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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1899
Page
3
An unclear note mentions Rock Island Route Kansas City in return and a $267 tax end figure. References to Dr. Thomas and medical terms appear, but the context is garbled. No clear event, date, or identifiable persons beyond Dr. Thomas emerge from the fragment.
Reports from Victoria detail a powerful typhoon causing heavy destruction on land and sea. Hundreds of houses wrecked, trains derailed, and several fatalities with many injured. Tidal waves threaten Miyase prefecture areas, while efforts to secure a naval station at Masampa proceed amid local unrest.
Fragmentary report describes church matters and excommunication actions tied to a bishop and a local parish. The text mentions a council, a flight of time, and a sequence of ecclesiastical instructions amid confusion and partial names. The remaining readable items reference a confrontation and a possible relocation or verdict affecting parish members.
Bishop Henry Porter of New York sailed from San Francisco on the steamer Gaetic for Honolulu and the Philippines in his official capacity for the Protestant Episcopal Church of America.
Kansas rail officials warn that farmer prosperity and low corn prices threaten freight levels. With corn expected to dominate traffic by mid November, farmers may hold or feed corn, triggering a shift to extensive cattle feeding this winter. Other traffic could drop in the coming days.
A peace treaty was signed between Kansas City shipping interests and Burlington railroad officials ending a long fight over rate differentials on house products. Burlington will restore the 60 differential in Kansas City’s favor against arrivals, with shippers agreeing not to oppose arbitration on further differential issues involving the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis road. The boycott is to be lifted as old rates are renegotiated amid ongoing arbitration discussions.
Chicago Oct 15 A war may follow the plan to reduce the running time of the Chicago to Kansas City passenger train. Railroads differ in routes and distances from 408 miles to 300 miles with five routes under consideration. A passenger agent says shortening the time to fourteen and a half hours could provoke trouble among lines and spurs conflict over routing and schedules.
A permanent Topeka branch at 412 Topeka avenue offers free medical services for three months to all invalids who call before November 15. Includes consultation, examination, advice, and minor surgeries. medicines excluded. Dr J Edward McCully leads, with hours 9 pm to 8 pm, no Sunday hours.
The article discusses preserving a long schedule to avoid unnecessary expenses and delays. It notes trains are often late, preferring on time reliability over a shorter card. A potential conference among passenger officers may shape the new timetable before implementation.
In New York Oct Rockefeller was chosen to the New York Central executive committee as the system plans to issue 15 million pounds in stock. The move signals a broader union with the New Haven system, with Morgan and Vanderbilt interests shaping policy and potential absorption of Boston & Maine and related lines.
A Chicago article notes American railways are delaying concrete moves as they study potential strikes and offshore ships while the coast guards cautious in renewing hostilities. Analysts weigh whether railroad costs and policies can withstand a long contest, with insiders hiding strategy.
At a meeting of railroad officials, the International and Great Northern and the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe laid plans for a through car service among North Texas Dallas Fort Worth Kansas City St Louis Chicago and major cities nationwide. The alliance includes inauguration details and outlines joint operations across North Texas and the Kansas City route.
The Emporia region faces a surge of proposed relocations as railway plans risk moving a swath of towns toward Florence. Officials state the Sante division will manage the shift, while residents anticipate disruption to streets, pipelines, and local businesses.
Officials of Burlington, Hook Island and Northwestern Courier shrug off a boycott sparked by Fitchburg line over tourist or second class rates from Boston and New England to the Pacific coast. Fitchburg, with Alton and Missouri Pacific, has seen reduced fares for tourist car service from Boston and nearby points.
The piece reports on a potential revival of the American Railway Union under Eugene V Debs after labor leaders met him before his westward tour. It notes discontent between railway unions, railroads exploiting divides, and Debs possibly pursuing reorganization. Also covered are Chicago & Alton’s employee insurance plan and California box car farming signaling shifting freight patterns.
The recognition of the Wagner company by Pullman's corporation will remove many officers from their posts. General managers, general superintendents, district superintendents, and numerous inspector positions will be affected. Oversight of the enlarged entity will be centralized under Pullman officials in Chicago.
A fragment reports Ives and Ed Ives as organizers of a gold mining outfit that sold for 2.5 million dollars to an English syndicate. Higgins held stock, took 50 thousand dollars, and gained wealth again. The piece mentions a new Santa Fe trainmaster at Emporia and credits Ives and Bill Hizkins in the organization, dating back to 1800.
Railroad workers in Albuquerque begin a new assignment with potential future work. A ball is planned by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen at Kansas avenue venues Nos. 74 and 106 for next Monday evening. Multiple staff changes include Jett seeking promotion examination in Newton, and various resignations and reassignments across Rock Island and Santa Fe shops.
The report mentions T Brown and daughter Marcia visiting and train staff travel between Ellinwood and Palmyra. It notes reform in the roundhouse with gang bosses replaced by a new leadership and reduced ranks as wages stay unchanged.
After a 21 day voyage from Cape Nome the schooner Hera reached Seattle with about 600 passengers. Two men died from starvation and typhoid amid scarce food and water. they were buried at sea. Passengers report poor provisions and lack of medical care despite promises of ample supplies. Many declare Nome the greatest camp on earth and plan to return in spring.
A catalog of new library titles spans subjects from education and history to travel and biography. Notable entries include works on American history, classical literature, poetry, letters, and notable figures such as Dewey and Dreyfus, with many titles by Fraser, Pemberton Crockett, and Hartden among others.
Herald dispatch from Washington reports the president will add three brigadier generals to the 28 already appointed as the army expands. Colonel William A. Robbe, commanding the Thirty-Fifth Volunteer Infantry, is expected to receive one of the new posts. Other vacancies may go to colonels with Generals Lawton and MacArthur as troops reach Manila.
The schooner Tient Miller from Fanning Island reports Washington Island as the largest isle in the group. Coconut groves are recovering, new groves are planted, and native sickness is noted. The report mentions odd toning and digestive concerns as part of the island's conditions.
An advertisement touts Be B. B. Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for blood disorders and skin eruptions. It claims to drain toxins from blood, provide permanent relief, and offers free sample bottles and full treatment at no charge, with testimonials and dealer listings.
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