Railroad Talk As Employees Discuss El Dorado Wichita Moves
News from El Dorado to Wichita reports increasing Rock Island earnings and a Santa Fe wreck on the Homewell branch. The Wichita Star notes growing motorized improvements and hints at shifting railroad workers, with Milwaukee Road and Missouri Pacific competition shaping Wichita’s rail scene and potential relocations.
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Santa Fe
Homewell
Wichita Star
el Dorie
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacity
Wichita
Vie Hyer
Chen
Cost Of Moving Freight Across Rail Lines
Ottawa March 2 The Santa Fe Railway announces a strict rule banning staff from using company stationery for personal letters. An employee who wrote personal notes on a company blank faced immediate dismissal as the policy was enforced across a department. The cost comparison for freight per ton per mile is discussed, noting Chicago routes and other major lines, with figures alleging Northwestern and Santa Fe price differences. The article blends freight rate details with the严 adoption of rigid internal conduct.
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Turlington & Quincy
Chicago
Mifeunkee
Paul
Chiengin Biel Tabied & Pacine
Hartington
Beta
Trenton
St Paul
Northyeetters
St. Monts
Ottewa
Ottawa
Santa Fe
Pyramid Pile Cure touted as universal remedy
Unverified ad text touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a universal treatment for all forms of piles with claims of bleeding, pretruding and blind piles relief. It cites testimonials from U S readers and states physicians favor the remedy over other medicines while listing a nationwide sales network.
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Kimple Caine
Ualnie
PhyeiriaGe
Farahall
Mich
Aod
Gale
Dixgitts
M.A Wilson
Peabody, Kanesxa
Edgtrton
Atty
Inn
North Gers
Vermont
Wien
Tom Salekt
Disputed Santa Fe land suit ends in settlement
The Santa Fe Railway sued Ott & Tewksbury for 14000, with interest, over a Finney county land contract from 1886. Ott & Tewksbury paid 14900 and later provided tax certificates worth about 3000 as settlement terms, after title issues delayed final transfer for nine years.
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Santa Fe Company
District Court
Ott & Tewksbury
Finney County
Ott
Ripley
Kennan
Fefandil
Fut Ik
Tewksbury
Ot & Tewksbury
Iue
Debates Grow Over Maine Disaster Cause and Spanish Probe
A column of naval officers and observers weigh whether the Maine wreck resulted from a floating mine near the port bow, amid talk of different mine types and possible Spanish involvement. The court of inquiry has not released conclusions, while Spain’s independent dive probe is allowed but limited by ongoing American findings.
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Key West
Maine
Court of Inquiry
Milne
Sigsbes
Washington
Niles
Wille
SBF
Mathinic
Debria
Havana
Blanco
Hig Stat Imap
Impres
Cuba
United Staten” 4
Ann
Maxmo Gomek
Couras
Changes At Emporia Track Plans In Flux
The Imperm stepulitean reports a double track from hers to Sterry with only a small gap to Bison City, but surveys indicate it may extend to Sirone City. Florence likely gets the full track. yard changes will create four parallel tracks and move Uke Junction depot north. Personnel shifts include Dick Peters and Hiram Nelson as yardmasters, A. A. Hurd visiting Wichita, and the band forming the Middle Division Hand. A farewell to General Yardmaster Frank Murphy features speeches and an elegant lunch. Boots Anderson to continue as general yardmaster if Murphy stays in California.
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Stepulitean
Temblican
Sterry
Ster
Bison City
Ilurence
Story
Sirone City
Phin
Will Stevens
Carter
Hank Woodcock
Kansas Ciy
Commandery
Jack Frost
Will Ko
Conway Springs
Grand Marth
Andercom
Dick Peters
Hiram Nelson
Eneral
A. A. Hurd
Wichita
Bootes Anderson
Frank Murphy
Bornia
Min Murphy
Murphy
Walter Ae
Walter Fidler
Newton
Boots’ Anderson
California
Kansan
Las Vegas Railway Changes Reported
From Las Vegas an engineer is down with measles while another reports for duty. Various foremen and engineers shift duties on the Rio Grande division with new road master appointments and roundhouse postings. Freight and passenger train staff changes, temporary assignments, and reassignments affect operations at Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Rincon, and nearby depots.
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Joe Brown
Shaw
Huginets Mille
Undertown
Crab Hurg Tete Raton
Kiepdik
Watrous
Las Vegas
Gibbons
Sam Bayless
Jane Hauke
A. Devine
Clare Ante E Roberts
Hauke
Rincon
A. Dayvnk
Rio Grande
Ba Verna
Albuquerque
Flanders Freed in Rail Conductor Trial Bias Ruling
G E B Flanders, a Santa Fe conductor, was on trial in Lyndon district court for allegedly refusing to transport D C Romine under a shipper contract from Kansas City to Burlingame. The case centered on jurisdiction, with the court ruling section 2 of chapter 167 of the laws of 1807 unconstitutional for allowing trial in any county the railroad passes through.
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Flanders
Lyndon
G. EB. Flanders
Santa Fe
District Court
D.C
Con
Morton Kills a Bear on Texas Trip
Paul Morton, second vice president of the Santa Fe, and his party including his wife and James A. Davis, industrial agent of the Santa Fe, and wife, arrived in Kansas City for a day before continuing to Chicago. Morton killed a bear on the Brazos river during the Texas journey.
