Railway intrigue and a staged rescue unfolds
Graham Norcross, rail road manager, is marooned at Band Creek siding with Sheila Macrae and her cousin when a wedding ring of a train holdup is witnessed. Chadwick, kidnapped magnate, is rescued and offered Norcross the Pioneer Short Line presidency as tensions rise with financiers Hatch and Henckel and a looming strike tests loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Norcross
Band Creek Siding
Sheila Macrae
Hatch and Henckel
Tower Corporation
Norcross
Cens Pee
Ee Ores Pany
Dodds
Sheila
Hatch
Red Tower Corporation
Howard Collingwood
Jeh
Collingwood
Railway Crisis and a Deadly Chase Across the Line
In Portal City, a midnight railroad tie up test pits G Norcross and crew against a fanatical collusion. A one car special races toward Timber Mountain Y as Collingwood hunts Hatch, while Mrs Sheila pleads for a last chance to avert disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred May
Portal City
Mr. Perkins
Norcross
Mall
Hoskins
Kirgan
van Britt
Leaterburg
Strathcona
Ohecar
Norris
New York
Donahue
G. Norcross
G. M
B. Dunton
Chadwick
Sheila
Collingwood
Bullard
Hatch
Red Tower
Mr. Norcross
Jimmie
Donohue
R. Hatch
Slide Mountain
Antonio
Matt
Rail Rate Cut Depends on Wage Reductions Says Road Head
Chicago business leader W W Finley, president of the Chicago and Northwestern, says rail rates will be readjusted after the June 1 wage cut announcement by the Railroad board. He cautions against a flat percentage cut, noting rates must align with wage changes to avoid returning to the starting point. Washington reports show unemployment in 210 cities at 1,825,061, up from 1,391,396 at the end of March, per AFL secretary Frank Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shore Iine
Road Head
Chicago
United States Railroad Board
W. W. Finley
Chicago and Northwestern Road
Finley
Washington
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Interstate Commerce Board Orders Telegraph Firms to Raise Standards
The Interstate Commerce Commission instructed Washington telegram outfits to set rules increasing their liability for transmission errors delays or nondelivery of interstate messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S. Attorney to Quit North Dakota Post
Washington report states M A Hildreth will resign as United States district attorney for North Dakota at the request of Attorney General Daugherty. The Department of Justice indicated the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
M. A. Hildreth
United States
North Dakota
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Transcript Exchange Teases Motives in Beosten Dialogue
A Beosten transcript captures a sharp exchange where a woman questions a suitor about monetary motives and he counters with a test of her intent to reform him. The dialogue highlights suspicion and reciprocity in marriage plotting, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beosten
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Charles
Scribner’s Sons
Rufus Hatch
Gustave Henckel
Portalcy
Ort aAne
Henckel
Dunton
Sheila Macrae Dodds
President Dunton
Pioneer Short Line
Durgin
Sheila Eacees
Citizens’ Storage and Warehouse Company
Short Line
Cal
Graham
Howie
Little Rags
Mr. Chadwick
Don
Ohue
John
Hogan
Beuxite Junction
Cc. O. Smith
Linton, N. D
Wolverton Hospital
W. C. Wolverton
M. D
Linton
N. Dak
W. H. Hinton
Prop
Leonard du Heaume
Linton, North Dakota
Chas
Coventry
A. L. Portz & CO
J. H. Shoemaker
Strasburg Auto CO
Distributors of
Ford
DELCO
Kalsemining
Phone 125-2
Linton Painting and Decorating CO
Enroll
Aberdeen Businessollege
George L. Kemper
New York Dental Co
South Main
Holten & Bachman Haw
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Hollister
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