Murnane's Ball Urges League Comparison
Cincinnati Aug 3 A veteran observer weighs the strengths of major and minor leagues, praising Southern and other leagues for stronger play and arguing that minor leagues rival the National and American in talent. He cites players, managers, and team dynamics, noting shifts between leagues and the impact on crowds and governance.
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Cinecinnati
Murnane Mayen
Buuthern
Mec
Cne
AiNor Wagan
Netiomel League
Ratianalt Stern
League
Avitue
Remirkable Katenen
Delehanty
Barnett
Meldrick
Anderson
Hartel
Wile Thue
Davis
Greene
Flick
Teaue
Dana Murphy
Joe Welt
Easton
The
Athletica
Bae
Tom
Lave
Mhenominal Pitehine
Wuderfal Inilérders
Oberigen
Imperslbte
Batenen
Jomo Markett
Wile Keeler
Xba
Cinta Math
New York
Ciocimnati
Butebal
Biseman
Tan
Teun
BF Teiese Eisai
Joan J. Rogers
Europe
Hon Shibe
Athletics
Rube Vaa- Mel
Raight
Pat Powern
Ruffato
Ulecam
Jim Mart
Armusl Herran
Cincinnati Club
Laguet
Powers
Sexton
Farrell
Attenton
Smith
Boston
Pittsburg
Bailey Makes a Hit at Belleville Reunion
Belleville hosts a large Reunion day featuring Governor W J Halley as the chief attraction. A crowd of three to five thousand heard him discuss citizenship and higher civilization, urging clean living and state responsibility. Local speeches praised the governor after his well received address.
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Belleville
Ken
Repub Ile County
Mitanesch
Hite
Thoneax
Batley
Fashion notes on summer shirts and linen outfits for American women
A fragmented fashion column discusses summer shirts and linen costumes, noting Swiss influence, box pleats, and paired skirts. It praises lightweight fabrics, border trims, and simple yet dressy designs for American women, highlighting ease, affordability, and evolving styles for the season.
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Meneide
Train schedules and routes listed for several cities
Fragmentary timetable lists departures and destinations including Columbus Akron Youngstown Chautauqua Niagara Falls Albany and Lewark. Mentions dates and times such as 30 AM and 5 365 PM with trains leaving from Detrbarn neation. Likely travel notices or scheduling notes for passenger or freight service.
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Detrbarn _neation
Chileno
Columbus
Akron
Youngstows
Chautaware Latte
Huftate
Niagara Walle
Inghanton
Albany
Traian
Lew Wark
Ferites
A.W. Marre
Ling Bummer Brie Re
Travel
Railroads May Resume Work On Belen Cut-off Soon
Albuquerque Aug 31 Thies J Lantry contractor touring to Strong City Kan says Santa Fe will order resumption of work on the Belen cut off shortly Though part of the outfit has been moved to other projects the plant at camps remains ready to restart when ordered The Rock Island alliance has not denied resumption This afternoon J B Farwell and surveyors for Albuquerque Eastern and Santa Fe Central left for Torrance to chart a line west to Roswell Chaves county
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Albuquerque
N. MI
Lantry
Santa Fe
Treck Island Alliance
J. B. Farwell
Albuquerque, Eastern and
Santi Fe Central
Torrance
Rock Island
Roswell
Chaves County
Palmview boom town sales set record in Oklahoma
W C Edwards reports a $10,000 plus sale of lots in Palmview Oklahoma, a new town near Fairview. About 35 Chicago Atchison Nortonville investors traveled by special train. The Orient railroad extended from Fairview to Longdate with heavy rock work to finish. Officials from Orient Construction tour the line as work continues near Milton and Wichita.
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Wichita
Kas
W. C Edwards
Palmview
Woods County
Oklahoma
Chicago
Atchison
Nortonville
Fairview
Parry
Wichite
Dick, Jinson
Fahy
Paret
W. A. Wil- Huros
Orient Construction Company
Arapahoe
Milton
W. H. Brickman
Brinkman
C. G. Burrows
Wald
Yin Puch
Attorney General Crow Targets St Louis Terminal Railways
Jefferson City Mo Aug 21 special report says Attorney General Crow opened quo warranto actions in Missouri Supreme Court to revoke charters of the St Louis Merchant Bridge Terminal Railway Wheeling Ferry and St Louis Terminal Railroad companies. He alleges a terminal monopoly controls Mississippi River trade with a vast combined wealth and a conspiracy among railroads centering in St Louis.
