Railroad Rounds and Ramblings by John Moore
A long journey to the Pacific Coast ends in a nervous breakdown with railroad aid guiding the passenger to safety and relatives. Santa Fe opens a new General Office Building with officials visiting from multiple cities. Rock Island unveils seven 800 horsepower distillate electric motor cars, the most powerful in U S service. Waynoka Oklahoma dedicates a six mile main line interlocking plant for automatic signals, costing about 750000 dollars. Santa Fe executives travel on company business to Sweetwater from Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Special Service Department
Rock Island
United States
Electro-Motive Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Santa Fe
Waynoka
Okla
Eight Die After Mine Explosion in West Virginia
Eight workers were killed and four injured at Lillybrook Coal Company Mine Number One near here after a gas pocket ignited by a fall caused a blast during a short Sunday shift. Investigators from the state mined officials were examining possible negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preasures
W. Va
Lillybrook Coal Company
Denver train master assumes Amarillo territory duties
A Denver master, based in Amarillo, has assumed control of his office and territory from Childress to Texline on the South Plains lines. C W Ford of Amarillo is named road foreman of engines effective January 16, overseeing Amarillo and South Plains divisions. Rock Island staff receive assignments and time off while unions announce a meeting in North Amarillo on February 1. A work train will support the West Third Street underpass construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Amarillo
Childress
Texline
South Plains
J. L. Roach
C. W. Ford
Mr. Ford
Switchmens Union
Switchmens
Rock Island
West Third Street
H. H. Reddig
Des Moines
Iowa
Redding
Haileyville
Oklo
Railway clerks on leave and line abandonments tally in report
The piece notes clerks on leave in Oklahoma and Des Moines deaths, and details extensive railway abandonments across Colorado Texas Louisiana and adjacent routes. It cites 850 miles abandoned in Colorado since 1916 plus 485 more recommended for abandonment and 125 miles idle after a mountain slide. It also mentions Rio Grande Southern losing track in a slide and general public utilities figures. The report closes with a remark on worry habits and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Texas
Louisiana
Colorado and Southern Railway
Rio Grade Southern
Ridgway
Durango
Wisconsin Order Bars Texas Realty Firms From Wisconsin
Wisconsin blocks Texas realty firms from soliciting in the state after a conference between Governor Moody and E H McReynolds assistant to the president of Missouri Pacific. The discussion touched on railroads seeking charge policies and legality of extra fares on certain trains as part of the broader inquiry. The latest song cited was A Bare Haired Boy On A Winter Day Looked Like What He Was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Wisconsin
Texas
Dan Moody
E. H. McReynolds
Missouri Pacific
Cold Means Nothing to Old Sea Dog
A short promotional piece extols Pape's Cold Compound as a simple 35 cent remedy that swiftly relieves cold symptoms after wet and cold exposure, using nautical bravado to appeal to sailors and general readers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEA Dog
Pape
Wisconsin Action Helped by Rail Line Officials
Railroad and L. Goforth, general freight agent, discuss methods to overcome state action. Governor announced plans as Willie Widepause tested a touch system on a typewriter and she slapped his face. A railroad brakeman had just returned from service.
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Goforth
Wisconsin
Willie Widepause
Odd Kitchen Dilemma and Local Notices
A narrative records a quirky tour remark about Grand Canyon and a humorous family cooking tale. It notes a Hireless Cooker refusing home duties during a cooking school, jokes about corncakes and muffins, and mentions buying buns from a baker. It ends with a garbled local ad for Jno. C. Robe Shoes at 218 East Tenth Street Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wiley
Jno. C. Robe Shoes
East Tenth Street
Ady
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Moore
Santa Fe General Office
F. B. Houghton
Chicago
F. A. Lehman
Topeka
Kan
C. 8. Cravens
Clovis
N. M
O. J. Ogg
Dodge City
C. E. Smyer
la Junta
Colo
B. A. West
Albuquerque
H. R. McKee
Las Vegas
J. C. Barton
Wellington
HH. B. Lautz
J. A. Gilleas
Slaton
H. H. Tice
Pueblo
J. W. Walton
C. C. Johnson
Furman Williams
Ted Cullen
Pampa
C. R. Wires
Wires
Canadian
H. C. Chase
Telegraph
Sweetwater
A. Stegall
A. Strandberg
A. M. Dickey
W. F. Dale
I. M. Crotty
E. R. Bennett
Dalhart
James Holmes
John Rennegar
J. A. Willis
Mrs. Willis
Fort Worth
O. H. Jordan
Oklahoma
H. H. Rumsey
Santa Fe Transportation
The
Interstate Commerce Commis
Clorox
Pertussin
Spring
White & Kirk’s
Tome Frocky
Mrs. Chitwood
Nelly Don Frocks
Don
Nelly Don
Ida Chitwood
TNA
Polk St
Grand Canyon
Spode
Chelsea
Little Brown House
Decorative Arts—Book Club
Ists of Distinction
West 10Th Dial
Nelly Don Farcy Lee
Basila
Marcy Lee
Basil
Donelin
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