Rake of Jobs at Missouri Pacific Shops Sparks Mass Firings
Daily dropouts at Kansas City Missouri Pacific shops rise as an investigation trims the workforce. About 80 men discharged by May 1, with officials aiming to remove workers who paid for or aided in obtaining their jobs. Former master mechanic William T. New reportedly resigned after funding and confidence schemes surfaced.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Kansas City
William T. New
Wheeling
Cypress
New
St. Louis
St Louis
Trains and rail topics sweep Midwest towns
Ownership changes loom as a New York syndicate with Vanderbilts linked to a system extending from Chicago to Cincinnati. The Katy shops retain current funding while Master Mechanic Wigton returns from southern inspection. Jefferson City reports Missouri River near tracks and Goose Creek flooding. New railroad incorporation plans surface for Shawnee Oklahoma and Indian Territory with a line toward Sacred Heart Mission and Keokuk Falls. A Missouri Pacific case ends in defendant verdict in Versailles with motion for new trial granted.
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Katy
Jno. L. Wigton
Denison
Jefferson City
Missouri Pacific
Shawnee, Oklahoma and Indian Territory Railroad Company
Shawnee
Sacred Heart Mission
Colgate
I. T
Versailes
Shirk
Masonicball
Passenger sues railway for damages over mishap on Missouri Pacific
In Jackson county a suit for 10000 dollars was filed by Chas Brumback against the Missouri Pacific railroad company. He alleges a fellow passenger abused him on a train between Butler and Nevada and that the conductor ordered him to jump causing a lifelong leg injury. Louis Cotton, 41, hospitalized with a sprained back after falling from a rear platform in Oak Hill. He says inside seating now suits him. The piece also lists rail workers and travel notes from the region, including engineer layoffs, ferrying of staff, and upcoming fishing trips by rail personnel.
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Jackson County
Chas. Brumback
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Butler
Nevada
Louis Cotton
St. Louis City Hospital
Oak Hill
Missouri Pacific
Cotton
Wm. Ahern
Ord
St. Louis
James Berry
Kansas City
J. W. Conner
F. W. Ragan
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Sedalia
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M. W. Huyssen
Missouri
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Burley
Stevens & Dingley
M'Laughlin Bros
Ohio Street
Bird’s Eye
Cadarine Farisere
Ohio ST
YALE
Sedalia Cycle CO
Bicycles
Sentinel Office
Candy Palace
Ott
Storth
E. E. McClellan
Hurd
Kansas
J. W. Patton
Deniso
J.C. Heffer
Denson
Andreas Wagnes
Temple
J. Heath
Builer
Wm. Orrick
Bond
John A. Palmer
L. C. Penny
Extra Gang
Henrietta
A. C. Shaw
Crusher
John Sessions
Henry Palmer
A. White
Smithville
Lumbago
J. M. Graves
A. Randolph
Parsons
Monon
Chicago
Chas E. West
Line
Indianapolis
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Cincinnati
New York
Vanderbilts
East Fifth Street
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R. E.lowmiller
Jack Lister
Frank James
Arnholdt’s
Cong. Hubbard
Mr. Loeffler
Versailles
C. B. Source
Hot Springs
J. B. Goodfellow
Frank Brown
Mr. Goodfallow
Ott’s
John Walmsley
West Main St
Potter
Wm. Gourtney
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