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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
3
The article notes a Carmen union leader who serves as Secretary of the National Brotherhood of Carmen and highlights his leadership position within the railroad workers.
Frank J. Ronemus of Kansas City and union officers visit Topeka to advance wage scale settlements with Santa Fe officials. Union Pacific discussions focus on possible piece work versus hourly pay. A 12,000 strong Car Workers union maintains momentum across North America.
Conductors on Pullman cars received pay raises ranging from ten to fifteen dollars monthly, based on service length. A petition, submitted months earlier, prompted the increase without formal notice. Porters’ wages remained unchanged, while critics argued porter wages are still too low for hard sleeper-car work.
Arkansas City Kansas July 2 The special consisted of an engine way car and Pullman tourist sleeper carrying about fifty men to Cleburne Texas to replace striking shopmen. They travel from Kansas City and points along the line to Newinn. The train halted briefly in Arkansas City to change engines inspect cars and receive orders then moved south. The purpose is to furnish immediate replacements and safeguard passengers though risk to strikers and trains is noted. Conductor W J Pickering led the outbound train.
The San Bernardino Transcript notes Santa Fe workers did not join the employer excursion to Redondo. A few boilermakers visited the office of G R Joughins seeking transport to the strike site but did not meet him. Tickets were issued by Master Mechanic through department heads. It remains unclear if workers were disappointed.
San Francisco July 2. Santa Fe announces it will establish its passenger traffic terminal at Emeryville replacing Point Richmond after foreclosure actions. Franchises secured, Capt A H Payson confirms the plan to take over the old narrow gauge California and Nevada line and connect with the main Santa Fe line. A new route will be located immediately, converting the narrow gauge to standard and directing all Santa Fe trains through Emeryville with a new railway station and ferry wharf planned for early construction.
Westmoreland Kansas Southern railway, the town’s sole line to Blaine, was heavily damaged by floods. Three of eight miles of track and two bridges washed out, threatening service to Westmoreland. Local volunteers offered free labor to rebuild, and five days of work aims to restore the line in time for the town’s Friday and Saturday Teunton event.
Between delays at the Santa Fe line and personnel shifts, Topeka reports on locomotive repairs shifts, and clerks like Fred Swanson relocating to Needles and San Bernardino. Charles Taylor and wife announce a voyage and coronation plans while other staff move to San Bernardino and Chicago as the railway system reorganizes post washout disruptions.
Conducted by Lida Ames Willis at the Mar qaitte Building, CMcage. The piece argues cheese is a plentiful American product worthy of routine dietary consideration, yet often neglected due to misconceptions about its nature and digestibility. It notes cheese is prudently used sparingly and that some fear its savoriness affecting appetite.
A historical digest describes cheese as nutritious and easy to digest, praising its role with home made bread and suggesting softer cheeses for digestion. Recipes follow for Cream of Cheese Soup, Cream Cheese Ball Salad, Swiss Raretto, Cheese Omelet, Golden Buck, and Fondue in Cases, plus letters on dieting and preserving fruit and vegetables.
The text describes severe strain during motherhood and the toll of childbirth. It emphasizes the mother's waning strength at delivery and the need for proper nourishment to restore vitality, suggesting a fragile state that hopes for renewed vigor through sustenance and care.
Canary Islanders are described as among the healthiest. They survive on allo a mix of parched corn wheat and dextrinized grains, ground and eaten with water. A noted physician links this food to digestion cures and says a honey sweetened version aids constipation.
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