R R Timetable and Rail Lines in Lawrence Then and Now
A noisy timetable page from the Southern Kansan lists R R Timetable JMison Topeka and Santa Fe routes with Mexico California Express and Colorado Utah Limited, plus Kansas City Express and Atlantic Express. It notes ticket offices in Lele drug store and Eldridge House, with agents Bailey and Otley offering schedules, fares, and sleeper reservations. The piece ends by remarking some Lawrence readers have yet to discover the paper’s extended department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jmison
Topeka & Santa FE Railroad
Wong Wat
Texas Express
Mexico & California Express
Colorado & Utan Limited
Miby
Topeka Express
Omorado Express
Kansas City & Val
Atlantic Express
Kansas City
Cheo
Kansan
Lawrence
Santa Fe
Lele
Slephone
Ugo
C. Bailey
Wales Not Equal to the Emergency
The Prince of Wales declines mediation in the engineering dispute, stating it would be improper to interfere despite deploring the dismal state of affairs. Also notes other international and local items including ex-Queen Liliuokalani’s illness and a mount Ararat death during a geological congress ascent. The piece ends with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming cure for deafness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
London
Prince of Wales
Mount
Ararat
St. Peterssure
Armenia
Geological Congress
Stoeber
Hall
F.J. Cuexey & Co
Toledo
News Service Extended and Local Industry Updates
The St Louis Republic reports it now prints more authentic foreign news and maintains strong home coverage. The Bowersock Milling Co added Sheller Wagon Dump and Scales to Pacific Mills and seeks orders for Chop Meal Bran Shorts Wheat and Rye Flour. Other items include labor strife in London with 400000 engineers called out, Seminoles’ stance on territorial governance, deportation costs for Chinese under the Gary act, a Texas lynching, an international marriage in London, and a pigeon shooting result in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Republic
Bowersock Milling Co
Pacific Mills
Drouth Broken as Rain Benefits Farmers Across West
A wide swath of the Midwest and South reports soaking rains ending a long drought. Kansas and Missouri see first widespread wetting in months, Wichita records 2.88 inches, and Nebraska notes the first meaningful rain in six weeks. Grain and pasture prospects improve, with cotton and corn in the South gaining immediate benefit and northern regions awaiting next year’s acreage response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Indiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Texaklahoma
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Minnesota
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Lake Region
Wichita
Kan
Threats by McNall Duplicate Letters to 59 Insurance Firms
Webb Mc Nall the insurance commissioner sent identical warnings to fifty nine companies. He cites reliable information that firms have written policies in Missouri and Kansas without proper licensing. He warns that if illegitimate business continues he will involve county attorneys to prosecute agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torexa
Kan
Webb Mc Nall
Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
Grant's Horsemanship Impresses Italian Officers in Milan
In Milan during 1878 Gen. Grant impressed Italian Bersaglieri officers by calmly mounting a unruly horse after a bold appearance in plain dress. The crowd, initially doubtful, erupted in astonished applause as he rode with his escort for two hours, displaying remarkable horsemanship and composure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Grant
United States
Bersaglieri
Italy
Grant
Alfred M. Fuller
McClure
Tax Rioting in Rome Spurs Police Action
A large procession of tradesmen led by the Rome union and the chamber president marched to the interior ministry to protest new taxes. Premier Rudifi met with a tradesmen committee and pledged efforts toward fair tax collection. A violent clash broke out as police attempted to disperse the crowd, injuring six officers and forty citizens, with one rioter killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ovt
Chamber of Capacierce
Rudifi
Pojtico
Judge Wells ends eight hour law in Kansas case
