Dinner Conflict and a Surprising Singers Night
Fred Musgrave attends a late dinner at Mrs Moore's with Susie and his cousin Island. Claughton is absent due to his elder brother’s funeral, stirring concerns about inheritance and social prospects. Mrs Fenton charms the room with song while Susie shows quiet reserve, sparking tensions over money, romance, and merit.
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Fred
Cromwell Road
Island
Claughton
Ells
Mrs. Moore
Fred Musgrave
Acres
Susie
Miss Moore
Fenton
Susie Moore
Mrs. Fenton
Old Breffit
Laura
Mr. Musgrave
Susia
A Knowing Spaniel at Devils Lake Dinner Tale
Senator Hansbrough spoke in Washington about aging and savings. The story recalls Hank Shuster of Devils Lake who fed his spaniel 4 cents daily for a roll. After a nickel was given, the dog saved copper coins to five and bought a sausage sandwich, then saved again.
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H. C. Hansbrough
Washington
Tank Shuster
Hank Shuster
Devils Lake
Hank
Visiting inmates cause for concern at city wardens
Tit-Bits describes visitors entering a jail unit escorted by the chief warden who encounters three women sewing. One visitor whispers about the inmates' appearance and purpose, and the warden calmly explains the women are the wife and two daughters of a man detained in the facility, seeking shelter in their sitting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jnit
Setting Whyself Right on Lambs Roast Pig
Charles Lamb writes a mock eulogy on a roast pig as a social jab against muckraking questions about public health. A Chicago Tribune note adds a quip about flattering a man, showing tonal satire.
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Charles Lamb
Chicago Tribune
Heroic Rescue Of Lad By Parson's Man At Rail Cross
Joseph Caspitt, twelve, was trapped in a switch while a fast express neared. Edgar E. George of Parsons, Pa., sprang to help, pulling the boy clear and forcing the leg under the engine to save him. The engine passed, the boy escaped with only leg injuries. Other rescues by George Karster, Robert Brendles, Frank Larson, Charles Bennett, and Edward A. McGrath earned hero medals for saving lives from trains.
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Interstate Commese Commission
Uyon
Joseph Caspitt
Delaware & Hudson Ra
Edgar E. George
Parsons
George
Interstate-Commerce Commission
George Karster
Milwaukee
Chicago & Northwestern
Karster
Robert Brendles
McKeesport
Center Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Frank Larson
Fremont
Neb
Charles Bennett
Waukegan
Tfl
Edward A. McGrath
The Tune of the Engine
Engineers judge engine condition by its tune as locomotives and stationary machines each have a unique tone. An experienced engineer can identify his engine by ear even with bandaged eyes, and any discord or tone change signals a needed inspection at once.
Austro-Hungarian Vintage Damaged by Weather
This season's vintage in Austria Hungary is among the worst on record with less than half the usual wine output. A cold start to summer, violent hailstorms, and floods devastated many regions. Vienna districts report little to no wine and southern Hungary vines are bare. Insurance losses for hail damage run into millions of crowns.
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Austria- Hungary
Vienna
Hungary
Italy
Built for Special Service in Andes Rail Link
The article describes a cog rail system used on the Andes railroad, a rack rail between ordinary rails for steep grades, exemplified by Pike's Peak in Colorado. It highlights a powerful articulated locomotive with dual rack pinions and two sections of rack pinions, detailing its three foot wheel diameter and specialized gearing for South American service from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso.
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Andes
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
South America
Buenos Aires
Valparaiso
Iuaerated
Popular Mechanics
Railroads as Civilizers in China’s Industrial Rise
Frederic Blount argues in The World Today that rail development would curb anti-foreign sentiment by boosting prosperity. He describes Changsha’s lack of rail links, Hangyang’s mills, and Wuchang’s 600 looms run by children, noting Chinese engineers and a Yen-led plant that ships pig iron to San Francisco.
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Changsha
China
Wuchang
Hangyang
Yen
Wei
San Francisco
Frederic Blount
Warren
Battle With Shifting Sand Forges Rail Way Challenge
Superintendent J D Finnegan of the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railroad discusses keeping miles of track above shifting sands in west Texas. He notes a thirty mile stretch with enduring sand drift like snow on northern lines, dunes forming and eroding daily.
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J. D. Finnegan
St. Louis
Brownsville & Mexico Railroad
West Texas
Houston
Finnegan
Mr. Finnegan
Railroads Lose Towels in Big Yearly Theft Case
In Crewe England a man named Ankers was sentenced to two months for stealing towels from a train carriage and a bicycle theft. Officials say railways lose about twenty thousand towels annually due to theft, with women accused of domestic thrift as frequent offenders. The cost per towel runs about six cents, but losses mount when thousands vanish. Officials note thefts declined after weaving the railway name into towel fabric.
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Crewe
England
Ankers
Similarity Between Spiritual and Business Worlds Asked
A man with rebellious eyebrows asks about the likeness between spiritual and business worlds. A man with a monogram on his vest replies that he cannot say he has noticed it. He notes that both a merchant and a minister complained yesterday that collections were poor.
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W. E. Norris
Commerce Commission
Texas
Chas, A. Grubb
4Th and
Chestnut Streets
Atlantic
Iowa
T. B. Swan
J.B. Rockafellow
Wood & Savery
John H. Wood
Ben U
Wood c. W. Savery
D. C. Herbert
East Fifth Street
Max Emmert
Mr. D
Musson
Bell
C. G. Claris
Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
R. A. Gamble Opera House
Ch.i. D. Finley
Chestnut Street
C. L. Campbell
Gillespie Building
Musion
A. S. Mullins
W. C. Heers
Smiley
Music Store
Green
G. R. Miller
J. A. Giffen
C. Thurman Furniture Company
W. M. Bailey
Chestnut St
Butler
M. H. Butler
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