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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
3
EY Carlson reports a severe eye burn from molten iron at a lake foundry site. He plans an exhaustive Chicago rail electrification study for the Illinois Central. Evansville Princeton Vincennes Railway opens Patoka extension and maps a White River bridging project toward Indianapolis via Terre Haute Traction.
A Michigan Southern passenger train from Hillsdale to Detroit derailed near Inkster after a broken wheel flange on the locomotive left the engine off the rails. The baggage car was damaged but no serious injuries reported on this flat stretch with no embankments. The incident preceded Interstate Commerce Commission rules issued October 15 1908 governing transport of explosives and inflammables.
The Beechdene works increased labor by 50, totaling 560 men employed on locomotives to prepare for fall business.
John Schrader, foreman of the car department at New York Central station in Buffalo, has been promoted to general foremanship of the Mott Haven yards in New York City, a more important position.
W. J. Hoskins, formerly master mechanic of the Missouri Pacific, has been appointed master mechanic of the Chicago and Alton at Bloomington Illinois, with two years’ prior service as master mechanic for the Chicago Great Western based in Des Moines.
The Indianapolis Union Station ticket office operates with the new individual cash system, introduced months ago, and General Ticket Agent Stiltz reports it is working admirably with no important mistakes.
Cal B. Stone once general passenger agent of the Great Northern, after retirement pursued shrewd operations and has been elected to represent what is referred to as the billionaire district of St Paul Minnesota.
An official notes remarkable traffic growth on the Iron Mountain Southern line with sixteen passenger trains daily, eight each way, and forty four freight trains operating in Arkansas.
R. B. McCarthy general superintendent spent Tuesday in Indianapolis reviewing operations. He then proceeded to Chicago saying the road’s business is improving with passenger traffic now exceeding any previous period and earnings would be satisfactory if rates were unchanged.
Starting October 15, passenger trains in Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Arkansas and Oklahoma will admit only travelers with purchased tickets. Passenger agents in these states vow to end boarding without tickets.
Warren Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, reports plans for a permanent Cleveland headquarters. The group will invest about $100,000 in a new twelve story home and office building, with construction set to begin in October.
The railroad president orders cessation of rice throwing on trains and property. He opposes wedding party bombardments and passenger snickering as newlyweds depart. A New York exchange adds a quip urging rain to assist enforcement.
By summer 1910 trains will run through Pennsylvania tunnels under the Hudson and East Rivers to Manhattan. The project’s estimated cost stands around 90 million dollars, with prior expenditures about 69.54 million. Visitors can enter one Long Island City tunnel and walk underground to the Bergen Hill area in New Jersey.
The Lackawanna will begin train operations as planned. No further details available in the fragment.
The cupolas on the freight department of the Lake Shore round house are being replaced by more modern ones. The work aims to improve weather protection and ventilation for the facility.
Road Foreman of Engines Miller from Toledo traveled to the city today meeting local officials and touring facilities.
Two special banker trains are scheduled to pass Elkhart on Saturday. One originates in New York and the other from Cleveland.
The Lake Shore annual Olin family excursion drew about thirty Elkhart residents, twenty to Cleveland, and half as many to Buffalo and the east. The locally assembled train carried two LaPorte coaches and about seventy passengers.
The Big Four standpipe has been repainted black instead of yellow. The color change is being implemented broadly along the Big Four network.
Alfred W. Smithers of London and Charles M. Hays opened the Grand Trunk Pacific’s completed transcontinental railway from Winnipeg to Battle River, 666 miles, with traffic ready. The road will reach Edmonton, about 1000 miles, by next winter.
Due to long continued drought the Ohio Central will run water trains to supply engines. A train of tank cars is being run from Rushville to depleted tanks. The company will add 50 car repairers at Bucyrus shops immediately, in addition to 100 men already put to work two weeks ago.
Five hundred delegates from Indiana branches of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen gathered in Logansport to mark the silver jubilee of the order. Attendees toured Spencer Park after a parade. Mayor McKee issued a decoration call. speeches by Grand Lodge officer RS Fuller and local railroad men highlighted organized labor's gains. a story telling contest centered on railroad yarns.
In a verified case the husband vanished before the birth of their first child and was confronted by the alcalde. The wife, who earned ten pesos monthly as a servant, now supports three positions at thirty pesos monthly. The magistrate rules the husband owes ten pesos monthly as alimony, asserting the marriage increased her earning capacity. The judge notes spinster tax proposals and reflects on Matrimony as a societal issue.
The British Worlkmen's Compensation Act extends indemnity to domestic servants in accidents. Employers face liability for three years of wages plus board if death occurs, and half wages plus board for temporary disablement. Permanent disablement uses the same provision as temporary. Insurance premiums shift to employers, with estimates around $2.20 per employee per year. Domestic servants numbered 1,641,154 per the last census.
The piece observes crowds flocking to city streets and the Garden as fashionably dressed visitors arrive by hansom cab. It notes the display of wealth and sociability with attendees bowing and mingling, while locals linger on everyday routines and New York’s ordinary pace resumes.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions an organization and an event annotated with unclear letters. Reads like a brief notice or classified item with limited legible names or dates.
A Vienna Waiters' club lecture by Anton Sirowy explains that wines vary by temperament and must be served accordingly. He warns against chilling full bodied Austrian wines too cold as it dulls bouquet and flavor and cites Rhine and Mosel wines benefiting from warm storage.
A Country Life in America writer notes box turtles eating ripe tomatoes each morning. Large specimens reach high to grab fruit and even a small turtle can devour a tomato twice its size. Brown apples or pears from trees are also consumed by these turtles.
A fragmented note discusses the kiss and its reputed impact. It claims a lingering kiss heightens eye contact and heart rate and suggests a kiss’s effect is amplified tenfold.
The senate approved the county local option bill by a 32 to 17 vote with three Republicans voting with fourteen Democrats against and one absent. The measure moved to the house for analysis as tempers flared and detectives shadowed lawmakers amid bribery allegations from both parties.
An advertising notice touts Heintz Health Biscuits as a nutritious laxative snack combining cereals and grains. Dr George Le Fevre of Muskegon Michigan endorses the product, claiming patients benefited and urging readers to ask grocers for the 10 cent package.
The passage debates whether the president and his ally Tuft would favor a proposed reform if supported by friends, and oppose it when backed by opponents. It asks if trusts will be controlled by their friends amid tariff revision efforts.
Miss Ada Campbell of South Bend may become permanent secretary for the local YWCA branch. Currently she serves three days a week. Members aim to reach 1000 to secure a promised home from Mrs. A. R. Beardsley, intensifying efforts to boost membership.
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