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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1901

Page

3

Railroad Battle Over Reduced Solomon Branch Service

Opposition grows in Rooks and surrounding counties as Missouri Pacific schedules a tri weekly train over the Central and Solomon river branches from Downs to Lenora and Spockton. Locals plan to seek railroad commission aid to restore daily service, arguing the cut harms shippers and farmers.

Central Branch Missouri Pacific North Solomon South Solomon Rooks County Board of Railwag Commissioners Tio Traina Beldom South Fork Solomon Downs Spockton Lenora Plin J Engineer Wm. Smith Aremai Charley Veale

Grand Canyon traffic rises with Santa Fe line to rim

Arizona Republic reports Santa Fe branch from Williams to the canyon rim boosts passenger travel and tourer interest. October weather prompts heightened tourist flow to the Grand Canyon with canyon railroad and hotel management optimistic. Potential further upgrades to reduce dust and cinders are discussed for the transcontinental route.

Santa Fe Colorado Arizona Republcan Phoenix Ariz Wiliams Canyons Rim Canyon Presyett Wit Serum Arizona Iim San Jonaui California

Santa Fe route plans denied by Ripley and Mudge

Articles confirm H A Mudge denial of Santa Fe rumor to reroute main line. Glorieta mountain route to be kept and improved with lower grades. Major Amade Chaves says no change to Las Vegas to Albuquerque main line. Santa Fe grant rights and terminal facilities disputed. rejection after careful review.

H. A. Mudge Santa Fe Ion Idem Ripley State Journal Some Diys Ake Aiagn Madge Muvice Sayiing Glorieta Mountain Itelf Amide Chaves Ripter Santa Fe Sytem Las Verne Albuquerque Panta Vew Apache Canyon Glorietta Hill Ripley

Transcontinental Passenger Association adopts amendment of notice section 1

Chairan Chariton reports the Transcon tinental Passenger Association adopts the proposed amendment to notice section 1 establishing Chicago as headquarters over Denver. A committee will be formed by Mesart Kutskern, Fountry, Nicholton and Sebastian to select offers inventory. Controversy arose over location with St Louis suggested. no negative votes recorded.

Chairan Chariton Transcontinental Passenger Association Ines Chicago Denver Mesart Kutskern Fountry Nicholton and Sebastian Ho St Laws St Louis Beth Freight Sutter

Navajo workers on railway face poor results says report

A dated account notes that Navajo laborers on the Santa Fe and Pacific railroad in one section are not proving successful. It claims white workers and Japanese are favored in many places, and that Navajo laborers lack steadiness, requesting many holidays and vacations, undermining productivity.

Banta Fe & PaetSe

Santa Fe Connection Incorporation Filed for Rail Line

The Cimarron river and Taos Valley Harbor company filed incorporation papers in Santa Fe New Mexico on October 28. The share capital is 1,000,000 with headquarters in Clevesland Ohio. Principal stockholder is Samuel A. Williams of Cleveland. The railway will start from Maxwellity on the Santa Fe system and run to Elizabeth Town, servingBilzabethtown and Red River City camps.

Santa Fe N. M Cimarron River Taos Valley Harbouy Company Juapees Territorial J. Wallac Reynolds Magital Toc Clewelytd Balmuel A.willhares Clevelant Maxwellity Santa Pe Bilzabethtown Fe Od Auiler Ronge Fathols Ld Bed Hiver City

Rock Island Shows Strong El Paso Freight Run

The Rock Island reports fast freight runs from Dalhart to Kansas City covering 211 miles on newly laid steel at an average speed around 36 miles per hour. Officials tout the achievement as a sign of improved service on the line linking El Paso and Kansas City.

Rock Island Railway New el Paso Daler New Road Kansas City Idbernl Dalhart Chicago

Transcontinental rail service to Kansas City and Dalhart

The new schedule links New York Central and Harriman Lines with Santa Fe routes, offering faster connections to Chicago and Denver. The expansion includes a Boston to Denver service, with two nights from New York and Boston to Denver and four nights to Salt Lake, plus segments to San Francisco and San Francisco–Los Angeles corridors. General Passenger Agent Lomax and President Burt were noted figures traveling with the rollout.

New York Central Harriman Eral Lake Ae Heestern Oinaia New York Chi Abe Boron San Francisco Union Southern Pxeifes Bowton Denver Bts Salt Lake Saat Re Place Passonte

Ripley Leads Grand Canyon Hotel Plan Drive

President E P Ripley of the Santa Fe Railway directs efforts to solicit complete plans for a novel Grand Canyon hotel. The proposed structure will be unlike any current building and embodies a major development for the Santa Fe.

