Plans for annual meeting and railroad safety notes
Nearly two hundred invitations have been sent by the Lake Shore Sick Benefit Society for the annual meeting and officer election on Saturday with a banquet to follow. Reports of secretary and treasurer will be presented, and social aims mark a first for the event. Separately, a railroad committee urged hearings before crossing closures and called for uniform clearances after listing 349 non train accident deaths and 236 due to human error. Virginia Railway aims to connect Norfolk to Deep Water, first freight then fast passenger service. Also noted are funds spent on Western Pacific and Gould system projects, and the death of veteran engineer John Me Curdy at 76 after a long service accident-free record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Railroad Commission
American Railway Association
Virginia Railway
Norfolk
Deep Walter
Jackson
Mich
John
Curdy
Michigan. Central
Big Four and P E Railroads See Yearly Increase in Loaded Cars
November figures show the Big Four led with 180 064 loaded cars and Peoria and Eastern division 18 648, compared with 1907 figures of 17 as months, totaling 198 712 loaded cars for the two lines versus 196 308 in 1907, a rise of 2 274 loaded cars for the year.
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Big Four
Peoria & Eastern Division
Illinois Central reports improved coal and lumber traffic
An Illinois Central official said coal traffic is better than last year while lumber moves in larger quantities and cotton shipments exceed two years ago. Farmers are holding back stocks but total cotton tonnage is expected to surpass last year. Tropical fruit volume is steady with shipments north via the Indianapolis Southern road to Effingham.
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Illinois Central
Indianapolis
Southern
Effingham
Big Four Introduces New Care Cars on Cincinnati Toledo Run
The Big Four will operate new care cars on the route between Cincinnati and Toledo and assign experts to manage them on the best trains linking the two cities.
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Cincinnati
Toledo
Nose plastered engineer recounts jolt from engine bump
Engineer Charles Leader wears adhesive plaster on his nose after his engine bumped into nearby cars in the incident. The event caused minor injuries and prompted a brief inspection by responders.
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Charles Leader
Large Engine Turnout For L E & W Railroad
A large L E W railroad engine was completed at the local shop and sent to Gibson via La Porte. Two more engines of the same type remain for heavy repairs at Gibson and in the local shop. A foreign engine from St C I S is also undergoing heavy work. The Lake Shore line has seen several engines transformed from scrap into functional locomotives recently as shop demand rises. The New York Central donated an Eddy locomotive to Purdue University for museum display, the Marmosa number 39 built in Springfield MA long ago, shipped from Worcester to Albany and then to Lafayette.
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Gibson
LaPorte
Carrot
Lake Shore
New York Central
Purdue University At
Lafayette
Missing trunk prompts rail company inquiries
J C Wilson reports his trunk lost November 12 between Goshen and DeGraff Ohio. Officials on Lake Shore and Big Four railways search for the trunk, believing it may be found, though no direct clue exists. Damages capped at 109 dollars without a lawsuit. Trunk delivered to Big Four at Toledo, but not found at Bellefontaine or DeGraff change points. Theft belief grows amid ongoing correspondence.
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J. C. Wilson
Goshen
DeGrasf, O
Lake Shore
Big Four
Toledo
Bellefontaine, .C
DeGraff
Car Club Convenes at Paint Shop for Evening Meeting
The car men will hold their regular meeting at the paint shop this evening to discuss Rules 65 to 79 M. C. E. The gatherings are growing in interest and proving educational.
Engine 5043 Towed After Tire Dislodges In Moore Park
A wrecker was summoned to Moore Park yesterday to replace engine 5043 after a tire dislodged from a driver, causing the engine to derail. The incident mainly caused a time delay, with injuries or further damage not reported.
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Moore Park
Trolley Wire Damaged On Marion Street Line
A broken trolley on the city car line west of Tenth street tore down forty to fifty feet of wire while rounding a curve last night. Interurban traffic was not delayed much as temporary repairs were made. complete repairs finished at 2 o'clock this morning.
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Marion ‘Street
Tenth ‘Street
Mishap on Main Street car injures worker and alters service
A burnout of a lead wire on a three Alation South Main street car at 4 30 yesterday caused a dispensing with one trip. The incident occurred on Main street near central. Supt R R Hayes of Northern Indiana was in Goshen this morning. H G Griffin of Lake Shore was in the city. Archibald McIntyre of Moline accepted a machinist apprentice position. James A Ball suffered a wrist injury while shaking the grates of his engine.
