Railroad News Denies Rock Island Merge With Frisco
President Yoakum of St Louis and San Francisco denies any Rock Island merger. Reports say Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern might be absorbed or reach coast. Frisco stockholders are said to be satisfied with current property, no western railroad deals planned. Rock Island expansion would massively increase mileage and control of western traffic if pursued.
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Benjamin FP. Yoakam
St. Louis
San Francisco
Frisco Dellur
Rock Island
Yoakum
New York
Hock Island
Hook Island
Frisco
The
Atchison
Moores
Ripley
Western Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Board of Directory
Ayater
Santa Fe
Granger
Chicago
Mississippi River
Rock Island plans new terminal links with Gulf and railroads
The Rock Island system contemplates a strategic move involving the Mallory line steamers and a potential terminal near the Santa Fe route. It emphasizes a byway to Galveston and the Gulf and suggests a hub at Kansas City's Suburban Belt railroad to connect with a bridge network, as the Rock Island backs this enterprise.
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Ing
St. Louis
San Francisco
Rock Island
Galveston
Gulf
Mallory
Stimuy
Santa Fe
Storing Coal for Winter in Wellington
Santa Fe plans a winter coal stock of 3 000 tons in Wellington Kansas to guard against fuel shortages. Fuel contractor C W Clos ton says about 800 more cars will be delivered, with steady shipments across Dodge City Newton Arkansas City Topeka and other points. Colorado coal is favored for price and burning quality, with storage expected to take weeks.
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Santa Fe
Wellington
Kas
C. W. Closton
Sante Fe
Dodge City
Newton
Arkansas City
Topeka
Sabre Fe
Colorado
Closson Sara
William Boyes
Water Service Department
Exatt Quednew
W. Proctor
Argentine
William Porter
W.S Grandy
Gus Bollotte
Ray Near
Mate
Fyatch Israel
Frisco
Springfield
George Pollinger
Jenks’ Force
Aiece
Wiliam
Erat
John F. Roter
John Lang
Martin Reardon
Rishi Saree We. S
Prosperity Must Come Paul Morton Sees Kansas Crop Upswing
Vice President Paul Morton reports from the West that Kansas and Ole home crops look strong with a projected corn yield around 250 million bushels. He credits ample rain, minimal risk from heat after maturity, and record corn acreage. He says high prices this year support farmer prosperity and optimism grows across the plains.
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Paul Morton
Kansas
Atchison
Westill
Mr. Morton
Kaneas
Santa Fe control deemed practically impossible
A Denver railroad man quoted by the Denver Times discusses the fight for Santa Fe control amid the Pennsylvania and Rock Island rail interests. He notes 35,000 Santa Fe stockholders and the multi million dollar price tag, making any takeover seem unlikely.
Purdue Receives Tornado Locomotive Model
Canuerson acting with Sea Board Air Line approval presents Purdue University with a life size model of the Tornado locomotive. The engine was built in England, entered service in March 1840, and features a single pair of drivers a four wheeled truck a cylindrical fire box and a four wheel tender.
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A. Plo. Canuerson
J. M. Barr
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Purdue University
Tornado
Seaboard Air Lite System
England
Orient First Haul Freight Service Starts Between Waldron and Anthony
The Kansas City Mexico Orient railroad dispatched its first freight car from Waldron Kansas to Anthony where 60 000 pounds of wheat were handed to Missouri Pacific for transfer to Kansas City The Orient plans regular trains August 1 from Harper to forty miles south of Anthony J MCD Trimble Orient general counsel returned from Mexico after two months with condemnation actions for Topalobampa terminal grounds and a hundred miles of right of way
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Waldron
Anthony
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Orient
Harper
J. McD
Trimble
Mexico
Topalobampa
Topolobampa
Paul Morton Named President of Kansas City Southern
Paul Morton to head the Kansas City Southern as Harriman's representative. He will remain vice president of the Santa Fe and is famed as a leading U S railroad man. Morton, son of J Sterling Morton, will keep ties to both lines to stay in touch with the railroad.
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RE. C. Southern
Harriman
Paul Morton
Kansas City Southerm
Mr. Morton
The
Santa Fe
J_ Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Itansaid
Kansas City Southern
Sipppy
Santa Fe Awards Ice Plant Contract to Chicago Firm
The Santa Fe awarded the $80,000 ice plant contract at Argentine to Feathersons Manufacturing Company of Chicago. The brick building will be about 38,000 square feet and is planned by the Santa Fe to replace the burned ice house. The project, the railway notes, will supply the region’s needs.
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Santa Fe
Argentine
Feathersons Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Une
Kansas City
de Saenaionb
Kaungas CH Banta Forum Plans Telegraph Office Building
The Banta Forum at Kaungas CH plans to name a building for the telegraph office. The IT office, yard master’s office, and telegraph office are currently in three different buildings.
