Rail schedule update for Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry
Grand June 2 1901 trains to and from Hikhart detailed for east and westbound service. Eastbound trains depart at 5:25 8:00 11:15 a m 2:20 6:40 p m with various connections via Old Road Air Line and other lines. Westbound services listed with departures and connections.
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Lakeshore
Michigan Southern Ry
Hikhart
Old Road
Ste
M. Wa
Sao
Grand Rapids
Air Line
West Bound
Western Roads and Their Revenue Sources
The piece explains how western railways finance operations from earnings rather than future borrowing. It notes the Great Northern and Northern Pacific profit due to cheap construction, long haul advantages, lower per mile maintenance, and traffic mix including lumber, fruits, minerals, livestock, grain, and imports from Asia.
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Rocky Mountains
Great Northern Railway
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Lines that secure a return haul of their cars loaded
The text notes that these lines will bring a rising traffic and thus become major travel routes. It asserts that with capable honest directors they may surpass eastern models in time.
A Question of Pride Over Carnegie Gift to Scottish Universities
The Philadelphia North American argues against scorn for Andrew Carnegie’s proposed gift to Scottish universities. It notes aristocrats like the Dukes of Hamilton and Lords of the Isles have benefited from public funds and suggests pride is often foolish. Carnegie’s motives and impact on university independence are debated.
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Philadelphia
Mr. Carnegie
London
Scotland
Duke of Hamilton
Cameron
Lochiel
MacDonald of the Isles
Carnegie
Dukes of Hamilton
Lords of the Isles
Camerons
Mrs Austin Wheat Food Delights Breakfast Crowd
A short item notes Mrs Austin's Wheat Food as a breakfast option and a tasty choice for a concert audience, promising delight for diners and performers alike.
Express business of the United States reaches high perfection
The article notes the express trade has attained great efficiency with major firms like American Express Adams United States Wells Fargo Southern National and Pacific handling most traffic between New York and Chicago. It highlights the dominance of these firms and the growing volume of express matters between the two hubs.
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U. S
United States
American Express Company
Adams
Wells-Fargo
Southern
National
Pacific
New-York
Chicago
Express services and their modern business scope
The passage outlines express companies offering guaranteed delivery on time with risk of forfeiture for late shipments, plus money and valuable papers transport, safes with time locks, and bonded merchandise handling. It notes purchasing agency, cash on delivery, and money orders, with rare losses and growing reliability. It also mentions a hermit and his reclusive neighbor in Ripley township who even avoids voting.
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Express Company
Jas
Ripley Township
The Man Behind the Pen in Newspaper Row
A tribute poem by Margennisl Iveagh in Leslie's Weekly lauds the tireless newspaper writer, the daily recorder of good and bad deeds. It celebrates the quiet dedication of the fourth estate, noting fame grows from printer's ink and that reporters endure hardship with cheer.
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Newspaper Row
Margennisl Iveagh
Leslie’s Weekly
Wallace Shows Bring Joy to Evansville Audience
The Evening News of Evansville Indiana reports Wallace Shows draw broad praise with past visits boosting popularity. The Great Wallace Shows will be in Elkhart on Monday June 10 drawing strong public welcome.
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Evening News
Evansville
Ind
Wallace
Elkhart
Alamo Resident Lived Thirty-Five Years In Seclusion
In Alamo Montana county the reclusive George Grimes, once a village heartthrob who courted privacy after his fiancé Sarah Schafer left him for an old flame, retreated to a solitary life. His parents’ home became his anchor as Grimes avoided women and public life for decades following the jilting.
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Alamo
Montgomery County
James B. Elmore
George Grimes
Sarah Schafer
Grimes
Minister Seeks Clues in Boy’s Lake Shore Death
Rev. Henry D. Robinson of Racine college writes for a full description of the boy who fell from a Lake Shore train at Millers station. Injuries led to death and the minister's son has been missing for months, with an unmarked grave possibly shedding light on the mystery.
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Henry D. Robinson
Racine College
Racine
Wis
Lake Shore
Millers Station
Promoter Plans Transalaskan Railway Linking U S to Siberia
An American promoter after months in London claims plans for a Transalaskan railway will provide a direct land route to Siberia. He asserts abundant U S capital backs the project and that it will unlock vast agricultural and mineral wealth in remote regions.
