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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
3
A brief item notes a planned freeze out to test minimal hostility on Colorado excursions. It mentions low hate incidents and the initiative aims to improve traveler safety and public perception during planned trips to multiple Colorado locales.
Officials say a coordinated low fare plan by competing lines could attract Denver to Chicago trips. Analysts warn Rock Island would react with targeted July and August offers, shifting Colorado travel and testing cross-state alliances amid a proposed one fare round trip from Chicago to Denver and related routes.
President Morton of the Santa Fe said crops in the west look steady with ample fodder for feeding gallion and sufficient supply to sustain prices through fall. He noted the market is glutting for fodder yet expects fat cattle and better prices as winter approaches.
Fragmentary notice notes rain aiding crop prospects after recent losses from raids. It cites Kansas and Missouri corn damage but says the Santa Fe line diversified storage to cope with the hardship and prosperous conditions are helping meet the setback.
The St. Louis Republic reports Southern Pacific plans to replace coal with oil across divisions in California and other areas. Officials expect about a one third reduction in fuel costs, with additional savings from engine modifications and testing on key routes.
Chicago officials push limits on free travel citing Pan American exposition in October. Orders bar all passenger travel passes for railroad staff and agents, with limited trains issued to Chicago lines. Some operators restrict passes, signaling tighter controls across routes from New York to Buffalo and beyond.
Fourteen railroad reading rooms operate on the Santa Fe system with seven on the Atchison and 7 on lines west of Albuquerque. Free access includes latest books, periodicals, baths, games, and lectures by eminent educators on astronomy, chemistry, geology, physiology, sociology. About 90 percent of employees at room sites use the facilities. 10,000+ volumes circulated, 25 percent historical, 10 percent fiction, 1 percent biographies, 1 percent technical, rest general. Families and communities welcomed.
The Rock Island line to Lawton advances with a target completion within ten miles of Lawton by August 6. Government officials begin filing papers on claims to Beene, Deise, weinhers, the Gin, Richards, Getebo, Kemal, and Lone West. A large construction force works to finish the line, aiming for operation in time for registration, though delays hinder full progress.
Santa Fe official Aty L Paul Morton vows to block shipments from nearby states by rail to Kansas. He says they will haul cattle into Kansas at reduced rates to feed livestock, citing Kansas as a long-bred state with several good years of crops and an anticipated tail of car shipments.
A new book titled Outings in California from the Passenger Department of Grants Pass Pressed is now available. The volume, printed in black and red with a purple green cover, details points of interest in California and promotes summer travel to the state, claiming California rivals the East for beauty and breezes.
A Pike's Peak line in Colorado conducted a brake test with a lone operator aboard. The train reached about 25 miles per hour before the automatic brake activated and halted the run near the summit. A sizable crowd observed the demonstration of the train’s braking system.
A chancery court in Meridian Mississippi received a petition for a receiver of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The filing party, L Edmonds of Virginia and George Le Venner of Massachusetts, seeks prohibition against current officials and requests the receiver to publish all stockholder names to identify true owners of the railroad.
Aug 1 Salina Kansas reports Union Pacific dispatching large steel gangs, moving 12 to 24 workers from Saline to Solomon Relat branch as Wa Keeney gang absorbs labor. several crew changes noted including engine trials and sickness. Oregon Short Line and Santa Fe also in right of way dispute over Colperwell ranch. August Colorado rate set at 15 dollars for ten days.
A report from the car shop details several injuries and personnel changes. A worker suffered a heart issue while others faced foot injuries and layoffs. Construction on the new machine shop is postponed, while the work force shifts and hour changes affect about 25 men amid rising material demand.
The article outlines land sale and lease options for 2008 school land quarters and 1000 clalipa in Great county under the Proclamation. It notes townsite commissioners J J Hampton Hobart HP Holcomb Anadarko Nester, with registration roles and soldier allotments, and details on contest timelines for land claims.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous names, towns, and abbreviations across Kansas. The scattered entries mention Wichita, Abilene, Ottawa, Hutchinson, Winfield, and others with many personal names and place references, resembling a population or business directory snippet.
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