Changes in Rail Operations and Temporary Jobs Amid Winter Strain
Officials from Lake Shore outline temporary layoffs in the T rail department with five yardment and a blacksmith among those affected. Plans to switch to right hand operations are acknowledged but start date undecided, while expectations of heavy activity next year persist due to crossovers and other switches. Freight engine changes after last week’s test continue with two eastbound trains nightly. westbound engines are shifted at Inglewood Air Line Junction. Disinfecting work tied to quarantines is ending, reducing costs though 45,000 cars have been treated since the quarantine began. An incident reports a man, A D Brown, was in charge of a train No. 19 when struck nearby while walking along the track.
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Jexpenses
Igbs
Rand
Inglewood
Former Lake Shore Employee Killed by Train at LaPorte
George O Rile y of LaPorte longtime railroad man and former Lake Shore freight conductor was struck and killed by west bound fast mail No 43 at LaPorte late Tuesday night. He was sixty years old and had recently worked on the Murdock line.
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Lake Shore
Laporte
George O'Riley
Murdock
LaPortte
Ivis
Johnson Off Duty At T-rail Shop
Blacksmith C. J. Johnson at the T-rail shop is off duty today. W. H. Allen of St. Joe street is mentioned in passing.
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C. J. Johnson
T-rail
W. H. Allen
St. Joe Street
Trains Delayed By Storms On West Bound and East Bound
West bound No 9 and No 15 were about an hour late this morning due to east side storm disturbances. The Twentieth Century ran as a double header arriving twenty minutes late. The east bound flyer also operated as a double header yesterday afternoon. Engineer Albert Ferree of Chicago yards plans to move his family to Chicago from Wayne Avenue.
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Albert Ferree
Chicago
Wayne Avenue
Fireman R H Frazier Hurt Picking Coal
Fireman R H Frazier, who had just resumed work, sustained a painful injury while picking coal. One finger was mashed.
Knox and salary plan for secretary of state discussed
Washington February 11 The senate judiciary committee reported favorably a bill to reduce the secretary of state salary to eight thousand nine dollars? The plan would allow Knox to be eligible for the office under Taft and proposes raising the salary to twelve thousand after Knox retires from the senate and becomes secretary.
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Washington, D.C
Senate Judiciary Committee
Knox
Taft
Senate
Hazing Probe Hits More Students Indefinite Suspensions
An investigation into high school hazing led to three students, two seniors and a sophomore, receiving indefinite suspensions. Other pupils face close scrutiny as officials seek to curb the practice amid reports of humiliating stunts and stripped clothing.
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Hazer
Versifying Age and the Rise of Verse Drama
A survey of contemporary verse shows broad thought and solid technique. It notes progress in poetic drama over five centuries with hundreds of playwrights writing verse on the American stage and lyric poets flourishing beyond counting.
Annual meeting and election of officers held
A local organization conducted its annual meeting to elect officers. Members gathered to review business, set goals, and confirm leadership for the coming year.
Sophomore Class Forms Track Team At Bikbart High
The Sophomore class organized a track team for the interclass meet at Bikbart High School this spring. Kenneth Brightmire was elected coach Louis Flynn named captain with Walter Doll as manager. They expect a strong showing led by Flynn Brightmire Light Birch Frederick Winey Kistlew and others. The meet standings projected: Sophomores first Seniors second Juniors third and freshmen last with the gathering prize.
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Bikbart
Kenneth ~Brightmire
Louis
Flynn
Brightmire
Light
Birch
Frederick
Winey
Kistlew
Coldwater Challenges Elkhart For Game
Coldwater Michigan issues a challenge to Elkhart for a game at Coldwater after February 16. Coldwater has played fifteen games this season and is regarded as one of the best teams. The Coldwater club met Tuesday evening and accepted the challenge.
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Coldwater
Elkhart
Mich
Peculiar view on local option law sparks repeal idea
The speaker argues that Dr Coble’s concept of a happy community relies on repeal of the punty local option law. He contends whisky should be as free as water in the creeks of Du Bois and Pike, opposing liberal repeal.
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Coble
Tomlinson
Dubois
Pike
Is Charity Without Justice Worth the Cost to Children
A speaker cites urban squalor and hungry children to urge action against institutions that hinder mercy. He warns that charity without justice leaves the poor unhelped and questions who profits while infants suffer. Henry George frames the critique of wealth and social policy.
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Dole
Henry George
Women's national indoor tennis championships begin in New York
The indoor lawn tennis championships open at the Seventh Regiment Armory with the women's singles and doubles, running through the week. The men's national tournament follows, scheduled to begin Saturday.
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New York
Seventh Regiment Armory
Possible Defeat of Option Law On Local Friction
Summary of amendments to the Tomlinson Proctor bill. It restricts saloon licenses to cities or incorporated towns with local option votes by petition and limits licenses to one per 500 inhabitants. It excludes keepers of gambling houses and sets penalties for first offenses, including fines and jail.
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Tomlinson- Proctor
Tomlinson-Proctor
First Growth of Oranges in Europe Chronicle
The article traces the introduction of oranges into Europe from China via Paris sources. It notes grafting by a Carthaginian of a mandarine onto a grenadier yielding the blood orange and credits Jean de Castro with bringing the fruit from the West Indies to Portugal.
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Europe
Toa
Paris
China
Jean
Castro
Indies
Portugal
Bourbon
Growing Up Together
A fragmented OCR item appears to reference a youth or community program theme. The readable parts include phrases about growth and unity, suggesting a feature on collaboration or development among participants. No concrete names, dates, or organizations are clearly legible.
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