Cheap Rail Rate Till Year End for Homeseekers
Denver May 21 Homeseekers are drawn to western railroads as cheap rate excursions extend through the year. Plans to boost passenger traffic pressure the two lines into a price war with round trips offered July to December. A southern route expansion and New Mexico excursions are noted as part of broader railroad strategies to capture market share and revive passenger travel.
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Denver
Sue Court
Abe
Saci Sensien
Bert
Spee Uu Erie
Haj
Nebania
New Mexico
Railroad Earnings Report Shows Mixed March Results
The Centin utd details earnings of major US railroads for March, noting varied performance and cash flow. Revenue growth is cited in several lines, with overall margins tempered by maintenance costs and rate adjustments. The piece emphasizes a gain in per cent figures and references profits per mile and shipments.
Road funding trends show May increases across years
The report notes road funding and maintenance totals for the first and second weeks of May, comparing amounts with the prior year. It records increases in several counties or districts, with overall higher expenditures than 1898 in the second week, and highlights eleven roads with increased spending while others show declines or steady figures.
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Govestorn
Nerome
Robbery of Store House by Rock Island Gang
In Horton on Monday evening a gang of burglars entered the Tidek Island store room. An alarm brought police who captured seven suspects, including Wes John Olfinger. Cop. Finnse escaped and was later nabbed on a local freight train. Parents of Olfinger and Rouse are respected locals expressing sympathy. Police deem the arrests significant, with several members said to travel between Rock Island division points. Reported loot valued at one to thirty per pair, though items are described as worth five to ten per pair.
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Rock Island
Horton
Wile
Tidek Island
Poulbe
Wes John Olfinger
Cop
Finnse
Ce Vnn
Olfinger
Rouse Sry
Rock
Provoking Blunder Central Branch Adverts For Sale Land
Atchison Kansas May 2 The Central Branch Railroad ad advertised land for sale as part of a fund related matter. The description matches lands bought by a prior buyer years earlier and now offered again, with parties noting titles and potential ownership questions. Attorneys warn there is little danger to present holders.
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Central Branch
Atchison, Kan
Central Branch Railroad
Seabeen
Luis
Nile
Northern Kinase
J.P. Benvin
Nebrasua
Conductor Stafford's Fate Revealed in Los Angeles Charge
A garbled report mentions conductor Stafford facing allegations in Los Angeles involving strangulation charges. Details are unclear due to damaged text but reference to Blafford and San- names suggests a regional investigation with possible prior position as conductor.
Safe residitis with hils family at St Unit avenue
A historical obituary notes safe residitis with his family at St Unit Avenue in Seetord 4 cape. He served as a contractor on the Boston Albany line before the Sige Strike, then supported by Southern California, Saniare, and San Frat work. Illness and blood poisoning led to cancer, loss of voice, facial changes, and feeding through a tube. He endures with fortitude. four children remain, and a recent employer purse at Santa Fe headquarters aided him.
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Hils
St. Unit Avenue
Boston Albany
Cere
California
Sg Tutte Staten
Saniare
San Frat Ie
Stafford
Bin
Santa Fe
D B Robinsons Successor Reported To Be Yoakum President
St Louis and San Francisco directors to meet in New York on June 7 to elect two new presidents to succeed D B Robinson whose resignation was announced last week FF Yoakum is expected to be chosen chief executive officer and likely to assume duties of general manager with an assistant provided for online and routine business.
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St. Louis
Ainy
St Louis & San Prascisco
New York City
D. B. Robinson
FF. Yoakum
Jt Ie
Yoakum
Santa Fe Picnic Plan Delayed Committee Meeting Tonight
A Santa Fe shopment picnic committee met at the Railroad YMC A parlors to review reports from three subcommittees. A final location will be chosen after departmental votes and another meeting Friday evening to tally results.
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Wille
Santa Fe
Boon for the West extends convention ticket limit
Kansas City May 21 An unusual concession extends the limit of tickets to the Democratic national convention in Kansas City to September 30. The Western Passenger chancelation committee decided to extend the return deadline to July 9 and allow excursions to plant resorts and investment fields in the west, with extensions issued by the local passenger bureau upon presentation of excursion tickets.
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Kansas City
Pissenter Chancelation
Thane
Guture
Railroad bicycle invention by H M Miller at Atchison
At Atchison on May 2 Master Mochante Miller of the H and M built a railroad tricycle. He added a smaller wheel to run on tracks and mounted a front wheel as an inside range to keep balance. The device reportedly travels twenty miles per hour on main road track and can pass switches and curves safely. Miller plans to patent it and believes it could replace heavy travel modes during storms, preventing wrecks.
