Illinois Central Time Tables Arrive and depart schedules
Illinois Central R R timetable fragment lists arrive and depart times for Omaha, Dubuque, Decatur, Dodgeville, Freeport, and Rockford flows. Notes include passenger and freight services, cafe and parlor car availability, and connections at Rockford Belvidere Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Harvard and other points. John F. Daly is listed as agent.
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Freeport
Ile
Est
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Maple Leaf Route Trains and Connections
Train schedule shows outbound and inbound passenger service from Rock Island to Milwaukee with freight and passenger connections to Janesville Madison Kansas City routes. Includes Maple Leaf Line departures from South Freeport to Chicago and Des Moines Omaha routes, with through baggage handling to final destinations.
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Yawess
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Worth
South Dakota
J.B. Sweatt
Maple Leaf
South Freeport
Stockton
Dubuque
Paul
Duabuque
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshallsin
Des Moines
Transit Schedule for Freeport and Rockford Area
Timetable shows eastbound and westbound trains from Freeport and Rockford on weekdays with departures every 8 minutes after the hour, last trains around 11 pm, and Sunday service similar. Direct connections available at Rockford to Beloit Janesville Belvidere Elgin Aurora Chicago. WM NEGE Agent.
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Fraeport
Freeport
Rockford
Lockford
Beloit
Jancesville
Belvidere
Elgin
Aurore Mhicaga
Ege
Taft Plans Continuous Panama Monitoring With Engineers
Augusta Ga Dec 19 Judge Taft begins his visit to the Augusta club golf course and says he will stay closely informed on Panama Canal engineering and administration, planning annual isthmus trips with eminent civil engineers to prevent mistakes. He confirms Knox as secretary of state and declines other cabinet talk.
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Augusta
Taft
Augusta Club
Panama
Gutun Dam
Philander C. Knox
Canal Dams Under Review For Thorough Foundation Study
The president weighs a thorough independent examination of Panama canal locks and dam foundations. Goethals notes data gaps on Gatun lake hydraulics. a $55,000 survey is sought. Central division excavation overrun cited, requesting $1,150,000 deficiency appropriation.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Goethals
Gatun Lake
Culebra
Root Knee Injury Delays Taft Speech Plans
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Root injured his knee while stumping for Taft and may resign, but officials deny imminent departure. Root keeps active on medical advice as the knee heals slower than hoped. In another note, Attorney General selection Wickersham is reported by a New York source as Taft’s pick, pending cabinet confirmation.
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Taft
Washington
Root
Tuf
Wickersham
New York
Ed Taft
George W. Wickersham
Strong & Cadwalader
European union plan backed by Sir Max Waechter
Paris reports Sir Max Waechter touring European capitals advocating abolition of emperors and kings to form the United States of Europe and proposing King Edward as first president. In Joplin, Missouri, stock broker Colonel Henry G Marchbank shot himself dead in front of a mirror.
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Paris
Max Waechter
Europe
United States of Europe
M. Pichon
Max
Edward
Mirror
Joplin
Henry G. Marchbank
Earthquake Breaks Dishes In Coutances France
A slight earthquake was felt in Coutances France on December 19. No damage occurred except crockery breaking. Local residents reported the trembling lasted a moment and caused minor alarm but no injuries or structural harm.
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France
Coutanves
Daily Journal delivery offer in city
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery available for 10 cents per week.
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Daily Journal
Mills and factories show improving trade amid orders
Dun and Co Weekly Review reports holiday trade active with substantial year over year gains. Forward spring contracts are encouraging as mills and factories hold good orders for shipment in the next three months though idle machinery remains in leading industries. Mercantile collections are prompt and trade improves gradually with strong orders from central states and the northwest. Heavy shoe producers retain a large reserve of orders while shops stay ready to keep machinery active until demand normalizes.
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New York
R. G. Dun Co
Central States
Northwest
Demonstration With Gun In Hains Case
In Flushing New York the Hains murder trial adjourned after key testimony. Witnesses Funke and Andrews described an interval between shots and said Thornton Hains aimed at the float before subsequent shots. Lawyers plan a revolver demonstration to show rapid firing and challenge the prosecution’s claim of sole involvement by Annis's slayer.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William EB. Annis
Herbert F. L. Funke
Arthur Andrews
Hains
Thornton Hains
Funke
Annis
Captain Hains
Alderman Hogan
Flushing Creek
John Hains
Tramp Catalone Sinks British Freighter Off New York
In dense fog outside New York Harbor the tramp steamer Catalone rammed and sank the British freight steamer Daghestan. All crew were saved, picked up by Catalone and later by the pilot boat New York. Catalone damaged but afloat. Sailors from Daghestan scrambled aboard Catalone during the collision.
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New York Harbor
New York
Storm delays strike trans Atlantic ships in December
Storms on the north Atlantic disrupt December crossings. The Teutonic from Southampton is three days late, with La Provénce from Havre, the Baltic from Liverpool, the Campania from Southampton, the St. Paul from Southampton, and the Minneapolis from Loudon all well behind their usual schedules.
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New York
North Atlantic
Teutonic
Southampton
la Provence
Tlavere
Baltic
Liverpool
Campania
St. Paul
Minneavols
Loudon
Eight Sailors Drowned After Steamer Collison
The Swedish steamer Lindholmen sank after a collision with the German vessel Priederike off Goodwin Sands. Eight crew members from Lindholmen, Müller from Grimsby bound for Stordholm, were drowned.
