Railroad News Signals Wreck Faulted on Santa Fe Officials
Severe criticism targets Santa Fe officials over switching methods after a Aug 3 1902 wreck at Coombs Siding Cal on the Redondo line. Jury blames executive negligence and yard crew orders. H E Gardner brakeman killed. Santa Fe decapods smash cars near San Bernardino delaying westbound trains.
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Santa Fe
Coomb’s Siding
Cal
Céten
Redondo
Senta Fe
H. E. Gardner
Gardner
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Coomb's
Los Angelea
Suptm Fe
James Murphy
Irving Sayford
Corwin
William G. Taylor
D. Hail
Santa Pe
Barstow
San Bernardino
Verdemont
Santa Fe Establishes Buffalo Office For Freight and Passenger Traffic
Circulars announce Santa Fe office opened in Buffalo New York with W G Biddle freight manager Gav T Nichol passenger traffic manager. Buffalo office located in room 2% Elliot Square building. KV Demarest to head freight traffic and Chas A Marsh to head passenger traffic. Marsh formerly Syracuse agent. likely to hold both duties though Syracuse office remains unchanged.
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Santa Fe
Fice
Buffalo
W. G. Biddle
Freight Department
Gav. T. Nichol Vor
Eliott Square
KV. Demarest
Trafic
Chas. A. Marsh
Marsh
Syracuse
Conductor Refuses Train Master Post on Prisco Line
C W Howard of Paris Texas, Frisco conductor, was named trainmaster of the Red River division but declined the post and returned to his regular run. Many long-serving conductors have declined promotions, often returning to passenger service shortly after. The lure of running a train after years of service is noted as strong. Harry Myers promoted by Santa Fe. Myers, cashier in the canteen at Albuquerque, is tied to a rumor of a cabuler role under W Jack.
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Prisco
C. W. Howard
Paris
Tex
Red River
Santa Fe
Harry Myore
Harry Myers
Myers
Aes
Caubler
Allead
W. Jack
Victoria
B. C
Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Samuel McCaughey
Australis
South Sea Islands
Papera
New Hebrides
Watch Kapt Well Heard Sharp Rattle in Report
A fragment notes a sharp rattle heard near a watch Kapt Well. Details are sparse, with no clear date or location. The phrase suggests an incident or observation tied to the well or area, but specifics are unreadable in the available text.
Fragmentary Ottawa Republican item on worn but sound case
A fragment from the Ottawa Republican notes hands gone and a dial affected by tarnish, yet an examination shows the work to be in near good condition overall.
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Ottawa Republican
Clergy Rate Ticket Scandal Reported by Passenger Bureau
The Wantern Passenger association Clergy bureau bulletin lists 146 people granted clergy rates and selling tickets, with conductors instructed to collect fares on found tickets. Brokers hold 105 of these tickets, prompting criticism that even religious people seek不用 to profit from free passes.
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Rowsett
Wantern Passenger Association
Santa Fe Gold Mine Officials Move to Propose Nearby Site
In San Bernardino California on August 12 a Santa Fe company, mostly mine officials, opened a rich gold body across a ledge twelve to fourteen feet wide. Ore runs about $14 per ton, hauled by team to Bagdad then shipped to Barstow mill. Possibility of extending line Bagdad mine to improve shipping to Barstow at $1 per ton. Barstow mill can handle 150 tons daily.
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Bagdad
Cal
San Bernardino
Sante 1
Bar~stow
Barstow
Didnt Like Flavor at New Mexico Labor Strike
Albuquerque reports a small but brief labor dispute near Winslow where 125 Mexican workers halted road bed repairs after revolting over stomach issues caused by water from an oil car. Eleven agitators were given border tickets and shuttled back to the border after sheriffs intervened. Vanderbilt buys ten steamboats expanding Niagara route service between Lewiston and Montreal, linking Lake Ontario to St. Lawrence traffic.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Winslow
Hil Paso
Vanderbilt Bays Boats
Toronto
Contract Men Quit After San Bernardino Strike
Advices from San Bernardino report boilermakers from nearly all contract men have returned to their old places and the last signs of trouble have disappeared. Contract men who were employed during the strike quit their positions, the commissary where they were fed is broken up and the deputies dismissed. The same conditions exist at Needles.
