Senator Clark finances bondless railroad scheme gains steam
A San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake line advances without bond sales under Senator Clark's policy. His syndicate funds $40 million for construction from Salt Lake City to San Pedro and Las Vegas to Tonopah, with St Louis financiers backing the project and no bonds issued. The venture links with Chicago and Northwestern and Union Pacific for through service, while notes on Austrian and German railway investments offer historical context.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton , & Dayton
United States Senate
San Pedro, Los Angeles
Salt Lake Road
Senator Clark
St. Louis
Clark
Salt Lake City
San Pedro
Cal
Los Angeles
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Union Pacific
Las Vegas
Bullfrog Mine
Nev
Bullfrog
Tonopah
Richard C. Kerens
Kerens
Terminal Island
Story of a Railway Deal and Austrian Acquisition
The Vienna correspondent of the Economist recalls a government rail purchase. An official note confirms negotiations between Austria's government and the managers of the Verdinand Northern line, hinting at a significant corporate state activity in railway acquisition.
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London ‘Economist
Vienna
Verdinand
Humorous Moments in Congress on War Office Expenditures
A House committee probe into war department expenses yields light moments. Secretary Taft jokes about space needs, suggesting moving state and navy offices to free room. Library Surgeon General O'Reilly explains Army Medical Museum gets attention as a show place with Garfield’s backbone and Booth’s skeleton among curios.
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Congress
House Committee
Taft
War Department
Thes
State, War and Navy
Littauer
New York
Washington
Garfield
John Wilkes Booth
Marylander challenged for railroad hog behavior
At a railroad men convention Paul Morton quotes a Marylander who crowds a car with bundles. The conductor makes him identify the possessions at the office as passengers argue over ownership and seating. The tale highlights the selfish act and eventual demand to move items.
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Paul Morton
Maryland
Charles City Retires After Long Railway Mail Service
Charles City Iowa man 88 years old in the railway mail service since 1872 resigns from the JHK department but is granted leave of absence on full pay. The climate of Iowa Hawkeye state is cited as conducive to his longevity and health.
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Samuel Rothschild
Germany
Reichsrath
Western Railway
Northern Railway
Charles
Singer
Charles City
Hawkeye
J. HK Department
Mail Carriage Pay Reveals Sliding Scale and Inadequate Returns
The article discusses federal mail-carriage payments to railroads totaling 44.33 million for the year ending June 30, 1905, with 39.09 million for transport and 5 million for special mail cars. It explains a sliding scale that reduces pay as mail weight increases, the 90 day weighing period, and compares historic and modern transit times from New York to the Pacific coast.
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Post Office Department
Long Island Railroad
Union Pacific
Pacific Coast
New York
Records of 1905 Speed Runs Across American Railways
The year 1905 produced nine notable rail speed records in the United States. Records include the Daily New York Central Twentieth Century Limited from New York to Chicago at 964 miles and 63.55 mph, the Seashore Flyer from Atlantic City to Camden at 55% miles and 78.26 mph, and the Eighteen Hour Flyer on Pennsylvania lines from Tolleston to Donaldson at 50 miles and 79 mph. Also listed are the Twentieth Century Limited on Lake Shore from Chicago to Buffalo at 525 miles and 69.53 mph, the Death Valley Scott’s special from Los Angeles to Chicago at 2,246 miles and 50 mph, the Harriman special from Oakland to Jersey City at 3,299 miles and 44 mph, the Eighteen Hour Flyer from Crestline to Fort Wayne at 13 miles and 77.81 mph, and the Same train Crestline to Clark Junction at 257 miles and 56 mph.
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United States
New York Central
New York
Chicago
Atlantic City
Camden
Pennsylvania
Tolleston
Donaldson
Twentieth Century Limited
Lake Shore
Crestline
Fort Wayne
Clark
Junction
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Aids Irregular Periods
Miss Irene Crosby of Savannah Ga endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregular and painful periods. The ad urges women with menstrual, back, digestive, or nervous symptoms to act now and write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass for free advice, claiming thousands cured nationwide.
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Cass
Irene Crosby
Lydia
Pinkham’s
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charlton Street
Savannah
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Opie
Read
Texas
Royal Baking Powder CQ
Hackensack
N.S
Puy
Adrian
Michigan
Elkhart, Indiana
Mill
Igood
Audent
Perkins Wind Mill Co
Mishawaka, Indiana
Perkins
An. Gen. Atl
Business College
Elkhart Business College
Howard
Tam
Ain
Lnarapepeens Oetowa
Canada
O CO Duncan
Big Four
Indianapolis
Ind
W.H. Rogers
Big Four Bldg
Pittsburgh
Daniel McCaffrey’s Sons Co
Duquesne National Bank
Washington National Bank
Louis
MM. Simpson
Main St
Elkhart
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