Santa Fe Time Card Cuts Chicago to Kansas City Run
Railroad news reports the Santa Fe will cut the California Gains 1 and 2 line Chicago to Kansas City to 13 hours, with other routes protesting the reduced time. Competing lines fear the shortening will trigger a price war as longer routes struggle to match the faster service.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
California
Kangue City
Chicago
Chicago-Kaneas
Boots Fe
Ciicago-Kaneas
Campbell sues Santa Fe over return transportation
In Wichita Tec 11 a suit challenges a law passed after the Kansas Legislature adjourned that directed railroads to restore return transportation to shippers. Campbell claims damages for the railway fare from Kansas City to Wichita and back, with the case awaiting written decision next week.
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Campbell
Wichita
Santa Fe
Tec
Taest Mareh Sr
Kenkas City
sAtten
Camptelleke
Atchbion
Topaam
Santa Pe
Kunsgse
Mttormey
Unhinged Train Dining Room Stampede On Kanass Rai Ride
A deranged scene aboard a passenger train near Hyteningen triggers a stampede in the dining car as passengers flee amid chaos. An older man keeps a gun while others scramble for safety. bystanders describe fear, shouting, and attempts to calm the frayed group as crew organize escape from the overturned breakfast area.
Road to Parker St L E W road progress report
Col Prancis Eaton of the St L E W road says construction to Parker will begin immediately. Grading advances from Barker to Hunnewell with right of way secured. some delays over condemnation. Santa Fe will supply connections from Hinpewell to Synth hraven for the Anthony branch.
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Col. Eaton
St LE
Arkansan
Prancis Eaton
St L. E
Parker
Tirabewrlt
Tas
Aind
Baelweth Barker
Hunnewell
Tewes
Ingeain
Hinpewell
Synth Hraven
Santa Fe Wil
Nocesaary
Anthony
Santa Fe Time Card Changes Topeka Schedule
The Santa Fe announces a new time card effective tomorrow affecting trains in and out of Topeka. Trains including California train No. 3 and Denver line will adjust arrival and departure times, with shifts to 1 05 pm and 1 3? pm for some services. Mail and through trains Nos 115 and 116 relabelled as Nos 15 and 116 under the new card.
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Topeka
Santa Fe
California Traino
Jeaves
Denver
Lave Meshen
St Joseph
Respect for Sunday Train Crews Emphasized Nationwide
A historic discussion notes railroad workers show heightened caution on Sundays. Prominent Santa Fe Circle remarks that fewer trains run Sundays, but crews focus intensely, aided by careful guidelines and safer practices. Reports cite lower Sunday accident rates as evidence of disciplined service.
The Brakeman's Call Prank at Emporia
A Santa Fe brakeman helps a well known Emporia woman by meeting a prank in which a caller disguised in her brother in law’s clothes tries to lure him. The plan falls apart when the woman jokes about the ruse and the brakeman, unaware of the setup, hurries to catch his train.
Montgomery's Watch Rating For Santa Fe System Reported
2,500 watches rated as Montgomery, inspector of Santa Fe systems, nears completion. On January 1, the first report froze. The rating will assess every watch used by triumphant on the road, claiming this is the best timepiece tested, with tests pendulum up and down and dial.
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Montgomery
Santa Fe
Hls
Santa Fe Systems
Triiumén
Tree Mons
Watch ratings begin as monthly inspections after Gena
Watches are rated and inspected monthly by one of 42 inspectors. Since June 1 1916 about 26 watches have been rated. If a watch varies more than six seconds in three post Gena periods it is condemned or readjusted at the factory or replaced.
Pullman Carient Eyes Electric Light for Sleepers
A Pullman agent studied the Santa Fe electric light experiment, finding the generator in good condition and the light strong. If adopted, the system would be fed by Santa Fe, with western roads leading progress in railroad equipment as other lines observe.
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Te Pllman Car Company
Pullman Company
Santa Fe
Denver
Chicago
Engineer Orrin Smith Reinstated on Santa Fe Line
Engineer Orrin Smith, dismissed months ago for undisclosed trouble, is reinstated by Superintendent Avery Turner of the middle division at Newton. He will resume work on the main line after adjustments and will be placed back on the Santa Fe service, with a row on the main line expected soon.
