Rail Freight Surcharge Boosts City Costs in Startup Move
The new rail movement begins to tax capacity, raising costs for shipments and frictions in transport. Officials gauge impact on industry and local economy as lines adapt.
Sedalia Evening Sentinel in Sedalia, Missouri
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1905
Page
6
Effect of New Kansas Law on Railroads Halting Car Leaves
Topeka Aug 15 The wheat boom strains freight equipment as corn harvest nears and a Kansas law requiring cars for half freight at set times pushes railroads to keep gear on their routes. Santa Fe Rock Island Missouri Pacific and others refuse to move equipment off their lines, aiming tighter control and faster orders. Armour car line reports losses in southern fruit handling raising fears of contract renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Chicago
Armour Car Line
M., K. and T. Railway Company
J. A. Daly
Union Station
Nevada Mail
Missouri Pacifice
Iron Mountain
Transportation Department
St. Louis
Southern Hotel
Sedalia
W. J. McKee
J. F. Simms
J. E. Snedeker
Jefferson City
J. R. Postlethwaite
Nevada
E. H. Calef
Little Rock
W. B. Shirk
Thomas Heston
Sperintendent Tyler
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Hugh Wilson
White River
Aurora
O. M. Sewell
Wilson
Local Men Named In Engineering and Utility Roles
H Scrogsits of Denison Texas and B F Ritchey of Sweeney Missouri are listed as engineer and crusher employee respectively. D S Coffey from Dewey Iowa is a lineman. Jim Gee from Hillsboro Texas is a fridgeman and C V Clark, a section foreman, is from Waco Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Ritchey
Crusher Employe
Sweeney
D. S. Coffey
Lineman
Dewey
I. T
Jim Gee
Fridgeman
Hillsboro
Tex
C. V. Clark
Waco, Texas
Katy station upgrades with glass counters at local depot
The Katy adds glass ticket counters with a brass bar to deter damage as the Missouri Pacific station platform undergoes repairs. Officials and staff, including Conductor M V Burnap and Trainmaster O F Fowler, are noted with recent travels, paydays, and staff changes across multiple rail lines and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
Missouri Pacific
M. V. Burnap
S. G. Kelly
O. F. Fowler
Parsons
Kan
Roxy Davis
Street
Pilot Grove
Boonville
G. W. Paxter
Rock Island
Texas
Dan Cronin
Misouri Pacfic
State Fair Press Bureau Organized Under Carroll
The State Fair association has created a press bureau with M. W. Carroll, editor of the Ruralist, appointed to supervise. He has secured cooperation from stock and farm journal correspondents and local newspaper staff, aiming for a fuller, more accurate account of the big show and a possible permanent bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Carroll
Ruralist
Carroll
Meyer Sells Vigora and Flour Trade Goods
P. H. Meyer announces sale of Vigora and flour goods. The brief notice lists stock and pricing, highlighting available quantities and locations.
Personal greetings and travels noted across town
Miss Nadine Wile visits Miss Mary Cashman while Frances Kingsbaker returns from Carthage. Several residents travel to St. Louis, Warrensburg, and Muscogee for business and leisure. Local officials, merchants, and families attend funerals, carnivals, and millinery purchases as hallmarks of community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Wile
Mary Cashman
Two Races Arranged by Gentlemen's Driving Club
The Gentlemen's Driving club, in response to the State Fair association, has arranged two mixed road races during fair week. Purses totaling 75 will be divided into four money prizes. Entries must be horses owned and driven by Driving club members and will be classified by speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentlemen’s Driving Club
State Fair Association
Rev Toomay Completes State Walk to Kansas City
Rev J B Toomay of St Louis began a westward state walk at 1 PM. He plans to reach Kansas City by Thursday or Friday and will preach in St Joseph next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Keith
Sedalia
Ruth Keith
Warrensburg
Maude O'Bannon
Lamonte
J. P. Howard
St. Louis
Knob Noster
N. A. Howard
Joh. T. Heard
W. H. Powell
J. Bb. Toomay
Kansas City
St. Joe
Marriage license issued for William A. Moore and Ada Weikel
A marriage license was issued today to William A. Moore and Ada Weikel, both of Sedalia. Their wedding is planned for this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Moore
Ada Weikel
Sedalia
One of Gasken Twins Dies at Home
One of the Gasken twins born last Saturday died at noon today at the family residence 1007 South Massachusetts Street. The tragedy leaves the surviving twin and family in mourning in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasken
South
Massachusetts Street
Sedalia Bank Closes in Mourning for Clerk’s Children
Big S Flour touts its superiority while Sedalia National Bank vaults shut for the afternoon in tribute to vice president William Courtney after the death of his two young children. staff are allowed to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hill
Tipton
Leslie Courtney
Courtney Shoe Company
St. Louis
Helen
Kamryn Courtney
First Christian Church
Sedalia National Bank
William Courtney
Peace Envoys Convene Amid Heavy Rain
Envoys met this morning to discuss peace efforts despite heavy rain. Delegates from multiple nations attended, aiming to advance ceasefire talks and coordinate humanitarian aid.
Unanimous Vote Fails on Article Five at Peace Conference
The Aug 15 report from Portsmouth notes Article Four was unanimously approved while Article Five failed to gain full consensus. Proceedings paused as pen packed delegates noted divergent views and prepared to discuss other articles. Sibert announced the discussion resumed at 3 pm with Russia having in principle accepted Japanese demands on the Chinese Eastern railroad, though several points remain reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibert
Washington
Stanford Oil declares dividend on stock shares
The Stanford Oil company declared a dividend making about 20 dollars per share already paid this year on each share of stock, reported by Scripps-McRae Press Association from New York dated August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Halfway Sickness Quip Sparks Wry Reflection
A witty line notes that when illness is partial the sufferer also experiences partial pleasure, turning a mild malaise into a paradoxical mood. The remark highlights humor in coping with minor ailment and resilience in hardship.
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Denison, Texas
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la Junta
Col
E. E. Pckett
Finch and Gornall
Chead
Swisses & Hamberg
State Fair Press Bureau
P. H. Meyer
Frances Kingsbaker
Carthage
I. GB. Allen
Tom P. Black
Henr Blaiteriman
Quincey
Lil
J. H. Roders
F. L. Farley
Rutledge Mellor
C. E. Emmett
Draughon
Ark
S. P. Johns
Frank J. Gran
West
Ellis Smith
Ella Donaghe
Mexico
Florence Shultz
Florence Poteet
P. Agee
Courtney
Monahan Collier
Estille Wittiinger
Beonville
Elsie Moreland
A. M. Garton
Muscogee
W. E. Garten
Maywood Hospital
J. N. Farris
Susie Farris
Fayette. Net
Farris
Maggie Kennally
Eva Seagraves
Mae Bremer
East
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J. D. Lyon
Grandaughter
Estelle Coats
Taylorville
Ill
Sadie Long
Reece
Ness
India
Ceylon
Rev. Toomay
Bears
Abtoria
E. P. Licklider
The
Bell Phone
Scripps-MacRae Press Association
Portsmouth
N. H
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Ord Oil Company
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Consuelo
Duchess of Marlborough
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