A Dash to the Pole Chapter Opens With Meeting
In a Chicago Pullman compartment, Royal Sterne meets Jack Hardy, Fred Ball, and a silent sixth man as they discuss a Greenland expedition and the North Pole. An unknown traveler, Prof Wilder, enters and hints at American leadership in polar exploration.
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Lincoln Park
Royal Sterne
Institute of Technology
Boston
Far
Northwest
Jack Hardy
West
Kansas City
Chicago
Mr. Vanderlyn
Hardy
Frederick Ball
Sterne
Greenland
Pole
San Francisco
Roval
North Pole
Nansen
Amelia
Prof. Wilder
The Arctic Dream a Balloon Journey to the Pole
In a Rockford workshop six men plan a secret expedition to reach the north pole. Sergt Williwig with Greely and Lockwood credentials guides debate depots balloon airship and the risks of return. Royal Sterne Jack Hardy Frederick Ball and Prof Wilder prepare a Brobdignagian aluminum balloon voyage with hidden stakes and a Chicago sponsor.
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North Pole
Franklin
Lockwood
Greely
Lieut. Lockwood
Sergt
Williwig
Serat
Willtwig
Franz Joseph Land
Royal Sterne
North Polé
Chicago
Bostom
Jack Hardy
Royal
Africa
Vesuvius
British America
Cape Horn
Maria
Frederick Ball
Rockford
Prof. Wilder
Jack
Mr. Hardy
Atlantic Ocean
North Pole Airship Dream Attracts Trio Of Backers
A discussion in a seating room reveals plans for a polar expedition by airship. Jack Hardy jokes about funding, a tutor yearns to witness the pole, and a Chicago merchant offers support. Sergt Willtwig raises the Hennepin Aluminum airship as a potential means to reach the north pole.
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Jack Hardy
North Pole
Chicago
Science
Sergt. Willtwig
Airship scheme sparks Arctic voyage plot
Inventor proclaims a completed airship and challenges skeptics as a polar expedition moves forward. A waiting crew debate risks, while a powerful patron funds the project and rivals press for access, threatening the test launch. The improvised craft features high fins, a central cabin, and electric storage advances.
A Sioux Exploit by Edward E. Ellis
Cavalry scouts near Pine Ridge in January 1891 witness a bold Sioux maneuver during a firefight. An Indian calmly approaches Private Gardner’s horse, draws no attention from the pursuing men, and uses calculated patience to claim the animal before retreating, while the riders fire in vain.
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Pine Ridge
Wharton
Capt. Dunmore
Gardner
How Eddy Came to Us
A newsboy Eddy sells papers in all weather, later becomes an office boy, and after his friend Slumpy dies, Eddy donates his savings to fund Slumpy’s funeral. The paper proprietor witnesses Eddy’s kindness, awards him a chance, and Eddy’s savings go to his bank.
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Eddy
Wilson
Marvin
Mr. Wilson
Slumpy
Great Preparations of the Wilder airship
Five months of trials have built high expectations among a small group of bold men regarding the Hennepin airship, known as the Wilder craft, as it advances through multiple tests and preparations for a planned flight.
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Hennepin
Grit Admired Despite Actions The Suspect’s Part
A fragment recalls how people mourned differently as no one could deny the grit of the fellow, regardless of his deeds or the help he gave. The speaker notes collective admiration amid somber loss and unresolved judgment.
How to Endorse Checks Promptly and Safely
A Baltimore Journal of Commerce article outlines best practices for endorsing checks. It warns against blank endorsements as they allow bearer-style cashing and loss risk. It recommends "deposit only to the credit of" or "collect for account" to limit title transfers and enable recovery if banks fail. Delays in cashing are risky due to possible bank failure, attachment, or death of the drawer.
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Baltimore Journal of Commerce
Massachusetts
One Way for a Star to Brighten
Director Keeler of the Allegheny Observatory reported the recent Auriga star discovery but clouded skies and Pittsburg smoke hinder observation. He suggested the new star may result from crustal disruption exposing molten interior, a common process that can make an existing body appear newly visible.
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Keeler
Allegheny Observatory
Pittsburg
Nevada Road Agents and the Great Train Robberies
A San Francisco Chronicle account details Nevada highwaymen led by Jack Davis, their methods, notable trials, and the 1870 Hunter’s Crossing train robbery. It recounts arrests, Judge Downey and Sheriff Kinrade efforts, Davis’s eventual capture, pardoning, and a final fatal confrontation ending his career.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Nevada
Jack Davis
Comstock
Placerville
Heuness
Dutch Flat
Reese River
Humboldt
Esmeralda
Baldy Green
Jack Harris
al Wate
Moscaren Pitcher and Love
Silver City
Arris
Haynes
Waterman
Wells, Fargo & Co
Great Express Company
Virginia City
Waymenty
Avis
Squeers
Cockerill
Flowery
Six- Mile Canyon
Davis
Central Pacific
Virginia and
Truckee
Reno
A. J. Davis
John Sauders
T. P. Cockerill
James Gilchrist
K. A. Jones
J. KE. Chapman
J. ©. Roberts
E. B. Parsons
Chapman
San Francisco
Jones
Sierra
R. A. Jones
Capital House
J. Enriques
Hunter’s Crossing
Verdi
Jontés
Verdty
Hunter’s Bridge
United States
Edwards
K.no
Downey
Key
Kincade
Washoe
Merrow
Vis
Con
Artemus
Cty
Chronometry and marvels from the era’s science and oddities
A wide array of feats and curiosities is described, from Prof. Boys’ chronometric experiments using a bullet, tuning forks, and revolving mirrors to measure time and capture motion. The piece also surveys remarkable inventions, natural wonders, and oddities from around the world, including footwear, tropical plants, and unusual animals, interspersed with brief biographical notes and snapshots of life.
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Jewelers
Royal Society
John Harrison
C. V. Boys
London Institute
Shepard
Boys
Anne
Lord Rayleigh
Physicians Are Poor Penmen and Prescriptions Baffle Drugists
A Chicago Tribune report describes doctors’ illegible handwriting baffling druggists. Clerks recount frequent deciphering errors and dangerous risks, noting carelessness and affectation. One West Side pharmacist recalls a brother physician whose scripts were readable only at his own store, a scheme once tied to his practice.
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Chicago Tribune
West Side
Baby Language Language of babies as imagined by foundling matron
The Philadelphia Press quotes a foundling institution matron who imagines babies if left to themselves would invent a concise built language. She notes soft sounds and gestures would form most of communication and that their faces and movements express pleasure disgust love or hate without much talking.
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Philadelphia Press
North End Women’s Literary Club Ends In Row
Detroit Free Press notes the North End Women’s Literary Club fell apart at its first meeting after a quarrel over the question Who is the Master of Modern Fiction. A member rejected it as domestic and claimed her husband is the man, leading to a disruptive ending.
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Roberts
Gilchrist
Davis
Jones
Jack Davis
Hamilton Brothers
Eureka
Nevada
Eugene Blair
Jimmy Brown
Blair
Hamilton
Brown
Detroit Free Press
North End
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Tenn
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Japan
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Pepens
Oxford County
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Eng
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Peru
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Ceylon
Patti
Wales
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Spiti
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