Germanys public railways show profits and speed limits
The article examines Prussia and other German states where railways are government owned. It notes high surpluses, low fares, and strong pensions, with profits across states. It mentions 393000 Prussian railway workers, salaries, and very cheap third class travel, while praising fourth class carriages for workers. The piece forecasts Belgium as the next region in the series.
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Prussia
Germany
Berlin
Cologne
Hamburg
Warmer
Belgium
Keeping Everlastingly At It calendar from N W Ayer
An illustrated calendar produced by N W Ayer & Son Philadelphia features the medal design Keeping Everlastingly At It on a bronze back with a large legible flap. The calendar offers a month per flap with new epigrams and business-building prompts. copies mailed for twenty-five cents while they last.
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N. W. Ayer & Son
Ladelphia
Lendar
Son
Acton
Civil War Veteran Wesley Washburn Dies Choking on Bone
Special to The Sun. Wesley Washburn, a Civil War veteran, died after a week of suffering when a ham bone became lodged in his throat last Christmas in Terre Haute Indiana.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wesley Washburn
Gift of $20,000 in bonds in New Albany
In New Albany Indiana Mrs Emory Ford of Detroit gave her brothers and sisters here $5000 each totaling $20000 in government bonds as a holiday gift The widow of a millionaire manufacturer she had previously lived in New Albany and died years ago in Genoa Italy while traveling abroad
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Emory Ford
Detroit
Ford
Genoa
Italy
Babies Victim to Boston Mad Dog Bite
Robert W. Toole aged 8 formerly lived here with his parents now of Everett Massachusetts was bitten by a mad dog last Wednesday and is in a serious condition He was moved to an institute in Boston for treatment.
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Boston
Robert W. Toole
Everett
Mass
Electric mains blamed as currents threaten city property
City authorities report electric currents are entering the Court Street water main near Missouri Street and threatening West-side property. Complaints say mains in other areas are charged with electricity. The Board of Public Safety asks City Attorney Frederick E. Matson which department should seek remedy.
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Court-st
Missouri-st
Board of Public Safety
Frederick E. Matson
Indiana rifle team formation for national shoot
Major General McKee Adjutant General Perry Quartermaster General Powell and Major McCormick order immediate rifle range search and early training to form nine battalion teams for gallery and field competition next August. From top marksmen 18 crack shots to compose the state team. Perry says early start may lift Indiana from prior low finishes.
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Indiana National Guard
W. J. McKee
Oran Perry
G. W. Powell
D. In. McCormick
Adjt
Perry
Indiana
Chicago Hotel Law Enacts New License Restrictions
Chicago officials banned disreputable hotels last night as the city council approved an ordinance by 62 to 4. The measure requires all transient lodging houses to hold a mayor issued license and post a $500 bond to guarantee compliance with the law.
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Scripps-Airline
Chicago
Boxing Notes From Tonopah Fight Night
Boxers weighed in with Gans at 132 pounds and Herman at 133 after refusing to test further. A draw occurred in the Ryan Powell bout while betting favored the white challenger. Tex Rickard and Mike Riley clashed over is a $50,000 to $55,000 offer for Nelson versus Gans. The town buzzed with betting, spectators, and a crowd of around 15 well dressed women as the fight picture machine ran smoothly.
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Tonopah
Nev
Wothout
Gans
Herman
Adam Ryan
Lew Powell
Jack Welsh
East
Jack
Tex Rickard
Goldfield
Tex
Nelson
Mike Riley
Rickard
Indiana Traction worker injured while stringing trolley wire
James Dunlap was injured Wednesday while helping string trolley wire on the Indiana Union Traction line between Spring Valley and the army post. Riding a gondola freight car with a large reel of wire, the reel balked and the supports failed, the load striking the driver. He sustained head injuries but is expected to recover and was taken to his Lawrence home.
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James Dunlap
Indiana Union Traction Company
Spring Valley
Army Post
Dunlap
Lawrence
Singers Applauded at Y M C A Bible Study Supper
The Memorial Presbyterian church quartet sang at the close of the Y M C A Bible Investigation club supper on Wednesday night, replacing the usual speaker. The quartet, gaining an enviable reputation, was liberally applauded. The singers were Dungan, William T. Chafee, W. D. Alison, and J F Stilz.
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Memorial Presbyterian Church
Y. M. C. A. Bible Investigation Club
Dungan
William T. Chafee
W. D. Alison
J.F. Stilz
Missing Indiana insurance man Frank Depoy hunted
Frank Depoy an insurance agent from Frankfort Indiana has been missing since December 2. A friend says he wrote he would never return and agents from his firms are examining his books revealing a shortage of about 1500 dollars. The police are now hunting Depoy.
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The
Sun
Frankfort
Ind
Frank Depoy
Poice
Depoy
Girl May Recover From Capitol Ave Crossing Injuries
Miss Rea Brill aged 16 was injured at the Capitol avenue crossing of the Vandalia railroad on Wednesday. She was taken to St. Vincent's hospital with the loss of her left arm and ear and possible internal injuries. She remains in danger but is said to be doing fairly well. Adrian de Beaumont of Wheeling, West Virginia, was injured in the same incident.
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Rea Brill
Capitol-ave
St. Vincent's Hospital
Adrian de Beaumont
Wheeling
W. Va
Double and Fun With a William Jennings Bryan Lookalike
Dallas whisky drummer Charles Wolf bears a striking resemblance to William Jennings Bryan. He has toured nationwide, often greeted as Bryan in hotels, with reporters misidentifying him and strangers debating politics around their encounters. Wolf, a gold standard Republican, has occasionally given Democratic speeches from trains and public venues.
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Dallas
Tex
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Chas. SK. Wolf
Detective Department of
St. Louis
Wolf
Dartmouth Sportettes and Stocks in the 1906 Season
Dartmouth College prospers with a 1906 football profit of 5055 dollars and hints at a comfortable dividend. The column critiques boxing and baseball figure plans, mentions Tommy Ryan, Hugo Kelly, Mike Grady, and Jack Chesbro seeking returns. notes talk of fallible match fixing, bath shocks for Boston players, and stove league activity in winter.
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Dartmouth College
Dartmouth
Indianapolis Public Works Seeks Bids on Avenue and Street Improvements
City of Indianapolis invites sealed proposals January 14 1907 for improvements including Indianapolis Avenue from Twenty Fifth to Twenty Sixth Street and Ogls street from New York to Michigan. Work covers grading paving gutters brick sidewalks brick curbing and related street enhancements per Improvement Resolutions 4398 and 1735.
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Twenty-Fifth Street
Board of Public Works
Indianapolis
Indiana
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Department OF Public Works
Goard
Court House
Ind
Fonlowine
Davis Street
Prospect Street
Bicking Street
Eac
Department OF Public Work
Office of the Board
City of
Indianapolis Avenue
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Twenty-Sixth Street
Peepee
Ouglass Street
Ore Se
New York Street
Michigan Street
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