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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
4
Railroad news reports clearer terminals and no biotkade prospect. Benta Fe agrees to place no embargo before Sept 20. Other roads show improved condition in Dansas City, Kansas City area, with grain shipments allowed and embargoes easing. Traffic patterns and routes adjust as shipments resume and power congestion declines.
Beiter Service E and T unveiled a new freight handling system for Katy River routes. The system, effective yesterday, prioritizes freight on other lines with designated Flyer freight trains and named stations across several states. A conference of freight men outlined trial arrangements and pending details for implementation.
Rail and transport writers argue for distinct, memorable railroad names to avoid confusion. They critique lengthy titles and propose a standardized, concise system to differentiate major lines like Chicago St Louis Memphis and New Orleans.
Reports from Chicago indicate the Union Pacific progress in double tracking is rapid with many instances tactically completed. Improvements by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific this year are expected to yield a smoother Hateman system and new lines, including runs between Oniake and Sar Pranetco.
Exposition coverage notes preparations to handle heavy business volume and reduce delays. Railway enhancements include double-tracking on Union Pacific routes in Nebraska and Wyoming, replacing old bridges with steel, and planning 200 miles of double track next year. A St Paul veteran, 15 years, is involved as the company prepares to enter the passenger field and compete with Chicago business.
Aug 1 Burlington authorities state the surplus for the year ended June 20 will be between 6 million and 7 million dollars after debt adjustments. Funds will not be shared with Northern Securities stockholders but reinvested in permanent track work and feeder lines, aiming for reduced operating costs and long term gains.
A mixed passage notes railway interests backing former State Auditor Robert Dunn for governor and Joel P Heatwele for senator with other ticket lines. Oklahoma dispatches discuss Katy officials mailing orders for Kansas lines and Missouri Kansas Texas equipment, including twenty one passenger coaches and baggage cars ahead of an open season.
A Chanute note reports Santa Fe master Hadeon lured a full crew from Prisco to Girard for depot track work. Forty laborers were transported, paid by the railroad, housed in cars, and fed, with threats of strikes averted by persuading transfers. Prisco vows ongoing enmity.
Kansan City August. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road has established a new office in this city to handle the increased intra city traffic expected from the early opening of the new Kansas City entrance. The road officials are reviewing staff to fill the superintendent of terminals position, with GP. Mart, formerly trainmaster of the Wisconsin Valley division, under consideration.
The passage blends a stark allegory of bondage with medical claims for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. It asserts stomach disease causes heart and organ ailments, urging readers to treat indigestion to prevent broader illness and promote cleansing of the system.
A Chanute report says Santa Fe will make changes in its Chanute staff due to a new depot and buildings. Dispatchers increase from three to four with Isher and Platerty promoted. A new telegraph office will be created with George Reet as manager and assistants Harley Nelson and Hatjoran hiwe instants. Ty Cable is named stallion Agent and WF Tyler shifts from War agent duties. the old depot to be used as freight house.
Kansas City wholesale firms urge railroads to stop shipping freight directly to cars. They report increased costs and delays since the policy began about a year and a half ago, reducing daily hauls from several trips to one or two. They call for separate inbound and outbound depots and railroads to expand facilities, noting that current loading platforms are congested and shipments are slowed. Commissioner Trickett has taken up the issue with the railroads.
Aug 18 report states the Denver Enid Gulf railroad will build two extensions, Guthrie to Texarkana Arkansas and Enid to Bays City Kansas, connecting with Union Pacific at Bays City. The line, operating between Guthrie and Enid, 55 miles, aims southeast toward New Orleans and toward Denver. It has not been clearly tied to a major system.
Omaha August 18 union Pacific engineers get about 1 percent increase and firemen about 4 percent with ten to twenty cent per hundred miles for engineers and proportionate rise for firemen. negotiations began July 6 affecting the entire system. Plus brief notes on Santa Fe railroad workers absences and team results from Santa Fe office league.
A Paris golf club has acquired grounds near Versailles at Boule as golf gains popularity among French players. The piece notes golf’s appeal for exercise, its feminine framing, and contrasts French tastes with American and English influence, predicting gradual adoption by French women with style and decorum intact.
Fragmentary OCR note touts a universal cure claim for a cholera like disease using Betas adi as a remedy. It references Chamberlaio's Colic and suggests widespread success but provides no verifiable details or sources. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or dates.
At 10 30 A M 5 25 PM and 10 00 P M trains depart Dearborn Station Chicago for Columbus Akron Youngstown Buffalo Elmira Binghamton Albany Boston New York and other eastern points. For details contact A W Moore traveling passenger agent Erie raihoud Kansas City Mo.
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