| 1847 |
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| 11 February |
Born in Milan, Ohio. |
| 1847–54 |
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Lives in Milan. |
| 1854–63 |
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Lives in Port Huron, Mich. |
| 1859–60 |
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| Winter |
Starts selling newspapers and candy on the trains of the Grand Trunk Railroad. |
 1862 |
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| Spring |
Publishes and prints on the train his own newspaper, the Weekly Herald. |
| Fall |
Studies telegraphy with James Mackenzie, station agent at Mount Clemens, Mich. |
| 1862–63 |
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| Winter |
Begins work as a telegraph operator in Micah Walker's book and jewelry store in Port Huron. |
| 1863 |
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| Late Spring– Summer |
Starts job as a telegrapher for the Grand Trunk Railroad at Stratford Junction, Ontario. |
