Morning World-Herald (Omaha, Nebr.), March 29, 1920, p. 1, col. 2
NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN DIES WHILE AT MASS
Was Veteran Railroad Man and First Telephone Operator in Omaha.
SON OF GENERAL O'BRIEN
Nicholas J. O'Brien, formerly of Omaha, veteran railroad man of the west and south, and youngest son of the late General George M. O'Brien, died suddenly while attending mass at Wichita, Kas., Sunday morning.
He was born at Dubuque, Ia., June 28, 1862, and came to Omaha with his parents in 1866. He learned telegraphy when a boy. He was the first telephone operator in Omaha, and installed the first telephone system in Council Bluffs. He became superintendent of transportation on the Montana Union railway at Butte, and division superintendent of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co., at Walla Walla, Wash. Later he went to the Southern Railway, and became superintendent. After holding that position several years, he returned to the Union Pacific and served as trainmaster for the Nebraska division for several years.
When E. Dickinson, who had been Mr. O'Brien's superior while on the Union Pacific, took charge of the K. M. & O. railway, he went with him as superintendent of the latter road in Texas, with headquarters at San Angelo. He held the position of vice president and general manager of that road at the time of his death.
He was past exalted ruler, and life member of Greensborough, N. C., Elks. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. A. McElroy of Omaha and Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, Wyo., and one brother, Moses P. O'Brien of Omaha.
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April 2, 1920, p. 13, col. 2
BODY OF N. J. O'BREN TO LIE IN STATE TODAY
The body of Nicholas J. O'Brien, vice president and general manager of the Kansas City, Mexican & Orient Railroad Co., will lie in state today from 11 a. m. till 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Elks' lodge room.
Mr. O'Brien died suddenly last Sunday while attending mass in a church in Wichita, Kas. His brother, Moses P. O'Brien, left Sunday night for Wichita and arrived yesterday afternoon with the body, accompanied by A. T. Davis, past exalted ruler of San Angelo lodge No. 998.
Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, a sister of the deceased, has also come to Omaha to attend the funeral, together with her grandson. T. J. Anderson.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. at St. Peter's church. Burial will be at Holy Sepulcher cemetery, where the body will be placed beside those of the parents, General M. O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien, Miss Maggie O'Brien and George M. O'Brien, jr.
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Evening World-Herald, April 3, 1920, p. 2, col. 6
FUNERAL TODAY FOR NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN
The funeral of Nicholas J. O'Brien, veteran railroad man, who died at Wichita, Kas., Sunday, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Elks' club to St. Peter's Catholic church, Twenty-eighth and Leavenworth streets. The Rev. J. F. McCarthy officiated.
Pallbearers were S. J. Peterson, general claim agent, of the Union Pacific, representing the headquarters; F. Pratt Harwood, representing the Elks; C. E. Hall, representing the Nebraska Telephone Co.; C. A. Martin, representing the train despatchers; Ed Mulick, representing the conductors, and Con Kirk, representing the engineers.
NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN DIES WHILE AT MASS
Was Veteran Railroad Man and First Telephone Operator in Omaha.
SON OF GENERAL O'BRIEN
Nicholas J. O'Brien, formerly of Omaha, veteran railroad man of the west and south, and youngest son of the late General George M. O'Brien, died suddenly while attending mass at Wichita, Kas., Sunday morning.
He was born at Dubuque, Ia., June 28, 1862, and came to Omaha with his parents in 1866. He learned telegraphy when a boy. He was the first telephone operator in Omaha, and installed the first telephone system in Council Bluffs. He became superintendent of transportation on the Montana Union railway at Butte, and division superintendent of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co., at Walla Walla, Wash. Later he went to the Southern Railway, and became superintendent. After holding that position several years, he returned to the Union Pacific and served as trainmaster for the Nebraska division for several years.
