Northwestern Wisconsin Railroad timetable notes and connections
Train numbers 900 02 204 206 216 list buffet parlor car and cafe services with Sunday operations. Westbound 20 908 206 parlor car details and connections. No. 202 links Rockford Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison. Belvidere links to Sycamore DeKalb. No. 204 connects Rockford Beloit Janesville Harvard Madison. No. 206 ties Belvidere to Sycamore DeKalb Spring Valley and westward to the Pacific. John F. Daly, Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butlet Darlor
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Rockfords
Harvard
Madiso
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Rail timetable fragment shows freight and passenger routes
The schedule lists freight and passenger services from Rock Island to Milwaukee and Freeport with connections to Mt Carroll and Davenport. It notes No 10 Rock Island to Milwaukee, No 9 to Kansas City and Omaha, and No 86 Chicago Milwaukee links. Agent I B Swarr signs the entry.
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Dennrt
Rock Island
Freeport
Brkhorn
Mt. Carroll
Davenport
MtCarroll
Chicago
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
I.B. Swarr
Chicago Great Western R R Timetable and City Routes
Train schedule notes list routes from Chicago to Dubuque Minneapolis St Paul Des Moines Fort Dodge and Gall sburg with express and local trains. Tickets issued at Brewster house and baggage checked through to destination with extra charge.
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Chicago
Dubuga
Minneapolis
St.Paul
Des Moines
Josonkoonene City
Fort Dodge
Gounoll Rinttagath
Be P
Omaha
Brawster House
South Freeport
All Bee Po
Brewster House
LAGY
Agsus
Elmer, Gan
Pasa
Agt
Colonist Low One Way Second Class Rates Explored
Advertises reduced rates for colonist travel from Chicago to San Francisco along with trips to multiple western cities. States February 16 to April 7 1906, with Pullman tourist sleeping car for $7.00 double berth from Chicago and dining car meals. Tickets via Chicago North Western Railway agents.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Baise City
Spokane
Walla Walla
Ogden
Salf Lake City
Butte
Montana
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Union Pacific
North
Pacific East
Chicago & North-Western
R’y
The Daily Delivers Citywide At Ten Cents A Week
The Daily is delivered to any part of the city for ten cents weekly, promising broad access and steady service. This rate highlights affordable daily news distribution and broad circulation across neighborhoods.
Illinois Republican call for state convention May 14
Springfield March 16 The Republican state central committee calls a state convention to nominate candidates for state treasurer superintendent of public instruction and three University of Illinois trustees. Delegates are allotted one for every 400 votes cast for Roosevelt in 1904 from each district including Cook County. The Chicago and Alton Railway Co pays $40 000 to secretary of state for consolidating lines. A separate filing notes Elgin and Belvidere Railroad increases capital stock to 1 200 000 for an Elgin to Belvidere electric line. Governor Deneen reviews a requisition case over Thomas Lof tus facing extradition from Indiana related to a Chicago printers strike.
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Springfield
Republican State Central Committee
State Arsenal
State Transuer
Cook County
Chicago and Alton
Chicago and Alton Railway Company
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Chicago and Alton Railway
Harriman
Secretary of State
Elgin and
Belvidere Railroad Company
Belvidere
Elgin
Deneen
Ill
Widridge
Indiana
Chicago
Thomas Loftus
Indianapols
William Price Dee
Toftus
Price
Chicago Typographical Union
Eldridge
Denecen
Juntgen Welcomed Home After Bank Dynamiting Acquittal
Paris March 16 Walter W Juntgen the bookkeeper charged with dynamiting the Wolgar County National Bank and looting its funds was met at the train by many friends and escorted to his home amid bitterness over the acquittal in Danville federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Walter W. Juntgen
Syvith
Wolgar County National Bank
Danville
Lome
Ile
Lynch Pleads Guilty in Murder of Constable Seibert
George Lynch formerly of Chicago pleaded guilty in circuit court to the murder of Constable William Seibert at Seibert’s home last December. Judge Thompson deferred sentencing. Lynch, who had boarded at the officer’s home, accused Seibert after a dispute and shot him when Seibert opened the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg, Jr
George Lynch
Chicago
William Seibert
Ciicuit
Thompson
Lynch
Seibert
Selbert
Tlayneh
Wabash Fast Mail Strikes Coal Car, Mail Destroyed
The Wabash fast mail train ran ten minutes late and struck a coal car at Mount Olive, injuring Elreman Henry Keppe of Decantur and engineer Robert Zink of Decatur. One nail car wrecked and tons of mail destroyed in the incident near the main track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tottchfield
Mount Olive
Elreman Henry Keppe
Decantur
Robert Zink
Decenatur
Saloonkeeper Joseph Nolan Held in Double Murder
A coroner's jury in Alton finds saloonkeeper Joseph Nolan responsible for the shotgun killings of fishermen Fred Heintz and William Sennett near Edwardsville Crossing. A companion, Skippy Steffen, was released after testimony at the inquest. Nolan denies the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Til
Joseph Nolan
Fred Heintz
William Sennett
Edwardsville Crossing
Skippy” Steffen
Nolan
Committee to Fill Vacancy in Supreme Court Seat
The Republican vacancy in the first judicial district follows Judge Charles W Thomas's death. The judicial committee will fill the seat per a Cairo convention resolution. meeting date not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Supreme Court First Judicial District
Chas, W
Thomas
Judicial Committee
Walsh Properties Sale Talks Halt Amid Labor Strike
Chicago laborers on the Robey street freight elevator project walked out over pay disputes causing a work stoppage. In New York, Walsh Railway Properties are reportedly valued at 25 million dollars with talks ongoing among the Chicago clearing house and rail line heads including Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Pennsylvania, and Rock Island. The conference aims to resolve the insolvent banker John R Walsh affair as the sale of Walsh railroad interests proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robey Street
New York
Chicago Clearing House Committee
John R. Walsh
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Pennsylvania Ralroad
Rock Island Company
Walsh Railroad
Indians Southern
Railway deal eyed amid Chicago Circles stake rumor
Fragmentary notes reference a Lake Shore and Pennsylvania Island rail linkage with a rumored value around 20 million dollars. No clear names, dates, or decisive terms emerge from the garbled text.
