Railroad Timetable North Bound and South Bound Highlights
The timetable lists North Bound options including No. 25 at 5 50 am and No. 19 at 10 55 am with Saxon copper country connections. Daily No 15 at 1 44 pm connects to St Paul Millstadt and Duluth, No 21 at 8 04 pm Scoot Passenger, No 23 at 9 17 pm copper country Saxon link, and freight No 5 at 10 05 am. South Bound shows No 32 at 7 03 am Scoot Passenger, No 20 at 2 41 pm Passenger, No 24 at 4 31 pm Scoot Passenger, No 26 at 9 12 pm Scoot Passenger, No 28 at 10 57 pm Scoot Passenger, and No 54 Way Freight at 2 54 pm daily except Sunday.
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North Bound
Scout
Sun
Saxon
Copper Country
St. Paul
Millstadi
Duluth
Naba
Ax. Sun
Wisconsin Central timetable departures and arrivals
Wisconsin Central Railway announces departures from Bessemer: Train 303 at 6 30 a m for Chicago St Paul Minneapolis, Train 11 at 4 15 p m for Ashland Superior and Duluth, Train 305 at 7 10 p m for Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis. Arrivals: Train 312 at 9 25 a m from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis, Train 306 at 7 00 p m from Chicago St Paul, Train 301 at 9 55 p m from Ashland Duluth and the Superior. For further particulars see local agent H L Cummins.
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Bessemer
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Superior
Duluth
H. L. Cummins
Notable Elders, Missionary Appointments, and Rumors Across States
Mrs. A B Scott of Florida is Mark Twain’s former nurse now 87, still active in body and mind. Miss Ruby Tilly of Quitman Georgia is appointed a missionary to Korea by the Methodists and is en route. Reports expose peonage and debt bondage for European migrants in the South, while Mississippi law allows seizure of runaway servants.
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A. B. Scott
Florida
Monroe County
Mark Twain
Tha
William E. Curtis
China
Liang Cheng-tung
United States
Findlay River
British Columbia
Vancouver
Isaac 8
Manning
Cartagena
Colombia
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Portsmouth
R. 1
King Edward
Unfamiliar facts from a bygone era
A collection of curious historical notes touching on sea pressure corks undertakers coal Britain and Germany rice Texas land values a Boston Woman's Board of Trade hotel reform a London cab accident a Texas peanut boom and a Verret peanut factory processing about fifteen hundred bushels daily.
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Illinois Undertakers’ Association
Morticians
Germany
Great Britain
Texas
Charlotte Smith
Woman's Board of Trade of
Boston
Mills
New York
Essex Road
Islington
London
Tech
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Verret
Why He Hated the Perfume
A man explains his dislike of incense used by a former lover. She says incense helps her work, while he notes a woman’s perfume once drew him emotionally. After their quarrel, he admits he now hates that scent, especially as he sends alimony installments.
Jumping Off Place Prompted By New Discovery Relief
George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after consumption and a near jump off moment He reports improvement began with the first bottle and after a dozen bottles he was well and happy again The remedy is promoted for coughs colds and pneumonia and is sold by F B Jones druggist Trial bottle free
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Dr. King
George Moore
Grimesland
N.C
F. B. Jones
Fenugreek Claim As Cure For Tuberculosis Surfaces
Nebraskan Dr. Von Mansfelder reports fenugreek seeds ground to flour and given with cream can rapidly build strength in tuberculosis patients. Initial trials on an Irish-American 2-year-old show weight gain and muscle restoration within 30 days after starting a half teaspoon daily.
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Land
Neh
Africa
von Mannfelde
David Fairchild
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Tunis
von Mansfelde
Ireland
Nebraska
von Mansfelie
The Caucasian bee tries to boost city beekeeping
A peaceable, stingless bee stays in South America, while the Caucasian bee from Asia Minor is educated to endure city life. The Department of Agriculture aims to introduce the Caucasian bee to counterbalance the lazy native bee and boost urban beekeeping, with the new species expected to thrive on rooftops and skyscraper ropes.
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South America
Department of Agriculture
Asia Minor
Italians and Their Market Impact in South America
The Italian emigration to South America created a hold on local markets through conservative settlers who favored Italian goods. As emigrants rose from about 5,000 in 1876 to 125,000 by 1906, demand for Italian groceries, especially tobacco and rice, grew steadily across the period.
