davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
FASTENERS IN FORT RILEY.
The Range Better Than in Sea Girt,
\. j., Say the Competitors.

Fort Riley. Kan. Aug. 19.-The rifle
teams for the big army shoot from Mas
Sachusetts. Georgia, Washington, Rhode
Island and the District of Columbia, and
the teams representing the navy and ma
rine corps, are already here and are
utilizing every moment in familiarizing
themselves with their surroundings. They
say the range here is better than that at
Sea Girt, N ]. Stretched to it's utmost
modate only 20 targets, while the range
here can be expanded from its present
number, S. to so without any trouble.
The background of green bluff is also
commented on favOrably, it is a dis
tinct aid in the accurate discernment of
the target. The equality of the air
rents is another condition that is praised
and the thermometer shows a wonderful
degree of Steadiness in this respect.
a portion of the drive from the station
to the camp, a distance of about two
miles over excellent roads, is bordered by
dense growth of SunfiowerS, which, to
the ma ority of the visitors. seems moth
ing short of wonderful. That Sunfiowers
should grow to such height and in such
They had heard of the tallneSS of Kansas
corn and had been inclined to take it with
little grain of salt, but they are ready
to believe almost anything now. The New
1orkers will travel in special cars and
live in them while here. They have in
qulred If the roads in the vicinity were
suitable for automobiles and they have
been informed that they were. The New
Jersey team, with General HarrieS at it's
head, has engaged quarters in one of the
hotels in town. As far is known all
other teams will make their heaquarters
in camp. The Kansas team is expected
the latter part of the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
WE'RE RoBBING THE SANTA FEE.
Employees at Oklahoma City Manipu-
late Freight Bills.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 19.-On ac-
count of rumorS that have been going
from one to another here for the past
few months certain employees of the
Santa Fe have been implicated in a
systematic steal alleged to have been
going on for some time whereby 1T
was sought to rob that system of con-
siderable money. About a month ago
an investigation was started. Frank
O'Neal for some time general agent
In this city, and who was short time
previous promoted TO commercial
agent, resigned his posltlon When the
investigation began.
About four months ago a discovery
was made that one of the employees In
the freight department or the railroad
and an employee of a prominent whole
sale house here were in a conspiracy
to defraud the railroad company and
the wholesale house. Freight bills
would be so manipulated that large
sums of money could be realized by
the employees of both places. This was
discovered, the wholesale house en-
ploye discharged on the spot, and the
railroad employee allowed to resign.
Both were members of good families
who live out of town and their names
were never known except by the
wholesale house and the railroad
company. They have both been gone
from here nearly four months.
A little later a discrepancy was dis
covered in the accounts of one w. H.
Borton, ticket agent for the same rail-
road. He was charged with embez-
element, the sum being stated as So
500. He resigned and was arrested
and placed under a bond of $1,000.
He maintains that he is innocent of
the charge against him and that when
the time comes he can prove it An
investigation is in progress, but it is
hard to tell what will be the outcome.
Those connected with the railroad do
not, perhaps for their own good as
much as anything else. 1t is difficult
to connect anyone with the scheme
enough to cause any arrest. Mr..
O'Neal has the highest respect and
of all the business men in
the city, and they refuse to believe
that he is in any way responsible for
what is reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
INJUNCTION STANDS.
Northern Securities Company May Not
Dispose of Northern Pacific Stock.

Trenton, n. J., Aug. 19.-Judge
Bradford, in the United States circuit
court has filed the formal decree of in
junction in the suit recently decided
by him in which Edward H. Harri
man and Winslow S. Pierce was COM
plainants and the Northern Securities
company and Northern Pacific COM
pany were defendants. In the deci-
sion Judge Bradford decided that he
would grant a preliminary injunction
and today's formal decree is in con-
sequence thereof.
The decree restraints the Northern Sc
curities company from disposing of
370,230 shares of the common stock
of the Northern Pacific company,
which it is alleged was transferred to
that company by Hartman and Pierce.
1t further restraints the Northern Sc
curities company from disposing of
$4,000 shares of the Northern Pa
cific company.
The Oregon Short Line company is
required to give a bond of 100000
for the purpose of indemnifying any
losses that may be sustained by the
granting of the preliminary injunction.
The Oregon Short Line company filed
it's bond as required with the United
States Fidelity and Guarantee COM
pany as security. The bond has the
approval of John w. Griggs, as coun-
sci for the Northern Securities COM
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
CofrevviIIe Pine Lime FINISHED.