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London
United States
Siberia
Seventy Initiated Into Knights of Columbus in Terre Haute
Seventy candidates were initiated yesterday into the Knights of Columbus in Terre Haute. Representatives from many cities attended the ceremony and banquet after the initiation featured addresses by Rev. W. A. Hifferan of Shelbyville, Illinois, Hon. Timothy Howard of South Bend, and M. A. Quinn of Lafayette.
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Terre Haute
Order of the Knights of Columbia
W. A. Hifferan
Shelbyville
Ill
Timothy Howard
South Bend
M. A. Quinn
Lafayette
Faith-care physician Elwood-Jacob Ream sought to avoid license charges
Elwood Jacob Ream, a faith-care doctor, is accused of absenting himself to dodge prosecution for practicing medicine without a license. When patients sought relief, he reportedly directed them to memorize scripture passages and pray. The man is said to have maintained a thriving practice.
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Elwood
Jacob Ream
Delegates at Dunkards Conference Draw Strict Rules
Hagerstown delegates at the general conference in Lincoln Nebraska report the church will not recognize women in official roles. Life insurance is forbidden, tobacco and alcohol are banned, and church ritual attire must be followed.
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Hagerstown
General Conference of Dunkards
Lincoln
Neb
West Virginia oil and gas farm inheritance for two minors
Lebanon-Samuel and John Pipes aged fourteen and ten inherit an oil and gas farm in West Virginia with $3000 each after their grandfather’s death. Their mother, Lavina Haskins, is named in the will and is described as destitute.
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Lebanon
Samuel
John Pipes
West Virginia
Lavina Haskins
Muncie Woman Sues for Divorce Alleging Ill Treatment
Muncie Mrs. Perry Gribben daughter of Dr. A. R. Bunch sues for divorce accusing her husband of misrepresenting wealth before their wedding and of ill treatment. The defendant is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Gribben.
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Muncie
Perry Gribben
A. R. Bunch
B. F. Gribben
Calliopean and Lyceum contest at Wabash College results
J D Goss of the Lyceum society won the main honors in the annual Wabash College contest between the Calliopean and Lyceum societies and will represent the college in the next state event. Special prizes went to C Duncan Mark Nave Victor Buchanan and E M North.
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Crawfordsville
J. D. Goss
Calliopean
Lyceum
Wabash College
C. Duncan
Mark Nave
Victor Buchanan
E M. North
Hartford City Firm Forms Glass Co Operative
The Hartford City The Clarksburg Co Operative Window Glass company is organized with Len Westcott of Dunkirk as president and Marry De Vaudin of Dunkirk as manager. Eight glass workers and families will move to Clarksburg West Virginia to operate the new plant.
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Hartford City
Clarksburg
Last Marry If You Can Club member finds life partner
The last surviving member of the Marry if You Can Club found a life partner last week. A reception was held at Mrs. Julia Jackson's home. The club has reorganized and chosen Stay Married if You Can as its new name.
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Kokomo
Julia Jackson
Ote
Stabbing Incident Aboard Vandalia Ends in Injuries
Terre Haute resident Cassius Wright of Paris NL was severely stabbed by J W Allen of this city on the Peoria division of the Vandalia. The attack followed Wright's language in front of several women including Mrs Allen.
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Terre Haute
Cassius Wright
Paris
J. W. Allen
Peoria
Allen
Wright
Mrs. Allen
Wabash Board Adds Bookkeeping to High School Course
The Wabash school board decides to extend the high school curriculum by adding bookkeeping as a three year business course. The first year will align with the freshman year, aiming to prepare young men for active commercial pursuits.
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Wabash
Bloomington veteran of wars dies at ninety one
Bloomington resident John Adams aged ninety one and a Mexican and Civil War veteran died of paralysis after thirteen years as an inmate in the county infirmary.
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Bloomington
John Adams
Bloomington Teacher Faces Be Trayal Charge
Bloomington professor Elmer Mosier a country school teacher faced a charge before Squire Lucas accused of betraying Nellie Conrad a young pupil and was placed under 500 dollars bonds.
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Bloomington
Elmer Mosier
Squire. Lucas
Nellie Conrad
Life of Greenfield-Chas W Carter Noted Timber Agent
Greenfield Charles W. Carter died suddenly from an apoplectic stroke. For years he worked in the timber business in Arkansas and Tennessee.
