Indiana magnate seeks state aid for interlocking rail line
B J Gifford of Kankakee Indiana owner of about 20000 acres in Jasper county calls on the state auditor to arrange an interlocking switch across the Three I railroad. His 30000 acres lie along the Wabash Iroquois river swamp reclamation projects and a 26 mile railroad on his land feeding crops from 200 families. He plans a 90 mile to 30 mile Kankakee river straightening project estimated at 150000 dollars and foresees sugar beet factory growth with a 1 million dollar beet sugar company investing near Shelby. May raise crops with renters sharing one third of yields.
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B. J. Gifford
Kankakee
Jasper County
State Auditor
Gifford
Indiana
Iroquois River
Illinois
Iroquios
Pinkamink
Nelson Morris
Chicago
Shelby
Labor strife and strikes ripple through 1900s towns
Report notes the Ohio state board of arbitration intervened in the dispute between the People's Street Railway and its workers in Dayton, suggesting a strike has been averted. Additional items mention 500 Newport News shipyard machinists striking, Jacksonville workers resisting rehire after a fire, and rising labor tensions across several locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Board of Arbitration
People's Street Railway
Dayton, O
Indiana Dental College Ad Promotes Brick Ice Cream
An era ad notes Indiana Dental College patients served 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for dental work and markets Cascaden’s brick ice cream sold on the street in four colors and four flavors, contrasting with hokey pokey.
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Cascaden
S. W
Get Baby's Picture Taken At Ponders
A historical notice advertises baby portraits at Ponders located 229 Mass Ave a square from Denison hotel with emphasis on children's pictures. It lists a street ice cream slice price and a Cincinnati round trip fare of 1.25 via C H D plus two special trains June 9 with times 6 30 a m and 7 35 a m and return at 6 20 p m. It also notes a Cincinnati versus St Louis baseball game.
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Ponder's
Mass.ave
Denison Hotel
Rushville
Connersville
Hamilton
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Natives Like Us Bet Better
Foster C. Shirley first sergeant of Company A Forty fourth infantry writes from Matalan Leyte P I that natives show growing loyalty across islands. Leading men take oath and show support while Americans faced with limited forces risk from overt resistance ending within a year.
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Foster C. Shirley
Forty-fourth Infantry
Matalan
Leyte
P. I. Shirley
Indianapolis
Building Permits and Repairs in Akron Area Listings
A long list of building permits in Akron area notes additions repairs and frame houses with costs ranging from 49 to 2909 dollars. Addresses include 29 W Temple Ave 1011 N West St 1515 1517 Brookside Ave and other streets. Also mentions train tickets via The Akron Route allowing stopovers at Chautauqua Lake Niagara Falls and a Pan American Exposition option with a one dollar surcharge at Buffalo.
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Anna Warneg
W. Temple-ave
Patrick Halloran
Sir Arthur-st
B. Logan
Missouri
McCarty-st
Lucy Hereth
N. West-st
Frances M. Haverstick
Angeline H. Baker
Erookside Ave
Joseph Wineman
Pennsylvania St
Jacob F. Schmidt
Elson-St
Prospect and
Orange Sts
Akron
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
New York
Buffalo
Buffalo employment agents raise police concerns
Indianapolis police report no complaints about Bunao employment agencies bringing men into the exposition city without work. A Chicago agent notes expositions draw crowds later in July and insists employment is only guaranteed when employers offer advances and real demand exists.
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Bunaio
Exposition City
Indianapolis
Beckner
Chicago
Buffalo
Three Young Men Plan World Cruise By Water Route
Richmond June 4 In a remarkable voyage about 18 feet long Alvah Dorsey James and Barton Hazall Noland prominent young men set sail from the Rappahannock Monday for the longest cruise on record. They will navigate by water to New York then the Hudson to the St Lawrence lakes and finally to the Mississippi before returning to open sea and beaching at night.
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Richmond
Alvah Dorsey
James and
Barton Hazall Noland
Rappahannock
New York
Hudson
St. Lawrence
Lakes
Mississippi
Wireless Telegraphy on the Lake Ports
The Pere Marquette railroad plans to install wireless telegraphy between several lake ports. management will equip large floating rafts with the system to ensure immediate shore communication in emergencies.
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Chicago
Pere Marquette Railroad
Rieger Sentenced to Six Years in Missouri Prison
Jefferson City dispatch reports D. W. Rieger arrived in the state capital to begin a six year term for misappropriating funds of the Missouri National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City and causing its failure in November 1896. He traveled from New York un attended to surrender.
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Jefferson City
D. W. Rieger
Missouri National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
New York
Weevil and other notes from the wire whispers tidings
Butte Montana slopes downward amid woes while cotton in Texas faces weevils and Pekin tensions drift toward expulsion. Notable items include a Confederate home dedication in Atlanta, a Quincy NL hardware fire, soaring meat prices for New Yorkers, and a 100 mile steamer race in Cleveland.
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Legation
Pekin
Atlanta
Taak Hardware Company
Quincy
City of Erie
Tashmoo
Cleveland
Lula P. Kennedy
Kansas City
Samshui
China
John Vinton Dahlgren
New York
Harry S. Lehr
International Association of Machinists
Toronto
Pleasant Valley
N. Y
Harold
Rosie Geist
Brooklyn
Isidor Roth
Elsie Lewis
Springfield
L. I
Wesley S. Shaw
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Supt. Shirley
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Washington St
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Mont
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Col
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McLaurin
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Salvation Army
Ballington
Volunteers ‘of America
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Hazelton
Schwab
DR. Fenner
Inter-State Travelers Guide
Rery
Iota Ssrais
Journal Printing CO
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Pierce
Ned Nelson
Royden Street
Camden
N. J
B. F. Keeth
Philadelphia
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Mookie
Myers
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