Railroad Schedules and Local Train Notes
Effective 1911 timetable notes list north and southbound trains to St Louis, Springfield, Peoria, Staunton, Rushfield and Hillsboro with parlor cars, limited stops, and through services. Local agents Sommerlad and Quackenbush announce operations and route connections in Springfield, Illinois.
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St. Louis
Springfield
Peoria
Staunton
Rushfield
Hillsboro
P. R. Sommerlad, JR
Time Card Schedule for St Louis Suburban Lines
St Louis and Suburban Time Card lists weekday departures from St Louis for Collinsville Edwardsville and intermediate points with hourly patterns from early morning to late night. It notes East St Louis departures via 3rd and Broadway and connects Collinsville Maryville and Caseyville Edgemont with specific first trains and hourly offsets. Names H. Thomas and Hewitt appear as officials.
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St. Louis
Collinsville
Edwardsville
Maryville
East St. Louis
3Rd
Broadway
Collinaville
Caseyville
Edgemont
O'Fallon
Lebanon
Matthews’ Crossing
H. Thomas
Hewitt
Knoxs Colombia visit called off by secretary
Secretary Knox will not visit Colombia during his Caribbean tour without a special invitation from the Colombian government. Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson said such an invitation was unlikely, citing strained relations over Panama canal zone issues and possible misinterpretation of Palm Beach reports. A White House meeting with Archbishop Ireland sparked rumors church officials wished to intervene to ease tensions.
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Ireland
White House
Washington
Knox
Colombia
Caribbean Sea
Huntington Wilson
Palm Beach
Mr. Wilson
Pedro del Ospina
Panama Canal Zone
State Department
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
Taft
Senor Ospina
Cardinal Gibbons
Ragonesi
Bogota
Atwood plans cross Atlantic flight in early May
Lynn Massachusetts February 20 Harry N Atwood says he will attempt a cross Atlantic flight in early May to prove aeroplanes stay with the people. He plans a 900 mile continuous leg with fuel to spare and will land near an ocean liner if fuel runs low. A mechanician and a sea expert accompany him. An improved hydro airplane is being built with a lifeboat and food supply carried aboard.
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Atwood
Ocean
Lynn
Mass
Harry N. Atwood
Trust Inquiry Postponed by House Committee
Washington February 20 immediate chances for action on the money trust investigation dimmed as Chairman Henry of the committee on rules failed to obtain consideration of a resolution directing an inquiry.
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Money. Trust
Washington
House
Henry
Tragic Traffic Death Of 7 Year Old Herman Webbe
A seven year old boy named Herman D. Webbe was struck and killed while crossing in front of his parents home in Louisville Kentucky on February 20. The incident occurred as he waved to his parents and stepped into the path of an oncoming car. Local police are investigating the fatal accident.
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Louisville
Herman D. Webbe
Mahlon Pitney Named for Supreme Court Vacancy
President Taft named Mahlon Pitney chancellor of New Jersey and former congressman to the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Harlan's death. Pitney, 55, served as associate judge on the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1901 to 1908 and has been a lawyer and judge since 1882. Morristown is his home.
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Washington
Taft
Mahlon Pitney
State of
New Jersey
Congress
Supreme Court
Pitney
Justice Harlan
New Jersey Supreme Court
Murphy
Chancellor Pitney
Mr. Taft
Morristown
Indictments against Ruef dismissed in San Francisco
All charges against Ruef were quashed and the case resumed with Ruef expected to testify against former Mayor Eugene Schmitz. Judge Lawlor dismissed the indictments as the trial schedules shifted with Ruef's testimony anticipated. The proceedings were postponed to Wednesday after Ruef’s attorney sought the action and the district attorney agreed.
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San Francisco
Abe
Eugene
E. Schmitz
Schmitz
Lawlor
Ruef
Schlessinger
Acion
Ficker
Schmits
California Governor backs La Follette at convention
Governor Johnson of California, in Roosevelt New York, issued a formal statement supporting the nomination of Calvin Coolidge. Johnson favors sending California delegates pledged to Senator La Follette, stating any time is a good time to write in Roosevelt.
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Johnson Indornes
Roosevelt, New York
Johnson
California
la Follette
Cal
Two New Little Egypt Pastors Appointed
In Duquoin area news two new pastors are slated for installation in Ewing Presbytery. Rev. Huston P. Taylor from Memphis Presbytery will lead the First Presbyterian church of Bridgeport, while Rev. Harry Carter Temple from Jonesboro Ark will become pastor of the Salem church. Also, a 15-year-old boy, Banning of Dry Point township, is jailed for assault with intent to kill on a Shelbyville schoolmate, Leverett Pettyjohn.