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San Bernardino
Needles
Railroad workers gain new hires and additions
Joseph Rasb, James Nauman, Frank W. Buckmaster, GC Kenton, Harry Weaver, L. C. Cuff, and Andrew Pet join or are reassigned within the railroad shop. Buckmaster becomes car repairer and others take roles as machinist helpers or belpees in the blacksmithing department. One coppersmith, Andrew Pet, was absent from his bench Monday due to illness.
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Joseph Rasb
James Nauman
Frank W. Buckmaster
GC. Kenton
Harry Weaver
L. C. Cuff
Orve
Andrew Pet & Coppersmith
Unknown Patent Remedy Claimed To Heal Women’s Ailments
An undated fragment describes a patent medicine named Hat Ta Pierce's Prescription as a rare remedy for female weakness and related conditions. The text claims it strengthens weak women and cures ulcers and other ailments, noting it was advertised as safer for women and children.
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Pierce
As & T
Bors
Mra
Railroad Strike Dispatches From Topeka Shops
The article details strike disruptions at Topeka rail shops with foremen reassigned to clear work, layoffs and leave taken by workers, and transient staff moving to Colorado and Oklahoma. It notes boiler shop orders, track improvements at Lake View, and upcoming inductions into the local Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Dozens of named workers, locations, and dates appear amid labor unrest and company responses.
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Lincoln Post
Meyer
Sones
Bilai
Fred Fisch
Cleburne
Tex
Schaeffer
L. L. Summers
Chicago
Ibs
Maton
Measport
Colorado
Ottawa
Joh Plath
Walt
William Havens
California
Los Angeles
Mita Dolly Fry
Lake View
Allo
Topeka
Kate Cafferty
George Bradshaw
Western Railroad Paints
Paraohs
John Lowry
Déth
Lowry
Order of
the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Kanaan Avenue
Rorey
Frank Patterson
Gillespie
Egerton
Snd
Ll . Menpick
Osage County
Gerbendale
Lyndon
Ik Deachy
Greer Arthur
John Arthur
Washington
D.C
Logan
Needles
TSG
Seremnan
Mes Hogan
Fort Madison
Santa Fe
Igioge Madden
San Hero
W. H. Wilson
Roundhouse Deveny
Childress
Willam Hoeds
Grand Army's Future Centered in Washington Encampment Plans
Washington vies to host the Grand Army of the Republic as permanent headquarters with future encampments turned into business gatherings funded from association revenues. A large October event is anticipated with grand review along a route echoing 1865, possibly led by Lieutenant General Miles amid veteran hopes and congressional support.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Grand Army
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Johnson
Grant
Occa
Miles
Roentgen Ray Wins In Early Medical Treatment
Physicians employ X ray therapy after many attempts. A great machine is placed in the water closet area and electrical treatment is given daily. The idol’s springs act as conductors while the patient improves though digestion remains a challenge.
Foraging on Farmers In Catawinia District tensions rise
The article describes raids by foragers attacking farmers and stealing crops and poultry in the Catawinia region. Local anger grows as deputies discuss a concerted action to stop depredations and possible cavalry intervention. Soldiers in nearby camps are said to be feeding hundreds of women and children while raids continue.
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Catawinia
Here
Pure Fruit Foods Promote Nutritive Value Of Fruiting
Rumpie of SERO FRUTO FOOD CO. LTD at Batele Creek Michigan touts Dretared cooked FRUTO as a superior fruit product. The notice markets its high sugar content and perfect meat texture for health conscious consumers.
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Chenae
Sero-Fruto Food CO. Ltd
Batele Creek, Mich
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