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Ancient History Revealed on Leavenworth Rail Deals
A 1887 Kansas City Journal expose details alleged fraud linked to Leavenworth and the Union Pacific. Witnesses including Shaw Neely and Alexander Caldwell testified about government debts, branch lines, and stock deals tied to Kansas Pacific and Kansas Central. The memorandum and Washington Post article suggested payoffs and lobbying, with names and sums listed for various stock transfers.
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Kansas City Journal
Leavesbourn
Kas
Pacific Railway
Union Pacific
Kansas Central
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Railroad Commission of Kansas
Pacific
Neely
Congress
Caldwell
Board of E
Patthion
Toonard T. Smith
Anderson
Cylon Pacific
Commodore Garrison
Son
Gould
Garrison
Pattison
Littler
Smith
West
Nebraska
Kansas
James C. Stone
Leavenworth, Pawnee & Western Railroad
The
Kansas Pacific
Congre
Missouri River
City
Omaha
Sioux City
John G. Fremont
Hallet
Fremont
Stone
Sant Hallow
Washington Post
Credit Mobilier
General Fremont
Assat
Kansas Pacffc Company
Delaware and Potawatomie
S. ©. Pomeroy
W. W. Gaylord
S. A. Pomeroy
E. W. Chase
Chaseville
Henry Bennett
Bimba
N. Y
A. Bennett
J. B. Usher
Caleb Smith
R. W. Thompson
Margail
Shackelford
Kentucky
G.W. Chase
S. Reynolds
C. Mitchel
Tatiana
von. T. L. Price
Missouri
Tighit
J.F. Cowan
T. Stevens
Thaddets Stev
Cowan Sill
W. Latham
Bridges
Dewey
Hackimail
Walker
Stones
Porney’s Triand
C. A. Trawbridge
Detroit
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