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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1903
Page
4
An early 20th century notice seeks trainees for railroad operations in eastern regions. The short item emphasizes learning opportunities in railway management, signaling, and timetable duties, inviting applicants with interest in railroading careers.
Fragmented report discusses workers advancing to oversee railroads and the future South American alignment. Mentions offices, offices, and offices of officials in a sprawling description of modernization, labor shifts, and capital planning.
DAD WHITE'S LAST RUM. marks the end of a fifty year career with details of his service and daily work. The narrative mentions his start, rail line affiliations, and memories of long service, including roles with instructors and supervisors, and the final schedule that carried passengers on the central line.
A May report details government actions leading to farmhouses and outbuildings being moved as the right of way is cleared for a pipeline or utility project. Officials cite public safety and access needs while affected landowners seek compensation and relocation guidance.
Fragmentary text references changes in the south, mentions Peithers, Kankes, Prado, and various obscure terms. Several proper nouns appear without clear context, including names like Dewanaer, Wy Laer, and Gp. The passage is garbled, hindering precise interpretation of events or figures.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions workers at a Deer works and a dispute over satisfactory work forms. Mentions Abcemary Information Boch and Digger aan ibe wxnpiimee Se cnet AD prove werkibie. No clear names, dates, or location details available.
A sprawling editorial exposes fierce clashes between labor and capital amid pressures of rising prices and fuel shortages. It argues against broad strikes and insists on maintaining supply of essential goods, warning that prolonged work stoppages could cripple industry and hurt the public.
Galveston May 35 President Yoakan of the Prisco and party spent today in Galveston and left for New Orleans after inspecting docks and harbor works. He refused to deny he might head Rock Island operations, saying he is president of Prised and would not discuss futures.
Supt Foley of the Orient suffered a minor accident when his private car overturned in Carmon Oklahoma near Kansas City. Foley was unharmed. EE Holmes of the Uni te Beater and Michig an Trust company sent a telex to AW Edwards asking about the destruction at Carmon, and Edwards replied he had visited the scene and sent a report by mail. The Orient town Carmon lay about 11 months from completion of the railway to Woods county.
Indianapolis May 21 The Switchmen's Union of North America revises its program to reduce grand muster numbers and split the nation into three districts with district captains, adopting a strong stance against sympathetic strikes and insisting strikes are a last resort.
Fragmentary report details Santa Fe employees and inspectors moving between locations, retirements and transfers. Mentions Winchell retire to St Louis, J A MacNeill wheel inspector reassigned, and speculation on who will fill chief wrecking crew roles.
Washington reports progress on a Hays City irrigation experiment using small gasoline engines to lift underground water. If successful, western Kansas could gain reliable well irrigation, enabling orchard and garden plots for ranch families and boosting local truck farming and fruit production.
Oklahoma City swelled by unprecedented rainfall over a weekend with water three feet deep in homes and ten feet in some basements. Businesses like Alton-Dawson Grocery report 320,000 in stock loss. Alexander Drug 10,400. mill and elevator 10,000 bushels wheat ruined. Rail service halted, tents along the river urged to move, and total damages projected around 190,000 with widespread city-wide inundation and evacuations.
Enid suffers a cloudburst at midnight Saturday sweeping the bottoms with three foot water and a two hundred foot wide surge. Hundreds of homes flooded and damaged, with many residents left homeless as rescue efforts continued through the nightworking to save neighbors and secure shelter. The extent of losses is expected to rise as the river of water and debris moved toward the city.
Residents suffer widespread losses as days of record rainfall saturate Okishorun. Civil authorities warn more water and potential danger ahead. communities rally to respond to the distress and seek aid.
A Saturday night wreck on the South Canadian river bridge derailed Rock Island No 36 south bound. The engine and baggage car plunged into the river but no lives were lost. The crash washed away bridge approaches while storms raged. Wrecking crews and 300 men worked to recover the train and restore temporary traffic.
Ossining New York May 25 Antonio Trinia was executed at Sing Sing prison after five electric shocks. State Electrician Dayle said the man’s thick greasy hair resisted current, delaying death. He had murdered a young woman and her mother after she refused his marriage proposal. convicted April 29, 1901. City Ticket Office Union Pacific Railroad 685 Kazieas Avenue.
About 1,260 people gathered in the Topeka Auditorium for a Memorial Sunday address at 3 PM. Aimed program featured music arranged by a committee from the Topeka Grand Army of the Republic. Rev. William Mitchell of Clifton preached the sermon and urged remembrance of fallen heroes and readiness to bear the nation’s burden if war returns.
Ralph A. Shainwald a Columbia senior and botanist plans to scale Mount McKinley with two Harvard students, pursuing first ascent of North America's highest peak at 26 496 feet inland from Alaska's southern border. The group will map the region and study geological features while testing the mountain's origins.
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