McIntosh Bros win largest railroad contract to build Chicago Milwaukee line
Milwaukee January 20. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad awards a record single contract to McIntosh Bros of Milwaukee for building 1501 miles to Seattle with 400 more miles connecting to Miles City or Camp Cook. Estimated cost per mile 33000 dollars, total payout about 49500000 over four to five years. Work to extend to Evarts and west includes steep Rockies demanding manpower. The Canadian natives McIntosh Bros. are tall, trained in contracting, with notable prior work on the Muskegon ore docks at Escanaba. The line may take three to five years to complete and connect with steamers on the coast.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
United States
McIntosh Bros
Pacific Coast
Ewartu
Seattle
Chamberlain
Miles City
Camp Cook
Northern Pacific
Montana
Oast
Dakotas
Rockies
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Evarts
Sajyannah
Rock Island
Jackson
Mason City
Spencer
Canton
Canada
New York
Schlesinger
Evcanaba
Mich
The Trickery of Gorman in Roosevelt Rate Battle
Washington reports a Senate conspiracy between Democratic and Republican leaders to defeat Roosevelt rate legislation. Senator Gorman and Senator Aldrich are said to organize Democrats to back a party measure, while rail interests push for the Davey Hepburn bill as the administration plan. The situation remains fluid with talks of a joint adjournment, a summer session, and potential political peril for resistant senators.
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Maryland
BILL
Senate
Washington, D. C
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Arthur Pue Gorman
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Friends of State
Gorman
Dolliver
Aldrich
Tech House
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Davey-Hepburn
Davey Hepburn
Rate Bill That Would Aid Roosevelt Faces Senate Opposition
Washington, Jan 30. Friends of rate legislation in the House unite to smash a Democratic Republican Senate conspiracy to defeat Roosevelt’s program. John Sharp Williams says Gorman organized railroad senators to back a partisan bill. Hepburn and Wallace James move to an agreed measure, seen as acceptable to the president. Senator Aldrich’s rebuke signals further cross party clash over government rate control.
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Washington, D. C
Friends of
House of Representatives
Senate
House
John Sharp Williams
Gorman
Roosevelt
Wale Jams
Hepburn
Aldrich
What Flag Day Means Explained Clearly
The Evening Citizen relays a circular from Hiram Hadley Santa Fe urging school boards and teachers to carry out the Flag Law. February 12 Lincoln’s birthday is to honor the flag with patriotic exercises, readings, songs, and flag salutes. The outline suggests activities from recitations to Gettysburg Address and Lincoln quotes, urging broad participation and sharing ideas.
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Hiram Hadey
Santa Fe
Abraham Lincoln
Perons
Suec
Hiram Hadley
America
Atgdts
Dignified Judge and Society Scandal Sheet Exposed
New York January 30. The judge over the district court faces removal amid a scandal batch connected to editor Norman Hapgood of Collier's Weekly. Evidence includes proofs in the Town Topics office, questions about Town Topics credit and Bills of Fansies, and the judge's articles for society scandal sheets.
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New York
Joseph M. J
Norman Hapgood
Collier's Weekly
Hapgood
Fighting Joe Wheeler remembered in anecdotes in Tampa
A Tampa press interview recalls Major General Joe Wheeler known as Fighting Joe and Little Boy Blue. His daughter explains the nickname Point tied to his physique at West Point.
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Tampa
Joe Wheeler
Little Boy Blue
Wheeler
Third Cavalry
Jack
Chancellorsville
Beverly
Baylor's Creek
Saber
Texas
Jay
Tampa Bay
Cuba
Old Jay
Rube" Jon
Hyomel advertised as catarrh cure by J H O'Reilly Co
An marketed Hyomel claim touts quick relief for nasal throat and lung catarrh. It offers a $1 complete outfit with inhaler and dropper, with 60 cent refills and a money-back guarantee if no benefit.
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J. H. O'Reilly Co
Hyooe
Beneft
J. H. O'Rieny Co
West Point
Wheeler
Vocal Instruction and Voice Building Studio Ad
Mrs W H Mills offers vocal instruction at 412 South Fifth Street with automatic phone 741 A soothing DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is advertised to relieve piles cuts and boils by reducing inflammation drawing out infection and aiding natural healing sold by all druggists
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W. H. Mills
South Fifth Street
Keee
DeWitt
Santa Fe Rail Schedule and Connections at Antonito
The Santa Fe branch timetable lists eastbound and westbound trains No. 426 with intermediate stops including Espanola Embudo Barranca Servilleta Tres Piedras Antonito Alamosa Pueblo and Colorado Springs en route to Denver. Connections at Antonito and Alamosa offer routes to Durango Silverton Laveta Pass and Salida with daylight passage through the Royal Gorge and Creede branch access. Staff include K Hooper and A Barne y detailing agency roles.
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Santa Fe
Espanola
Lipm Embudo
Barranca Servilleta
Tres Piedras Antonite
Alamosa
Pueblo
Colo
Springs
Denver
Msmondo
Antonito
Durango
Silverton
Laveta Pass
Salida
Royal Gorge
Creede
K. Hooper
Colo. A
Barney
Colorado Springs
Colorado Points
Railroad Time Table for November 12 1905
Schedule lists Atlantic Express Chicago Limited and other trains with arrival and departure times. Notes include No 10 Fast Mail arrival and 10 makes all local stops east of Albuquerque. No 1 runs direct to Los Angeles and No 7 direct to San Francisco. Agent T B Purdy signs.
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Chicago
Kansas City
California Express
California Limited
Mexico
Trives
Mexico Express
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
San Francisco
T. B. Purdy
Arizona
Privileg
Sale
Harvey
T. E. Purdy
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co
N. M
California
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