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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
3
A fragmented OCR note honors a Maori tribute to a chief, mentioning Lord Roberts and a carved insignia. The legible parts indicate a ceremonial tribute, with references to chiefs, a seaside manor, and multiple unreadable lines describing respect and memory.
An unusually large order season hits the railroads with Santa Fe planning 20 large passenger locomotives from Rhode Island works for November delivery and a push for 200 coal cars. Other lines like Kansas City Southern Oregon Short Line Chicago Great Western Missouri Pacific and Wabash also place heavy orders for locomotives passenger cars and freight equipment.
Controversy grows over the Santa Fe Hallway company demand for land to build an Allen Avenue viaduct approach. Kansas City cites land values around Kansas Avenue and Liberty Street totaling about 47 000 dollars while the viaduct approach is valued between 6 000 and 2 000. Both sides plan to resume talks after next week seeking a settlement.
Leavenworth manufacturers along Choctaw street protest Santa Fe changes to switching service. The Leavenworth and Topeka Fe removed its switch engine and relies on a freight engine that runs only mornings and evenings, leaving daytime service unavailable and harming flour mills and local factories. C T McClellan, president of the Leavenworth and Topeka Fe, met local business leaders to review the situation and seek a remedy.
Firemen in Memphis protest wage levels and demand higher pay. The article notes dissatisfaction with current salaries and calls for salary increases to match duties, with local officials and union leaders quoted.
The firemen argue that raising engineers’ pay is needed as firing large locomotives requires greater effort and coal use, with current fireman pay at 265 per hundred miles. A grievance committee from the Brotherhood plans to approach officials soon to address the matter.
Columbia Missouri September 28 after a long delay Missouri managers pick Carl Kruse of New York to lead the Tigers this season. He has a solid record and strong reputation from Buffalo and other teams and is regarded as a good man for the captaincy.
The London Times reports on the briar-root industry centered in Leghorn with roots from Calabrian and Tyrrhenian sources. Briar blocks are cut in sizes from three inches to five inches, boiled, and shipped to pipe manufacturers in Italy, Germany, and France.
A fragment discusses a man who entered politics briefly but faced ridicule over money. Voters question why a worker should enter public life, noting the busy foundryman is always at his forge and suggesting finance governs political participation.
The passage questions whether a viewpoint from eight friends reflects greater local opinion. It mentions addresses in Yale and Kane avenues, a note on attention to a slight pain, and a cryptic reference to an analyst and a substitute rememberer, indicating fragmented, hazy context.
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