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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
10
A heavy labor shortage cripples railroad work across the West as machinists blacksmiths and track laborers are scarce. Employers report cannot hire at any price while demand mounts for car builders riveters and other skilled trades, with wages soaring and projects delayed into spring.
STILWELL IS HOME City Missouri October 11 A president of the Ranch for Orient Railroad reports progress. He travels with John Perry Lewis Henle W Simpson Tackett and others from Katinas City to Kansas City and Port Arthur. Stilwell will stay in Kinston City for weeks. The Orient line extends toward Chihuahua Port Stilwell and Parsons. Three shiploads of ties have reached Port Stilwell enough to build eighty miles of road. Grading continues in Oklahoma Texas and Port Stilwell. Forty miles of track south of Harper and thirty miles east and 125 miles west of Chihuahua are in operation. Fifty cars and two engines are at Port Stilwell ready for use.
Female spotters recount experiences at a depot late night while train crews face hazards and fatigue. Passengers describe crowded cabooses and the strain on conductors amid routine duties and warnings from officials.
A damaged report describes a conductor allegedly pocketing 15 cents from a fare, claiming a partial refund, and attempting to hide the incident by not reporting. A division superintendent intervened, and authorities advised resignation without full inquiry. The narrative centers on passenger suspicion and misconduct on the line.
A report supports building a 1 million dollar passenger station near the prime site in Kansas City with a new depot on rail lines controlled by Burlington and Santa Fe. Opposition from Santa Fe halts progress while the project team states other railroads resist and work toward securing necessary rights of way and holdings.
President Foldy of Alamogordo Sacramento Mountain region signs a contract with a Denver firm to extend the track five miles east from Cox Canyon. Officials expect heavy construction akin to the earlier project with timber trains. Work may begin soon on the new section despite limited details.
Laredo Tex Oct 11 Captain Thos W Dodd attorney for the Mexican government reads from Laredo to Mexico City about the strike on the railroad. Diaz orders the army to preserve order and aid train movements while authorities monitor the unrest.
In Topeka dispatches and rail yard briefs, workers are named among ongoing projects. Notable items detail locomotive maintenance delays, shop foremen moving equipment, a Brewster wreck necessitating track detours, and plans for repairs at the paint shop and timber yards as winter approaches.
Prison guard volleys fail to stop convict Byron Murphy who pulled the throttle open on a prison locomotive at Oct 1 and directed the engine toward Raccamento before abandoning it at Alder Creek into the woods.
Washington reports the Grand Army of the Republic encampment closes with a split in the Union Veterans union. Commander Dyrenforth faces suspension and resigns to the next ranking officer as a large faction withdraws to form a new union amid ongoing regulatory and tax discussion. The weather is clear for the October day as recommendations are kept before adjournment.
Mrs A M Roderick of lime street testifies she suffered five years from kidney trouble since moving to Topeka. She details crippling pain swelling and sleeplessness, credits Dean's Kidney Pills from Rowley Snow's drug store for relief and urges others to use the remedy. Downes Liver Pills are advertised as substitute.
Evens outlines authority under the Revised Statutes and executive orders for public service, appointments, and retention. The meeting covers erecting a monument to General Frans Steurl in St Louis, memorials across the Potomac, and a building for fraternities tied to the exposition. Debates include veterans’ admission rules, uniforms costs, and pension payment timing, with a committee appointed to consider the regimental provisions.
Major Sharpe adjutant general of the Colorado department says reports from western Colorado are greatly exaggerated. He notes lack of communication confirms no call for alarm and that the army has not been mobilized or disturbed.
An old advertisement extols T7 as a cold remedy and fuel saver. It claims using T7 keeps homes warmer, prevents illness, and speeds recovery compared to firewood. The copy references Dr Humphreys and promises superior health benefits amid high coal prices.
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