Kansas Wheat Wall If Loaded In 1990 Crop Trains Stretch 985 Miles
Trains carrying Kansas wheat would form a nearly five sixths length wall around the state. Estimates say 5,205 trains of 25 cars each would be needed, with trains extending about 985 miles along state lines if laid end to end. Variations in car length and capacity are noted, adjusting earlier figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enecty
Hee
Kansas
Santa Fe
Wichita
Galveston
Total Corp
Burlington
Kansas City
Chicago
Tranfmren
Ines
Board of Trade
Attacked by Bull-Bats in Indianapolis Area
A peculiar bird known as the bull bat or night hawk has been sighted around Indianapolis in spring and again in late summer as it migrates between Mexico and Cuba. The bird feeds on flying insects and occasionally lands to catch prey on the ground. State geologist Blatchley notes its graceful, rapid aerial movements and distinctive booming sound. An anecdote from George Fh.areal tells of a man attacked by several of these birds, later described as non vicious by Blatchley.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Blatchteyv
George
Central Ave
Central
Roosevelt addresses currency issue in Pekary Toothed Teddy speech
Roosevelt spoke to a large crowd in Lacrosse Wisconsin on Monday afternoon clarifying the currency debate and Philippines policy. He cited Bryan supporters in the East and recalled Bryan's Zanesville statement that the party stands where it did in 1896 on the money question.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Roosevelt
Philippines
Bryan
East
Zanesville
McKinley Letter Prompts Currency and Philippine Debate
Republican papers react to McKinley’s letter. The Chicago Times-Herald says the currency issue top priority will shape business confidence, while gold Democrats fear policy could be undone by a hostile administration. The Chicago Inter-Ocean asserts Bryan’s Philippine policy is exposed and Dewey’s victory linked to McKinley’s acceptance letter.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago Inter-Ocean
United States
Dewey
Bryan
McKinley
Tom Taggart Aims For Democratic Lead In Indiana
The Minneapolis Times notes Tom Taggart hopes Indiana will go Democratic by about 43,000, though he would be pleased with a smaller margin. His enthusiasm is seen as a spur to reduce voter apathy.
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Tom Taggart
Indiana
Neely Safe in New York Jail Says Atlanta Constitution
Fragmentary line notes Neely is in a New York jail and appears safe, with no further details or context provided about the case or charges.
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Cuba
Neely
New York
Atlanta Constitution
Widow Not Widow as Gettysburg Husband Alive
Mrs. Sarah E. Lyon learned she is not a widow after applying for a veteran widow’s pension. A bureau letter said her husband is alive and in Indiana, ending her long belief he was dead and prompting plans to visit him.
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Norwalk
Conn
Sarah E. Lyon
Gettysburg
Indiana
Oak Grove
Bureau
Sad Homecoming for Cincinnati Artist Paul Derring
Paul Derring, a Cincinnati artist and Ohio Mechanics Institute instructor, returns from France to learn his wife died suddenly of rheumatism of the heart. At Vinest cemetery his wife’s grave shows grass growing as he contemplates a sorrowful reunion. Unanswered letters from Derring to his wife arrive weekly, while the couple’s children were sent to Osgood, Indiana. Derring plans to reach Cincinnati by September 20 after landing in New York.
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Cincinnati
Paul Derring
France
Derring
Ohio Mechanics’ Institute
Paris
Osgood
Ind
New York
Boy 12 Starts Quest to Lead Metropolitan Railway
New York on September 11 reports Charles McQuaid ran away from Hastings to seek work. He obtained a job counting and packing transfer tickets with Metropolitan Railway President H. H. Vreeland offering him a chance. Charles works 8 to 5 daily, paid uncertainly, insisting the learning matters most.
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New York
Charles McQuaid
Hastings
N. Y
H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Railway Company
Farmer In West Conshohocken Reports Black Oil Well Prized
Caleb Danstan and his family awoke to a violent blast and a well that produced black oily water with a roaring hiss. The well leaked minerals and gas with oil floating on the surface. daylight inspection showed the explosion center in the well. The family remains hopeful yet fearful, unsure if oil or witchcraft caused the phenomenon.
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West
Conshohocken
Caleb Danstan
West Conshohocken
Dunstan
Sea Serpent Returns in Great South Bay Sighting
New York reports a sea serpent sighting in the Great South Bay observed by multiple parties including D. B. Ryder of Brooklyn and the Wanda yacht crew. Estimates range from 30 feet of body to a large cubical head with fiery red eyes, with witnesses claiming portions extending far out in the water and along the shore.
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New York
Great South Bay
D. B. Ryder
Brooklyn
J. R. Belden
Ida Summerson
Wanda
S. Benjamin
Disliked bloomers trigger public street dispute in Washington
Charles Redman whipped his wife after she appeared in bright bloomers with a Dickerson escort in Washington Pa. The pair clashed with police, Redman was fined by the burgess court, and he protested that the punishment was not harsh enough. Mrs Redman and the Dickerson woman defended the outing, while Redman pursued his wife and later paid the fine with regret.
