Illinois Central timetable and connections summary
East and west bound schedules from Freeport and Rock Island include arrivals and departures at 16:3 am, 6:00 pm, 8:55 am, and 11:50 am with connections to Rockford Beloit Janesville Madison and Milwaukee. Trains No. 200 202 204 906 211 offer various parlor car and cafe services. John F. Daly and J.B. Sweatt, agents, coordinate freight and passenger movements.
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No. Ly
Freeport
Chicago
West Bound
Est
Rockford
Beloit
Janeaville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Janesville
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Rock Island
Dastenaereeres
Rac
Departa Fast Arrive schedules summarized
The listing shows departure times at 10 00 am 1 3 pm 4 40 pm and 10 10 pm. It presents a simple timetable of daily departures without additional details or context.
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Departa Fast
Interurban schedule with Freeport Rockford connections
Interurban service runs weekdays from Freeport starting 6 04 am every 85 minutes until 9 3 pm with last car at 11 00 pm. Rockford starts 6 00 am on even hours until 11 00 pm. Travel between Freeport and Rockford takes 1 hour 38 minutes. Sunday service same times except first Freeport departure 4 3 am. Direct connections in Rockford to Beloit Jonesville Belvidere Elgin Aurora Chicago. Agent NEEGE.
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Freeport
Yeeport
Rockford
Teckford
Unday
Geloit
Jonesville
Belvidere
Elgin
Aurora Chicago
Neege
Burns Favorite In Coming Bout
Sydney reports Burns the French Canadian heavyweight favored to beat Jack Johnson in a world title fight this Saturday. Ten thousand tickets sold and contracts for pictures signed. Lang, Mullins, and O'Keefe guide style. Johnson trains at Manley with Bill Lang coaching. Public wagers favor Burns at 5 to 4. about 20 000 spectators expected.
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Johnson
Bill Lang
Sydney
Tommy" Burns
Jack Johnson
Burns
Darling Point
O'Keefe
O'Donnell
Manley
Jacok Mullins
Melbourne
Champion Mail Carrier Sets Fast Route Record
Washington reports a national record speed for a mail route. Cerrier Krank FE Howell of Whites, Kansas, covered a 24 mile route in 3.5 hours, vs the usual 6.5 to 7 hours. He reportedly drove a light buggy with a small horse team, changing teams daily.
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Washington
Post Officea
Cerrier Krank FE. Howell
Wiites
Kan
Stas
Pulitzer to investigate canal zone on yacht Liberty
Joseph Pulitzer publisher of the New York World, with friends and staff, sails aboard the Liberty bound for Panama to study canal zone conditions and possibly gather evidence related to government purchase of canal property. The voyage, taken from Old Point Comfort, plans easy stages to reach Panama around Taft’s planned arrival.
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Newport News
Joseph Pulitzer
The
New York World
Pulitzer
Liberty
Pennema
Canal Zone
Old Point Comfort
Panama
Taft
Americans Consume Half Their Weight in Sugar Annualy
Figures from the Bureau of Statistics show the average American citizen consumes half their weight in sugar yearly. Total consumption reaches a vast quantity of pounds, with the cost to consumers estimated at about $872,000,000 per year based on a retail price of 5 1/2 cents per pound, equating to over a million dollars daily.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Coopers Seek Release After Carmack Killing Indictments
Nashville dispatch reports Colonel Duncan B. Cooper Robin Cooper and ex Sheriff John D. Sharp will apply for bail tomorrow. They are indicted as principals and accessories in the murder of former Senator Edward W. Carmack, detained since Carmack was killed following articles by the late senator.
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Nashville
Venn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin
Organized theft ring hits Pacific coast rail operators
Portland December 21. An investigation by the Western Union Telegraph company reveals an organized theft scheme among railroad operators on the Pacific coast. The company says several arrests have been made and the firm has been robbed of several hundred thousand dollars as telegrams were collected but not recorded on company books.
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Portland
Ove
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast
$20 000 000 Lumber Merger Formed in Duluth
Official announcement reports a $20 million lumber merger forming the Virginia and Rainy Lake company. The new amalgam combines the Howard Hines company, the Weyerhaeuser interest and the Virginia Lumber company. The Duluth Rainy Lake and Winnipeg railroad will be owned by Canadian Northern.
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Duluth Minn
Virginia and Rainy Lake Company
Edward Ilines
Howard Hines Company
Weyerhaeuser
Virginia Lumber Company
Duluth, Rainy Lake
Winnipeg
Canadian Northern Railroad
Panama canal zone uninsured buildings rely on fire dept
In the Panama canal zone the U S owns millions in buildings with no insurance. Protection rests solely on a fire department. Heavy rains from May to January aid fire prevention, but the dry months rest four months raise fire risk for frame structures.
