Santa Fe Road to Improve Its Western Track Next Year
Santa Fe announces a planned $1 million improvement program for track in New Mexico Arizona and California over the coming year. The road aims to speed through trains by rebuilding the line west of Raton and upgrading bridges and ties to meet mountainous terrain and enhance schedule reliability.
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Santa Fe Road
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Psy
Santa Fe
New Mieking
Ariiora
Mhay
Trank
Visheneke
New Moxley
Raton
Remarkable career of Kanata lawyer Mr MOA Low
Kanata newspapers praise Mr MOA Low a prominent legal figure in Hick Island and a pioneer in railway law. He built a substantial practice with Rock Island firms, helped plan routes for a major line, and became a respected executive in business and law while avoiding political ambition.
Cut Rates Across Lines From Kansas City to Caldwell
The Santa Fe passenger department announces reduced through rates from Kansas City to Caldwell and from Newton area to Caldwell with return travel dates from December 25 to January 4. Tickets priced at 15 dollars to St Louis 8 dollars reported. further fare details for routes via Missouri river and connections to Debarkation points explained, tied to the Peterson road line and regional territory expansion.
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Santa Fe Passenger Department
Kawau City
St Lauts
Newton
Caldwell
Saint
Aba
St. Leis
Beneft
Missouri River Paints
Territore
Bewars of the Mistletoe in Ita Geductive Branches
A fragmented note warns of lingering smallpox germs in mistletoe branches this year. The piece references a long-standing custom of distributing mistletoe to Fanta Feta employees along a distributing line, noting health concerns and precautionary measures.
Scarcity of mistletoe fuels local holiday mood
The piece notes a Christmas decor scarcity as mistletoe fails to grace homes in Topeka and beyond due to smallpox fears and an epidemic. It mentions Santa Fe postal car numbering schemes and new class distinctions, with limited shipments and delays from San Marcial amid health concerns.
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Topeka
Somme
San Marcial
Rushing Mail Cars In the Paint Shop
Two of these foot vestibuled mall cars are in the coach painting department of the Santa Fe and have received their first coats of paint. Work is being pushed to complete them by the end of the year. They were moved into the painting department before carpenters finished interior work. A third car will join the batch in a later class.
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Santa Fe
Ubu
Mall Cary
Satie Fe
Santa Fe considers better block clocks for stations
Santa Fe officials acknowledge current clock systems at smaller stations are unsatisfactory. They planned to install accurate German seven jewel movements with a sweep second hand but face delays and questions over cooling and reliability. Recent inspections show clocks stop for several seconds when trains pass, delaying time signals and prompting costlier replacements.
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Santa Fe
Ptt
Corpans
Garnet Malnuufacturer
Elucka
Ube
Santa Be
Albany Hearing on Freight Car Coupler Extension
The New York State Railroad Commissioners held a hearing yesterday on extending the deadline for freight car coupler upgrades. Mat Fillier seeks more time to meet the state law requiring automatic couplers. About 40 percent of cars in the state lacked proper couplers, and delays could jeopardize western railroad operations if the extension is granted.
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Albany
Mat Fillier
USA
Pronent
Ube
Dt Wes
Oraf
West Whee
Arkansas City Board of L F Holds Session
Arkansas City on December 25 witnessed a meeting at the lodge rooms with a pair of interesting sessions held Thursday afternoon and night. The event featured remarks and activities that engaged members locally and reflected ongoing community matters.
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Arkansas City
The Hard Working Clergyman and Health Remedies
A lengthy advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for numerous ailments. It praises the hardworking clergyman and layman alike, urging health through improved digestion liver function and blood formation. Personal testimonials from patients credit the medicine with recovery from consumption and other ailments, naming Dr. R V Pierce and medical dealers as sources.
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Jostail Lope
R. V. Pierer
Invalida
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Grafton
Hampshire
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de Pierce
Initiation and Federation Address At Local Lodge Meeting
Mayer assisted in initiatory exercises as six applicants joined the order in the afternoon. An evening address by Ms Mayer discussed federation. Several lodges prepare to enter federation on Jan 1 1988 with an upcoming election and further initiations. In Blue Rapids the surgeon general will investigate a train injury to Stella Preston on Dec 27 following an Irving boarding incident. Emporia O RC Ball reports an annual ball at the Wiz Vie Fed, described as a swell event.
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Blue Rapids
Seneral
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Stella Preston
Irving
Emporia O. RC
Emporia
O. R. CL
Wizvie Fed. Te
Dodge City Santa Fe Westbound Train Crews Listed
A Dodge City Santa Fe report lists passenger and freight crews westbound from Dodge City. Conductor O Day runs Pueblo to Canon City with other conductors and brakemen assigned. depot wrangling by Superintendent Parker includes water and depot repairs.
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Jann Shaw Haw
Bhin Place
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Soun Bs
Brown
Helm
Helton
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Holder
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Croft
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Holden
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Zwick
Justatt
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Reed
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Cotes
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Dodge
Schlickerman
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Lrakeman
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Parsons
Wolf
Johnson
Garber
Hills
Hamiltur
Sears
McClintock
Waols
Rigby
Rameery
Amnula
Cook
Travis
Rise
Railway Engine 58 Accident In Wellington Woodward District
Local notes report engine 58 wreck near Woodward ward with Engineer Carpenter and Fireman Keoyer missing after the breakdown west of Woodward. Repairs on the new brick platform at the onion depot planned with sand mortar avoided. Several tradesmen and workers, including Mrs Daisy and Mrs Devaney, are mentioned with family visits and holiday travel.