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St. Louie
Jefferson City
Wayne
Crow
St Louis
Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis
Brifee, Terminal Railway Company
Whegins Ferry Company
Laren Bal
Crow Saturday
Financial Mer
Cure for Asthma and Hay Fever Claims Unified Remedy
A letter from Mrs. Mary Zachery of Pleasant Hill Louisiana endorses Schiffmann’s Asthma Cure as a permanent remedy with no relapse after use for years. An anonymous hay fever sufferer also reports improvement after using the product bought from a local druggist.
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Kiffmann
Mary Zachery
Pleasant Hill
Schiffmann
Dea Ruggist
Terminal bond case targets St Louis riverfront groups
Attorney general probes a terminal combine that controls river access at St Louis with six firms named in the petition including St Louis Bridge company and Union Railway Transit. Officials said witnesses will be subpoenaed and J Pierpont Morgan may be deposed in New York regarding a circular on a 30 million bond issue.
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Northern Securities Company
St.Lowis
Missiessip
St. Louis
St Louie Bridge Company
Union Railway & ‘Transit Company
Terminal Association of St Louis
St. Louis Merchants’ Bridge Exitway Company
Wiggins Ferry Company
Ayt
Sames L. Jeffries
Citad
Santa Fe and Rock Island Rail Talks Signal Pact
Aus dispatches from Indiana state that Captain A O H Payson and W A Blusell of the Santa Fe admit Rock Island negotiating to run its trains over Santa Fe to San Francisco from Albuquerque. Impressions: by year end Rock Island may absorb Santa Fe or win a contract to San Francisco. Negotiations center on trackage rights with Rock Island offering Santa Fe rights over its system in Southwestern Kansas New Mexico Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma.
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Aus
Insio
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
San Francisco
Hock
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Stockmen Under Ban Looms Over Passes Rule
Chicago activists report thousands of stock raisers and shippers across the west are under scrutiny for supplying passes to accompany shipments to Chicago. Transportation officials say the main revenue at South Clark street brokers comes from selling passes. An old custom allows one pass per shipment, with officials to decide next steps at a Western lines meeting in Chicago Tuesday.
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Chicago
Aug
South Clark Street
Western Lines
Hubbell Busy in Kansas City on Business
Hubbell formerly of Kansas City now in St Louis is in Kansas City with Mrs Hubbell. He is purchasing agent for the Kansas City Mexico Orientine and is securing new equipment for the road. The past weeks bring important consignments including two engines 300 Lim cars 100 coal and stock cars 15 manufacture and six way cars. A steam driving device invented by Mr Hubbell will be added to locomotives serving Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Aug
Lra
Hubbell
St. Louis
Mexico
Orientine
UP Announces Seasonal Rates to Pacific Northwest and West
The Union Pacific unveils temporary low fares from Chicago and St Louis and intermediate east of the Missouri to Oregon and Washington and Montana and Idaho points. From Chicago to Oregon and Washington the fare is 53 dollars, from St Louis 20 dollars, and from Kansas City to Omaha 24 dollars. Montana and Idaho routes receive proportional reductions. travel begins September 15 and ends November 30.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri River
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
St Louie
Kansas City
Brotherhood excursion posters spark label dispute in El Paso
The El Paso Northeastern passenger department issued large window cards promoting a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen trip to Cloudcraft next Sunday. Posters lacked the union label, causing a strong reaction and prompting a new batch bearing the label.
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el Paso-Northeastern
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Cloudcraft
Albuquerque Journal O ‘Democrat
Union
American capitalists plan Russian freight line project
A St. Petersburg telegram reports American and local capitalists have formed a company to build a railroad from Khebarovek to the Gulf of DeCantries along the eastern seaboard. Anticipated traffic includes Saghalte petroleum, coal, lumber, and flat. Wage increases announced for Wabash trainmen and yard workers begin September 1, with freight and yard staff rising 15 percent and passenger service 12 percent, aligning with recent raises by Illinois Central and Chicago and Alton.
