Rail statistics reveal vast U S network and growth in 1904
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 1904 railroad data: 297072 miles of track, 2104 corporations, 147 million passengers carried, 1.31 billion tons freight carried, gross earnings 1.98 billion dollars, operating expenses 1.54 billion, 94201 casualties with 1046 deaths, payrolls over 1.29 million, median dividends 6.9 percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Card of Thanks for Support During Illness and Death
We thank kind friends and neighbors who assisted us through the sickness of our wife and mother and especially the members of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Ladies' Auxiliary to the O R C. Wilson and family.
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Order of Railway Conductors
The Watchmakers Call for Regular Cleaning
The piece notes how a watch performs unseen labor with wheels turning vast numbers yearly. It urges owners to judge the need for occasional cleaning, highlighting the main wheel’s 1460 revolutions in a year and other gears’ totals to illustrate wear.
Outing at Forest Park Honors City Guests
A group of young people enjoyed an evening at Forest Park with dancing and a luncheon. The event honored Nadine Wiley Corine O'Brien of Kansas City and Nell Sade of St. Louis.
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Forest Park
Nadine Wiley
Corine O’brien
Kansas City
Nell Sade
St. Louis
New Electric Vaudeville Sign Installed at Wood's Opera House
A new electric sign for Wood's opera house has arrived and is being mounted. The sign features 71 small incandescent bulbs on each side to spell the word Vaudeville.
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Wood
Opera House
Katy Railway Plans $100 Match for Parsons Bonds
The Katy railroad agrees to spend $100 in enlarging its shops and facilities in Parsons for every dollar the city votes in bonds, a proposal taxpayers view as a 100 to 1 long shot worth pursuing.
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Katy Railroad
Parsons
Katy Prepares for Big Cotton Movement as Texas Crop Outlook Rises
Dallas News cotton report indicates the M K T route will ship a crop about 80 percent of last year’s record. With the prior season’s huge yield, exports are expected to surge as Katy Railroad gears up for the rush. Business has been dull but cattle movements will rise as fall demand grows.
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Katy
Dallas News Cotton Report
Livestock Cars Arrive for State Fair Exhibit from Minnesota
Seven cars loaded with livestock for the State Fair exhibit arrived from Minnesota and were moved to the fair grounds. Missouri Pacific Passenger Conductor J. H. Lafferty, stabbed by Jesse Crews, is now able to be out. Superintendent W. J. McKee of the Missouri Pacific is home from a St. Louis business visit. Engine No. 1848 of the St. Louis Iron Mountain Southern railway has been overhauled at Missouri Pacific shops. Switchman F. O Hill returns to work after vacation. A P Owens night yardmaster at Jefferson City visits his son James Owens, a Missouri Pacific machinist.
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Minnesota
Missouri Pacific
J. H. Lafferty
Jesse Crews
W. J. McKee
St. Louis
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
F. O .Hill
A. P. Owens
Jefferson City
James Owens
Katy Conductor Returns Home After Ill Storm
Alonzo Wilson, the Katy conductor, comes home from Casey Illinois where his wife who died last week was buried. A freight car blew from a side track onto the main line at Clinton during the storm and the M K T passenger No. 4 was held at Ladue to avoid collision. The car was moved back to Clinton after repairs. The Katy coal house at Ladue was blown down in the storm. Mrs W J McKee and daughter Mamie of Superintendent McKee Missouri Pacific visited Nevada and have returned home.
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Alonzo Wilson
Katy
Casey
Ill
Clinton
Ladue
W. J. McKee
Mamie
McKee
Missouri Pacific
W. A. McKee
Nevada
Kroencke and Cordes Handle S Flour Deal
Kroencke and Cordes oversee the sale or supply arrangement for S flour, detailing the parties involved and the scope or terms of the agreement as reported in the period’s notices.
Hello Word Origins At Normans Wolf Hunts
A fragmented column describes the origin of the word hello from French le loup coined by Normans during Britain wolf hunts and later adopted by Anglo Saxons. The piece includes social notes with Mrs. K A Easley hosting a luncheon for Mrs. Scott of Kansas City and prize draws among guests.
