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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
3
Fragmented OCR passage mentions a Shaharkey named figure arriving in New York and references to a king, pills, stomach and eye remedies. The text appears garbled with many misspellings and nonsensical phrases, lacking coherent event or dating details. No verifiable entities or actions form a legible news item.
A fragmentary item notes efforts to treat blindness with a remedy. It mentions a doctor or healer associated with a task force or inspection, plus a reference to a grape trap and a promise of improvement. The readable text hints at skepticism about success and signals ongoing search for a cure.
New York on November 28 A tumult of offers and promises surrounds the burial of Sergeant Bill Anthony of the Maine. Tammany Hall contributed 60 and pledged an additional 140 toward expenses, with plans for a monument. Philadelphia burial interests were involved as well as Washington authorities who granted consent for a marine burial in Grier Wood cemetery. Father Chadwick opposed a church funeral due to church rules for suicide cases, while the marine chaplain arranged a service at the marine hospital and a transfer by undertaker to the ship’s marines for a final rite.
The Evening Post reports Irish volunteers sought for the Boer army with many leaving New York for Transvaal. Recruits show strong interest in service as others volunteer from Philadelphia and other cities. Authorities note thousands of Irishmen in the region who may follow, with few exemptions.
In Chicago on November 2 Professor W. and Johnson with L. Portier from Milwaukee demonstrated a wireless telegraph test. Signals passed through seven rooms and three fireproof vaults with hundreds of wires present, showing robust transmission even with doors closed. The experiment included an inside-to-outside transfer with the device in a vault and a receiving instrument ready for long-distance use.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes the failed merger plan linking prominent U S telegraph and Atlantic cable companies with the new combined telephone and telegraph venture. Key backers William Whitney and others withdrew, jeopardizing the enterprise’s formation and investors’ hopes.
A reader reports trying Chamberlain's Pain Salve and other medicines for a prolonged condition without relief. Despite using multiple products and doctors, no benefit was found, and an advertisement prompted another attempt, with limited results and a skeptical note about local cures.
Railroad news reports that pooling of engines on the Rio Grande and New Mexico divisions of the Santa Fe has been discontinued. The move signals a shift away from the pooling system adopted over a year ago, with regular engine assignments and repairs now handled at division points, raising concerns over service efficiency.
W A Gardner, long rising through the railroad ranks, is named general manager of the Chicago and Northwestern system, effective December 2. Born in Gardner, Wisconsin, he began as a telegraph operator and advanced to train dispatcher, assistant general superintendent, and department head, with a noted career move alongside A J McCullough. The promotion places leadership of operations under Gardner while traffic remains with McCullough. both are among the nation's youngest in such roles.
Houston November 28 Rumors sweep the city over who may replace Mr Ressegue as general superintendent of the Gulf Colorado Santa Fe Scott Winshin of Temple is eyed as likely. Turner of Tuprka now assistant general superintendent at Atchison may be favored for Texas post. West Norton a strong candidate. Santa Fe may add an assistant general manager role to the Texas line.
Cheyenne report quotes Burlington Western Supply Agent Gauld stating discussions proceed on extending the Burlington route through Wyoming. He says no precise objective is fixed yet, but the matter has been under consideration and work will be pushed once a final route is decided.
Wichita reports Missouri Pacific offices refuse grain receipts for southern points. Grain from Wichita and southern Kansas bottlenecks Coffeyville, with jams on main lines and overloaded switches. Increased freight rates and rush to move grain accelerate the congestion as elevators and inspectors work day and night to ease pressure.
Western rumor from La Junta notes Eaton's statement about moving the Santa Fe railroad to La Junta or nearby. Reported plans include centralized operations at Bre Points about 500 miles past, with depots and facilities proposed at La Junta for freight, repairs, a new depot, and a telegraph department on the second floor.
Cleveland scene reports officers of the Brotherhood of Railways join other organizational leaders in Cleveland establishing a headquarters. The move aims to coordinate operations and centralize control over railway ventures, with staff relocating from Peoria to support the new center.
Denver reports a circulating theory that Santa Fe Railway backs a new Cripple Creek and Southwestern line with Lit Ford as auditor. A transfer is said to occur December first as talks aim to place control under Santa Fe.Observers also note Santa Fe eyeing the Colorado & Southern system amid ongoing negotiations.
The Santa Fe needs will be considered alongside Colorado Southern in building new Denver shops. The Denver Post notes Santa Fe work will be performed here after Colorado Southern occupies its own facilities. Since a traffic and trackage agreement last August, Texas trains run over Santa Fe tracks between Denver and Trinidad, with Santa Fe engines hauling, reducing Southern rolling stock in Santa Fe stops.
Ochoctaw progress aims for a year end completion to Amarillo and a future extension toward Albuquerque. The line runs west from Amarillo toward Fort Lumber Pecos and then nearly straight to Albuquerque. In Denver, J T Hockwell is named Florence Cripple Creek railway superintendent, replacing prior personnel as the system reorganizes. Local residents prepare for a heavy travel season on the Mexican excursion.
The Cheyenne strike by Southern Pacific boilermakers continues with no settlement in sight. Grand officers plan talks to resolve the dispute as workers receive weekly allowances. In Denver, railway telegraphers seek a 25 percent pay increase, arguing salaries are too low and cost of living demands rise.
The Rock Island system dispatched photo reproductions of tourist sleepers used on Pacific coast excursions, framed for depots and ticket offices and sent to hotels and public places aboard theHook Island route. Also reports leadership changes and staffing shifts at Santa Fe and related lines with Topeka headquarters and notices of promotions and transfers across divisions.
A new feature of the Dodge City telephone system will be the operation of general delivery wagons set on the streets by W. H. Rhodes next Monday morning. The 15 necessary public wagons will relieve business houses from maintaining their own delivery teams and spare cry goods buyers from lugging purchases home. Rhodes has secured patronage from several firms.
Fragmented travel notes urge a quick railway journey to Kansas City with a 8 20 a m departure. Mentions $200 fare and a “Union Facile” service, plus a December return option and a depot agent named Fal ton. A stray product endorsement for Chamberlains Caged Remedy appears amid the clutter.
Card of Thanks expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends and especially Mrs Jane Stormont for sympathy during the illness and death of the Nelson children. It mentions Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and bronchi, praising its effects and noting a sample trial at Waggoners store on Kansas Avenue.
Kansas City and Missouri Thanksgiving Day football clash noted with 7:30 p.m. train and crowd accommodations. The item references a return fare and service details, with scattered OCR errors. The readable core mentions a Kansas City game and Santa Fe service.
An old remedy advertisement describes kidney trouble causing abdominal pain backache and nervous symptoms. It links unhealthy urine to kidney disease and promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure claimed to restore urinary and overall health with testimonials and a free bottle offer.
Oliver Scott's minstrels headline Crawfurd theater tonight with praise from press peers and a large troupe of nearly 40 performers including Miss St George Hussey. A three act farce Wituw Wiggies follows Wednesday with Hoyt comedies and Merabeesk in Topeka, plus Leavitt’s Spier and the Fly at Crawford Friday. Tickets range from six cents to $1 and sale opened today.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention dogs and a prize or sale near a location with unclear names. Several broken phrases reference a winner and an animal, but details are obscured by unreadable words and misspellings. The article lacks coherent facts to identify people, places, or a concrete event.
Dr H E Hettinger of Indianapolis reports months of ankle sprain pain followed by rheumatism. After using Detekon's Mystic Cure for Rheumatism, he walked cane free in four days and was cured. He endorses the remedy and recommends it to others afflicted. Solid by Swift Holliday at 523 Kansas avenues.
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