Nickel Plate Safety Report Shows Fewer Accidents
The Nickel Plate railroad safety report for the West Wayne division indicates a drop in employee accidents from 10% in Fort Wayne in 1911 to 0.86% in 1930, a 17 accident decrease, with no employee deaths in either period. Non employee injuries rose from ten to fourteen in the first six months of this year versus last year, reflecting improved safety practices, though full employee engagement remains urged.
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West Wayne
Fort Waynn
Wal
Wort Wayne
Service
Hhe
Carge Railroad
Tne
Cvery Pipploye
Office Men Lead as Real Railroaders in Pennsylvanian System
A Pittsburgh paper notes that office workers constitute the largest group of railway employees in the Pennsylvanian system, numbering about 48 000 of 272 000 total. It claims office men outnumber engineers four to one, conductors ten to one, and other roles similarly, with total annual payroll for office staff around 72 million dollars.
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Pittsburgs
George PD. Odgen
Pennsylvani System
Oflee Mens
Osgen
Die Pemsayl Yang
Sophy Sanitizeninen
Oypre CIA
Hou Aenually
I Perefurs
Roblruad
Volunteer Firemen to Hold Election This Thursday
The Volunteer Fire Department of the feet plant of the Demera Electric company will name officers at a meeting on Thursday afternoon December 21 in the club rooms building 16-2. Plans for a January party will also be discussed. Current officers are President Walila Melching Vice President Marty Almnerman Secretary Frank Ross Treasurer Jin Siveta and Board Chairman Win Wordle.
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Feet
Dlenera) Electric Company
Walia
Melching
Marty
Almnerman
Frank Ross
Jin Siveta
New Books at City Library An Extensive List
A list of newly acquired titles placed on shelves for circulation on December 14. Featured works cover politics, corporate finance, industrial engineering, machine tools, electrical practice, physics, and general reference. Notable authors include Moritz Schlick C W. Cole, Henri Sauer, Cy Oberg, and Frederick Rodenhauser.
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Ofpers
Conynton
Kanization
Marie Gerstenberg
C. W. Corporation Finance
Schlick
Moritz
Spain
United
Square Type Home For Sale In First Lane
Seven room square type house offered at a bargain price of 5000 dollars with half down and balance in monthly payments. Located at 12 blacks feam Courthouse area. Contact phone number 6077.
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Shane
Blacks
Feam
Purdue Expert Will Speak Here December 20
Purdue University mechanical engineering head Prof G A Young will address power plant men at the court house assembly room under the Chamber of Commerce program Friday. He will discuss powdered and crushed coal as the topic for this opening talk in a four lecture series on manufacturing fuel processing.
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G. A. Young
School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Young
Greer Resigns as Pennsy Timekeeper
Greer resigns from the Pennsylvania notes office as timekeeper. several employees including Bowman, S. M. Rena, Bryant, Henry Galland, H. H. Rap, HLH Watson, and Pete Staning are off duty or absent due to illness or injury and work stoppages.
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Greer
Pennsy
Bowman
Sinless
S. M. Rena
Alryant
Henry Galland
H. H. Rap
Jis
Hlh
Watson
Mat
Pete Staning
Ak Drop
Smith Shop
Wan i Yas Lnrday
Imatle
Wort
Churubusco Fire Destroys Building and Haze Of Loss
A disastrous blaze swept through Churubusco damaging a building and causing extensive loss. The fire, traced to a furnitur e supply area on Buren street, required county responders and the pathology of the scene. Residents and workers faced injuries with hospitalizations reported. investigators await a full report on the fire’s cause and extent.
Ossian Highwaymen At Work In Town Scene
Fragmentary OCR depicts a chaotic scene with references to highwaymen in Ossian, mentions of store robbers and indictments. It hints at crimes in New York and Indiana with vague names and dates, showing the era’s urban crime concerns and legal actions.
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Indtaratoris
Bec
New York
Kosten
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I Iron and Steel Industry
City Library
Purdue
Pennsylvania
Churubusco
Columbia Ceey
Auner
Sra
Theo
Wayne Hospital
Ohn
Ideal
Wits
Webi
Mit
Seeurns
Deli Fe
Toindreds
Lieretias
Ossian
Tate Wiel
Daniel
Indianapolis
Kuckuck’s
Wilson Bros
Jouroceat
Fort Wayne
Honor” Shirt Co
Patterson - Fletcher CO
Wayne and
Harrison Sy
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