, altering arrival times to Chicago and Marceline, while some local and express services adjust accordingly.
A garbled report details rising earnings and steel price movements with references to American Car and Santa Fe lines. It mentions shipments, contracts, and a shift in market conditions affecting production, wages, and transportation across major firms. Names appear obscured by OCR errors, but the piece signals a robust earnings week amid material price changes and industry demand.
Local railroad workers note a 1 year old son of John Albrent injured near the home when a fall occurred while playing with other boys. Engineer Sellwell and Supt. Hoey oversee the incident at the roundhouse area. Geron Brentanll has left the roundhouse town for several weeks. Engine 18 sent to Wellington for service. Frank in pine fir wore on the St Joe Knught ramet.
A fragmented account describes Boer influence on Cape town shoppers, detailing predatory shoplifting by Boer men and a storekeeper's passive response. It recounts a scheme involving a farm visit and a planned theft, leading to a sale of stolen goods and a fortune linked to Kimberley diamond prospection.
An octogenarian hosier, Mr Mangan, recalls making royal stockings for Queen Victoria. He explains cotton stock ing for royalties, noting three threads in the leg and five in the toe and heel for strength. The queen reportedly prefers cotton hosiery over silk, citing wash durability and fit.
A garbled OCR fragment covers British and London topics with scattered names, places, and events. It mentions attacks or hostilities, various regions, and historical figures in a disjointed mix, lacking coherent narrative or dates. The readable bits point to a historical monologue-style piece with foreign references and obscure terms.
Tim O Conner of Newton who died at St Francis hospital in Wichita leaves all property after funeral expenses to St Francis hospital. He also bequeaths one dollar to his sister Catherine O Conner Dalay and designs Sister Mary Secphima Ebert as sole heir of all remaining personal and real property. Executor Edward Harvey of Wichita named without bond.
Lieutenant J C Murphy of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers returns from the Philippines amid expansionist views. He endorses holding the islands, cites mineral wealth and sugar refinery potential, and praises General Otis and General Funston while denying church protection claims. He criticizes Aguinaldo and asserts Democrats favor expansion.
Pittsburg reports Memphis rail brings in about 40 colored men bound for Weir City mines. Union miners fear they cannot work in this coal vein, and the company anticipates shipping out more laborers tonight. President Wright signals continued relocations as needed.
A tram from the east arrived at Wilson depot with an enormous crowd greeting Wilson’s Twentieth Army veterans. The band played and fireworks lit the night as three veterans of the wave and foreign service stepped from the car amid cheers and welcomes.
John McKittrick Willem Hale Miller and Henry C Ruppenthal claim Wilson as their home. Atekeittrick lived there all his life, Miller born near Wilson in Russell county, and Ruppenthal near Russell county with 22 years nearby, touching Wilson at parents moving from Philadelphia to Kansas. Miller visited, others stayed or were elsewhere during service. Ruppenthal wrote letters from the Philippines to local papers.
Dighton November 6. Charley Lobdell reports extensive losses from a county prairie fire. His home, stables, pastures, and barn were burned with cattle, equipment, grain and feed destroyed. Rich and wife lost furniture and clothing. other locals including Moyer, Miller, O Connell, and Avery show large grain, barley, seed, and feed losses.
Major Martin of Fort Scott urges holding the Philippines as a rich country that would bring prestige to the United States. He notes most men in his company favor keeping the islands and argues for continued war to assert American governance despite critiques of General Otis. The campaign is expected to intensify as the rainy season ends.
Russell, Nov. 6. A disconsolate Syrian youth on a westbound U P train, returning from Fort Riley, was rejected for enlistment in the Philippines because he cannot write English though he can read and write Syrian. Born near Pompscus, he came to America at 15, worked as a farm hand in Trego county, and plans to study English, hoping to become a farmer in Kansas. Moses Sad, a hopeful citizen, says he would not return to Syria and longs to serve Uncle Sam.
The Gove County Leader reports a major shipment from this county last Sunday. Col. Reynolds sent twenty six cattle cars containing about 200 head, valued at around forty thousand dollars. The piece recalls Buffalo Park’s past shipping boom and stresses progress from settled farms to stock movement.
James Dyer of Pittsburg collapsed at Frontenac during a parade honoring returned soldiers of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers. A Civil War veteran, he had suffered paralysis months earlier and died from excitement-related stress. Edwin J. Leird of Company C, Russell County, the town’s sole veteran of the Twentieth who served in Manila to San Fernando, is remembered as a leading local figure.
Local Topeka residents publish their experiences with kidney trouble and relief from Morrow’s Kidney Olin products. A Springfield, Ohio manufacturer markets Morrow’s Kidney Restre and Morrow’s Liver capsules as cures for backache liver sluggishness and nervousness, with sales through city stores and druggists.
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