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Horace Burt and the Panama Canal dream in Omaha lore
A nostalgic portrait of Horace G Burt, longtime Union Pacific president, and his clash with manager Ed Dickinson. The piece recalls Burt’s autocratic style, his resignations spurred by Harriman scrutiny, and his alleged role in shaping the railroad’s fate and the Panama Canal narrative. It also notes Burt’s high engineering reputation and the city’s newspaper culture surrounding his leadership.
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