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Orrin Smith
Santa Fe
Avery Turner
Middle Division
Newton
Engineer Smith
Abilene
California
Smitth F
HAS CHICKENS TO BOARD. RAILROAD AGENT IN PREDICAMENT
Pratt Canter of Dev 11 near Preston ordered two fancy chickens from a Nebraska dealer. The fowls were sent by express with a $3.00 charge due to the coop style. The railroad agent Pax Son now has an extra hen and rooster to board while awaiting the express company's decision on payment.
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Pratt Canter
Dev
Faily
Preston
Nebraska
Express
Pax Son
Land for a Pass Shifts as Courts Rule
El Dorado December report recalls Clay Henry of Hutter county deeded land to the Missouri Pacific for a passenger pass for himself and wife. The pass was honored four years before a judgment forced renewal or damages. Appellate reversal sent case back for a new trial. Back in El Dorado this week Henry again prevailed for the railroad’s pass and related train arrangements. Also noted, Santa Fe employee resignations as Wichita greets a new street railway system with a change in chief clerk duties.
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el Dorado
Clay Henry
Hutter Cous
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Henry
Darrges
Appial
Fl Dorado
Santa Fe
Wichita
Dec
Church
Sante Fe Ailway
Cuarch
Sante Pe
Train Dining Changes At Hutchinson And Santa Fe Notices
The Santa Fe line begins a new noon rule and trains No 1 of Denver and No 1 of California will take supper at Hutchinson. Train No 1 now stops for supper at Newton Ball and Raton under the current schedule. Raton machinists plan a grand Christmas Eve ball, aiming for a standout event. Wellington reports Charles Beck promoted to ticket clerk at Guthrie, with Pred Bennett to fill Wichita ticket agent post. Santa Fe city solicitor at Wichita and Harry Myers will replace Mr Hunnable as solicitor.
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Hutchinson
Santa Fe
Denver
California
Newton
Raton
Christman
Wellington
Charles Beck
Wichita
Guthrie
Pred Bennett
Harry Myers
Citw
Mr Hunnett
Dead Engines at Flagstaff and Fort Worth Depot
Three or four dead engines in the yards at Flagstaff show the railroad’s water supply at that point is insufficient for moving heavy trains. Santa Fe well abandoned due to salt water. Fort Worth notes a new depot as of December 11 with general details from the city news.
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Flagstaff
Phoenix
Plagstaff
Santa Fe
Kinsley
Seqund
Railroad managers meet on plan for depot and crew changes
Rail line managers excluding Cotton Pete met to plan end specifications for a new union depot. Chief Dispatcher Quick and wife returned from the east. Foremen note increased work since steam hammer installation. A $6,600 freight charge on one through train was found by a present conductor. Hutchinson branch vacancy on 211 and 342 bun. old est conductor to be assigned after the 16th. Newton officers to meet No. L and a man named FP Johnson reported crazy, later released. West end house track displays a chair car with new electric lights, inspected by an expert. conductors and brakemen must tour the car for instruction. John Faecher back in freight house. others resumed positions. Dave McGeowan in ticket office. Harry Johnson at car clerk desk. Ray Stewart directing day trains. Rumsey at night. Santa Fe items: brakeman Jim White back to work. Conductor William Peck of Missouri Pacific visiting bars. Gos R. T. to serve supper at Whitley hotel for the dance at $1 per couple. Treen of Walt ham Watch Co. in town to inspect Santa Fe Route watches recommended by Santa Fe.
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Quick
Hutchinson
Newton
No. L
Johnson
John Faecher
Dave McGeowan
Harry Johnson
Ray Stewart
Rumsey
Jim White
William Peck
Missouri Pacific
Council Grove
Gos R. T
Whitley Hotel
OB. Treen
Waltham Watch Company
Sante Fe Company
Santa Fe Local Notes
Santa Fe notes report multiple staff illnesses and injuries, factory activity, and rail operations. The piece mentions Lange sick in car department, Hamilton laid up with a cut, Simmons returning after three weeks, and a late inspector. It notes stock and farm goods shipments to Oklahoma, personnel changes, new postal cars, a struck wound, and discussions of air service in Pullman shops. Brotherhood meetings, a funeral for Andrew Seller, and local humor about visitors seeking the governor conclude the item.
