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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1898
Page
3
Visitors clash over the nude figures in the dome rotunda, calling the decorations poor and inartistic. Art critics and officials debate whether the pink sculptures add grace or offend public taste while observers note the varied color and lack of beauty in the display.
A critic dismisses a display titled Those furs for lacking beauty or semimetry. The artist Joseph Fritch is unnamed, but the writer argues the arrangement fails to reflect Kanau people's development or humanity.
A Topeka to Omaha visit by the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights drew hundreds to the station. The royal train arrived amid military bands and the Boyd Girl Cadets. Queen Miss Aina Rowe led the procession with the Karval escort as visiting Kansans stayed at Paxton Hotel and other city lodgings before departing by special train.
Weather notes from Chicago predict tonight and Saturday mainly cloudy with variable winds. Expect no precipitation and mild to moderate temperatures as conditions trend toward a calm weekend.
The article outlines a Santa Fe train innovation replacing baggage cars with a compact electric unit. A dynamo, storage battery, and new beltless drive power the motorized equipment on each coach. Demonstrations claim low operating costs and autonomous lighting and traction after extended runs between Kansas City and La Junta, with a Los Angeles service path noted.
President Robinson of Frisco praises brighter days and a planned line opening to Kansas City. President D. FR Trevinson of St. Louis and San Francisco extols national unity, credit strength, and the future as America's progress and wartime resolve are celebrated in a Kansas City banquet address.
D M Ford sues for $45,000 after a Douglas Avenue crossing smash tied to a carryall driven by James Wilson. The suit names D T Dunbar as administrator for Airawry Perd and cites Raymond Durham as Mrs Avery's son. R A Cherry is identified as the brother of a man killed in the incident.
A Wichita woman named Shine Hoth boarded a Hock Island train yesterday morning with a small dog under her arm. Train staff told her dogs are not allowed in passenger coaches and prevented the animal from riding. The incident underscores rules restricting pets on trains in Wichita.
The article notes proposed changes to the Santa Fe time card affecting California Flyer No 17 and No 1 from Kanees City to Topeka via Topeka and North Ottawa. It mentions possible return of No 4 to the plains line and longer crew runs on Nos 3 and 4 Kansas City to La Tuna, with overall time saving offset by longer miles.
Atchison Oct 7 Two unknown men were killed in a Missouri Pacific freight wreck near Hiawatha when the train broke in two. Thirteen cars derailed, grain scattered, track blocked six hours. None of the trainmen injured. Bodies given to Brown County coroner.
A large El Paso meeting of city representatives pledged to pursue construction of an electric street railway system. An executive committee was named to secure city franchises and attract foreign capital to the project.
Rail notes show October freight and passenger traffic strong on IXtay with heavy pay rail. Katy trains face drunken incidents on excursions and extra precautions will guard conductors. Appointments include HF Laik as general agent at Pittsburgh succeeding Orr, and K Bear promoted to clerk in Ta pateke. Russell Jennings replaces Bonn at Emporia. Frisco fourth week earnings reach 179 with year decline of 40,958.52 and monthly drop of 56,077.82. A Pullman porter recovers 1700 cash from a Newton pocketknife, returning it to an English owner who pays ten cents reward. Conductor Wier and Wellegton crew earn ten marks for stopping an engine-caused fire on State creek bluffs. W. Hohrer takes post as passenger agent for St Louis, Chicago and St Paul at Jerseyville. Newton surveyors prepare Wellington and Peel field work. La Junta shops extend to fifty-four hours weekly. shop personnel to work one extra hour daily and six days weekly.
From Newton the article reports visiting conductor Alec Simpson at the Omaha exposition with H E Maflory in charge. It mentions injuries from a steel clip at Gavitt, temporary shifts for Burrton, and various staff movements, travels, and health notes including malarial fever and a Knight Templar meeting attendance. It lists several workers and their plans, with brief comments on assignments and repairs at the railroad shops.
A jumble of Topeka notices and society chatter mentions Salvation Army seeking new meeting space and a clerk appointment at the post office. Local events cover weather forecasts, football plans, college games, theater plans, and community notices with names, places, and occasional dates scattered through fragmented summaries.
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