Gulf ports clash over Southern roads deal
Western rail circles wage a price driven fight among Missouri Pacific and the Kansas City Southern Missouri Kansas and Texas lines to expand Gulf port access. Katy Southern seeks control of Louisiana Railway and Navigation to reach New Orleans, rivaling Missouri Pacific.
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Tom Keefe
ST. Loouis
Western Rail
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City Southern
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Port Arthur
Tex
Kansas City
Texas
Galveston
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Walon Pacific
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railway
Sa Antonio
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
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Uvalde Junction
Harrisburg
Probe Finances of St Paul Railroad
Washington May 17 Investigation of the financing of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad, now in receivership, ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The probe will cover history, management, finances, operations, accounts and practices of the company. Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico is the home to thousands of bats.
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Washington
Chicago Twaukee and St. Paul
Hich
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Blue Devil
Andy
New Chicago Railway Terminal Opens After War Delay
The new Chicago railway terminal, begun in 1914 and halted by World War I, reopened in 1920 with chief engineer D'Esnostii returning to Chicago from U S Shipping Board service. Estimated cost 76 million dollars. Formal dedication planned for June.
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Chicago
Union Railway
Doyhua D'Esnostii
Chigaga
United States Shipping Board
Service
Sweden to tax radio fans and fund stations
Sweden plans a 3.25 dollar license fee for radio receivers as licensed fans rise from 4,530 at the start of 1324 to about 70,000 today. Officials aim to complete five main broadcasting stations in Stockholm Malmo Gothenburg Sundsvall and Boden by July 1 to wire the nation for equal service.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Department of Telephones and Telegraph
Malmoe
Gothenhare
Sundsvall
Boden
Cards From Past Show Slower Minds In Middle Ages
London experts display a rare gilded card collection at the City of London Guildhall Library. The 18 varieties date from the 17th to 18th centuries, including geography packs with maps and world notes and decks from 1700s featuring Rubble incidents with verses. Analysts note older minds worked slower, explaining long waits for turns. A separate item notes James Carter’s arrest for selling unreadable spectacles as a reading aid.
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City of London Guildhallbrary
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