McPherson on American railroads learnings from Europe
J G McPherson of Johns Hopkins University argues in Europe that American railroads use larger cars and lower unit costs, while continental systems cling to small cars and high rates. He contends Germany limits expansion for average business needs, boosting US competitiveness and wages, and warns continental railways could clog if copied.
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Europe
J. G. McPharson
Johns’ Hopking University
United States
Allronda
McPherson
The
Waterways Commission
Durops
Congress
Continental Mines
France
Bellum
Germany
Mannufacturers
America
Continent
Automatic Fare Register For Street Cars Noted Invention
A New York company develops an automatic fare register for pay as you enter street cars. The device accepts 6 cent 26 cent 60 cent or 1 dollar coins and provides change while unlocking the turnstile. It includes a transfer lever for non cash fares and ejects misdeposited coins to the proper slot.
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New York
Ravelvn
Tranafera
Popular Mechanica
A French view on the American single woman
A Parisian publication analyzes the American old maid as a distinct type. The writer notes independence, mobility, and intellect, highlighting opportunities to marry, travel, and engage in politics while living without a husband. They are portrayed as open minded and self oriented.
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Bholg
United States
What Time It Is Across United States
Difference in Time. When it is noon at any given place it is noon at all points on the same meridian and the sun is at zenith where the meridian meets the equator. For business convenience longitudes from Greenwich share equal time. In the United States eastern, central, mountain and Pacific zones exist. noon in New York corresponds to 11 in Chicago, 10 in Denver, and 9 in San Francisco.
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Greenwich
United States
New York
Chicago
Denver
San
Exchange of Cats and Curiosity in Par is
A Cleveland plate dealer muses on bartering cats in Paris and a rough joke about a busted bank. The dialogue shifts to an ironic quip about uplifting processes also moving downward as the Basil Tile is razed and puns on an old fashioned man’s quip about being taken down.
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Paris
Herve
Hans Mat
Cleveland Plate
Baldnore Antorlean
Com Celtad
Mans
Map Makers at Washingtons Court Grave Rise of Famous Aids
The article recalls the 1781 audience in which Washington met with Rochambeau and the three map makers Matthieu Dumas, Charles de Lameth, and Alexandre Berthier. It traces their later roles, from Dumas and Lameth’s French revolutionary careers to Berthier’s rise as Napoleon’s chief of staff and eventual death in 1816, framing their intertwined destinies with the broader arc of the American and French revolutions.
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White Plains
Washington
Louis XVI
Rochambeau
Tappan Zee
Lafayette
Marquis
de Revella
Marquis de Lafayette
Matthieu Dumas
Engineers
Charles de Lameth
Royal Cavalerie
Alexandre Berthier
Regiment of Soisonnals
Trenton
Brandywine
Monmouth
New York
America
Newport
Providence
Count Rochambeau
Dumas
Berthier
France
Varennes
de Lameth
de Telmeth
Arthle
Revolutionary Army
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Staf
Neufehniel
Wagram
Heaith
Fortarny
Berelder
Yorlstown
Cornwallis
United States
Boston
Dr. Cooper
Cooper
Porto Cabello
Venezuela
Committee of Public Safety of
Republic
Alps
Kellerman
Scherer
Kellermanna
Berthiar
Napoleon Donaparte
Italy
Montenotte
Dillesimo
Lodi
Directory
Marie Louise
Austria
Caullucourt
Paris
Pontainebleau
Tourvons
Louis XVIII
Tba
Elba
Louis
Ghemt
Bomberg
Republic of the United States
Republic of France
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Oldest Old Maid in New Hampshire Never Rides Steam Cars
Meredith resident Miss Corliss in her ninety third year has never ridden a steam train or seen trolley cars despite living 500 feet from the White Mountain division railroad. She loves horses, tends her garden, and recalls a summer ride sixty years ago. Her brother’s death near the tracks shaped her aversion to rail travel as the town around her grows into a flourishing community with electric light, hospital, and library.
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Ming Cornan
Teoller
Nex
New Hampshire
Mise Wlizn Corliss
Meredith
Ira Huston
Eliza Corliss
Laconia
Weirs
Canter Harbor
Corliss
Larga
Changing Etiquette for Young Women in Society
The piece discusses shifting freedom for young American women in high society, contrasting with mothers’ rules. It cites lighter supervision at social events, looser expectations around chaperones, and examples from Newport and New York families. It notes a relaxation of restrictions on two people of opposite sexes driving together and attending private entertainments without stringent oversight.
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Passivle
Japan
New York
Newport
Ito
Dubutante
Brochelor
Whitechapel Sunday Night in a Dark City Lane
A London Daily Mail writer recalls Vivid scenes in Whitechapel including a late night bus ride, entering a dingy doorway to a flagged court and a dim stair, where a tall man with red hair opens the door and blocks the way into a grim interior. The scene contrasts bustling hiring fairs by day with near deserted streets at dusk.
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London
Sudley
Whitechapel
Wonderland
London Daily Mail
Married Meditations on Modern Husbands and Wives
A satirical piece skewering postwar marriage norms as husbands and wives clash over routine duties and affection. It lampoons sweep style domestic life, faded chivalry, and the comic fragility of affection with sharp, ironic portraits.
Beggar's Dilemma on Hat Pennies Sparks Bemusement
A Charleston News and Observer piece recounts a beggar debating how many pennies to show in his hat to influence generosity. He tests two schemes, one with few coins spread out and another with many, noting varied success and the choice depending on the day.
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Charleston
9. C
News and Observer
Dye
Dave
Had a Chance to Save Moncey
A New York fander says that man made a million dollars while in jal. The Washington Star notes the case did not require the expense ofast enist testimony.
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Moncey
Jal
New York
Washington
One Foot in the Grave at Local Theater
A striking stage line features a character with one foot in the grave. The gravedigger is announced as the local theater’s latest performer, drawing curiosity about his identity and role.
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