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Little Egypt
Duquoin
Presbyterian
Ewing Presbytery
Illinois
Huston P. Taylor
Memphis
First Presbyterian Church of
Bridgeport
Harry Carter Temple
Jonesboro
Ark
Salem
Shelbyville
Homer
Banning
John M. Banning
Dry Point Township
Sid Biggs
Leverett Pettyjohn
Incomplete Incorporation Filing for Regional Railway Plan
Articles of incorporation for the Chicago Paducah Thebes Railway company were filed in Shelby county. The proposal outlines a railway from Strator in La Salle county to Brockport in Massac county with a branch from Clay county to Thebes.
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Shelbyville
Chicago, Paducah , & Thebes Railway Company
Shelby County
Cmpany
Streator
la Salle County
Brockport
Massac County
Clay County
Thebes
Tau Kappa Epsilon elects Midwest officers in Bloomington
Bloomington report lists new Tau Kappa Epsilon officers chosen for the next year after Decatur selection. William Wilson of Chicago Morris Sly of Decatur Lyle Straight of Bloomington and L W Tuesburg of Pontiac are named in the ballot.
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Bloomington
Decatur
The
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
William Wilson
Chicago
Morris Sly
Lyle Straight
L. W. Tuesburg
Pontiac
Mad dog attacks cattle near Mount Vernon
A dog at Mount Vernon bit nine head of cattle owned by J. N. Ferguson, causing losses over $1,000. The herd was registered and in good condition when the attack occurred. The dog's head was examined and showed hydrophobia symptoms.
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Mount Vernon
J. N. Ferguson
Fruit Grower Reports Widespread Peach Crop Loss
Nashville Willig Merker, a fruit grower, says that not only are the peaches all killed but many peach trees are dead due to cold weather. He believes apples and pears are safe, as they do not belong to the winter killed fruit.
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Nashville
Willig Merker
Quincy Peoria electric railroad charter approved
The Chicago Peoria and Quincy Traction Company was incorporated by the secretary of state to construct an electric railroad from Quincy to Peoria through Adams Brown Schuyler Cass McDonough Fulton and Peoria counties with authority to build across the state lines as required by law.
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Quincy-Peoria
Springfeld
Chicago
Péoria & Quincy Traction Company
Quincy
Peoria
Adams
Brown, Schuyler
Cass
McDonough
Fulton and
May Retain Accused Officer Davis in Cunningham Case
Fragmentary text references May, retention, and an accused officer named Davis tied to Cunningham. Implicit notes cite Champaign and a superintendent, with garbled phrases about homicide mouths and pik aaboulee.
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Officer
Champaign
William A. Davis
Cunningham
Pik Aaboulee Miiaior
Threat to Tie Up Car Lines in Chicago
Chicago officials and the Chicago Railways Company prepared for talks with President John M. Roach as motormen and conductors warned no compromise on grievances. If the company refuses, a strike is planned early next week affecting all street cars and elevated lines. The allied traction unions total over 15,000 members.
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Chicago
John M. Roach
Chicago ‘Railways
James ‘B. Hogarth
Allied Tractions
McKinley Heads Taft Campaign In Ambition To Lead
Washington February 10 Active steps toward Taft renomination began as Representative McKinley of Illinois took charge as campaign manager. Friends say if Taft is renominated McKinley would likely chair the Republican national committee. McKinley, wealthy owner of the McKinley interurban traction system and Guinness Traction, is among Congress' richest members.
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Washington
Taft
White House
McKinley
Illinois
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Taft Ias
Republican National Committee
McKinley Interurban
Guiness Traction Company
Congress
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Mel
Edwardsville Station
G. W. Quackenbush
Springfield, III
ST. Louis & Suburban
Tos
A.r.snodgrass ‘Variety Store
Scientific American
Y St
Washington, D. C
Ospina
Atlantic
Robert M. la Follette
Madison
Wis
Alfred T. Rogers
Nagle
Justice Hook
Illinois News
M’kinley
Republican National ‘Committee
Brown
ST. Louis, MO
Business, Publishing. Co
T. Louts, Mo
S. Kingston
Troy
Simon
Riebold’s Bakery and Confectionery
Henry C. Kueker
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