Postal system costs and Chicago terminal upgrade details
A Chicago Union Station rail terminal project showcases a massive 800 by 75 foot six story facility with 71 belt conveyors, 1,200 trucks, 15 elevators and a capacity of 8,000 tons of mail per day. The system speeds parcel post and mail handling, cutting loading times from 25–30 minutes to 3–5 minutes per truck, and includes aerial mail prospects and extensive mechanization.
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John’ Dickinson Sherman
Uncle Sam
Chicago
Oma Eolid
St. Paul
Post Office
New
Postal Savings Banks
Census Bureau
Federal
Loop
Britten
Illinois
M. Clyde Kelly
Pennsylvania
Congress
Henderson
Alaska
Stage
Pony Express
Railway Mail Service
Sian
Chicago Union Station
Robert H. Moulton
van Buren
Harrison Street
Canal Street
Chicago River
Union Station
Missouri
New York
Kentucky
United States
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Love and money clash in Wall Street tale
Old Caleb Sanderson opposes daughter Helen’s marriage to Ralph Young a Wall Street speculator. A financial crash leaves Ralph penniless, prompting Helen to insist on marriage despite poverty. Caleb then meets Ralph, accepts him, and offers partnership if Helen joins.
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Caleb Sanderson
Helen
Ralph Young
Ralph
Wall Street
Caleb
Avill
Lower Manhattan
Napoleon
Tie” Sanderson
Cid
Dora and the Bible Teach Early Rising
The article retells Dora refusing to rise, asking why she should and citing a Bible verse. Uncle Henry, a learned man, debates with Dora as she quotes Psalm 127:2 about it being vain to rise early, illustrating a playful moral about morning habits.
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Dora
Henry
Kasus City
Giant Among Birds in New Zealand Folklore
The Detroit News recounts 1838 whispers of a giant bird in New Zealand lore. Missionaries learned natives spoke of a bird larger than men once widespread, with one humanlike head and bodyguard, reportedly killed except for a lone survivor. A bone fragment sent to Europe reached Richard Owen, who claimed it belonged to a leg of a slow ostrichlike bird.
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New Zealand
Richa Owen
Owen
New Zeland
Out of Print Poetry Book Becomes Unlikely Success
A publisher's fire destroys a verse book once thought a failure. The insured loss pays every copy, boosting the author to rich gain. The anecdote from The Blu Lion and Other Essays notes such fortune is rare for poets.
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Blu Lion
Robe Lynd
Fearful Idaho Father Warns Sons Away From Thousand Springs
A south Idaho farmer distrusts his daughters marriages and, after learning his three daughters have begun new lives in Twin Falls Three Creek and nearby towns, begs them to move, finally warning to stay away from Thousand Springs in a wary family tale.
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Idaho
Twin Falls
Idah
Thousand Springs
Cursory Remarks About a Melon Thief at the Workhouse
Two colored men discuss a lodge offender sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse for stealing watermelons. One claims guilt and cites Mistah Cap Saunders catching him with the melon submerged under his arm. The other mocks the Cap and notes the captain’s remarks were described as purely cursory.
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Mose
Rastus
Uncle Eben Reflects on Cheap Music and Disturbing Plotheslines
Uncle Eben remarks that people now listen to cheap music and notes a settlement appeared dusty last Monday. He mentions something about distant Plotheslines aerials, implying perplexing or noisy developments nearby.
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Uncle Eben
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