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England
Britain
K. A. Easley
East Fifth Street
Scott
Kansas City
Miss Burnett
Elizabeth Letts
Ms. Boylan
O. EK. Parsons
Mr. Johnson
Mesdames
O. E. Parsons
Boylan
Rose Doherty
J. H. Meyers
R. S. Long
Menke
H. H. Black
Johnson
Milton
Elizabeth Parsons Burnett
Leone McVey
Helen Goodyear
Sallie Berthe, Woo
Brandt
Prostate Enlargement and Kidney Trouble Warned
The notice argues that men over sixty face dangerous kidney and bladder disorders linked to enlarged prostate. It promotes Foley's Kidney Cure, citing Mr. Rodney Burnett of Rock Port Missouri who reports major improvement after two bottles. Arlington pharmacy sells the product.
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Foley
Rodney Burnett
Rock Port
Arlington Pharmacy
Holden Fair Sees Light Attendance From Rain
Prof. J. M. Hill of Hill's Business College reports Holden fair attendance was light, likely due to rain, after business visit.
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J. M. Hill
Hill’s Business College
Holden
A Machine for Women Seials at Sdalia Store
A finger sewing machine marketed as the best obtainable and the lightest running most durable and convenient. It advertises the red S and lists 106 West Main Street Sedalia Missouri as the outlet for purchase.
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West Main Street
Sedalia
Dyspepsia Cure Promises Quick Relief From Stomach Troubles
The ad proclaims nourishment as key to mind and body health and claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures appetite loss, weakness, nervousness, headaches, constipation, bad breath, sour risings, indigestion, and other stomach troubles. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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Hollister's
Jacky Mountain
Rocky Mountain
Houuister Drug Company
Madison, Wis
W. E. Bard Srug
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Concrete Workers Sought by Pope Cement Construction Co
Ten concrete men are wanted for Pope Cement Construction Co. The listing references an office trust company building project with an eight twenty one date.
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Pope Cement Construction Co
Office Trust Co
Mob Spares Negro in Paris Tex After Speedy Trial Promise
Dinwiddie, a Black man arrested for alleged attempted assault on Daisy Collins, was taken from authorities by a mob of about 1000 men but spared hanging after a pledge of a swift trial. He denied the accusation, and doubts about his identity influenced the mob’s decision.
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Paris
Texas
Dinwiddie
Daisy Collins
Market News Hog Prices Spread Across Regions
The Market News reports hog price activity across multiple markets. Chicago hogs rise about 10 cents with light pigs from 3.90 to 6.35 and heavy hogs from 5.55 to 6.25. East St Louis top at 6.20. Other centers include Kansas City Sedalia Omaha and East St Louis with similar gains and totals around thousands.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
East St. Louis
Mother Gray Australian Leaf offered as a monthly regulator
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf for female ailments and kidney issues. It claims safety and cures, with 5 cent prices and free sample packs, available at druggists or by mail from The Mother Gray Co. in LeRoy New York. Foley's Kidney Cure is listed as a medicine for kidney disease sold by Arlington Pharmacy.
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Foley
Reich of Medicine
Arlington Pharmacy
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News OF the Rail
Qoo
Roto Ragia
Perpet Older
Samuel Pitcher
Fac Simile Signature of
New York
J. R. McClellan
Ormond
The
Optician
Ohio
Dr. Spence
Spencer
British Pharmacal Co
Milwaukee
McGowan’s Pharmacy
Yee
Acta
Peffer Medics
Bard Drug Co
Chichester
Chichester Chemiczio
Madison Square
Phila
Bears
Castoria
Centauar
PANY
York City
India
Eri
Ceylon
Consuelo
Duchess of Marlborough
Thiebes-Stierlin
Thiebes-Stierlin Music CO
Ohio St
Kroencke & Cordes
Tom Keene
Tom Keenes
Som Freon
Hershberger & Annabil
Sedalia Candy Company
Mrs. Easley
Mer
Ational Board of Trade
Saiser .Beers
Bohemia
Bavaria
P. Pehl
Sedalia, Mo
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