Railroading Experts Gather for Annual Engineering Banquet
The tenth annual convention of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association opens in Chicago with hundreds of railroad engineers. Topics include forest conservation for tie supply, railway signaling, track elevation, steel ties, and a tour to Gary steel works. John F. Wallace and George W. Ross headline the banquet speakers.
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American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association
Chicago
United States
Canada
Foresti Ag
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gary
Ind
William McNab
Montreal
Grand Trunk Road
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
George W. Ross
Ontario
Canadian Senate
Big Tonnage in Farm Implements
Western railroads report a 15 percent rise in farm implements tonnage versus last spring, constituting a large share of total cargo. Railroads view the increase as an indicator of prosperity, suggesting farmers are purchasing liberally and signaling a strong business year.
Conductor McCaffrey Takes Charge on Rail Run
Conductor McCaffrey of the Illinois Central freight service between Dubuque and Freeport now handles trains 93 and 94 from Waterloo to Dubuque. He replaces Conductor Thomas Flynn who is laid off due to illness.
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McCaffrey
Illinois Central Freight
Dubuque
Freeport
Waterloo
Thomas Flynn
Northwestern to resume Sunday excursions plan
Northwestern officials indicate Sunday excursions may return this year after abandoning them when the 2 cent per mile rate took effect. The company notes a broad decline in receipts from this traffic and suggests Monday through Saturday trips could boost passenger business if excursions resume on other weekdays.
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N. W
Northwestern
Bates College President George Colby Chase Honored
George Colby Chase, Bates College president, was born in Unity Missouri on March 15 1844. He graduated from Bates in 1863 pursued divinity studies and Harvard, taught Greek and Latin at New Hampshire Literary Institution, and led Bates as professor of rhetoric English literature psychology and logic since 1894. He holds honorary degrees from Colorado University University of New Brunswick Bowdoin College Colby and other institutions.
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George Colby" Chase
Bates College
Unity
Cobb Divinity School
Harvard
New Hampton Literary Institution
Chase
America
Colorado University
The
University of New Brunswick
Bosondoin College
Colby College
Institutions of
Learning
Grant's Birthday Near in Galena Gazette
The Galena Gazette notes Grants birthday is seven weeks away from next Tuesday with no speaker secured yet for the Galene celebration.
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Grant
Galena
Tuead
Upcoming Local Events and Socials Calendar
Coming events list several dances card parties and meetings across March and April. Items mention Joe Fitzers Dane Dancing School March 16 and various halls in towns, with dates for dances card parties debates institutes and elections, including Easter Monday ball and Germania society party.
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Joe Fiters
Dane Dancing School
Blican fArimaries
County Club
C. F. Hell
Artiareh
St. Mary's Hall
Biest
Masonic School of Instruc
Dawson
Andeootal Manon
K. A
Prof. Dawson
Cial Dence
BE. A. Blunt Hell
Rendezvous Freeport
A& KB
March 16 16 17 Latimore and Leigh Stock Matinee List
Matinee listing notes Latimore Leigh Stock and Usual matinees through March 18 with a broken Idoll show. Hickman Beasy Co calendar marks March land week and Smart Ret. behavior. Local page fragment lists theater lineup and dates.
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Latimore
Leigh Stock
Hickman Beasy
the Smart
Eczema Cure Claim From Physician Life Study
A physician claims Dr Taylor's Remedy cures eczema, psoriasia, salt rheum, ulcers, and scrofula by removing poisons from the blood rather than relying on external applications. The ad urges readers to obtain the booklet by mail at 1330 Arch Street and notes availability from a Freeport, Ti distributor and local druggists.
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Taylor
Arch Street
Joseph Emrmaert
Freeport
Freeport Matinee Next Thursday for A Broken Idol
Freeport plans a Thursday matinee at 3 o clock for the musical farce A Broken Idol direct from eight months at Whitney theatre Chicago. The show, with the same cast, aims to draw a sold out matinee and evening audience after strong advance sales.
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Freeport
Whitney Theatre
Chicago
B. C. Whitney
Tts
Gunther's
Ladies Aid to Meet for All Day Sewing at Church
The Ladies' Aid society of the First M. E. church holds an all day meeting in church parlors on Wednesday March 17. All ladies are invited to sew with dinner served at noon for 10c. Husbands are welcome. Notify Mrs. John Stark or Mrs. Clara Kirk Brown if you have plain sewing comforts or quilts to do.
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Ladies' Aid Society of the First M. E. Church
John Stark
Clara Kirk Brown
John Baumgarten visits Freeport after Elgin billiard stay
John Baumgarten, operator of a billiard and pool room in Elgin, spent Sunday in Freeport visiting relatives and reading the Journal's want column.