When E. Dickinson, who had been Mr. O'Brien's superior while on the Union Pacific, took charge of the K. M. & O. railway, he went with him as superintendent of the latter road in Texas, with headquarters at San Angelo. He held the position of vice president and general manager of that road at the time of his death.
He was past exalted ruler, and life member of Greensborough, N. C., Elks. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. A. McElroy of Omaha and Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, Wyo., and one brother, Moses P. O'Brien of Omaha.
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April 2, 1920, p. 13, col. 2
BODY OF N. J. O'BREN TO LIE IN STATE TODAY
The body of Nicholas J. O'Brien, vice president and general manager of the Kansas City, Mexican & Orient Railroad Co., will lie in state today from 11 a. m. till 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Elks' lodge room.
Mr. O'Brien died suddenly last Sunday while attending mass in a church in Wichita, Kas. His brother, Moses P. O'Brien, left Sunday night for Wichita and arrived yesterday afternoon with the body, accompanied by A. T. Davis, past exalted ruler of San Angelo lodge No. 998.
Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, a sister of the deceased, has also come to Omaha to attend the funeral, together with her grandson. T. J. Anderson.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. at St. Peter's church. Burial will be at Holy Sepulcher cemetery, where the body will be placed beside those of the parents, General M. O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien, Miss Maggie O'Brien and George M. O'Brien, jr.
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Evening World-Herald, April 3, 1920, p. 2, col. 6
FUNERAL TODAY FOR NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN
The funeral of Nicholas J. O'Brien, veteran railroad man, who died at Wichita, Kas., Sunday, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Elks' club to St. Peter's Catholic church, Twenty-eighth and Leavenworth streets. The Rev. J. F. McCarthy officiated.
Pallbearers were S. J. Peterson, general claim agent, of the Union Pacific, representing the headquarters; F. Pratt Harwood, representing the Elks; C. E. Hall, representing the Nebraska Telephone Co.; C. A. Martin, representing the train despatchers; Ed Mulick, representing the conductors, and Con Kirk, representing the engineers.
Morning World-Herald (Omaha, Nebr.), March 29, 1920, p. 1, col. 2
NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN DIES WHILE AT MASS
Was Veteran Railroad Man and First Telephone Operator in Omaha.
SON OF GENERAL O'BRIEN
Nicholas J. O'Brien, formerly of Omaha, veteran railroad man of the west and south, and youngest son of the late General George M. O'Brien, died suddenly while attending mass at Wichita, Kas., Sunday morning.
He was born at Dubuque, Ia., June 28, 1862, and came to Omaha with his parents in 1866. He learned telegraphy when a boy. He was the first telephone operator in Omaha, and installed the first telephone system in Council Bluffs. He became superintendent of transportation on the Montana Union railway at Butte, and division superintendent of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co., at Walla Walla, Wash. Later he went to the Southern Railway, and became superintendent. After holding that position several years, he returned to the Union Pacific and served as trainmaster for the Nebraska division for several years.
When E. Dickinson, who had been Mr. O'Brien's superior while on the Union Pacific, took charge of the K. M. & O. railway, he went with him as superintendent of the latter road in Texas, with headquarters at San Angelo. He held the position of vice president and general manager of that road at the time of his death.
He was past exalted ruler, and life member of Greensborough, N. C., Elks. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. A. McElroy of Omaha and Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, Wyo., and one brother, Moses P. O'Brien of Omaha.
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April 2, 1920, p. 13, col. 2
BODY OF N. J. O'BREN TO LIE IN STATE TODAY
The body of Nicholas J. O'Brien, vice president and general manager of the Kansas City, Mexican & Orient Railroad Co., will lie in state today from 11 a. m. till 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Elks' lodge room.
Mr. O'Brien died suddenly last Sunday while attending mass in a church in Wichita, Kas. His brother, Moses P. O'Brien, left Sunday night for Wichita and arrived yesterday afternoon with the body, accompanied by A. T. Davis, past exalted ruler of San Angelo lodge No. 998.
Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, a sister of the deceased, has also come to Omaha to attend the funeral, together with her grandson. T. J. Anderson.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. at St. Peter's church. Burial will be at Holy Sepulcher cemetery, where the body will be placed beside those of the parents, General M. O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien, Miss Maggie O'Brien and George M. O'Brien, jr.
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Evening World-Herald, April 3, 1920, p. 2, col. 6
FUNERAL TODAY FOR NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN
The funeral of Nicholas J. O'Brien, veteran railroad man, who died at Wichita, Kas., Sunday, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Elks' club to St. Peter's Catholic church, Twenty-eighth and Leavenworth streets. The Rev. J. F. McCarthy officiated.
Pallbearers were S. J. Peterson, general claim agent, of the Union Pacific, representing the headquarters; F. Pratt Harwood, representing the Elks; C. E. Hall, representing the Nebraska Telephone Co.; C. A. Martin, representing the train despatchers; Ed Mulick, representing the conductors, and Con Kirk, representing the engineers.
NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN DIES WHILE AT MASS
Was Veteran Railroad Man and First Telephone Operator in Omaha.
SON OF GENERAL O'BRIEN
Nicholas J. O'Brien, formerly of Omaha, veteran railroad man of the west and south, and youngest son of the late General George M. O'Brien, died suddenly while attending mass at Wichita, Kas., Sunday morning.
He was born at Dubuque, Ia., June 28, 1862, and came to Omaha with his parents in 1866. He learned telegraphy when a boy. He was the first telephone operator in Omaha, and installed the first telephone system in Council Bluffs. He became superintendent of transportation on the Montana Union railway at Butte, and division superintendent of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co., at Walla Walla, Wash. Later he went to the Southern Railway, and became superintendent. After holding that position several years, he returned to the Union Pacific and served as trainmaster for the Nebraska division for several years.
When E. Dickinson, who had been Mr. O'Brien's superior while on the Union Pacific, took charge of the K. M. & O. railway, he went with him as superintendent of the latter road in Texas, with headquarters at San Angelo. He held the position of vice president and general manager of that road at the time of his death.
He was past exalted ruler, and life member of Greensborough, N. C., Elks. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. A. McElroy of Omaha and Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, Wyo., and one brother, Moses P. O'Brien of Omaha.
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April 2, 1920, p. 13, col. 2
BODY OF N. J. O'BREN TO LIE IN STATE TODAY
The body of Nicholas J. O'Brien, vice president and general manager of the Kansas City, Mexican & Orient Railroad Co., will lie in state today from 11 a. m. till 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Elks' lodge room.
Mr. O'Brien died suddenly last Sunday while attending mass in a church in Wichita, Kas. His brother, Moses P. O'Brien, left Sunday night for Wichita and arrived yesterday afternoon with the body, accompanied by A. T. Davis, past exalted ruler of San Angelo lodge No. 998.
Mrs. T. Joe Fisher of Cheyenne, a sister of the deceased, has also come to Omaha to attend the funeral, together with her grandson. T. J. Anderson.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. at St. Peter's church. Burial will be at Holy Sepulcher cemetery, where the body will be placed beside those of the parents, General M. O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien, Miss Maggie O'Brien and George M. O'Brien, jr.
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Evening World-Herald, April 3, 1920, p. 2, col. 6
FUNERAL TODAY FOR NICHOLAS J. O'BRIEN
The funeral of Nicholas J. O'Brien, veteran railroad man, who died at Wichita, Kas., Sunday, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Elks' club to St. Peter's Catholic church, Twenty-eighth and Leavenworth streets. The Rev. J. F. McCarthy officiated.
Pallbearers were S. J. Peterson, general claim agent, of the Union Pacific, representing the headquarters; F. Pratt Harwood, representing the Elks; C. E. Hall, representing the Nebraska Telephone Co.; C. A. Martin, representing the train despatchers; Ed Mulick, representing the conductors, and Con Kirk, representing the engineers.
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