Railroad and Industrial News Deep reorganizations announced
Supt. W. L. Burr is appoint ed asst general manager to June 18. W. T. Blair becomes assistant to general manager A. W. Johnston. Blair to be succeeded by H. J. Mitchener, Cleveland division. G. C. Todd named superintendent of the Cleveland division. George H. Bradshaw named general manager agent and secretary of the general committee. Central and division safety committees named. shop committees planned. monthly meetings set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Johnston
Nickel Flate Railroad
W. T. Blair
Blair
H. 3. Mitchener
Cleveland Division
G. C. Todd
Telegraph
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Railroad
Afr. Mitchener
Yvision
New York Centr
Buffalo
Engineers Report From Harrisburg Convention At Belleville Meet
Engineer H J Phippe of Bellevue Ohio reported to Nickel Plate Division members after attending the tenth annual biennial convention of locomotive engineers in Harrisburg Pa during May. The meeting discussed a voluntary pension plan and affiliation with a fire department. Chief engineer salary was raised to 10000. Next convention set for Cleveland in 1916 with safety and welfare committees organized across several divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H J. Phippe
Bellevue
Ohio
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Bellevue and
Fork Wayne
Harrisburg
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Peter O'Hara
Pennsylvania
O'Hara
van Wert
Chicago
Wan
Cleveland
Rheuma for rheumatism offered by Meyer Bros. Drug Co
Meyer Bros. Drug Co guarantees Rheuma to banish rheumatism and related ailments. The ad claims rapid relief within hours, dissolving uric acid and restoring mobility, with a 60 cent bottle price and money back promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Bros. Drug Co
Rabusla
Trs
New Design for Headlight and Car Numbers Adopted
A new distinct design for headlight numerals on Western lines of the Canadian Pacific aims to reduce misreading of engine and car numbers. George Bury, vice-president, led the design to prevent wiretakings and confusion with similar shapes like 3 and 6. The system may be applied to locomotive and car numbers and later to baggage cars or boxcars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
George Bury
Trainmen Observe Memorial Services in City Halls
Memorial services were held by division No. 1 and division No. 18 of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at Calhoun street hall with addresses by Chester Durnelt C F Somera and J A Nipper. Wayne division 119 and its auxiliary observed services at Wayne Street church led by Rev H W Bennett and J A Nipper.
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B. of
L. E
Lagles
L. G
Jodi Hillary
J. A. Nipper
Rescue Home and Mission
Wayne Division No
Order of Judge No
Brotherhood of Rixilway
Wayne Street
H.W. Bennett
Jehuteh
J. A. “Nipver
Rescue Home
Divssion
Steam Road and Interurban Unite in Chicago Gary Link
A traffic agreement between Illinois Central and Chicago Shore and South Bend Electric enables through electric and steam service from Gary Indiana to central Chicago. Starting June 2, six daily through trains run from Pullman to Randolph Street with four stops, connecting Hammond Hegewisch and Gary to South Bend and other Indiana interurban lines. Passengers previously changed cars at Pullman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Central
Chicago, Shore & South Bend Electric Way
Corm
Gary
Ind
Minds Central
Chicago
Tinois Central
Pullmar
Randolph Street
Tinols Central
Chichxo
Hegewisch
Hammond
West Chicago
South Berd
Indiana Interemanines
Colorado
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
St. Louis
New C and Building to Be Built at Peru
The Chesa peak Ohio Railroad plans a new three story brick building with stone trimming in Peru Indiana costing about 50 000. Construction will begin immediately after blueprints are prepared and the division offices will move from the current yard to the new structure to improve the yards and city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeaked Ohio Railroad Company
Pera
Ind
Peru
Acer
Western Lands Settlement Conference in Chicago
T H Newall director of the United States Reclamation bureau led a two day conference in Chicago on May 1 and June 4 with land and immigration representatives of western railways to discuss ways to encourage settlement. The aim is to unite government railways and landowners to provide reliable information to prospective settlers and curb misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Newall
United States Reclamation Bureau
Chicago
Western ‘Railways
Twenty Five Passengers Carried to Rome City Yesterday
Only twenty five Fort Wayne passengers were carried to Rome City yesterday by the G R and I yesterday and it is not expected that the average Sunday traffic to the summer resort will exceed an average of fifty per Sunday during the rest of the season. Nearly twelve hundred Fort Wayne people went to Rome City a week ago yesterday, the last Sunday, on which the popular rates were in effect, and an average of eight hundred passengers was directed on Sundays in previous years.
