Train Schedules and Car Services for the Chicago to Freeport Route
John F. Daly, agent, notes daily and Sunday train services with Westbound and Eastbound No. 200, 202, 904, 906, 211, 201, 908, 206, 27 and 2904. Details include buffet and parlor car offerings, coach class, and connections at Rockford Belvidere and other cities to Beloit Janesville Milwaukee and beyond.
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Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Passenger Train Timetable With Connections Explains Routing
Rock Island to Milwaukee service carries passengers to Freeport Janesville Madison and other points. Train No 10 serves Rock Island to Davenport with morning arrivals and afternoon departures. Agent J B Sweatt notes connections to Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and Dakota points.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Rhee
Chicago
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
Sweatt
Chicago Great Western Trains Run South Freeport Routes
East bound express and passenger trains depart from South Freeport on the Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf route. Services include daily trains to Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshalltown Des Moines Omaha Kansas City with baggage checked through to destination. Interurban stage to east departs 2:30 and 6:10 pm and west at 8:30 am. WM NEE KLE agent J P E MER G P A St Paul Minn 2:27 am.
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Chicago Great Western
South Freeport
Dubuque
St Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Yes Moines
Omaha
Kansans
Chicago
WM. Neekle
J. P
Forreston Daily Schedule Details
Daily service from Forreston runs to East and returns with departures at 10 3 0 am and 1 20 pm and arrivals at 4 80 pm 10 10 pm with Sunday exception noted. Route and times are partially readable.
Rockford and Freeport Rail Bus Connection Schedules
Oars operate weekdays from Freeport at 6 55 pm with departures every 8 minutes until 9 35 pm last car at 11 00 pm. from Rockford weekdays at 6 00 am until 11 00 pm with 1 hour 8 minute intervals between ports. Sunday service mirrors with adjusted first departures at Freeport 6 8 am and Rockford 7 00 am. connections available in Rockford to Beloit Janesville Belvidere Elgin Aurora and Chicago. WM NEESE, Agent.
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Oars
Freeport
Fraveport
Rockford
Hove
Beloit
Janesville
Belvidere
Elgin
Aurora
Chicago
When the Deacon Called at the Gregg Farm
An 1908 satirical tale recounts Deacon Watkins visiting a widow at the Gregg home. Misread lunatic fear and comic misadventures culminate when townsfolk mistake him for danger, leading to his capture and return to the asylum.
Daily Journal Delivery Offer Postcard
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery at 10 cents per week.
People's Daily Profile Charles P Bryan Brother of the Candidate
Charles W Bryan, brother of Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan, works quietly as business manager of the Commoner. He gained a reputation in Denver for conciliatory tactics and helped smooth state delegations to support the campaign. He lacks wealth but is described as shrewd and farseeing and is expected to influence the coming race.
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Judee Taft
Mr. Bryan
Chartes
White Hovee
Charles PB. Taft
Charles W. Bryan
Denver
Mgr. Bryan
Charles P. Bryan
Miss Clara Clemens Seeks Secret Bed for Genius Career
Clara Clemens objects to being labeled as Mark Twain's daughter and seeks a private space in Europe to rest and craft a musical career. She mocks her father’s fame and contrasts his lectures with her own struggle to rise, joking that genius comes from the bed.
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Clara Clemens
Mark Twain
Europe
Taft in Moscow Adviser on Exit Etiquette
Mr Taft overheard a party member doubt the proper etiquette at a Moscow ceremony. He said not to worry until a loud noise and you feel yourself rising. The next day revolutionaries attempted Herschelmann life with a bomb killing his coachman and horses, but he escaped unharmed.
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Mr. Taft
Moscow
Herschelmann
Kern Family of Indiana In Democratic Vice Presidential Ticket
The Kern family of Indiana includes Mrs. Kern, a daughter Julian Kern aged 23, and two sons John W. Jr. 8 and William C. 4. Mr Kern has been twice married. Miss Kern is from the first wife. The Kerns are prominent in Indianapolis social life with Mrs Kern hosting widely and supporting philanthropic and educational work.
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John Worth Kern
Indiana
Kern
Miss Kern
Kerns
Indianapolis
Women's Council
Old Gentleman and Willie Exchange Family Quip
A brief exchange reveals Willie’s humorous deflection about his father making him wear his old clothes. The old man asks about family and Willie confirms he has family, adding a witty line about inherited apparel.
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Wes
Willie
Meeting of Fate Currents Brings Hidden Savings Home
A boy and his widowed mother share a secret box with a lost fortune. Years later a buyer at auction uncovers the lacquered box and Ben Rengeralt learns his mother hid a savings book with 3600 dollars plus interest. He marries, starts a business, becomes prosperous. Helen V. Weed.
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Farmer Simpson
Belle Simpson
Renny Rengeralt
Ben
Belle
Ben Rengeralts
Benjamin Rengerait
Tam
Lin
Helen V. Weed
Humorous Quip on Aging and Nicknames
A wry remark notes that as women pass into their thirties it seems less shocking to be called au coauette, reflecting light gossip in a cheeky tone. The line attributes social double standards with playful sarcasm from Puck.
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Au Coauette
Puck
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