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Redman
Jgickerson
Burress Court
Mit
Cupidene touted as remedy for nervous exhaustion
Young men in California praise the French remedy Cupidene for nervous exhaustion twitchings and facial pulsations. It claims to cure men. Box price 1 or six for 5 at Sloan's drug store 32 W Washington st. Write for Men's Tidings free to Davos Medicine Co. San Francisco Cal.
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California
Sloan’s Drug Store
W. Washingston-st
Davos Medicine Co
San Francisco
Cal
Local Services and Goods Advertisements In City Listings
Weckbands Put on Frew Progress laundry Telephone 1121 Watch Repairing at Gardners 128 S Meridian room 16 Cheapest Place for Harness Laprobes whips flynets Cash or pay ments C Pleschner 313 E Washington st Fine California Wines Brandies Bottled goods Schullers 22 N Meridian st Fiment prepared Meal in City Full regular dinner 2c business men's lunch 15e St Charles hotel Chas Muell er schoen prop McCrea st opposite Union station
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C. Pleschner
E. Washingtonst
City
St. Charles Hotel
Chas
Muellerschoen
Prop
McCrea St
Union Station
Kitz Sample Room And Cafe Restaurant Ad
Business lunch option offered at 11 a m to 2 p m at the Kitz Sample Room And Cafe Restaurant on the second floor with finest bowling alleys. Located at 127 E Court Street run by E Kitz.
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Kitz
E. Kitz
E. Courtst
An Old Nurse for Children Teething Syrup Ad
An old advertisement claims Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup soothes teething pain softens gums and cures wind colic and diarrhoea. It is offered at twenty five cents a bottle.
Mackinac Island Excursion Prices and Details
Ticket prices listed for Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City via several lines include 7.00 and 11.00 dollar fares. Tickets valid fifteen days with last excursion of the season. For details, contact ticket agents at Union Station or Washington Street.
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Mackinac Island
Mackinaw City
Michigan
Cen
Union’ Station
Washington-st
Notice of liquor license application in Indianapolis Ward Four
The subscriber informs voters in Wayne township Marion county Indiana he will apply at the October term 1908 to the county commissioners for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in amounts under five gallons with on premise drinking allowed His business premises located at 952 Walnut Street Ward Four fronting south on Walnut in a two story frame building Lot 6 Block 5 Fatouts subdivision outlet 337 Center township Indianapolis CALVIN CARSON
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Wayne Township
Marion County
Indiana
Board of
County Commissioners
Walnurst
Notice of liquor license request in Indianapolis Ward 10
Notice to voters of the Tenth ward Center township Marion county Indiana that Andrew Boll will apply to the Board of county commissioners at the October term 1900 for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking allowed. The business place is a first floor room facing south on Louisana street in a four story brick building on part of lot 6 21 feet 11 inches off the east end of the lot in square 87 City of Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana No 6 W Louisiana St Ward 10.
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Tenth Ward
Center Township
Marion County
Indiana
Board of
County Commissioners
Louisana St
City of Indianapolis
Louisiana St
Andrew Boll
Sixth Ward
Indiana Ave
Capitol Ave
Indianapolis
Ehonhard Schafer
Liquor License Sought by Joan Wolliffer in Indianapolis Ward Fifteen
The voter of the Fifteenth ward Center township Marion county Indiana applies to the county commissioners at the October term 1909 for a licence to sell intoxicating malt and spiritous liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking allowed. The business is at No 825 S Meridian St Indianapolis in a first floor room fronting west on Meridian street in MecCarty's subdivision. Also notices applying for pool table and bowling alley privileges in the same room.
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Fifteenth Ward
Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of Indiana
Meridian St
MecCarty’s
Indianapolis
Indiana
S. Meridian-st
Joan Wolliffer
Andrew Kress Seeks License To Sell Alcohol In Indianapolis
The subscriber notifies voters in Eighth ward Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply to the county commissioners at the October 1900 term for a license to sell spirituous vinous liquors in quantities exceeding five gallons, with on premises drinking, at 1510 E Washington St in Ward 1. He also seeks portable privileges in the same room located in Crane Wasson subdivision Ridenour second addition. Andrew Kress.
Voters seek liquor license for two Indiana Ave rooms
The Sixth ward Center town voters at the October term 1900 seek a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors with drinking allowed on a first floor room in a four story brick building at 301 and 302 Indiana Ave north Capitol Ave. The property sits on part of lot 6 square 28 in Center Township Marion County Indiana. EHONHARD SCHAFER seeks the license.
Lafayette Train Schedule Fragment
Partial timetable notes show Lafayette connections arriving at 5.45 pm and 10.45 am, Chicago fast mail departures, early morning Chicago speeds, and a Chicago night express. Information is fragmentary with unreadable portions and unclear dates.
