Three Die As Rail Wrecks Hit Hot Springs and Decatur
Reports from Hot Springs Arkansas detail a head end collision between No 58 Iron Mountain southbound and No 14 northbound passenger trains. At least three killed and forty five injured. A second wreck near Decatur Alabama on the Southern line injured two firemen and bruised engineers, with engineer S H Cooper dying at 7 30.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Iron Mountain
Beecham
Hot Springs Road
Decatur
Ala
Reed Bartlow
Jim Webb
Ike Almstead
S. H. Cooper
Hospital Arrivals and Railway Mail Clerks Report
Hospital arrivals list multiple workers with roles and towns including Centerville Mokane Green Ridge Kincaid Chillicothe and Deni son. The Railway Mail Clerks report from Washington DC dated December 6 notes the section begins with this notice.
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B. Day
Fence Gang
Centerville
B. T. Terpennery
Pumper
Mokane
Isaac Johnson
Extra Gang
Green Ridge
John Thompson
Kincaid L. Johnson
Denison
John Burns
Crusher
Railway mail clerks named from multiple states
Yesterday the following clerks were appointed to railway mail service Henry J Florrick and Arthur Sassman of St Louis Arthur G Lynch of Norborne Mo A H Winkemeyer of Wellington Mo W H Jenner of Boonville Mo and Alonzo R Jenkins of Crockett Texas
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Lowing
Henry J. Florrick
Arthur Sassman
St. Louis
Arthur G. Lynch
Norborne
A. H. Winkemeyer
Wellington
W. H. Jenner
Boonville
Alonzo R. Jenkins
Crockett
Texas
Wreck Near Birmingham injures several on mixed train
A mixed freight and passenger train on the Birmingham Mineral railroad near Bessemer was rear ended by a freight train while taking water, injuring a number of passengers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Mineral Railroad
Bessemer
Remains of T. E. Thompson Sent for Burial in Holliday
The body of T. E. Thompson, who died Thursday afternoon at the M. K. & T. hospital, was shipped to Holliday Missouri for burial. His brother S. M. Thompson of Canon City Colorado accompanied the casket. William Linden an engineer on the
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T. E. Thompson
Holliday
S. M. Thompson
Canon City
Colo
William Linden
Injuries and travel notes from Spaulding to Sedalia region
Katy, injured jumping from an engine at Spaulding, I T, Thursday afternoon. J J Stober injures toes unloading steel rails in narrow gauge yards. D H Lutz returns from Shreveport to work as a street railway conductor. A telegraph station car moves to Elliott for depot construction. East end Missouri Pacific local arrives twelve hours late in Sedalia. J D Burns from Hannibal takes machinist job at Missouri Pacific shops. Frank Reed leaves for Holden to hunt. A Missouri Pacific special excursion train heads to St Louis to see Ben Hur at the Olympic. Katy passenger train No 6 delayed six hours due to a wreck in Indian Territory. Ex County Surveyor Stanley, with Missouri Pacific survey corps, visits from Newton County marking branch line route.
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Katy
Spaulding
I. T
J. J. Stober
D. H. Lutz
Shreveport
Elliott
East End
Missouri Pacific
Sedalia
J. D. Burns
Hannibal
Frank Reed
Holden
St. Louis
Olympic Theatre
Indian Territory
Stanley
Missouri Pacific Survey Corps
Newton County
New Car Load of Pianos From John N. Taylors
A fresh shipment of pianos arrives from John N. Taylors at 514 Ohio Street during the current sale period.
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John N. Taylor
Ohio Street
Negotiations Likely in Rich Hill Coal Strike
Governor Dockery says militia not yet deployed at Rich Hill Missouri as Bates county sheriffs request and unrest continues. Adjutant General Cameron, Mine Inspector Evans, Labor Commissioner Anderson, and arbitration board member Ford Allen head to the scene to urge arbitration and peaceable settlement.
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Dockery
Rich Hill
Bates County
Butler
Nevada
Cameron
Evans
William Anderson
Ford Allen
Kansas City
State Board of Arbitration
Death near Lamonte claims Mrs. Herman Scott at 40
Mrs. Herman Scott died Wednesday night of consumption at her home five miles northwest of Lamonte. She was 40. The funeral was held today at Prairie Chapel.
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Lamonte
Herman Scott
Prairie Chapel
Opening of Winter Tourist Season
The Southern railway announces for the winter of 1901 and 1902 the most superb service ever offered, operating its own lines over the entire South and linking travel between the north and south through Florida, Cuba, Mexico, the Pacific Coast and Central America.
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The
Southern Railway
Florida
Cuba
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Central America
Winter Homes in Summer Lands
A passenger department booklet by the Southern Railway details winter resorts in the South with illustrations. July issue available by sending a two cent stamp to George B. Allen A G P A St Louis Mo for a copy.
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The
Southern Railway
South
George B. Allen
St. Louis
Excursion Tickets to New York Exposition and Buffalo
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway begins July 1 with reduced rate tickets to Pan American exposition and Buffalo at low rates. Eight trains daily. Send four cents for printed matter and full information to F. M. Byron G. W. A. Chicago, B. P. Humphrey T. P. A. Kansas City Mo.
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Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
F. M. Byron
Chicago
B. P. Humphrey
T. Pp. A
Kansas City
News Of Fur Scarfs Sellout at Low Prices
Small furs scarves and collars are offered at unusually low prices with a large selection. The advertisement promises durability and elegance for winter wear and includes a personal guarantee of rightness on every fur sold.
Fur trimmed garments in $5 lot worth double to fourfold
Garments with fine satin linings and expert tailoring include women’s jackets and coats. Examples note $5 items valued at $20 to $22.50, and jackets priced at $5, $8.75, or $10 with satin linings and distinctive details. Women’s 27 inch jackets and 42 inch coats highlighted in black kersey and rhombo cheviot fabrics.
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Raglan
Oxford
Kersey
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Washington, D. C
Wood
Elmer Walter
John J Swartwood
J. Rushwood Thompson
Theresa Belmont
Stetson
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co
Sol Smiths Russel’s
Maurice Weisburgh
Ohio St
Bypiai
Sedalia, Mo
New York
Pettis County
John Kaiser
E. Second St
Hail’s
Coats
Great West
Kansas City Star
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