City Train Rules Stir Chicago Men Across The Nation
A Chicago Daily News dispatch notes varied rail practices in major cities. New York forbids smoking on all transit and blocks riders from the front platform, while Brooklyn and Manhattan conductors enforce fares and transfers with varying rigidity. Boston blends rules across surface and elevated cars, and travelers recount long commutes, transfer quirks, and the oddity of navigation in unfamiliar urban rail systems.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
New York City
New York
United States
Hrooklyn
Aquares Owl Company
Frooklyn
Manhattan
Boston
Ana Agen
Childlike Saving Bank Transforms Into Hefty Mystery
In a strange scene a man holds a large metal receptacle resembling a child's saving bank. The object is described as much larger and heavier, suggesting a concealed purpose or unexpected use amid an otherwise ordinary setting.
Prisoners Free Quick Verdits In Assualt And Theft Case
Not guilty verdicts were returned yesterday in the assault on junk dealer Samuel Edleman and the theft of a coat from Louis Wolf’s store on East Jersey street. William Pittius and John Higgins, arrested April 17 with others, allegedly beat Edleman and took five cents. Hemler faced a single witness, Peter Finn, a 10 year old boy, who saw the coat pass. The juries deliberated briefly before reaching decisions.
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William Pittius
John Higgins
Samuel Edleman
Charles Hemler
Louis Wolf
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Higgins
Edlemag
Tio
Aemault
Hemler
Peter Finn
Donald Southmayd Celebrates fifth birthday anniversary
Donald Southmayd hosted a children's party at 217 Rahway Avenue marking his fifth birthday. Guests played games, rode miniature wagons, and enjoyed a magician act. Local dignitaries and family attended, with Mrs. and Mr. Southmayd observing.
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Rahway Avenue
Ike
Aod
Jerusalem
M. K. Willoughby
R. Q. Hoffman
Helen
Laura Andros
W. Jasper
D. Wilton
Elliot
Mrs. Battals
Farrella Family Records Fifteen Children in Census Contact
Chicago Record Herald notes Richard Farrell has fifteen children, eight boys and seven girls, in a lively exchange with a census official. Farrell, a Quaker by trade, explains supporting a large brood, comparing to Roosevelt and Dunne families, and reflecting on tax and economic implications. Most children born in Illinois. Farrell arrived in 1863 after years in Cheago Alma.
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Farrell
Board of Education
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Farrella
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Roosevelt
Dunne
Pat
Song
Illinois
Kansas
Chicago Record Herald
John Kendrick Bangs Sees Life in Sane Light
Commuting from Maine to New York, the humorist John Kendrick Bangs reflects on life and satire in a calm, sane voice. The piece mentions his perspective on careers, pride, and personal position amid a busy modern world.
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New York
John Kendrick Bangs
Sane
Crmnerahip
Arava
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