Traction Co. Plans Major Improvements on Marion Street
The Northern Indiana Traction Co. gains possession of the Simpson residences at 211 and 215 Marion Street and will build a large passenger and freight depot. Plans include doubling Marion Street tracks from Main to Franklin, extending the Hickory Street line to the Sidway factory, and paving costs. Work starts after steel rails arrive with a 60 day vacate deadline for the Simpson properties.
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Northern
Jndhang Traction Company
Interc.ts
Frickery Street
Sidway Factory
Elliston
Marion Street
Main
Franklin Street
Jackson Street
Northern Indiana Company
Simpson
Ir. F. Simpson
Louis M. Simpson
Marion and
Second Streets
PL. Ed. Turner
Bonis M. Simpson
Sterling
Samuel Murdock
F. H. Cuttshall
Traction Ecompany
Westerday
South Bend
Hickory Street
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania Railroads Award Wage Increases Across Regions
The Pennsylvania system raises wages for east of Pittsburgh by 4,000,000 and west by 3,000,000 annually. Total new or offered increases across lines top 14.4 million with the Philadelphia and Reading matching a 6 percent monthly boost. About 25 percent of U.S. railroad workers gain, marking the third general wage advance in eight years totaling 28.26 percent. The increases exclude workers whose pay was already adjusted in the last ninety days.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Phupadure
New York Central
Bsunpato
New York Central System
Buffalo
New York
New Haven
Hartford
New England
Truk
Fenn
N. Y. Central
New York-Buffalo
Chicago
Philadelphia
Reading
Patalos
Railroad Wage Advances Prompt Break in Negotiations
The article notes wage increases for railroad workers nationwide reaching up to 75 percent above standard schedules. It cites the Pennsylvania Company action as effectively forcing the Erie Road to raise its payroll by at least 6 percent, accelerating pending talks between Erie management and company officials.
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Pennsylvania Company
Erie Road
Rail demand lifts steel rail outlook and pig iron orders
Railroads seek outlets for 130000 tons of pig iron and price terms within two weeks as rail demand grows. Lake Shore rail yard reports night shift moving fourteen passenger locomotives in four hours with double headers and split sections. Congress holds ninety interstate railway bills, largely expanding federal regulation or owner restrictions.
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Lake Shore
Congress
Big Four announces leadership changes in dispatch and supervision
In. G. Alexander is appointed chief train dispatcher effective yesterday. Kr. R. Bonnell is assigned to special duty as assistant to J. Q. Van Winkle, general superintendent. C. A. Barchus takes Bonnell’s former position.
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In. G. Alexander
Kr. R. Bonnell
J. Q. van Winkle
C. A. Barchus
Bonnell
A M Johnson Hurt In Runaway Accident
A M Johnson of the Andrews Paving company was nearly seriously injured when a runaway horse crashed into his buggy on Tack son street. His rig toppled, he was thrown to the pavement and sustained serious bruises.
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A. M. Johnson
Andrews Paving Company
Johnson
Elkhart Water Co Purposes Purse Water For Uses
Elkhart Water Company offers water for domestic and factory use. Office hours on Saturday and Monday nights are listed.
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Elkhart Water Co
Cy Denton Young Celebrates 43rd Birthday in Birmingham
The longtime baseball figure known as the grand old man of the Naps is celebrated at Birmingham training quarters. Cy Denton Young recalls starting with Cleveland in 1899 after Pittsburg rejected him for age. He notes Cleveland traded for his release and he still aims to pitch once a week.
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Cy Denton Young
Naps
Birmingham
Cleveland
Young
Pittsburg
Penn
Signed for a Thousand Miles by Dawn By Nancy Byrd Turner
A poem appears in the April issue of Everybody s by Nancy Byrd Turner. It invokes a traveling freight world with trains, rails, and daring journeys. The piece contrasts danger and resolve as unnamed narrators pledge endurance across a mile of darkness toward dawn.
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Nancy Byrd
Turner
Everybody’s
Invention for Safer Lamp Removal in Sockets
A new tool removes incandescent lamps from hard to reach sockets. It uses a pole with spring steel filers on the top end and a coiled spring below, connected by a universal joint for flexibility.
Lake Shore Raises Wage for Switchmen
Lake Shore headquarters in Cleveland announces a three cent per hour wage increase for Lake Shore switchmen following a federal arbitration board decision. The new scale begins February 10 with back pay and affects 10 to 125 local men plus yard workers. Day shift rates are 57 cents for conductors and 2 cents for helpers. night shift 39 cents for conductors and 36 cents for helpers.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Federal Board of Arbitration
Switchmen's Union of North America
B. of R. T
Colored Champion Seeks Negro Jury for Johnson Case
Chicago March 1 Special Jack Johnson heavyweight champion was arraigned on speeding charges and demanded a jury trial. He urged that two colored men be included on the jury. Judge Wells postponed the case to consider the request.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Fiat
Judie Wells
Tattoo Identification for Deaf Mute Children in New York
A large New York institution for deaf mute children adopts tattooing the name and address on their ship to identify wanderers. The method uses non indelible ink intended to last a year or two, aiding return when a child gets lost or separated during travel.
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New York
Popular Mechanics
Chicago Markets Report Mixed After Small Volume Trade
Chicago prices show gains for hogs and sheep with slight strength in Anaconda and copper. May wheat opened higher amid notes of cornering. May corn and oats moved modestly, while New York and Kansas markets posted modest gains and activity remained light.
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Chicago
New York
Not Guilty Verdict in Theatre Case Sparks Debate
An air of quiet sentiment fills the city as residents discuss Sunday freedom and moral propriety. Business and middle class citizens voice support for reasonable restrictions, opposing lawlessness while seeking balance between leisure and law.
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Bhue
M Mich
Democratic
Pooled German False Match Fectors Under Binding Agreement
A fragment notes that several German factions have consolidated issues under a single binding accord. The summary preserves faint names and formal tone while outlining the central move toward unified approaches amid ongoing disputes.
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Germany
President Taft to Get His Land Withdrawal Bill
Washington March special reports the House public lands committee favors a withdrawal bill as President Taft desires. Executive action on the Pickett withdrawal bill is slated for Friday with a report likely. The question concerns retroactive validation of withdrawals for water power sites.
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Washington, D. C
Marchie
Laft
Ois Public Lands
Public Lands ‘Committee of the House
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