Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Winter Schedule 1904
Train times show daily southbound departures from Fort Wayne to Cincinnati and Richmond with Parlor and Sleeping Cars. Northbound services to Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Petoskey and Mackinaw City run daily with late evening and overnight arrivals. Sleeper and parlor cars operate on key legs, with Sunday service differences noted.
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ExSun
Ft. Wayne
Fortland
Richmond
CincInnati
South
Gainty North
GR ExSun ExSun Ly
Fr. Wayne
Grand Rapids
Traversa City
Ewes
Petoskey
Mackinaw City
G. R
Mack
U.am
City
Time Card Details for Daily Trains and Schedules
A historical railroad time card lists departures and arrivals for multiple trains including No 41 and No 35 Express and Mail with daily except Sunday service, No 46 Sunday Special, No 18 Express, and No 42 Express. It also notes H. and D. Railway operations, left by I G C Winans G T A at 917 Calhoun St, detailing connections to Cincinnati and southern routes.
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Express & Mail
H. & D. Railways
Ft. W
Maiko
Lake Shore and Michigan Time Card Arrive Depart
Train timetable lists arrival and departure times for Lake Shore and Michigan routes. Notes express and mall services with connections to New England Express and major cities including Toledo Cleveland Buffalo New York and Boston. Daily except Sunday.
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Lake Shore & Michigan
New England Express
Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
WABASH RAILROAD Train Schedule Summary
All trains run daily with routes via Montpelier or Old Road. Trains 2 4 8 and 14 avoid Fort Wayne. trains 6 22 and 24 use Old Road. trains 1 3 9 and 11 go via Montpelier. trains 5 7 and 28 also via Old Road.
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Wabash Railroad
Traian Geleg
ENO
Fort Wa Ne
Montpelier
Old Road
Rds
Panama treaty sent back with three amendments
The senate committee on foreign relations directed Senator Cullom to report the Panama treaty with three amendments. Republicans supported the treaty. Morgan opposed it and Money had not yet studied it. Amendments cover sanitation harbor control and limits on Panama and Colon within the canal zone.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Cullom
Panama
Morgan
Money
United States
Colon
Canal Zone
Senate Debates Post Office Probe Resolutions
Washington January 18 resolutions calling a congressional investigation of the post office department were laid before the Senate. Senator Hale of Maine defended the administration and criticized the Bristow inquiry as insufficient. He urged referring all resolutions to the committee on post offices and post roads for prompt reporting.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
Senate
Hale
Maine
Bristow
Committee On Post Offices
House Actions Include Committee Shifts and District Seat Ruling
The House announced resignations of Griggs from the coinage committee and Hardick from revision of laws, with Hardwick named to coinage and Garber to revision of laws, Currier named committee on patents chair. It then ruled District of Columbia matters and adopted a privileged resolution declaring Kelliher seated and Conry not seated in Massachusetts Ninth. The House adjourned at 1.28 pm.
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Washington
Griggs
Dem
Hardick
Hardwick
Garber
Ohio
Currier
Rep
House
District of Columbia
Mr. Gaines
West Virginia
Elections Committee No. 1
John A. Kelliher
Ninth
Massachusetts
Joseph A. Conry
Cream Balm Praised By Families In Letters
Letters from Blue Island and Albany express high praise for Ely Bros Cream Balm. J Kimball calls it a family doctor for head colds and children, while Miss Cora Willard reports relief from chronic catarrh after one bottle.
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Blue Island, Ill
Ely Bros
J. Kimball
Cora Willard
Albany, N. Y
State Endeavor Board Meets In Muncie For June Convention
Rev. J Webster Bailey state president calls the Indiana Christian Endeavor executive board to meet in Muncie on Thursday with Harry Willson to accept Fort Wayne Endeavor invitation to hold the state convention there in June. The four day gathering will attract about a thousand delegates.