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Atchison
Mochante Miller
Miler
Miller
Free Rock Island Excursion Brings Delegates to Topeka Reform School Visit
An excursion train from Topeka carried delegates and visitors to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections. The Rock Island special ran from Topeka depot at four and returned by six. The ride was complimentary and included a tour of the reform school with a band of pupils. In Ardmore, Okla. a tax case seeks to restrain Comanche from collecting railroad taxes, debating the towns' rights to tax Indian Territory railways.
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Rock Inland
Topeka
Reform School
North Topeka
Sheelock
National Conference of Charities and Correction Whiten
To- Teka
Reform Actioel
Ardmore
T.T
Townesnd
C. Trlake
Hock TV
Railroad Compacy
Cominehe
Indian Territory
Comanche
Santa Fe Branch Absorbed by Major Railway
The Crtz stay to The St. Jonsphie Louis & Santa Fe Railway company filed with the secretary of state a certificate of agreement of sale transferring the road and telegraph lines and all other property to the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway company. Another certificate of sale fled by the same railways company acquired the railroad bridge and all.
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Santa Fe
Crtz
St. Jonsphie Louis & Santa Fe Railway Company
Secretary of State
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Pale ‘Wan
Rock Island to add Pullman passenger cars on main routes
The Rock Island railroad announces four fourteen section drive flat cars furnished by Pullman for immediate use. The cars will operate between Chicago Omaha Kansas City and Denver with full modern comforts. Also noted is Mr Gabler Boniface Leo Galler’s recent move to Holton and hotel investment under new management. Milwaukee engineers discuss funding a home for disabled and aged workers on the Meadow Hawn farm at Mattoon.
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Pullman Company
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Denver
Gabler
Boniface
Leo Galler
The
Santa Fe
Holton
Topeka
L. E
Milwaukee
Wis
Hawn Farm
Mattoon
Norton to California plans depart June first
T. J. Nort, assistant attorney of the Santa Fe Railway in Chicago, will leave June 1 for California to work on the San Joaquin Valley line. The line was recently acquired and will enter San Francisco through Los Angeles, where the California company heads are located.
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Norton
California
T. J. Nort
Santa Fe Railway Company
Chicago
San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco
Giartera
Los Angeles
Santa Fe Locals Report Shop Changes and Personal News
Santa Fe locals report H O Nelson of the cares shop fathering a daughter born Monday. J W Childs of the blacksmith department has paid off for a week on rheumatism and cannot return soon. Coach No 8 is moved from the shops. Fed I Johnston and wife vacationing in Colorado. W L Hisker takes janitor post at Nellroad. Hugh Greenwood vacancy created. T G Neubert master mechanic from Newton visiting. Will Grimm resigns storehouse post for Kansas City. W S N Glasscock laid off, B M Denning to fill.
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Cares
Monilay
J. W. Childs
Fed. I. Johnston
Colorado
W. Ll. Hisker
Nellroad
M.C. A
Hugh Greenwood
T.G. Neubert
Newton
Will Grimm
Kanaas
W. SN. Glasscock
Banderson
Etoktess
B. M. Denning
Train on Fire in Oakland Caused by Loaded Box Cars
A May night fire in Oakland rail yards involved a train of box cars carrying dynamite and black powder. Water shortage and smoke hindered crews but firemen and train hands managed to avert a catastrophic boiler explosion by steering engines away from the burning car. One car roof was torn open exposing dynamite cargo.
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Oakland
Cal
McGiffert Case Ended In Presbyterian Assembly
In St Louis amid a full house the Presbyterian general assembly met to hear a report on the McGiffert case. A proposed revision of doctrine triggered postponement as the assembly formed a 15 member committee to restate faith. Dr George W F Buren and Rev A C McGiffert figure in a charged dispute over scriptural inspiration and biblical authority. The final action fell short of a compromise.
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St. Louis
Medicial
McGiffert
Presbyterian General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
McDiffert
Judicial Committee
George W. F. Buren
B.D
New York
A.C. McGiffert
PRD
D. D
Presbytery of
Dr. Burch
General Assembly
Burch
Hureh
Masons of Fort Scott Plan to Buy Hustington Hotel
The Masons of Fort Scott plan to purchase the three story brick Huntington house for 20 000 to convert into a Masonic temple. The building at 120 by 90 feet with basement is one of southeast Kansas' most imposing structures and will provide larger quarters and space for exemplification of their work. A committee was appointed after a meeting last night to pursue the deal.
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Fort Scott
Hustington
Ft. Scott
Marons
Huntington House
Kansas
McDonald
Masons
Democrats at Wichita Convene for State Convention
Delegates flood Wichita for the Democratic state convention to elect 20 national delegates. Hugh Farrelly named temporary chairman with W H Pepperel as secretary to organize the body. Farrelly’s selection aims to smooth the party’s Third district defeat, while at-large delegates are Atwood Overmyer Johnson Brandenburg Fike and Stewart. Debates on Jackson’s Sixth and Seventh district influence were postponed.
