A long litaney of names:

Tradition says that the name of the most recently deceased "King of the Hoboes" is inserted into the last stanza.

here's old daddy Cleaton (Daddy Claxton, Danny Claxton, Daddy Clayton, Clarkston, Greenwood)
Here's to Jennings Bryan
Here's to Boston Blackie
Here's to Long Slim Perkins
Steam Train Maury (Maurice Graham aka Idaho)
John F. O'Connor (Pullman Kid) Fishbone Stevens

MIT and CalTech and Kansas State confirm that the Wabash Canonball is a railroad line constructed by Paul Bunyan's brother (Cal S. Bunyan) with redwood trees used for cross-ties and tickets punched by the conductor with a 45 revolver. It is also known as the Ireland, Jerusalem, Australian & Southern Michigan Line. After its first two months of service, the 700-car train was traveling so fast that it arrived at its destination an hour before its departure....when it comes to a full stop it is still traveling 65 mph.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Issues of national pride may be involved but both NASA and the RKA refuse to respond to factual data acknowledged by the higher institutes of technological learning.