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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1900
Page
3
Railroads prepare for busy season with major asset updates. Santa Fe reports six hundred new fruit cars built as lines accelerate loading, with extensive preparations on Bent Road corridor and ongoing industry-wide conversions.
The November number of the Santa Fe contains an inspection summary noting that watch testing of railroad staff has identified condemned watches ordered to be replaced. Watches carried by engineers conductors firemen and foremen vary, with most lines showing serviceable timepieces. Gulf and several southern California lines are excluded.
The article notes MR MEADS IS PRESIDENT and describes a chemical treatment process for feed-related plants. It mentions a plant with capacity over 5M gallons per day, outlining steps from cooling to vacuum filtration and return of chloride, and lists officers including Mr Blade as recording secretary and J. S Dickson among officers.
The article notes $150000 in Pueblo improvements and extension work on yards. It reports plans to abandon side and yard segments after extension and suggests a potential joint track agreement between Pueblo and Denver. It mentions Armourdale switch yards and land purchases by the Chicas, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, with references to land ownership and general audit oversight.
A half local joint agent of the Santa Fe Pacific roads at Raton will succeed Air Conrad. Several railway staff updates are noted including brakemen, conductors, and a passenger car crew. George Pend and others are praised for service as routine shuffles and passenger business surge. A parade of staff movements and a donation by Jack Liins are mentioned in the report.
The union railroading scope in Teenser has been restructured and will reopen December 2 with about 499 workers at Pullman. Santa Fe contracts for sufficient steel rails weighing 160 pounds to cover main line and yard needs. After December 1 western roads will levy charges between all points for transporting biotricories and baby cabs on base excess.
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific lines placed a murder for twelve passenger coaches with Pullman. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe contracted with American Car and Foundry for eleven passenger coaches.
Nov 19 Mantle reports on renewed American offensives in Northern Luzon, Samar, and Marinduque. Major actions include shelling insurgent positions, captures, and reinforcements as General MacArthur and Admiral Remey coordinate operations. Reports note casualties, prisoner incidents, and prospects of additional marines being deployed.
The New York Front committee plans to reveal the full list of syndicate names backing the Cup defender yacht. Commissioners expect the hull of the new craft to be completed by late April or May, with builders’ experience helping it surpass the Columbia in speed and handling.
Coroner Brown and local officials summed up the scarcely visible remains of a Black man named John Porter after a crime near the town. Governor Thomas, Mayor H.V. Jobeson, and others condemned violence and urged swift punishment for crimes that incite mobs. They stressed Lincoln County’s civilized status and warned against allowing passion to override due process.
The speaker denounces lynch law and calls for lawful justice while noting the sheriff, inmates, and juries involved. He laments the edict that offenders in the county face no machine to curb violence and urges citizens to condemn the act and pursue proper legal channels.
The Good Roads association invites Kansas citizens to join a January 15 gathering in Topeka or send views if unable to attend. President John E Wright and Secretary Robert Stone urge public support to improve roads with minimal expense and to influence laws and public opinion.
In Shelbyville Indiana a young woman’s grandfather armed with a shotgun accosted Benjamin Dame at his home to prevent the marriage. Addison Fields with a writ of habeas corpus and a constable accompanied him, but they could not compel Deke Dame to yield. The incident underscores a dramatic family dispute over a forthcoming nuptial.
Mr Elihu Root United States secretary of war General Wood and Mr Hoots arrived here on the revenue cutter Kanawha from Manzanillo. Members of Root's party expected to arrive tomorrow on the Viking. Colonel Whiteside will entertain at his country house. The Kanawha voyage was rough and all the men were seasick except General Wood who is a good sailor.
Dr Geo T Hawley of Chicago and Dr W White endorse Formaidehyas inhalers for throat and lung ailments, claiming superiority to rival products. Dr Chas Behm of the Chicago Health Department notes its use and guarantees fit, though details in the report are incomplete and biased toward promotion.
A scuffle over alleged railroad ticket scalping ended with a dismissed case as Benjamin Newwitter, claimed to be a scalper employee, failed to prove he owned a ticket left at a Central Passenger Association office. The court noted signature doubts, while officials prepared perjury charges if needed. An official warned brokers’ abuses persist and railroads seek reforms.
Fragments recall veterans in Georgia and Ohio who funded memorials after the war. An old comrade’s gift of ten thousand dollars each spurs private generosity and civic memory as towns reflect on past service and sacrifice.
In a tense surveillance in St Louis County, Sheriff leads search for a prisoner implicated in a murder. Reports indicate a lantern and guard details as authorities pursue the suspect through towns near New Orleans.
A Michigan judge imposed a fine on a Muskegon man for torturing a cat. The case involved the man’s cruel acts toward the pet, culminating in the animal needing care and shelter after the incident. Local authorities investigated and the court ordered penalties consistent with animal cruelty statutes.
News of Captain J A G Yeoman’s death reaches Northern Iowa. A prominent lawyer and figure in the region, his loss is noted in Fort Deter Ohio home, with acknowledgment of his long service and standing.
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