Rail schedule notices and connections listing
Train timetable details for East and Westbound routes from Freeport to Chicago and other points. Notes on daily runs except Sundays, Sunday only trains, parlor and buffet car services, and various connections at Rockford BeMidere Beloit Janesville Sycamore DeKalb Harvard and more. JOHN F DALY Agent.
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Esecrece
Hockford
Beloit
Janes- Wille
Milwaukee
Madison
Rth
Northwest
Ividere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Rock- Sea
Janesville
Harvard
Freeport
Port
Roskford
Hockfo
Rockford
Eloit
Jancaville
Belvidere
Elgin
Aurora
O M and OT Park BR East Bound Schedule
Eastbound service shows arrival at 0am and departure at 7:45am for O M and OT Park routes. Adjust times as listed in timetable.
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O. M
OT. P. RK. BR
Lewis Heads Committee for Anthracite Workers Convention
In Scranton, national president T L Lewis opened the tri district convention and urged workers to implement any policy agreed on by delegates. Committees were formed to define policy, with Lewis named to head the major panel and other members drawn from district officers and the national board.
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Scranton
T. L. Lewis
Lewis
Plea for Mrs Farmer questioned by suffrage leader
Dr. Sarah Stewers, president of the Susan B Anthony club, mails a letter to Governor Hughes urging commutation for Mrs. Farmer of New York. She argues the married prisoner was not a free agent, claiming the husband controlled the murder to gain the home. The Farmers held a deed to the neighbor's house.
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Woman’s Club
Husband
Cincinnati
Sarah Stewers
Susan B. Anthony Club
Ter
Tlughes
New York
Firmer
Six Lost in Balloon Find Mountain Ranch
Captain A Ki Mueller and five companions ascended in the racing balloon America at Pasadena and were lost in the Sierra Madre mountains. They arrived on foot at Switzer's camp on Mount Wilson slopes after a two hour flight. A blizzard and cold prevailed as they wandered until reaching shelter and provisions at the ranch.
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Los Angeles
A. Ki. Mueller
America
Pasadena
Sierra Madre
Switzer
Mount Wilson
Flathead lands in Montana open for settlement soon
United States Senator Dixon says the Flathead reservation will be opened for settlement in July or August this year. About 360,000 acres of prime agricultural grazing and timber land in Montana will be made available, with most preparatory work completed.
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Flathead
Montana
Missoula
Mont
United States
Dixon
Flathead Reservation
Augusta
Lou Dillon Going Abroad for Harness Horses Tour
Billings to ship his entire stable of light harness horses to Europe for a two months exhibition tour beginning April 3. Notable trotters include Lou Dillon 1:58+, W. J. Lewis 2:06%, Tempus Fugit 2:07%, Fleming Hoy 2:07, Turley 2:07, Berta Mac 2:08, Delight 2:08. Also report Ora Morning Star defeating George Sutton 560 to 490 in billiards in New York.
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Morningstar
Sutton
New York
Ora Morning Star
George Sutton
Daily Journal Ad Offers Citywide Delivery Service
The Daily Journal announces home delivery across the city for 100 a week, highlighting convenient access. Local residents are urged to subscribe for full newspaper coverage and timely updates.
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Daily Journal
The
Grand Falls forms in Newfoundland from wilderness
English newspaper owner builds a pulp supply base creating Grand Falls Newfoundland with 2600 residents. Within fifty square miles a dam 1000 feet wide stores 100,000,000 logs. Two railroad lines a power station and private telephone system accompany about 400 houses.
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St. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Grand Falls
Weathy Maelist
Pastor Kills A Pastor In Lebanon Tragedy
In Lebanon Missouri on March 24 Rev M D Johnson jailed for shooting and killing Rev Solomon O Dell Johnson pastor of Free Will Baptist church and a local business figure is head of LaClede County Telephone company O Dell had complained of service sparking a fatal quarrel between the clergymen witness reports indicate a domestic brawl preceded the violence
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Lebanon
M. D. Johnson
Solomon O'Dell
Johnson
Free Will Baptist Church
O'Dell
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Ite
Laclede County Telephone Company
Protection plan for Olympic elk on Mount Olympus
In Washington on March 24 authorities proposed reserving slopes of Mount Olympus and adjacent Olympic Mountain summits to protect the Olympic elk, or cervus Roosevelti, a deer native to the area whose numbers are rapidly declining.
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Washington
Mount Olympus
Olympic Mountains
Admiral Beresford Retires From Royal Navy
London, March 24. Great Britain loses the services of its most picturesque admiral as Admiral Lord Charles Beresford retires after a half century in the service. Retirement before 1911 is said to reflect ill feelings with the admiralty and a faction aligned with Sir John Fisher.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Charles Beresford
Admiral Beresford
Admiralty
Channel Squadron
May
Lord Beresford
Sir John Fisher
JAIL FOR POLICE INSPECTOR IN NEW ORLEANS PROMISES THREE MONTHS
The pardon board denies Edward S. Whitaker's request for clemency. The former New Orleans police inspector must serve three months in prison for shooting at a newspaper editor during his tenure, with bullets missing.
