Growth of Gulf grain routes reshapes east west rail map
New York editors debate the Kansas City Gulf line diverting grain from eastern trunk routes to Gulf ports. Kansas City Pittsburg Gulf line advances toward Shreveport and Houston Galveston access, reshaping export traffic with Lake routes likely for northern producers. Officials foresee limited disruption to current lines and expect continued eastward shipments from Midwest farms.
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Jalat Trade Association
Evening Post
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Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Trade Routes and Freight Rates Across Great Lakes to Coasts
The text notes similar rates to Galveston and Chicago with Grein Trenches shipping to Galveston while Chicago routes require nearly 1,000 miles east to Atlantic ports. It emphasizes vast forwarding capabilities from great lakes cereal flows and rail lines, with through rates shaping ultimate destination traffic.
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Trafic
New York Seeks New Trade Route To Southern Ports
The New York Mail and Express quotes Nebraskan banker Raymond asserting New York should heed western shifts toward Galveston and New Orleans. He notes southern harbors offer cheaper exports, with Nebraska and Kansas products increasingly flowing south, reshaping rail and water routes and threatening eastern credit practices.
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New York City
McKinley urged to name a free silver Democrat for DC board
Chicago March 24 The Washington special reports President McKinley sent for Senators Gorman and Faulkner to urge considering a free silver Democrat for appointment as commissioner of the District of Columbia. It notes the DC board is partisan and that such a pick could favor minority Democrats. The piece hints gold Democrats expect Huckster managers to gain non partisan positions like on the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Board of General Appraisers.
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Board of General Appraisers
Your Boy Recovers After Disease, Doctor’s Treatment Cures
Mr Gillman Brown of 34 aff Street South Gardner says his son was told by physicians he would not live a month after lung trouble from typhoid malaria. After seven years with doctors, he used Dr Kings New Discovery, which restored his health and let him work again. Free trial bottles at J K Jones' drug store Fifth Street and Kun gas avenue.
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Enron Pacific Promises Fast Service to Eastern Cities
An old travel advert promotes Enron Pacific offering best service and fastest time to Kansas City Chicago St Louis and other eastern cities. It urges readers to consult a home time card and inquire about rates and through car service before purchasing tickets. The note is signed F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent.
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St. Louis
Enron Pacific
F. A. Lewis
City Ticket Act
Brains and Capital Rally Behind Rail Trade Rules
New York March 25 Russell Sage says the Supreme Court ruling against the railroad trade associations will be overturned in time. He argues that brains and capital rule the world and that protective laws are unnecessary and that a legal amendment may be sought to allow combinations. He notes his own railroad interests and says the associations will meet to plan future steps while investors are advised to keep cool.
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Russell Sage
Supreme Court
Transmisseuri Trafe Association
Mr. Sage
Congress
Western freight and passenger unions close offices
In Chicago on March 25 the Western Freight Association board ordered offices closed after withdrawing from the Burlton and Minneapolis line and from St. Louis operations. The move, seen as panicky, throws over a hundred clerks out of work, with potential further job losses as dissolution of the Western Passenger Association looms.
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Burlton
Minaspolis
St. Louis
Western Freight Association
Inter-Orean
Ble
Western Passenger Association
Grain men break with freight association in Kansas City
A court ruling prompts local grain firms to bill railroads directly, bypassing the Western Freight Association. Memphis Road, Kansas City, and Missouri Pacific announce withdrawals from the association, while weighings and inspections remain unaffected. The move may invite federal court review if railroads refuse the new billing method.
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Marone
Supreme Court
Traffic Association
Western Fraight Association
Western Freight Association
Memphis
Port Louth
Memphis Road
Transaissour
Congress Extra Session Views From Kansas Leader
Col Richard W W Bios of Kansas arrived in Leavenworth to share views on national affairs and the extra session. He expects a tariff bill to pass and predicts the session will close by mid May with no currency reform. He supports the soldiers home investigation and says the committee findings justify abuses and mismanagement, urging action by the board of managers.
