Two Men Injured by Burning Oil Incident At Rail Yard
Engineers Todd and H G Slage suffered severe burns after oil contents exploded while preparing a locomotive for service. The injured were carried to St Joseph’s Hospital. Dr C B Stemen treated them as other yard incidents and equipment delays continued due to coal dock repairs and rail yard disruptions.
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Sarur Aml
Black
Cc. B. Stemen
St. Joseph’s Kasual
Fou
Odie
A A. A. Greuiteh
Pennsylvania
Wes
Citizens Seek New Train Through Glaffroy Route
Citizens of Glaffroy petition Lake Erie Western for an additional through service from Indianapolis to Glaffroy. If supported by Brufften residents, the route could enable round trips to Indianapolis and lessen dependence on the Big Four line, while rail traffic faces snowstorm delays and timetable disruptions across lines.
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Glaffroy
Lake Erie We Western Railroad
Midianapolig
Brufften
Indianapolis
Unclear rail yard wreck noted near Hanna Street puzzle
An obscure report describes a train incident involving box cars and a wreck crew at Hanna Street. It mentions a new signaling system, brakesmen opposition, and a derailment with cars climped Mystile, but details are garbled and names or dates are missing.
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Pennsylvania
Hanna Street
Nickel Plate Plied Nickel Plating Line Amid Severe Cold
The line from Bellevue faced heavy crowds and severe cold, with 276 people starting the road and 187 tickets sold at the local station. Excursion trains ran, four fare engines served, and Pennsylvania trains accelerated despite shortages. Freight service stayed strong as motive power was stretched to capacity.
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Bellevue
Secon
Pennsylvania Road
Chicago
Uruy
Turning Out Engines on Sunday
Owing to high demand for power on the Pennsylvania railroad, the shop crew worked overtime. Yesterday Portman Hobrock led a large force in the back shop, and two engines were completed for road service. The engines turned out were the 7S and the 42.
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Pennslvania Ratheoad
Hobrock
New Schedule for Chicago Engineers Meeting
The Fort Wayne Division No. 12 locomotive engineers held a meeting on Calhoun Street to hear a wage schedule explanation. Nickel Piste, a member of the Stora Island division, presented details as railroad management awaited acceptance. Members adjourned after routine business and a social hour.
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Chicago
Fort Wayne
Calhoun Street
Menaffan
Stora Island
Mr McKee Remembered His Friends
Mr George 8 McKee former master mechanic of the Witbush shops and now superintendent of Motive power and car equipment for the Mobile and Ohio railroad with headquarters at Mobile Alabama left for St Louis last night. After a brief visit he will return home. He called at the Wabash offices Saturday after a gun sand aged ti the generosity toy while he was always toted. He was here visiting his mother.
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George 8. McKee
Witbush
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mobile
Ala
St Louis
Wabash
Shooting of Miss Barney in Elkhart district court case
Dec 14 report from Elkhart notesJudge Berrall presiding as jury deliberates on a shooting alleged to involve Dr. Vy of EER and murdered lover Guimy er. The defense, Dodge and Frank, plans insanity plea as Miss Barney recovers from a bullet wound amid romance jealousy and gifts amid years of unrequited love.
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Fort Wayne Gas Probe Overflows With Theories
A Fort Wayne investigation into the Fort Wayne Gas Company reveals the junket produced more questions than answers. Investigators saw gas flow issues and suspect the company may be using air in the system to inflate alleged supply, while observers accuse the junket of serving company interests and diluting questions about pricing in Blackford county.
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Wayne
Phurkink
Fort Wugnie
Glackford County
Blackford
Bresnahan
Must Give Company Coal Preference on Railways
The coal situation on the railroads is dire with scant daily supplies on hand at docks. Orders have been issued to give company coal priority over all freight except perishables to avoid interruptions in service and keep engines supplied. This measure places coal on company docks for prompt engine use despite ongoing complications.
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Amin
New Timing System Affects Lake Shore Trains
Lake Shore Railway adopts a new timing system across lines. Brakemen report trains must slow to meet precise seconds at each station. Delays when pace falls behind or when engines reach capacity affect departures and subsequent schedules.
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Local Railway Workers Return to Duties and Notable Moves
Mr A B Edwards injured at Pennsi returns to work this morning. Ige White, once a street railway worker, resumes machinist duties. McManus, Penn ia freight house tallerman, travels to Alliance for a friend's wedding. Kraiger's wife leaves for a visit to Chicago. Ainyes, Penn it Times president, recovers from ten weeks illness and reports for work. J W Anderson of Nickel Phite back after Leipsie Junction posting. Former Brakeman Deutrick makes first trip as conductor in the city.
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Penni
Ige White
Wai
Street Railway
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Talleyman
Pennia
Ae C. B Kraiger
Pennsylvania
Kraiger
Tovay
Cuicaga
N. Ainyes
South Bend Grocer Amazingly Slain by Robbers
Four masked men entered the John M. Koonsman grocery on a central West Side street in South Bend Ind last night demanded the owner and a 17 year old clerk surrender. Koonsman attempted to pursue the thieves and was shot through the heart, dying on the floor. He was about sixty, leaving two daughters and known in the community for his respectability.
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South Bend
Ind
John M. Koonsman
Koonsman
Marty’ Kietke
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