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Safe crossing rules warn Elgin readers 1918
The Rock Island Lines Safety Bureau cautions readers about dangerous practices around railroads. Do not trespass on rights of way, cross trains, ride on moving cars, or throw debris from trains. Local notes include theater ads, housing and farm notices, and war-era civic updates from Elgin and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Lines
Safety Bureau
Elmer Yenney
Capper
Welber Bros Mill
Myron Burnside
Elgin
Dorothy Phillips
THE
GEM
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Walter Wilber
Brabham Place
Wilder's
Dakota
Mary J. Monnanan
Mike Monnahen
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
F. R. Berg
Fred Hangon
Charlie Capper
Clarence Schori
Cedar Rapids
Fred
Clarence
Charley
John Kohler
Wm. Anderexe
Deming
New Mexico
Bend
Wisconsin
Houston Post