Through Car Line Connects Chicago with Major Western Routes
The dining East and West service offers elegant day meals in dining cars and parlor cars with reclining chairs, smoking cars with reclining chairs, and Pullman palace sleeping cars. Through lines run daily to Chicago and Kansas City, Chicago to Council Bluffs, Des Moines, St. Joseph, Atchison and Topeka, with a unique through connection between Chicago, Lincoln and Denver. Through cars also operate between Indianapolis and Council Bluffs via Peoria, with all connections in Union Station, marketed as the great THROUGH CAR LINE.
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Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Joliet
Peoria
Ottawa
la Salle
Ceneseo
Moline
Rock Island
Pullman
Chicaco
Missouri River
Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Albert Lea
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
la Fayette
Council Bluffs
United States
Canada
R.R. Cable
E. ST. John
T & Cen’t
Cen’t T’k
T & Pass'r Ag’t
Chicacs
Kansas City
Chicago & Council Ulls
Des Moines
St. Josh
Atchison & Topeka
Lincoln
Denver
Union E
COINC
St. Louis
Hannibal
Quincy
Keokuk
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
St Paul
Ottumwa
St. Louisoines
Iowa
Nebraska
Denalana
Lafayette
Bloominington
Union
Lake Erie & Western Ry
Iowa News Bits Note Local Incidents And Developments
Storm Lake reports no colored citizens. Spencer finds Indian mounds and skeletons. Iowa City reevaluates coalbed suspicions. Miss Jennie Dutton tours with Remenyi. several local crimes and accidents noted including manslaughter verdicts and a fatal crush in Council Bluffs. Remains of Keokuk arrive for interment. Court activity, fires, vandalism, and a range of local happenings across towns including Dubuque Creston and Marshalltown described with brief outcomes and dates.
Post Office Department Reports Record Growth and Proposals
The annual report of Frank Hatton, First Assistant Postmaster General, cites record work levels across divisions, reduced complaints, and growth in post offices to 47,863. It urges extending free delivery, reforming local postage, and separating money order work, with recommendations for stamps and staffing to improve efficiency.
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Washinggton
Frank Hatton
Pennsylvania
Dakota
Illinois
Post Ofice
Congress
Hatton
Gresham
Brewster
Post Office Department
Weekly Review of General News Highlights and Crises
The report covers varied 1881 era items: Wm Stratman livery keeper in St Louis commits suicide October 25 amid financial distress. Signal Service time standard for railways. Gould appeals a Troy hang date stayed. Jersey cattle auction prices near $4300 and $2500. growing demand for silver certificates in the Mississippi Valley and cotton region. Oliver Dalrymple's 9500 acres yielding 150000 bushels wheat and 40000 oats. Comptroller Knox on bank circulation drop. monument to Jefferson completed. Sadieville Kentucky marshal Ambrose Wilson shot by James Creighton Oct 13. Casa Grande Indians and Mexican cavalry engagement. U S treasury as of Oct 20 with coin and notes totals. pension claim agents under scrutiny. various fires, accidents, and legal actions. World news from France Germany Spain Rome Turkey Russia Portugal with military and political updates.
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Wm. Stratman
St. Louis
Washington Dispatch
Gould
Troy
N. Y
Jersey
New York
Ambrose Wilson
Sadieville
Kentucky
Jas. Creighton
Wilson
Creighton
Casa Grande
Passengers Escape Major Train Wreck Unhurt Near Bailey and Hogan
In the crash near West Brownsville several passengers including Mr and Mrs Chew and J L Woods were bruised or cut while about a dozen had minor injuries. State Treasurer Bailey and Sen John Hogan were in front cars and escaped unharmed.
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Hurt
Aunt Fanny’s Kindness and Little Eddie’s Chickens
A story of Little Eddie and his Aunt Fanny who cared for him with new clothes and affection, as a robber at the door asks him to be kind to the chicks because they have none of somma. Eddie, in a wary moment, notes that Aunt Fanny herself has nothing either.
