Rail depot robbery nets suspect as tickets stolen
Princeton Santa Fe depot fire followed a ticket theft spree. A youth helper is jailed and George A Wells faces charges of receiving stolen property after detectives traced nine bundles of Santa Fe tickets, stamps, and retaliation gear from the Princeton depot fire scene.
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Princeton
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Toad Company
Traudutent
Kew
Stalin
George A. Welles
Viton Svanue
Nornas Frighe
Calan
Wells
Maude
Dwyer
Joel St
Contrel
Wiest Reulen
Sd Ih
Jenney
Harvey H.gurruth
Wennl
Banta Fe
Tia Welles
George Ps
Alamos
Wellen
Fitin Conitinued Sty I Nt Tickets of the Atamp
Uel
Theses Railroad
NER Succeeds Nickerson at Mexican Central Railway
Due to rising mileage and traffic, H R Nickerson vice president and general manager, names G E Styner as general manager effective December 18, approved by President Tobinson. Styner, long tied to the Mexican Central, assumes operating, maintenance and mechanical duties. a vacant assistant GM post is abolished. December 23 notes Styner’s full appointment and Mason as assistant to the GM.
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Mexican Cental Railway
H.R Nickerson
Igstmated
Ilien
Nickerson
Cicular
City of Mexico
Mr. Styner
Tobinson
B. McKercher
Amntatant
Incues Creaiar
Thomas Mason
Mane-Ger Kod
Navistant Generiad
F Ducker
Cheese Loss in Flood Sparks Santa Fe Suit
C Edell & En cheese brokers sue Atchison Topeka Santa Fe in St Louis for 1241.35 damages with interest from December 1. The suit claims losses to cheese stock in the flood affecting Uden Cheese Company and Polish goods.
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Uden Cheese Company
Santa Fe
St Louis
Atc
C. Edell & En
Atchizon
Topeka
Waggendroe's Influence in Missouri Pacific Shops
Fragmented text suggests atchison location and independence related to Missouri Pacific representatives. Mentions Atchison city, central area, and a land sale offer of about 4 000 acres near a town edge. Context appears political or corporate relocating within Kansas City area with vague references to ties to Waggendroe and Star.
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Missouri Pacific
Atchison
Independence
Mirwrurt Pacific
Kans City
Asp
Atchigan Ae
Star
Banat
Haul Route Shift Through Kansas City Spokes Detour Plan
An OCR fragment describes mule trains and a transport route toward Sefisita with a center of lines in Kansas City. It mentions wheels, engines, and shops, and notes shipments heading to Aten Fon via Kansas City, with the majority expected to proceed through Kansas City.
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Sefisita
Kansas City
Scitalla
Aten Fon
Rail line to Kansas City by April first
Kansan City dispatch notes Rock Island trains from St Louis will reach Kansas City by April 1 barring unforeseen delays to finish the new line. Grading nears Lee's Summit and Pleasant Hill, steel tracks must be laid after grading, with schedules shown between St Louis and Versailles. The St Louis line will join the Union Depot, increasing congestion and underscoring the need for a new passenger facility.
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Kansan City
Rock Island
St. Louie
Kansas City
Ames
Powenta
Versailles
Pleasant Hill
Lee's Summit
St. Louis
Union Depot
Hook Island
Sepot
Oeci Jsion
Rock Taland
America
Reck Island
Sea Jond
Topeka
AT S F President Outlines 10 Million Bond Uses
President Ripley of the AT and SF outlined plans for the 10 million bond issue. Funds will finance the cut off from Belen to a Santa Fe line in Texas, with spring start and rapid progress. Proceeds also cover the Bradshaw main line east of Prescott, Phoenix and Eastern extensions, and double tracking between Olathe and Emporia with wider Missouri and Texas reach.
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Chicago
E. Pipley
Belen
Santa Fe
Texas
Ripley
Prescott
Arizona
Phoenix
Olathe
Emporia
Hansas
Anal
Missouri
Tilfois
NEW YARDMASTER ARRIVES IN WE BRIGHT ST LOUIS
W B Bright of St. Louis arrives in Newton Kansas to study the yards and track facilities and take duties as general yard roaster. Omaha report of new agents and division official appointments at Wichita and Denver areas noted. Owen Kinsey visits Newton from Topeka and plans a trip to San Bernardino California.
