Free Use of the Frank in Capitol Packing Boxes
Washington dispatch notes that congressmen use postal franks to ship official papers and even personal items via packing boxes. Secretary Shaw is cited as vigilant on frank misuse while examples show political letters slipping through without postage. Frank scheme is described as legal but sometimes exploited, with Mason of Illinois cited in past criticism.
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Washington Bureau Journal
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Engineers
Shaw
Mason
Illinois
Frank
Congressional Record
Sam
Frank J. Stillman
Great Rock Island System grows toward distant horizons
The Rock Island System expands from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway dominance, tracing its evolution from the 1851 Chicago & Rock Island line to a 6,979 mile network across 14 states and territories. It includes additions like Choctaw Oklahoma Gulf and Rock Island & Peoria, with Rock Island city still noted as the system’s namesake and traffic hub.
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Rock Island
Great Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Des Moines
Chicago & Rock Island Railroad Company
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
Great River
Waters
Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Council Bluffs
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company
Missouri
Kansas
Chicago, Rock Island
Texas
Mexico
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Colorado
Minnesota
South Dakota
Arkansas
Tennessee
Little Rock Island
Rock Island & Pacific
Missouri River
Oklahoma & Gulf
Burungton
Cedar Rapids
Ionee
Peoria
St. Louis
Kansas City
Horse Meat in Davenport Saloons Branded Cheap Beef
Davenport residents learn that horse meat supplies a large portion of cheap menu items in saloons and lunch counters. About 300 horses a year are slaughtered nearby, with flanks and backbone used for meat while other parts go to hogs.
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Davenport
Berlin
Germany
Betty
Iowa Boy Failed in Chicago and Returns Home
A young Iowa man arrives in Chicago with polish and letters of introduction, tries law, stage, and vaudeville, but fails to attract clients or jobs. He works as a chorus member and later quits, returns to Iowa where his father’s firm keeps him busy, and his stories of Chicago linger in his hometown.
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Chicago
Iowa
Criminal Court
Dramatic
Liberty
New York
Chance
Chicago Tribune
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Capitol Hill
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Leila Vanderbilt Sloane
William H. Vanderbilt
Elm Court
W. B. Osgood Field
Miles
Mark Twain
Hartford
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N. Y
Twain
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