Prominent City Man Surrenders on Bigamy Charge
Larry J. Reynolds, a well known local figure, has surrendered after a ten day flight. He is held in Norwalk Ohio on bigamy charges after marrying Miss Ane Smith of Norwalk during a honeymoon with his first wife in Buffalo twenty two years ago. Authorities say Reynolds also pointed out Belle Melsenale’s tomb to Miss Smith as proof he was a widower.
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Cleveland
Larry J. Reynolds
Nélica
Erle
Buffalo
Norwalk
Reynolds
Ane Smith
Miss Smith
Erie
Belle Melsenale
Miss Sith
Confederate Veterans Debate Delegates to Wheeler Memorial
A March meeting in Augusta Georgia debated sending delegates to the Memorial for General Wheeler in Atlanta. The motion was laid on the table as members expressed they do not believe in mixing the blue and the gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Wheeler
Whch
Atlanta
Chicago grain market quotes and livestock from March
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show wheat, corn, oats and futures for May and July with mixed highs and lows. Live stock and poultry prices at Chicago and East Buffalo list receipts, market tone, and range for hogs calves sheep and veal with steady to slow trends.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Nion
Abyug
Simoethy
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. C
Best
Notable Navigators From Small Countries in World Exploration
A discussion notes that many chief navigators came from smaller nations, listing Cabral, Da Souza, Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci, Bering, Magellan, Voragzani and Hudson. It comments on national origins and service flags, with a brief aside on sweetbreads and culinary misinformation from the Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Portugal
New York
Cabral
da Souza
Europe
Christopher ‘Columbus
Genoa
John Cabot
England
Columbus
Spain
Amerigo Vespucci
Vitus Bering
Beringstralt
Hirth
Money Values of Saint Louis and the Saracens
A fragment cites Saint Louis IX surrender to the Saracens at Mansura in 1250 and the ransom of 100000 marks after paying 80000 bezants. It notes the value of bezants in livres and compares ancient gold to modern sovereigns, then mocks Louis and his death at Tunis a generation later.
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St. Louis
Louis cIX
Mansura
Louis
Tunis
Aubery
France
London Chronicle
Ethnic Origins of Great Britain and Ireland
The article explains Britain is a mix of Celtic, Germanic, and Scandinavian ancestry from invasions by Romans, Germanic tribes, Danes, and Normans. It notes England and lowland Scotland descend from Celtic-Germanic blends, Wales and Highlands from ancient Celts, and Ireland from Celtic origins with later admixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Britain
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
The Mean Man Advice on Marriage from Max O Nell
The Milwaukee Journal recalls Max O Nell’s joke advising bachelors to marry a woman smaller than themselves. The quip cautions that many men struggle to find such a match.
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Max O’nell
Milwaukee Journal
Dyspepsia in School Children Affected Growth
Article warns that indigestion among school children stunts growth and drains vitality, often from hurried lunches. It recommends Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe cure for stomach and bowel disorders and notes it is sold by druggists at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a money back guarantee.
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Caldwell
Settlers' One Way Sec Ond Class Rates
One way rates to Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota east of Missouri River Manitoba Western Ontario Saskatchewan and Alberta via Northwestern Line on Tuesdays March 6 18 20 27 and April 8 10 17 24. For tickets and full information apply to agent at Chicago and North Western Ry. head.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Missouri River
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Agenta Chicago & North-Western Ry
Low Rates West and Northwest to April 7 by C M St Prail
Low rates west and northwest to April 7 via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. 82 dollars to California points, 30.05 to North Pacific coast points. Half rates for children. Liberal stopovers. Tickets good on tourists sleepers. For rates and routes see ticket agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago 37 14 21.
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Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
California
F. A. Miller
Basserger
Chicago
Empire State Capitol Costs More Than National Buildings
Gilson Willets notes in Leslie's Weekly that New York’s Empire State Capitol cost 24 million dollars, more than the national capitol and the Library of Congress combined. He compares it with Washington’s capitol at 12 million and the Library of Congress at 7.6 million, and adds it equaled the price the country paid for all of Florida and the Philippines.
