Burlington and Missouri Past Grain Rivalry Sparks Fast Trains
The Burlington announces a new cannon ball train Chicago to Denver plus a third fast train to Kansas City division. Denver service will run daily with a 1 PM Chicago departure and 6 30 PM Denver arrival making the fastest regular Chicago Denver run. Union Pacific boasts faster times and vows to respond if needed. The move cuts Chicago Denver time from 36 30 to 28 30 hours, aiding Denver merchants and intensifying rate competition among railroads.
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B.and M
Denver News
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Burlington
Union Pacific
Ady
The
Republican
Union Pacfic
Union Pacific Earnings and Credit Outlook
President Adams reports Union Pacific Denver and Gulf earning more than interest and forecasts strong credit for Oregon Short Line. Debt reductions from Oregon Railway and Navigation stock release cut floating debt. bond subscriptions may yield about 5.5 million in 60 days. Fixed charges savings rise with funding at 5 or 4 percent.
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Union Pacific
Railroad Gazette
Adams
Denver and
Gulf
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railway
Blight Advance Restores 4 50 Rate Between St Louis and KC
From Denver, April 22, Cutcaco reports the only passenger rate rise since December. The $4.50 fare between St Louis and Kansas City is restored with a small centage increase. Western passenger men push for a general rate change as Missouri Pacific cooperation is urged in a broad correspondence and possible association formation.
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Denver News
Cutcaco
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Remark on fastest railroad time record
Cornelius Vanderbilt noted a record run of 107 miles with one stop at 69 miles per hour average, arguing that without any stops or delays the average would reach about 72 miles an hour. He discussed the record in conversation with Henry Duval, secretary to Mr. Depew, and referenced a statement from the Man Central Railroad.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry
Duval
Mr. Depew
Mr. Duval
Man Central Railroad
No Further Use for Railroads
The Standard Oil company builds a large steel tank steamer at Baltimore to transport crude oil to refining points by water due to interstate commerce act limits on rail access. The Denver News foresees a general trainmen strike on the Union Pacific system after Cheyenne talks, with officials attempting to conceal worsening trouble.
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Philadelphia Record
Standard Oil Company
Baltimore
Rail Labor Talks Fuel West Strike Fear in Cheyenne
High Union Pacific officials meet in Cheyenne amid rumors of a pending strike that could involve thousands of trainmen across the west and northwest. Vice President Holcomb leaves abruptly for Boston to brief President Adams and the board as the conference continues with no statement on an early resolution.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Tuesda
Holcomb
Boston
Adams
Board of Directors
Nnde
Meek
Burlington Fast Train Rivalry From Chicago to Denver
Burlington introduces a twenty eight and a half hour Chicago to Denver service, eight hours faster than before, while Union Pacific eyes a rival Northwestern route claimed to cut the trip to twenty eight hours, possibly sparking a speed race between the two lines.
A Fast Run Story Takes The Rail Press To Task
The Official Guide touts a Pennsylvania Railroad run March 19 from Washington to New York claiming three and one tenth miles in two minutes. Critics doubt the claim noting time cards show 10 22 at Aberdeen and 10 24 at Perryman. seconds unaccounted could alter the rate, demanding firmer proof.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
New York
Gude
Aberdeen
Perryman
Burlington announces new fast Denver to Chicago train
Burlington officials express elation as the new fast train between Denver and Chicago is set to begin service. They dismiss threats from Union Pacific and Northwestern to compete, insisting the Burlington timetable will endure. The new time card takes effect at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7.
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Burlington
Denver
Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Fort Worth Spring Palace Set For May 10 Opening
Fort Worth plans a May 10 opening for its spring palace with strong attendance anticipated. Rail lines at Fort Worth have cut fares to boost a large crowd, and progress on automatic brakes is shown by Westinghouse with 20 000 engines and 140 000 freight cars using the system. Union Pacific adds four postal cars from a six car order for fast mail service, noting they are shorter and more suitable than the prior long cars.
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Fort Worth
Texas Spring Palace
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Union Pacific
Buffalo extension contract signals rail progress
A Buffalo Echo note reports graders leaving Newcastle to work on the 100 mile Buffalo extension contract for the B and M line, let to Kilpatrick Brothers and Collins. The project aims to bring rail closer to Buffalo and nearer northern cattle country, with the Northwestern likely to accelerate growth and rivalling rivals.