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Santa Fe
Texas
Kansas City
Paul Morton
James A. Davis
Chicago
Dodge City's New Santa Fe Depot Attracts Guests
The Santa Fe depot and hotel in Dodge City report strong business since opening January 7. Rooms fill nearly every night and plans are made to expand accommodations. Manager A Geartchen praised, depot staffer Fred Gartner noted. Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe Railway holders met in Galveston March 2.
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Dodge City
The
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Chicago
A. Geartchen
Fred Gartner
Same Fe
Rail and railroad notes from Topeka to Purcell and Oklahoma bill
Engines 9 and 350 ordered from Topeka roundhouse to Purcell to aid in handling spring shipments from Texas and the Gulf. Projections say 1808 will be a strong rail year in the west. Representative Corti introduces a bill to grant a right of way through Indian Territory for a beach line from Little Blue Creek to the Red River. Rock Island earnings for February estimated at 1,356,518, up from 1897.
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Topeka
Port St Onde
Purcell
Texas
Gulf
West
Washington
Corti Today
St Louis O&tlahoma & Southern Railroad Company
Indian Territory
Litte Blue Creek
Posit
Red River
Rock Island
Chicago
Chicago, Hock Island & Pacific
Missouri River
Umpire's Word Goes in Diamond Reform Pact
Baseball managers across the circuit pledge to curb umpire disputes and rowdy conduct. Signed by most managers including Andrew Preesman of New York, the pact requires strict enforcement of Rule 52 and related rules, with discipline for any player or officer who violates it. The agreement aims to shield visiting clubs from spectator abuse and preserve orderly conduct on the field.
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St. Louis
Andrew Preesman
New York
TSS
Hinlef
Black blister plague hits Hyderabad India
Bombay reports a sudden outbreak of a plague named black blister in the Hyderabad state. The illness causes hair loss and gray hair as vitality fades, with fifty daily deaths noted. An advertisement endorses hair renewers and a cough remedy by G. W. Stansfield of 622 Kansas Avenue.
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India
Bombay
Hyderabad
Hall
G. W. Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
Insurgent Struggles Reported Across Cuban War Areas
The account suggests heavy losses for Spanish troops and limited insurgent gains. Insurgents are said to raid cane fields and plantations, seize cattle near Matanzas and other cities, and tax resistance fuels their actions. Santa Clara province is cited with about 2,000 men as of the 19th dawn.
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Marset
Matanzas
Clentue
Santa Clara
Traci
Little Rhody May Buy Warship to Defend Providence Newport
An informal talk among Boston and Providence businessmen discusses funding a state warship to defend Providence and Newport coastlines. Proposals include a popular subscription from patriotic citizens to raise the necessary funds within hours, with naval reserves to man the vessel and officers to lead. Names of local groups and residents appear as likely contributors.
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Providence
Newport
Boston
Providence Board of Trae
Provi- Genes
Pacific
Achemette
Shaina
Tng
Gbd
Trouble for the Dauntless under an assumed name
Washington reports trouble for the ship Dauntless in the case United States v Hart. Testimony alleges the Dauntless painted out its engine name to dodge recognition while ferrying supplies from Navassa to Cuba for Cubans. The Marblehead halted the vessel and officials witness the alteration and prior Florida tonnage bookings.
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Washington
United States
John D. Hart
Court of Appeals
Dauntless
Navassa
Cuba
Marblehead
Florida
Cuban
Movement Addendum for Divinntions Hints at Vessel Action
Authorities plan to supplement with new information on recent movements of the divisions. The showing is said to be ready made suffices for action against the vessel.
Commander Chosen for Miantonomah to Remain in Delaware
Washington reports a commander has been selected for the monitor Miantonomah, to stay in the Delaware. Captain Mortimer Jobnean is named, while the Miantonomah in the ram Katahdin will stay put. The Columbia and Minneapolis remain for immediate service on the Atlantic coast, with decisions pending on further ships.
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Delaware
Washington
Mortimer Jobnean
Amy
Coluimbia
Mimneepolis
Atlantic
Department
Cormian
Avantu
New York
Montia
Cisney
Pacif
Charleston
Phila
Graphis
Yorktown
Mare Island Miss Yard
Fever to Diz and the Cuban Death Rate in Havana
A distorted report from Havana describes the famine and pestilence amid reconcentrados. It notes American relief easing but misery persists as deaths rise and production falters. It mentions cab drivers and officials, with Lt Col Mendes overseeing communications and censorship of dispatches.
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Havana
Lees
Mayank
Leckuse
Mindi
United States
Mendes
Meningen
Huff
Chicago Chronicle prints remark on Hanna at Oshinet meeting
Chicago Chronicle Washington special asserts Mark Hanna attended the Oshinet meeting on Wednesday and spoke, with the report including unclear parenthetical phrases and continuations.
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Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
Martha
the Chronicle
Washington
Mark Hanna
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Basque
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Husnewell
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Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company
Rush Purcell
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Oklahoma
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Moen
Aes
the New Model Supply Store
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