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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1897

Page

3

Refuse to Stop Beating the Drum and Shouting ARE SENT TO JAIL

Kansas news reports a tense protest with arrests during a planned peaceful arrest between the Salvation Army and city officers on Tuesday night. Seven Salvationists trapped in a scuffle, with officers citing disorder as authorities moved to jail those involved.

Salvation Ary Mall Fern Seine Ramon Vial Opi Uelne Tres Gale Talen Iim

Dixon in Trouble Over Conveyance and Missing Funds

Reports describe L D Dixon entangled in financial misconduct amid rumors of misplaced funds. The situation involves grain dealings, county farmers, and Pro Busvisus City, with $2000 noted as a loss or liability. Police and local merchants monitor the unfolding events.

Fool Rooms May Run

Kansas City judges rule in favor of Fool Rooms in a Nov 18 decision by Judge Fisher of the Second District and Judge Pfost of the Third District. The ruling centers on a sanitation or status issue, with the State unable to appeal and no further actions shown.

Kansas City Pank Mann Fisher Dustee Pfost Marth Kansee Clin Reoniy

Vague cough remedy claims cure for wife and child

A fragmented testimonial quotes a Georgia reader praising a mysterious remedy for coughs and lung trouble. The account mentions a wife cured after using a remedy and a child with traveling health issues, but wording is garbled and names are unclear.

Court to rule on new pool room case in Kansas City

Five writ writers from Carey's peer Toor thie stats line were arrested in a police raid ten days ago. Last week two judges heard the trial with a reserved decision expected soon. The ruling could affect immediate openings of a pool hall at Vee Caress place, which has not been molested since the raid. The Kansas City city ordinance permits pool rooms at fifteen dollars per day.

Tembédy Basia Gle Carey Toor Judees City of Kansas Ciy Kun

Postmaster at Seabrook Politically Neutral Says Coulter

Western Veteran OG Coulter of Leavenworth explains he arranged a village post office at Seabrook without political obligations. He claims the town supported the commission by common consent and that he prepared the post office just to run it, with costs around 1000 to 1200 dollars and no bias toward the current administration.

Leavenworth Standard Coulter Veter Firth Aaid Coulter Topel Seabroode Vilage Elf Corman

Soldiers Ordered Out In Digest of Old War Gossip

A shaky fragment reports a Leavenworth note claiming a conspiratorial figure calling himself Baldwin Harrigan writes to officials about changes in the Aumista post office. The missive cites imagined generals Miles and Gary and references recent staff shifts including a captain and a postmaster appointment in Augusta Kansas.

Leavenworth Aupuets Kay Auchwte Kanaax J. Ryan Augusta Kansas Uf Angusta Sexton Edwin Harrison

Coal vein found on land near Walnut Creek and Dalby

Henry Bleue reports a great coal vein uncovered on land owned by Suit J. Ineallean, south of Sumter near Walnut Creek. The vein crops from a bank in the Walnut Creek bottom near the Dalby railroad station. Elche believes it could be profitable to mine. The coal has been tested by local farmers and appears good.

Atchizon Roy Henry Bleue Sumter Hus Suit J

Normal College Crowded With New Students At Half Term

The Kansas State Normal experiences heavy attendance as a surge of new students pushes total enrollment beyond any year since founding. About 150 students entered yesterday with more to come by week’s end, while the kindergarten also reports full capacity.

Kansas State Normal

Normal Regents Work Adopts New Text Books at Emporia

Emporia November 1 The board of regents of the State normal completed actions last evening approving new textbooks for sub normal grades Hand McNallys geography Holtzes anatomy and physiology Tarrs physical geography texts will be used in respective courses The baseball team has permission to play the nots at state normal team in Nernst Alabama during the interstate oratorical contest next May Regents Dodge and Knappenterger report progress on appraising a few parcels of land belonging to the normal fund in Saline and Mitchell counties Foreclosed lards have been disposed of.

Emporia Board of Regents State Normal Hand & McNally Holtzes Tarr Nots Atate Nernst Regents Dodge and Knappenterger Saline Michell

Gold Story Via Wichita

A lone man in Wichita reports a discovery of mineral near Rin pocket in Greer county Oklahoma with a forecast of a 10 000 strong boomers raid to seize Wichita country The tale mentions the Kikwe Comanche Todtan region and a pending occupation when land opens in 1860s era notes and a Rock Island survey already underway linking mineral wealth to a regional rush.

Wichita Wichia Navioe Greer County Hewa Wichita Country Ft Uy Wichite Mountains Kikwe Comanche Todtan Oklahoma Alun Hock

Fort Scot Drouth Electric Railway to Close Temporarily

The Electric Railway and Electric Signal Plant will shut down for a few days. Water supply is constrained, forcing water works to close some mills and other institutions. Katy road will cut off about Thursday, with the street railway company advised.

Auet Katy

Waterworks and mill threatened by brief shutdowns

Goodlander mill and the Electric light works along with several other institutions face temporary closures for a few days. The water company is channeling the river above Stewart's dam to release upstream water down to the dam where it will be pumped toward the pump-house.

