Fire Department Inspector reorganizes Santa Fe shop city
Railroad news reports Inspector Young’s discovery of weak water pressure at San Bernardino shops and his plan to reorganize the Santa Fe fire department there. D Miller named chief, officers chosen from shop crews, with provisions for night duty and extra pay. improvements include sleeping quarters, better passages, and new hose orders. The alert aims to protect the growing San Bernardino shops as the Santa Fe system expands, while noting broader railroad routing shifts and upcoming line integrations affecting Denver and Chicago corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O Young
Santa Fe
Tus
Sah Heriadino
Cal
Tre
Topeka
Bernardino
Thenta Fe
Tut Town
Aystem
Young
San Bernadino
Organis Fire Company
Breen
D. Miller
Car Department
W. He Adking
Star
J. Einckson
Baron
RE Hughes
F. K Carrier
A. Witrey
E. W. Ewanson
Roseland
Smith
W. H. Harrison
Fremen
Clef
Mr. Young
Cor Bundkys
Bollaya
Motor Power
Henderson
Albuquerque
Nose House
Los Angeles
Chicago
Bristow
Freight War Looms Between Big Rail Lines West of Missouri
Four major systems converge in a Denver freight dispute pitting Burlington and Union Pacific against Rio Grande and their ally. The feud centers on routing and scheduling speed east and west of Denver with plans for rapid shipments between Denver and Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurlington
Denver
Kansas City
Union-Paride
Burlington
Con
Talon Pacific
Ameane
Galon Pacific
ETON
PaCific
Rio Grande
Riilroad
Missouri River
Uniut Pacific
Union Pacific
Missouri Pasiic
Walon Pacific
Thhey
Ogden
Nea
Building Air Castles Central Branch Extension Rumors
The Atchison Globe reports on imagined Central Branch extension plans meant to snag land for government sections. Rail officials debate feasibility and timing while local business figures question regional benefit and potential freight shifts among Atchison Denver and Goffs routes.
Brown Uniforms Brighten New Railway Dining Car Service
The Mobile and Ohio railroad began dining car service from New Orleans to St Louis via Mobile and New Orleans yesterday. Conductors wear brown broadcloth tuxedos with silk-faced fabrics high-cut white corded vests and gilt buttons. The striking uniform departs from standard attire and pleases passengers with its evident expense and workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and
Oblo Rairoad
New Orleans
Mobile
St. Louis
Railroads Fight Scalpers Amid Stubborn Dishonesty
Railroads say ticket scalping schemes resist stopping despite passenger complaints. The St Louis Globe Democrat notes executives' frustration over persistent, unlawful practices even where laws bar ticket brokerage. Victims report daily losses and seek stronger action to curb the illegal trading.
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Saya
St Louis Gighe-Democrat
Ucket
Pennsylvania
Rail safety paper failed to stop ticket fraud says passenger men
The piece argues that scalpers alter tickets using safety paper and deceive travelers. It blames passenger men for delaying protective measures and criticizes their parochial views on implementation. It calls for systematic methods to protect railroads and prevent fraudulent practices.
Higginson Named Chief Clerk to Santa Fe Superintendent
C F Higginson is appointed chief clerk to Superintendent W B Beamer of the Santa Fe with headquarters at San Bernardino, replacing W B Cameron who resigned to take a similar post with Superintendent Parker in the Colorado district. Higginson served in the depot clerical crew at San Bernardino for about a year after earlier work with Santa Fe at Needles California. Inspectors Return from Eastern Shops: Three Santa Fe men who were at eastern locomotive works inspecting engines have returned to Topeka briefly. George W Cooper, from Punkin Gap New Jersey, will return to Philadelphia next week to inspect engines for the Mesican Central. William Barges, formerly foreman of the machine shop here, is inspecting a batch of Prairie freights in the east and will rest near Paxies before returning to Baldwins. William Reddy, who examined the boilers of new locomotives at Baldwins, will also work in Topeka shops before returning to the east in a few weeks.
