Chicago switchmen seek 10 percent wage rise with eight hour day
The 2,800 Chicago railroad switchmen plan to file wage demands with railroads within days. They cite a 27 percent cost of living rise versus a 10 percent wage gain over twenty years and seek higher pay and shorter hours, with a push for an eight hour day where possible. James B Connors prepared government sourced statistics to support the claims.
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Chicago
Grant
James B. Connors
Rairoad
United States
Rock Island Road
Mr. Connors
Six Track Expansion Planned for Pennsylvania Route
President Sassatt will propose six tracks on the Pennsylvania east of Pittsburg for next year with an estimated cost of 18 million dollars. The plan adds two tracks to extend the low grade freight line at 5.5 million dollars. Two options include a new southeast line or six tracks along the current New York line, with the latter favored as cheaper. Including this year, spending reaches 15 million, totaling 65 million over three years since 1902, with costs rising about 20 percent due to higher labor and material costs.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Sassatt
New York
New Jersey
Coal Rate Delay Sparks Local Protest and Rail Talks
Oklahoma City reports a postponement of a coal rate hike from 1.00 to 1.25 per unit until January 1 after a two week review. El Reno Guthrie Chickasha and Oklahoma City officials plan to form a committee to argue against the rise to protect manufacturers and mills.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Rock Island
Frisco
Katy
Johnston
Oklahoma City Traffic Association
el Reno
Guthrie
Chickasha
Locomotive Engineers Union Officers Elected at Regular Meeting
William O'Herrin of division 517 and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers elected officers during a Saturday night regular meeting. The session confirmed leadership lines for the local division and slated duties for upcoming duties and duties for the coming term.
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William O’herrin
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Hospital Arrivals and Katy Train Delay
Several railroad workers are listed including George Van Zandt a brakeman from Denison Texas and W C Fish a brakeman from Denison Texas along with F Burch an engine wiper and Mo John O’Brien a crusher laborer from Sweeney Missouri and Sam Brown a crusher laborer from Sweeney Missouri. Katy passenger train No 2 from the south arrived here one hour thirty minutes late this morning. W L Maroney, a clerk for A D Bethard superintendent of transportation for the Katy at Denison Texas, attended his sister Mary’s wedding to S McVey, and reports that rumors of the Muskogee Katy hotel’s clos ing are false noting it remains a profitable property of the M K and T Railway.
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Austin
Texas
Attorney General’s Department
Railway Commission
F. Burch
Franklin Junction
John O’brien
Sweeney, Mo
Sam Brown
Sweeney
Katy Pasenger
W. L. Maroney
A. D. Bethard
Katy
Denison
Miss Mary
S. McVey
Denison Workers Named in Texas Railroad Roles
F Fisher a car repairer R H Sitter a switchman and Abner Robinson a coal heaver are listed as workers in Denison Texas in a railroad related record.
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F. Fisher
Denison
Texas
R. H. Sitter
Switchman
Abner Robinson
Coal Heaver
Denison Texas
Opening Turner Hotel Spurs City Rivalry
Report notes the five story Turner hotel opening in the city, seen as a threat to the Katy hotel, yet both establishments continue to conduct a solid business despite competition.
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Turner
Katy
Sedalia Theater Buys James & Halstrom Piano
S. R. Payne music house reports selling a handsome new James & Halstrom piano to the Sedalia theatre. The instrument features a patent transposing keyboard allowing five pitches and is praised as one of Sedalia’s finest pianos.
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James & Halstrom
Sedalia
Hicks Sells Maihy s MCCO Coffee Roasted Fresh Daily
Hicks announces the sale of Maihy s MCCO Coffee with beans roasted fresh each day highlighting daily freshness and brand availability for local customers.
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Hicks
Mai‘hy
MCCO
Memorial Service for Sedalia Elks Held at Calvary Church
Sedalia lodge No. 125 Elks held their annual memorial service at Calvary Episcopal Church on Sunday afternoon. The service featured the Sedalia Military Band, readings from I Corinthians, solos by Rudolph Lundberg, addresses by Dan Kennedy and Rev. E A Neville, and hymns including Nearer My God to Thee and America. Attendees filled the church with lodge members and many Elks’ friends, who marched from the lodge hall.
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Sedalia Lodge No. 125
Calvary Episcopal Church
Broadway
Ohio Avenues
Sentinel
Lodge
Sedalia
Friends of the Elks
Pearl
W. J. Ferguson
I. Corinthians
Sedalia Mistary Band
Dead Elks
Dan Kennedy
Rudolph Lundberg
Harold Moffman
Barrett Emmert
Turner Wilson
Macy
Bros
George H. Longan
C. C. Lawson
C. C. Kelly
Bro
E. A. Neville
America
Rev
Leagan
Lawson
Kelly
McGinley Sells Maltby MCCO Coffee Daily
McGinley markets Maltby MCCO Coffee noting fresh daily roasting and ongoing availability for customers seeking aromatic beans and a hot cup option.
Relief for Women by Australian Leaf Remedy Ad
An ad offers Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator for women. Claims help for running back, urinary, bladder or kidney troubles. Available at druggists or by mail for 59 cents with a free sample package. address The Mother Gray Co., Le Roy N Y.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Coc
LeRoy, N. Y
Flesh and Blood Machine in Railroad Speed Debate
The Hartford Courant argues that train wrecks hinge on human nerves, not engine speed. It warns that faster schedules strain engineers and dispatchers, elevating accident risk on the New York to Chicago corridor, and that insulating the machinery from outside demands could ease speed ambitions.
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Hartford Courant
New York
Chicago
Dangerous Railroad Travel and a Jest at Red Bank
A newspaper writer meets Lord Brassey in Red Bank New Jersey and asks if he fears American rails. He replies that they kill many but compare the danger to other nations, noting railroads carry many people a long way. A Norman Macleod anecdote about insuring a journey ends with a servant warning of trains’ robberies.
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Lord Brassey
Red Bank
N. J
France
Scotland
Norman Macleod
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