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Fort Wayne
Rome City
Ft .8
Bome City
Pierceton
Ind
Mmiss
Edna Steed
Waraw
Wmr
Clyde Falkner
Farmer Woackenbush
Warsaw
G. W. Schultsmayer
Homer Jongfellow
Tit Lauer
Mise Ruth Bose
Columbia City
Carl Strauss
Robert Stoles
Smith
Charles Finton
Winona
Gradunces
Lancaster
Larwill
Ray Brox
Larsill
Captain Stookey
Ed Alrs
George Wolfe
J. CG. Tittle and Son
Fred
Gra
Ellen Bowman
Hans
Crete Bowman
Boyd Shyder
Mansfeld
Onlo
Exlitor Mongovan
Bt. Jfra
John Mrchiey
R. H. Leiter
Graham
Presbyterian Church
Radgutt
Levi Shriver
of Town
Avi
Lawis Cales
North Manchester
Jutt Richer
FB. C. Kelly
Vv. Holloway
Henry Metzgar
Kellua Hoard
South of Town
Merchant & Waters
Joe Beeching
James Evans
Swartz
McBeth
Wiener Bros. Ara
Martin Brimgaman
Zon Stout
Raymond Tregaler
Manchester
Book
Atomach
Henry Beeson
Grand Rapids
Mich
F. Hh. Miner
Tittle Elizabeth Evans
Mort Wayne
Baling
Railroads sue for car service balances in New York suit
The Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Central of New Jersey, Erie, Lackawanna and Ohio railroads sue the New York New Haven Hartford in New York court for outstanding car service balances from 1967 and 1969. The aggregate claimed amounts total about 490 256 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Central of New Jersey
Erie
Lackawanna
Ty Baitismine & Ohio
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Penney Tural Education Train Trip Noted
A Penney era report mentions the NIA organizing a broad station agents’ movement by special trains to Pennsylvania, highlighting efforts in cultural or educational outreach during that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Penneylienta
Pennsylvania
Powerful Ads Advance Agricultural Education at State College
Three more of a group of ten mallets for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad were carried through the city yesterday afternoon on the Nickel Plate routing from the American Locomotive works at Dunkirk New York to Milwaukee Wisconsin. The first three passed through here some time last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad
American Locomotive Works
Dunkirk
N.4
Milwaukee
For Rent Store Rooms in Calhoun Street Area
Pierrceton news item notes rental offerings on the west side of Calhoun street between Wayne and Washington, plus available office rooms in Schmitz Block. Local residents Lennart and Lortlieb advertise 819 Calhoun street as contact. The column also records a sequence of social notices and town visits, including plans for commencement exercises and various travels through Warsaw, Fort Wayne, and Columbia City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Street
Wayne
Washington
Schmitz
Lennart & Lortlieb
Pierceton News
Community notices from Columbia City on June travel and visits
Columbia City residents and visitors are noted leaving for home or traveling for visits. Ambrusg Ricker of Morrisburg Pa returns east. Ralph eit heads home from Crawfordsville for summer with parents. Miss Anna Davia Jott travels to Alliance Ohio. Michael Lipman leaves Oreola Mills after a visit with his brother and wife. Local lodge official John D. Volz discusses new rates. Raymond Carver to study in Crawfordsville. Mrs. Loren Wively to Huntington. Edward W Lilly attends daughter Merle Lilly's wedding.