Coffeyville. Aug. 19.-The Standard
Oil company is now ready to take oil
from the much exalted Coffeyville field
by means of the pipe line as a manner
of conveyance. Coffeyville has shipped
oil to the Neodesha refinery in tanks
heretofore The Standard expects to
make the first run of OH from this field
this afternoon, when the pumping plant
will also be finished. The pipe can ham
die $500 barrels of crude a day. The
Coffeyville operators think the size OF
pipe line will not be sufficient in few
months, as the estimated daily produc-
ton now is $500 barrels. The Standard
places the output at present at about
/ 600 barrels and that it will never ex-
coed the capacity of the three inch line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Burlington Employees Worried.

The Atchison Globe says: A feeling
of uneasiness exists among Burlington
employees and officials west of the Mis-
souri, river. 1t is due to the confirma-
ton of the report that T. E. Calvert,
general superintendent at Lincoln, is to
become consulting engineer of the Bur-
lington system. Mr.. Calvert's successor
has not been decided upon, but a new
superintendent is always an unknown
quantity. The position of consulting
engineer is one of Importance, and is
promotion. Mr.. Calvert is a civil engi-
neer. In discussing recent changes
Burlington man said yesterday: Il have
been noticing recent appointments to
the position of division superintendent
on many roads over the country, and
find that modern mana gements require
as one of the necessities that a super
intendent be a civil engineer. Where
they do not require that, they have
changed the duties of superintendent in
such a way that he handles trains and
service only giving the matter of MAIN
tenance exclusively to a division engi-
neer. The coming men in the railroad
world today are those with an engineer
ing training
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Great Size of the New Locomotives.


To the untechnical observer there
appears to have been little change in
railway machinery and appliances
since the Columbian exposition of
1898. There has been no startling in
novation like the air brake. 1t is true,
however, that the change, due jointly
to the inventor and the designer, has
been as great at least as during any
former period of equal length. The
economy of bigness sometimes over
estimated) has been the keynote of
the closing years of the old century
and the opening years of the new.
Increased tractive power of engines
and capacity of cars have wrought
revolution in railway practice. The
cost of transporting freight in the
United States has, as a consequence,
been reduced to an extent which
hardly receives credence in other
countries.
How has this been done? Not
everywhere and at once; but at most
favorable locations and gradually. The
exhibit at ST Louis naturally includes
the highest development. All of the
most recent types have been brought
together. Here the trend of develop
ment is clearly and Enthusiastically in
dicated. There are some forty mod
ern locomotives, including four types
of balanced compounds, one from
France, one from Germany and two
from the United States. This is a type
of locomotive from which the world
is. with reason, looking for great re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
PANHANDLE DIVISION
Fifty Men at Work Relaying Santa
Fe Track.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 19.-That the
Santa F'e intends to rush to compile
ton the work of relaying the tracks
on the Panhandle decision is eVinced
by the fact that a force of fully fifty
men was put at the work of unload
ing the steel rails yesterday.
The gang commenced operations in
the south part of the local yards.
Twenty-nine car loads of rails are to
be distributed south from Wichita as
far as they will reach. Closely fol-
lowing the completion of this work a
construction gang will be on hand to
put the rails in place.
During the entire time that a track
is being relaid it is imperative that
the line be kept open continually for
service. This is managed by the con-
struction gang removing but six, eight
or ten rails at time. These are i'm
mediately replaced by the new with
the utmost dispatch to allow traffic
to continue uninterrupted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Big Bridge Nearly Completed.