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Buffalo Echo
Register Mann
L. D. Munroe
Newcastle
Buffalo
Kilpatrick Brothers & Collins
Munroe
Kilpatricks
Fort McKinney and B M Rail Line Extension Hope
Jubilant Buffalo residents discussed the favorable Fort McKinney news and confirmed B M railroad activity, signaling a hundred mile extension toward northern Wyoming's commercial center, raising sustained enthusiasm.
Union Pacific Lands Near Denver Capital Area
C Williams of Denver and Byers, local land agent for unsold Union Pacific lands, discussed with a Republican representative at Charpiots. The company owns about 30,000 acres within fifty miles of the state capital. Depressions filled when irrigation water is scarce boost land value as reservoirs seepage moistens neighboring fields. Wagon roads improve access while artesian and dug wells powered by windmills attract settlers to previously neglected areas.
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Union Pacific Lands
Denver Republican
C. Williams
Denver
Byers
Union Pacific
Charpiot's
Manager Meek Departures Signal Rail Consolidation
General Manager Meek of the Panhandle and Union Pacific left for Omaha to confer with system officials on consolidating Union Pacific and Denver & Fort Worth. Officials plan a formal consolidation as a formality while signaling broader changes. Uniform tickets across the system will be issued today and go on sale May 1, replacing current segregated tickets.
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Meek
Denver News
Panhandle
Union Pacific
Omaha
Cystem
Denver & Fort Worth
Senatek
Ady
Semple
W. W. Ross
Fort Worth
Heavy Engines
A master mechanic notes 75 percent of freight engines under contract are consolidated type and about 25 percent of passenger engines are large ten wheelers. He believes maximum passenger engine weight has been reached.
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the Times
Wyoming Coke Supply Tested At Connelsville
About three months ago two bars of coal from Newcastle Wyoming were sent to Connelsville Pennsylvania for coking tests. Results showed Wyoming coal produced coke equal to eastern standards. Wyoming and Colorado coal fields are similar with Wyoming coke supplies proving inexhaustible this century.
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Wyoming
Denver News
Newcastle
Wyo
Connelsville
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Neponset Land and Live Stock Company Formed
Evanston based Neponset Land and Live Stock company formed by G F Chapman J E Chapman C H Strong W O Chapman C H French and John Williams. Plans cattle and livestock business mainly in Wyoming with outside ventures in Utah and Idaho. Headquarters Evanston Uinta county. George F Chapman president J E Chapman secretary treasurer. Capital stock $250,000.
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Evanston Cattle Company
G. F. Chapman
J. E. Chapman
C.H. Strong
Evanston
W. O. Chapman
C. H. French
John Williams
Canton
Mass
Neponset Land and Live Stock Company
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Uinta County
George F. Chapman
Conference Ends Without Full Agreement on Union Pacific
Cheyenne conference between U P managers and conductors ends with unresolved eastern division demands and mountain division wage concessions. Official word says no strike, negotiations to continue in Denver with final Omaha appeal anticipated. A Cheyenne dispatch notes an eastern division wage increase but no mountain division settlement.
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U. P
Lengh
Cheyenne
Omaha
Denver
St. James
Associated Press
Boston
Union Pacific
Quebec Clergy Election Scandal Rumors Surge
In Montreat on April 2 conservatives accuse six priests of attending an opposition caucus and press Archbishop Padre to probe Abbe Redard cure of Saint Constant. The accusation concerns denying Easter communion to parishioners who opposed his municipal election interests. Allegations include bribery payments from parishioners in a provincial vote, and numerous lawsuits against the Abbe.
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Quebec
Bismarck Views on May Day and Socialism in Interview
London April 25 The Times publishes an interview with Bismarck noting he would not meddle with workers on May Day and would not fear agitation. He calls the employer employee contrast a natural law and warns socialism will trouble government by the least intelligent. He suggests shedding blood of riotous minorities can be benevolent and says May Day is not a dangerous enemy.
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London
Bismarck
Salvation Army
Robbing the Mails Near Monett and Liberty
M P Parker a Frisco line postal clerk from Monett Missouri to Burton Kansas charged with robbing the mails. Police found in his Liberty Missouri room a large grip of plunder including jewelry books letters and plans. Several packages mailed from Wichita directed to Kansas and Missouri. Eight letters rifled. letters on his person. Bail likely set at 1000.
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Toreka
Kas
M. P. Parker
Frisco
Monett
Burton
Liberty
Wichita
Kanasas
Missouri
Orleans
Labor unrest crosses borders with wage and hours
Reports from Cracow Dresden and London describe strikes over pay and hours. In Holywell quarrymen press for higher wages while Vienna and Hamburg Altona workers threaten or implement strikes. In Burrato New York carpenters mill hands and cabinetmakers seek a nine hour day as conference talks loom.