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Greenfield
Chas. W. Carter
Arkansas
Tennessee
Train Burned in Try Street Tunnel in Pittsburgh
Passenger train No. 106 known as the Carnegie accommodation collided with a tank car of oil in the Try Street tunnel late last night. The oil ignited and the train was destroyed. Nine aboard, seven railroad men. all escaped from the tunnel rear. Telegraph operator William J. Reese was slightly injured. Accident blamed on signal error. Loss to railroad running into many thousands.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie
Try Street
William J. Reese
Mattoon Fire Destroys Poultry Plant and Warehouses
A large blaze on McKinley avenue in Mattoon Illinois destroyed the Arthur Jordan Poultry plant and the Kingsolver and Duncan warehouses and several dwellings. The worst in years, the fire endangered much of the city’s best residence district with losses estimated at no less than 50000 dollars.
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Mattoon
Ill
McKinley Avenue
Arthur Jordan Poultry Company
Kingsolver
Duncan
Kokomo Woman Sues Dentist For 5000 Damages
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant Tash of Kokomo sues Dr. Arthur B. Phillips dentist for 5000 dollars claiming cocane or poisonous substance applied to her gums during tooth extraction caused serious injury as some entered her throat.
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Kokomo
Ulysses S. Grant
Sullivan Levi Cox Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Sullivan Levi Cox is convicted of manslaughter for the killing of his brother in law John Arnett after a brawl that began in a saloon. He will be committed under the indeterminate sentence act.
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Sullivan
Levi Cox
John Arnett
President Burns Orders Lockdown at Headley Window Glass Plant
Fairmount official J. A. Burns issues broad orders to shut the Headley window glass plant after workers comply with molten glass cooling procedures.
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Fairmount
Burns
J. A
Headley
Ile
Indiana Pottery Suit Against B&O S W Ends in Defendant’s Favor
A suit by Indiana Pottery Co. against B and O S W alleging 25 000 damages for a fire sparked by a passing engine that destroyed the plant has been decided for the railway company.
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Indiana Pottery Company
B. & O. S.W. Railway Company
Terre Haute Brazil Line Threat Lingers Over Wages
Unclear fragment hints at a threatened hold up or tie up of the Terre Haute and Brazil electric line over wage demands. The brief text references management and wage increases planned to take effect in July.
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Terre Haute
Brazil
Servant Girl Problem at Minneapolis Suffrage Convention
Miss Gail Laughlin of New York spoke on the servant question, arguing household labor is lagging economics and should be treated as an industrial issue with defined hours and pay. The convention elected Carrie Chapman Catt as president and named officers including Anna Howard Shaw, Kate Gordon, Alice Stone Blackwell, Harriet Taylor Upton, Laura Clay, Core Smith Eaton, and others.
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Neapolis
Minneapolis
Minn
Gail Laughlin
New York
Cows Die Near Oil Refuse Contamination Suspected
Seven cows belonging to C. H. Brownell died near water contaminated by drained oil refuse. Oil was found in their stomachs, and the deaths are thought to result from this pollution.
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Peru
C. H. Brownell
Coffeemaker Lid Slips, Woman Scalded in Steam Burst
Bertha Yonn, while making coffee, tightened the lid too firmly and tried to loosen it with a knife blade. The steam built up and blew the lid, scalding her face severely.
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Wabash
Bertha Yonn
Hotel owners sue for damages in Russiaville rivalry
Mrs Taylor of the Cottage hotel sues Mrs Hawkins of the Commercial hotel for $1,000 alleging defamation of character amid a harsh business feud in Russiaville.
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Kokomo
Russiaville
Taylor
Cottage Hotel
Hawkins
The
Roanoke Railway Aide Succeeds Father in Dual Role
Alice Zent of Roanoke has served as agent and operator for the Wabash railway, succeeding her father who held both posts for years. Her longtime service marks a family continuation in railway duties.
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Huntington
Mias
Alice
Zent
Wabash Railway
Roanoke
Anderson-The Union Traction Confesses Judgment
Confessed judgment for 2300 dollars awarded to Mrs. Mer Ida William widow of a lineman killed by a live wire near Fairmount while employed by the company.
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Anderson
Union Traction Company
William
Merida
Fairmount
Death by suicide at Nebraska Insane Asylum reported
The body of Edgar Mc Cracken is received for burial after he died by his own hand while employed at the Nebraska Insane Asylum. The notice confirms the death and forthcoming burial arrangements in Mooresville.
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Mooresville
Edgar McCracken
Nebraska
Insane’ Asylumn
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