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Iowa College
Swan
Crew
Stanley
Atlantic
Meredith & Dickey O
Fort Madison
Wm. Gregg
Milford Mines
Boone County
Marshalltown
Boone “Democrat
Ahrens
Charlie Ross
Storm Lake Creamery
Iowa City
People’s Railway Company of America
Indianapolis
Wilber F. Story
Times
Camrenon
Germany
Tamatave
Madagascar
Vandeuil
Mahaivaroo
Tonquin
Red River
Annan
China
France
Eddie
Fanny
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J. J. Potter
Perceval Lowell
Ag’t
Officid
Impron
Bau Blairs
Eed Indepensien
Turkey
Ferse
Alg
Lake Erie & Western
G. W. Smith
Ind
R. Gaines
K. H. Kirkpatrick
Jordan Block
West Side of Square
Fairfield, Iowa
Iiaies
Charter Oak
Jefferson County
Hawkeye
West Side
Fairfield
Eowa
Homey PO
H.C. Rowntree
Robert Kaestner
1St West St
Wilkins & Tilson
W. C. Lewis
Bright & Son
East Side Park, Fairfield
C. Clarke
G. D. Clarke
C. S. Clarke & Son
Cory
North Side
W. H. Jones & Brother
Parsons College
T. D. Ewing, D. D
Prestpex
Cata
A. McCalla
Lowa
D.N. Pickering
McMurray
Sup
T & Treas
Manatrey OF
Thorouc
J. PL
Manaprey
Hiscox & CO
William St
Florestons
Fionnston CoLoGng
MC Been Mee
Thomas Bell
Holesale and Retail
Northwest Corner Park
Geo. A. Wells
G. A. Garrettson
Wells & Garrettson
Bankers
North Side Park
Samuel C. Farmer & Sons
South Side Park
Puirpeely, Iowa
Pernt
J. F. Wilson
Geo. D. Temple
Southeast Corner Park
OWA
Storm Lake
Vinton
Allen Frantz
Scranton
Spencer
Jennie Dutton
Davenport
Remenyi
Carr
Centerville
Fennel
C. W. Devore
Union Pacific
W.A. Kline
Cool
Clyde
Jasper County
Emma P. Ewing
Kansas
Correctionville
Mother Hubbard
E. Clute
Ida County
Bell
Williams
Jones County
Joseph Hromotka
Creston
Union County
Gregory
Leon
Dubuque
Fockler Bros
Faherty
Illinois Sent
Hall Bros
Roscoe
Burlington & Northwestern
Grand
Looney
Howard
Shelby
Sisge
Japer County
W. A. Kline
John Cool
Kline
Stubbs
Polk City
Mt. Pleasant
Grand Division
Sons of Temperance of Iowa
Mary McCowan
Nebraska State Institution For Deaf Mutes
State University
Nebraska Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Indiana Avenue
Voice and Hearing School For the
Knights of Pythia
Grand Lodge
G.C
J. M. Hamilton
For
Madison
G. V.C
J. S. Hart
Cliton
al. Hilbert
Exchequer
W. D. Mercer
H. D. Walker
T. O. Walker
J. M. Hoag
Maquoketa
J. C. Lopez
A. Hilbert
J. W. Green
S. A. Spilman
W. L. Wilkins
Sioux City
Weekly Review
Mississippi Valley
Georgia
Oliver Dalrymple
Knox
Col. Casey
Secretary of State
Thos. Jefferson
National Treasury
U.S
Corkhill
Warrenton
Keeney
Keevey
Louisville & Nashville Air Line
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Colorado
Zora Burne
Thos. M. Dukes
Zora
O. A. Carpenter
Carpenter
Bronson
Mich
Pittsburg
East Saganaw
South Park
Rosita
Gardiner
Clinton Falls
Bates Crawford
Crawford
Fish Creek
Sheridan
Grand Haven Lumber Company
Annapolis
Middleville
Barry County
Flames
la Grange
Kolb
St. Clair County
East St. Louis
Gen. Dudley
Pensions
Thurman
Union Pacific Raiway Company
Arnold Hayne
Geo. M. Wright
W. H. Weed
United States Geological Survey
Yellowstone Park
National Museum
George Williams
Wauseon
Ohio
Johnson
Arkansas
Winfield
Jones Dunlap
Anthony
I’rovidence
Daniel B. Vermilye
Bar
Cope
Weems Stone & Marble Co
Virmilye
Europe
William Myers
United States Army
Myers
Vermilye
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
New Jersey
Lemont
Uniontown
Cashier Knox
Connellsville
Ritenbaur
James Leeper
Abrott
Ernesleben
Prussian-Saxony
Ireland
Irish National League
County Cork
Parnell
Rotunda
Daniel Hayship
Bakerbee
Michael Kavanagh
Jos. Smith
Jos. Hanlon
Calcutta
Melbourne
Theormer
England
Sullivan
O'Donnell
London
South Africa
Law Journal
Gladstone
Henry James
Colemons
Brand
Herchell
James
Horace Davey
Christchurch
Charles Russell
M. P
New American, British & Continental Cable Co
Gibraltar
Oet
America
Lord Lansdowne
Quebec
Lord Lorne
Spain
Castelar
Rome
Cardinal Manning
Pope
Bismarck
Swerna
Russia
Imperial Marie Institute
Moscow
Portugal
The
Geographical Society
Congo River
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