Overland trip to Fort Riley begins today with divisions moving
The article notes a military movement as the Sixth Infantry starts an overland trek to Fort Riley. They will use pontoon and pack trains, with the second and third battalions departing October 2 under Lieutenant Colonel Loughborough. The first battalion and staff will travel by rail, delaying departure until October 12 under Colonel Duncan.
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Fort Riley
Instan Hey
Con Mand
Loughborough
Headqvarlore
Duncan Will Io
Local Fruit Exhibit Noted for Prized Apple Crops
Has 6,000 bushes of apples at the Kansas works fair before the exhibit at Wichita. The Schell orchard near Hite City reports a 60 acre cover and plans to ship 300 bushels of prime apples. Thomas Orchard on sixty acres grows a splendid crop and will supply choice selections including early varieties and culls.
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Wiehita
Kas
Schell
Kausne
Hite City
Thoman
Unclear OCR fragment hints at a military move and fort visits
Fragmentary text mentions moves between posts, a trip to Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, plus vague references to individuals and a regiment. The garbled wording obscures clear facts, but implies relocation, preparations, and authoritative oversight within a military context.
Settlement Reached After Rock Island Strike in Goodland
In Goodland Kansas on September 22 forty five railroad shop laborers walked out over wage demands. Negotiations with Rock Island officials led to a compromise Monday with a new wage schedule for roundhouse and back shop workers.
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Goodland
Kan
Rock Inland Railroad
Rock Island Company
Sam Beiderman
Round House
Abbott
Colorado
Springs
Mechanie Anderson
Back Shop
Por
Staionary Engineds
Stattonsey
M Raine
Atrikers
Anderson
Rook Island Man Gets It A McCormick Master Mechanic
Colorado Springs Sept 22 General Superintendent F C Smith announced the appointment of A McCormick as master mechanic of the Short Line, replacing Owen Owen who resigned. McCormick, long associated with the Rock Island system, arrived yesterday for a shop inspection and will assume duties tomorrow morning. Owen will become master mechanic for the new Moffat railroad under A Ridgway in Denver.
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Rook Island
A. McCormick
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Wal
F.C. Smith
McCormick
City
Owen
Denver
New Moffat Railroad
A. ©. Ridgway
Ridgway
Santa Fe to resume Belen cutoff work in Texas
Chief Engineer Dun of the Santa Fe indicates the Belen cutoff project will resume soon. In Piso and Willard, NM, the plan includes building thin routes to form a junction with the Rock Island, reflecting a trackage agreement to improve through freight handling and achieve substantial cost savings.
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Dun
Santa Fe
Piso
Tex
Belen
Santey Bros
Chicago
Rock Island
Willard
Rok Island
Strike 18 Settled in Santa Fe La Junta
The Santa Fe boilermaker strike at La Junta ended as six local property owners were reinstated, while nine others were barred from work with the company. The agreement was accepted by the striking workers. Also noted was the appointment of a traveling engineer from Alba Sperae to oversee Santa Fe Cant operations.
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Santa Fe
la Junta
Chere Vane & Nonunlot
San Bernardino
Cal
James Carrell
Alba- Sperae
Cores
Appointment Bridges Santa Fe Ties in Railway Service
A jurisdictional appointment links Winslow and Seligman with Aris. The change honors long serving employee Mie Carroll who has dedicated twenty years to the Santa Fe. For fifteen years he has operated an engine out of Albuquerque.
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Winslow
Seligman
Aris
Mie Carroll
The
Santa Fe
Ai Engine
Albuquerque
Coffeyville visit of George Gould sparks speculation and detail
Coffeyville Journal reports on George Gould touring the city with his two sons, Kingdon and Jay, and Missouri Pacific officials. Gould discusses inspections, potential division-point rumors, and local industry growth while touring yards and a new round house. The party’s attire and personal impressions are noted.
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Coffeyville
George Gould
Mr. Gould
Kingdon
Jay
ET. Jeffrey
Denver & Rio Grande
J. Warner
Missouri Pacific System
Russell Harding
Missouri Pacific
Gould
Harding
Indusstries
Eio
Ward
Mogul Engines Arrive for Santa Fe Division
The Santa Fe has delivered the first of forty five new mogul engines for its Pacific division. All units will be oil burners and in service across six lines by January first. The Seligman to Winelow route will feature the first oil burners in the territory.
