Railroads deny interest in extension project
Santa Fe Rock Island and Union Pacific deny any plans to extend lines toward Pottawatomie County. Kansas City commission behind the scheme, towns vote bonds as rumors prompt meetings. Railroads hope to defeat the proposal amid political and local opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Union
Pacific
Fanta
Sepaeisies
Tansett Kansas
Pottawatomie County
Union Pacific
Directors Elect Mohler as President in Year’s Board Vote
The report of President Mohler will be made public after return from United meeting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Albert Mohler as president and Charles S. Benson as general manager. W. W. Colton also noted among officers.
Railroads Bar Shirtwaist Restrictions In Dining Cars
In Chicago officials faced questions when a railroad representative defended allowing Chinese in dining cars amid objections from train crews and conductors. The exchange highlighted tensions over dress codes and passenger access on long routes.
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Jority
Ora
Pete
Ines
Chicago
Shirt waists in dining cars spark railway policy debate
A fragmented notice recalls railway etiquette on dress in dining cars. Various lines including Grand Trunk St Paul Lake Shore and Eastern Illinois reference shirt waists in dining cars with rules about coats and sleeves. Conductors would not eject passengers solely for wearing a shirt waist if seating and decorum are maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garbin
Burlington
Grand Trunk
St. Paul
Lake Shore
Eastern Illinois
Speyer Explains On Dividend Policy Of Southerns Pacific
A fallible dispatch from New York discusses a discussion by Law on a dividend policy for the Southern Pacific and notes questions about differences and potential implications for investors and the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pacific
Engineers appointed to oversee Topeka convention plan
A movement forms to capture the national convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for Topeka in 186, aligned with the semi centennial celebration. Mayor Charles Sold and James Moore are among those named as stewards in this program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ta Fe
Salewas
Charles Sold
James Moore
Andre
Stardecke
National Convention of Brotherhood of Locomotive
Topeka
Kansas City Board Sues to Test Santa Fe Switching Charge
The board of trade and the transportation bureau agreed to file an injunction to challenge the Santa Fe railroad's $2 switching charge. A hearing will decide the issue on its merits. Bulletin boards note firemen postings near Leavenworth and Lake View, with staffing vacancies listed, as fires and engine crews move between stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Board of Trade and the Transportation Bureau
Santa Fe Railroad
SAVE NEGRO VOTE Democrats Say It Is Same as In Massachusetts
An upset over voting rights shows Democrats arguing the Negro vote is treated similarly in Massachusetts and North Carolina. They contrast educational qualifications for voters, claiming Massachusetts applies to all while North Carolina disbars certain Black voters as uneducated. The piece highlights party tactics amid civil rights-era disputes over disenfranchisement and constitutional provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
McKinney
John Is Waller
Tina
Festival at Herington Debates Farmers Day Honors
Festival at Herington features an eight farmers day program amid rain. Speakers include Amon the honors and a joint debate between Chris Hoffman and Swenssoo drew attention.
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Herington
Ste. Amon
Chris Hoffman
Swenssoo
Colorado Flyer timetable fragment to Topeka and Colorado Springs
Fragmentary OCR note describes a route via the Great Rock Island Route from Topeka at 5:10 to Colorado Springs with arrival times and scattered garbled text. Mentions dogs and bears in unclear context. major entities hard to extract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rock Island
Topeka
Colomada Springs
Danmver
Self Defense and Ratification of the Spanish Treaty
The speaker defends himself against claims of imperialism and assigns Republican responsibility for pushing the treaty ratification and opposing the Bacon resolution. He asserts he would accept accountability for the treaty and related actions, contending Republicans promoted imperial aims and that the president influenced ratification through promises to Wellington.
Fragmentary remarks on a treaty and presidential role
The text presents fragmented ideas about prolonging a contest and the role of a president in accepting a treaty. It suggests that delays and unilateral action might have changed how judgment was applied and who could act, but the passage is incomplete and unclear.
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Pralom
Gus Bation
Phiti oto and honest time shape civic race note
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local political event or race. Mentions may include a favored candidate and public honesty. Names, dates, and places are unclear but suggest civic engagement coverage in a small newspaper item.
Debate Over Treaty Ratification and Philippine Independence
A transcription of political debate criticizing a leader's delay in ratifying a treaty with Spain and promising independence for the Philippines. It argues the speaker favored ratification to end war and cites loyalty to independence, bank policy, and currency parity as key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Congress
Siar
Janes Fou
Porto Hico
Ettiziens Bere
Zico
Frontiersman’s Tale Of A West Camp Hotel
A narrator recalls early frontier life in a western town with a ramshackle two story hotel opposite the railroad station. The flimsy partitions and rough guests contrast with the proprietor and an odd patron whose sole ambition was cheap whisky. The tale introduces the death and surrounding circumstances at the hotel.
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West
Elley
Despie
Night Watcher Memoir Of A Corpse In A Winter Hotel
An account describes a winter night ordeal as men guard a corpse under a sheet. Fear grows when a knee quivers and the body appears cold, while another witness seeks reassurance and questions whether ghosts haunt the scene.
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Lana
Kelley
Theomce
Turing Tower
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Kansas City Commission
Speyer
S. P
Leavenworth Rum
Sante Pe
Samaeten
Leavenworth
Botut
Lake View Slathce
O'Bries
Amos Beeler
Meridem Yasterday
North Carolina
Colorado Flyer
Basra
Parkersburg
W. Va
Col
Bryan
Snd
Wellington Ty
Republican Party
Senate
Fail “Bion
Gavitt
W. W. Gavitt Medical Co
Ofice
Fifth
Madloon Streets
Tofeea
Kawsas
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