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C. F. Higginson
W. B. Beamer
Santa Fe
San Bernandino
W. B. Cameron
Parker
Colorado Dl.cieton
Minginsen
San Bernarding
Neelles
Cal
Eastern Shops
Eastern Locomotive Works
Topeka
George W. Cooper
Mitenelt Gang
Punklek
Mesiean Central
Philadelphia
Mic Ie
William Barges
Paxies
Baldwins
William Reddy
Ean
Aluo
Toveka
Alexander Batg
George H. Wood
Water Service
Mi Wille Dix
Frank Walking
L. G. Johns
Martin Cain
Willa Cumming
Colorado
Wiliam West
John West
Soa
William Morn
G. W. Caskey
William Shine
Denver
G. W. Clesson
Cuel
Tce
Kansas
Henry Wu
O. C. Willey
Coeck
Burton Sanderson
Frank Sanderson
Thomas Willace
Comet Paine Appursmant
Mite
Elmer Bouieies
California
Charles Sandmeyer
Anmir Drake Corner
Archie Paus
Edward Boyer
Horton
Hook Island
John Kempton
Chicago
Indefnite
Jeneth
Herman Clinton
Mia
John Mellor
Misa Temperance
Malta
Ohio
Meredith Shockley
Andrew Medeor
The
John
M. Kimplen, Jr
Sprague Chae
Water Service Department
Ib. Sperling
Claude Munden
Emoye Orling
Fundin
Topeka Ice
Dolge Oly
Peter Oderman
Genersl
Eviiense
David Holliday
Wabashet Slater
Orvill Ice
Joseph R. Meakin
Meakin
John Gorham
Osage Freer
Dora Nicoll
David T. Nicoll
Sante Federal
Chicago Medical College
Wichita
Fioyd Jones
Pinstech
Aioe
Geparawent
Kansas City
Gus Aws
Clasten Grout
Cedarvate
Dhe C. Nicoll
St Jocery
Sean A
Smeteer
Eurese
Chaefren
Bates
M. Bates
Osman Bates
A. Powers
Sershee Hee
George Klunamen
Lees
East Aitup
Albert Schueffier
Peter Brady
Peoria
Amos Newcomer
Newcomer
Litte River
Charleses Ory
Harry Townsend
T. F. Brush
Uma
Pat Denebua
Eun
Colorad Midland
Colorado City
George Franer
Pew
Auden
Albudt N. M
Orient
Amon Beeler
James ‘House
Emporia
J. Barr
Cohen
Yaliteod Company
Gal-veston
Tex
Tee Mattoon
Ress
Hua
Rete
Tay KO
H. W. Sharp
Mattoon
Lea
Herington
Hugh McGivern
Bert Nichols
Edward Stitt
Railroad Personnel Movements Reported in Topeka List
Topeka railroad workers are noted for numerous transfers and new hires across shops and water service. Names include Alexander Batg George H Wood and Willa Dix among machinists laborers and apprentices. several transfers from sheds to coach shop. a blacksmith helper Martin Cain hospitalized. other crews reassigned, returned from travels, or awaiting assignments.
Sick leaves and staff moves on Kansas rail lines
Rail yard workers and shop crews across Topeka and neighboring towns face a flurry of illness absences and staff transfers. Engines and boilers see reshuffles as foremen, machinists, and inspectors relocate for illnesses, family care, or new postings. A derailed freight incident near Atchison and a near-miss wreck at Clare complicate a tense week aboard the Santa Fe system.
Vegetable Compound Helped Mrs Baskins in Pregnancy
Mrs J B Baskins of Chicago writes that after months of weakness she found relief using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before and after childbirth. She reports diminished pain, regained strength, and good health following her last birth, praising the product's impact.
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J. B. Baskins
Pinkham
Chicago
Unclear report on local staff and weather impact
A fragmentary account mentions the foreman of the win and sick days, with incomplete notes on Schlegel, vacations, railroad towns, and county equipment. The text references Santa and wet weather affecting operations, but many names and details are obscured.
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Missouri
Schlegel
Erbil Nena
Bleih
Diane
Okra and Peppers in West Indian Style Cooking
A vintage guide describes okra and capsicum use in Southern cooking. It covers drying and canning okra, simmering okra stews, and serving okra with rice, tomatoes, and pepper flavored dishes. It details boiling, gumbo, scalloped okra, and stuffed peppers with bread crumb fillings.
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West Indies
Crumbling Kitchen Notes From a Vintage Recipe Page
A scanned column offers partial, garbled culinary guidance with lobster and tomato sauces. Disjointed instructions describe buttered lobster meat, mushrooms, and egg yolk mixtures, plus a stray note on cold salads and roasting vegetables, all rendered in incomplete sentences and misspelled terms.
The Must Era in Cattmeal Manufacture
Fragmentary note suggests events around a must era and cattmeal production. The readable lines imply a focus on early manufacturing methods and material preparation. No clear dates, places, or individuals are confirmed in the legible text.
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Santa Fe Department
San Bernardino
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Efingham
Corning Hills
JH Ra Blah Authority
George J. Gould
Isleh
Gould Hay
Atentson
Atchinm
Wyandotte
Gofts
Rock Island
WN. & Fatber Company
Yokoan Tits Peters
Oval Exiry
Cameron
Beamer
A. E. Hamilton
Fay
Waa
Clare
Ae H. Haskins
Aed
Chicago Arcade Ai
Lids Ames ‘Willis
Marquette Building
Jaages
Kirk & Company
Butcher
Seem
Ici
Oeers,asad Fond Co
Hogurn Palle
Tequiries
E. D
Topeka Waiter Co
Quincy Street
Klauer
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