Survival of the Stage Coach in the Rail Era
The old fashioned stage coach, once the lone traveler’s link across the west, persists in parts of the west with drivers maintaining brake and leather. Butterfield's Southern Overland route, begun September 15, 1865, set a heroic standard with 160 Concord coaches and 2,759 miles. its daring and delays defined an epic of early American transit.
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Kansas City Star
West
Buffalo Hill
Europe
America
Amithaenian Institution
Butterfield
Overland Mall
St. Louis
San Francisco
el Paso
Youma
Los Angeles
Rockies
Concord
Homer
John Butterfield
Ben Holiday
Holliday
St. Joseph
Placerville
Cal
The Decline of the Stagecoach in a Railroad Era
The article traces the once mighty stagecoach era from its vast network and horses to its decline after railroads arrived. It highlights routes to Nevada mining camps, Colorado and Utah resorts, and the lasting value of stage lines for remote settlements, mail, news, and travel despite advancing steel by mid century. It contrasts the Rawlins to Lander stage with the Overland and predicts further shrinkage as trans-Missouri rail expansion continues.
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Yosemite Valley
Kodak
Nevada
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburg
Ohio Valley
Bettie
Seauiener
Oreematter
Berjorutink
Wells, Fargo & Co
Xage
Sagebrush Commonwealth
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
California
Yelowstone National Park
Great Western Picture Gallery
America
Wyoming
Indu
Howe
Lander
Wind River Reservation
Alleghenies
trans-Missouri
East
Conductor John White Noted For Fast Train Backing Acc
Story honors Conductor John White on the Kansas City North Western line of the Missouri Pacific. Known for care and accommodation he once let a passenger ride free for one cent, and for receipts, but this tale focuses on his patience as he repeatedly backed a train to retrieve a ticket and reunite a passenger with her luggage. The incident at Mina and Summerfield shows station gambits with a humorous twist.
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John White
Kansas City & Northwestern
Missouri Pacific
America
Axtell Junction
George Houser
White
Summerfield
Kane
Bath County
Mr. Houser
Mina
Summerfeld
Axtell
Houser
Equite & Seowaes
Northwestern
Ty Live
Colorado National Co. 1 mst Riple capital con
The Colorado National Co presents a triple capital, solid and progressive. It writes liberal contracts of insurance and investment. Prewitt and Prewitt are managers at the Commercial Club building.
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Riple Capital
Solid
Oonburya Progressive
Prewitt & Prewitt
Territorial Topics In Santa Fe and region update
News from Santa Fe reports Nathan Salmon recovering after Sunday operation by Drs Diaz Knapp and Harroun. A Holy Communion service was held at the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe with Rev Father Rabeyrolle officiating. Also noted are arrests in the Goblin Archueta case, timber sale plans for Pecos Taos and Jemez forests, and a Grand Central mine deal led by Denver capitalists. The Dunkard farmers from Pennsylvania plan a May arrival, a Santa Fe baseball brawl near College Street, and the first territorial water board meeting to organize irrigation oversight.
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Nathan Salmon
Danta Fe
Diaz, Knapp and
Harroun
Iris
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Santa Fe
Father A Rabeyrolle
the Mars
Grand Central Group of Mines
First National Bank
Santa F
Cerrillos
Denver
J.P. Victory
Territorial Water Board
Territorial Irrigation Commission
Charles Springer
Cimarron
Malaquins Martines
Taos
James J. Hagerman
Hagerman
Malaquias Moartines
Clean Inside and a Happy Life Promoted by Cascarets
A health advertorial urges daily internal cleansing for vitality and appearance. It touts Cascarets as a safe, plant based laxative that works overnight to detoxify the digestive tract, reduce constipation, and improve skin and energy, selling trials and stressing genuine packaging.
Tramp Tales On Railroads And Brakemen Described
An elderly memoir covers American train riding without fare, noting two ways to ride with or without consent. It narrates tramps’ fear of authority, a Red Rock water tank episode, and a brutal brakeman encounter that scorns the idea of cowards among train crews.
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Trath
United States
la Junta
Dodge City
Kan
Santa Fe
Jack
Colorado Desert
Southern Pacific
Red Rock
Ivaewatte
Tucson
Nix
Markee
Wey
How Chewing Gum Is Made
A historical overview describes chicle as the insoluble base of chewing gum sourced from sapodilla trees in Mexico and South America. The article details the manufacturing steps from mixing with glucose to flavoring, shaping, rolling, cutting, wrapping, and boxing, noting the roles of workers and the durability of gum.
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Mexico
South America
Canada
Britten
Kansas City Assay Office Handles Vast Imported Ores
The largest US assay office, in the federal building at Kansas City, processes shipments from Corpus Christi to Los Angeles. Charles C. Curt leads the lab, now expanding capacity with a new furnace from Chicago. Gold silver lead and copper ores are assayed for duties and statistical data, with precise weighing and chemical methods.
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United States
Federal Building
Kansas City
Rnment
Mexico
Canada
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Paso
Tex
Naco
Douglas
Nogales
Arizona
Milwaukee
Wis
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles
Curt
Health Department
New York City
Chicago
Portland
Ore
Washington, D
el Paso
Nace
Artz
Los Angelva
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Colorado National CO
Sante [Fe
Goblin Archufeta
Chama
Ilo Aruban
Fred Fornoff
Mounted Police
RB. Rusk
Forestry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Washingtonua
Ross McMillin
Pecos
Jomex
Andrews
Susana Fernandes
Guadalupe
N. M
Fernandey
Clarence M. Powell
Cloudcroft
Otero County
Mr. Andrews
Maret
College Street
Charles Barnes
Palace Hotel
Hughes
Barnes
Othree
Justice of the Peace
Jose Ma. Garela
Rich Evans
Tol Road
Thoreau
Tke Memnon
Aurora
Montezuma Trust CO
Albuquerque
New Mexico
the Bank of Commerce of
Solomon Luna
W. Strickler
V. P. and
Cashier
W. J. Johnson
Anat
Wm. McIntosh
J. C. Baldridge
A. M. Blackwell
Geo. Arnot
O. E. Cromwell
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fery
Joshua 8. Raynolds
M. W. Flournoy
Frank McKee
R. A. Frost
H. F. Raynolds
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
State National Bank
Gross, Kelly & Co., Inc
Wool, Hide and Pelt Dealers
Las Vegas
RIO Grande Lumber CO
Corner Third and Marquette
Southwest
Railroad Avenue
First
Marquette
Albuquerque Lumber Co
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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