Good Roads at the Fair Show National League Exhibits
The National League For Good Roads displays three road styles at Jackson Park to urge better country thoroughfares financed by taxes. It features a ruined prairie road near Chicago and a model farm wagon stuck in mud to illustrate conditions. Prominent figures include Senator Manderson and Clem Studebaker. costs range from about $5,000 to $8,000 per mile. England keeps roads pristine as Navvies sweep and bag debris daily.
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Roy Stone
New York
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W. Allerton
Chicago
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Indiana
Chaunce
Telford
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League
Wide Tire Use Hailed to Protect Roads and Wagons
A highway manual argues wide wagon tires reduce road wear on dirt and gravel routes. It advises 4 to 6 inch tires for farm wagons, notes axle length changes, and promotes gradual adoption via adjustable tires and neighborly persuasion. The piece contrasts benefits with objections about ruts and cost.
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Highway Manual of
New York
If We Had Good Roads in England and Boston
A Boston Globe piece discusses Shorland's 428 miles in 24 hours on a bicycle and Bidlake's 410 miles as a benchmark. It argues prepared roads would boost travel ease and public economy, predicting future self locomotion via steam and electricity and wider access to roads for all.
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Bidlake
Stephanie
Boston
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Boston Globe
Ah She May Put On Airs Now But I Remember No Horse
A retrospective quip compares present pretensions to a past lacking horse or carriage. The remark evokes social aspiration and change, framed as a humorous memory of earlier, simpler status.
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Mary Smith
Gloucestershire
London
Duel Outside Antwerp Station Ends In Water Fight
Two Liege gentlemen, after sightseeing, quarrelled in a cafe near the Antwerp railway station. A cafe owner offered each a portable water pipe and suggested a duel with douches since no deadly weapons were kept. The rivals drenched each other with cold water, then shook hands and left to change.
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Women vote marked in New Haven election year
In New Haven on Sept 18 two hundred one women voted under a new law, electing a reform school committee. Mrs Alexander Troup was first at the polls. Seven thousand five hundred ninety seven votes were cast, more than double the usual tally.
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