Iowa Bus Lines Expand as Railroads Enter Transit
Des Moines Aug 14 Bus transformation grows in Iowa as Burlington Transportation takes over a Harding highway route from the state east border to Chariton and Clarinda Shenandoah to Council Bluffs. New Atlantic & Pacific line covers Lincoln highway. Union Pacific gains Walsh routes Omaha to Minneapolis.
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Courier
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Burlington Transportation Company
Chariton
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Atlantic & Pacific Line
State Railroad Commission
Lincoln Highway
Pickwick-Greyhound Lines
St. Louis
Boone
Ames
Jefferson Highway Transportation Company
Minneapolis
Deas Moines
Kansas City
Union Pacific Gelson
Walsh
Union Pacific
Middle West
Burlington
Great Northern
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific Railway
Bus Fares and Tax System Raise Interest in Midwest
The article notes numerous buses operating within the state on short routes taxed by ton mileage. A tax of one fourth of a cent per ton mile is levied, calculated from bus weight plus 150 pounds per seat, passenger weight estimates, and miles traveled. A report for each bus is filed with the state railroad commission, and county engineers’ route lengths are on file. The Walsh business saga begins with a humble Omaha line and ends with a Union Pacific purchase worth about 1.5 million dollars, including three large bus lines and a modern Omaha depot. Walsh is said to have been tasked by Union Pacific to acquire bus lines across Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah.
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State Railroad Commission
Russel J. Walsh
Omaha
Union Pacific
Union
Walsh
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Waverly church women picnic at Tourist Park
Missionary societies of the M. E. church in Waverly Ia plan a park outing at Tourist Park on August 14. A picnic supper will be served as part of the event with members enjoying outdoor fellowship in the city park.
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Waverly Church
Waverly
Missionary Societies of the
M. E. Church
City Hall Fish Feud Over Fake Boneless Carp
A humorous city hall feud unfolds after a placard carp sent by Harvey replaces a promised real fish. The prank, featuring a painted sheet carp and a photo of Harvey with the catch, leads to weeks of joking, with the decor remaining atop Harvey's desk. The item ends noting there were 6,000,000 buffalo in America in 1860.
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Glenn
Harvey
W. H. Webb
America
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