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St. Petersburg
Viadivestock
Khebarovek
Gulf of DeCantries
Seaboard
Saghalten Petroleum
Bloomington
Magee
Wabash Railroad Today
Minots
Minois Central
Chicago & Alton
Missouri Kansas and Texas to extend west to Decatur Texas
Extension would run about fifty miles from McKinney through Denton to Decatur opening up an agricultural region lacking transport. The Katy company reports a 7.7 percent surplus on 1.2 million dollars preferred stock after charges, with directors debating dividend policy for stockholders.
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New Eaty
McKinney
Tex
Mivouri, Kansas & Texas
Decatur
Denton
Utp
Katy
Miscourt
Kansas
Texas
Katy Invests Heavily in Improvements Over Three Eras
The Katy railroad has spent a substantial portion of its income in recent eras on improvements and additions. The report notes the property remains in good physical condition and highlights ongoing modernization efforts across its assets.
European Train Speeds and Comfort Favor U S Travel
Vice President Paul Morton cites a newspaper interview to claim American trains offer more comfort and better facilities for similar cost than Europe. He notes Orient Express speeds of eighty mph in a single example and argues U S passenger and freight rates are about 3313 percent cheaper, with wages nearly double European workers for similar railroad jobs.
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Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Europe
Fatiows
H. H. Freeland
New York
United States
Dead Man's Stretch blamed for rail accidents on New Mexico line
Albuquerque Journal-Democrat notes rail workers’ concerns over higher accident rates between here and Cerrillos. In recent months several engineers and firemen have been killed or maimed, with serious wrecks reported. The cause is unclear, but the stretch between Needles and Kingman remains dreaded by railroad men.
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Cerrillos
New Mexico
Albuquerque Journal- Democrat
Needles
Kingman
Uni
Rawlins Leaves for Rails Chief Clerk Post
Rayling, four years Kansas City Southern transportation chief, resigns to become Denver & Rio Grande general manager office chief clerk. Two others move up: Ballantine to master of transportation and Lagan to superintendent of telegraph. Changes take effect September 1 as Western Passenger Meeting in Chicago discusses free military baggage, sleeping car reservations, party rates, and excursion pricing. Orient buys cars contract filed in Austin for KC Mexico Orient Railway with American Car & Foundry. Total price is $567,952.
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F. 5. Rayling
Kansas City Southern Railway
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Southern
N. D. Ballantine
Telegraph
Western Passenger
Western Passenger Association
Chicago
trans-Pacific
St. Louis
Missouri River
Colorado
Tsh
Northwest
Orient
Austin
Tex
Kansas City, Mexico
Orient Railway Company
American Car & Foundry Company of
Tecretary of State's
Railroad People Labor Mobility and Sick Leave Report
A compilation of railroad workers routines and travel. James Trividven returns from illness. T. Om Bareedell and Skinner travel for Santa Fe and Pueblo. Wa n in the city on company business. F T Bond departs for Colorado for a two week vacation. F T Khory visits Tapika and Santa Fe offices. H Shumway and Arthur Sherer take vacations or return from illness. Swanson from Santa Fe shops visits relatives in the city. Robert Rhoden absent due to rheumatism. John J Mitax transitions to Leavenworth as Santa Fe cashier. TA Austic trainmaster returns. candidates for conductor positions noted. Union Pacific connections referenced. various absences and business trips recorded.
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James Trividven
Fouriry
T. OM. Bareedell
Santa Fe
Topetta' Es
Albuquer
Skinner
Pueblo
Col. Wan
TI Bond
Santa Freight Auditor’s Office
Colorado
F. Tt. Khory
Kansan Southwestern Railroad Wes
Tapika
H. Shumway
Santa Fe Tre
Sante Fy Brass Foundry
Hodes
John J. Mitax
Ros Santa Truant
Leavenworth
TA. Austic
Henkaekior
Okapeaos
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Bailey
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