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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1903
Page
3
The railroad announces a simplified ticketing shift effective January 4, replacing about 1500 forms with 8 to 12 variations. Old tickets will be checked, bundled, and destroyed as clerks transfer to the new coupon format. The change reduces form types and speeds ticket processing across stations along the line.
A woman found dead in a Berth aboard a Harvey House train prompts a mystery as management and staff recount a rushed medical response. The incident centers on Harvey Wittres and a nurse from Ash Fork, with delays and secrecy surrounding the death and burial plans.
The text reports on a local Rio Grande bridge project with descriptions of builders and plans. It notes a Christmas box gesture and upcoming work by a chief constructor and others. Limited readable names and phrases point to a construction update and community involvement.
Chicago December 28 President Loree of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is named executive head of the Rock Island Company controlling Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. He will start January 1 after Leeds resigns. Leeds remains active in management. Loree to lead with limited interference.
Peculiar legal tenor contrasts Mexican Central's export of engines from Paterson New Jersey to interior Mexico. El Paso News reports authorities seized engines in Benfa Pe yards and questioned payments and trust articles. Mexican officials in Juarez contested claims, while American manager Stoner of the Central road faced scrutiny over shipments and future market plans.
Old Railroader Charles OBrien, locomotive fireman long active on the Chicago and St Joe lines, has moved to the Firemen's Home. A New York native, he began service at 18 years and built a lifetime of railroad history before a paralytic stroke led to his retirement under Brotherhood care.
Kansas and Texas management plans to move the freight division from Mokane back to Sedalia and establish a division at Franklin Jane. St Louis railroads anticipate the change soon, with hopes for a swift adjustment once finalized.
A Sedalia report quotes a Capital representative noting engines in use could save money and time with changes. If plans are not altered, a through freight route to Sedalia may be established soon. From Mokane to Sedalia is a good run, and to St Louis from Mokane is possible. Franklin to St Louis remains too far under the current system.
Union Pacific will stop using pay cars and begin paying employees by checks sent to station agents. Pay days will be quicker and safer, ending the uncertainty of when a pay car arrives and reducing the risk of hold ups reported in past years.
Report from Phoenix shows San Gerasoline Santa Fe line rapidly expanding business. Twenty Mixture the Saint Be Prescott and Phoenix indicates growing receipts and shipment activity. Merchants move goods including tilting machinery and lumber as freight surges.
A worker at the Bantery shop in San Bernardino suffered a severe eye injury from a steel shard while at work. He was treated by company surgeon Dr. Huy and later sent to Los Angeles for further care. An immense magnet tools were reportedly used in the eye removal attempt. The eye is described as in very bad shape and may require removal.
Rumor says Sunti with allies has devised a passenger registration plan to curb conductors’ peculations and aid railway company protection. The scheme aims to register riders as they board trains and have station staff verify aboardings, with checks performed by crew or station personnel.
The Las Vegas Optic notes that the Tantry jUelr diMoul contract in the canyon of the Callies is nearly done with only a small rock cut left to drill. The railway extension is graded to the end, and the first drilling work on Lagtrye contract expected by January plus immediate rail laying to follow.
Albuquerque Roundhouse walls are being lengthened to fit larger engines, with weatherproofing and partial completion noted. The dilapidated appearance persists and a cyclone-like impression is described. Santa Fe conductors see staff changes: Figney moves to Wichita West. Burne fills former Santa Fe post. Dowell replaces temporary trainmaster in Wellington. Everett Dallas becomes resident rate chief clerk in Santa Fe office, transferring from Kansas City.
Superintendent J A Foley orders passenger trains to stop at Aline for passenger service only, effective immediately. Mrs A A Hurd of Albuquerque, wife of a Santa Fe official, was in town en route to Topeka with her father and niece.
Holiday rates set by Missouri Pacific Railway offer five and one third cent miles and a fare blot GY cents to points between 290 and 200 miles with a minimum selling rate of M1 cents. Dates of sale December 1 and January 1, good to return by January 4.
Teachers begin arriving for the Stute Tesiders association to open a day later with an address replacing Dr Gunsautus. The full program for December 30 31 and January 1 at representative hall and university sites includes multiple papers, addresses, and discussions led by university presidents and state superintendents, with Rev. Charles M Sheldon delivering a Wednesday address and repeated sessions across Topeka Lawrence and other cities.
A fragmented notice outlines a December schedule at Emporia State Normal School in Emporia with papers by Wade Topeka and Fannie Tikes. It mentions a science round and discussions on music morals and mathematics. Names appear for committee chairs and participants, with sessions on algebra geometry and mathematical methods.
The Sixth District notes discuss Crank in Gra ham county and unsettled politics in Topeka influenced by local editors. It mentions J. D. Wright purchasing Smith Center Messenger, various editors, and figures like Mary Kennedy and Charles Buschow amid populist and fusion tensions.
In Hewlins region the Atwood Patriot prints a page advert featuring Harry Pestana of Husnelt and Attorney Geherit Colenius. It discusses vacating town site portions for future business or residential use, notes Dor rance as a small village, and mentions North Dorrance and Hitchinso's addition. The piece laments delayed development, references Jewell County politics and a shift in tax and office housing, and notes a new railroad planned from Agra to Brockton with stockton papers commenting on the line.
Millard Willite departed Emporia for a second time without settling debts. He returned Thursday and claimed plans to avoid creditors while detailing a possible bond to settle a mortgage. Witnesses say he discussed money left with a relative and hinted he might possess about a thousand dollars.
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