Young railroad heir starts as rodman amid family stance
The son of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific president will begin railway service next month as a rodman with a surveying gang in the southwest. A Yale graduate, he refuses a berth by his father’s influence, seeking to prove himself through hard work and self-reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Southwest
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale Universy
Scotty and his gold load aim for a railroad record
Walter Scott known as Scotty arrived at Barstow with burros carrying gold valued at $165,000, escorted by seven armed men. He plans to pay back New York backers and try a New York to San Francisco train record by beating it by seven hours, offering $25,000 if he can. Santa Fe calls him crazy, SP hasn’t replied yet. Also notes railroad charters in Guthrie region and Zimmerman retires from the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton.
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Wille
Echols
Memphls
Carl Crofton
Louisville
Henry Mrnsz
Frisz
Los Angeles
B. van Loan
Hearst
Walter Scott
Death Valley
Barstow
Scotty
New York
Scott
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Ajso
Rio Grande
Denver & Rilo Grande Railroad
New Mexico
Antonito
Colo
Alamosa
Coio
Bartley
Ilo Grande
Mexico
Hue
Colorado
Southern Pacific Buys Rails in Spain for Mexican Lines
Southern Pacific orders Spanish rails due to delays in Germany and the United States. It marks the first large Spanish rail order by a railroad building in Mexico in over 25 years. Rails for the Sananea Yaqui River Pacific concession will be used first, then the Alamos line to Guadalajara.
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Southern Pacific
Lousiana
New Orleans
el Paso
Lafayette
Spain
Germany
United States
Mexico
Sananea, Yaqui River & Pacific
Alamos
Guadalajara
Inside Information Ad Toward Strong Stomach Health
An advertisement touts Miona as a remedy to indigestion and digestive distress. It promises quick relief and stronger digestion with a guaranteed offer via J. H. O'Rielly & Co. Readers are urged to try the product to prevent future health trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. O'Rielly & Co
Bitters advertised as sole cure for indigestion and more
The Worlington Post notes a bottle of Bitters touted as the only medicine needed for indigestion constipation and related ailments. It profiles the Arlington convention crowd, praises master bakers like R. J. Ward of Pittsburgh and Adolph Boettler and John B. McKinney of St. Louis, and highlights prominent bakers from Kansas City Philadelphia and other cities as leading industry figures.
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Worlington Post
Arlington
America
R. J. Ward
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Adolph Boettler
John B. McKinney
Kansas City
B. Howard Smith
Quaker City
Messrs
William Irethoffer
Louis F. Kolb
Philadelphia
United States
Precocious Youngster Story Told By Teacher
A Baltimore teacher recalls a pupil named Clarence Brown who refused to learn and defied discipline after recess. The anecdote, shared aboard the Merion near port, highlights a stubborn child who insists on keeping chewing gum, defying correction with a cheeky remark.
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American Line
Merion
Port
Clarence
Clarence Brown
Philadelphia
Statue Dragged by the Neck in Tokyo Monument Incident
A Chicago reader recalls a modern Japanese monument of Marquis Ito in Tokio dragged through the streets by its neck amid a mob. The piece contrasts this tragedy with a testimonial praising Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds as a cure, urging readers to buy and subscribe for more news.
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Marquis Ito
Japan
Tokio
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Kidney Cure
A historical广告-like piece extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as especially effective for women with kidney trouble. It cites symptoms such as back pain, bearing down, frequent urination, swelling, and urges sufferers to seek her remedy. It includes quoted testimonials praising cures and invites readers to consult Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Samuel Ereka
Prospect Plains
Teannot
Lyla E. Traehain
J. W. Lang
Third Averuy
New York
Cate
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Rodman
Richard N. Youn
James J. Rolinson
Toledo
Russell Harding
Lawrence Manwell
Cincinnati
Erie
Clare Hamlton & Dayton
Erle
Ines
Detroit
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
San Francisco Examiner
W. A. Bissell
B. P. Ripley
J. C. Stubbs
Harriman Jonds
Armours
Interstate Commerce Commission
California
Armour
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch Company
Santa Fe Railroad
Frank Barry
J. T. Marchand
Ortere Enone
New York Central Lines
Baltimore & Ohio
Penn
Chicago
Transcontinental Passenger Association
Southwestern
el Paso & Southwestern
Stanton and
Franklin Streets
Paso
Ed Kneexell
the Times
Grand Canyon
el Tovar
Anna Alberger
W. R. Alberger
Roy Ashton Dunnan
Pacific Steamship Company
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Las Vegas
Castaneda Hotel
Browne & Manzanares Company
W. R. Brown
Brown
Union
Trinidad
F. H. Mudge
Belen
Bowwell
C. C. Tyler
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
J. Uhrig
Paulsen
West Railroad Avenue
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Association Remaket Siice
Bemsanin £ Bivoviscs le
Moe
Stillwell
Colorado, Oklahoma Central & New Orleans Railroad Company
Guthrie
Las Animas
Baco
Union County
Beaver
Woodward, Dewey, Blaine, Woods
Okahama
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Guthrie, Palmview & Western
Woods County
Blaine County
Guthrie, Shawnee & Shreveport Railroad Company
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Shreveport
Oklahoma Central
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Deyton Railroad
Railroad Association
Texas Railways
Fort Worth
Hosteiters
Saratoga
Maloy’s
Globestore
Globe Store
J. H. Simmons
Casey
UA Lang
Frake
Great West
THE
Kansas City Star
Associated Press
New York Herald
Hearst Transontinental
STAR
Washington, D. C
Jefferson City
Topeka
Kas
Department For
Vigorot
Kansas City Times
Pusbio
Colorado Springs
Colorado Points
Pueblo
Pullman
S. K. Hooper
G. P
T. A
Colo. A
S. Barney
New Mex
Colorado Southern Railway
Fisher
Page
Bright
Buckien
Jas. Walters
Duffield
Buskien
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