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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
4
An old lady's letter touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for women's suffering and suggests Mrs Pinkham's medicine holds broad virtue, noting Miss Gannon's letter among many supporting testimonials.
A drawer yielded a fortune of over 1000 in cash and jewelry valued at 3100, including a small stock portfolio, and various other valuables found in Police Captain Senahao’s desk. Patents granted list Kansans with several names and items. Travel tickets and schedules appear alongside notices of stock and property listings.
The article outlines Santa Fe plans to import Kansas farmers to Colorado for beet culture education and to locate a mill in Topeka. It cites a Santa Fe official discussing sugar beet feasibility, factory locations, and an aim to fuel immigration and rail freight revenue while testing beets at Wichita and neighboring towns.
St Louis based Lehigh tract company with $250000 recapitalization plans to build an electric line from Atoka to Cumtwate in the Indian Territory with a five city test route and trains to run on a thirty minute schedule. Copeland Inc orders cars from the St Louis Car Company and pledges service to connect Atoka and Cosgla te. The project targets Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas areas with ambitious freight and passenger opportunities.
A garbled front page tirade mocks so called blood purifiers and tonics claiming they are mere stimulants with no real medical effect. It ridicules claims that these products digest meals or cleanse illness and argues genuine stomach health relies on proper digestion and treatment.
In a territory forecast, rail expansion struggles to keep pace with settlement growth. Atoka is slated as the distribution center for lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, with Copeland estimating daily traffic of about 400 perenne traveling through the area for five years. Columbia Copper Company backs the road project and will construct it, with A. L. Steinmeyer reportedly to lead negotiations.
The body of McNamara, a former Santa Fe shop worker, was found on a railroad platform near Grants after leaving a San Bernardino assignment. He was en route to Eniscy and had worked in San Bernardino and Santa Fe shops. He left Bernardino Saturday with two companions. He was 45 years old and survived by a wife and children in Philadelphia.
The Alton line faces a draft of changes as St Louis to Kansas City service is debated. Management hints at steps to shorten the route bridge and expand control, with competitive pressure from Gould line. The 27 faulted segments and upcoming field operations are noted, but no definite decision announced.
Salt Lake City Oct 15 The annual meeting of stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad was held today After routine business the stockholders elected the board of directors for the ensuing year present board members were reelected A rumor that Edward Dickinson general manager would succeed President Burt was denied by a stockholder card noting no changes expected when the executive board meets in New York tomorrow
Union Pacific to spend $100000 on Salina improvements including a new roundhouse prep work. Firemen’s dance planned in the Santa Fe boiler and machine shop next winter. event to be held in the east foot of the structure with division-point promotion. Railroad notes cover new lines, prizes for decoration, and personnel moves among railroads including Rock Island and Illinois Central developments.
Turbined and wrecked engines, repairs, and worker movements dominate Topeka Santa Fe shops. Tradesmen from Emporia, Chicago, and St Louis relocate as roundhouse projects, turntables, and marine boilers progress. Key figures include Winker, A. Wells, and Captain Jacques with operations amid typhoid cases and hospital transfers.
Washington Oct 15 following pensions have been granted Kansas Original: Futhrek O Connell Wational home Leavenworth 3 In cresee Theodore Sims Fort Scott 1 Julius Waterstradt Maonplight 10 John Adams Easton 12 William Ce bolt Galesburg 12 Josiah Oliver Par sons 17 Samuel Dalton Tol 10 George Hockley Burlington 17 Elifan Warren Faliser 1% Alexander Barnes Ax Hiram Henry Columbus Nancy Prickett Mulvane 8
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a cast or signature related to CasTORITA and The Kind You Have Always Bought. No clear event, person, or organization is readable to form a full newspaper item.
Washburn and the Medics merge into a single eleven to meet Benny Owens' Lindsborg team Thursday at Washburn grounds. Details list positions and possible changes, with captains Gill, Hughes, and Lakin coordinating selections for a strong, unified lineup.
The report notes a string of victories for the Lindabars led by Leale Peterson and captain Hugo Felix officiating in Ottawa. Landsberg, Otto, and Topeka clashes loom as Lindabars push toward an unscored season, with players like Dave Lindabars and Karl Swenean starring in multiple positions.
Lindshore players join Owen Zor as coach for a new gridiron season. Debut on the schedule in 28 1 with no organization yet. The family brings weight and the team from Techabod is expected to perform well on Thursday.
Clarence Mackay was named president of the Telegraph Cable group with George G. Ward as chairman of the board at a New York meeting. A. E. Chandler remains chairman of the head directors of the Pacific Telegraph Cable and related firms, with no consolidation plans confirmed.
Harvard hosts Wesleyan in Cambridge while Yale meets Bowdoin in New Haven. Princeton clashes with Haverford at Princeton. Penn State? Gettysburg at Edinboro? Swarthmore plays in New York City. Naval Cadets face St John’s at Ann Arbor. Amherst welcomes Holy Cross in Amherst. Also New Haven Iron & Steel reports a coal shortage forcing temporary plant shutdowns through week and possibly longer.
A message from Yokohama reports a theft aboard the China and Mantle steamer Zatre. A consignment valued at $3,000 was stolen from the strongroom during the voyage from Wong King to Manila. The note was signed by a shipping office official, and prior to the ship’s Manila arrival a warning indicated opium consignments may have been involved.
An orphan designated buyer from Sesend plans marriage in Mantle amid tangled chatter of names and places. The fragmented OCR text mentions a wedding to a person named Suee Reefe and references Mantle, St Men, and Blamtin with scattered terms, leaving the ceremony and participants ambiguous.
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