CLOYDE DISPLACED AS SANTA FE OFFICIAL PROMOTIONS
Railroad news from Topeka notes Cloyd and Custer changes at Santa Fe with Custer promoted to general storekeeper at Albuquerque. Read usher duties shift. Claude departs Topeka. Guster to Albuquerque after Chicago posting. successor to chief clerk not yet chosen. Fulton elected Rock Island secretary and plan for president Winchell’s assistant role discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TT Custer
WM Rice
Penern
Sonick Pu
Topeka
Santa Fe
Custer
Topera
Ventilating Cars Plan Proves Satisfactory
A new ventilation system for railroad cars shows promising results. The design uses open vents and adjustable shutters to direct air forward and rearward, reducing dust and fumes while maintaining comfort and safety. Tests in major eastern lines confirm improved air quality with minimal draft.
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EAM
Orvier
Geyseicaude Wienges
Team
Detatare
Tie Airways
Mit AG
Jersey
Goulds Suredness and Wabash Grip Remarked
The piece discusses J P Gould and his rail strategy linking eastern and western lines, highlighting the Wabash project as a pivotal move to connect Chicago and St Louis routes. It notes the potential expansion east of Pittsburgh and the broader impact on American rail control and competition.
Past Passenger Schedules Face Profit Pressure
A railway dispatcher warns that current passenger schedules may prove unprofitable as years pass. He expects speeds to fall gradually to ease freight clashes and improve safety, with all trains eventually adopting more reasonable and profitable timetables.
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Dteparcheny
Mutase
TVR
Illinois Central seeks electric suburban cars
Reports from Chicago April 4 indicate the Illinois Central Railroad is negotiating with an eastern electrical concern to manufacture twenty motor cars for suburban service. An electricity substitution may replace steam on suburban lines, with expenditure estimates from 1,040 to 15,000,000 dollars. The order is said to have been placed with the eastern firm already supplying New York Central, signaling a broad move to electrify.
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Illinois Central
Uss
New York Central
Hlinoe Central
Delaware and Hodeon Company
Harriman Faces Scrutiny as Northern Securities Plan Outlined
Western railroad magnate Harriman is urged to avoid trouble as counsel for Northern Pacific and cleanup efforts around the Northern Securities Company proceed. Santa Fe officials head to Frisco with VP Morton detailing plans to save 34,000,900 over two years amid corporate realignments and system integration.
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W. Bain
Prof. Mirin
Northern Securities Dempuy
Rover
Harriman
Bunn
Cape Tess
RUN TO JERUSALEM scheme and early railway plans
The article describes an ambitious project led by C. F. Zimpel seeking to connect Jerusalem with the Dead Sea and the Jordan valley. It mentions American involvement, Baldwin locomotives, and a proposed Salr City line with French participation. It notes extensive roadbed work, telegraph coverage, and broader aims across the Transdorian region and Tibet while contemplating Muslim subscription support and access for pilgrims to the Prophet's grave.
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C. F. Zimpel
Chine States
Jedown
Dead Sea
Jordan Valley
Bre
Mycr
Rockefeller links stir Pacific terms in stock activity
Fragmentary report suggests Jona Th Rockefeller and allies engaged in Union Pacific shares, with George Goulkaway and George Gerhddtts tied to the interests. Stock movement shows short covering and rising prices amid investor caution over Pacific systems. The Rockefeller family reportedly controls St Paul interests and Missouri Pacific bonds, while equity stakes remain debated.
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Jona Th Rockefeller
Pacife
Baying Pacific
George Goulkaway
Mapam
Unlos
Pacific
New York
Egutire Hardman
Syavem
Walliam Miler
Ray
Rocketiller
Westorthwest
St Paul
Hockeitlers
George Gerihdtts
Mixcouri
South
Tgis
Aristocratic Fireman Leaves Estate for Rail Career
Springfield April 4 Jasper Oxtesby son of ex governor Ogiesby Shovel ling coal for the Alton line in Springfield to become a locomotive engineer. He is a rising social figure in central Illinois, with wealth and status. He has trained as a fireman on the Chicago and Alton routes and with the Santa Fe system, while his brother contends for political office. Several railroad moves are noted, including ties to Wabash and Arbon lines, and plans to join extra lists upon securing work.