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Y. Joseph Lange
Henry Grant
Planing Mill
Hamilton
Cer
B. F. Simmons
Topeka
Oklahoma
James Pattison
Burliname
Harry Newter
Dodge City
Weis
Weispensky
Scott
Pullman Company
Pullman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Conductor’s Hall
I. P. Hall
Andrew Seller
Disrupted Arrival Sparks Hotel Row in Philadelphia
A confused scene unfolds at a Philadelphia hotel as a guest protests being turned away. A clerk's terse reply clashes with a frustrated arrival citing a “2m flash” while a displayed tile roll becomes a focal point of the exchange.
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Kala
Philadelphia
Hobbs Leaves Harness Trade For Milking Stools
A Chicago Record item notes Hobbs has quit harness making as bicycles gain popularity. He now crafts milking stools and believes nothing could be devised to replace a cow’s work, reflecting a shift in labor and industry themes of the era.
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Hobbs
Chicago
Between Friends Miss Keyes in a Boston Transcript note
A fragment signals a dialogue between Miss Keyes and Miss Alpha about the situation and a payerizer, with a brief remark from Dir. Briggs regarding appearance. The text is a partial, deciphered OCR snippet from a Boston Transcript page segment.
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Keyes
Alpha
Briggs
Boston Transcript
Humorous Clip Scrapings From Cold War Era Papers
A collage of quoted lines and spoof headlines draws from multiple papers including Louisville Courier-Journal New York Journal and Yonkers Statesman. The excerpts parody social slang fashion remarks and office banter highlighting humorous miscommunications and character sketches.
Lucky Bidders. State contracts go to Topeka firms
State board of charities awarded all supplies contracts for state institutions. Readable bids list Topeka and Kansas City firms including Quistey & Metich Atchison Lawrence and Topeka merchants with prices on syrup baking powder peaches salt olive oil and many household and industrial goods.
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State Board of Charities
Quistey & Metich
Atchison
Louisiana
J. S Spromt
California
Rockwell
Junction City
H. D. Les Mercantile Company
Java
W. J. Dolan
Noagland Grocery Company
Karsis City
Brandon & Mitchell, Kingrm
Theo
Barbersom
Castile’ Soap
Ivory
Topeka Navium
Beloit
Grandpa's Wonder
BE. M. Sheldon
Ottawa
Rafort Sehoul
Topeka
Claude Duvel
Hutchinson—Rto
Symvne Grocer Company
Atenson
Bo UK
Sige M
W. W. Manspeaker
Kemper & Paxton
George Innes
Lawrence
Topeka Cash Dry Goods Company
Kemper & Pextons
Soldiers Home Contracts Awarded at Dodge City
The Soldiers Home directors in Dodge City announce contract awards for supplies. Items include ammonia compounds, acids, tinctures, opiates, syringes, glycerine, sealants, and assorted medical goods. Vendors listed include W. Amos, Faxon Horton Gallagher, and I. L. Fietto among others.
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Johnston-Larimer
Wichit
Warren M. Crosby
Crosby Hios—Excelsior
Pwo
Osage City
Dogcott Dry Goods Company
B. Rockwell
Junction City
Ciria Barton Brum
Kansas City
Dom Pedro
Dodge City
W. & Amos
Agum
Tmonia
Fort
Seth
Fowier
Calor
Faxon
Horton & Gallagher
Kanang City
C.F. i
Fis
Narusparitia
Jurnis
Po. Sumeumaria
To. Cateehu
Demins
Slater Cambric
Amoskeas
Dover
Kemper & Paxton
Nh Rash
Amonkeag Einghemm
Wileey's
Reflections and jests at a Roehr'n Music store concert
A fragmentary page note describes a concert at Roehr'n Music store with a collage of quips about married life and wit. It includes snippets about bachelor reflections, gender topics, and a political aside on reform, ending with a Washington Star quote on duty and responsibility.
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Roehr'n Music Store
Selling Eases and Broker Advice in 19th Century Markets
In a brisk exchange the dealer dismisses reliance on broker advice while asserting confidence in personal consultation for major purchases. The dialogue hints at cautious skepticism toward brokers and outlines price ideas for garments and goods, including a Chicago Nova style yard area, a brass-buttoned suit, and a 710 street price with various accessories.
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