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Ward
Newt Carpenter
Onion Depot
Tétuls
Wit
Mimies
Daisy
Hoxie Logan
Ty Woodward
Joe Devaney
Devaney
Argonia
West End
Keoyer
Woodward
John Towle
Santa Pe
Oh Te Panhunie
Bowles
Santa Fe
A. H
Ryumndtouse
El Paso and New York Docket and Local Rail Notices
vROM EL PASO. the Vides hast gone to New York City to be absent for some time. Houghton general agent of the Santa Fe has returned from a business trip. Chief Engineer Walthen of the Texas and Pacific arrived in the city Tuesday. The first 85 miles of the White Oaks road will be built of lumber to cross the drought from the Sacramento mountains. Paso division No. 6 officers elected: Bo Lesser, Ho Aten, W. Stockwell, T. W. Groves, C. Ww, J C4 Bd. Mettinos, Te Geared Musk, C. MH Banin. Executive committee: H. Stockwell, W. P. Innes, Geo. Mack. Local grievance committees: G. Wo and SA Ry., O. A. Raum, engineer Wm. Tee, J. AL sTolstead, grievance committee M. We do mending and sew on by tree of charge. Petstless Steam Laundey.
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Houghton
Santa Fe
Walthen
Texas and Pacite
White Oaks
Texas
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Paso
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Ho Aten
ACCC
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T. Wn. Groves
Inars
Mettinos
SA. Ry
O. A. Raum
Engirman
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AL sTolstead
Petstless Steam Laundey
Fresh quail episode lands in a tangle of lies
A chaotic tale from Detroit Free Press details Boseler's failed quail delivery to an ailing benefactor, with accusations of manipulation and a bitter bid for favor. The narrative shifts to a brief Shelbyville Kentucky scene where Generals Sill and Pomont patrol as a brave boy halts Union officers with a cheeky “Are you Feds or sober?” interruption.
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Boseler
Boxeter
Tie
Phen Boswler
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Wailer
Sill
Pomont
Shelbyville
Smith
Claburn
Things Worth Knowing and Humble Quips
A collage of short quotes and jokes from various authors and papers. It features a wry exchange about wedding presents, a street scene with a humorously polite shopper, a note on marriage and singleness from David Hume, a pun about differences with a bill collector, and a playful remark about giving chances. Also includes a medicinal syrup advertisement and a pharmacy reference.
California Exorean Roves Tu and 2ekn Mail at 1:25 p.m.
The fragment describes travel lines via Santa Fe and Monte to California, promising fastest time and greatest comfort with improved sleepers and chair cars. It mentions Cremerie Scott & Scott and a laundry service, plus Ayers Pills almanac promotion and address updates for the Cremerie business.
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Banta Fe Monte
Carrie
Pullman Palace
California
Cremerie, Scott & Scott
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Scott & Scott T
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Japanese girl at Yale first female student enters university
Youbi Yamaguchi becomes Yale's first Japanese girl student, accompanied by her brother Seichi. She studied in Kyoto and arrives wearing kimono, boarding in a New England mansion on Washington Street. Seichi works at a French restaurant to support their education as Yamaguchi plans to study hard.
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Yale
Youbi Yamaguchi
Seichi
Lelichi
Yosut Yastacucut
Yoshi
Kioto
Youhi
West Divinity Hall
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Japan
Kindergartners to Meet in Philadelphia Discuss Education Science
The International Kindergarten Congress will convene next February in Philadelphia with leading advocates of Froebelian education from across the United States and abroad. The Kindergarten Union, founded in 1892 by Miss Sarah A. Stewart, aims to disseminate kindergarten knowledge, promote establishment of kindergartens, and elevate professional training.
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Notthus
United States
Alost
National Hduational Association
Sarah A. Stewart
Stewart
Sarah B. Cooper
San Fratisco
Andergarten
Cooper
Russ Lucy Whealock
Boston
Nnid
Electric Light Improvement Described for Brilliance
A historical note describes increasing the brightness of incandescent electric lights by inserting a double film of curbon inside the globe. A wire enters the glass base at the middle to support the film, enhancing glow and stability.
Jealousy and Games at Bea chit Dine in Quiet Drama
Polly frets over jealousy and social games at Cartwrights' ballroom as she and Prudence discuss tips to win George’s attention. A flirtatious evening with Howland Wells, a political creditor, ends with a tense scene on the gallery and a clumsy moral lecture about behavior.
Billiard Parlors for Women Reported in Chicago
The New York Times notes Chicago plans billiard parlors for women, sparked by Tom Foley testing a new scheme. A friend who enjoys billiards and his wife discusses the idea, but declines to buy a billiard table for his spouse, prompting Foley to proceed with his plan.
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Tom Foley
Folty Bie
Dellards
Foley
New York
Timm
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