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Eee
Bia Enganiyanl
Gs Dent
Chicexo
Pacific
Oata Pinin Eneilat Penn Mei Sylvania
Chesapeake & Ohio
Reading
Gould
Baltimore & Ohio
Solowien
She Ins
Baltimore & Obie
Norfolk & Western
Parhapdic
Pitsburs
Lake Ite
St Louis
Ind
Chicago
St.iste
Western Railways
Massisempi
Wabash
St Lewi
Baltimore
Gourt
Ogiesby
Alton
Springfield
Jasper Oxtesby
Hichard J. O
Ames Pea
Chicago and
Central
Tilians
Bremen Wits
Cage
Bloomingtor
Bt. Louis
Colntial
Stakeene
Yates
Legielature
New Look Pills Bring Relief From Dyspepsia
A reader reports success with a remedy for dyspepsia and nervous indigestion. After trying the pills, the writer says relief was found, feeling like a new man, with heartburn and anxiety gone and overall health improved.
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Geo . Scauf
rHeamanem
Liquozone Production Claim Uses Gas to Create Liquid
The ad claims 1,250 bottles of gas yield one bottle of Liquozone, requiring 1,250 cubic inches of gas for each cubic inch of product. Gas is sourced from top oxygen producers and a 14 day reduction process supposedly concentrates oxygen’s power.
Liquozone Vitalizer Promises Free Trial And Germ Killing Claims
An advertisement touts Liquozone as a liquid oxygen–based tonic that penetrates the digestive system and bloodstream to boost vitality and kill internal germs. It boasts a $100,000 American rights deal, a three hundred ninety dollar offer, and a first bottle free, claiming rapid cures for fever, influenza, neuralgia, heart troubles, pneumonia, and other ailments, with extensive testimonials and physician testing.
Fragmented OCR summary from Kansas newspaper page
Fragmented report outlines personnel changes and trip notes across Santa division facilities. Mentions Topeka headquarters, new duties for B. Giese on train No. 1d, and MacNeill tests at the Santa department. References to decorations, religious work, and board meeting plans with names and places blurred.
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Kaneasity
Sherate
Aesiegensten
Isha
Aniete
Saturntey
Tausin
Cantor Grant Thermburs
Trefent
Huck Ietund
Topeka
Les
Iis
Fla Ganty
W. J. Teewr
Finn
Ruy
Hest
Darya
Sani
Came Sage
Abennes
Giese
Tupelen
Exaporis
MacNeill
Santa Department
Aaltrond TM
Asmrecia
Wednesias F
Vitam Newby
Newler
Mysterious trance tale ties miner to home town
Abel Brown Elliott of Gott near Seppka claims a ten day trance sent his spirit to a mine site. He described the mine and urged his brother to travel to Est and Marsha town, claiming details only a working miner could know. The story merges a strange vision with local wartime era rhetoric and a list of unrelated notes.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Abel Brown
Elliott
Goff
Ran
Miie
Grand Army of the Republic
Ellicct
Gott
Sepeka
Yavepal County
Grant Gillette Talks Settlement With Creditors In Mexico
Kansas City reports Grant Gillette now financially capable of negotiating a settlement with creditors after creditors’ representatives Shaeffer and Denatiernse met with him in Mexico. The piece recalls past cattle dealings and alleged fraud, noting rumors of immense debts and assets. Gillette’s current finances and possible settlement terms remain uncertain, with mining ventures and properties cited as potential leverage.
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Kansas City
Grant
Mexico
A Shaeffer
F. Denatiernse
Grant Gilllett
Gillett
Mr. Shaeffer
Tillett
Gillette
Beliver
Ali
Schaesis
Denial Report Over Lincoln Letter and Douglass Invite
Richmond April 4. President Cleveland denies ever inviting Frederick Douglass to a conference while president or at any other time. The denial arises from remarks by Coderes Scott of Karns during a House debate on the Roosevelt-Encker T. Washington incident.
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Richmond
Cleveland
Anal
Fred Douglass
Coderes
Main
Scott
Karns
House
T. Washingtom
Passing to the Jews in Times Dispatch Report
A Times dispatch from Vienna quotes unrest blamed on anonymous seculars eyeing rounds in the South Frumeim and calls for government measures to maintain peace. The piece notes attacks on Jews, describes a hostile sentiment as a monster reptile, and urges action against anti Jewish agitation.
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Times
Vienne
Russia
Elyste
the State Journal
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