Idle freight cars drop again as railroads resume coal traffic
New York reports a 22 000 plus decline in idle freight cars in the latter half of May per the fortnightly American railway association update. About 40 percent of surplus cars were sent to shops, signaling repairs and repurposing while coal traffic recovery brought many cars back into service. box car counts remained steady.
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New York
American Sway Association
Gust
Dobot
Governor's Daughter Marries Poor Man in Runaway Wedding
Ogden Utah Junie Wh Steading from Salt Lake City and Mabel Phorbie Cutler daughter of Governor John Critter wed quietly in a courthouse ceremony performed by a janitor. The match caused social uproar due to class differences and parental objections.
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Ogden
Utah
Junie
Salt Lake City
Mabel Phorbie Cutler
John
Critter
Court House
Thomas Manard Butler
Exciting Runaway Near Economy Economy
In Economy Indiana on June 10 George Cox drove a team of young horses to a reiler near the woods. The untrained animal panicked and plunged into the trees. Cox was thrown but unharmed. the horses wrecked their harnesses and the roller splinters.
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Ind
George Cox
Mr. Cox
Reiler
Cox
Richmond Social News Highlights May June 1908
A flurry of society events fills the day with weddings, receptions, and card parties across Richmond. Miss Olive Susan and Mr Harlow Lindley to wed June 24 in Indiana. multiple gatherings hosted by Mrs W C Gebhart, Mrs A S Frank, and others mark the social calendar. bridesmaids and out of town guests arrive as preparations unfold at Newlight venues and at home receptions.
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Marguerite Green
Karl M
Elmer Kretmeier
Alice Lichtenfelt
Penny Elu
J. N. Cox
South Seventh Street Central
First Christian Church
Harlow Lindley
Anne
Indiana
Central Ave
Richmond
Ind
Lindley
Eartham Coth Lope
Dayton
Mary Underwood
William Rogers Ruffner
W. C. Gebhart
A.S. Frank
Lincheon
M Frank
West First Street
Rd Weston
Golf Club
W. J. Blakeney
Harry White
R.A. Rogers
Irene Stout
Belle Sutton
West Second Street
Orthlands
Stout Country Place
Underwood
William P. Underwood
Chicago
Joseph Holbrook
Frances
C. UV. Raymond
Richard Pickering
San Francisco
Henry Underwood Johnson
Robert Underwood
All Souls Uoitarian
Tadlanapolis
Ellen Corline Locke
Hugh Howard
Wa Lemon
Elin Lemon
Alice Lochwier
Dudianapolis
Corinne Locke
Lavawo
Altes
Cure stomach trouble with Kadol digestion claim
An advertisement urges Kadol as the sole method to digest all foods completely and quickly. It contrasts Kadol with pepsin and other partial digesters and promises instant relief and full recovery if the product fails, backed by a signed money back guarantee. It notes a one dollar bottle contains twice as much as a fifty cent bottle and is made by FE C DeWitt & Co in Chicago.
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FE. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Pat
Taut
Watter
Timwe
Train romance ends in wedding after delayed trip
In St Louis on June 10 a pretty woman and a pianist wed after meeting on a train while both planned to go to San Francisco. The couple, Miss Elizabeth Brey and Rev. W. D. Water, married at the bride’s parents’ home following the delay. Two killed and five injured in a separate Washington, D.C. construction accident. Two workers died, and five were hurt at Twentieth and P streets during a department change in progress. The dead were Wel King and Richard Westy. injured included Willand Miller and others.
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St. Louis
W. D. Water
Attica
Ind
Tilizabeth Brey
Third Baptist Church
W. L
Brew
Bel Avenue
Hance
San Francisco
Washington
TD DC
Lune
Twentieth
P Streets
Lapeth
Wren Tere Wel King
Richard Westy
Willand Miller
Ger Uington
Aeere
Roy Downs
Thessey
Richard Wheeler
New Orleans Progressive Union Invites National Figures
The New Orleans Progressive Union, a nonpolitical group with Louisiana Republicans, invites Gov Johnson and Mr. Bison to speak. Invitations were wired to both men and to prominent figures including Secretary Taft, Governor Hughes, Vice President Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon, and Senator Knox.
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New Orleans
Jane W.—Beratiee
Louisiana
Ig Qwen
New Orléans
Giverny Johnson
Bison
Howevns
Vu Od
Taft
Stughes
New York
Falybanks
Cannon
Senauie Philander Kniox
Associations Seek Credit Currency Support in Washington
Washington June 10 Secretary Taft was urged by the Merchants association of New York and the Trades League of Philadelphia to back credit currency. They argued the Currency Commission was biased toward the broad-shouldered Aldrich plan and that progressive business interests lacked a fair hearing.
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Washington
Taft
Merchants’ Association of New York
Trades League of Philadelphia
Currency Commission
Wabash Woman Rewarded After Halting Burglary
In Wabash Indiana June 10 Sheriff Georg Preeman and circuit officials honored Mrs. William Shepherd as a heroine after her testimony about stopping a burglary. She described Armes with a loaded shotgun pursuing Morrison, whom she helped subdue until officers arrived. Morrison faced an indeterminate prison sentence for the break in.
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Wabash
Ind
William Shepherd
Georg Preeman
Doh Morrison
Harrison
Tence
Miners Congress Backs Six Hour Day Plan
The International Miners Congress approved a six hour workday plan. It passed resolutions urging adoption of shorter hours worldwide and to push governments to legalize the reduced schedule amid high temperatures.
Merry Widow Waltz Not Recognized By Delegates
Chicago June discussion at a Dial convention of the American Na Vital Association of Masters of Daur centers on new dances. Officials debate recognition of the Merry Widow Waltz and whether to retain current standards. A note mentions Tamima Gold Medal Flour leading in quality.
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Chicago
United States
Trentice
Curiosities and Humble Tales From a Vivid Page
A collage of humorous vignettes and brief anecdotes from a historic page. Readers encounter misadventures, Irish wit, moral reflections, and streetcar glimpses as everyday life intertwines with quotes and epigrams. The pieces capture social quirks, kindness, pride, and folly across eras.
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