Record pace rail line trains mile a minute clip
A Baltimore and Ohio express train with forty newspaper men aboard as Chicago to Baltimore run covered 128 miles in 126 minutes. The locomotive, driven by J. H. Maundy, reached speeds above eighty miles per hour and halted only briefly for water. Barber and passengers recall the ride with astonishment, noting the record speed and standard equipment of the Chicago division.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Ohio
Urey Suinmier
Meade Batutdas
Walt
George Turner
Piladelphia
Willy Dere
Mike Tais
Fay Wong
Garnett
Nicago
Siti
Modeky
Advocconacul
Muallty
Ess
Panters
Fragmented notes on Doctor Pierce and private correspondence
Truncated OCR passages describe letters to Doctor Pierce and confidential medical matters. Fragmentary lines mention ailments, references to women and potential remedies, with unclear context and multiple garbled words. The text resembles a damaged historical snippet lacking coherent events or sources.
Unclear Stocks Hint at Political Alignment
Fragmentary report suggests stocks and a belief about a party alignment led by Monre Feld Leeds. No clear names, dates, or outcomes available. summary notes ambiguous phrasing and missing context.
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Abene
Monre-Feld-Leeds Party
Plan to Plant Locust Trees Along Railroad Right of Way
The Pennsylvania system plans to grow 1000 young locust ties along the middle division right of way to address rail shortages. The project will use logged land near Pittsburg to cultivate trees for future railroad ties. Officials cite strikes in forestry and insist on preserving nearby property while expanding supply for rails.
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Vesterday
Pencayivasia
Pittsburg
Sinai
Forvetry Commission
Sroutien
Santa Fe Buys Land for Humboldt Bay Terminal Expansion
Santa Fe plans extend its San Francisco Coast line into the timber belt and establish a terminus on Humboldt Bay to market regional lumber. The California & Northern, recently purchased, will be upgraded, with a real estate transfer recording the Santa Fe intent to control adjacent depot properties and terminal sites for the north and south extensions.
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Santa Fe
San Prancisco
Santa Se Taliruadhia
Humboldt Bay
California & Northern
Bante Fe
Sureka
Escaped Death After Train Incident in El Paso
A machinist named Snyder triggered a train near Chamiss, causing a scare as he fell off the platform. He reportedly wandered away, then vanished after being discovered on the ground by trainmen. No injuries were reported, and Snyder has not been seen since.
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Paso
Tex
Snyder
Chamiss
Sorme Shyder
Turson
Benson
Acre
Rock Island Plans Largest Northwest Freight Terminals at Inver Grove
The Rock Island railroad intends to add major freight yards at St Paul and expand the Inver Grove tract to establish the largest freight terminals in the northwest. Court order secures appraisers, with a fondry house to be built on newly acquired property.
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Rock Island
St. Paul
West Side
St Paul
Inver Grove
Anpoint Apraisers
Dallas Line Work On Track Use Santa Fe Routes
Dailin Tex Sept 7 Work on Dallas extension of the Rock Island line proceeds with use of Santa Fe tracks for access in and out of Dallas. General Superintendent Le Bovey confirmed the plan noting alignment with Santa Fe operation.
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Dallas
Hock Island
Santa Fe
Kansans Sent 60 Tracklayers to Amarillo for Depot Work
Sixty experienced tracklayers were sent from Kansas City by the Boekinant railway to Amarillo Texas to resume work on a ten mile cut from Amarillo to Tucurmal. The Santa Fe plans a new depot at Laguna Indian Village to serve tourists and villagers. Twenty eight men currently work on the depot project and more western railroads may soon build locomotives locally as several lines had relied on outside sources.
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Kansas City
Amarillo
Texas
Boekinant Railway
Kat City Times
Almarillo
Tucurmearl
Miles Wong
Laguna
Santa Py
Island railway expands with largest locomotive shop in U S
Eastern demand pushed Western roads to curb output as Island Railway builds what is claimed as the nation’s largest locomotive shop at Fast Moline. Plan includes erecting, machine, and other departments. St Paul and Milwaukee yards boosting repairs and new locomotives. recent six months see twelve new engines and extensive repairs. Personnel shifts noted with engineers and conductors taking trips, vacations, or new duties as the railroad grows and the A T S F line expands.
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Dix Tasters Locomotive Works
Paraie
Island Railway Company
United States
Wocescary
Resent
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Santa Fe Train Stopped By Man With a Velocipede
A Santa Fe employee riding a rail velocipede near Williams Arizona draped the tracks with his machine to signal No 2 passenger train. He lit a match and waved a burning cloth preventing a wreck. The engineer halted the train within ten yards, saving many lives as the line continued east after temporary repairs.
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Santa Fe
Williams
Ariz
Pecos Valley meeting to elect directors at Keewell NM
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pecos Valley and Northasterns Railway Company will be held at the company office in Keewell New Mexico at 7 pm on Wednesday October 7 190%. Directors for the ensuing year will be elected and other business brought before the meeting.
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Roswell
Stnckholters of Te Pree Valley & Northasters Railway Cempant
Keawell
N. M
Peculiar Accident Pricks Needles Blacksmith Helper
C O Harnes a Santa Fe blacksmith helper at Needles was struck by a fragment of hot steel from a steam hammer embedding in his left leg to about four inches. It severed the femoral artery. Doctor Clerk and Hooth quickly tied the artery and he rests comfortably, though he bleeds.
