Marooned trio at Sand Creek cue busy hotel lobby
Graham Norcross and secretary Jimmie Rodds are marooned with Sheila Macrae and her cousin when a peculiar train holdup unfolds unseen. Boss and Chadwick discuss a risky deal while a stately Colonel Basil Kendrick arrives with Sheila and the major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Norcross
Railroad
Jimmie Rodds
Sand Creek Siding
Sheila Macrae
Mr. Chadwick
Uncle John
Portality
Strathcona
Basil Kendrick
Kentucky
Chadwick
Basil
Righ
Sheila
Bullard
New Manager Grabs Control of Pioneer Short Line
Graham Morcross is appointed general manager of the Pioneer Short Line with headquarters at Portal City. Norcross assigns him free rein, vows no appeals, and backs a bold plan to overhaul staff, secure funding, and confront Red Tower Consolidated’s hold on the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Norcross
Pioneer
Mountaineer
Cantrell
Tomy‘ow
Wen
Graham Morcross
Pioneer Short Line
Portal City
Chenwick
Chicago
Graham
Dunton
Red Tower Consolidated
Red Tower
Hatch
Henckel
Pete Clanahan
Mr. Norcross
Jimmie
Heardquarters
Shaffer
Dantonites
Feck the Ripper
Kirgan
van Britt
Upton
Hermack
Overland Central
Feuds and firings mark Norcross era on the Short Line
Norcross moves into the headquarters and fires many, replacing Dantonites with Kirgan and Van Britt as new top staff. Kirgan vows to control engines, while Van Britt challenges the move. The upheaval stirs anger among relatives, locals, and rival papers as workers form grievance committees and pledge loyalty to improve service and company standing.
Union Men Demand Fair Treatment At Office Grievance Day
Old Tom Mirlare, acting spokesman for the crew, warns that the men will stand by payrolls if the management does not. Spokesman invites any worker with a grievance to discuss it at the office each Sunday morning, promising justice if a valid case is shown. The notice also advertises a free examination and unique treatment during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mir €Lare
Goethals Bock
Sentice
Mellenthin
North Dakota
Fire fight tops dizzy heights at a downtown skyscraper
Firemen battled among the clouds for more than an hour to subdue a dangerous blaze in the thirty-first floor of a major downtown building, described as one of the highest fires faced by the department. Separately, Prohibition agents seized 250,000 gallons of wine valued at $750,000 at the F. Martini winery near Sebastopol, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baquitable
Santa Rosa
Calif
F. Martini
Sebastapal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Scribner
The
Directors
Nevada Avenue
Canada
Clanahan
Beckler
Knoc
United
West
John
Ripley
Chapter
Herald
Missouri River
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
B. E. Bergeson & Son
Bismarck, N. Dak
Sure York
Bismarck
Dr. Mellenthin
Linson, N. D
Wolverton Hospital
C. Wolverton, MI
Linton
N. Dak
W. H. Hinton
Leandry Bankers
Leonard
DW Heaume
Enroll
Tha. Abandeen Business, College
George L. Kemper
Chas
Coventry
North Dakers
Linton Machine S A. L. Briddell, Mgr
Northwestern Motor CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!