Townsend Defends Rail Bill Against Secret Rebates
Congressman Charles E B Townsend of Michigan argued for railroad rate reform before the Michigan Manufacturers' Association citing secret rebates as costly abuses. He urged empowering a fixed rate commission, noting traffic insiders lack cost clarity and endorsing a Roosevelt–spurred open highway principle. Gould resigns from Union Pacific board amid Western Pacific plans. A Tampa man claims Electric Bitters cured his liver and heart illness after prior doctor visits.
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Nevada Press debates railroads and growth under new generation
Nevada Press analyzes promised rail links including Clark road from Las Vegas and Tonopah’s expansion toward Bullfrog. It argues wider networks will spur rapid development, reduce dependence on the Southern Pacific, and empower Tonopah and Goldfield with southern outlets, while warning against repeating old gambling-era drains. The piece frames rail access as key to regional mining trade and economic independence.
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Nevada
Clark Road
Las Vegas
Virginia City
Winnemucca Silver State
Western Pacific Breaks Ground in Salt Lake
On April 28, ground was broken on the Western Pacific Railroad in Salt Lake City. Fifty seven Greek workers began construction on Ninth Street on the west side of the main near the Rio Grande Western.
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Western Pacific Railroad
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Ninth Street
Bowel Complaint in Children Advised Remedies
During summer months children are prone to bowel disorders needing prompt care. The best medicine for bowel complaints is Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which quickly controls any unusual looseness of the bowels in children or adults, as promoted by M. Schneiders & Co.
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M. Schneiders & Co
Iclark Controls The Road In Citrus Carriage Plan
A Los Angeles dispatch dated April 20 reports United States Senator Clark has ordered 3000 refrigerator cars for the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railway to move Southern California citrus eastward. The transcontinental line will not handle this season's orange crop but seeks the winter share. Clark rejects Harriman control rumors and asserts the railway will remain autonomous under his leadership.
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San Pedro
Salt Lake
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Harriman
Ex-Senator Kearns Sees Promise in Salt Lake Line
Ex-Senator Thomas Kearns of Utah, arriving from Los Angeles, praised the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad in a San Francisco Bulletin report. He noted the line will be operated by its owners with no lease, and that it aims to open for traffic next Monday, while detailing ties to Harriman, Bancroft, Wells, and Bettis in governance and staffing.
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Los Angeles
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R. E. Wells
Horace L. Bettis
Erastus Young
Omaha
N. H. Foster
Southern Pacific
Work Continues on Hazen Cutoff despite rumors
Construction crews from Utah Construction Company remain at work on the Hazen cutoff, enabling Southern Pacific to use its Carson and Colorado feeder without the Virginia and Truckee. Contractors predict trains to Fort Churchill from Hazen within five months, despite reports of a threatened V&T extension to Stockton and connections with the Santa Fe.
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Southern Pacific
Carson & Colorado
Virginia & Truckee
Utah Construction Company
Fort Churchill
D. O. Mills
Virginia & Trackee
Stockton
C.C
Santa Fe
Western Ore Separating Company forms in Denver
Miscuri and Colorado men push zinc ore ventures into Utah as the Western Ore Separating Company of Denver is incorporated to use electric ore separation plants. The facility aims to profit from zinc rich rock, sending outputs to smelters, with work starting soon and a two month readiness mål. Alfalfa on Lincoln County’s subtropical belt begins harvest.
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Saved by Dynamite and Dr King’s Discovery Ad
Z T Gray of Calhoun Georgia reports his wife suffered a severe cough that resisted two doctors. After using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds she slept better and was cured. The advertisement promotes a scientifically tested bronchitis La Grippe remedy sold at the Schneider drugstore with trial bottles offered.
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Z. ‘T. Gray
Calhoun
Schneider Drag
Ravages of plague and murder rewards in western notes
Dispatch from Mazatlan reports bubonic plague in Pisagua Chile with deaths 10 to 30 daily and corpses left in streets as authorities fail to curb spread. Also noted are rewards totaling 1100 for the capture of Harry Manon killer near Goldfield and SP plan to discontinue 25 regular trains between Los Angeles and suburban points due to competition from electric lines.
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Texas
Mazatlan
Mexico
Pisagua
Chile
Harry Manon
Goldfield
Nyan County
H. H. Clark
Manon
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Competiton
Cleared for Action With Dr King’s New Life Pills
An old advertisement touts Dr. King s New Life Pills as clearing the body for action. It claims health blooms on the cheeks eyes shine muscles firm and mind buoyant. The Schneider drug store is listed as the seller at 25 cantas.
Bank inspection lax and risks in bank theft cases
The Sacramento Bee notes lax bank inspections amid Mrs Chadwick’s Ohio dealings and the Milwaukee First National Bank theft of 1 430 000 dollars. It argues laws cannot guard against officer dishonesty without full duty from directors and managers, contrasting with Scotland where directors face jail for neglect.
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First National Bank of
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Sacramento Bee
Scotland
Janes
Glasgow
Western disappointment as Senate real railway reform hope fades
Walter Wellman predicts that when the Senate meets in the Fall a rate bill will be reported but it will not be drastic or real and effective. He argues the Western people expect little from the Senate as constituted and have prepared themselves for disappointment, while hoping for a genuine railway reform measure.
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Walter Wellman
Senate
Congress
Senate Committee
Com
Postal Discrimination Mentioned by The Record of Chico
The Record of Chico notes postage on a four package from Chicago to Indianapolis is 64 cents while a four pound package to London costs 49 cents. It suggests seeking explanation from the President of the United States Express Company in care of the United States Senate.
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United States Express Company
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