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New Orleans
Stile Board of Pardons
Edward S. Whitaker
Tormer
Whitaker
Curry Reverses Resignation as New Mexico Governor
In Santa Fe Governor Curry withdraws his resignation after a Washington telegram. He had sent the resignation hours earlier. In Spokane the powder mill explosion dispute over the two dead men is settled by placing parts of each man in two caskets, with each widow receiving one.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
N. W
Washington
Curry
Taft
Spokane
Wash
Nothing is certain aphorism prompts reflection
A philosophical quip questions certainty itself, noting the paradox of asserting nothing is certain while making a claim about certainty. The brief exchange frames doubt as a logical puzzle, inviting readers to consider how language and truth interact.
Odd Bird Species Described in Prairie Phalarope Insight
In Outing Magazine Lerbert JK notes Wilson's phalarope as common across northwestern prairies near grassy pools. The bird’s quiet beauty hides its unusual courtship, with females courting many males and incubating eggs while males attract and guard nests.
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Prairies
Lerbert JK
Outing Magazine
Indian Remedies From Ancient Beliefs and Practices
The article describes traditional Indian remedies using animal parts and objects. Claws and horns from tigers and deer horn paste are used for pain, swelling, and supposed growth of women. Scorpion tail joints ward off misfortune. door bolts aid red eyes. keys in the palm help epilepsy. an iron measure as a pillow treats neck sprains. red hot iron spit cures sore throat. peacocks flesh and pig’s ghee are said to treat acute rheumatism as noted by the Madras Mail.
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Madras
Early Steam Power Milestones in Ancient to Early Modern Era
The text traces steam knowledge from Hero of Alexandria around 150 B C to early modern developments. It notes Pliny and Roman magicians, Watt’s rotary engine patent in 1760, Trevithick’s 1804 locomotive, Stephenson’s 1829 practical locomotive, and early steamboats by Papin, Symington, and Fulton with early voyages on the Seine and Hudson River trips beginning 1807.
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Hero of
Alexandria
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Pliny
Rome
Watt
Trevithick
Canvassing Tale From Scottish Election Day
A young canvasser informs a West Scotland household she seeks the vote for Mr. but the wife retorts that the vote belongs to her husband. The exchange highlights the household influence on voting through a humorous miscommunication during a municipal election.
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Scotland
No Worry. Parishioner greeting prompts sly remark
A humorous Life magazine style anecdote notes a priest being surprised when a young woman declines an introduction to parishioners. He wonders aloud if she will have to mingle with them in heaven. She quips that it will be Boon enough.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Fragmentary Ledger Quote Reflects Rivalry and Love
A garbled excerpt from the Philadelphia Ledger features a quarrelsome exchange about loyalty and affection, mentioning a utornalict and a wife connected to enemies. The fragment hints at personal betrayal and social tension without a clear narrative.
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Tuan
Oll
Philadelphia Ledger
I am the last of the Van Siltens family
A brief quote shows a formal claim of lineage spoken by a male figure and a complementary response from a female character. The exchange is provided in a stylized dialogue, with an aristocratic tone echoed by Le Rire. It presents a self identification scene without broader context.
Notions of Communication in Everyday Life Elicited
A fragment reflects on miscommunication and the use of the telephone. It notes that many people feel misunderstood and express reliance on phone conversations to bridge gaps in understanding. The quote suggests a conversational focus on practical communication tools.
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Magesine Binding
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Aurtet
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Freeport, Il
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Bell Phone
Atorney
Lay
Douglas Pattison
Freeport, Illinois
Robert B. Mitchell
Galeza Ave
W. N. Oronerite
Brenkensen &J
L. H. Burrell
Offce
Court House Freeport, Ill
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Ofice
Lline
People’s Column
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Mes. Cobb
Prospect Servace
F. Jungkunz
Funitire Automobile Institute
Rochester
N.Y
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Charles H. Meyer
N. Galena Ave
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Galena Ave
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Wm. Walton
Monument
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Trunck
Bolton
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Beaver and
Galena Bts
M. B. Marvin
Arcade Ave
Jobo Bauscher, Jr
Chicago Ft
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Lincoln Ave
Clark Ave
A. Ll. Babcock
Ga Jeng
Green Bt
Paul Rickenbach
Frvefort Laundry
Fred Alwright
Grove Street
Water & Gas
Ll Green St
C. BE. Yarger
Double House
Oriale
Carroll &J
Kickapoo
Oallat
Peter Metzger
W.A. Serr
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Eeport Loan CO
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Witte & Manus
Stephenson
J. R. Jackson
W.T. Radleigh
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R. QO. Kiser
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F.G. Journal
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Lou Dillon
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