Railroad News: Structural Steel Shortage Endangers Santa Fe Work
The steel strike threatens Santa Fe construction with a pending shortage of structural steel, shafting, bolts, and related products. Local machine shops and foundries fear delays as plans to relocate the Transcontinental and Western Passenger Association headquarters to Chicago proceed, with impacts on rail fabrication and concurrency of rail service.
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W. B. Storey
Sante Fe
Santa Fe
Burialars Selt
Tte Sante Me
Stendeul
County Commission
United States
Ita
Jones & Loughlin, Mmited
Ste~ Kersport
Pittsburg
Morgan Syndicate
Shafters
Topeks
Western Oklahoma Road charter granted for vast line
Secretary Grimes grants charter to Western Railroad Construction Co at Enid Oklahoma to build a line from Puch Cole to Fort Smith. route would pass Pueblo Otero Bent Animas Hora Kanmhe Teaver Woodward Garfield and other counties in Oklahoma and Indian Territory toward Dallas Texas. line length about 1.00 miles at an estimated cost 25 004 000. capital stock 380 000. incorporators listed in Kansas City Muscogee Chicago and Dallas.
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Tuthele
Okl
Grimes
Western Railroad Construction Company
Enid
Okla
Bald
Puch
Cole
Fort Smith
Ack
Pueblo
Otero
Bent Animas
Hora
Morton
Stevens and Seward
Kanmhe
Teaver
Woodward, Woods
Garfield
Nobie
Logan
Payne and Pawnee
Ghiahormm
Creek
Indian Territory
Teeey
Caster
Blaine
Caddo
Okahoma
Chickasaw Nation
Dalle
Tex
Master
Kansas City
W. Pie
C. W. Turner
Muscogee
Fan c. i
Barth
Chicago
Hlindia
Santa Fe Orders Ban on Los Angeles Ticket Scalpers
Santa Fe brings a blanket injunction against Los Angeles brokers selling city transportation tickets below regular tariff under a binding stipulation that buyers cannot resell. The restraining order targets reduced rate transactions from the recent Bancisco convention. Tickets sold before August cannot be used, with several tickets now held by local brokers. Proceedings in Angeles were initiated and successful recently.
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Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Bancisco
Angeles
Transit dispute to be heard by Superior Judge Sumner
The fragment notes a matter set before Superior Judge Sumner and mentions a temporary restraining order in a transportation case. It references a previous appearance before Judge Shaw at an NB. A. convention two years ago and confirms the court scheduling context for the case.
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Shaw
Treak Sumner
New Branch Opened From Rayburn to Silsbee Junction
A formal circular from T J Polk announces the Santa Fe extension from Rayburn to Silsbee Junction with connections to Gulf lines. The Beaumont and Kansas City Hallway improvements will finish by August 11 and open to both passengers and freight. A throwed train service will start between Somerville and all Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City railway points on the same date, with stations such as Millus and Galveston interconnected via the Gulf network.
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Galveston
T. J. Polk
Kuyt
Gulf
Beaumont
Kansas City
Somerville
Gulf, Beaumont
Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern Railway
Millus
Wuth
Galvestonet
Ines
Idle threat as Santa Fe injunction looms in Kansas land drive
May 2 Aug 2 reports from Oklahoma and Kansas mention contractor Elvott near May be idle on first five miles of western grading until injunction hearing in the Santa Fe case. Depositions prepared. judge Medden to Colorado. Web. Missouri Pacific trips and Rock Island notes follow with staff changes and local incidents.
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Importa
Kan
C. P. Elvott
Orient
West Side
Wwwn
Santa Fe
Medden
Colorado
Untitled Fragment Reflects On Endurance And Truth
A fragmented passage discusses men working longer than they can endure and questions when truth should be ready. The text hints at lingering pressure and a desire to return to a place called ArWansss, suggesting a broader, unsettled theme without clear context or full sentences.
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Bian
ArWansss
City news chatter and railroad notes from Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Optic reports railway officials and agents visiting Las Vegas including H C Mudge and W H Brown with Santa Fe appointments and vacancies. It mentions freight rate discussions, shipper concerns, and a Brooklyn patent for cooling passenger cars using ammonia piping. Local labor and industry notes touch on the Southern Pacific Santa Fe lines and related personnel moves.
