Railroads Unite to Fight States 2 Cent Passenger Rate
Illinois Minnesota and Missouri railroads plan immediate legal action to block the 2 cent passenger rate. They will seek federal injunctions in Chicago, citing pending court decisions and seeking to prove the rate is confiscatory. A Chicago conference will align actions and share findings from St Louis.
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Chicago
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Ie Supreme Court
Ate
Linois
Boisseuri
St. Louis
Witneis
Missouri Lines
Smith McPherson
Kansas City
Chicago Railroad
Hadley
Yeong
Stead
Dwinois
Railway unions clash over sixteen hour law effects
Chicago April conference sees Western railroads and labor representatives debate the new sixteen hour operation rule. Managers cite forced telegraph office closures and division HQ losses, while workers seek clarity on compensation, rest rules, and emergency exceptions under the new law.
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Chicago
Ulands
Interiois Railway Brotherheeds Ak
Division
Rider Krantz Survives Narrow Descent From Box Car
Walter D. Krantz, a hump rider, narrowly escaped serious injury or death last night after being knocked from a box car and striking his head and shoulders on a flat car. In darkness he was riding atop a detached box car when it collided with a hidden flat car on the yard. He landed on the flat car and was found unconscious by a yardman.
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Walter D. Krantz
Yan Wonto
Koontz
Spring Inspection of the Lake Shore System
New York Central officials conduct spring inspections across the Lake Shore divisions from Cleveland to Chicago. A twenty plus car inspection train, including engine No 64 and a private car, travels via the Fort Wayne division meeting Hillsdale officials. About thirty officers accompany the tour led by M L Reynolds and N G Ingalls.
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Lake Shore
New York Central
Lake Erre & Western
Lake Erine & Western
Cleveland
Ecaur
Chicago
Hanes
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Mllinois
Hillsdale
M.L. Reynolds
Fort Wayne
N. 3. Ingalls
New Mourne street lift bridge nearing completion in Toledo
The Lake Shore gained a concession nearly a year ago for a lift bridge at Mourne street Toledo. Structural iron work is in place and the remainder will arrive soon. Pittshore Construction has sent men and derricks for heavy beams and expects completion and opening in four to six weeks. The bridge will serve traffic to and from the freight houses on the Middle Grounds and is the first of its kind in the area.
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Mourne Street
Toledo
Lake Shore
Pittshore Construction Company
Yaon
Bez
Duffy
John van Luvanee
Everyerson
Moline, al
Dr. R. Qurran
Muffy’s Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Public Service Commission authorizes Mine notes and bonds
The public service commission in the second district authorizes Mine to issue notes for 15000 dated April 1908 payable by July 1 1913, to issue general lien bonds not exceeding 9570600. to pledge Pennsylvania Let indenture not exceeding 750000. bonds may be pledged as security. Proceeds to discharge or refund obligations incurred prior to April 6 1908 and payable on or before July 1909 or for maintenance of services.
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Public Service Commission
Second District
Pennsylvania
The
Erie
Central Passenger association meeting endorses Sunday excursions
The meeting discussed schedule changes and fixed Sunday excursions as a principle in passenger service. Officials from New York Central and Big Four attended while others returned home after three hours of talks to adjust dates and arrange eastern trips for the coming season.
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Chisago
Warren J. Linch
New York Central Lines
Harry J.rhein
Big Four Lines
Cleveland
Central Passenger Association
Western Passenger Association Defends Lines in Chicago Meet
At a special executive committee session in Chicago on Monday officials charged some lines used wider hand methods to win convention business. The committee found no foundation for the charges and affirmed that every road is on its good behavior.
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The
Western Passenger Association
Chicago
Missouri Pacific announces travel booklets and Dallas session
C. D. Boyd, traveling passenger agent for Missouri Pacific, Indianapolis headquarters, reports a large issuance of travel booklets and a folder for the annual session to be held in Dallas, Texas. Books cover Mountain of Hot Springs Arkansas and San Antonio Texas, signaling expected heavy travel to these points in the coming season.
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C. D. Boyd
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Indianapolis
Missouri
Railroads Weigh Ending Hotel Folder Rack Service
Chicago railroads mull discontinuing hotel folder racks near depots after years of distributing timetables through folders. The costly advertising expense, once a major line item, now competes with heavy newspaper ads as the system seeks savings.
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Chicago
Brotherhood headquarters move eyed for Indianapolis location
The removal of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers headquarters will be debated at the next meeting. A strong effort aims to place the headquarters in Indianapolis, home to two large and active railway associations.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Indianapolis
Jangineer H. Ju. Blesser Returns After Gun Explosion
Jangineer H. Ju. Blesser, injured weeks ago by a shotgun explosion, has returned home to Hot Springs Arkansas. His arm is healing, but he will be unable to resume work soon.
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Jangineer H. Ju. Blesser
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Train 35 Discontinued Stop at LaPorte Station
Train No 35 no longer stops at LaPorte station the locomotive slows to twenty miles per hour to handle the United States mail deliveries at the stop.
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LaPorte
United States Mail
Grinder suffers wrist sprain after belt mishap
Yesterday at 4 o clock in the afternoon Cheatham, a grinder in the lathe shops, caught his right wrist in a belt and sprained it. He was attended by a physician.
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T BE. Cheatham
Will Reibe Mourns Loss of Duke the Collie
Will Reibe of the round-house mourns the death of his valuable collie dog named Duke who answered to that name.
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Will Reibe
Train 15 Diverted by High Winds to Meet Delays
Run No 15 was forced into two sections because of strong winds. The first section ran late and the se2000 section arrived thirty five minutes late, causing schedule disruption.
Cinder Removed From Eye by Magician in Morning Mishap
A spectator reported that T. Chapman received a cinder in a high school eye this morning and the foreign object was removed by a magician practitioner on site.
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A T. Chapman
Storehouse and Yard Work Changes and Accident
A. L. Brooks was off duty due to illness. George Chapman joined the storehouse staff and Clifford M. Hecht became shop-messenger. Freight brakeman A. B. Bulia was killed in the Chicago yards Tuesday night. his injuries included a bruised shoulder and a back sprain from a fall. A dog carried as baggage from Chicago was returned after no claimant appeared at Lake Shore depot.
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A. B. Bulia A
Killet
Lake Shore
Chicago
Whale Sinks Steam Trawler Diamon Off Mayness
The Norwegian steam trawler Diamon was struck by a whale after being harpooned during a hunt off Mayness. The impact stove in plates and left the vessel sinking. the crew were rescued by the trawler Salvia and towed to Grimsby, England.
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Mayness
Grimsby
England
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Minneso
Burlington
TIVES
Elkhart
Indiana & Michigan Electric CO
Lexington Ave
A. L. Brooks
Store House
Ilness
George Chapman
Clifford M. Hecht
Todeath
Bor Sale By
Borneman & Sons
Sackett Plaster Board
Ti Yan
Ebst
Lexington Avenue
Ned’s
J.h.neds& Son
Main St
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