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Banta Forum
Kaungas
Santa We
Rock Island bids to open for Fort Worth Dallas line
Denver July 30 The Rock Inland will open bids August 10 for the construction of its road from Fort Worth to Dallas and Corsicana. The project was once thought abandoned but is now active with the Colorado & Southern interested for Texas outreach. A close alliance between Rock Island and Colorado & Southern may extend passenger routes from Memphis to Denver and beyond.
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Denver
Rock Inland
Fort Worth
Dallas
Corsicana
Colorado & Southern
Colorado Rosd
Rock Island
Texas
Memphis
Colorado
Grain rate increases to Kansas City routes announced
Grain rates from Kansas City will advance August 15 to 11 cents on wheat and 1 cent on other grain to Chicago 7 cents on wheat and 6 cents on other grain to the Mississippi river and 15 cents on wheat and 14 cents on other grain to the Gulf ports The present rates are 7 cents of both wheat and corn to Chicago 6 cents to the Mississippi and 12 cents to the Gulf The road will endeavor to maintain the higher tariffs.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Mississippi River
Gulf Ports
Mississippi
Gulf
Hull Moves Up Rock Island Man Takes Big Jump
Hull agent of the Rock Island at Salina Kansas has jumped to general agent of the road in New Orleans. The rise is among the longest railroad promotions in years and signals Rock Island’s merit reward policy. Also notes a conference with farmers: Great Northern President James Hill and Northern Pacific’s C S Mellon plan meetings in Davenport August 4 and Colfax August 5 to discuss freight rates for grain with current 25 per ton, Wheat raisers seek 25 to 2.50 and urge lower.
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Rock Island
Bslina
Hull
Rock Ilana
Salina
Kan
New Orleans
Spokane
Waah
Jas. HI
Great Northern
Mellon
Northern Pacific
Big Bend
Davenport
Palouse
Colfax
St. Paul
Scrip Books on Sale In Transmississippi Territory
Scrip books of the Transmississippi scrip bureau went on sale across the territory from the Missouri river to the coast and St Paul Gulf. The books contain a scrip representing 60 dollars exchangeable for tickets and cover the difference between mileage book costs and regular ticket rates. Rock Island Conductor Payne Death Sheriff reports.
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Omaha
Neb
Transmississippi Scrip Bureau
Transmissouri Territory
Missouri River
St Paul
Gulf
Railroad Workers Notebook Shows City Shop Activity
John E Gitson becomes a new machin helper while Joseph Beyer in the wheel shop is sick and unavailable. Several crew members, including James Davisson and John Dellwood, face duties changes or absences as shop work continues and others are laid off or reassigned.
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John E. Gitson
Joseph Beyer
James Davisson
John Dellwood
Louis Burkhard
Topeka Railroad Roundhouse Notes Dispute and Local Updates
Report from Topeka detailing a dispute from Washington about Santa Fe shops and engine testing near Osage and Quenemie. It notes personnel changes, inspections in Chicago, furloughs and vacations, a Costa Rican drought era water reservoir at Toluca, and local freight and planing mill updates with several named workers and places.
Killed by stray bullets in city lodging during shooting incident
A man from Parsons Kansas Mil ton Bowers aged 0 years was killed by a stray bullet while in bed in a lodging room away from the shooting scene in Wichita Hutchinson Kansas. The Fourth Annual Reunion of the Twenty first Kansas Volunteer Infantry will be held at Wichita September 8 to 10 with tents provided and affordable meals on the grounds. G A R ro resal is organizing.
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Raneas City
Monaya
Milton Bowers
Parsons
Kan
Loden
Wichita
Hutchinesa
Kas
Twenty-first Kansas Volunteer Infantry
G. A. Ro Resalon
TABLE AND KITCHEN Tomato Preparation Guide Featured
A kitchen feature extols tomatoes as table dainties noting their water content and versatility. It provides peeling methods, salad serving tips, and cooking guidance from raw salads to grilled tomatoes and tomato and corn dishes. It includes tomato based gratin style uses with cheese and breadcrumbs.
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Ealad
Tomato Based Dishes From An Old Style Recipe Collection
A collection of tomato centered recipes describes stews, stuffed tomatoes, tomato toast with whipped cream, and tomato rice. Methods include simmering tomatoes with onions, pepper, and butter, puree straining, and baking steps for stuffed or filled tomatoes with onion and seasoning.
Sweet crackers and velvet cookies recipe request
Inquiries answered request guidance for making sweet crackers and velvet cookies. Correspondent notes these items are bakery products with brands and secret formulations, asks for cucumber pickles similar to store purchases, and mentions preservation methods, vinegar bottling, and boiled pudding with baking powder and milk mixture.
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Toluca
SEAR
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Z. S. Wand
Phormix Lubricator Company
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John Joaacson
Peter Miller
Tsancson
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Freman Stewart
Shawnee County
Garfield Perk
Fred Gilvest
Las Vegas
N. M
Gil- Yrat
Hater Te Ghat
Carrolton
Oriver
Kaw
Marquette
Ae Banulug Co
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Free She Natural Food Co
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Fursae GE Grocery
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