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Rattlers T notice on rail project and odd tale
A chaotic editorial urges Lamar and Jasper county residents to back a proposed railroad link via Tebo Neosho and South Pacific routes, recounting past financial figures and local hopes. The piece also recounts sensational anecdotes about wealth, age and a string of curious deaths and foibles in a sprawling, rambling historical context.
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Lamar Party
Pines
Frontier
Lamar
Star of Empire
Texas
George E. Ward
Samar
Sangamon
Ulinoishi Tun
Barton County
Fort Scott
Golden Trove
Barton City
Memphis
Tebo
Neosho
Jasper County
Stork
South Pacific
Noosho
Dade County
Kansas City
Wort
Kabsan City
Durt House
Cap
Jackson
Great Southeastern
Atlantic
Charles BE
John W Lived
John M. Richardson
Kansas City and
Memphis Railroad
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Cameron and
Hannibal and
St. Joseph
City
Jackson County
Wade
Greene County
Springfield
Ozark Mountains
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Arkansas
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Jacksonport
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