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Richard WW. Bios
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Congress
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Kan
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Smith Hes
Women Gamblers Lose in Wheat Speculation Scandal
A group of Woodlawn women members of the Church of Christ bet on wheat tips from an astrologer and suffered heavy losses. Mrs. Sarah T. Williams filed a warrant against Miss Annie Barnet for allegedly obtaining 1500 under false pretenses. Seven women reportedly lost about 25000 after initial gains faded and quarrels emerged as the market moved against predictions.
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Church of Christ
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Englewood Avenue
Annie Harnet
Lexington Avenue
Villaires
Miss Barnet
Willama
Barnet
Faust Birthplace Sold A Relic Of The Middle Ages Demolished
Paris reports the house in Roda Saxony known as Fausts birthplace was sold to a junk dealer for a small sum after deteriorating. The frame building dating to the late fifteenth century stood on a rocky eminence near the Jenaisches Thor gate and was ordered demolished by town officials. Local chronicles and the Faust Buck of 1587 record the legend linking the site to Johann Faust, famed magician.
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Faust Buck
Massacre Fallout Shapes Crete Greece Policy Debate
Constantinople reports British and other ambassadors demand strong action after the Tokat massacre. Currie warns the Porte of consequences, while troops prepare for possible war with Greece. Ambassadors discuss coercive steps. Turkish rhetoric claims powers back the sultan.
Greek Army Not Ready to Fight on Macedonian Front
Times war correspondent reports from the Macedonian frontier that the Greek army is not yet ready for decisive actions. Officers must drill the raw port system and await further developments as frontier tensions persist.
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London
the Times
European crisis deepens as Greek Camp notes rise
A Times Athens report says Europe faces rupture as Constantine prepares to join the Larissa Greek camp and fears of a major clash grow. Turks and Greek volunteers reportedly clash at Aru. Crete’s status and Turkish rule remain core issues, with powers resisting a Crete tribute settlement. Germany and Austria are said to be blocking a friendly Crete arrangement.
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Constantine
Larissa
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Crete
Prince George
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Austria
Threat to Greece as Powers Demand Troop Withdrawal
Athens reports outline a protest to the powers over Crete blockade and a repudiation of responsibility for possible consequences. Official circles believe coercive steps may follow, with a collective note demanding Greece recall troops from the frontier or face blockade of Greek ports near the frontier.
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Second
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Kingdom of
Plague Fight Tactics Spark Turkish Russian Tension
Constantinople reports that two Russian divisions encamped on the Turkish frontier near Erzurum. The Russian consul cites precautionary aims for exclusion, prompting warrants for Porte authority to act. The Porte faces negotiations for three torpedoes costing about a million and a half pounds. In Crete, Athens dispatch suggests the naval blockade may fail as Austrian gunboats seek shelter from a storm after capturing a Greek steamer.
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Marenzo
Times
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Erzercum
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Wall
Porte
Europe
Theosophy Explained by a New York Lawyer
Mr M H Phelps of New York lectured on Theosophy at the Theosophical Society rooms in Philadelphia. He described Theosophy as the scientific philosophical explanation of Life and the universe, asserting evolution as a universal law guiding both physical and spiritual growth. He argued immortality and the need for unselfishness, kindness, and brotherliness as essential for progress and avoiding extinction.
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Philadelphia
M. H. Phelps
Theosophical Society
New York Avenue
Knickerbocker Creamery to Open Topeka HQ With Hill City Plan
Ed Little announces Knickerbocker Creamery to place headquarters in Topeka with creameries planned for Hill City and Pratt starting May 1. Expansion aims for Lincoln and Manhattan before season end, capital stock $25,000, with BE. C. Little as president and A. W. B. as an officer.
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Topeka
New York
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Manhattan
BE. C. Little
A. W. B .Sues Nues
Free Life Pills Offer by HB Bucklen Co Chicago
Free samples of Dr King s New Life Pills offered by HB Bucklen Co Chicago. The ad claims they ease constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles with vegetable ingredients and no harmful substances. Regular box 25 cents sold by J K Jones Fifth Street and Kansas Avenue Homeseekers excursions via Santa Fe Route April 6 and 20
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Chicago
Dr. King
J. K. Jones
Fifth Street
Kansas Avenue
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