Railroad Brotherhood Speakers to Address Local Trainmen
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen plans a mass meeting in the city Sunday afternoon February 16 at 2 o'clock in Symony Ault. Invitations have been extended to Union B Hunt Indiana railroad commissioner Alexandry Shane and Inspector D I Matthew from Indianapolis to speak on safety appliance laws the Sixteen Hour Law and Interstate Commerce rules. Delegates from nearby rail centers including Jon Ekthart Garrett Bellevue Logansport and Wabash will attend along with road officials. The organizing committee Dimer St gon S B Fissel and G W Clark oversees the event.
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Union B. Hunt
Indiana State Railroad
Oryrampuy
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Ekthart
Garrett
Bellevue
Logansport
Wabash
Fissel
G. W. Clark
Arrangements Completed for Funeral of Condon
Funeral plans for George Condon a freight conductor who died Sunday morning will be conducted under the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Services set for Tuesday at 1:30 PM at the residence 1408 Greene Avenue with the BRT to meet at 12:30 PM and march to the home. A special car will await at Holton and Creighton for members and families. Fr. Yarman and W F Archer with C A Mal Miller H O Switzer named to assist. the widow remains bed-bound after the shock.
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Condon
Glock and Arkheed
Holton
Creighton Av Nue
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Pelhenvéra
Fr. Yarman
W. F. Archer
C. A. Mal- Miller
H. O. Switzer
Extended furloughs at Pennsylvania Railroad prompt speculation
The Pennsylvania Railroad reportedly kept many employees in touch with the company by extending furloughs to nine months rather than discharging them. The move suggests anticipation of slow business for nearly a year and signals that workers may be retained to await promotion or reemployment when normal conditions resume. The political climate ahead of the presidential election may also influence corporate expectations.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Mallway
Fatal Accident Reopens Case at Middlepoint Co
Dr Briperly a Middlepoint California physician, about forty, was struck and killed yesterday at noon by Pennsylvania train No 23 while driving a closed rig across tracks. His horse was hit, the driver hurled into a ditch. The victim resided near the scene and was well known in the countryside. Conductor J Pr Compton and A Miller were aboard the engine. The front end of the train station was stained with blood upon arrival.
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Mtddlesoint
Pennsylvania
J. Pr. Compton
A. Miller
Ernest Testmeyer Leaves Rock Island
Andrew Tegtmeyer reports that Ernest Testmeyer, a veteran Pennsylvania machinist and former assistant superintendent at Rock Island shops in Moline, has severed ties with the railroad. He will likely accept another position offered by several employers and has been with Rock Island for many years.
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Tegtmeyer
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Rock Island
Tegtmeier
Molite
Moline
Raitrand
Pennsylvania Trains to Add Stops. Local Service Expanded
Pennsylvania Railroad announces new stops for No 11 daily ten day and No 1, stopping at Kina Groes, Korby, Dola, and Lafayette to capture local business lost to other lines after schedule changes. The notes indicate efforts to boost regional ridership.
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Dola
Lafayette
Industrial Notes From Pennsylvania Boiler Shop
Industrial notes describe H W Welrdale of a Pennsylvania boiler shop suffering a soft duty issue tied to a relative Ay Bareeth. The text is garbled but hints at health or service-related disruption. Ganse Jie reportedly left for Middlenaint yesterday, with unclear context.
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Pennsylvania
Penney Dys
Ganse Jie
Middlenaint
Remedy claims for severe cough using pine extract and sugar mix
An advertisement extolls a home remedy for severe coughs and lung troubles using Granulated Sugar, Pinex, and Norway White Pine Extract. It promises quick relief within hours, claims broad effectiveness for whooping cough and chest soreness, and asserts druggists guarantee satisfaction or money back.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Crew Shifted After Minor Incidents
The Stinehouse airbrake car will stay ten days in the city to train local road employees in modern airbrake use. Several Pennsylvania workers resumed duties after short injuries, including W. F. Fell John Rupp and Charter Miller at the blacksmith shop. A freight engine derailed near Warsaw with no major damage. Herman Bings resigns as head machinist at the Kitting Mille for a higher offer in Minneapolis. I. Turner vicepresident of the Pennsylvania Ones arrives in town on a special train for a few hours before westbound departure. Ernest Geerken returns to duty then leaves due to sickness. D. T. Moss reports duty end. Smallpox illness strikes the parents of a local worker. Gus Gruber’s sister, a hospital mother superior in West Superior Wis, is recovering from a serious illness. Pele Goda and C. R. Branson depart for Mansfeld for heating work on round houses. H. A. Philley sustains an index finger injury while cutting wood but remains at his desk. T. B. Johnson and others arrive with a special testing car. R. A. McCool and others visit the city as Trainmaster Patterson hosts guests.
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Knitting Mille
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Air Turner
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Dutr An
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C. R. Branson
Mansfeld
Births in Kendallville Two Newborn Boys Reported
Kendallville Indiana January 27 announces two births at corner State and the streets. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Elilo Oliver. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Henry Hanes in Kendallville.
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Kendallville
Ind
Elilo Oliver
Corner State
Henry Hanes
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