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Wichita
Hugh Farrelly
W.H. L. Pepperel
Farrelly
Tom Morgen
Congress
Salina Letter Confirms Jack Williams in Toronto
In Salina on May 2 an unofficial letter reports Jack Williams now lives in Toronto Canada. A county resident cites a friend in Toronto who says Williams was seen on city streets. The informant declined to name the sighting source.
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Salina
Jack Williams
Jack i
Toronto
Canada
Willams
Jack
Gold Seekers to Cape Nome by Harris and Burr
Lawrence May 21 Harris and Burr left for the Alaska gold fields. A Harris brother reportedly earned $1,000 last year with other parties. They plan prospecting for themselves and then work for others if no strike, returning when cold weather ends.
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Cape Nome
Lawrence
Lee Harris
Fred Burr
Alaska
Harris
Mr. Harris
Mr. Uurr
Farmer Near Irving Plans Broom Corn Crop
Atchison May 22 P C Phetpa a farmer near Irving Kan has planted zero acres of broom corn and expects a fortune from a single crop if prices stay steady It will take workers to tend the crop until harvest.
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Atchison
P. C. Phetpa
Irving
Kan
Fire at Enterprise Lumber Yard and Blacksmith Shop
Fire at Enterprise on May 23 destroyed $7,000 worth of lumber in Latto's yard before containment. Insurance covered $2,500. about $1,000 salvageable remained. Gantz’s blacksmith shop was totally destroyed with no insurance. Dr. A Lewis declared insane in Abilene probate court and to be sent to asylum.
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Enterprise
John Latto
Arthur Gantz
Shrop
Dr. A. Lewis
Abilene
A. Lewis
Topeka
Sold the Bridge Structure Across the Missouri Near Leavenworth
Leavenworth May 28 The Missouri and Kansas bridge spanning the Missouri River north of Leavenworth entered the town on its pi It was sold at auction by a U S district court master commissioner The bridge went to Emanuel Riser of New York for 10000 dollars the upset bid One bid only The bridge built in 1876 cost 340008 February mortgage of 553000 filed 1880 by J H Shanklin trustees for the bondholders Judge Hook presiding The court ordered sale assigning W W Hooper as master commissioner
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Leavenworth
Missouri and Kansas
Wich
Missouri River
Leavenworth clix
Leavenworth Reservation
United States District Court
Simon Stern
Emanuel Riser
New York
J.H. Shanklin
United States
Hook
Apting
W. W. Hooper
Hutchinson Council Faces Illegal Twelve Elections Issue
Hutchinson city government confronts a legal anomaly as only three of twelve councilors are currently validly elected under a law requiring itemized expense accounts. The dispute triggers potential penalties, ouster risk, and a possible new election.
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Hutchinson
May
Washington probes Cuba and Porto Rico fiscal agents
Washington May 23 The auditor of the war department Mr Morris says affairs of the fiscal agents for Cuba and Porto Rico are in a bad tangle. The North American Trust company in Cuba has not yet been reviewed but D Ford & Co in Porto Rico has provided key details. The inquiry seeks to prevent improper transfers and disbursements between agents as the case proceeds.
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Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
Morris
War Department
North American Trust Company
Martha
D. Ford & Co
Porto Fico
Menes
Golden Wedding Celebrated by Rev J P Fulton and Wife
Harper May 23 The Rev J P Fulton and wife marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a public reception. They were early settlers and founded the county’s first church. Mail brought congratulatory messages from distant regions and gold coins and keepsakes were exchanged.
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J. P. Fulton
Harper
Mr. Fulton
Yeaterday
Far East
Woman near Fort Scott dies from kitchen fire
Fort Scott May 2 Mrs W R Path wife of Garland prominent man burned Tuesday when her dress caught fire from a kitchen stove. She was rushed to help but suffered fatal burns. Path sustained severe injuries in the heroic effort to save her life. there is no hope of recovery.
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Fort Scott
W. R. Path
Garland
Here
Walk
Bank Authority Grants Conversions In Kansas Banks
May 21 approval issued for converting state banks into national associations. The People State Bank of Madeon Kansas becomes the First National Bank of Madison with capital stock noted. Names such as A Wehrman and William appear in the approval text.
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New
Kansas National Bank
Washington
People State Bank of
Madeon
Kas
Fist ‘National Bank of Madison
Capjen
A Wehrman
William
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Quick Cures
An old advertisement touts Swamp-Root as a universal cure for bladder and kidney troubles. It promises relief from frequent urination, night awakenings, and pain, claiming high efficacy and easy tasting formula. The copy invites readers to request a sample bottle by mail and to mention the promotion when writing.
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Amere
Aiine Deel Tibuer
Mall
Adres de
Ritscar Fe Cos
Bington, NM
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