Labor Saver Invention May Ease Santa Fe Tariff Filing
Charles W. Cook has filed patents for a filing case to replace bulky tariff stub books at Santa Fe. The Topeka freight office holds thousands of tariffs and amendments, with new items daily, and the device aims to file them all in hours. It would be used in general and local offices to streamline access and reduce telegrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Cook
General Freight Office
Pawtts
Santa Fe Railway
Topeka
Santa Fe
Bante Fe
Ieee
Toseka
Evers Oun
California Claims Cure For Brights Disease And Diabetes
A California report asserts new compounds cure Brights disease and diabetes with efficiency recoveries up to 87 percent. Details of the investigation are said to be conclusive and prompts immediate requests for reports and treatment bundles for urgent city cases.
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Bright
California
Filing case to streamline tariff data across Santa Fe offices
Mr. Cook discusses a filing case designed to organize tariff rates, reducing time spent updating stub books and telegram inquiries. He says the device will let agents quote rates confidently, save telegraph costs, and could spread to other departments. Photographers foresee its use as a plate holder.
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Cook
Santa Fe
Bis
St Louis Railroads Plan Large World’s Fair Terminals
Officials from all railroads entering St Louis met at the Pennsylvania office to discuss terminal improvements for the World’s Fair. Plans call for 4 to 5 million dollars in immediate work, with total expenditures potentially exceeding 10 million for the project ahead of the Exposition opening May 4, 2004. The meeting noted the absence of the Chicago, Rock Island. speculation arose about Wiggins Ferry transfer terms.
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New York
Aus
St. Louis
St Louis
The
Pennsylvania
Hook Island
Wiggins Ferry
Terminal Association
Bads Bridge
Merchants’ Bridge
Remarkable Accident Near La Cygne Kas Frisco Freight Trains Collide
A head on collision two miles north of La Cygne Kansas halted the Frisco line until last night. Southbound engine was driven by Engineer James Trail who rode ahead to reach the northbound train but misjudged a curve. Both crews escaped injury though a tramp on board was slightly hurt and taken to Fontana.
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la Cygne
Kas
Grame
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Railway
James Trail
Trail
Fontana
Back to Rock Island for Denver Outlet
Denver reports that the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul will return Denver outlet service to the Rock Island. The Milwaukee previously left for Missouri Pacific, grew unhappy with MoPac service, and now seeks better advantages by reuniting with Rock Island.
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Denver
Aug
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Missouri Pacific
Missouri River
Haniel
Work Schedule Cuts Nine Hours For Locomotive Dept Next Week
News from the railroad shows the locomotive department will shift to a nine hour day starting next Monday, with ten hour days on weekdays and five hours on Saturdays. Repairs are scarce, engines are in good condition, and production may be affected by the Seaton foundry fire in Atchison. Oil fuel substitution for coal is projected to save about a million dollars and reduce jobs by about a thousand. A plan to establish a permanent telegraph line on Pike's Peak is being explored by Western Union officials after a field inspection.
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Santa Fe
Seaton Foundry
Atchison
Skansan City
Southern Pacific
S. P
Pike's Peak
Col.t. PB. G. Cook
Col
Western Union Telegraph Company
Sells
Snally
James Ross
Serspion
George Ratz
Smith Shop
Paul Sorenson
Michael Etzel
Hammersmith
Edward Devitt
John Lang
Thomas Leonard
HA. Bresett
Purcell
J.T
Joseph Hefner
Jank Herrold
Philadelphia
Walter Mack
Dlack
Bert Day
Rock Island Engineering Corpa
Topeka
Harry Anderson
Robert Graham
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Thomas Whitmer
Elmer Sheldon
Garvey
Colorado Vills
A. A. Majors
EB. Wilson
Carmen
A.C. Goodrich
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Canada
G A. Brown
Melvern
T. B. Carter
Walnut Grove
Ariz
Ig Bors
Claude Maze
Carter
Kansas
John Gannon
Colorado
Howard Combs
Combe
Green Mountain Falls
Cal
Frank Watkins
T He Storehouse
Boron Keiffer
Mm the
Joseph Covert
Mitchell
Milwaukee
Great Lakes
Edward O'Hare
Fort Worth
Denver
Séata Fe
Charles Goviking
East Side
Unners
Okahoma City
Ori
J. Sophia Goulding
Frank Senson
Jinner
Ben Mileham
Hnas
Austine
Kansas City
Mexico & Orient New Belag & To
Assessor Says Hill Owns Under 150000 Personal Property
In St Paul Minnesota on August 14 James J Hill testified before the board of equalization. He claimed his personal property was worth less than 150000 though the board planned to raise his assessment to 210530 from last year 20500.