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Kun
Dec
Hoosen
Hocksland
Wit
Denver
Promethan
W. H. Herpis
Joeal
Itland
Kansas City
Sons of
Hooper
Area
Owen Kinsey
Newton
Kinney
Topeka
Santa Fe
San Bernandino
Charles Wynne
W. H. Burns
Burgas
Orson Bules
Pred C. Fuller
Santa Fe Telet
Oklahoma City
Mexico
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
CB. Burge
Rock Island
Burge
Ottawa
Dix
Barten
Peavey
McClure
Emporia
Winfield
McChite
Santa Fe General Offices
Fhe
M.C. A
Trilidine
Railroads Prosperous in Five Year Expansion, 1898-1902
The 1908 Poor's Manual surveys railway growth from 1898 to 1902. Main track rose 14,790 miles and second track 14,506 miles as overall expansion surpassed 29,000 miles. Locomotives increased by 4,880 and freight cars by 219,142, with $1.787 billion spent on improvements. Passenger traffic rose sharply, with 140,147,245 more riders and passenger revenue up $128,925,801, while freight tonnage advanced 279,162,657 tons and revenues by $328,287,998. Net income to owners rose even as the system strained to move traffic.
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United States
Texas
Arkansas
Changes at Salina Missouri Pacific time card shifts
The Salina time card will change as Missouri Pacific replaces some service. The Denver express will be rerouted via the Lin dsburg cut off, stopping at Salina around 1 am after midnight. Connections will be made with Union Pacific night fliers, fares remain $3, and Salina’s distance from major routes prompts the adjustment to ease traffic and equipment load.
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Missouri Pacific
Saline
Suins Journal
Mte
Plut Ie
Golorado Expresa
Bailna
Lindsberg
Salina
Union Pacific
Larwest
Gietest
Moving the Orange Crop by Union Pacific
Union Pacific sets aside 90,000 freight cars to move California oranges, 0,000 more than last year. Freight rates across wet lands and summer rates to Yellowstone Park discussed. service planned between California and St Anthony Idaho with autos and stages noted.
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Union Pacifc
Union Pacific Company
California
Yellowstone
Fellowstone Park
Delano Appointed to Succeed Eliicit at Southern Pacific
In a recent leadership reshuffle, Delano is named to replace Eliicit, with Howard T. and C S Levey also noted in the management changes. The moves spotlight succession within the Southern Pacific organization as it ushers in new general oversight.
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Delano
Eliicit
Operation
Howard T
Southern Pacific
Cs Levey
Annioal A
JEFF MAY FIGHT MUNROE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP CHANCE
Butte miner Jeffries would not face Munroe until Munroe meets Rubin in a preliminary bout. The Boston fight boosted Munroe as a contender. If Munroe wins, Jeffries would then negotiate a match with the Akron fighter within months. The miner’s performance in Boston was described as convincing by observers.
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Chicago
Dean Mes
Proxniu
Lydia E
Butte
Bublin
New York
Jack Munros
Limerick
Boston
Jim Je
Jeffries
Gua Rubin
Akron
Munroe
Seth
Without a Fight Puerto Plata Surrenders to Revolutionists
A New York report states Puerto Plata has been surrendered without fighting to revolutionists. The dispatch notes the move establishes fidelity to a Julio regime in the northern part of the island, signaling a shift in control and power dynamics in the region.
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Puerto Plata
New York
Puerto Pints
Isinna
Bankers meet in Kansas City with Bryan and Bryan split
The Kansas Bankers Association executive committee gathers at the Hotel Baltimore Kansas City on December 18 with members including G W Sabienahle J B Adams and others. The one day session features talks by prominent bankers as the two political figures Willem Jennings Bryan and Grover Cleveland share no nomination.
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Kansas City
Kansas Bankers Association
Baltimore
G. W. SabIenahe
Junction
J. B Adams
al Dorado
James Palmer
Pittsburg
Sidney G. Cooke
Herington
KF Moves
G Bend
E.W. Baldinger
Wintela
Willem Jennings Bryan
Grover Clew
Siavelaint
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