A Letter on Grade Crossings by Ivy L Lee of Pennsylvania
The letter urges shared funding for grade crossing removal, criticizing fully railroads’ burden. It argues public commissions should designate crossings and apportion costs, praising Mr. Rea’s stance, while noting money limits and past railroads’ rights abuses. It stresses that railroads must earn public consent and warns against confiscation or impossible demands.
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Ivy L. Lee
The
Pennsylvania
Hearst
New Jersey
England
Wall Street
Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Public Service
Mr. Lee
Atlanta Boys’ High School
J. W. Lee
Trinity Church
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
Lee
The Bee Idea of Life Driftwood Musings
The author compares human life to bees and questions gender roles, independence, and social norms as driftwood stories drift across a news filled world. They ponder a future where division of labor mirrors the hive, with home and career roles rigidly separated, provoking thought on freedom and choice.
A Bold Plan To Reach The Moon By Atomic Power
Garrett P. Serviss discusses how future atomic energy could enable lunar travel. He compares current aviation limits, explains atmospheric barriers, and envisions a charged car or spaceship using controlled atomic energy to navigate space, predicting practical moon trips after earthly profits are exhausted.
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Jules Verne
Song of the Good Road by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poem praising a road as a connector of towns and lives. It portrays the road as a life force linking countryside and city, bringing labor, beauty, and order, urging unity and hope through shared travel and progress across lands.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American Journal-Examiner
Garrett P. Serviss on feasibility of flight by aeroplane
Garrett P. Serviss outlines why an aeroplane cannot achieve certain feats, while suggesting that advances in inter atomic energy could enable future possibilities. He discusses the limitations of early aviation and imagines theoretical breakthroughs driving new power sources and propulsion.
A Fine Old Heathen by Rev Thomas B Gregory
A sermon-like sketch honors Haroun Al Rashid eleven hundred four years past. It contrasts his tolerance with Europe’s ignorance, noting Bagdad’s advances in science and medicine and Charlemagne’s empire respecting diverse faiths. The piece praises Rashid’s humane heart and belated cooperation with Charlemagne’s authorities.
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Haroun al Rashid
Globes
London
Paris
al Rashid
Bagdad
Charlemagne
Mohammedan
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Broad Street Station
Philadelphia
Winifred Black
Maeterlinck
Talk
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Him
North Carolina
Herg
Great Public Hospital
Boston
West
By Garrett P. Serviss
Balboa
Atlantic
Great Western Ocean
Darien
Earth
Moon
Thomson
Garrett P. Serviss
Energy
Thomas B. Gregory
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