Time Table of Illinois Central Railway Galena Route 1904
The 1904 Illinois Central timetable lists west and northbound trains from Galena with arrivals at 10:08 p.m. for St Paul Limited, 10:08 p.m. for Omaha Limited, 12:28 p.m. fast mail, 2:55 a.m. for Fast mail from Chicago, and daily through services to Chicago, Omaha, St Louis and Dixon Mendota Normal LaSalle connections. Through trains connect to St Paul, Omaha, Sioux City, Montana and Pacific Coast points. T.L. MeDexsotr signs.
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B&q RR
Galerna
Galena
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolia
St, Paul
Minneapolis
St Paul
Dubuque
St Louis
ENA
St Paul and Mills
Illinois Central Railroad
Galeny
St.Paul Limited
Omaha Limited
Eeerrives
Omaha Express
al Padallyc
Fast Mail
Noo Dubuque
A. Oy Dubuque
St. Paul-Chicago
Chicago Limited
South 4 Express
Amy
St. Louis D'Ly
Decatur
Serrive
Cairo
Cardascevep
Debe
Reight
Assengers
Bloomington
Dixon
Mendota
Normal
la Salle
Omaha
Sioux City
Montana
Oregon
Washington Territory
Coorado
Pacific Coast
T.L. MeDexsotr
The Ruined Mill Echoes in the Quiet Valley
The poem depicts a ruined mill with mossy walls and oaks standing high as nature reclaims the site. Crickets sing by reedy banks while spiders weave and water still wells up where the wheel once churned. The speaker recalls youth, now aged, and a miller’s son grieving a grave on a hill near the long-silent mill.
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William Robertson
Industrial Unions and Labor Strikes Across 1904 Industry
The piece surveys multiple labor topics including Bakers' International Union voting for a New York convention in October, Beloit molders returning to work after a strike, and Adventure mine workers in Houghton Michigan striking over underground meals. It notes wage settlements, worker shortages near Pittsburgh, and broader union finances and leadership moves within the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners.
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Bakers' International Union
New York
Fairbanks-Morse
Beloit
Wis
Adventure
Houghton
Mich
Granite Cutters’ National Union
Brotherhood of Railroad
P. H. Morrissey
Division 264
Chicago Street Railway
Union
South Chicago City Railway Company
Pittsburg
Alabama
United Mine Workers of America
Keating
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Olyphant
W. S. Wandby
United States Bureau of Tabor
United States
Senate Committee
New York City
Italy
Belgium
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
the Brotherhood of Railroad
William G. Lee
Morrissey
John B. Lennon
Journeymen Tailors’ Union
A. F. of L
His International
Department of Commerce and Labor
Flanders
East Flanders
Minnie Dansaert
Hoebert
Buffalo
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
B. of R. T
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Manchester
England
Great Britain
Francis Chandler
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Bank depositor willing to draw overdraft check
In a small western town Fritz Himmelsdorf, a butcher, kept a bank account and always wrote checks. After a mistake he overdrawn by 4.63 dollars. The bank collector, William Jones, informed him and Fritz promised to bring a check after retrieving his checkbook.
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Fritz Himmelsdorf
William Jones
Himmelsberg
Jones
Fritz
Billy
Vernon Wilder
Harper's
Spending Money to Make It Benjamin Franklin’s Illustration
The piece discusses Franklin’s portrayal of sound business policy for the American post office before the revolution. It notes initial losses of about 4500 dollars in four years and eventual profitability, claiming the office yielded three times Ireland’s post office revenue. It frames the reform as early fiscal experiment in postal governance.
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Benjamin Franklin
Great Britain
Post Office of
Ireland
Fossil Tale of Firedamp and Damp in Mines
A historical note traces firedamp and the term damp from mining fire damp to noxious vapors. It cites Caxton from 1480 and Bacon as early writers on mine vapors, explaining how damp shifted from a vapors sense to moisture and how damping down a furnace preserves the verb sense of suffocation.
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Murray
Caxton
Gretcheth
Bacon
First English Guineas Coinage Described
The guinea first appeared during Charles I’s reign along with five and two guinea coins and a half guinea, named for gold from Guinea. A royal mint order instructed marking them with a small elephant as a distinguishing symbol to aid the Royal Adventurers in Africa and promote gold and silver importation.
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Guinea
Company of
Royal Adventurers of England
Africa
Shrewd Father-in-Law Controls Dowry With Shaving Bets
A barber set a dowry levy for his daughter's fiancé. Every time the man cut a customer with a razor a fine was deducted from the dowry. The rule spurred the fiancé to sharpen his skills, boosting the shop’s clientele until the extra income surpassed the losses.
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Figaro
Charm and folklore of the left-pocket potato remedy
The article notes chronic rheumatism as a draining disease of age and cites a long standing English folk practice. A stolen potato worn in the left-hand pocket is described as a popular charm dating back to Roman times and earlier, used to ward off disease and other ills.
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England
Coin Gift Custom for Dutch Brides in Betrothal
In Holland a betrothal custom places a money box shaped like a china pig on the hall table. Callers drop coins to aid furnishing the couple’s home, and a paper tag with the giver’s name is added when the sum is substantial. This method is seen as wiser than accumulating many often useless presents for the bride.
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Holland
Italy Becomes Paradise for Shrewd Beggars, Famed Hoard Found
In a lurid tale from Italy a famed beggar named Tori, long surviving on charitable funds, died leaving rooms rifled to reveal treasure worth about 2,000,000 francs. The spoils allegedly went to two nephews of wealth, while the old man refused bread during his life.
