Among Railroad Men Lower Berth Rule Throws Pass Holders
A Chicago telegraph notes Santa Fe shifts policy banning pass holders from Pullman towers and requiring cash fare for lower berths. Dr J Flack of Topeka advocates the reform after a Topeka to Denver ride. Confusion and protests follow as crews reroute travelers and scramble to honor or bypass passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chivege
Santa Fe
Pullman
Until &Fileart
Thormus
Chicago
J. Flack
Topeka
My. Blick
Denver
Akgiseff
Hinek
Carrollton
Blackent
Furruan
Prisco
Thor
Bisel
Goltie
Kansas City
Hank Maraball
Ate
Hlack
Buack
George Boteenbush
Asia
Railroad weed burners tested near Ottawa Kansas
Santa Fe assistant general superintendent of machinery Hancot unveils a weed burner claimed to outpace 190 men in a day. The device, made in Santa Fe shops, is tested on the southern Kansas front near Ottawa by J. S. Barnes and L. Barnes along with Hancock.
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Ghorre TL Hancot
Santa Fe
Sants Pe
Ottawa
J. 5. Barnes
L. Barnes
Mr. Hancock
Dated Fire Prevention Car Moves at Three Miles an Hour
A rugged oil tank car, rigged with a tarred sheet shell, crawls along a rail line at about three miles an hour. It carries a water tank and a crew of men to cool the wheel boxings and fight any blaze, while burning weeds and vegetation along the track.
Nickerson Notes Brief Railroad, Fire, and Family Tidbits
Harce and Edward Trainer with their mother left Nickerson for visits to Tobenville Newton and Kansas City. Engine Si was sent to Nickerson for service after a general overhaul in the Topela shop. Engineer Samuel Jackson went to the New Mexico Division to assist during the stock rush. Fireman W L Ross has been reassigned. Jann BD Gorsuch is a new wiper and Engine 411 returned to service on the Crttargood div. Night Hastings Robert McGlare returned from Alabion Michigan. Mrs Tt B Thormse called to Almonds due to her sister’s death.
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Harce
Tebenville
Ferty
Rone
Newton
Kansax City
Topeka
Nickerson
Nickersin
Samuel Jackson
New Mexico
Fireamn WL
Ross
Austen
Rosine
Jetmore
Great Hert
Jann BD
Gorsuch
Wiper
Hastien
Robert FL McGlaré
Al‘Bion, Mich
Tt. B. Thormse
Almnods
Kansas Central Sale Sparks Widespread Railroad Interest
Local railroad men show strong interest in the Kansas Central sale near Tur Hay with bids expected up to £200,000. Uncertainty looms over whether any bids will be made as Union Pacific officials doubt more than a single bid will appear. Thirty select cars including sleeping coaches and narrow gauge cars are among the assets offered.
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Turs- Hay
Union Pacific Railroad
Santa Fe Time Card and Schedule Changes
Vodor the new time cant of the Santa Fe will go into effect May and the daily California train resiving Chiis at W-th pom will make the run to San Francisco 35 hours less than present. It will reach Los Angeles and San Diego five hours shorter. The daily fast special train leaves Chicago at 2:45 am arriving at Kansas City at 4:24 pm, shortening the trip by one and a half hours and overtaking the Chicago 10:35 pm train at Kansas City.
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California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Chicago
Kansas
Kansas City
English Capitalists Pursue Purchase of Colorado Midland
Judge Henry W. Scott disclosed that a Fryg Wish capitalists syndicate, with him as representative, is negotiating to buy the Colorado Midland Railway. The property is under receiver and sale order by the U S district court of Colorado to satisfy liens held by Central Trust of New York and the Midland Terminal, plus six miles of Cripple Creek and Victor lines.