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Washington
Dee
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Miss Clemens Injured In Sleighing Mishap At Redding
In Redding Connecticut on December 21 Miss Clara Clemens daughter of Samuel Clemens and Ossip Mabrilo witsch Russian pianist were riding when their sleigh overturned the horse panicked and Miss Clemens suffered a severe shake up while Mabrilowitsch jumped to hold the horse and sprained his ankle keeping the runaway at bay.
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Redding, Conn
Clara Clemens
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Ossip Mabrilowitsch
Bryan Opens Pennsylvania Speaking Tour Tonight
Uniontown Pennsylvania reports W S Bryan planned to open a series of public addresses in the state. He is billed as the chief speaker at a dollar dinner in Uniontown. A separate item from Puy Notre Dame France notes an earthquake caused panic but little damage and prompted some residents to flee.
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Uniontown
Bryan
Pennsylvania
France
Puy
Notre Dame
Priest Falls From Liner To Ireland Tragedy
The Rev. Father James A. Kelly, of Paterson New Jersey, fell from the liner Arabic while crossing the Atlantic en route to Ireland and was lost at sea after losing his balance during a constitutional. In Rochester Minnesota, Mrs Nellie C Purcell, recently discharged from the Rochester hospital for the insane, sealed herself in a large trunk and killed herself with chloroform inhalation.
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Queenstown
James A. Welly
Paterson
N. J
Ireland
Ife
Rochester
Minn
Nellie C. Purcell
Rochester Hospital For
Postmaster General Meyer Heads to North Carolina Hunt
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Meyer and his son George von Meyer leaving for a weeklong hunting trip in North Carolina. The trip follows his Washington duties and reflects a personal excursion amid holiday season travel.
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Washington
Meyer
George von [. Meyer
North Carolina
Daily Journal Delivers Citywide Local Week Service
The Daily Journal announces delivery to every city area for a local week long period. The notice emphasizes broad reach and convenient access for readers across the metropolis.
Witty Exchange on Gender in London Mail
A London Mail snippet records a wife and husband quip about gender norms. The wife notes her father’s remark about being born a boy, and the husband agrees, reflecting social attitudes of the era in a brief, humorous dialogue.
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London Mail
Pennsylvan ia bridge spans Hell Gate in New York
The Pennsylvania railroad plans a monumental three mile bridge from Port Morris to Queens county. It will cross Hell Gate ship channel with a 1000 foot arch and steel structure weighing about 80000 tons. The train floor will hang from the arch above the water, allowing large steamers to pass beneath.
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Pennsylvania Road
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Port Morris
Queens County
Long Island
Hell Gate Ship Channel
Cardinal Lecot Dead After Rome Visit
Cardinal Lecot archbishop of Bordeaux died in Chambery France on December 21 returning from a visit to Rome. He led the movement of French clergy seeking a settlement between church and government amid ongoing differences.
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Rome
Chambery
France
Cardinal Lecot
Bordeaux
Ite
Robber Hangs Father During Train Stop Run
Charles Kretcar, traveling with his wife and twelve children from Tsferhazy, Canada, to Petersburg, Virginia, was robbed at Graham, Virginia. After leaving the car to fetch food for his family, the train departed and he was hanged to a tree. The incident occurred December 21 in Roanoke.
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Roanoke
Tsferhazy
Can
Petersburg
Charles Kretcar
Graham
Kretcar
EXPECT CONFESSION OF NIGHT RIDER TODAY
Union City Tennessee December 24 The state likely will finish its case against eight alleged night riders on trial for Captain Quentin Ranken s murder The confession by rider Frank Fehringer who says he was present and knows all others present will be key The defense relies on alibis calling nearly a hundred Reelfoot lake district residents to testify on Oct 19 whereabouts Fehringer is expected to testify all day and reveal oaths passwords and rituals with tight security surrounding him.
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Union City
Tenn
Quentin Ranken
Frank Fehriiger
Reelfoot Lake District
Garrett Johnson
Ted Burton
Roy Ransom
Fehringer
U. P. Cashier Kills Self Overwork Suspected
William M. Skelley, cashier of the Union Pacific at South Omaha, shot himself in the head. The office had recent auditor checks and officials say books were in order. Overwork is believed to have unbalanced his mind.
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Omaha, Neb
William Tf. Skelley
Union Pacific Railroad
South Omaha
Kelley
Union Pacific
Carmen to Strike Today Amid Skirmishes in New York
In New York on December 21 the Liberty Dawn association and the back drivers union began a preliminary strike effort. Two stables sent cabs with drivers, each marked by a special notification, as unrest over calls to join a general strike appeared. No evidence of disorder was reported.
