Ocean Railway Quest Aims at Island Hopping Line
In the Wide World Magazine July issue an ambitious plan outlines a 150 mile ocean railway using a chain of islands as stepping-stones. The project faced fierce natural opposition with loss of life and underscores engineer resource and pluck. It also features Big Game Hunting in Indo China by the Duke of Montpensier and My Adventure with Cannibals by T Beddoes detailing survival amid danger.
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Schmidt Emerges as New Golf Star From Worcester
The Worcester Mass Institute student WoT Schmidt rises to prominence after a stunning showing in a tournament, drawing praise from John M. Ward who notes his pluck and nerve. Ward says Schmidt’s future on the links looks bright despite a defeat to Hilton and earlier low attention in Gotham events.
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July Strand Magazine offers fiction by Conan Doyle and others
The July Strand Magazine features new fiction from Conan Doyle Baroness Orczy L J Beeston K Nesbit Mary Tennyson and more. Wen dell Phillips Dodge highlights Julia Marlowe with illustrations. Plus articles on romance questions and the lunar hornet moth. An ad cites Detohon's Relief for Rheumatism with a firsthand testimonial from a Lawton Michigan reader.
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Wendell Phillips Dodge
Julia Marlowe
Robert Hichens
Max Pemberton
W. W. Jacobs
Frankfort Moore
W. B. Maxwell
Helen Freeman rises from Belasco student to leading lady
In a portrait of Helen Freeman and David Belasco, the New Belasco protege trains under Belasco’s guidance, understudying major roles at the Belasco and Republic Theaters and earning a lead in a forthcoming fall production. The piece highlights Freeman’s rapid ascent and Belasco’s method of developing talent.
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One Piece Dress Trends for Comfort and Style
The article praises the one piece dress for youthfulness and practicality in hot weather. It highlights fabric choices from check voile to albatross and rose linen, notes two patterns 1820 and 7822 in sizes 34 to 42, and advises avoiding rose tones for sallow complexions.
Col leges Boat Race on the River Centered on Poughkeepsie
One hundred twelve oarsmen from six universities prepare for the nineteenth Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta in Poughkeepsie New York. The varsity eight race features Cornell Pennsylvania Columbia Wisconsin Syracuse and Washington with two mile fours and freshman eights also contested for Kennedy and Steward’s cups. Washington does not compete in the four-oared event.
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Jones Named Best Scholar and Star Mile Runner
John Paul Jones, holder of the world amateur mile record, is voted the best all round man at Cornell. He excels in studies and track, serving as varsity track captain while managing duties as a laundry agent.
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Cornell favored to win varsity eight regatta at Poughkeepsie
The article weighs the prospects of the freshman and varsity eights led by coach Charles E. Courtney. Cornell is seen as the likely winner based on past performances, with Columbia as a strong contender, and Pennsylvania and Syracuse also noted. Wisconsin and Washington are less certain. The race runs along a straight deep water course starting three miles north of the Poughkeepsie bridge, with the West Shore Railroad providing observation trains.
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Trains Schedules Athens to Augusta Move by Day
Georgia Railroad Eastern Time lists Athens departures for trains 60 61 62 63 64 56 with arrival times and notes trains 60 and 66 run solid between Athens and Augusta.
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