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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1894
Page
5
Santa Fe railroad trimming plan aims to remove select short lines as part of network rationalization. Officials say the move will streamline service and reduce maintenance costs while preserving core routes. Local stations express concern over potential service gaps.
The Atlantic and Pacific railroad battle frames a plan to salvage the Santa Fe property through reorganization petitions in federal court. Receivers seek to keep the Atlantic and Pacific line in the system, while the Pacific and other divisions may be spun off or sold to settle debts and preserve routes.
The Santa Fe today completed laying 17 miles of 66 pound steel rail with Heath joints on the Topeka to Carbondsle segment and 13 miles on the Hutchinson west division. Receivers are not building a new road but rumors say Santa Fe men may build a line from Hunnewell Kansas across Oklahoma to Purcell Indian Territory.
New Years notes a letter from Vanderbilt Morgan and others asking Dr. Parkhurst to indicate a public testimonial. He prefers a nonpersonal gift and supports a local vigilance league with a central, accessible home. Citizens urged to fund the idea, with Judge Foster contributing $5 monthly to Associated Charities.
The Topeka city council debated water rate relief but the sewer and water works committee asked more time. Councilman Pattison urged caution and warned of ongoing disagreement if no action is taken by the next meeting. F. G. Hentig attended and commented on the waterworks issue amid a flurry of local notes and brief home news blurbs.
Dispatches from Hiroshima and Los Angeles report Japanese forces under Gen Tachimi holding Chinese troops at Lien Chan Kwan while a Times correspondent notes Japan plans a fully manned civil service ready to administer to North China amid expected disorder. Griggs & Axtell advertise cheap hardware and pocket knives at 208 tweet Lise Gold coin on all our stoves.
Wheat opened steady on better cables for May, corn dull then rose, oats eased, and provisions in light demand with May pork and May lard weaker. Receipts and shipments listed, prices mixed across wheat, corn, oats, hogs, cattle and other grains. Market tone subdued, notable price shifts and busy reporting day for futures and cash markets.
An ornate 19th century ad touts Mer Topey Monday and Wednesday evenings on routes from Chicago to New York and Philadelphia via Grand Trunk and Kiwi Valley railways. It mentions the St Clare Tunnel and Niagara Falls, calls the Switzerland of America a picturesque route, and notes daily departures from DearSare Station at 4:10 am.
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