Goodlander Mill Electric Light Works Water Company Stewart's Dam

Newton Athletes Prepare Track Grounds At Park

The Newton Athletic Park Association directed rapid track and grounds prep with the horse track staked and leveled. Dr Axtell expects training to start by week’s end and a cycle rack to be built inside the track. The Wellington Journal reports 42000 gallons pumped from the Hock Island well yesterday, supplying water to industries and most homes in the city. The west bottoms are noted for an inexhaustible water supply, with the well described as five inches and the flow not diminishing.

Newton Athletic Park Axtell Wellington Journal Aays

Disarms WO policemen at Emporia as thief escapes

A Newton-wanted man overpowered Emporia officers in front of gas station, took their revolvers, and fled west amid a broad pursuit by officers and a posse. Other items note clock repairs, a rail accident in Hutchinson, and local notices including postmaster appointments and a poultry show.

Emporia Newton Dijlor Wagner Policeman Laws

New Railroad Schedule Sets Winter Times Next Sunday

Industrial Commissioner Davis discusses railway prospects as the winter timetable goes into effect. The Rock Island changes include Fort Worth and Colorado train No 1 moving to 12 15 pm, Kansan City No 2 to 4 pm, St Joe No 1 to 6 50 am, and another St Joe train to 4 20 pm. The Horton to Kansas City plug service faces delay awaiting spring timetable.

Rock Island Railway Fort Worth Colorado Topeka Wil Kansan City St.Joe St Joe Horton Kensan City Chicago

Central Branch Notes Readable Items for Railroad Men

Nov 18 Greenleaf notes tinker M J Itt in Downs Paeterd UhYouRNere on trip to Atchison for days sightseeing. Evieht trains busy. few depart on schedule. Repairer H H Underwood Jamestown yards to slaughter 100 pound turtle for turtle soup. Thanksgiving morning dinner with railroad employees in Jamestown. guests from Concordia offices. William Priest returns from engineer exam school in Atchison. promoted to engineer. Dick Utt yardmaster Downs resumes duties after two weeks rest. Old veteran coach on Jewell branch sent to Atebloy shops for repairs. claims this car traveled more than any on Missouri Pacific. Missouri Pacific says Central Branch division to be sold in December. trains praise it as best feeder. Eleven car stock train shipped from Cawker City down Central Branch Wednesday night. Mrs Hattie Lo Williams of Pomeroy hotel in Greenleaf back from Beloit and Osborne City visit. Mrs A H Williams manages Pomeroy hotel, popular in northeastern Kansas. New corn moving. every Central Branch elevator running. grain car shortage reported. Several depots on Central Branch need replacing. present business pushes better accommodations.

Pacific Central Branch Downs Atchisun Cer HH. H. Underwood Jamestown Bern Concordia William Priest Atchison Dick Utt Jewell Central Atebloy Missouri Pacific Cawker City Hattie Lo Williams Pomeroy Ho~tel Greenleaf Beloit Osborne City G. A. Re Unter Stra

New Electric Locomotive Tested on Paris Rail Line

Paris reports a successful test of Hellman electric locomotive on the Warren to Mantes run. The 150 ton train carried 260 aboard at 18 mph, with trials planned to increase weight and speed. The test emphasized smooth, quiet operation over raw speed, indicating improved ride quality versus steam locomotives.

Paris Hellman Warren Pare Mantes Winby Tess

Davis Sees Kansas City as Prosperous West Edge

Industrial commissioner James A. Davis reports that every foot of Santa Fe lines is more prosperous than ever. He says the west is busier, richer, and has brighter prospects, with eastern investors showing interest and seeking export outlets and reciprocity treaties for Western goods. Davis notes a campaign for extreme western development has begun.

Kansas Ciy James A. Davis Dawe Kansas City Chicago Pacific Coast Gulf of Mexico

Kansas poised for industrial boom and rail expansion

A speaker touts western Kansas as a rising industrial hub with new products, adjusted freight rates, and Kansas and Galveston as distribution points. He cites the Arkansas River corridor, a forthcoming national buttermakers convention in Topeka, and giant gypsum beds enabling plaster and cement production. He predicts unprecedented prosperity.

Kansas Galveston Arkansas Topeka

Witnesses Testify in Ketcham Blacklisting Case in Chicago

In Judge Clifford's court, several workers testified about their strike experiences. Peter Christal John Httinger and James Nix claimed they found new positions without trouble. Willie E Gray of Chicago & Alton Railroad denied a cross road blacklist or collusion, noting some strikers' hires elsewhere. Santa Fe Hospital announces a Roentgen device for exams, promising improved care for fractures dislocations bone disease and spinal issues.

Chicago Taginesre ARLV Yesteriay Ketcham Am Intel Clifford Peter Chisstal John Httinger James Nix Willie FE Gray Chivage & Alton Railroad Company Bloomington Goodrich Wabash Company Santa Fe Hospital Santa Fe Kaster

Ablene Hotel Case Reversed for New Trial in Circu it Court

The Union Pacific legal department reports the Ablene hotel case has been reversed by the circuit court of appeals at St Louis and remanded for a new trial. Travelers Insurance, owner of the hotel in Abilene, sued UP for failing to stop trains for meals. The circuit court awarded Travelers 40000 and ordered hotel lease to railroad. Reversal follows appeal by railroad.

