St Paul plan to reach Pacific via Wyoming and Snake River Valley
The Wall Street Journal notes St Paul plan to extend its main line across Wyoming to connect with Oregon’s line in the Snake River valley, targeting Bel am Bay Washington. The route requires likely western pushes from Chambers to a connection with Oregon lines, with right of way sought from Union Pacific, Great Northern, or Northern lines. The plan does not threaten Union Pacific or Hill systems and aims to access Pacific markets for Washington’s wood, fish, fruit, eggs, and vegetables, boosting Northwestern growth and rail prosperity.
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Pacific Ocean
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Snake River Valley
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Belam Bay
Wueh
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Black Hills
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Idaks
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Great Northern
Harriman
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Northern Pacific
Columbia River
Puget Sound
Chlcago
Boston
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Burita
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Washington
Columbia
Chicago
Pacific
Anl
Puget Barnel
Washingto
Pennsylvania’s new 18 hour line sets speed records
A Pennsylvanian eighteen hour New York to Chicago service report notes the first eastbound train reaching Jersey City ahead of schedule with an engineer citing a 35 second burst near Hobart Indiana. In Chicago the run logged delays from a hotbox and Crestline to Fort Wayne segments averaged near a mile a minute with bursts up to 50 seconds. A speed of 222845 miles per hour was claimed near Bide in a Crestline to Fort Wayne segment.
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Subway Flooded In New York City Transit Shutdown
June 11 reports say a tunnel flood nearly halted central Manhattan lines a mile long from Park Avenue to Harlem and the Bronx. Water reached several feet as a mall breach released floodwaters while steam pumps battled the surge delaying trains and risking passengers.
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Harlem
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Park Avenue
Flooding Ravages Mississippi Area With Drowning and Loss
Reports from Keokuk and Hannibal describe the Mississippi and nearby Des Moines river flooding. The Mississippi rises beyond historic marks, breaching levees near Alexandria Missouri and flooding hundreds of acres. Drowned farmer near Alexandria and multiple missing persons are feared as stock and property wash downstream. Rivers rise at about three inches per hour, inundating rail yards and factory districts, with boats ferried to rescue people above the rising waters.
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Hannival
Canton
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West
Quincy
Plunge Off Open Draw Claims Three More Victims
A late night touring car with five occupants plunged from the Rush street bridge into the river after failing to stop for red lights. Three were drowned: W A Hartley, Jerome G Kurtzman, and Mrs Jerome G Kurtzman. Survivors included William F Hoos, Runyan, and Mrs Jeremiah Runyan. Kurtzman, a Liquozone official, and Hartley, an Indianapolis businessman, were among Chicago residents returning from a North Side wedding.
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At & O'Cldele
William Hoops, Jr
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W. A
Michigan Avenue
Kurtzman
Jerome G
del Prado
Hoo
William F
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Indianapolis
Ind
New Southern Hotel
Three Men Shot Dead in Tennessee Blacksmith Shop Feud
In Thornhill near Tate Springs Tennessee a deadly quarrel left three men dead and a fourth wounded. John Holland William Holland and Will Bundren, all white, were killed while Clink Winkle, a Black man, was wounded. The Bundren family has long feuded with the Holland family over a dispute from years past.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Thornhill
Tate Springs
Oly
Ohn
William Holland
Will Bundren
Famillus
Clink Winkle
Bigelow in Prison Ten Year Term for Bank Misuse
Leavenworth Kansas June 14 Bigelow former Milwaukee banker was brought to Fort Leavenworth to begin a ten year sentence for misusing bank funds. District Judge Joseph V Quarles imposed the term hard labor. The courtroom was crowded with officials and attorneys as Bigelow showed fortitude amid emotion.
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Leavenworth
Kan
S. Bigelow
United States Penitentiary
Fort Leavenworth
John A. Speciale
Wong
Bigelow
Moline
Gordon Bigelow
Fane
Joseph V. Quarles
Quarles
Gigelow
Ligetow
Victory for Teamsters ends effort to force deliveries
Chicago June 14 The Chicago Test Owners association with 4000 union teamsters voted to stay neutral in the ongoing labor dispute. A referendum showed 9 of 12 members favored neutrality and 3 favored ordering deliveries to strikebound firms. Negotiations for peace appear abandoned as drivers insist on unrelated terms.