Lafayette Man With Kruger Link Receives 200 Day Jail Term
Epixe Kelf De Wall, claiming kin to Dom Paul Kruger, is jailed 200 days in Lafayette for stealing $17 from saloon keeper Joseph Riehle during a lecture tour. He confessed after arrest in Frankfort and was previously sentenced 163 days. Riehle later charged him with practicing medicine without a license for a prescription written for Kruger.
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Lafayette
Ind
Epixe
Kelf de Wall
Dom Paul Kruger
South African Republic
Joseph Riehle
Frankfort
Riehle
Blaze Destroys Allen School in Dayton
A basement fire gutted the Allen school building in North Dayton. Four hundred pupils escaped safely except Edna Baum a first grade child fatally injured in the panic. A workman in the basement is missing and believed burned to death.
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Dayton
Ohio
Allen School
Edna Baum
Mrs. J. J. Bilderback Dies in New Haven at 79
Elizabeth Bilderback, longtime New Haven resident and widow of J. J. Bilderback, died at home at 11 oclock a.m. at age 79 after a period of illness. Survived by four children: J. W. Bilderback, C. J. Pond, James Bilderback, and Mrs. A. Null. A devoted Methodist Protestant, she was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, and lived in New Haven most of her life.
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Elizabeth Bilderback
New Haven
Wolves Found in Salem Township and Local Crime Report
Hunters in Salem township Steuben county report multiple wolves. A series of burglaries occur including Borneman & Sons hardware Elkhart Friday night with goods valued at 250 dollars. A 15 year old Elkhart girl Oneta Beasecker was seized and hair cut by a stranger. Three masked men robbed Jonathan Herr near Wakarusa of 200 dollars. J M Keys, once Andrews bank owner, released on parole after two years and faces forgery indictment.
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Angola Lodge
Borneman & Sons
Elkhart
Alice Sayers
Goshen
Oneta Beasecker
Chris. Herr
Wakarusa
Elkhart County
Jonathan Herr
J. M. Keys
Andrews
Huntington County
Keys
H. W. Leach
Avilla
Death ends J. L. Blair's troubles in Florida
James L. Blair of St. Louis died in Eustis after exposure linked illness. He resigned as St. Louis exposition general counsel and Mrs Blair as board of lady managers president amid fraud-related Blow estate troubles. Embalmed body sent to St. Louis with his wife and son. Blair faced grand jury indictment and $20,000 bond. life policies near $1 million largely assigned to creditors.
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Eustis
Fla
James L. Blair
St. Louis
Blair
St. Louis Exposition
Lady Managers
Blow
Ward meetings planned on electric light proposals this week
Friends of municipal lighting announce ward meetings to discuss the electric light proposals before city officials. The Eighth ward meeting is slated for Neumeyer’s hall at Lewid and Ohio streets on Wednesday evening with several speakers. Seventh and Tenth ward session will be Friday at Hartman’s hall, with efforts to arrange similar gatherings for all wards. Councilman Wiebke leads the Second ward meeting likely Thursday evening at the city courthouse assembly room or third floor hall. Previous attempts at similar meetings failed due to lack of interest.
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Friends of Municipal Lighting
Eighth Ward
Neumeyer’s Hall
Lewid and
Ohio Streets
Seventh
Tenth Wards
Hartman’s Hall
Wiebke
Court House
Homeless Number 100000 in Macedonia Winter Relief
Reports to the American board from relief centers in Macedonia show 100000 homeless people without means of support for winter. About 52000 to 53000 are in Monastir vilayet. Turkish government provides relief as funds arrive from America and England. Fear of another political outbreak in spring if winter action is delayed.
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Boston
American Board
Macedonia
Monastir Vilayet
America
England
Strikers Return to Work at McLean County Coal Shaft
Bloomington Tit January 18 700 miners at McLean County Coal in Bloomington returned to work after a strike over payday terms. The operators pledged full adherence to the contract and foresee no further trouble.
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Bloomington
Tit
McLean County Coal Company
Retiring County Chairman Harris Transfers Office
E. V. Harris hands over documents to successor L. P. Sharp and retires from politics. Sharp plans campaign headquarters setup likely to effect party operations.
