Ten New Stalls For the Round House
Arkansas City July 9 Srrow Cross general foreman of bridges and buildings of the Santa Fe railroad passed through the city. The demand for shipping facilities here is said to be imperative and ten new stalls would be added to the round house at once. The report notes large crops of wheat cotton corn and vegetables will tax the volume stock to the greatest capacity.
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Arkansas City
Srrow Cross
Santa Fe Railroad
Indelible Pencil Note Leads to Shirt Front Confession
A traveling man recounts a mishap aboard a milk train in Kansas involving a bottle of whisky, a note written with an indelible pencil, and a mishap that exposed a ruse. The tale ends with a wife remarking on his shirt front as the incident unfolds.
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Kansas
May
Watson
Yenurs
Charley
Iyas
Chirney
Pacific Express Defeated in Telegraph and Telephone Case
Lincoln July court decisions deny injunction against Nebraska Board of Transportation. Judge Cornish rules state law to regulate telegraph and telephone companies is valid and actions by Pacific Express and Nebraska Telephone Co. to block enforcement are denied. If upheld, ruling could have far reaching implications for utilities regulation.
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Lincoln
Nel
Cornish
Bist Welglature
Date Board of Transportation
le Pelther
Pacific Express Company
Nebraska Tricphyne Company
State Board of Transportation
Legislatum
Denis
Storene Court
Orin Smith Opens Up In Florence Run Daylight Sprint
Engineer Orin Smith ran a notable sprint from a dead stop to a stone, covering forty four inches between towns in Florence. He slowed three times along the distance, making the actual running time over forty five minutes. Smith claims punctuality at both ends and notes a persistent tailing by a daylong pursuit.
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Florence
Orin Smith
Eric Porm
Piorence
Emporia
Piorice
Mr. Smith
Sir Smith
Patriot Citizen Santa Fe Agent Seeks Tax Deduction on Pay
A Santa Fe agent, employed in the eastern state, asked Treasurer Edward Wilder to deduct the cost of a revenue stamp from his monthly salary. Wilder responded that it would be an exceptional case, and later wrote that instead of withholding, the agent would place funds with the company for future tax handling.
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Santa Fe
Edward Wider
Wilder
Santa Fe to Continue Paying Employees by Check
The Santa Fe management will keep paying city shop employees by check, citing the revenue stamp savings from currency payments as not worth the effort. Treasurer Edward Wider notes the change will avoid time and trouble, while offices in Chicago and beyond will also switch to currency per the new revenue law with a signed receipt form.
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Sante Pe
Edward Wider
Chicako
Chicago Verda
Donahoe's New Job as Santa Fe Cashier at Pueblo
Topeka man James Donahoe has been appointed cashier in the ticket office of the Santa Fe at Pueblo. A veteran with 15 years in the Santa Fe passenger service, he previously served as passenger agent at New Orleans and in Mexico. He carried a multilinguistic card set, including Chinese, with a famed Chinese card that would speak if it could, and introductions by notable figures of various races.
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James Donshoe
Topeka
Teket
Santa Fe
Pueblo
Mer
Tamahse
The
New Orleans
Mexico
Donahoe
Montgomery at Work Preliminaries of Time Extension
General Watch Inspector H. B. Montgomery of the Santa Fe begins a tour of inspection along the Gulf Colorado Santa Fe. He will inspect watches across the line and establish local watch inspecting stations. Engineers conductors and others launching trains will be required to pass the same inspection before winter the watch department will extend to the Pacific and other notable improvements are under consideration.
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Montgomery
Santa Fe
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
G. C&s Fund
Pacific
Enormous Business in June Grain Trade
Chicago reports record earnings for the month ending June 30 with Western roads leading a surge in grain movement. Western deliveries reached 617,000 bushels, up 149,000 and 40 percent. outward shipments rose to 1,988,000 bushels, up 95,000 and 50 percent. Car movement also climbed significantly from prior years.
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Chicago
Uis
Treford
Aggreentine
Thieves Steal 200 Pennies From Missouri Pacific Depot
Thieves entered the Missouri Pacific depot and took about $2 in pennies from the freight room. A door was entered and few other items were moved none of which were reported missing. No clues yet as to who carried out the theft. The incident was noted with hopes the culprits will be caught when the coins are spent.
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Missouri Padtte
Steat
Fares to Be Reduced on Chicago to Kansas City Lines
Chicago Kansas City and St Louis lines plan open reduction of passenger rates. From Chicago at least $2 cut from the $250 tariff, with a probable further decrease. The reduction aims to curb broker commissions and manipulation of round trip tourist tickets by the Chicago Great Western.
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Kansas City
Chicago-Kansas City
St. Louis
Kaness City
Chitoso Great Western
Chicago artist paints Frey portrait from photo
Chicago artist reproduces a lifelike oil portrait of General Manager J. J. Frey from a photograph taken by H. S. Montgomery. The image shows Frey seated at his desk in the office of the general watch inspector, with a precise likeness.
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Chicago
J.J. Frey
General Watch Inspect
HS. Montgomery
Rock Island Flyer Makes Kansas City Connection
The Rock Island Flyer is advertised as the best train for Kansas City with departures from Topeka at 7:80 arriving 3:15 am and return departures from Kansas City at 7:10 arriving Topeka 8:50 pm. An annual B PU of A convention will be in Buffalo July 1 17 with a return trip sale from Topeka July 12 at 28 dollars. Also notes a Santa Fe wand concert at Garfield Park and a local laundry advert.
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Kansas City
Topeka
P. U. of A
Buffalo
N.Y
Tekate
Santa Fe
Iron Leads in Industrial Showing Amid War Tax Signals
G Dun & Co. notes US business uneven but improving, with failures in Q2 lower than recent years in trading and manufacturing. War tax could lift government revenue without derailing markets. Cotton and wool markets steady, fabric production rising, iron and steel demand growing for domestic contracts while prices hold. Failures total 22 in US versus 9 in Canada from prior year.
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New York
G. Dun & Co
Piare
Milla
PiArtires
Ippar
Tog Nieb
Aorao
Werchunin
Wikhadeh
Aris
Pie
Ie Billute
United States
Canada
Topeka Summer Resort mocked by a Topeka correspondent
The Topeta correspondent of the New York Dramatic Mirror mocks a city’s summer retreat at Garfield Park. He describes the grove, tree shade, and crowds awaiting music by the Marshall’s Military Band. Observers complain of heat, crowds, lemonade, and frail fashion as summer fun meets fatigue and tension in transit.
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Thomas K. Hyatt
New York Dramatic Mirror
Treasury Department
Santa Is
Mirror
Toreks
Garield Park
North Topeka
Marshall
To Hold the Ladrones
San Francisco July 9 The Examiner reports United States government agent Hennington will move toward the Ladrones and may remain there to hold them.
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San Francisco
United States
Hennington
Direct Line to Western Points via the Union Pacific
The Union Pacific offers service to Denver Salt Lake City San Francisco and Portion with Pullman Palace and Tourist Sleepers chain cars dining cars and a la carte meals. For full timetable and information call A. Lewis city ticket agent in Pulton Depot agent.
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Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Portion
Union Pacifm
Union Pacifie
FL A. Lewis
Pulion
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