Historic Rail Schedule Fragments From Early U S Lines
Fragmentary timetable shows passenger and freight trains east and north bound. Notes list trains with numbers 1 through 42, connections, stops at Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, arrivals in Chicago, and terms like daily except Sundays. Names such as GCRL & Pye and region references appear amid scattered station notes.
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West BO
Crete
TIS P. D
Stuus Y
Chicago
Rt & P
Trases
Jesve Lowa City
Paul
Minneapois
Paspenper
Davepport
Clinton
Burlington
Elmira
Muscanne
Burlarrog
Rockford
Louis
Cedar Rapids
Lows
Rapids
D. Breese
Sageng
Gcrl & Pye
Gotsg Lotor
Rivers
Jaares
Eee Poe
Surington
St Louis
Injunction Tests Galveston Cruiser at Trigg Yard
Judge Grinnan grants an injunction delaying launching of the Galveston cruiser under construction at Trigg shipyards, with Navy officials planning to proceed to complete the work. A gunboat may accompany the Galveston to Norfolk at launch. debate continues over federal rights vs court authority.
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Richmond
Grinnan
Court In Chancery
Theiss and
Grosbeck
United States Navy
Galveston
Trigg
Washington
Nosy
Navy Department
Bowles
Brooks
Moody
Department
Bureau of Construction
Trigg Company
Norfolk
Claims Man Has Hard Work
D M Massie, representative of the Spanish claims commission, will sail aboard the Morra Castle to confer with Washington commissioners on expediting evidence collection for American war damage claims. Progress is slow as testimony has been taken in only fifteen of 400 claims, with depositions complete in just two or three cases.
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Havana
D. M. Massie
Spanish Claims Commission
Ward Line
Morra Castle
Washington
Fifth Husband Was Wise One
Berlin reports a case in East Prussia where Frau Przygodda allegedly poisoned five husbands with arsenic. Prav godda, her fifth husband, a hotelkeeper, was among those who died mysteriously. Authorities exhumed the remains and found arsenic in all five bodies.
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Berlin
Not Opposed to Mitchell Allegations Denied
Wilkesbarre Penn June 343 The conciliation board meets June 25. The statement that operators oppose Mitchell representing the miners at the emanation hearings is unfounded. The three district presidents say they know nothing of it and operators have made no statement opposing Mitchell.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Conciliation Board
Mitchell
Flood search in Heppner for missing and drowned families
In Heppner Oregon on June 19 flood debris is being cleared by about two thousand men and horses. Relief funds near eleven thousand dollars. The valley is scoured for miles to identify owners. Trunks bearing Stella B Howard and Harry W Askine are found. Seventeen members of Mose and Ed Ashbaugh and Pearl Jones families are dead or missing, including four children.
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Heppner
Ore
Stella B. Howard
Chariton
Iowa
Harry W. Askine
Blair
Nebraska
Mose
Ed Ashbaugh
Pearl Jones
Servia Receives Prince Peter as King amid Tense Vow
Gazette notes Prince Peer Karageorgevich as King of Servia and vows to avenge the assassinations of King Alexander and Queen Drage. Russia instructs a resumption of diplomatic ties as King Peter directs matters from Geneva amid hope for a peaceful era. Peter attends Te Deum in Geneva with Servian officers paying homage.
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St. Petersburg
Peer Karageorgevuch
Servia
Peter
Alexander
Drage
Russia
Belgrade
Geneva
Westminster forecast two more years for government
London reports from Commons members across parties indicate the present government likely to remain in power for two more years. The Mail notes a threat to withdraw the Irish land bill unless an agreement with the Irish party is reached on key points. Some see the bill as less jeopardized than feared and a compromise possible.
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London
Commons
Westminster
Mail
Relief Committee Exposes Sharp Housing Losses
Kansas City reports the Relief Committee stating earlier estimates were too low. Housing losses reach sixty five percent of value and household effects near ninety percent affecting about 23,000 people, mostly laboring. Urges liberal aid.
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Kansas City
Relief Committee
Austria to participate in St Louis exposition pavilion project
Vienna June 19 The minister of commerce announced Austria will officially take part in the St Louis exposition and the government will appoint a high official as commissioner to oversee a pavilion on the grounds assigned to the great powers.
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St. Louis
Vienna
Austria
Webb City heist ends as duo captured with funds recovered
Two men named Bud Fair and Frank Eltig allegedly robbed the Adams Express company at Webb City Missouri of 32000 dollars consigned to the Cartersville bank. They were chased and captured in the woods three miles from Joplin after a pursuit and the money was recovered.
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Joplin
Bud Fair
Frank Eltig
Adams Express Company
Webb City
Cartersille Bank
Charges fly as Hedges faces postmaster stock accusations
Washington reports Charles Hedges, head of the city free delivery service, under investigation for claims pressed in Congress and stock sales to postmasters and private secretaries of representatives. James Metcalf asks suspension pending his defense, asserting lifelong faithful service.
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Washington
Charles’ Hedges
City Delivery Service
Post Office Department
Congress
Hedges
Capitol
Machen
Free Delivery Service
Fedges
General Frank Wheaton Dies at 70 in Washington
Major General Frank Wheaton United States Army retired died in Washington at age 70. He leaves a widow and two daughters. His career included Civil War battles in Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania and he received brevet promotions for meritorious service. He also served in Indian conflicts and border surveys before Mexican raids were prevented. He was promoted to major general on April 2 1897 and retired a month later.
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Washington
Frank Wheaton
United States Army
Wheaton
Virginia
Maryland
Pennnsylvania
Mexico
United States
More Rural Routes To Come In July
The postoffice department resumes establishing rural free delivery routes halted by funding gaps. Many routes will start July 1 with a policy favoring rapid deployment. A 100-family minimum per route will likely be enforced more strictly and exceptions reduced.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Postmasters Appointed Across Several States
Washington lists presidential postmasters appointed in Iowa at Akron M A Muhs Nebraska at Sidney Led ward McLerngn and Wood River 5 W Wilson South Dakota at Faulk ton Eva MM Young Wisconsin at Reedsburg Thomas W Claridge Sheboygan Edith L Maynard West Superior renamed Superior Kirby Thomas continued as post master.
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Washington
Iowa
Akron
M. A. Muhs
Nebraska
Sidney
Ledward McLerngn
Wood River
W. Wilson
South Dakota
Faulkton
Eva MM. Young
Wisconsin
Reedsburg
Thomas W. Claridge
Sheboygan
Edith L. Maynard
West Superior
Wills
Superior
Kirby Thomas
Life Lost in Aurora Fire Claim Details
A Aurora Mississippi fire on June 19 left one dead Clyde Allen from internal injuries after an elevator shaft fall at National Piscuit company factory. Injured: Theodore Miller Frank Wilson firemen Mrs John Bell Lara Anderson.
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Aurora
Clyde Allen
National Piscuit Company
Theodore Miller
Frank Woolson
John Bell
Lara Anderson
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Iowa City Carpet Co
Machieri
College ST
Elvira
Bourvon
Rentucsf
Jows City
Mack Stevens & Sons
Lowa City
Lisever Khan
Witcux Avenue
South Clinton ST
E.F. Rate & Son
Protectine Co
Eet
Ee PL Funeral Director
Chas Hurds Assistant
Jefferson St
Hachive
Gruiser
Charleston
Trigg's
Will
Cuba
WOLK
Petey
House of Commons
Adams Express Co
Stoox
Metcalf
James Metcalf
Lowa
Clinton Street
KU. Murphy
Baracor
Sis
Michigan
Canada
Jon
Iowa City
Milton Remley
John D. Glass
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