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Crucaco
New Bosses’ Association
Old Bosses’ Association
London
Holywell
Wales
Vienna
Bern
Hamburg
Altona
Dustin
Great Southern and Western Railroad
Burrato
N. Y
Scientific cannon joins northern Thibet expedition for sound tests
The report notes a small cannon carried by the Prejevalsky expedition aims to measure sound travel in rarefied air above 10 000 feet. The device, though winded as a tool for science, shares the noisy appeal of trade guns and marks a rare scientific purpose for artillery.
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Thibet
Prejevalsky
Fight in the sanctuary at Wesleyan chapel sparks disturbance
A Panama correspondent reports on Sunday morning at the Wesleyan chapel a mob of men, apparently Colombians, entered the yard before a service. The group carried game cocks, the oldest man stepped onto the steps, and the crowd then set down the birds and engaged in cockfighting amid oaths and betting offers.
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Panama
Colon
Wesleyan Chapel
Griswold in a Rowdy Lecture Gone Wild
Artemus Ward era humorist A. Miner Griswold rose to fame as The Fat Contributor and remained prolific. During a lecture in a Western town he was interrupted by a violent heckler. Griswold charged, knocked the man senseless, and finished the show to loud applause.
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A. Miner
Griswold
Artemus Ward
Bret Harte
John Tay
Mark Twain
Max Adler
Petroleum V. Nasby
New York Star
Raftan
Gir
Waal
Silver bill debate and relief measures dominate Washington updates
The House coinage committee advances a silver substitute hotly debated after Bland objects to the Windom bill. The Senate Indian affairs panel backs compulsory education for Indian children. Petitions for free coinage circulate. Louisiana flood relief gains $150,000 and a wartime ration distribution authorization follows. The judiciary panel sends the anti trust bill to the Senate for passage.
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Washington News
Wasumington
House Committee On
Bland
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
West
Senate
Manderson
Nebraska
New York City
Ingalls
Kansas
House Committee On Appropriations
House
Louisiana
Congress
Secretary of War
Mississippi
House Committee On Judiciary
Bank ventures and crime prevention plans for New York and Chicago
Sir Francie Cook Lady Cook and Mr John Biddulph Martin arrived by steam Travel. They aim to establish two banks in New York and Chicago linked to Cook & Martin London. They discuss the Anglo American venture and outline two homes in New York and Chicago to prevent crime teaching children to shun evil.
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New York
Francie Cook
Lady Cook
Jennie Claflin
John Biddulph Martin
Victoria Woodhull
Travel
Martin
Chicago
Cook & Martin
London
Anglo-American Company
A Visit to the White House Levee Through Names and Noses
Richmond Times correspondent recalls a first taste of official society at a public levee in the executive mansion. Dolliver recounts his bewildering pomp and mistaken introductions as hat and coat vanish and a parade of titles misnames him from Mr Gulliver to General Zollicoffer.
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White House
Richmond Times
Congressman Dolliver
Jaws
Dolliver
Executive Mansion
Pune
Zollicoffer
Diplomacy and wager in Bismarck's rise to power
The article reflects on Otto von Bismarck as a dominating nineteenth century figure after Napoleon, detailing his risky Austrian war, his manipulation of Prussia and Austria, and his calculated portrayal of strength and candor. It cites his reliance on cunning, his view of Louis Napoleon, and the aura of relentless ambition shaping a united Germany.
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Napoleon
Prussia
Austria
Sadowia
Leasant
Ismarck
Buna Ode Ture
Louis Napoleon
Maine Pulp Industry Poised to Lead Nation
A Maine pulp manufacturer predicts the state will soon dominate the national pulp business due to its extraordinary water pools and their proximity to mills. The era has seen 1,000 pulpamilia operations in the country with 400 others forced to snap out, unable to compete with Maine pulp production.
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Maine
Republican Committee Meeting Notice in Washington
The Republican National Committee executive meeting is called for May 7 in Washington. Attending members include Senator Q 1, 8 Clarkson of Iowa, W. W. Dudley of Indiana, Samuel Fessenden of Connecticut, George R. Davie of Illinois, and M. H. De Young of California.
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Republican Committee
Washington
Repu
National Committee
Senator Q
Clarkson
Iowa
W. W. Dudley Indiana
Samuel Fessenden
Concur
George R. Davie
Illnois
M. H. de Young
California
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