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St. Paul
Minn
James J. Hil
Conley
Board of Equalization
Hill
Hull
Boston to New York Trip Now Sold For 96 Cents
Boston August 16 The fare war between Providence steamship line and the Jersey line lowers Boston to New York travel to 96 cents. Electric road Boston Providence 45 cents Providence to New York 62 96 cents total for the Boston to New York run. Rail and ship lines report heavy activity as workers and managers share travel and schedules.
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Boston
York
Mass
Providence
Jos
New York
New Haven Railroad
Jey
Topeka Shop Notes Big Local Rail Workers Changes
In Topeka shops numerous workers and families embark on trips to Denver Salt Lake City and Colorado while others plan moves to Fort Worth and Clare. Several employees suffer injuries or illness. union talks loom for boilermaker helpers and car and coach painters. a social event and a funeral punctuate a busy week at the railroad shops.
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Peka
Louis
George Bencky
Colorado
Spencer
George Dome
Smith Shop
N. Montgomery
James
Hugh
Brass Foundry
Elmer
Salt Lake City
Utah
May Hammond
Walter A. Wood
Topeka
Cyrus Guthrie
Pound-House
Guthrie
David Elder
Rock Island
Horton
Uptower
John Coldwell
Gould Lines
Frank Pripble
Childress
Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
Clare
Samuel McFaren
Hagerstown
Elmer Hunter
California
Frank Ross
John French
John Fink
Agehie Sayre
St. John
P. W. Sayre
Bridges and Building
George Graves
J. M. Meade
Union Pacific
Blue Rapids
Frank Gutsch
Kansas City
John
Santa Fe
Kansas Avenue
Union
Eugene Fisher
Sixth Street
George Elliott
Missouri
San Bernardino
Cal
Peter Reynolds
Lock Haven
Reynolds
New York City
Fred Humphries
Humphries
Adoea Kansas
Farkent
Ha W. Townsend
Newton
Miner
Michigan
Toreman
Santa Fe engineers plan new Union Depot and Pullman car work
A Santa Fe news roundup reports a conference between D E Cain and Santa Fe Central officials on building a new union depot in the city. Also announced is work starting on 34 new Pullman cars for the California Limited service, including eighteen double drawing room cars and ten sections, with electric lighting and limited service only.
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Cain
Santa Fe
D. E. Cain
Western Division
Santa Fe Railway
la Junta
Colo
Santa Fe Gentral Railway
Union
F.C. Fox
Las Vegas
Chicago
Sick Island
el Paco
Guadale
Sunte
Kingman County Picnic Sets Big Aug Event
Kingman Kansas hosts the fourth annual Kingman County Cattlenets association picnic August 19 and 20 with riding and roping contests, bands, races, a grand parade, horse show, bicycle tricks, an automobile exhibit, and various prizes. Notable speakers include W. E. Bolton of Oklahoma. Local festivities begin with city events and a grand Main Street parade.
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Kingman
Kas
Kansas
Kingman County
Seroad
W. E. Bolton
Oklahoma
Singerman
Prof
A. Beffel
Tate
RTE
Rhea Ee
Formosa Tournament Sets Week of Games and Band Concerts
Formosa hosts a combined shooting and baseball event with daily band concerts. The provisional tournament runs August 28 to 29 with a ball game between Formosa and Helleville on Wednesday and matches against Public City and Lebanon on subsequent days. The shooting occurs in the forenoon each day.
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Formosa
Helleville
Hipublic City
Formosan
Lebanon Wriday
Cawker City Chautauqua Opens August 16 24
Cawker City Kansas reports the upcoming Chautauqua event from August 16 to 24 in Lincoln Park. A large assembly is expected with a grand tabernacle prepared, opera benches in place, and talks by Craddock Batley Cole and Landis. National day trains will bring thousands to hear speakers as political activity heats up. Woman's work and philanthropic efforts will be highlighted with local organizers assisting.
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Cawker City
Kan
Lincoln Park
Kansas Day
Craddock
Batley
Cole
Glare
Cr. Landis
Otheie Low
Hin
F. W. Dasaler
Leavenworth
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Chas. W. Cook
Chas
W. Cook
Topeka Drug CO
Kans
Mook Island
Locomotive Department of
Banta Fe
MR. Hill
Fleetwood
Reading
Schlegel
Frank O'Brien
O'Brien
John Bozarth
Wichita
Kansas News
Ucawker City
Chautauqua
Splendid Outieg
Hostetter
Smithfield
N. C
M. Needham Munden
New York, N. Y
C. FP. Hurst
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