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New York
Henry W. Scott
Kaghes City
Southeastern & Gulf Railway
Colorado Midland Railway
United States District Court of Colorado
Central Trust Company of New York
Milland Terminal Railroad
Cripple Creak
Victor
Edwards Merchants Claim Cham-Rerinto Heals Pain
Mans Ga merchants extol Cham-Rerinto s pain relief for rheumatism deep seated and muscular pain. Ayers Sarsaparilla sold by druggists promises vigor mind and body restoration as a certain result.
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Edwards & Aeeee
Mans
Cham- Rerinto
Vigor
L Boas
Ayers
Local items mix in Topeka scene headlines
Topeka notes report a mix of civic, sports and social items. Fred Hodgina and others in town. Washburn baseball June 5. Memorial Day address set. several civic appointments and property sales listed. weather and crop notes. church services and community events. miscellaneous local chatter from Topeka papers.
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Fred Hodgina
Stormont Bospital
Davit Overmyer
First
Washburn
Henry Steele
North Topeka
J. G. Waters
Rochester
Parmere
Paul Terrington Wit
Fetter
Fillmore
Manny
Modoce Sane
Pirst Methodist Church
McKirahan
Tila City
Winchester
Washtuirn Votlee
Florence Raub
Luther M. Frugier
Hien G. Bush
Chestnut Street
Motskern
P. C. B. Society
Fitself
First Baptist Church
D. D. Boyle
Alauiyn
First Christian Church
P. S
Topeka
Diridas Nest
St. Lewis Tg
Elelok
Hauge
Schular
W. A. Pe
Wool Dress Goods on Fire Sale at Season’s End
All wool fabrics 40 inches wide offered under two names Canves Cloth or Etamines. Handsome and seasonally adapted, these wool dress goods are reduced in price during a fire sale period, providing strong value for shoppers.
Sheetings and bleached linens price notes
Prices listed for Brown Sheetings and Bleached Sheetings. Details include 12 1/2 cents for brown sheetings, 15 cents for bleached and water soaked, and 3 to 5 cents for 10 cent all linen crashes.
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Ste
Frohman Depew Plans Three Night Engagement at Popular Prices
The Frohman Depew company, said to be better than average for popular price shows, opens with Goilty Without Crime tonight. They recently played in Lincoln Neb and drew praise. Tomorrow’s bill includes Work and Wages and New Must Lynne on hose night. Each performance will feature up-to-date specialties and a rule on trading tree tickets will be observed tonight.
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Frohman Depew Company
Lincoln
Neb
Postal Savings Banks Debate Calls for Self-Reliance
Washington May 2 Acting Comptroller George Cottin warned that Americans must aid themselves before government programs, opposing postal savings banks. He cited western farmer objections and argued savings should come via mutual savings banks, noting eastern models. He highlighted varying capital per capita across states and praised mutual banks for low operating costs and direct depositor benefits.
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Washington
George Mr. Cottin
United States
Post Office Department
McKinney
Congress
Secretary of State
Xeesté
Conmitar
Wanamaker
Caftin
Caplti
Floure Island
Thie
Silit
Arkansas
Io Mutual
Notucteas
Mididje
Leva
Fashionable Footwear Discounts and Vests Auctioned
Ribbons and vesting tops offered with bulk pricing. Brown vicl kid silk vests and oxblood vicl kid oxfords listed at reduced rates. Prices include three to four dollar discounts on several items. A tan strip spring slipper suitable for street wear is also advertised.
Government Interest Burden Under Postal Savings Plan
The passage argues that shifting to a postal savings bank would force the government to pay interest on deposits at up to 2 percent, while those who do not deposit would ultimately bear the cost of others’ deposits and the higher 3 to 4 percent rates.
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Postal Savings Bank
San Francisco Censor Attacks Atherton Book Patience Sparhawk
Joseph Leggett, head of the Mechanics' Library Books and Censorship Committee, denounces Gertrude Atherton’s new novel Patience Sparhawk and Her Times as unwholesome and lacking literary merit. He says he would not want the book in his daughter’s hands and casts it as crude and unsuitable for the shelves.