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Chicago Test Owners Association
Teamsters
Team Owners’ Association
Teamatera
Timestone
Atcike
Drners
Nansen Favors Republic Despite Nordic Hesitation
Dr Fridtjof Nansen in an interview favors a republic as a convenient democratic form for Norway, while noting Norwegians are not ready for it. He says Sweden still resists and other Scandinavian countries are accustomed to monarchical governance.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Norway
Aia
Washington defense war game tests coast fortifications
Reports from Baltimore and Washington describe a large scale coast defense drill with naval gunfire demonstrations at Fort Howard and Port Howard. The exercise explores a theoretical fleet advance up the Potomac, using disappearing guns, telegraph links, and wireless setups to strike predetermined squares and test impregnable city defense concepts around Washington and Baltimore.
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Carroll
Armistead
Standard Oil Gets It in Mutualization Debate
In New York on June 14 analysts question Thomas Fortune Ryan's purchase of James Rasen Hyde stock in the Equitable Society as the drive toward mutualization unfolds. Critics say Ryan embodies centralizing power among rail, gas, electric, and industrial interests, with financial leaders like Rogers, Stillman, and Rockefeller-linked bankers linked to Standard Oil firms.
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Hyde
Equitable Insurance Company
Equitable
Thomas Fortune Ryan
James Rasen Hyde
Samuel Untermeyer
Wall Street
Mr. Untermeyer
Philan
Ryan
Equitable Society
Ita
United States
Inne
Rockefeller Group
Thomas F. Ryan Ix
Rockefellers
HW. H. Rogers
James Stillman
Death Reconciles Them as Croker Family Reunites
New York June 4 Mrs Renard Croker and her two daughters Ethel and Florence have joined former Tam many chieftain on his Irish estate after the death of their son Frank. Richard Croker Jr and John Fox helped foster the reconciliation. Croker plans to return to the United States with his family in September and divide time between New York City and the Irish estate. Fox aided the reunion over years, though Croker will not seek political office again.
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Richard Croker
Harmony
New York
Renard Croker
Ethel
Florence
Trish
Dublin
Frank
Nik
Iriah
Sioux Falls Packing Plant Plans Stirring Western Meat News
Negotiations aim to revive the long idle Sioux Falls packing plant as a western meat hub. Senator Pettigrew Armour & Co. and the Independent Butchers group back a possible takeover to supply Chicago and New York markets. Details remain secret amid court cases, rail rate concerns, and doubts about local hog supply.
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Uime
Sioux Falls
R. F. Pettigrew
Armour & Co
Butchers
Exacly
Pettigrew
New York Butchers’ Association
Tremendogama
St. Paul
Sioux City
Omaha
Sioux Falla Point
Would Hang a Woman Mrs Meyers Found Guilty in Atrocious Murder
Agnes Meyers of Kansas City was found guilty of murdering her husband Clarence Myers in Liberty Maine. The verdict carries the death penalty by hanging. Co defendant Frank Hottman confessed complicity and awaits execution after his February trial. The premeditated crime began May 19, 1904, with Meyers drugging her husband and Hottman stabbing and slashing him during a brutal struggle.
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Meyers
Hottman
Myers
Peace terms split as Russia and Japan inch toward accord
Reports from St Petersburg and Washington say Russia and Japan plan to appoint plenipotentiaries to discuss terms and a path to peace. A formal meeting to decide time and place is soon. Witte may be involved, and a short armistice of three to eight days is contemplated before a broader settlement.
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Nicholas
White House
Cassini
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Lamsdorff
Lerma
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Tussia
Sayua
Witte
M. Witte
Berlin
Arisugawa
Frederick William
Butan
Japan Eyes Peace Yet Fears For Victory's Price
Tokyo reports continue to show restraint on peace terms after Admiral Togo's triumph. Demonstrations occurred but rain halted celebrations as public fear grows that Japan must secure guarantees before any armistice. Officials warn not to expect swift peace while Russia remains in war mood.
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