Calico rail line near Crawfordsville recalled by locals
Bruce Cowden recounts Ralph Kelsey of Washington recalling a half finished early county railroad near Crawfordsville. The grade stretched several miles, funded by farmers, with sub contract work by James Kelsey. The project collapsed after contractor Johnson vanished with funds, leaving sub contractors stranded. pieces later reused by the narrow gauge Burlington line between Crawfordsville and Washington.
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Ralph Kelsey
Washington
Crawfordsville
Mr. Kelsey
James Kelsey
Iowa
Johnson
Kelsey
Ralph Kesley
Gaage Railroad
The
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Weather notes and hog market prize listed
Top on hogs at 21.50 per hundredweight. Weather forecast shows scattered showers and warmer tonight with partly cloudy skies tomorrow and showers continuing into late afternoon.
Origin of Washingtons Nickname and Early Rail Plans
The history notes multiple failed rail projects shaping Washington. Burrell cites a late 1860s Burlington route avoided in favor of an I N C line, while earlier schemes named Ram's Horn and the Philadelphia Fort Wayne and Platte Valley Air Line sought county bonds and extensive grading but mostly stalled. The Mississippi and Missouri finally built a Washington line in 1858, with later expansion to Kansas City after bond aid.
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Howard A. Burrell
Washington
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Rock Island
St. Louis
St. Paul
Burrell
Burlington
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Wapello
Columbus Junction
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Philadelphia, Fort Wayne
Muscatine
Council Bluffs
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company
Brighton
Fairfield
Kansas City
Court House
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
Train Arrival Marks Washington Anniversary Festival
The Mississippi and Missouri line reached Washington by September 1, 1855, with a planned depot near the courthouse and a celebration drawing about 5,000 residents. The event featured a 13 car train and a midday dinner for two thousand in Central Park.
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Washington
Central Park
Court House
Washington Opens With 90-Year Railroad Memory
A locomotive named Washington arrived at the depot with 700 to 800 visitors from Davenport Muscatine Columbus City and other places. The program featured bands drills by military companies and speeches after dinner marking the first railroad’s arrival in Washington ninety years ago.
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Washington
Davenport
Muscatine
Columbus City
City revenues lag as expenses rise
In Des Moines on May 14 the UPI report notes municipal operating costs have doubled while city revenues rise only seven percent, signaling growing budget strains for cities and towns.
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Des Moines
Revenue sources urged for Iowa cities by official
Max Conrad of Burlington, secretary of the League of Iowa Municipalities, told a convention of the Iowa Municipal Accounting Officers Association that cities and towns must find new sources of revenue to sustain operations. He warned that existing funds will not cover growing needs.
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Max Conrad
Burlington
League of Iowa Municipalities
Iowa Municipal Accounting Officers Association
Conrad
Betatron invention traced to Illinois in 1940 period
The betatron was invented at the University of Illinois in 1940 and produces high energy electron beams or X rays. Its output reaches millions of volts, enabling advances in industry medicine and scientific research.
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University of Illinois
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