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Qlefayette
Lafayette
Chicago Fast Mail
Chicago
Chicago Night
Cincinnati Express Timetable Fragments and Arrivals
A damaged OCR fragment lists multiple Cincinnati and Peoria line times with trains from Greensburg and Louisville, plus Bloomington and Champaign connections. It shows departures at 11.45 pm and 5.43 pm, arrivals around dawn and afternoon, with several two way services between Cincinnati, Greensburg, N. Ver. and Louis, Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign and others.
Springfield and Columbus Line Train Schedule Fragments
Fragmentary schedule data shows trains between Springfield Columbus Cincinnati and Detroit with times for departures and arrivals. Mentions City Ticket Office at 25 W Washington, and services like Cincinnati fast mail and Cin and Dayton line with several listed times across day parts.
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City
Washington-st. Cincinnati
Weeee
Cincinnati
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Detroit
Chicago Indianapolis and Lamisville Railway Service Note
Ticket office at 24 W Washington routes include Chicago night express with early morning arrivals and daytime services. Details show fares and times like 7.0 am 97.55 cents and 11.5 am 52.40 cents, plus vestibule and accommodation segments from Monen Rette era schedules.
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Chicago, Indianapolis & Lamisville Railway
W. Washington
Chicago
Chicago Ft Mls
Aim Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Monen
Lake Exie and Western Railroad Time Notation
Fragmentary railway timetable notes show 7 am 410.25 am TD and Chi. lim 12.20 pm 74.15 pm M., L. and L porte sp 7.2¢ pm 10.25 pm. Likely schedule fragments for Lake Exie line and connections with Mish. ex. and Mish. routes.
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Mish
Chi. Lim
L’porte
Train schedule fragment for Indiana to Chicago routes
A partial timetable lists connections for Indiana, Decatur and Western Ry, Decatur and St Louis lines. It notes departure times from various stations, including 4.40 pm from an unspecified origin, 11.50 am incoming Chicago service, and a 2.43 pm or 10.40 am leg with fares around 4.05 to 222.40 units, reflecting mixed ex and fexosc services.
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Peoria
Bloom
M&ex
Peoria & Bloomington
Euitepaaboed
Champaign Accom
Peoria & Bloom
Chicago
Tuscola Accom
Dec
St. L
Pennsylvania Lines. Evening train schedule fragment
A dated timetable fragment lists trains with routes among Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Columbus, Indianapolis, Louisville, Dayton, Xenia, Pittsburgh, Logansport, Chicago, and Vandalia Lines. Notable times include morning departures from Philadelphia and connections to major hubs, and evening arrivals and services, with several Bloomington and Madison route mentions and local stops.
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Teddy
Mr. Bryan
M’kinley
T. Tag
Rathbone
Aer Hubby
Street Railway
Dr.pierces
E. J. A. Sutolifye
B. Warke
St Maura
People's Credit Clothing CO
Zig W
Washington, Pa
Charles
Gardner's
S. Meridian
Schuller’s
Lake Erie & Western
Lake Shore Roads
Ilinois St
W. D. Allison & CO
Mass, Ave
Eighth Ward
Board of County Commissioners
Washington St
Crane & Wasson
Ridenour
Andrew Kress
the Parrott-Taggart Bakery
Indianapolis Cancer Institute
New York St
Ohio St
Depurator Medical Institute
N. tHimola St
Morton Place
Central-ave
Anna R. Meyer
E. R. Dreithaler
Delaware St
Bates House Pharmacy
Chas. D. Githens
College-ave
The
Indianapolis Gas Co
Evans Chemical
Moses Optical CO
Costes A As
Pennsylvania
I. M. Rowe
Optician
Mommes
Rome
Rae of Sont
Yaric
TSH
America
Peterson
North
Pennsylvania St
St. L. R
Big Four Route
City Ticket Ofice
Cleveland Line
Sam
Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harber
Benton Harbor
lLliam Wabash Accommond
ST. Louis Line
St. Louis Accom
St. L. S. W. Lim
St. Louis Limited
D S
T. H. & Mattoon Ac
St. Louis Ex
CincInnati, Ex
Greensburg
Cin
S. A
N. Ver
D.s
Louis
Peoria Line
Springfield and
Columbus
Columbus & Spring
Ohio
Lynn Accommodation
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Lake Exie & Western R. R
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
Pennsylvania Lines
Quinois and
Washington-sts
Vernon and
Madison
Martinso'e & Vin
Dayton & Xenia
Pittsburg & East
Logansport & Chicago
Martinsville
Knights. & Rich
Phil
N.Y
Balti, & Wash
Dayton & Spring
Springfield
Solumb’s, Ind
Mad
Colum
Martins, & Vin
Pittsburg & Idast
Dayton and Xenia
Spencer Acc
Col. Ind. & Louis
Logans. & Chicago
Vandalia Lines
T. H
Western Express
Effingham
T.,h
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