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Italy
Tori
Oil
Staged stars announce dramatic season in New York
William Faversham leads The Squaw Man while Charles Ross and Frank Daniels tackle new comedies. Major names including Maxine Elliott Lula Glaser and Mary Mannering headline openings in September through January. Productions span The Walls of Jericho Clarice and Elysia with De Koven Rankin, Hopper and Frohman linked to ambitious rosters.
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William Faversham
Charles Ross
Frank Daniels
Sergeant Brue
Joseph Wheelock
George Ade
Maxine Elliott
New York
Clyde Fitch
Lula Glaser
Dolly Dollars
Herbert and Smith
William Gillette
England
Charlotte Walker
Robert Lorraine
Hattie Williams
Amelia Bingham
Francis Wilson
George Frothingham
The
Bostonians
Minnie Seligman
Henry Miller
Margaret Anglin
John Drew
Empire Theater
Augustus Thomas
Amy Ricard
Mary and
John
Edith Ellis Baker
Harrison Grey Fiske
Blanche Walsh
Cincinnati
Stage Season Preview With Many Theater Appearances
The second season features W. 4H Crane in An American Lord at a New York theater in January. Edna May opens September 4 at Daly's in The Catch of the Season with an English company. Nat C. Goodwin stars in The Beauty and the Barge this fall, with Katherine Florence as leading woman. Eleanor Robson has two new plays, one by Shaw, one by Fitch, possibly premiering in London or New York. Multiple stars including Peter Dailey, Grace Van Studdiford, Harry Stone, William Collier, Harold Heaton, George M. Cohan, Etta Hawkins, Cyril Scott, and Annie Russell headline various productions.
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Cecilia Loftus
Charles
Daniel Frohman
Ethel Barrymore
California
J. M. Barrie
Lionel Barrymore
Viola Allen
Clyde Fitch
Miss Allen
Betty Singleton
Addison Pitt
Hazzard Short
E. H
Carter
Heart of Maryland
Andrea
du Barry
Zara
R. P. Maclean
Odette Tyler
Maryland
Mr. Belasco
Fay Davis
Charles Frohman
London
Robert Lorraine
Bernard Shaw
Ann
Mr. Frohman
Peggy
Katherine Florence
Eleanor Robson
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Shaw
New York
Peter Dailey
Grace van Studdiford
Joseph Weber
Edgar Smith
Victor Herbert
Weber
Music Hall
Harry Stone
Henry W. Savage
Spillers
George Ade
Garrick Theater
William Collier
Richard Harding Davis
Comedy Theater
Harold Heaton
van Sittart
John Kendrick Bangs
Manuel Klein
Ma Savage
George M. Cohan
Madison Square Theater
Etta Hawkins
William Morris
Cyril Scott
Thomas A. Wise
Mr. Lawrence
Ethel Watts Mumford
Annie Russell
Russell
Patrick Campbell
H. 2. Irving
Sir Henry
J. Comyns Carr
Sir Henry Irving
Indian Legend About Birds Transformation From Leaves
A Kansas City Journal retells a native tale describing how the Great Spirit gifted fallen leaves with wings, transforming them into birds. Robins come from oak leaves, yellow birds from willow leaves, redbirds from maples, and other brown birds from brown leaves, explaining birds visiting trees for nests and shade.
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Kansas City Journal
Sixth Sense in Birds Experiments with Carrier Pigeons Prove Its Possession
A historical report notes pigeons showing a highly developed sense of direction. In trials, a bird released at 10 p.m. covered seventeen miles to its roost in twenty minutes, with half arriving before midnight and the rest within a few hours.
Elephants Eat Fruit at Batignolles Goods Station
Five elephants loosed from stables at Batignolles goods station devoured cherry peach apricot and strawberry consignments as porters tried to stop them. The elephants used their trunks to push away guards then returned to their stalls once fully sated.
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Batignolles
London Globe
Show Off Children Says Leading Doctor
A New York physician argues against forcing children to be smart or presentable. He says mothers should allow children to be stupid and even ugly while growing. Let children develop naturally without memorizing verses or performances for show.
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New York
The Good Mixer and Social Ease in Commerce
Aged newspaper column discusses the idea of a good mixer as a businessman. It argues that social ability matters little to buyers who seek best prices and reliable supply. The piece notes a focused, diligent dealer may be the best mixer despite social reputation.
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Atchison Globe
The Stranger Needed a Knife in NC Cabin
A Boston traveler recounts staying at a North Carolina farmer's log cabin. A twelve year old boy asks his mother to give the man a knife, noting he eats greens with a fork. The mother confirms she had already provided one.
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North Carolina
J. P. Dickens
Boston
Washington Post
Made American Rifle Famous in the Battle of New Orleans
The American rifle gained fame in Europe after the January 8, 1815 battle of New Orleans where Kentuckians and Tennesseans faced 6,000 British troops. The English lost 2,117 killed and wounded. Americans suffered six killed and seven wounded as they fired from sixty to forty yards. Wellington doubted the English casualties when told the tale.
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Europe
New Orleans
Wellington
England
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Galena Cribune
2Th Century Printing Co
BR Edwards M
Daniels
Valeoa
G. W. Everet, M.D.C
Logan House
Blum’s Brewery
Galena Studio
Henning Studio
Illinois
Mara
Gali St. Louis
A. c
C.&n
Madison
Yast
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
South Madison
Geetieie Sintzy
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