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O. Harnes
Santa Fe
Needles
Doutore Clerk
Hooth
Native section hand killed near Kramer by train
Ortiz, a native section hand, was killed one mile west of Kramer when he tried to remove a jack thought to be struck by passenger train No. The engine struck him and he died instantly. His body was brought to Barstow and the coroner summoned.
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Las Veeas
N. M
Felipe
Ipa
Ortiz
Kramer
Barstow
Dalhart Notes on Rock Island Employees
Local Dalhart items report on Rock Island railroad workers including enginemen and firemen. W G Howell and J S McDonald are mentioned with incidents of travel, business activity and a bank official making a weekend trip. Henry Reed suffers eye irritation from alkali dust near Tucumcari while others assign duties and observe lively operations at the Dalhart switch and roundhouse.
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Rock Island
Texas
Dalhart
Tex
Engliner
Alara Fordo
Arthur Hall
Santa Rosa
Dallart
W. G. Howell
Robert Laudner
First National Bank
Panto Resa
Geo.t. Barrate
J. $. McDonald
Round House
Mr. McDonald
PJ. Welch
B. Reed
Tucumcarl
N. M
A. E. Cushman
Bas Plans
Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Remedy For Relief
Miss Alice M. Smith of South Minneapolis shares a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recounts two years of monthly pain and says the remedy eliminated the suffering, enabling her to resume normal life with happiness and relief. Free advice offered to women.
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Alice M. Smith
Minneapolis
Ming
Lydia E
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Mins
Alice M. Smera
Third Ave
South Min-neapolis
Minn
Gsooopolis
Aspen
Western railroads race to avert car shortage
In the western states Rock Island, Frisco and Santa Fe expand equipment as car demand rises. Frisco ties to demand, railroads charter or buy, amid delayed returns from Racine. The shortage signals growing prosperity curbside, with rails near sufficient supply to meet anticipated needs.
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Alina
Prisco
Banta Pe
Frisco
Trent
Toad
Winchell
Allen Ines
Racine
Pittsburg
Ue West
Kansas City Mexico Orient Rail Adds New Cars
Carmen C T Sept two new locomotives and various cars head to the Kansas City Mexico Orient line. The road will gain four cabooses four first class coaches two mail and baggage cars and more, boosting its local equipment. The company operates four locomotives here with two leased from Missouri Pacific and owns several passenger and freight cars as well as stock and coal cars. The line has been reporting strong local business.
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Rosé
Nebraska Kansas & Gull railroad delays explained
W D Mills, head of the company holding the contract, says financial stringency caused delays in building the Nebraska Kansas & Gull road near Batina Kansas. He notes arrangements are being made and construction is expected to begin soon.
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Batina
Kan
Nebraska, Kansas & Gull
W. D. Mills
Kansas City
Man Held On Suspicion After Threat To President
Germu ts was charged with having shot evident during his stay in Bing Sunday evening. The police learned that Miller of Southwestern bart said he would shoot the president during the letter carriers parade. He denied the threat as officers arrested him Monday at 4 o clock. Pending a thorough investigation. Death of Bishop Clark Rhode Island Bishop Clark became presiding Bishop of the Episcopal church in this country in 2499.
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Chas. Bose
Frank Walkers
Mexico
Harry Brownhill
J.D. Berry
U. S. Express Company
Harbars
Jean Hrewer
Rock Island
Plas
Delhart
A. T. Ds
Mr. McDonald
Germuts
Miller
Bart
Bishop Clark
Rhode Island
Episcopal Church
Praise of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
A Texan recounts using Chamberlain's remedy for bowel trouble. After one dose the patient improved and after the second dose was completely cured. The testimonial credits the medicine with relieving severe diarrhea. For sale by all druggists as claimed in the State Journal.
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Chamberlain
Jona Hamlett
Eagts Pass
C Johnson
Topeka City Council considers amending ordinance on merchants
August receipts show total 49271.12 with 19900.27 for current expenses. Council discusses license for hay market and jerks back contracts, plus new measures for Wil liard tables and express wagon rules.
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Topeka Uusinsssscien
Paige
General Revenue Fund
Fire Department
Central Park Mortgage
Central Park
Horses Burned in Large Stable Fire at Alleg Phoenix
A major blaze at the Alleg Phoenix Transfer Company stables on Sixteenth and Liberty streets destroyed hay and 129 horses, with losses pegged at least 290000. Fire started likely from a toppled lantern, spreading through the brick stable area bounded by Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Liberty and Springsley.
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Pitteburs, Sept &—Pice
Allegpheny
Sixteenth and
Liberty Streets
Sixteenthland
Seventeenth Streets
Liberty and
Springsley
Grateful, Happy Women and Peruna Cure Claims
An article fragment describes a woman named Muriel Armitage recounting gratitude to a royal temperance organizer and references Peruna as a cure for catarrh and female ailments. The text asserts Peruna cures pelvic organ catarrh with the same certainty as head catarrh, claiming symptom relief.
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Wood Ave
Delra Mich
Royal Temperance
Muriel Armitage
Peruna
Pelvic Catarrh and Female Weakness Linked by Catarrh
A historical notice describes pelvic catarrh as a common cause of female weakness and nervous symptoms. It claims perman ent cures with Pervisa and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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Pervis
Perdina
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Colem
Onis
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