San Bernardina, Cal, Aug. 19.-The
Sun says:
Work on the big cement abutments
for the Santa Fe bridge over Lyle
creek between this city and Cotton is
nearing completion, only a few days
more being required to practically
complete the job. When the work
has been completed the piers will be
allowed to stand for a time and season
before the big steel bridge is shifted
from the temporary abutments to the
new.
The new piers include about 1900
cubic yards of cement concrete work,
which is built up on piles driven forty
feet in the ground. When everything
is in readiness it will require but a
few minutes to draw the bridge onto
the new piers, it being done by hitch
ing a locomotive at each end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
AFTER A BAD MAN.
Posse Has Escaped Prisoner I'm q Cen.
tralia Corn Field.

Centralia, Kan, Aug. 19.-HarVoY
Welliever, who, 1t is said, committed
an assault on a 5-year-old girl in Iowa
in June, returned to his home here
yesterday and was arrested at night
by Deputy Sheriff Stein. The deputy
sheriff started with his prisoner in a
buggy for the county seat, which is
eleven miles from here. and when
about three miles out, Welliever Jump
ed from the buggy and made his
escape in the dark. Stein tried to fire
at Welliever, but his gun refused to
work.
1t was learned today that Welliever
was at his brothers place southwest
of here. A posse was formed and
went to the Welliever home, but Har-
vey had taken refuge in the cornfield.
The field is completely surrounded.
Welliever is desperate, is well armed
and has told several friends that he
would not be taken alive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
NEW HOSPITAL.
Work Will Commence at Once on San
ia Fe Hospital at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 19.-Plans
have been completed for the Santa Fe
hospital which is to be erected in Los
Angeles on Boyle Heights for that por-
ton of the road between Albuquerque
and Los Angeles and the coast lines,
and work will be commenced very
soon. The general style of the build
ingS will be mission style. The plans
we're drawn by Architect w. H. Mohr.
The plans provide for seven separate
buildings, one for administration of
three stories. IS feet front by "a feet
deep. Two stories will be used for OPP
Grating rooms and Offices, and the
third will contain private apartments
and a solarium.
Two ward buildings, each 70 feet
front by "a feet deep, one three sto-
ries, the other two stories, will have
five wards for IL cots each, and each
ward will contain complete work
rooms, diet Kitchen nurses room,
toilets, linen rooms. etc
Two buildings, "a feet by "a feet,
two stories high, for surgical and med
ical staff and hospital help, will be
part of the equipment. One building,
80 feet by IS feet, one story high,
will be used for dining rooms, kitchen
and pantries. Below this building is
a large basement which will contain
the heating plant.
One building, 1 feet by 4S feet, two
stories high, will contain the bakery,
store room and laundry. The struc
ture will be built or plot of ground
315 feet front by 345 deep, fronting
on ST. Louis street and Hollenbeck
park, corner of Sixth street. The
seven buildings will be connected by
covered sageways.
All portions of the hospital will be
as modern as it is possible to make
them. The elevator connecting the
various floors of the administration and
ward building will be automatic and
entirely at the control of the pas
senger.
Heating and ventilating will be such
as is used in the newest eastern hos
pitfalls, requiring even temperature
and continuous supply of fresh air
The aim of the hospital association is
to furnish the patients the best &C
commodation, and in it's opinion, the
proposed buildings will meet every re-
quirement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
THIRTY YEARS A WARDEN.
The Long Service of Major McCIaughry
of the Leavenworth Prison.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 19.-Maj.
r. w. McClaughry, warden of the
United States penitentiary, has just
celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of
his management of prisons. He was
first appointed warden of a peniten-
tiary in August 1874. In the last
thirty years he has been warden of
three different penitentiaries and two
reformatories. He was warden of the
Joliet. ILL.,, penitentiary longer than
any other. In the thirty years SER
vice he has had about $4,000 prisoners
under him.
Maj. McClaughry has aided in the
building of two prisons, and the work
on the big new United States peniten-
tiary here is being done under his
supervision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