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New World
Italy
South America
Ist
Australians Laughing Americans In A Bushranger Notion
A skeptical travelogue describes Americans in Australia as more gullible than wary, noting distinct Australian quirks. It details John Bray in Melbourne, amusing local laws on Sundays, travel practices, transport limits, and ocean bathing rules, ending with a quirk about a protected New Zealand shark guiding ships.
Alibi for a Dog Stirs Town. Police Ponders Growing Trend
A boy, accompanied by a yellow dog, asks neighbors if they saw the dog between 10 and 11 a.m. Several residents swear to the pup’s whereabouts, but the officer remains unconvinced. The tale jokes that convicting a dog is now as easy as proving an alibi for a human, echoing a broader humor about alibi swearing and city life.
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Jake
Indian Moccasin Tracks in Rock Across the Frontier
The Kansas City Star reports ancient moccasin tracks carved or worn into rock along promontories from the Tulldegas to Osage lands. They point toward vistas and may hint at messages from long-vanished peoples. Some sites show multiple sizes, suggesting both men and women. An Indian glyph with tomahawks and a scalp lock adds mystery. No solid explanation exists.
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Tulledega Mountains
Canadian River
Indian Territory
Arkansas River
Creek Nation
Saga
Kansas City Star
Solid Rock
Piney River
Tulledegas
Five Civilized Tribes
Mississippi River
Dire warnings on New York skyscraper fire risks
George W. Babb, head of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, warned the City Hall committee that a future conflagration among downtown towers could destroy a billion dollars in property and cripple fire insurers, causing widespread panic. Architect Carrere urged a tax plan based on building height or volume to curb the skyline.
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New York
George W. Babb
Carrere
Forty One Shots In Naples Duel Ends In Honor
An affair of honor in Naples near Portici began as a sword duel between two aristocrats but moved to pistols after a reconciliation. San Malato and Basilone, famed fencers, exchanged forty one shots at sixty five feet without a hit until the forty-second grazed Basilone’s cheek. They embraced, congratulating each other on coolness amid a three and a half hour morning of firing.
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Naples
Italy
Portici
San Malato
Basilone
Street Car Misadventure Leads to Polite Quip
A Baltimore street car lurch causes a woman to land in a gentleman's lap. She apologizes and quips she would pay a quarter to be a man. A man nearby curses softly, but she offers the quarter. he pockets it and nothing more is said.
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Baltimore
Minister Accused of Taking Bribe for Marriage
A reader alleges corruption in a local church matter, claiming a minister accepted fifty dollars to officiate a marriage. The claim frames a pattern of exploiting others’ mistakes, urging scrutiny of clergy conduct and ethics in the community.
Goldfield's Unique Townscape Draws Mining Boom Faith
A Goldfield correspondent describes the town as strikingly different from any other place. Brick and stone buildings with marble trim rise amid barren desert streets, while a $400,000 hotel and grand structures sprout near a row of modest shops. The town lacks formal government, with the sheriff enforcing law, and residents argue that incorporation would waste money as the town may soon desert. Yet optimism endures as investors fund up to $600,000 projects, convinced Goldfield is at the dawn of a long mining era. Everyone here seeks wealth, and many believe one in 500 will strike it rich.
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Lmits
Sydney
New South Wales
New Zealand
Geldfeld
Goldfield Ie
Goldfield
Global facts and oddities in a scattered world report
A fragmented roundup notes Hamburg leading fires worldwide and Algerian vineyards surpassing in grape yield. It cites mine employment across the empire, Alaska winters with mosquitos, large global Sunday school enrollments, Austro Hungarian interpreters, and a Mexican bee martin bird imitating a flower to lure bees.
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Alaska
Austria-Hungary
Mexico
Martin
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North-Western
Wisconsin Central Railway
Pyeks
Medius
Jane
C. L. Gates Hancock
Minn
Ceneg Bee Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Dept
Lake Street
Iromox Remedy CO
Detroit
Mich
D. MacFarlane
Ms Couch
Cure
Luncs
Australia
Big Island
John Bray
Melbourne
Australasia
Menzies’ Hotel
St. Regia
Upstate
Menzies
Bray
Hamburg
British Empire
Kilmer
Bright
Sidney
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