Great Railroad King James J Hill’s expansive control and ambitions
A profile of James J Hill, lading Great Northern and allied lines with J. P. Morgan, detailing his reach across railroads, his Atlantic to Pacific dream, and early life. The piece also surveys Hill’s influence on transport, finance, and the broader railroad network, including the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul venture.
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James J Hill
Great Northern
Erie
Burlington
Northern Pacific
J. P. Morgan
Atlantic
Pacific
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Mr. Hill
Tie
Q Canada
St Paul
St. Paul and Pacific
Cireat Northern
Great Stheg
Orient
Till
The Telephone Girl A Visit to a Central Exchange
The article describes the daily and nightly workload at a large city telephone exchange. It notes about 200 women handle calls in the day and a fifth at night on Sundays, with roughly 350 operators and related staff on duty to keep instant connections possible for customers.
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Ako
Keepig
John Shoe Snay
Wnemeo
Telephone Exchange in a Busy City Office
A vivid scene describes a large telephone exchange with about sixty female operators at work. A male chief operator oversees the floor while switchboards line the walls and a central board handles rush traffic. The piece highlights the human patience and frustration of patrons and the diligent service of operators.
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Brogva
Snes
Crushed Her Claims In City Office Humor Breaks Tense Moment
A woman filed a complaint about quarters rates on her property with a city office. The clerk questioned the alleged payment, leading to a light exchange about a past marriage. The scene shifts to a note on vegetable origin pigments used in dyes, including madder varieties gamboge and Indian lake derived from trees in Ceylon and Bengal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bina
London
France
Holland
Turkey
Ceylon
Indian Lake
Beogal
Slam
Antiquity of Druggista Scales Revealed in Excavations
Ancient scales like modern pharmacist balances were found among objects from digs near Thebes and shown in London. The finely finished beam spans about four and a half inches, reflecting early scientific tool design. The fragmentary text hints at social observations on fairness in conversation and personal perception.
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Thebes
London
Exports of the Farm Proportion Shift in Favor of Manufacturing
A 1900 bulletin from the agricultural department shows exports of agricultural merchandise at 69.04 percent of total exports in the year ending June 30 1906, down from higher shares in earlier decades as manufactured goods surged. The report traces long term trends from 1880 onward and notes the dramatic rise of non agricultural exports. It also laments the decline of traditional Navajo blankets praising their craft while describing current cheaper production and the potential loss of the old weaving secret.
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United States
LSS
Unusual Exhibition Between Two Men at Rail Station
A Baltimore News item recalls a train station scene in which an elderly man and a younger athletic man, both Americans, share a surprising farewell hug before the younger man departs westward. The piece contrasts American attitudes toward affection among men with other cultures' norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Itin
Americins Oje
America
United States
Africa
Baltimore News
OLD NAVAJO BLANKETS GONE RARE AND PRICEY
Dr. W. H. Work of Charlestown returned from Arizona with several Navajo blankets but laments the scarcity and changed make due to Navajos being less provident. He notes the blankets are not what they used to be and become almost priceless.
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W. H. Work
Charlestown
Arizona
Old London reviewed and visions of Hogarths time in Newgate
The piece imagines a biographi cal panorama of 18th century London around Newgate blending scenes of Wyseh Street Holywell and Temple Bar with crowded streets, stage costumes, highwaymen, and the era’s fashions while musing on measles experiments by Dr Jolles and a vivid collage of city life. It mentions the Pall Mall Gazette and broader notes on imperial administration and public affairs.
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George Eli
Tregarth
Jack Sheppard
Newgate
Bristol
Chester
Wyceh Street
Newcastle Street
Holywell Street
Strand
Temple Bar
Athens
Sara
Hogarth
Charlotte
Sau
Fambenus
Woman who discovered silk changed world
A narrator praises women for silk invention credit to a Chinese empress Lee Helg around 2800 BC. The editor quips about progress while a proverb about ambition and effort closes the playful reflection.
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Lee Helg
Chicago ministers urge opening City Council sessions with prayer
Chicago Methodist ministers lobby for prayers at the start of City Council meetings urging officials to begin sessions with a prayer, reflecting a push for religious observance in local government proceedings.
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Chicago
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James J. Till
Nike
Central
John Doe
Richard Roe
John
Richard
Niles
the Telephone Exchange
Old London
Albert Josias
Joss
Pall Mall Gazette
Senate
House
Thos. P. Cleaves
James C. Courts
Militacy Academy
Pension Cicac
Fifty-fifth Congress
Pekin
United States Legation
Chaffee
Temple of Agriculture
Forbidden City
Ninth Infantry
Edgar B Roberts
Manila
Roberts
Philippines
MacArthur
San Francisco
Far East
Pension Bureau
Bureau
Sharpers
Washington
Do Hs
Cpt
Dedotenma
Pier Vastett
Meinl
Mexico
Canada
Luis Cetin
Othe Pocedenta
KE Paso
Andrew Johnsen
Amt
Sternberg
Hongkong
Shanghai
Bombay
Rio de Janeiro
Sal
City of Mexico
New York
Charles H Allen
Porto Rico
State Department
Irench
English West Indies
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