suits. 1t is distinctly new, and its APP
pearance is one of the most distin-
gushing features of the exhibition.
The most striking change in the ex-
hibit as a whole is seen in the enOr-
nous size of the locomotives. There
are those who believe that the limit of
size and weight has been reached, and
that at any subsequent exposition the
average weight of locomotives shown
will be much less. 1t seems to be the
prevailing opinion, however, among
technical men, that the big locomo-
tive (perhaps not the biggest) has
come to stay.-Willard A. Smith in
the World Today for September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
RAILWAY CLEARING HOUSES.
j. w. Midgley Commissioned to Dem
onstrate Clearing Yard Plans.

Chicago, Aug: 19:-J. W: -Midgley has
oeen employed by the HlIl, Hartman and
strate the advisability of applying the
clearing house system to railroading and
to devise a plan for so doing. Mr.. Midg-
ley's duty is to show the railroad mag
mates how business principles can be APP
piled to the use of railroad equipment,
how economics can be effected in the
handling of freight at terminals and how
big savings can be made in the settle
ment of interchange accounts.
The most important and promising of
these reforms is said to be the develop
ment at important tonnage. centers of ex-
tensive clearing yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
st. Louis-Kansas City Barge Line.

Kansas City, No, Aug. 19.-The
movement started some time ago to
establish a barge line on the Mis-
souri, river to transport freight be-
tween st. Louis and Kansas City has
been revived. w. P. Trickett, COM
missioner of the transportation bureau,
said today that the project was NOV
ing forward rapidly, and that a def
mite announcement of the purposes of
the new company would soon be made.
Freight can be transported by water
between Kansas City and st. Louis
from 80 to SO per cent lower than the
freight rates on the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Must Pass Physical examination.

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. I'D. Sulli-
van, general superintendent of the Ell
Paso & Northeastern. has sent word to
all the officials of that system under
him that the rule of the company re-
garding the physical examination of
all employees has been allowed to grow
lax. Hereafter no person except Mex
lean laborers will be employed with
out passing the required physical ex-
animation. Further, all persons who
have been employed in the past with
out an examination are required to be
examined at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

ottawa, Kan, Aug. 19-The Santa
Fe is putting in new turn table at
Chanute this week. While the work is
being done it will be necessary to wash
the engines which have been washed at
Chanute at some other shops. ottawa
will get the largest share of these. II
will take nearly a month to complete
the work at Chanute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
WILL COST HALF MILLION.
Santa Fe VIII Guard Against Damage
by C1oudbursts.

1t is asserted on reliable authority that
the Santa Fe will not attempt to per-
manently reconstruct in Arizona the dam
aged bridges and adjoining tracks caused
by the recent waShOutS for some little
time. If reports are to be believed these
structures will be made only temporary
until sufficient money is on hand to de-
fray the expenses of radical improve
ments- Road officials do not care to risk
another experience such they had in
the last two weeks and are now taking
measures to prevent any repetition.
One-half million dollars will be required
10 Gee away from the reach of the water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
1000 x. U. Visitors in Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug 19.-An
excursion party of 1000 came here
under the management of the depart
ment of athletics of the state univer-
Eity in Lawrence. The Kansas peni-
Tertiary and Soldiers home were visit
ed in the morning. In the afternoon
the visitors saw an exhibition artiI-
lery drill at Fort Leavenworth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Fussing Over Corbett.

Cincinnati, Aug. 19.-The National
baseball commission has held that
Player Corbett will be ineligible to
play with any club operating under the
National agreement until all of the
evidence in the case has been submit
ted and the matter passed on by the
commission. The Brooklyn club pro-
tested against Corbett playing with
any other club. Corbett was released
by the st. Louis National club to the
Brooklyn club, but refused to- play
with the latter team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
ROCK ISLAND CHANGE.
A. C. Adams of Chickasha, I. T., to
Have Position in Trenton, Mo.