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City
Fredoucaises
Atchison, Hal
Raltrond Gandta
Sollars
H.C. Mudge
Manger
Fox
Peice
Sieele
Santa Fe
W. H Brown
Santa Fe Railway
Las Venus
Fi Hono
Bey E Hee
Houghton
San Franciaso
Pucbic
Col
Tutte
Las Vegas
Brooklyn
Railroad People At Work And On Leave In Mixed Stages
A long list of railroad workers records who is back at work after absences and who remains off duty. Names include blacksmiths Charles Holmgren and Peter Schoenfelt, machinists Al Clayton and George Speer, boilermakers Senna Pasiey and James Galletly, and many others with notes on layoffs illnesses or transfers. Several staff travel to Lawton California or Albuquerque, while new shop activities progress with roof work and window installation.
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Charles Holmgren
Earl Fisk
Chicago
Senna Pasiey
al Clayton
South
Wee
Railway and factory notes from Topeka press items
Ben Gaya of that thos ne spent in Cleveland visiting relatives. apprentices and workers from the boiler and blacksmith shops suffer injuries and recover. A new telephone line connects the system as power and water service updates arrive. Coach shop business slows then shifts to repurposed baggage and passenger cars. Several staff travel to Chicago for oil tank car work while new flat cars await tank installation. A trackman in Malvane and Tonkawa suffers severe injuries after being crushed under moving cars. his leg may be lost.
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Ere Lang
Ps Onaries A
Bolier Asp
Ness County
Frank Ae
John Surkwhl
George Speer
Neat End
Jocal
James Galletly
Cottonwood
James Rollo i
JM. Sprowl
Joseph Beyer
Santa Ire
Hin
Lochiat Street
Elmer Miller
Kansas City
William Fargo
Cabinet Department
Cifton Gerberick
Colorado
A.C Birt
T Neubert
William Peterson
Osage City
Rumer
Belnr Guy Cronenberg
Ben Gaya
Cleveland
Ana Toseks
McGuire
Ap Wan Ce Hospital
Topeka
Frank Hamilton
Hamilton
Chicago
George Schultz
Schultz
Tye Horse Care
Elerital
Irene Toaster
Harry Wey
Louis Distscher
Dutecher
Soa
Dulghort
Collinson
Player
Din
Hon
Malvane
Tonkawa
Okla
Topela Hive
Covsndine
Elz
Khot Wan
Oil Boom at Lawton Promoters Display Oil
Fort SUL Aug. 13 Oil wealth rumors spread as new Leewten town promoters from Beaumont stock are showing oil bottles. No gushers yet, but oil signs appear in many directions eleven miles north of Lawton. Locators flood the country with mineral claims. Ottumwa company claims 3,000 acres stake. another firm shows quarter roller capital. third is organized on paper with one million dollar capital.
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Fort Sul
Leewten
Beaumont Disrict
Lawton
Fixing the Pavements Eighteen Men Are Put to Work Today
Eighteen laborers start paving work as a city contract assigns a crew to repair streets from Fourth and Jackson to Ninth and Quincy. The company covers two crews with surface heaters and plans two months to finish while preventing future costs. Master Demarest will review plans and ensure proper funding, as the city expects smoother pavements and renewed maintenance for years.
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Tusuday
Fourth
Jackson Steveos
Notier
Jackson
Ewa
Jefferson
Quincy
Tursday Demarest
Kansas City
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Quick Kidney Relief
An advertisement extols Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for back pain kidney and bladder trouble. It asserts relief from frequent urination and “distressing cases” and urges readers to buy the remedy from Dr. Kilmer & Co with a mail request to learn more in Topeka State Journal.
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Arde- Swamp-Rest
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Topeka Thilly State
Fragmented Telegraphs across Aug 1 186? events and names
A garbled transcript mentions telegraphs, August events, islands, observatory, and various places and people like Portland, Denlet, and Vega. It references Crugers and Treme Tete Be Excelved, with scattered notes on political and religious items, and a puzzling mix of names and dates.
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St Wall
Sten
Cormeriy
Dirahe
Suiservatory
Brisas
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