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Dover
Fagiend
Lindholmen
Goodwin Sands
Priederike
Muller
Grimsby
Stordholm
Duel Averted on Lake Pontchartrain With Sledge Hammers
Minnie Walter Myers recounts a near duel in Louisiana between M Marigny of a old Louishia family and Georgia ex blacksmith Humble who refused to fight. Humble, not a gentleman, proposes a duel in six feet of water with sledge hammers but accepts only after a joke. Marigny, tall and confident, is amused and the duel is never fought.
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Minnie Walter Myers
Bertlist
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
M. Marigny
Louishia
Humble
Georgia
Marigny
Lake Pontchartrain
M. Maurigny
Street Lighting Through the Seventeenth Century Chronicle
A brief history of urban illumination from 1661 London candle and lantern rules to 1716 door lights, a later shift to glass globes under Queen Anne, and the 18th century move to gaslight, with notes on civic adoption and tolls for poor-rate payers.
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London
Charles II
Edward Hening
Michael Coke
Harper’s
Light and darkness prescribed as remedies for pains
A New York Press item claims light helps toothache and many diseases while darkness worsens headache neuralgia and nausea. The piece argues light is beneficial for asthma cold and earache, darkness for head pain and related ailments, comparing them to quinine or nux.
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Wight and Darkness
New York Press
Tea presented to fleet in Colombo celebration
In Colombo Ceylon 15400 pounds of tea were presented to officers and men of the fleet. The Ceylon Planters association chairman lauded the fleet's orderly progress from sea to sea. In San Francisco Captain Solomton Avery Jr, twice courtmartialed for misappropriation in his accounts, has been ordered dismissed after a message received at the Presidio.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Ceylon Planters’ Association
Avery
Arty
San Francisco
Presidio
Solomton Avery Jr
Dialogue Between Mrs Jawback And Mr Jawback
A brief exchange shows Mrs Jawback admitting she nearly did not marry him. Mr Jawback confirms and asks who told her, humorously referencing the Cleveland Leader as the source.
Ignorance of Our Customs in Courtship Tale
A courtship tale centers on Miss Coquerox and the duke. An observer explains the duke believed the father had no money and tried to verify by checking the tax duplicate after the man swore off assessment. Judge remarks highlight the misunderstanding.
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Stephenson
Llinois Central R. R
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Eaim
Dodge
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Qgmaha Lan
Paul Lim
Decatur
Southern
Pobboarot
Dodgeville
Ceecee
Randay
H.W. Rowley
No. Ly
Chicago
Cecceeeseeeneenee Ld
MOG
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Weat
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Freert
Racine
Reight
Rock Island and
Daven- Dove
Iwo
Chicago Express
Obisago
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Imparts East
Rockford & Interjaban RY
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Freeport Loan Company
Stephenson St
Business Directory
Fred Dorman
H. H. Antrim
Henry Bater
German Bank
Ill
O. Collmann
J. 8. Collman
L. RB
First National Bank
Capital Soci
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Lawell
Boyd P. Bill
M. Vs
B. Bison
Pres
L. Z. Farwell
V. Pres
D. ¥. Graham
Aggee National Bank
Ilinois
Gees
M. V. B. Bison
J. F. Fair
Reuben Siegfried
D. F. Graham
J. Ll. Meyers
J. H. Graham
Do. A. Ruthe
Heese Mover
Douglas Ave
Sheldon Clark
Hettinger
Chas. H. Rosenstiel
Jackson and
Mechanic Sts
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W. J. Rideout, M. D
Stephenson Street
Douglas Pattison
Attorney
AT Law
Robert
Mitchell
N. Galena Ave
Court House
L. H. Borrell
Court House Freeport
N. Cronkrite
J. M
H.W. Hinkline
van Bure
Stephenson &J
Wagner Bindery
Wagasine Binding
Anseiger
Chicago An
Spring Streets
R. P. Rokert
LAW
Stepheneen Street
Lilino.s
Adé&W
People’s Column
Chas
Knowlton
St. Pees
G. Schoeffel
Galena St
Wlante
Want Street
State Rt. Inquire
State St
O. B. Kling
H.F. Dorman
Laddne
Lidiw
Taylor Ave
Esr
Flo. Keene
Anteu
Hences Bakery
Willan
Huneman
Hox
Waste
GALE
Clifton Pores Ench
Bale
Galena Ave
Akenatonee
F. A. Steffen
Loet
O Renyt
Rooma
Bath
Winnebago St. Inquired
R. P. Eckert
W. HH. J
Inquire Cieo
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West St
Union At
Elk St
Oak St
Wm. Walton
Stern
Mackay Block
Serf& Haight’s
Martin
Manus
Monument
City Motte
Florence Township
Bolton
John Stoskopf
the Journal
CANAL
Big Ditch
Knox
Genera Gonaparty
Department of Justice
Paruma Canal
King of
England
the Daily Journal
Dun’s Trade Review
Hains Case
Big Lucas
Atlantic
Corn Products Refining CO
Foleys
Cage
Omicagu
Jungrunz
Bright's
Savings Bank
Hermsmeier
Havemeyer & Elder
California
Golden Santos
H. H
Hockney
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