Chickasha. I. T., Aug. ia. c. Ad-
ans, master mechanic of the Oklahoma
division of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway, has been transferred to
Trenton, Mo-, where he will be master
mechanic for the st. Louis division. His
appointment is effective August %. Mr.
Adams was at one time general shop
foreman at Trenton. He began his ca
reer as machinist apprentice in the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e shops in
Atchison, when he was about IS years
old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Sues Missouri Pacific.

Nevada, Mo-. Aug. ID. F. Richie
has brought suit in the circuit court
against the Missouri Pacific Railway
company for $4,000 damages. He alleges
that he was permanently injured by a
fall while working for the defendant
at HarrisonvilIe, February 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Old Man Killed bv a Car.

Cherryvale, Kan. Aug. ID. L.
Lane was accidentally killed Thursday
by being struck by car near the San
ia Fe depot He was an old soldier.
He served in Company D, SEVENTEEN
Indiana volunteer infantry. Mr.. Lane
was 81 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

Parsons Kan. Aug. 19.-Incoming pas
senger train No. l, from Kansas City,
was wrecked near Moran, 50 miles north
of this city The engine and six cars were
derailed, two of the latter rolling over.
One passenger was hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

This amount it is expected, will be forth
coming in the near future In the mean
get a sufficient stable roadbed for the
traffic. It is understood that engineers
are even now at work devising means
whereby the new structures VIII be safe
from cloudburstS and Hoods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

they have a grievance. Another order
of recent date is to the effect that the
engineer and fremen must wipe the
jackets of the engine. This, it is said
by some of the men employed in this
capacity, is in direct violation of the
contracts with the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19
Rock Island employees Grievance.

A short time ago an order was is
sued from the headquarters of the
Rock Island doing away with porters
on passenger trains. The work which
the porter had been doing now falls
on the brakemen, and these men claim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

Ouickens the blood, rounds the FORM
lifts the brain ard body from weakness to
power That's what HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea does. IS cents. Tea or
Tablets Gatlin Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-19

Excursion to Kansas City, Santa pNs
Sunday, Aug. 81. Round trip S1.25.
Tickets at Rowley & Shows and Santa
Fe depot. Train leaves a. m. Every
body invited.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-23
INTERESTING If TRUE.
You Can Try it Fcr Yourself and
Prove IT,

One Grain OF the active principle iu
stuari's Dyspepsia Tablets viii digest
5000 graias OF meat. eggs or other
wholesome food and tnis claim has
been provec b. actual experiment
which anyone can perform for him
self in the following manner cut
nard boiled egss into very small
pieces as it would be n masucated
place The egg and tive or three OF the
tablets n bottle or jar containing
warm water heated to 9S degrees CHE
temperature of the body) and keen
il at this temperature for three and
one-half honrs. at the end OF which
time the egg will be as completely
dieeeted as it would have bcoa in the
healthy stomach Of a hungry boy.
The point OF this experiment is that
what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets VII
do to the egs i'm the bottle IT will dc
to the egg or meat in the stomach and
nothing else will rest ard inugorate
the stomach so safely and efectuallv
Even a little child can take Stuarts 8
Tablets with safety and benoht il its
dieest'on is veal, and the thousands
Of cures accomplished hy their regu-
lar daily rse are easily e, blamed whom
It is understood that they are com
posed of vegetable essences. asoptic
pepsiu, iiastase AMI Colder Seal.
which mingle with the food and di-
gest It thoroughly, giving the over
worked stomach a chance to recuper-
ate.
Diefng never cures dyspepsia neith-
er dc pills and eathartic medicines.
which simply irrita;e and inhame The
mtestin,s
When enoueh food is eaten and
promptly ligested lere Will be no
constipation ncr in fact will there be
disease Of any Kind, because good di-
gesuon means good health in every
organ
The merit ard suceess OF Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets are world vide and
they are sold Al the moderate price OF
80 cents for full sized package in ev-
cry drug store in the United States
and Canada, as vel az in Europe.