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Gostileat
America
New York State Capitol
Albany
National Capitol
Washington
Congressional Library
Library of Congress
Empire State Capitol
Florida
Philippines
Gilson Willets
Leslie’s Weekly
The Art of Forgetting and Living in the Now
A short meditation on forgetting the past and embracing the eternal now. The author urges gentle self-suggestion to accept happiness, avoiding laborious effort while forming a habit of recalling worthwhile knowledge. The aim is harmony, peace, and contentment through mindful forgetting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Lorimer
Notes of a Day Out Turn to Burglary After Lettered Door Card
A lady left a note at her back door for the grocer saying she would be away and to lock up. She returned to find her home ransacked and valuables stolen. A second card added by the thief said they had not left much behind.
Powdered blush causes dust in court tale
A society editor explains why a blush appeared on the plaintiff as laughter follows. The editor notes heavy powder on her face would lift too much dust if the blush did not creep across her cheeks.
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The
Society
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mrs P McGraw
Mrs P McGraw of 63 Spring St says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her back lameness restlessness at night and dragging feelings. Two boxes bought at Hmmert's drug store convinced her of their value with family members also satisfied. For sale by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Freeport
P. McGraw
Spring St
Dean
Hmmert
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Lighting bids sought by West Freeport village for five year term
The Village Clerk of West Freeport Illinois invites sealed proposals for lighting the village from May 1 1906 to May 1 1911. Bids cover 2000 candle power Yehts and 60 candle power Fas lights with lamp descriptions. A $500 certified check and a $3000 performance bond required.
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West Freeport
Illinois
L. A. Brigham
Low Rates to North and South Dakota
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul announces greatly reduced rail rates to North Dakota South Dakota and many northern Minnesota points every Tuesday in March and April. For details contact a local ticket agent or F A Afiller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Minnesota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Afiller
Chicago
Victoria Cross the Army and Navy’s Highest Decor
The Victoria Cross, the top decoration for gallantry, was instituted by royal warrant on January 29, 1856. The first presentation, by Queen Victoria, occurred on June 26, 1857, using metal from Russian cannon captured at Sevastopol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevastopol
St. James
Land Agents Offer Roundtrip Tickets To Wide Regions
Advertisement for Chicago Great Western outlining sale of roundtrip tickets at one fare plus two dollars on the first and third Saturdays of March and April. Destinations include numerous states and Canadian regions with sales through Great Western agents and J. P. Bimer, GP, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Chicago Great Western
Alberta
Canadian
Northwest
Sinthola
Manitoba
J. P. Bimer
St. Paul
Mian
Low Rates West And Northwest Travel Offer
Greatly reduced rates will be marketed on February 15 to April for travel from Chicago and Milwaukee to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle and other Western Northwest points. Half fare for children. Passengers allowed on all tickets with fares good in tourist sleepers. For routes and service contact ticket agent or F A Me General Passenger Agent.
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Northweg
Chicago
Milwaukee
San Franciisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Eines Es
Seattle
Nes
F. A
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Freépess
Graal Init Roar Hafan Hn
Wien
Mindis Central
R. KR
Dubuque
Biisam Pr Pots
Uy Ly
Paul Lin
BT Dubuque Expressi
Patt Southern Express
Decatur
Dodgeville
Bates Redeneaber
West
Rowley
N. Wi
R BR
Tou Meerisee
Saessett Saeseegese DS
West Bound
Freaport NO
Great Western
R. R
Ivagn
B&q, BR. Ih
Forreston
Maat
Ingfield Arséhal
Prin “Au Ts
Alton Road
Atelics
Payis
Juntgen
Walsh Railway
Walsh
Creditoré
Lake Shore
Eland
F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyersg
Beecham’s
GREAT
Voyagers
Pittsburg
Lane
Marcus Aprellus
Kennedy
People's. Column
Kings Daughters
Stephenson Bt
Jan Ted
Witte & Witte
Stephenson Street
H. C. Temple
Broadway
Daily Journal
Galena Avenue
Fifth Avenue
E. A. Miller
State’ St
State St
B. Kling
Peete Rutter
Bale
Galena Street
Site & Witte
Wat
Stephenson St
Wisconsin
Hy B. Smith
Sas
Dent Sree oMayer & Parsons
Galena ‘Avé
Rice Ride
Cts
Mnre
Sol B
Louisville
Carroll
Streets
W. B
Smeall Capital
M. W. Cowley
N. Glenn Avenue
Oregon
Court &T
A. EH. Hawke
Lincoln Ave
B. Erp Brockhausen
Adam and
Willian
Stephepson St
Chas
Washington Street
Douglas Avenue
Union Street
Aprill
Lucy Clark
Walon
Golden Rule Shoe Store
Bokemeier & Lapp
E. Bengston, the Jeweler
New Orleans
Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Guba
Great South
Tebe McCullougt
Sonvillé
Marine
Eeeratareee Gee
Fee J
McCullough
Dearborn St
H. “Hardwick
Trasery
Washington, DC
W.W. Tayloe
Washington, D. C
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