Teacher Mary Boyd and the Ozarks Spirit of Discipline
Nearly 90 year old Mrs. Mary S. Boyd, a pioneer Ozarks educator with 48 years teaching in Springfield public schools, denounces corporal punishment and recalls early schooling. She led students calmly during the Mary S. Boyd Public School fire, saving hundreds of children as they evacuated orderly. Her lifelong teaching philosophy and youthful spirit remain unchanged despite age.
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Mary S. Boyd
Ozarks
Springfield
Scotch Lassie Sails as a Stowaway on Columbia
An 18 year old Glasgow girl Annie McKean stowed away on the Anchor liner Columbia bound for New York. She claimed she joined Mrs David McDowell and five children to help with luggage and later stayed aboard due to illness. Immigration will deport Annie and the McDowells, who lack means.
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York
Glasgow
Columbia
Annie McKean
Wadsworth
America
Annie
David McDowell
Glasgo
New York
Moville
Hills Island
Mexico City Figures In Missing Americans In Mexico
United States consulate reports more than two hundred cases of missing Americans believed to be in Mexico over two years. Notable cases include Martha Flanagan of Jefferson City Missouri who vanished months ago. G W Clark of Fairpoint Iowa who stopped receiving letters. and Walter B Scott of Bluff Roads Kansas who left for Mexico a year ago. A young Illinois businessman wandered to mine in the mountains, later returning after a memory lapse.
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Txico City
Mexico
United States
Martha Flanagan
Jefferson City
Guyant
G. W. Clark
Fairpoint
Ls. D
Monterey
Walter B. Scott
Bluff Roads
Kan
Illinois
Open Air Living Becomes Kansas City Home Style
In Kansas City the dwelling fashion shifts to outdoor living with sleeping porches and sun parlors. Families sleep, dine, and socialize outside through summer, led by the Swifts at 3534 Campbell. The trend widens as neighboring houses adopt sleeping porches, transforming new homes into open air living spaces.
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Ansas City
Kansas City
Campbell Street
Swifts
J. C. Swift
Livestock Exchange
American Railway Economies Versus English Methods
An English rail expert touring the United States compares economies and operations. He notes American railways run on a wholesale, cost cutting system, with many in receivership or lean periods, while English lines rely on retail practices. He cites differences in locomotive sizes, pay, and driver fatigue, arguing American engineers bear greater wear from signaling and long journeys.
Expert Sculptor Skewers Critics With Cheesy Tale
George Grey Barnard lampoons critics who want Harrisburg statues draped. Uncle Rufus White on cheese joke follows in a rural store scene, with a vendor selling axle grease and crackers. The tale ends with passable crackers and a cheeky remark about the cheese.
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George Grey Barnard
Harrisburg
Uncle Rufus
Nola Chucky
Rufus
Queensland considers new rail links to Rockhampton Cairns and west
The rail network in Queensland totals 3 842 miles with about 500 miles under construction. Parliament debates proposals for a 454 mile Rockhampton to Cairns northern link and a 1 282 mile western line linking coast railways at Brisbane and Rockhampton and extending westward.
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Queensland
Rockhampton
Cairns
Brisbane
New Railway Lines Across United States in 1909
About 3,748 miles of new railway lines were laid in the United States during 1909, compared with 3,214 miles in 1908. The 1908 figure was the smallest since 1897 when 2,109 miles were built, marking a net increase of roughly 164 percent for 1909 and 28 percent less mileage than in 1907.
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United States
Accident at Connellsville Claims Baltimore and Ohio Inspector
A rare railway fatality occurred in Connellsville Pennsylvania when Baltimore and Ohio car inspector Robert Mindley aged forty four was fatally burned under a rail car while working on a hot box his clothing caught fire before aid could reach him.
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Connellsville
Robert Mindley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Brisben Walker’s Mount Morrison railway thrills Denver
Pioneer entrepreneur John Brisben Walker builds a mile long cable railway up Mount Morrison near Denver. Two cars haul passengers to the summit with dramatic views of Red Rocks and Garden of the Gods area a natural amphitheatre hosts open air concerts. Engineers call it ultimate cable construction while Walker forgoes insurance deeming accidents impossible. This scenic line tests engineering limits for tourist thrills in the Rocky Mountains.
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John Brisben Walker
Denver
Mr. Walker
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
Mount Morrison
Garden of the Gods
Walker
Snake as expert angler in Ocean Grove fish tale
Upton Sinclair at a Greenwich dinner ridicules trusts by comparing them to a coastal yarn. A fable about an Ocean Grove man who, with a black snake as improvised fishing tackle, catches forty fish after tossing a bread sandwich into Fletcher Lake. The tale ends with a humorous reunion with the snake.
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Upton Sinclair
Greenwich
Trusts
Ocean Grove
Fletcher Lake
Black Sake
Record Keeps Age of Ties to Gauge Wood Life
Lehigh Valley railroad adopts dating nails to mark every new crosstie with the year. When a tie is replaced, experts can know its age and performance. Creosote treatment is expected to double wood life amid rising lumber costs.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Best Splice for Wire in Electrical World
A writer in Electrical World favors a splice for galvan ized iron wire with five complete turns in the neck, followed by four or five end turns. Tests show end turns offer little holding power, while neck turns provide most strength, yielding slightly at first then stabilizing with no further yield as it is painted.
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Electrical World
Simple exchange reflects wit and humility
The dialogue features a playful exchange where She-Why claims not to flatter, while He-Are questions the sincerity of compliments. The line hints that the finest truths and greatest men are simple, prompting a light, humorous reflection on ego and modesty.
Red Haired Woman: A Glimpse of The Red-Headed Type
A provocative portrait of the red headed type woman describing her looks temper and social aura. The piece portrays her green eyes, queenly bearing and volatile temper while noting her charm and limits. It ends with her transforming into a good wife and mother upon finding love.
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Jet
Eivery
More Daylight Hours Would Benefit Health Leisure and Savings
A writer asks what two extra daylight hours could do for Americans. Benefits include seaside visits in daylight, evening rides, gardening for fruit and vegetables, and cutting artificial light costs while reducing eye strain. Outdoor activities would expand beyond Saturdays and Sundays, likely improving health and lowering medical bills.
Cowboy Talks of Western Girls Speakings from a Cowboy's View
A cowboys twelve years in the west and as part of the 101 ranch argues western girls work hard and respect cowboys. He says western girls treat cowboys as gentlemen, prefer them to titled men, and jealousy grows when city girls see cowboys paying attention to western women. He notes western girls marry Indians sparingly and views vary by location.
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West
Western States
101 Ranch Ag
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