Fast Time on the Rails Driven by Engineer Nagle
Indianapolis Journal reports on the push for flying trains led by engineer William Nagle, famed as the "wild Dutchman." It details No. 11’s pace between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, past records, his methods, and the role of the Westinghouse automatic brake in safety and speed.
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I’ennsylvania
Lake Shore
Vandalia
Big Four
Hig
Here
Cincinn
Indianapolis
William Nagle
Nagle
Cincinnati
Kankakee
Trun
Tao
Jewel Road
Cincinsi
Weatinghouse
Hoby
Flowers and a Frosty Reception in a Regency-manner Tale
A contemporary tale recounts a young man who, short of cash, hauls a gardener into a flower loan scheme. He sends roses to his lady, returns to her house, faces a chilly reply, then recalls a note and a banquet invitation causing embarrassment and a humorous misunderstanding.
Mother Dies Trying to Save Child in Baltimore Maryland
Mrs. Conner wife of George Conner of Bay View Cecil County died at her home today while rescuing her four year old child from a mowing machine driven by terrified horses. The horses bolted causing the mother to be knocked down and killed instantly. The child was saved.
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Baltinore
Conner
George Conner
Bay View
Cecil County
Houge
Death by Own Action Tirl in New Haven Hotel
A 21 year old New Haven girl, Miss Cook, died last night in the arms of her companion Alfred Austell of Atlanta, a Yale Law School graduate. The two had been friendly about a year and the death is linked to their impending separation and her actions. Austell plans to return to Atlanta next Monday by car.
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Hrandford
Alfred Austell
Atlanta
Yale
Miss Cook
Austell
Yale Law School
Drunken Brooklyn Father Linked to Fatal Child Strangles
Richard Meade, a night watchman, returns home to find his two daughters dead from strangulation and a third child unconscious. His wife lies in a coma amid alcoholism and poison, with police suspecting the delirious mother attached the cords. The eldest was three, the younger one one, and the baby’s throat wounds are likely fatal. Meade and wife had earlier faced commitment for intemperance.
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New York
Richard Meade
Hfe
Brooklyn
Meade
Fatemperance
Starvation of Snake Stirs Cautious Claims About Hunger
A New Orleans Times-Democrat snippet recalls a rattlesnake trapped in a rat hole that survived eighteen months without food, challenging beliefs about snakes’ hunger endurance. The passage includes tangential notes on courtship, diving depths, and early 20th century ad-like curiosities.
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Arkansas
Enske
New Orleans
Political Picnic Led by Devery Delights Thousands in NYC
In New York on July 30 former Chief of Police William S. Devery hosted a water picnic for an estimated 16 000 to 20 000 women and children from the 9th Assembly District. Men were excluded. Six ships and four barges carried the crowd with Devery in charge, aided by physicians nurses life-savers an opera company and bands. Comprehensive provisions and staff accompanied the voyage as the largest excursion in the city.
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New York
Wm. S. Devery
Devery
9Th Assembly
Not a Love Knot on Amsterdam Car Carriage Mischance
A well dressed woman on an Amsterdam avenue car tied the wrong shoe laces together with a gentleman. After knotting his lace by mistake she failed to realize the mix up until she reached her destination. The man finally freed himself amid amused riders.
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Amaterdam Avenue
Mada
New York Times
Memphis Returnee Laughs at Oklahoma Life
A man back in Memphis after six months in Oklahoma says the country is the worst he has seen. He blasts the scarcity of good whisky and quips he cannot carry enough whisky to Ireland to grow cotton, reflecting local humor of the era.
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Memphis
Oklahoma
Coton
Ireland
Roosevelt to lead solid New York delegation to 1904 convention
Senator Platt after a Sagamore Hill conference with President Roosevelt said New York State will send a solid delegation to the next Republican national convention. He predicted Roosevelt’s nomination and assured party harmony, with Governor Odell likely renominated and reelected.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
New York State
Thos. OC
Plate
New York
Sagamore Hill
Platt
George W. Dunne
Binghampton
Republican State Committee of
Platt Sald
Odell
The Mule Versus the Horse: Benefits of the Mule
The article extols the mule as an easy to raise animal that eats less than a horse and endures hardship. It highlights steady gait, disease resistance, greater pulling power per size, easier training, and greater reliability. It notes mules stay with tasks longer and fetch good prices.
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Hernen
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