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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1901
Page
10
A railroad service notes a departure from Chicago at 8 p.m. with an arrival at 2 15 p.m. next day. The brief item provides timing for the train, outlining the night departure and daytime arrival window.
Schedule for the Cult fortia Limited from Albuquerque in early November. West-bound Limited Known as Nin will pass Topeka daily with 5 minute stop. Eastbound Limited Nu 4 reaches Topeka at 1:50 am. Trains meet at Murpelling, Wristit, and other points. times include 6:45 pm at some junction and 2:10 am Las Vegas area. Santa Fe division officials in Los Angeles finalized coastbound service. Kansas City to Fat 7 Wilder timing noted.
Santa Fe announces changes to sleeping car service effective after November 3. The Amarillo to Roswell route, Wichita to Winfield transfer, and Kansas City to Independence adjustments affect trains 23 and 264, with new connections via Panhandle and Focus Valley corridors. Existing Kansas City Wellington sleepers shift to new runs, aligning with revised numbers 203, 204, and related schedules.
The Chicago division of the Santa Fe has introduced running changes to speed up trains. The average miles per hour have increased in several instances, improving service on the Chicago to Kansas City route with a special effort noted.
Officials hint at material reductions in travel time on Santa Fe trains between Kansas City and Chicago with the November 2 timecard showing the faster schedule amid Brent competition between routes.
Wichita Beacon reports a meeting of Orient railroad stockholders in St Joseph Missouri with W Robinson of Kansas City and W E Barnhart right of way agent present. LC Campbell, a former Wichita resident, owns property on Hydraulic avenue near a proposed route, fueling belief this is the Orient line into the city.
Omaha Neb October 1 Burlington read announces that the Chicks Ta Angulo daily train via Omaha Kansas City and the Santa Fe system will be resumed on November. The new schedule shows departure at 1 pm from Omaha with connections to Kansas City and beyond.
A plan circulates to build a railroad cut off from Belleville to McPherson via Salina. The route would bypass Rock Island lines, reduce the Omaha to Paso throughput and alter main line traffic.
Newton Kansas October 13 a new stationary rail saw will be installed at Newton once Bay City Michigan completes its Santa Fe contract. The device replaces a portable southland model and will cut bagged rail ends as steel rails wear and deform from constant wheel pounding. The saw blade is a simple crevoir steel piece with the same function as a traditional saw.
Miss Ella Sapp of Guilford County says she suffered over three years with monthly pains in back and stomach and fainting. After trying Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and then Golden Medical Discovery, she improves quickly and is entirely cured in two months. Also mentions Dr Pierce's pills and laxative products.
The Chicago Post highlights the Santa Fe railroad's transformation under new directors, noting a 11 percent rise in gross earnings to 54,474,822 and a 4 percent dividend policy despite territory challenges. The report lauds the reorganized company as among the nation’s best, with substantial annual improvements over the past years. Northwest railroad sale and restructuring are also mentioned, including a sale in Baker City and a contractor eyeing Leawinten.
A local notice outlines new rates for maneseekers travel with travel dates in February March and April and August September. The document mentions prices for trips and a mechanism to adjust fares, noting a slight increase in the base fare and a long journey value.
Local railroad workers and managers were noted in Herington last Wednesday as No. 1 train crews headed south. Several personnel changes followed, including promotions, resignations, and new appointments at Caldwell, Enid, and Wichita shops, with ongoing maintenance and shop activity affecting the schedule.
Karusa tours town and job talks loom as Swanson eyed for new shop opening. Many workers leave, transfer, or return to duties. several absent due to illness or injury. Changes include John Horschfet, Charles Dodge, Frank Deller and others reassigned, hired, or reporting after leave as the Santa Fe plant updates machinery and yard operations.
Seasonal health guidance urges Scott's Emulsion to prevent sore throats coughs and lung troubles. Emphasis on strengthening the throat and lungs with a trusted tonic from Scott & Bowne of New York.
In Arkansas City on October 19 the Traveler reports Charles Keller, famed apple king of southern Kansas, with 18 workers gathering fruit. They have already stored 4 000 bushels and aim to finish with over 6 000 as a new 30 by 75 storage building rises, housing a diverse 20 variety orchard.
Theater review notes Dunn’s stage presence and humor in A Runaway Girl at Crawford. Cast includes Celeste Wynn as Winnifred Grey, Clara Bell Jerome as Aloe, and Rose LaHarte as Dorothy Stanley. Music by the troupe falters at times with the piano and rhythm section but LaHarte earns praise for Listen to the Hand.
A Cherokee collier narrowly survived a fiendish attack that proved fatal for another. He suffered back pain and could not stoop, propped by cushions in a chair. Elpatric Hitters allegedly brought a wonderful change, restoring health and purifying the blood. A. J. Arnold & Ben's Drug Store, Ny andas Avenue.
Pensions granted today for Kansans include Increase Samuel Neiberger of Burlington receiving $10, David Bruce of Parker $29, Joseph Bennett of Topeka $12, Ebenazer Place of Grenoa $10, and widow or minor claims for Calvin Barnarl of Columbus $14, Levina Sturte vant of Kelley $8.
Stricken resident of this place suffered partial paralysis and loss of use of arm and side. A local patient reports near complete recovery after using a balmed preparation, promoted by a Mrs. wife and several others claim remarkable cures for paralysis, rheumatism, and bruises reportedly aided by this remedy.
Oct 19 Warrensburg Missouri Mr Yates a stockman from Winfield Kansas was found dead on the Thomas Smith farm in Columbus township where he had visited. In his pockets were six hundred dollars a four thousand dollar bank deposit check and a deed for land. A column notes Kansas City bank statistics and a medical ad urges Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for colds before consumption seizes the lungs.
Burlington announces weekly Thursday trips from Kansas City and St. Joseph to California. Special conductors guard the route through Denver, Boise Colorado, and Salt Lake City, promising a comfortable journey with an even climate. Interested travelers are invited to join these guided excursions.
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