Switchman Shir Leys Sad Accident No Tidings Of His Father
John Merrill a Maine farmer seeks his father Aaron W Merrill who disappeared after the Civil War era. The search spans thirty years with efforts in Kansas City and Quindaro, seeking death location and possible heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Merrill
Caribou
Thomas Brackett Reed
Kansas
Aaron W. Merrill
Kansas City
Merrill
Aaron Merrill
Minneapolis
Kas
Maine
Kansas Volunteer Infantry
War Department
Old Wyandotte
Quincaro
Merrill Hunte
W. J. Lane
H. H. Sawyer
Lane
Captain Sawyer
Missouri River
Old Quindaro
Arkansas
Cohen's Hot Stuff Koal Ko Company Ad
An old style advertisement for Cohen's Hot Stuff Koal Ko. It lists phone numbers 1000 and 2638 and promotes the store as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen
Koal KO
Indignant Missouri Senator Cockrell at White House reception
Senator Cockrell of Missouri caused a scene at the White House reception when he arrived with his daughter Marion Cockrell and was detained at the end of the line. His daughter fast tracked entry via an official order, while the senator declined greetings and declared the president would be unable to receive him. The report also notes a Missouri Pacific train load of soldiers en route from San Francisco to Atlanta and a January 1 overhaul of yard and train crew discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Cockrell
Missouri
Senate
House of Representatives
Marion Cockrell
Cortelyou
Missouri Pacific
San Francisco
Atlanta
23D Infantry
J. W. Shelley
Sedalia
Missouri Pacific Company
Struttman
Jefferson City
Switchman Saved Fellow Worker From Fatal Engine Trap
Illinois Central switchman James Kilmartin escaped serious harm in Centralia Illinois when his colleague James Phipps acted quickly. While on the engine footboard a crossing plank caused a fall and Phipps opened the air valve to stop the engine. Both men were wedged under the locomotive. Kilmartin suffered a broken arm and multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kilmartin
Illinois Central
Centralia
Ill
James Phipps
Phipps
Kilmartin
Eyes and Outlaws: Jesse James in a Colorado Tale
A Houston Post report recounts Dr. Seymour on detecting criminals by eyes, sharing a Denver Durango anecdote where a man with piercing eyes demanded fare. The stranger proved to be the notorious outlaw Jesse James, noted for striking features and a blarney smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Houston (Tex
Chicago
Jesse James
Innes Festival Tour Plans for Sedalia February 1
Mr W S Albert representing the Innes Band arrived to arrange a special train schedule for Sedalia spectators. The act features Borghi Frances Bryden Alberti Zenci Kyla and a 55 member band performing scenes from Carmen Faust Lucia and anvil pieces with dramatic lighting. Net from Baltimore's opening night nears $4000 as promoters tout phenomenal houses along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
W.S. Albert
Innes
Baltimore
Albert
Carmen
Faust
Lucia
Borghi
Frances Bryden
Zermi
Alberti
Indiana Supreme Court to rule on 32 pound turkey dispute
A Windfall minister Rev Joseph Kinder holds a 32 pound turkey claimed by neighbor George L Pflueger who says the fowl was his pet. The circuit court ruled for Kinder and Pflueger appeals to the Indiana Supreme Court to determine ownership.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Joseph Kinder
Windfall
George L. Pflueger
Pflueger
Rev
Kind
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
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Ohio St
Helfert & Raiffeisen
West Main
John
Mr. Merrill
Aroostock County
Reed
Switchman
Shirleys
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mand
H. H. Wilson
Warrensburg
Vandalia
Company’s Hospital
R. V. Shirley
Katy
Terre Haute
Ind
Fifth Street
Ing
M., K. & T. Hospital
Bellas
Shirley
East Fifth Street
Indiana
Sentinel
Hank Rush
Muskogee
Denison
Curt Jackson
J. M. Talkington
Corning, Ark
J. L. Pratt
M. D
Iowa Park
Tex
Louis
P. H. Hook
Maiden, Mo
Bere 2 Co
Cianx Ave. Sr. Louse, Me
Senator Cockrell
The
New York World
Jim Butler
James Williams
Extra Gang
Hiattville
Jim Darrah
M. Adams
South McAlester
S. M. Hollers
Whitesboro
J. Parks
Brakeman
D. L. Lawrence
Bridgeman
Portland
H. Tygard
Reg Dawson
Greenville
Robert Cowins
Atoka
Dock Wade
Hillsboro
Tom Gault
Richard Hunt
S. L. Lanham
Bridge and Building Department
Fort Scott
W. Wolfe
W. C. Morton
Smith Ville
Links and
Walch’s
Colorado
Durango
Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
W. S. Albert
Nes
Mr. Innes
Italia Carmen
Zenzi Kyl
Cornettist
Francis Bryden
Ous
Innes Festival
Mendous
Turkey
Indianapolis
Bard’s Drug Store
Chas. E. West
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