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Central
R. R. Hayes
Indiana
Goshen
H.G. Griffin
Lake Shore
Collinwood
Webber, LaPorte
Archibald ~ McIntyre
Moline, Mich
Eman James A. Ball
Ghost of the Old Cap'n Haunts Lisbon Road
The Lisbon road tale centers on a no horseback ghost called the Ghost of the old Cap’n. Residents report a galloping rider approaching Sunny Crest farm, tapping doors with a riding whip and vanishing into the woods once a knock is answered. The specter is linked to a famed officer who once haunted rural Maine during revolutionary times.
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Lisbon
Sunny Crest Farm
Woods
Maine
Lewiston Journal
Paradoxes of Life From William James Hibbert Quote
A compact excerpt presents paradoxical notes on peace by armaments freedom by laws and the paradox of modern life. It asserts mistrust drives credit tolerance of dissent and charitable limits. The ethical religious life holds contradictions resolved by renunciation and self loss to achieve salvation.
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William James
Hibbert Journal
Ancient Bloodhounds Used in War and Hunts
The article notes bloodhounds once aided armies and hunted fugitives in Scotland and England. It cites the Earl of Essex’s forces in Ireland with 800 dogs and claims Wallace and Bruce were pursued by hounds. Wallace allegedly killed a retainer to mislead the pack, while Bruce used a river and tree to escape.
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Earl of Essex
Elizabeth
England
Scotland
Wallace
Bruce
Park Commission Chooses Dustless Bituminous Macadam Pavement
Park commissioners praise a dustless, quiet bituminous macadam pavement made on an existing old macadam base. The paving uses crushed stone aggregate and is cheaper, stable, and less noisy than asphalt. city engineer Clifford Gamble of Muskegon touts its superior wear and a 70 cent per yard Tarvia macadam option.
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Sna Park
Burhans
Clifford Gamble
Muskegon
Mich
Gamble
America
Vee Aetee Waits for Ge Me A2Me
Readable text shows a hesitant headline style with uncertain fragments. The fragmentary content hints at a phonetic play on words or a mis OCR, lacking clear people places dates or events to anchor a factual summary.
Eighteen Engines Returned to Service Then Stored
Two more large engines were moved from storage last night bringing the total to eighteen engines placed back in service over the past three weeks. Several additional units will be stored soon as part of a long standing plan to keep parts in good working condition by rotating in and out. The intended cycle is to remove ten and substitute two, subject to traffic conditions.
D D D Mineral Compound Promises Instant Itch Relief
An advertisement promotes a D D D prescription claiming instant itch relief for skin disease. It urges readers to send 10 cents for a trial bottle to D D D Go at 112 Michigan St Chicago and promises soothing, external relief and eventual cure.
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Michigan St
Chicago
Enduring Life Of A Kindly Man Remembered In Poetic Tribute
A memorial passage extols a man who lived with joy and compassion honoring his trust in pure women and intelligent men. It notes his love for children, his niche, and his efforts to leave the world better through art, kindness, and appreciation of beauty. The verse ends with a benediction for his memory.
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Earth
Bessie
Stanley
Dickens On Various Blindnesses In Society
The quotation contrasts several forms of blindness, including connubial blindness, party and public blindness likened to a mad bull in red-clad soldiers, and youth’s blind confidence, illustrating social perception through Dickensian wit.
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Charles’ Dickens
Eczema Remedy Reported By City Pharmacists
Sufferers query druggists Housworth Bros about a liquid oil of windengreen BD. DD Perseriition. Reports indicate patients using the compound experience relief.
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Housworth. Bros
Curious Mexican Indians Buried in Amatlan de Jos
Fragmentary text speaks of indigenous people in Amatlan de Jos, claiming three centuries of existence and preservation of national characteristics and traditions amid progress. The piece mentions a figure named Boyce as a mage in government.
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Amatlan
de Jos
Boyce
Mrs Fenbee of Tennessee Finds Relief in Pepsin Syrup
Cumberland Furnace Tennessee resident Mrs Fenbee suffered seventeen years with indigestion constipation and heartburn. She tried many products until Dr Caldwell’s Pepsin Syrup cured her. Free samples available by mail. sold locally by Housworth Bros. and others for $1 a bottle.
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Fenbee
Tennessee
Cumberland Furnace
Housworth: Bros
Battle
Panubytvantome and the elusive gester testimony
A fragmentary note mentions Panubytvantome and a gester figure. the text hints at an inclusion or acknowledgment but lacks clear actions or context.
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James J. Till
Spokane, Tortland & Seattle
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Western Pacific
Ogden
Utah
San Francisco
Perot
Nicefly
Tansilung
Tonsi“Gine Co
Canton
Obite
Borneman & Sons
Elkhart Packing Co
South Main Street
Bell Phone
Ruacessio
Sohati
Indiana and Michigan Electric Co
W. Lexington, Ave
Tay Bug
le ‘Barbyshire
Ory Rochester, N. Ys
Pace
Valley Bank
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