Rides Million Miles on Interurbans
A New York World tally shows Chicago commuter John B. McNeil traveled 766000 miles over years between Elgin and Chicago paying 4200 in fares. New York rivals, including J H Peffer and Case Gardiner, exceed him in total mileage and cost with figures around millions of miles and thousands in tickets.
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New York
Chicago
John B. McNeil
Windy City Mather
McNetl
Elgin
J. H. Peffer
Green Farms
Conn
Peffer
Santa Claus
New Haven Road
Case Gardiner
United States
Aseay
Peekskill
New York Central
Mr. Rice
Hackettstown
N. J
Lackawanna Railroad
Rice
John Opf
Morristown
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Late Poet's Costly Anger
Edmund C Stedman the banker lashed out at a servant with a book, losing it to passersby who stole the volume. Later he found the identical rare book in a secondhand shop, bought it back for 40 dollars, only to discover the card inside was his own, thus recovering his property and ending the fit of tossing books.
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New York
Edmund C Stedman
Stedman
Wanted 1,000 Men Sign Misleads Swedish Workers
In Chicago near Canal street Union depot a red sign reading WANTED 1,000 Men lured two Swedish laborers to a saloon. The older immigrant explains the sign is a bar lure, not ships, and urges caution as they realize the joke and stay for real work.
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Harper's Weekly
Union Depot
Canal Street
Chicago
Uni
Svensky
America
Pie and Etiquette at National Camp Story
Captain Roald Amundsen recalls a summer encampment tale about a new sentry who was offered apple pie by a friend. When the major in undress uniform approached, the sentry failed to salute and the major demanded his identity. The exchange ends with the sentry recognizing the major as a barber from the village, then realizing the major's true status.
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Harper's Weekly
Roald Amundsen
Norway
Aee
Banana Tree Is Wonderful Says Banana Planter
A Philadelphia Bulletin feature presents a banana planter praising the banana plant. He claims the tree yields ink brushes and varnish via its juice and tannins, hemp from stems, and flour from dried fruit, urging a Jamaica winter trip and a festive Christmas sea bath.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Jamaica
Legal Decisions Review on Initiative and Property Rights
California Supreme Court upholds Los Angeles charter initiative in Pfahler case restricting local affairs scope. New York court allows ejectment over wires on land despite not resting on land, and Washington Supreme Court finds deportation of insane persons unenforceable across state borders.
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West Publishing Co
Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Pfahler
Pacific Reporter
Butler
Frontier Telephone
Northeastern
New York Court of Appeals
Liability of Carrier for Injury to Passenger on Pass
Washington supreme court holds the carrier is liable for injuries to a passenger riding on a pass in violation of law at the time of injury, as it would be to a fare paying passenger, citing Bradburn v Whatcom County Railway.
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Superior Court
Pacific Reporter
Supreme Court of Washington
Bradburn
Whatcom County Railway and Light Company
Buffalo
R. Co
O'Hara
Supreme Eccort of Pennsylvania
Cole
Elwood Power Company
Atlantic Reporter
Nebraska Flag Advertising Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Reporter notes the 1903 Nebraska statute making it a misdemeanor to display the national flag on merchandise advertising. The decision upholds the law as constitutional and effectively overturns prior cases.
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Supreme Court Reporter
Vandecarr
New York
Supreme Court
Alien's Right to Hold Property in Washington Lands
The Washington Supreme Court interprets the state constitution to prohibit alien ownership of land except by inheritance faith or mortgage in ordinary debt collection. Conveyances to aliens are generally void, but escheat is required before the alien's death. if not, the property passes to the alien's heirs.
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Washington Supreme Court
State
Pacific Reporter
Legal Digest on Liability and Picketing Precedents
Summary of court rulings across states on railroad liability for contagious disease passenger harm. Includes carrier liability in smallpox cases, union peaceful picketing allowances, school transportation obligations, street car collision liability for a wagon owner, and carbon copy admissibility as original evidence.
European Prices and Automotive Industry Crisis in year
European markets face a pinch as automobile prices rise and the industry endures a tense year. Production slowdowns and consumer costs spotlight challenges for manufacturers, dealers, and buyers amid ongoing economic pressures.
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Europeans Cape
Candies and drinks: surgeons defend sugar and wine habits
Paris physicians on candy claim sugar fuels the body and is less harmful than feared though chocolate should be moderate for those with digestive issues. They also note famous French figures vary in drink. Saint Saens favors mineral water with a splash of wine, Bonnat prefers wine, Flammarion avoids water, Rodin favors wine, Lemaitre mostly drinks water, and Duran is a teetotaler.
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Paris
M. Saint-Saens
M. Bonnat
M. Camille Flammarion
M. Flammarion
Rodin
M. Jules Lemaitre
Duran
Rome
Office over Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa
A brief notice lists contact points with an office at Gamble's Drug Store area. It gives Iowa phone numbers for office and residence, showing 121 M and 123 J as lines and mutual office 199 in the directory.
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Gamble’s Drug Store
Iowa
Mutual
Keating
Ames
Leeding
College Day
Onondaga Sr
An Apt Comparison From Exchange
A tale from Life in Morocco recounts Abdel Hakk, once poor, receiving two hard boiled eggs from Widow Zaidah. Later rich, he avoids a lawsuit over eyes due to a mocking, bungled claim about boiled beans, and the suit is dismissed with costs to the plaintiff.
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Abdel Hakk
Morocco
Zaidah
Marakesh
Meludi
Cause of the Smash-Up At Crossing Declared
In a Bohemian report a colored witness testifies that a railroad collision killed a horse and damaged a wagon after the driver crossed the tracks despite warnings. The witness emphasizes a Stop Look Listen sign as the crucial factor in the accident.
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Old Darky
Chile
Harrison on the Gridiron dinner with Roosevelt
The New York World notes President Roosevelt will attend the Gridiron Club dinner, as did predecessors McKinley and Harrison. Harrison joked that opening the congress of American inventors was like predictably predicting his actions, drawing laughs from scribes.
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Harrison
New York World
Roosevelt
McKinley
Congress of American Inventors
Lost Penation Tale From Caesiul's Journal
An old Welsh church incumbent entertains American visitors with a parochial school tour and a child’s quizzical exchange about George Washington. The scene shifts to a humorous recitation and the boy answers with simple pride about being an American and Washington's remarkable role.
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Wales
George Washington
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