Union Pacine Legal Department Ids City Ablene Circuit Court of Appeals St Louis Tate Travelers’ Insurance Company Uné Railroad Abilene Union Pacific Company

Damages settled for Mes Mary Sauer in Wyandotte court

Wyandotte November 13 court quickly settled the damage suit of Mes Mary E Sauer widow of Julius F Sauer the express messenger killed in the Santa Fe wreck near Emporte on September 8 The original 10000 suit was compromised with 300 paid upon stipulation of compromise by defendant corporations The money was paid and the case settled Brakeman Harry Snyder sustains a crushed hand in a Newton Kansas yard accident with fingers mangled after car couplers webbing injury The Alton announces November freight tasks exceed prior month with heavy westbound merchandise flow and major traffic for Burlington and Santa Fe.

Wyandotte Mes Mary E. Sauer Julius F. Sauer Santa Fe Emporte District Court Wyandotte County Judement Snyder Harry Snyder Newton Kas Snyders Jett Newton Yards Chicaro Alton Read Taay Ferberwill Altan Burlington and

Santa Fe Time Card Changes and Eating House Reallocations

Santa Fe announces a new time card effective next Sunday affecting the eastbound trail jastbound through Topeka and the westbound schedule with adjusted arrival and departure times. The Newton eating house opens November 1, closing the Florence house and transferring the manager to Ute Dodge City, while the Kinsley House closes December 19. A new depot will be built at Winfield replacing the old Southern Kansas depot which becomes freight only.

Sante Fe Santa Fe Topeka Kansas City Newton Florence House Florence Winfield The Southern Kanaan

Waymire Emerges as Leading Candidate for McKenna’s Cabinet Seat

Washington dispatch notes Attorney General McKenna may join the Supreme Court as associate justice. The cabinet vacancy sparks a scramble for the post with several candidates discussed. Judge Waymire of California leads early in the field, with others like John J. McCoulk and Judge Nathan Gott ruled out for geographical balance.

Chicago Washington Mckenna Supreme Court of the United States Pield Department of Justice Thone Waymire Cal- Mornin New York John J. McCoulk John Hilnels Nathan Gott West Virginia Maryland

France Deploys Forces to Upper Nile Mission

Paris reports that two French expeditions under Captaln Ligtard and Merchan have begun active operations along the Upper Nile. The Depeche Lital notes the force aims to meet gunboat objectives by mid summer and will recruit via 2544 rites for training and deployment.

Paris Depeche Colilale Utara Dowane Upper Nile Ciptalia Ligtard Merchan

Sultan Gives In Indemnity to Austrian Agent

The Turkish government announced settlement of the insult to the Austrian consul at Mersina. Herr Brazzafejji, agent of Austrian Staathehrg, will receive indemnity and be saluted by a Turkish fort. The Oriental Railroad Company will be paid 34,009 pounds.

Verdi’s Life in Peril After Wife’s Death

Rome dispatch reports composer Giuseppe Verdi, still grieving wife’s death announced Sunday, is seriously prostrated and fears were raised for his health amid mourning and illness.

London Rome Liznor Verdi

Supper honors Mr Riley with a crowded reception

A supper in honor of James Whitesind Riley at the Thiwp loet nicht after thy afrertainmient by Fugen Ware wae & Geligh the affair. The guests were invited and entertained with table decor and conversations. The Philippines pacified as Madrid dispatch reports insurgent chiefs surrender and Gen veva announces complete pacification of the colony.

James Whitesind Riley Fugen Ware Selle Philippines London Madrid Chieth Bhatt Pine Islands

Blacklisting Trial in Northwestern Railroad Suit

Chicago November 18 Frd te Ketcham faced blacklisting claims amid a $25 000 lawsuit against Northwestern Railway over stalled repairs and fired workers. Judge Clifford presided as hearings unfolded with jurors and witnesses detailing layoffs and alleged coercion to influence the case.

Chicago Judes Cliford Northwestern Railroad Biadikiat Kiltehars Seaimde Whee Northwestern Company Jean Hallway Thi Marit Euade Cium Lane Mieninan Caneesd Elevator Company Kemeimetat Jodme Cofferd To Lawrence Sumirin Wistanatn Cond Be. Osborn Filerney Elie Balti Lawrence Msbern Grew Stader Jude Clifford Fis Hukar

Gold For Chili In Open Market Inquiries Interest Grows

Unclear notes describe agitation over price estimates and purchases in the open market. Mentions client market sensitivity and fresh inquiries into gold on American accounts as prices hover and trade activity increases.

Tandon Batc

Italy Buys Tobacco and Government Contracts

A Tennessee firm slated to supply 15 000 900 pounds of tobacco to the government for next year with a planned 15400 000 pounds. court notes include a sanity verdict and a witness list. Reports also mention a Chicago crime case and a birth notice for Mrs Wallace's daughter.

Tennessee Cincinnati Clarkeville Tenn Morrew Five

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