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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1902
Page
3
Wil Confer With H C Madge On Union Depot in Santa Fe country. Pacific line seen as key factor, with decision due soon. Reports discuss depot investigations, funding, construction progress, and potential delays to Santa Fe cut off and related rail projects.
The text appears as garbled OCR about alleged death and political figures. It references violations by cabling companies and concerns over presidential credibility, with unclear names, events, or dates. The fragmentary material lacks definite, reportable facts or a coherent subject.
Knoxville May report notes $95,000 distributed as gifts to employees of the Knoxville and Northern Railway. Auditor H. Treveting and officials announced one month salary gifts to all staff, with total disbursed to employees at $8,000 and $5,500 to officials, amid sale of the road to Louisville and Nashville.
Emporia hopes center on a proposed joint depot as Santa Fe and Missouri Kansas Texas lines negotiate for Lyon County courthouse grounds adjacent to the railroad. Officials view a union depot as greatly needed, with work possible on Commerce Street, while timing remains uncertain.
Norfolk Va May 20 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers after belluting day elected two more grand officers James Currie of vend chosen second kunsiatany grand chief and Chars A Wier of San Luis Potosi Mexico first grand ss alstone enginver Anreles le ryveamed on having the best chances for ete next meting
Mends to commission report lists officers for the Highway Accounting Officers of America meeting in Hot Springs Virginia. The document names President We Bend and other officers with titles on the Chidge Greet Western railway, plus committee members and a note about an interstate commission. A separate Es items mentions a reporter viewing corried cargo in Emporia yards including thirty two birds of varied height shipped from Paladena California to North Carolina, valued around 15 dollars, with a plan for yearly fees per bird.
The readable portion reports on Burlington headquarters noting no new plant projected for the prestat and work completion on the Creat Falla in Mositnnit. It mentions Juanes J. Slower and Bests department involvement in survey parties now in the aid.
A long dispatch details railroad shop activity, site reads of work gangs, transfers, and repairs. It notes survey crews near Topeka and Lawrence bound for Kansas City, plus Santa Fe labor movements, injuries, crew changes, and institutional plans. Mentions specific workers, foremen, and managers across shops in Topeka, Chicago division, and California connections.
In New York on May 20 the wreck of the Maine was memorialized with flags and garlands. American and Cuban flags and wreaths framed the scene as services were planned in several American churches. The note mentions Mule Camp moving 3,000 horses to Toronto within ten days and unmanned freight rates entering the railway lines.
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