Train Dispatchers Defend Exacting Role in Railroading
J W James of the Train Dispatcher's Association writes to rebut editorials criticizing train dispatchers. He argues dispatching relies on strict rules and telegraphic orders, cites June 1900 meeting with President McKinley, and urges editors to study the profession before judging. He urges Hughes to visit offices near him for lessons and poses five questions about sources and accuracy.
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Legal and business visitors fill the city notes
The city reported a stream of professionals and executives visiting from Oakland Los Angeles and Denver for legal work mining business and carnival events. Notables included F Wilson J Norton J G Lindsay and B M Fige alongside local managers and hotel concerns.
Life at the National Capital Tales Told of Statesmen
Washington reports on conversations and odd anecdotes from lawmakers. President Roosevelt portraits and war commissions hinge on parchment signatures, while rumors about Chinatown in San Francisco and Senator Hatfield's tastes color the capital tale.
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Advice to look the part lands a job on railway
A prominent American railway president urged young men to dress well when seeking work. A dapper job seeker, after after spending 20 dollars on a suit 3 50 on shoes and 50 cents for a shave, walked in from Harlem and earned a conductor position.
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Memorable New Orleans lawyer recalled in old office tale
The New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts a yarn about a revered New Orleans bar member and a copying clerk. The judge, irritated by the clerk’s inefficiency, reacts after a stamp incident and a mistaken second class matter remark leads to a comic misunderstanding.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
United States Court
Dissolution of Partnership at Tucson Bicycle Store
By mutual consent the partnership of the Tucson Bicycle Store is dissolved. All bills are owed to Joe Olascuga, who will continue the business and assume all accounts of the old firm. Dated January 6, 1902. Jesse Morris and Joe Olascuga.
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