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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1902

Page

16

Kansas Men Start Rail Project At China Basin Fans

The Lantry firm from Irong City Kansas was awarded a contract near Frisco to fill the China Basin yardage area for the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe line. Two dozen locomotives and heavy equipment moved from Strong City by Santa Fe train as preparations began for a two year operation employing many workers on the massive land and water work.

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Kansas Contractors Lantry Brothers Build Westward Railroads

Henry B Lantry and son Charles J Lantry expanded B Lantry Sons into a strong Kansas contracting firm. They operated a 16 year crusher plant at Strong City and worked on major Santa Fe projects including the China Basin fill and the car wheel road up Pike's Peak. The firm employed hundreds at various sites, with offices from Strong City to Los Angeles and Wellsville, handling depots, roundhouses, tanks, ballast, and roadbed improvements across the Southwest.

Henry EB. Lantry Santa Fe Charles J. Lantry Henry Lantry Plymouth Rocks J. Mileham Charles Lantry Topeka Bank China Basin Pike's Peak Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Kansas Strong City Santrys Walieat Willams Seligman Arizona Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Texas Entoft Wellsville West Ta Fe Mae Point Richmond Barstow San Francisco Frisco Fitzhugh and Lantry Watrous N. 21 Fort Madison Virgil Brown Joseph Hettiger Rock Source Prison Territory W.J.O' Byrne Ed Chapman Bookksender F. EB. Netant J. A. Broderick Ft. Midison Towa A. Maley J. W. Lantry Horace Greeley

Fortune in Chance Old Marriage Record Unearthed

Kenosha Wis Feb 22 An old marriage certificate found among Kenosha archives could yield a fortune. McKenzie claims the record links to a June 15 ceremony involving local figures and distant lands, sparking belief in a $2,600,000 prospect.

Kenosha Wis Regamone Te Orswit McKenzie McKensie Hage Edwards Fiery McKensie Sea Scotland Wales

Davis Sues Gamblers Over Lost Money in Vincennes Case

In Vincennes Indiana on February 22 Richard C. Davis a former bank cashier filed a suit against several local gamblers to recover money he claims was lost through gambling The proceedings name Citizens National Bank as the recipient of funds Davis alleges were misplaced or mislaid during the dispute The case reflects a wave of speculative legal action tied to gambling losses in the city with testimony and witness scheduling expected in the coming weeks

Vincennes Ind Richard C. Davis Woentitsigte Ind Davis Ted Davis Ted Citizens National Bank Bank Himaalt

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GEO. M. Noble & Co W. S. Corbett Kansas City A. Oswald Beaumont A. Walker W. E. Stanley State of D. L. Corbett Broadway New York N. Y Deposit National Bank Dubois A. Hess Wichita Wholesale Grocery Co Wichita Kas A. R. Dellon K. C. Southern Ry. Co J. T. Odell Wall St Apex Oil Company Spindle Top Capital W. S. Woods National Bank of Commerce Kansas City, Mo A. F. Nathan Gen’l Chihuahua & Sinaloa Development Co Chas. S. Thomson GEO. M. Noble & Coo Jackson Street B. Lantry Sons Lantry Ranch Ned Ed T. B. Broderick Itarney Ronslating Witt Tory Deer Park Henry £.Lantry BARNEY @ANTRY Charles J.lantry Pacific Coast Los Angeles
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