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San Francisco
Near Sighted Episode In Which Senator Kelly Figured
Ex Senator HW H Kelly of Lawrence spent the winter in Topeka with his wife in the Keith building. He is nearsighted and noted a beautiful bouquet of fragrant flowers in a vase when he returned to the room after Mrs Kelly visited their daughter in Kansas City.
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H. B Kelly
Lawrence
BH Kelly
Topeka
Keith
Kelly
Kansas City
Ford
Mystery of the Artificial Flowers in a Landlady’s Room
In Lawrence, Mr. Kelly leaves flowers with a landlady fearing heat will wilt them. She reveals the blooms are artificial. Kelly later parades a new suit and an ill fitting decoy outfit, drawing laughter from visitors.
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Mr. Kelly
Lawrence
Fall River Mills Quarterly Dividend Report
Fall River Massachusetts May 11 The quarterly dividend statement shows little improvement in the print cloth market. The average dividend is 7.2 cents per share of 1 percent, the lowest in years. Of total capital 2,159,001 twenty two corporations paid to stockholders. Fifteen companions have posed without declining against twelve last quarter. The latest topics are the Barnard Granite and Laurred Lake, allowing the unequal time to pass with a dividend for the first time in years.
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Fall River
Mass
Mey
Fal River Mills
Fittern Companion
Barnard
Granite
Laured Lake
Crawford County Primaries And System Debate
The Republican county central committee sets July 10 as the Republican primary date. The Populists plan a same day primary. The committee votes narrowly to retain the Crawford county nomination method via primaries, deeming efforts to abolish the system a failure.
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Crawford County
Republican County Central Committee
Wool Dress Goods Fire Sale Prices and Deals
Wool dress goods 46 inches wide offered in black brocades and fancy black 46 inch fabrics. We have sold the same weave at 125 dollars previously. Fire sale prices quoted with 65 cent and 380 price references for various 46 inch fabrics and skirts.
25 for 50c Checks Very Different From This Season
Fragmentary line notes a 25 for 50 cent checks entry with unclear context and stray text. No verifiable names, places, or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sule
Secsesereessse
Wash Goods Dept and Notions Listing
Exterior of a department store flyer lists wash goods, elastics, colored eluation, fancy shell pins, safety pins, hat pins, drawers, mourning pins, infants’ hose supporters, misses’ hose supporters, corset bras in black white and various finishes.
Striking Tailors Quiet as Demands Narrow
New York May 21 The striking Lithuanian tailors near 21000 workers plan a walkout tomorrow while some shops prepare to reopen this week under new terms. Agreement calls for 54 hour weeks, weekly pay, and a 5 percent wage boost, with employers required to publish firm schedules and allow limited shop access.
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New York
Artern
Tolnng
Birk
Behoenfort
The
Talion
Permisson
Tomurroom
Striker
Insurance contest for Santa Fe travelers polices
At present no insurance company is selling accident insurance to Santa Fe travelers amid a lively contest among firms to secure the privilege on the Santa Fe system. The Travelers, once removed by Judge Caldwell, face competition from Union Casualty and Fidelity and Casualty. Kansas Mutual Life Insurance may emerge to bolster Topeka and Kansas prospects. FD Cotriney, general agent, notes they handle mending and free button sewing at Peorcke Steam Laundry.
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Sanita Fe
Santa Fe
Henry Caldwell
Travelers’ of
Hartford
Union Casualty of
St. Lovie
Fidelity and Casualtyla
Stara
Kansas
Kansas Mutual Lite Insurance Company
Cotriney
Peerkces
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Kansas Central Sale
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Kanmas Avenue
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Jack Merrifield
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William Higging
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Teeture Course Association
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Silerm Lodge
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Lawrence University
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Athens
Albert W. Knowles
John Te Moleane
Wieres
Xection
Crawford Opera House
Thie City
Jamey Boolly
Thin City
Gan
Karsas City
W. A. S. Bird
Iilthis
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Norton
Decatur
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EdMiard Johrnton
Associaton
Johnston
State University
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England
Walker
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