Ripley Grand Canyon Hotel Grand Canyon The Santa Fe EP. Ripley

Lawrence Contractors Win Santa Fe Extension Contract

The W. R. Stable Contracting Company of Lawrence has secured the rock and earth work contract on the Santa Fe extension in Oklahoma. The project will require several hundred teams next summer and work will begin as soon as possible within the coming year.

Santa Fe W. R. Stable Contracting Company Lawrence Oklahoma WINL Corm

Santa Fe Stockholders Vote on Recent Purchases

Rickison railway stockholders receive a circular announcing the annual meeting on December 2 to ratify the purchase of capital stock and bonds of the Prout Valley and Northeastern Railway and the capital stock and second mortgage bonds of the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix Railway company.

Santa Fe Rickison Railway Prout Valley and Northeasters Railway Santa Fe, Prescott & Dphoenix Railway Company

Station for World's Fair Passengers in St Louis Levee

A new passenger station is planned at the Levee west end of the Ends bridge in St Louis to serve the World's Fair traffic. The building will extend north from the bridge to Old Christy Street and include an elevated system of elevators for surface, ridge, and cross-town rail connections. Also notes first week October road earnings at 8,451,343 dollars with many roads up and down. The Southern Pacific elects Texas officials and Santa Fe and Southern Pacific anticipate 2300 to 7000 carloads of oranges.

St Louis Heine Julius So Walsh Annie Balding Wade Thee Southern Pacific Texas Heurum Tex Stockhollers Garrion Harrisburg San Antonio Southen Pacifics Nimete Lows F. H. Merriman Woo Aputischnitt San Francisco WG. Vanleck

Railroad Workers Report Ailing Staff and Postings

The diary of rail yard life notes Henry Ward ill at Ute storehouse and Oscar Meyer tied to water service. Wyatt John Therm, a tool maker, is listed as recovering for a Gay or Joe. Doyle of the Nackamith shop off sick. foreman Kalstine off work. General superintendent Reverue and 215 private car trip mention. Delegates trek to a convention. Tony Heyer out due to Hines Spore. The Dem Democratic ball gathering drew Morris and others. several workers laid off or absent for various shifts.

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Railroad Workshop Endures Turbulent Times and Repairs

Reading notes show a bustling railroad shop facing delays and equipment work. Details mention tank repairs, engine trials, second batch of equipment, and ongoing construction projects. Workers report illness absences, weather impacts, and plans for depot additions as crews push toward summer milestones.

TABLE AND KITCHEN Breadmaking Guide from Chicago

The article presents practical home baking guidance by Liza Ames Willis with recipes for French rolls cream rolls and dinner rolls. It covers yeast use for breakfast breads hot bread versus cold bread safety tips kneading times and methods to produce light digestible breads and outlines multiple roll recipes and a winter breakfast dough from grandmother’s time.

Mexican Red Pepper Sauce and Dessert Baking Inquiries

A reader shares a description of Mexican red pepper sauce made from minced pods bottled with vinegar, noting it can be bought or made at home as a condiment for cold meats and oysters. Another reader asks for a good white cookies recipe and a molasses cookie method with detailed ingredient steps and oven instructions.

Hom Mias H. H. G Charleston

Atchison Merchants Defrauded by Young Man

In Atchison on October 23 Frank Tollman of the Cummings area disappeared after passing several worthless checks. A local man known to merchants, Tollman had held a Nortonville bank account until recently and used checks to pay for clothing and small purchases, including a forty dollar check at Morris Betts and two five dollar notes at Bryan Smith, with a failed attempt at Turk Burk.

Atchison Frank K. Tollman Cummings Tollman Ia Bank of Nortonville Tollmatehicon Morris Betta Bryan Smith Turk Burk’s

Man Crushed On Moving Train Dies After Amputation

C. Miller of Pawnee Nebraska was injured Tuesday at Horton while at work. He fell from a moving train and was caught under the wheels. He underwent an emergency amputation and died last night from blood loss at Sere hos pital.

C. Miller Horton Sere Miller Pawnee Neb

Pretty Wedding at Logan

A wedding in Doane brought together a house full of relatives to witness the union of a daughter of W. A. McOr. General merchandise was mentioned in passing as part of the day’s events. P. Menninger, M.D. listed contact details and office hours.

Logan W. A. McOr

Penny’s First Lecture Marks Music and Viticulture Course

More than a hundred members and friends joined a ten lecture series on music and culture. Preliminary instruction covered pinta and vine production for the opening session.

Midnight in Chinatown at Crawford Tonight

Clyde Fitch drama staged at Crawford on Eavers Lane promises dramatic events as WA presents the production. Tita is noted in the program with a tee as part of the evening's cast and proceedings.

Chinatown Eavers’ Lane Clyde Fitch Tita

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