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Republican County
E. V. Harris
L. P. Sharp
Harris
Sharp
T Paign
Seven Die in Mill Boiler Explosion at Newhern Saw Mill
Seven colored workers were killed when a boiler exploded at S. B. Sullivan’s saw mill in James City near Newhern North Carolina. The mill and its machinery were wrecked. Six bodies were recovered, all badly mangled. Mary Small survived after entering the mill moments before the blast. No cause is given. The mill had just paused for belt repairs.
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S. B. Sullivan
James City
William Sparrow
Sandy Smithwick
Sidney Pritchard
George Blount
Samuel Neal
James Small
Mary E. Small
Newbern
Mary Small
Adams County Primary Nominates County Ticket
More than 3800 votes were cast in the Democratic primaries in Decatur Indiana. Nominations include Joint Senator John W Tyrdall Representative J W Vizard Prosecuting Attorney John C Moran Auditor C D Lewton Sheriff A A Butler Surveyor L L Baumgartner Coroner John S Falk Commissioner First District David Werling Commissioner Third District Jacob Abnet.
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Decatur
Ind
John W. Tyrdall
J. W. Vizard
John C Moran
C. D. Lewton
A. A. Butler
L. L. Baumgartner
John S. Falk
David Werling
Jacob Abnet
Simple at home cancer cure advertised by Dr Zimmerman
An Indiana advertisement touts a home cancer cure claiming safety and success where others fail. It urges readers to write for testimonials and details to Fort Wayne address Dr Charles Zimmerman & Co. for information.
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Charles Zimmerman & Co
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Empress Victoria Injured Forcing Court Cancellations
Berlin reports Empress Augusta Victoria sustains a minor foot injury. The setback cancels the planned Jan. 20 ladies court, but debutantes will still be presented at a court ball.
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Berlin
Augusta Victoria
Dem National Convention Called for St Louis July 6
The Democratic National Committee issued the official call favoring a convention in St Louis Missouri on July 6 1904. Representation is double the Senate and House seats with six delegates for each territory Alaska Indian Territory and the District of Columbia. Citizens urged to send delegates to a pure economical government. James K Jones Chairman and C A Walsh Secretary sign off. A separate note from Omaha Nebraska January 18 1904 announces a Socialist convention in Chicago May 1 using one delegate per 100 members and one at large per state with building to be announced.
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Washington
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Democratic National Committee
Congress of the United States
Alaska
Indian Territory
District of Columbia
Omaha
Ned
National Social
Chicago
Chicago Ghouls Deny Looting At Iroquois Fire
Three men are under arrest in Chicago over alleged looting of a dying woman’s body after the Iroquois theater fire. Louis Witz, Charles Conway, and Thomas McCarthy are named, with items recovered and confessed sums stated. A traveling man from St Louis remains at large. Four churches closed and a dozen halls added to the building-violation list by city officials.
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Chicago
Louis Witz
Deartown
Randolph Streets
Witz
E. J. Trask
Charles Conway
Thomas McCarthy
St. Louis
Trask
Ottawa
Ill
Ashbestos
Dean
Buckley
Dougherty
Williams
Fixing Responsibility at Iroquois Theater Fire
Chicago January 18 testimony shows negligence by managers of the Iroquois stage curtains. Iron worker John F. Dougherty, hired as an extra on the fly floor, provided the key evidence in the inquiry. He testified about attempts to lower the asbestos curtain on the fire day.
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Chicago
John F. Dougherty
Cincinnati Theater Closed Over Fire Protection Defect
Cincinnati mayor closed Heucke's opera house due to lack of fire protection. Licenses were revoked after a city solicitor's opinion. The move follows safety inspections prompted by the Iroquois theater fire in Chicago. A play titled On the Bridge at Midnight was showing at Heucke's this week.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Fleischmann
Hunt
Chicago
Heucke’s
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