Blizzards and Floods Sweep Central West in Jan 4 Report
Across Illinois Missouri Minnesota and Kansas heavy rains, floods, and blizzards disrupt railways, wash away wheat and corn, flood lowlands, strand trains, and threaten thousands of bushels of grain. Cold wave follows long rains, with rivers rising and telegraph service impeded. Six men survive a river capsize in Indian Territory. receivers named for mortgage firm.
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Lucan
Sanghamon
Michigan
Menominee
Fisher
Menominee River
Marinette
Minnesota
South Dakota
Ian
Bnon
Hastings
Grand
Union Pacific
St. Louis
Mississippi
Richland
Gasconade
Kansas
Missouri
Indian Territory
Illinois Steel Lays Plans for General Wage Cut
Wages at the Illinois Steel company slated to be cut starting February 1 with about a 20 percent reduction expected. All officials and employees including department heads earning over $100 monthly face substantial salary cuts as the firm cites poor business and Rails price declines as major losses.
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Illinois Steel Company
Ontcaco
South Chicago
Gatesaid
Gates
Beaver Pats
Pacific funding bills face time on defense of debt
Washington notes outline Senate fight over funds to extend payments on Pacific railroads and legal steps to foreclose on Union and Central Pacific mortgages. Debate to span Tuesday to Friday with potential amendments under the quick rule. key players include Powers Sulzer and Maguire.
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Pacific Railroad Committee
Pacific Railroads
Pacific Railroad
Union
Central Pacific
Cleveland
Congress
Friends of the Roads
West
Pacific Coast
Powers
Vermont
Fider
Sulzer
New York
Maguire
California
Senate Has No Program This Week In Efforts On Bills
Beyond the unfinished free homestead bill the senate shows no set agenda. A clash of interests looms over plans to bring the Pacific railroad funding and Cuban resolutions to debate with potential postponements likely. Senator Gear may delay a Pacific railways move until after House action on related funding. Platt opposes the homestead bill citing its vast cost, while Pettigrew champions it. The minority report argues the government has already paid vast sums for Indian lands and sheltering settlers would shift costs.
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Wasmotox
Senate
Friends of the Pacific Railroad
Quban
Committee On Foreign Relations
Gear
Pacific Railroads Committee
House
Platt
Pettigrew
Great Sioux
Indiana
Oklahoma
Bry
Auditor Dunn Probes Minnesota Land Grants and Mineral Leases
The Minnesota biennial report by State Auditor Robert Dunn reveals large railroad land grants and mineral estate questions. He urges court action to recover land misappropriations, contends reversion for incomplete lines, and questions sale methods under public auctions. Strong recommendations target Duluth and Iron Range lands and a 12 million dollar mountain lion grab.
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Br. Paun
Robert
Dawn
Minnesota
Land Department
General Land Department
Congress
Little Falls
Northern Pacific
Morris
Duluth and Iron Range
St. Louis
Lake
Cook Counties
Rockefellers
Minnesota Iron Company
Pacific Short Line myth sparks coast railroad debate
San Francisco reports deny plans for a new transcontinental Pacific Short line from Sioux City to San Francisco led by promoter Donald Leau. Vice President Croker of Southern Pacific doubts capital and notes government liens on Union Pacific may force asset sale. Other officials echo the skepticism.
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Croker
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Sioux City
Jshere
Donald *Leau
Southern Pacific Company
Agith
Missouri River
McLean
Union Pacific
Scribner's Magazine previews a red letter 1987 year
Scribner's Magazine outlines upcoming 1987 plans with London as Aden by Charles Dana Gibson and new works by Richard Harding Davis. It highlights illustrated features on The Great Department Store, hotel management, banking, a great manufactory, undergraduate life at Yale Princeton Harvard, Japan and since then, The Unquiet Sex by Helen Watterson Moody, and four short George W Cable stories. Also plans How to Travel Wisely by Lewis Morris Iddings with tips on ocean and land travel and a Davis piece Travellers One Meets.
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Aden
Charles Dana Gibsch
Gibson
Scribner's Magazine
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Soldiers of Fortune
Amerecah
Henry E. Howland
Yale
James Alexander
Princeton
Robert Grant
Edward
Martin
Harvard
Japan
Helen Watterson Moody
Maria
W.d. Bowells
Mr. Howells
Ghorgo W. Cable
George W. Cable
Lewis Morris
Demorest
Demorest's
Demorest Pub, CO
Fifth Avenue
New York
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