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John Baumgarten
Elgin
Ereeport
Journal
The
Will Wisconsin-Illinois league basebal l season unfold fast
Oshkosh Northwestern looks at the Wisconsin-Illinois league for 1909 noting salary cuts may quicken play. Analysts say uniform caps on pay could boost interest and rivalries, while managers and umpires must curb rowdyism. The piece highlights Hawley in Oshkosh, classic league debates, and expects veterans to rejoin. It cites Miller and Lange from the Wisconsin league seeking major league chances.
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Oshkosh
W.I
Charles F. Moll
Hawley
White Sox
Yannigans
Chicago Nationals
Los Angeles
California
Chicago Record-Herald
Frank Miller
Green Bay
Ed Walsh
Miller
Fred Lange
Wisconsin
Wausau
Comiskey
Lange
Corey Finishes Sixth in Six Days Race Standings
The New York six days go as you please event lists final scores led by the French pair Cibot and Orphee with 732.6 points. Other notable results include Davis and Metkus 719.5, Dineen and Prouty 702.0, Loeslein and Klubertanz 688.3, and Corey and Hegelman sixth with 649.2 as Tartley posts 420.0.
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New York
Go-As-You-Lease
Cibot
Orphee
Davis
Metkus
Dineen
Prouty
Loeslein
Klubertanz
Bheltan
Frazer
Corey
Hegelman
Feegan and
Curtis
Guignard and
Revere
Navey and
Kellar
Edelson and Halland
Tartley
Cooper Case Nears End Jury Instructed Today
Nashville authorities report Judge W M Hart plans to instruct the jury in the Cooper Sharp murder trial of Colonel D B Cooper Robin Cooper and John D Sharp for the killing of former Senator J D Carmack. Court officials anticipate a verdict of acquittal within minutes after the charge.
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Hart
Nashville
Tenn
W. M. Hart
D. B
Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
United States
J4. W. Carmack
Anderson
Army Optimists club invites all U S Army members
New York March 15 Major General J Franklin Bell has nominated every man in the United States army for membership in the Optimists club. Optimistic literature will be sent to each soldier with a request to become a milemaker.
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New York
Generato J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
Optimists’ Club
Shot for a burglar leads to fatal wound in misstep
Des Moines March 15 A L Ryan son of a wealthy farmer entered the room of A C Genelski by mistake. Genelski fired thinking Ryan was a burglar. Surgeons state the wounded man will die. Harvard football star Carlton Andronio dead in Springfield March 15.
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Des Moines
A. L. Ryan
A. Cgenelski
Gsnelski
Ryan
Harvard
Springfield
Carlton Andronio
A Color Plant Grows In Alcohol Light Show
A tiny amount of aniline dye in alcohol forms a striking display as the dye drops through the liquid. It splits into two branches repeatedly, creating an inverted plantlike structure. A mirror setup can project enlarged shadows of the phenomenon onto a screen or wall for an intriguing visual.
This Date in History 1665 to 1886 Events
A chronology of notable events and births from 1665 through 1886. Includes Endicott's death in Boston 1665, Andrew Jackson's birth near the Carolinas in 1767, Cornwallis at Guilford 1781, Maine statehood 1820, Yucatan independence 1830, Fenian scare in Canada 1866, Bell’s telephone demo 1877, Wayne death 1883, and Governor William Irwin’s death 1886.
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John Endicott
Boston
England
Andrew Jackson
United States
North
South Carolina
Hermitage
Tennessee
Cornwallis
Pass
Guilford Court House
Maine
Yucatan
Canada
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry C. Wayne
Savannah
William Irwin
California
San Francisco
Ohio
Pineules for the Kidneys Promise Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pineules for the kidneys as tiny golden globules that act directly on the kidneys. It claims Atila can convince users of rapid relief from backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue. A 30 day trial costs 1.00 and the pills purify the blood. Sold by H J Moogkara and CG P Guenther.
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Atila
H. J
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Business Directory
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Henry Baler
O. W. Dorman
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Fred W. Hoefer
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J. Z. Farwell
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Second National Bank
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Farwell
Reuben Siegfried
RF. Graham
J . L. Meyers
J. WH. Sranam
A. Ruther
Douglas Ave
H. HB
Hinkline Contractors and Builders
van Bure
Freeport, Illinois
Magasine Binding
Anseiger Bulering Gerser
Cotonac En
Sheldon Clark
Hettinger Pullting
Chas. H. Rosenstiel
M. D
Jacke and Mechanic Sts
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Stephenson Street
Freeport, Il
N. ©. Phillips
Stephenson
Bell
Attorney AT Law
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Robert B. Mitchmld
Galena Ave
Freeport, Illnois
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L. B. Burrell
Offen
BS. P. Bokert
LAW
Orouie Bee
Lulize
Wagner
J. Laible
Freeport Railway, Light & Power
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