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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
7
Failing freight train engineers and switching crews face a December 4 wage adjustment plan. Company officials argue the scale will align pay with tenure, while local notices claim previous wages lag behind typical rates. a 2S cent per mile raise is cited for certain runs as part of the settlement.
A weather report misreads the day's outlook with misty skies and colder air not arriving. The government thermometer shows mild temperatures by late morning while clouds fail to materialize.
Ellis county syndicate members led by G E Holliday and George Veale returned from the wet tests of the Gage process amid mystery. Lovewell and other experimenters reported partial results and planned further testing, with a new town near Singky City to host a competing mill and commercial trials.
The National Enameling and Stamping company works in Brooklyn were wiped out by a blaze. Watchman George Kroch perished in the fire which caused losses exceeding $500,000 as the plant and its warehouse stock were consumed. Firefighters faced extreme heat. several crews were overcome and removed from danger.
On Thanksgiving day at Franklin Field Philadelphia Cornell faces Penn in the annually season ending game. Both teams hit the field in strong shape with Cornell boasting a recent strong run and Penn showing the most wins this year since 14. A special train carried nearly 500 Cornell students arriving for the contest.
A noon pre Thanksgiving dinner hosted by J B Nissley at the Palate clothing store on Kansas avenue drew a crowd of newsboys. Boys of all kinds queued for free suits and winter caps, while a distribution system favored younger, smaller riders with long pants saved for last. Dinner tickets and copies of the Newsboys Annual were handed out, with each boy tasked to sell tickets to support the feast.
A stray OCR reads that deafness stems from head catarrh and throat problems. It asserts most hearing loss comes from catarrh and explains that clearing the nose and throat may restore hearing. It promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a convenient remedy with claims of curing catarrh and deafness.
A crowd at Nisney's store heard tales of stolen and misplaced tickets as boys argued over who sold twenty annuals. Mr Nissley and Assistant Mr McCabe judged liars and denied suits until the mystery was resolved. The scene drew newsboys wearing Nisney's Boys buttons and featured music by the M. C. A. orchestra and a speech by Mr Welch.
The largest Scottish Rite reunion class meets at the Masonic building with 53 members. Degrees from 2nd to 30th conferred today, 30th at night session, 1st degree Friday morning, 32nd in afternoon, and a Friday night reception for members and families. List of class members from Topeka and surrounding towns.
Emporia Kansas November celebration by Eleventh Kansas veterans for the December 7 Battle of Prairie Grove anniversary. Members from company KE and C, led by president Fred Hirth and secretary Janes Newlin, will attend a banquet at the Whitley hotel and a business meeting in a public hall. Ladies of Emporia contributed relics displayed by Captain LT. Heritage, cashier of the First National Bank.
Hartford crowd views early weighins as McGovern and Young Corbett meet in the dining room for breakfast before the 126 pound limit fight. Both fighters appear in fine condition and exchange courteous greetings prior to warmups at Nutmeg Athletic Club.
Classified notices show tenants seeking rentals and multiple sale items including furniture hardware household goods and used items. Local names appear with scattered addresses and prices as residents list cottages stoves pianos and miscellaneous gear among offerings and leaving town notices.
Availability of a dedication at the Kolgeopal church was announced this week. The message mentions a plan by a named individual to die and be treated, with limited details and unclear names due to OCR errors.
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