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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1898
Page
7
The Bakersfield line purchase prompts the rail system to add 85 locomotives and several passenger and box cars. The Santa Fe Flyer remains on schedule, with major orders and competition noted between Baldwin and an unnamed rival. Industrial and interlocking upgrades, crew changes, and route plans are outlined amid ongoing expansion.
A Santa Fe Flyer made its first visit to the city Friday afternoon, delaying over an hour due to strong winds. Conductor Tichiy led the train with Engine Lowe at the throttle, as Red Sot oversaw two engines toward Drip Run and to Kansas play.
Fragmentary text outlines a Kansas to Caney and Havana to Caney expansion project by Santa Fe and associates. Mentions road, general officers, and legal actions, with references to Independence and Choire court involvement. Numerous garbled names and places precede unclear dates or outcomes.
Two train crews will be reassigned from Leavenworth affecting Leavenworth Sor and Western Dos Tt. Trains will run to Kansas City over the Erwin Pacific tracks, with the Tepe at 38 A. on for Garrison and a revised arrival time. The disruption reduces potential injuries and alters projected service, with local business impacted.
In Galveston Texas a display features the smallest operating railroad in the world. The exhibit, titled The Gull orudo and Senta Ee enldaure rallies aa saw feature, attracts visitors who marvel at the minute engines and scaled tracks.
A hazy excerpt discusses an amusement setup at a Postoffice event and describes a large device with height up to 28 inches and diameter about 2 inches. It mentions pressure readings around 47 pounds and references components like mules and regular dat type parts. The fragment obscures many details and specific names.
A slate of performances heads the theater scene with Cramton theater offering drama and music at 10 20 30 and 50 cent prices plus a band and orchestra. Crawford theater features Next up is Set Manhatan and a Philadelphia reviewed portrayal with well known cast members including George Carr Hiram Prine and Minnie Packard. The National Flower operetta will reprise at Crawford theater with Modoc club Watsons orchestra and seats 10 20 30 cents.
A robbery last night in Arago Oregon yielded 1500 in cash with 200 of it government funds. The robbers fled toward the river after tying up a clerk and threatening him. Lawmen in Marshavit and Schroeter pursue the suspects as a manhunt continues.
At a state W C T U convention in Manville Wyoming I was hosted by Mrs Nine Higby and served coffee she called harmful to temperance efforts. She claimed coffee and its narcotic effects undermine sobriety while touting Postum as a superior beverage. I later found I could quit coffee and trusted her judgment after trying Postum.
A chaotic mosaic of Topeka items appears with wind reports, court brief details, election notes, theater lines, and civic notices. Mentions include the Crawford theater, water works, police photos, and upcoming public meetings as residents prepare for ballots and local happenings.
Pittsburg Pa Nov 8 Negotiations are under way to form a corporation with about 20 million dollars capital to absorb all local breweries. The plan aims to merge the interests of 16 Allegheny county breweries into a single operating company.
In Alva Oklahoma George Lout, a farmer, fatally killed his wife with an axe. He then went to his room and cut his own throat after a child awoke during the attack. Three children slept nearby as the tragedy unfolded.
Oberlin college faculty president King states Oberlin has not offered the presidency to Rev. John M W Barrows of Chicago. Dr Barrows visited last week at the invitation of trustees with possible view to the college post.
A seven months' cruise is planned with a U S training voyage. By December 1 the vessel will receive batteries at Mare Island, depart for Magdalena Bay for a month or more, then proceed to Honolulu and various Oriental ports.
Governor Leedy and David Overmyer spoke to a packed Hamilton hall crowd that was overcrowded from the main entrance to the stairs. The event featured a band, chrysanthemums for the governor, and sharp attacks on Republican leaders over school books stock yards and insurance.
J A Yearout Jr. father and Harparia Times editor was confined to bed after a Saturday night struggle with three thieves at Madison and Fifth. He was attacked from behind, choked, and robbed of 200 dollars, with one assailant restraining him while others searched his pockets. The incident occurred around 1 o'clock in the city.
Large number of Twenty-first Kansas regiment men visit the governor’s office to seek travel arrangements home to Leavenworth. Rail rates have stopped and many are out of money after three months without pay. Some soldiers have sold blankets or casks for funds. about 200 men at fort in need of transport. furloughs expire Thursday and men fear muster-out by December 3. Overland trains delayed due to snow shed fire and tunnel No 12 near Truckee.
Transfers list multiple property deeds including D D McDowell and spouse to B McDowell for 200 dollars on parcels 450 2 4 1 and 8. John Norton s first addition to W Murphy to Nancy Murphy parcels 37 and north half 39 Chandler Street. D McDowell to L J McDowell for 100 dollars lots 464 and 6 Woodward Avenue Jean Norton s first addition. Jean A Crocker and wife to Freeman for 0000 lots 437 and northeast Harrison Street Huntoon s addition. Martha J Foster to D M Foster lot 1 part northeast quarter 26 12 15 and B Foster to Anna H Foster 1 part northeast quarter 26 12 15.
The Newport sails today from San Francisco bound for the Philippines. General Miller and staff will board two hours before sailing. Thirty Indies wives accompany officers, with troops including the First Battalion Twentieth Kansas, the Wyoming Light Battery, and medical personnel aboard. War Department chartered the St. Paul to Manila with army supplies.
Dynamite weighing nearly half a pound arrived by mail on the overland train Sunday morning in two packages addressed to George B Hall Turkish consul Parrott building San Francisco. Postmarks are indistinct and Montana is suspected as the mailing origin. A similar package was received by Hall weeks earlier and opened safely.
The cruiser Philadelphia sails to Samoa within days and the Yorktown likely follows. A Hawaii or Pacific situation is feared to prompt a ruler reaction, so war vessels may be sent to protect American interests. The Pago Pago American coaling station contract goes to a San Francisco firm. The Nero Nagasaki arrived after a fire in Chinese waters, five hundred tons of coal jettisoned, repairs underway en route to San Francisco.
Washington reports Captain Cheaster abandoned the wrecking work on the Colon after government decision yesterday. Navy department says orders to continue the scork were given, but the task proved unprofitable and was halted.
Washburn edged Delphes 6 to 0 in Delphos Kansas yesterday afternoon. Washburn built an early lead and narrowly missed a second score in the second half as time expired. The Washburn squad weighed 363 pounds on average versus Delphos at 165. no serious injuries were reported.
St. Petersburg reports that American inventor Thomas A. Edison will visit the city. Local scientific societies plan a brilliant reception to honor his arrival and contributions.
Otto Kuehne & Co presents Bal Powder guaranteed pure for a dance night hosted by the O. and F. No. 160 at 188 Worth Street. Good Orchestra provides music as citizens dance while votes are counted.
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