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Columbia
City
IL Ih
Spaulding Jett
Banquo
Ater
Ambrusg Ricker
Morrisburg
Ricker
Thin City
Ralph
Crawfordaville
Isabelle Jane
Franco
Anna Davia Jott
Alliance
Ohio
C. C. France
Car
John D. Volz
Woodmen Lodge
Russell Clapham
West Unity
Ohto
Bart France
John
Decatur
Nera
Mra
C. O. France
Forrest Rhodes
Gary
George Rhoads
Raymond Carver
Crawfordsville
Loren Wively
Huntington
South Whitley
Ind
Chartey Raw
South of Town
Eaton
Miez
Mary Dimick
Fort Wayne
Liza Robert Jettison Trent
Berths Jettison
Robert Emerson
Farmers’ Stite Bank
Emerson
Keller
Alek
David Arnott
Alberta
Canada
Ruth Fox
North Manchester
Leci Hinxgam
John Hathaway
Jerry Gerard
Jim Keylor
Robert Emergon
Charles Howenstine
K. of P. Lodge
Columbia City
North Indians
Chancellors’ Association
Mobo Bontmmnn
Glan
Vandalia
Wava Ischauts
Mouth
Cat Tomer
Mornicn, Mich
Lyman Vox
North
3Ranchester
Mules Install Fish Hatchery at Wawasee
Warden Miies oversaw completion of the hatchery project at Wawasee two ponds supplying both lakes with one million six hundred thousand pike and six hundred thousand bass. Water from Lake Papakeochie, about two hundred yards away, feeds the ponds ten feet above Wawasee. Plans include stocking Indiany creek with minnows and trout, improving local fishing, with Mohair...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miies
Papakeochie
Wawasee
Milex
Tiduina
Mites
Indiany Creek
Nessor
Harry Morgan
Indianapolis
Rona
Caplain City
Indiana
Morgan
Eugens Holloway
New York
Rink
Local notes from South Whitley June report
South Whitley residents are noted in a June column with travel to Fort Wayne and Columbia City for family visits, business, and community events. It mentions deaths, medical cases, car purchases, and local errands, plus a closing job ad for lamp work.
Automobile Crash Injures Two In Columbia City
Ransom Tuttle and a companion named Myers were badly bruised when a car overturned near Columbia City as they began a trip to Fort Wayne. A loose wheel pin caused loss of control, the car skidded and rolled. The vehicle was towed back to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Tuttle
Myers
Fort Wayne
Tuite
New Departure Manufacture Our Own Fixtures
Edmunds Electric Co offers a large assortment of fixtures at low prices. Located at Calhoun Street, the advertisement promotes in house manufacturing and value for customers seeking electrical fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmunds Electric CO
Tnt Calhoun Bt
Memorial services and social visits mark Corunna day
Mrs John Berhalter and Mrs Laula Herhalter of Kendallville visited Mrs M Manty in Corunna. Zopher Sherman hosted Mr and Mrs C W Asin of South Milford and others. Jeff Fike returned with Warren Fike. Pythian Sisters held grave memorials at the cemetery with floral tributes. Rev BR Wood presided and H R Culberson of Auburn attended the HK memorial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Fike
Kendallville
Warren Fike
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Tadiey
B. Wood
Nil Mey
J. Mamas
H. R. Culberson
Auburn
Fragmentary railway timetable note from old issue
A garbled OCR fragment lists connections and times for trains between Lommonsp and La mix, with references to 9 10 3 Mey, 11 10 p.m., 6:39 p.m. and 7:10 a.m. Also mentions to Hunt and through to Indiane Lialted tring, indicating a partial timetable snippet or station transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tring
Ington
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Berry and
4Th Fleet
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Dehma Milimers
Jendern
Nile
Jendels
Crusader
People’s Loan Co
Cathouin Bt
Fleer
Selda
National Loan Co
Port. Wayne
Wayne Loan CO
Ray Pee
Pisor Gal Houn
Wm. Kaougih Coal Co, Ogal, Coke
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BTS
Anchor Line Steamships
Glasgow
Palerng
Angher
Tienderson
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W. L. Burr
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Menter & Rosenbloom
Berry Street
West
Blackstone
West Wayne St
Adams Expisns
Undertakers
Klaehn & Melching
Wen
Main Treat Telephone
Privase Bea
J. C. Peltier Undertaker
West Way West
STEAM
NIA
State College
Ines
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Columbia City News
Db, & N. Pharmacy
St. Louis-Colorado Limited
Kansas City
Denver
California
Northwest
Wabash
Union Pacific
W. H. Shorey Div
Wabash RL
Ft. Wayne, Ind
W.h.connor
U.P. RR
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Cincinnati
MULES
South Whitley News
Holman Street
Corunna News
MONEY
Euvery
Wayne Credit Co
Calhoun Strait
Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction CO
Wabash Valley Lines
Fort Wayle Lafayatte
Thiing
Land
Lamix
Aurton
PeiGo
Andlarin
Ando
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