Torena Kan October 13 Judge Wells of the Kansas court of appeals affirmed the district court ruling in Billingsley versus Board of Commissioners of Marshall County. Billingsley had a county contract and worked ten hours a day claiming eight hours was a day’s work and seeking overtime. The court upheld the lower court’s decision denying overtime pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torena
Kan
Wells
Kansas Court of Appeals
Billingsley
Board of Commissioners
Marshall County
Court of Appeals
Dutch Weber Caught In Detroit After Savannah Bank Robbery
Jerome Martle alias Dutch Weber, once a top fugitive and leader of the Savannah bank robbery gang, was captured by a Pinkerton detective in Detroit last Thursday and is held there. The gang had Kansas City roots and operated within a 10 mile radius, linked to numerous Missouri and Kansas bank and safe robberies during 1905 and 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Robera
Kansas City
Jerome Martle
Weber
State Bank
Pinketton
Detroit
Mich
Missouri
Kansas
Promoter Gibson Free After Check Fraud Charge
Promoter and Akron Street Railway official Hinmet C Gibson, linked to General Samuel Thomas and J J Crews of New York, was arrested on the 7th for attempting to pass a worthless 640 check. He was discharged after complainant R B Stimson, auditor of the Netherland and Imperial, said he did not believe Gibson intended fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hinmet C. Gibson
Akron Street Railway and Luminating Company
Samuel Thomas
J. J. Crews
R. B. Stimson
Atchison Fire Destroys Hawthorn Mills Bank and More
Atchison Kansas October 12 The Hawthorn mill and warehouses the Atchison State Bank the Palace saloon Ed McHeinz restaurant Ben Downs barber shop and several dwellings were burned early yesterday morning. The Cain Hawthorn company lost 3500 barrels of flour and the total loss nears 86000 with only 39000 insured. In all sixteen buildings were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearing Mill
State Bank
AtcHison, Kan
Ann- Hawthoro
Atchison State Bank
Palace
Ed McHeinz
Ben Downs
Cain- Hawthorn
Railway Orders See Federation Plan At Peoria
Peoria Newfoundland October 12 A joint conference of four railway employee orders begins tomorrow to discuss forming a federation of railroad brotherhoods The engineers are not included The move could affect about 300000 workers across the United States Canada and Mexico
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
United States
Canada
Mexico
Lawrence Lawyers Find Help At Gazette Job Office
Local firms are urged to visit the Gazette job office for printed briefs. The paper offers prescribed type for briefs and promises efficient, reliable service.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Bevel
Distillens
Old Kentucky
Aos
W. Main St
Louisville
R.R. Timetable
P.m. Ivision
Cunday
Bunday
Otley
Eldridge House
J.P. Ross
Avent Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railway
Willg Wrest
Denver
Pacific Coast
Leavenworth Express
Leavenworth
Muscoger
I. T
Isparhecher
Creek Council
Okmulgee
Dawes and Creek
Luluokalani
Wastiseton
Liliuokalani
Nawaii
Ebbitt
Federated Trades
AL TF Brown
Brown
Indiana Territory
Dawes Commission
Sam
Treasury
N. M
United
C. M. Foraker
San Francisco
United States Court of Southern
Texas
Brexpan
Bob Carter
James Burch
The
Morning Post
Count Charles Seilern
Antoinette Woerishoffer
Charles Woerishoffer
Gilbert
Elliott
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
R. Elliott
Exposition Park
Mr. Elliott
Mustapha Bey
Washington
State Department
Ali
the Drouth
M'Nall
Englund
India
England
Colonies
Rupshu
Himalayas
Queen of England
Russia
Apraxia
Caillebotte
Luxemburg
Fine Arts
Institute of France
Minister of Fine Arts
Manets
Claude Manets
M. Dybowski
Africa
Sterling
Chicago
Montrese
Can
Kangne
Gibson Free
Atchison’s
Arker
Pe Obichester
Wasa Reiladic
Carchester
Sane
Drageisis
Philads
Humphreys
Albany
D U. S. Army Cavalry
Drugeista
Priss, Humphreys’ Medicine CO
Corner William and John Sic
New Fork
Rumphrets
Specifc
Humphreys’ Medicine
Corner William and John Sts
Heara
E. C. West
Ceil
Lawrence Kaa
Vincennes
Eptember
Maria Stadler
Geo. Stadler
Th Groene Statler
Tou Akre Fareby
Marta Stadler
Douglas
State of
Rose Stadler
C. Russel
Cc. H. Tucks
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