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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
4
Kansas City grain merchants fear a week long blockade may halt shipments. Officials hope to break the embargo by September 20 and again by August 25. Strong distrust grows as Santa Fe and other lines balk at moving grain, with the city pressing for rapid dispatch to avert further losses.
The Interstate Commerce Commission may investigate high motor freight costs and alleged private-car restrictions. Lawmakers contest that carriers use rates to squeeze rivals, pressuring rail and trucking firms to accept unfavorable terms. Officials warn private lines are driving out competition and harming consumers amid industry concerns.
Native and immigrant work crews along the Santa Fe rail line near Emporia Lebo Neosho Rapids and Glivet juice up a double track. Italians and Greeks described as strong yet less proficient, with tensions and strikes leading to a Lawrence meeting as workers mobilize for better conditions and wages.
Kansan City August 21 W W Sylvester vice president of the Kansas City Mexico Orient Railway company rejects a Phoenix dispatch claiming Orient work is a Mexican concession reallocation. He says concessions were obtained by Mexican congress act and that only six miles of track were planned with a brief revival of a Portland line.
Chicago Aug. 21 The LaSalle Street Station will be the starting and arrival point for more limited trains than any other station in the world, with six in operation. The LaSalle link is the only U S connection except for Englewood Station, offering passenger trains to any major city.
A city water report shows Santa Fe used nearly 1 906 000 gallons in July to feed round-house engines. The railroad complains the supply to the big tank at Third avenue and West street was insufficient and plans a new main from Rural street to Sixth Street to West street and tank. The railroad asserts Argentine and Newton turnouts shifted work to Emporia, driving the higher use.
Kansas City Aug 21 Railroads act on Chicago guidance to curb a new scalping method seen nationwide. Buyers are lured to downtown offices to purchase low rate round trips, then pay extra to scalpers for “rebates” before signatures fade from volatile ink. Measures require signatures at offices or copying ink to curb fraud.
The Rock Island railroad deposits 23718.80 with Wyandotte County Treasurer for Kelley Milling land in Armourdale. County commissioners awarded 50000 as purchase and damage money, but one member refused to sign. Judge Holt ordered further condemnation. Kelley appealed to the supreme court.
Train time between Crystal Lake and Chicago drops to two hours and 87 minutes for 136 miles as an extra-large engine and skilled crew push the schedule. Passengers report a brisk run with a Prairie type engine under Charles E. Smith, breaking a long-standing turnpike pace for the corridor amid heavy Lake Geneva traffic.
Norris was in Topeka yesterday to discussbringing a show through Kansas. The act previously visited Topeka two years ago and locals recall it as a standout. Norris says the performance has improved since the last visit and Topeka residents would welcome it again if scheduled this season.
Oyster Bay August 21 President Roosevelts order extends his policy to all government departments regarding the Miller case and the government printing office dispute. A July 22 cabinet letter and two Cortelyou letters outline the administration stance. The dispatches affirm union formation is allowed but without union rules or resolutions to govern it.
The letter cites the anthracite strike commission finding that no person shall be refused employment or discriminated against for union membership and that interference with nonmembers is prohibited. The president calls for all departments to observe this basic decency. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. has left with George for Deadwood on a hunting trip under trusted guidance of the president’s friends.
In Salt Lake City on August 21 Andrew Adams, a waiter who last Saturday attacked Mrs. Jeni Gerald with a razor and wounded others, died by suicide in Moly Grose hospital after evading a nurse and drowning himself in a bathtub. Mrs. Gerald is believed to recover.
Captain Sutton, 62, member of the governor's staff at the Leavenworth soldiers home, died Thursday. Dr J Albert Berry, stomach and intestines specialist, reported the cause as unspecified.
A Newton report says the Santa Fe is again storing coal there with 15 to 20 cars arriving daily and promptly unloaded at the storage track. Last year the company stored 1,200 cars at Newton as coal was confiscated for division engines, and this year storage is expected to be much greater.
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