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Santa Fe
San Bernardino
Cal
Pacific Division
Seligman
Winelow
Baldwin
el Paso
Southwestern
Santa Fe Still Plans Dodge City to Belen Cutoff
Austin reports confirm Santa Fe has not abandoned plans for a Dodge City Kan to Belen N. Mex cut off extending into the Texas Panhandle. Survey completed sixty days ago and construction begun from Belen before a temporary halt. Chief Engineer James Dunn cites no financial or Rock Island issue for the pause. Lantry & Co. hold the contract and position on the line remains.
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Austin
Tex
Sante B
Rock Island
Dodge City
Kan
Belen N. Mt
Une
el Paso
Belen
James Dunn
The
Santa Fe
Hook Island Alliance
Lantry & Co
Texas Panhandle
Seaboard Air Line Stock Paid for and Delivered
New York September 2 Seaboard Air Line stock once controlled by President Yoakum and Frisco interests was delivered to Ladenburg Thalman & Co in cash. The transfer, arranged through a pool, implies ongoing influence for Yoakum and allies in future management after director and trustee actions.
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Seaboard Air Line
New York
Yoakum
Frisco
Ladenburg, Thulman & Co
Baltimore
Wall Street
Frisco Syndicate
Seaboard
Rebuilding Telegraph Line Santa Fe and Western Union
Santa Fe and Western Union jointly rebuild the telegraph line between here and Los Angeles. Work started at the Summit and moves toward completion. Several carloads of sales for the line in this city arrived today.
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Santa Fe
Western Union
San Bernardino
Cal
Los Angeles
100 Grecian Heroes Arrive in Kansas City for Rock Island Work
K T McFarland runs a lumber employment bureau in Chicago when the Rock Island line hires workers in Kansas City Missouri. The arrival marks a daytime shift as men prepare for assignments and local conditions are inspected for worker placement.
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Kansas City
Rock Island
K. T. McFarland
Chicago, Rock
Inland Pacific railway recruits Greek labor force
Inland and Pacific railway brought nine typing Greeks to secur day fee oa sidetracks from Pittsburg Pennsylvania and Wheeling West Virginia. Fifty were seen from the Inn worn at the latter place and forty nine from the latter. They arrived in two special cars and required an extra baggage car for blankets. They will be quartered in box cars in Armourdaly and paid $1.69 a day. Work began six weeks ago but little progress occurred due to labor shortages. with 100 more to come next week, finishing work before cold weather is hoped.
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Inland & Pacific Railway
Secur
Pittsburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Trains Blocked Street. Conductor Fined in Emporia
In Emporia Kansas police court on September 22 John Watkins a Santa Fe conductor faced a charge of obstructing Commercial Street on September 4. Evidence showed heavy traffic and yard congestion left him unable to move the train promptly. He was fined twenty six dollars for delaying the street beyond five minutes. Watkins appealed and was released on his own recognizance.
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Emporia
Kan
John Watkins
Santa Fe
Watkins
Commercial Street
Ing Taffic
Resignation of Cable as Chanute Agent
Chanute Kansas Sept circles report the resignation of Agent Cable after Trainmaster Short and a second shock from Cable departure. He sent in his resignation nearly three weeks ago and will be replaced by A Corking from Guthrie Oklahoma when the transfer occurs. The exact date is not known and Cable offers no reason for quitting. The heavy freight traffic and workload are cited as possible causes.
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Chanute
Kan
Sept
Short
Agent Cable
Madison
Largest Passenger Train Ever Hauled Into Denver
A train of 18 coaches pulled by two Mogul locomotives arrived at Union depot in Denver, traveling from Burlington route. Over 1400 people aboard. one engine failure merged two sections into a single long train. Several rail officials and workers, including Santa Fe and Rock Island men, were in Topeka and Portla nd for business and notices of repairs and changes.
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City of Denver
Denver
Colo
Union Depot
TMS
Hurlington
Sixteenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Wonderful Cure Story Promises Life Saving Breath
A distressed reader from Leesville reports a dramatic recovery after using a claimed remedy for consumption and related illnesses. The letter cites instant relief and restored sleep, praising a medicine sold by Arnold Drug Co on North Kansas Avenue. The notice hints at railroad and city locations tied to the distribution.
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King
Brown
Leesville
Axtlina
Avery
Carey
Arnold Drug Co
Kansas Avenue
Peruna Helps Tipton Woman Longstanding Catarrh
Mrs. Mary M. Marshall of Tipton Missouri reports three years of digestive and bowel catarrh relief after using Peruna. She, aged 77, says five bottles cured her, with ongoing good health and gratitude to the medicine and guidance. Her son Charles W. Thompson, Congressman from Alabama, notes remarkable improvement after four weeks of Peruna use.
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Mary M. Marshall
Tipton
Chas. W. Thompson
Congress
Alabama
Washington, D. C
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