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New York
Liberty Dawn Association
Chanteurs and Horse Drivers’ Union
President Castro Admitted to Hospital in Berlin
President Castro of Venezuela was moved to Dr Israel's hospital for treatment and dieting after a medical visit in Berlin on December 21.
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President Castro
Berlin
Castro
Venezuela
Dr. Israel's Hospital
Veteran centenarian William Ives dies at 105 in Dunkirk
William Ives, a 105 year old resident of Dunkirk New York, has died. He was noted as a vegetarian. The death occurred on December 21.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
William Ives
Former Representative Loud Dead in San Francisco
San Francisco December 21 former Congressman Eugene F Loud is dead according to city officials. The passing ends a long public career noted for service in Congress and local political work.
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Loud
San Francisco
Eugene F. Loud
Weather outlook for four states includes snow flurries
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana Iowa and Wisconsin Fair with lower Michigan expecting snow flurries.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin—Fair
Lower
Michigan
Saltpeter Mixture Removes Silver From Plated Goods
A solution of an ounce of saltpeter in ten of sulphuric acid will remove the silver from plated goods without affecting the other metal.
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Wm. A. Rogers
Autie
C. W. Harden
Stephenson St Flass
Rt. R
Llinois Central R. R
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Paul Lim
Dubuque
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Omaha
West
Decatur
Decatur Ex
Madison District
Dodgeville
Gai Pamasonmets
Ceseeeers
Csceeeene
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N. W. R. R. East Bound
O. M
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MpaclAal
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Tyan
Stockton
St. Paul
St Paul
Minneapolis
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Marshalltown
Des Moines
Kansas City
Lake
WM. Neese
J.P. F Mer
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Pani Minn
C. B
Q. R. KR
Sorreston
Forreston
Interjaban RY
Journal
E. M. Harnish & Bro
Freeport Loan Company
Stephenson St
Business Directory
BANKS
Fred Dorman
H. H. Antrim
Henry Baier
O. W. Dorman
State Bank
Ull
Capital
A. 8. Held
J. Fred Smith
Fred W. Hoefer
J. H. Stealy
W. H. Wagner
German Bank
Ill
C. O. Collmann
J. 8. Collman
L. BR. Jungkunz
A. Schulte
Ass’t. Cashier
D. B. Schulte
Wm. Trember
August Bergman
W. T. Rawleigh
N. Cronkrite
John 8. Collman
First National Bank
Ort
J. Sheldon Clark
Chas. H. Rosenatiel, M. D
Jackson and Mechanic Lts
W. J. Rideout, M. 2D
Stephenson Street
Arplas
B. Piiwe
Bidwell Sas
Cote Etere
Johnn Barrett Josephes H. Little
Wm. Wright
Llawell Boyd P. Bill
Addison ‘Ata
Freeport, Dr
Douglas Pattison
M. V. B. Bison
L. Z. Farwell
V. Pres
D. F. Graham
Second National Bank
J. F. Fair
Reuben Siegfried
J. J. Meyers
J. H. Graham
Uhpois
Attorneys AT Law
Robert B. Mitchell
N. Galena Ave
Court House
Ilinois
OC. A. Ruthe
L. H. Burrell
Douglas Ave
Court House Freeport, Ill
J. M
H. H. Hineline
van Bure
Tel
Stephenson &J
R. P. Eckert
LAW
Wagner
Ose
Illino
Anveiger Building
Snl Spring
the Daily Journal
Kansas
Coopers
Carmack
Robin Cooper
Western Union
Duluth
People’s Column
West Street
Ladtf
Billerbeck's
William Rhuneman
Federoey
Bath
Winnebago St
W.H. J. Stratton
Exchange St
Union Bt
Galena Ave
Elk St
Oak St
Wm. Walton Nephews
Bert & Huight
Martin Serf
Clark Ave
Manus
Monument
Florence Township
Bolton
John Stoskopf
Clifton Corner
Bal Ts
F. A. Steffen
Swan
G. Schoeffel
Galena Bt
State St. Inquire
State St. Co. B. Kling
Lee T
High & School
Miss Clemens
Twain's Daughter
the Journal's People’s
Priest
James A. Kelly
Atlantic Ocean
Hell Gate
U. P. Cashier
Self
W. R. Kelley
Carmen
AINE
Onsoag
WM. F. Jungeung
Ely
Cts
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New Youth
W. R. Mansfield
Automobile and General Reepair
Galena St
Sidawly
Savings Bank
Hermsmeier
Havemeyer& Elder
California
Muscatel
Santa Clara
Golden Santos
H. H
Hackney’s
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