Texas Land Scheme Aims Southern Pacific Immigrant Drive
Officials from Southern Pacific Union Pacific and allied Harriman lines plan a vast colonization effort to settle tens of thousands of eastern and midwestern settlers in Texas western Louisiana and Southern California. Ten thousand agents will recruit homeseekers with excursions and incentives to move westward.
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Chicago
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Harriman
California
Texas
Louisiana
Middle
J. C. Stubbs
Harriman Lines
Paxserger
Lomax
S. F. B. Morse
Texas Lines
B. Campbell
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Southwest
Mr. Morse
United States
Mississippi River
Proclamation Bans Solicitation of Pay Raises by Federal Workers
President Theodore Roosevelt issues an executive order forbidding all U S officers and employees in any department from soliciting pay increases or influencing legislation for personal gain under threat of dismissal. The move follows Congress and other political actions in Washington on tariff and revenue matters.
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United States
Washington
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Alabama
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Richardson
Ways and Means Committee
Last Rail Laid on Rock Island Line to El Paso
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad completes its new line to El Paso with the last rail laid at the Pecos River Texas. Through traffic to start within 30 days and tourist trains to California begin immediately though full extended system may wait until next fall. Expensive equipment is under construction at Pullman shops as VP Parker notes Rock Island will enter Kansas City over its own tracks using the Bates bridge when ready.
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Kansas City
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
el Paso
Mexico
California
Pecos River
Texas
Pullman
Parker
Rock Island
Bates Bridge
AFL Leaders Target Gompers Over Arbitration Plan
Delegates from fifty two Socialist labor unions denounce Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor for ties to the arbitration committee of the National Civic Federation. A meeting is set for February 13 at Cooper Union with Gompers Mitchell and Shaffer invited to speak.
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New York
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
National Civic Federation
Cooper Union
Mitchell
Shaffer
Collision injures eight on West Shore express near Syracuse
In a collision near Syracuse between the West Shore National express eastbound and a switch engine eight persons were injured including engineer Micki William Martin and fireman Samuel Seabury both listed as serious. Other injured are Charles W. Snow Jackson George W. Brown Lowell Mass J. R. Skinner New York Louisa Van Zandt Syracuse Andrew Smith Fayetteville and S F Sherman Utica.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Here
West Shore National Express
Charles W. Snow Jackson
Micki Wiliam Martin
Samuel Seabury
George W. Brown
Lowell
Mass
J. R. Skinner
New York
Louisa van Zandt
E. Andrew Smith
Fayetteville
S. F. Sherman
Utica
Burglars Rob Meriden Britannia Store in Busy NYC Block
Burglars forced entry to the Meriden Britannia company establishment in New York City and reportedly carried away a wagonload of silverware. The loss is estimated at $5000. The bold theft occurred in a highly trafficked downtown district.
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New York
Meriden Braitantia Company
Dividend Declared by Northern Trust Company
York Feb 1 reports directors of the Northern Trust company have declared a 1 percent dividend. Checks have been mailed to holders as of January 31, marking the first dividend paid by the new company.
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tYork
Northernes Company
First Mayor of Meriden Dies at 93 in Connecticut
Charles Parker, Meriden’s first mayor and a leading Connecticut manufacturer, died in Meriden at age 93. He helped shape the city’s early growth and industry.
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Meriden
Meriden, Conn
Charles Parker
Connecticut
Potatoes to be planted by Cass County growers this spring
Eleven thousand bushels of seed potatoes will be planted by the Cass County Truck Growers association in the spring. Four cars of the shipment are already in Atlanta Texas for the operation.
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Atlanta
Tex
Cass County Truck Growers’ Association
Mrs McKittich of Greenwood Dies After Long Charity Aid
New York reports Mrs Mary Mc Kittich who lived alone in a tiny Greenwood home died recently after years of charity support. The obituary notes her solitary life and the shift in local welfare.
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New York
Mary McKittich
Greenwood
N. Y
Hidden cash found in Middletown home heirs rejoice
The report notes that several secreted sums totaling $10,000 were discovered around a Middletown house. Heirs express delight as the money is recovered.
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Middletown
Mining Engineer Dead in Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Colorado February 1 E A Stevens a well known mining engineer was struck with neuralgia of the heart and died a few minutes later in the National hotel In South McAlester I T James Gresham has been appointed assistant United States attorney with headquarters at South McAlester.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
E. A. Stevens
National
James Gresham
South McAlester, I. T
United States
South McAlester
McKinney Wins Free City Delivery After Inspections
Post office Inspector I R Fisher of Denison spent Friday in McKinney inspecting sidewalks street naming house numbering and lighting facilities. The postal department requirements have been met and Fisher will report favorably on the city’s bid for free city delivery.
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McKinney
Tex
I. R. Fisher
Denison
Postal Department
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Govers
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Same
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Cc. C. Parsons
Jas. Condos & Co
Cosmopolitan Restaurant
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mississippi
Proceedings of
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Congressional Proceedings
Morgan
Stephens
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Indian Territory
John T. Morgan
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Ewing - Taylor
Nichts
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Tween
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Rea
Sonable Price
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