The McWilliams Special Mystery From Chicago to Denver
A long forgotten tale reveals how Peter McWilliams pressed a railroad to run a Denver bound special from Chicago. The president resisted until a personal appeal forced action, risking chaos but delivering a decisive, remarkable late afternoon departure.
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McWilliams
Chicago
Sinclair
Francis
Denver
Dover
la Salle Street
Peter MacWilliams
Peter McWilliams
The McWilliams Special and a Chicago Railroad Crisis
A dramatic account of the McWilliams Special train that transformed a railroad system. Peter McWilliams prompts a high-stakes run to Denver for his ailing son, triggering secrecy, sensational press coverage, and a furious rush to complete a 1 026 mile speed run in under twenty hours despite widespread disruption.
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Peter McWilliams
Wall Street
Mr. McWilliams
Peter
Goodby
Toto
McWilliams
Peter McWalliams
Chicago
Philp McWilliams
Denver
Rockies
Atlantic
Pacific
McWilliams Special Thunders Across the Plains in Race for Child
The McWilliams Special disrupts freight and passenger service as it races 266 miles toward the Rockies. Engines, crews, and riders scramble from Western avenue to McCloud and Ogalalla while Foley drives the 466 and George Sinclair coordinates. A crowd at the depot watches the chase and a tense editor seeks an interview amid gunfire threats.
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Mc Williams
Western Avenue
Delock
Maz
McWilliams Special
Foley
McCloud
McWilliams
Chicago
Lincoln
West End
Harvard
Oxford
Zanesville
Ashton
Blackwood
George Sinclair
McWil
Motive Power
Arickaree
Neighbor
Felix Kennedy
Felix
Kennedy
Plains
Denver
Georgie Sinclair
Georgie
Pat
Franery
Anne
Sinclair
Pat Francis
Lttle
Rockies
Standard Oil Attorneys Refuse Evidence in Landis Investigation
In Chicago attorneys for Standard Oil Company declined to submit further evidence in Judge Landis' Saturday investigation in U S district court. Landis announced sentence for Standard Oil Company of Indiana convicted August 3 of making illegal railroad rates.
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Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
The Dear Old Dollar Poem
A Kansas City Journal verse fondly celebrates the silver dollar. It praises the liberty head coin and its symbols, noting the eagle arrows stars and the old coin’s familiar presence as a welcome father’s dollar.
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Kansas City Journal
Unanswered yet prayer urged to endure with faith
Poetic exhortation urges patience in prayer, assuring readers that God hears and will answer some time somewhere. It contrasts despair with steadfast faith, stating that unanswered does not mean ungranted and that divine work began with the petition and will be completed.
Five Years for San Francisco Mayor Schmitz
Mayor Eugene Schmitz of San Francisco was convicted of extorting 1175 dollars from French restaurant keepers. Judge Dunn sentenced him yesterday to five years in San Quentin penitentiary.
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Eugene Schmitz
San Francisco
Dunn
San Quentin
Summer Tourist Rates to Northern Michigan Resorts
Southern Indiana By. Co. sells summer tourist tickets from Odon Indiana to Traverse City Petosky Frankfort Benton Harbor and other Michigan points with return by October 31 1907. Travel runs from June 30 to September 30 1907.
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Juthne
Indiana
Pearl Found In White River By Petersburg Fisherman
Gary Callahan, a Petersburg fisherman and veteran, hauled a large perfectly formed button-shaped pearl from a mussel in White River. He refuses sale until its value is established, with offers around 750 dollars. Callahan earns from fishing and mining.
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Gary Callahan
Petersburg
White River
Callabar
Callahan
Peters' Diamond Brand Shoes Offer Summer Comfort
Our summer shoes promise easy feet with soft flexible uppers and protective soles for hot streets. Prices range from 1 50 to 3 50, featuring Cascade and Vici styles and several patent options.
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Tae
Frank H. Spearmian
Frank H. Spearman
Omnipotence
First, National Bank
Daviess Co
Dicks G Howard
Nashville
St. Louis
Henderson & Gilliatt
Peters
Michigan
Cascade
Cascade Vici
Vici
Martha Vici
Martha
Oxfords
A. Diefendorf
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