Breaks All Records for Coast to Coast Rail Time
The H. P. Lowe special from New York to Los Angeles on August 7 completes the journey in 73 hours 21 minutes, averaging 42.8 mph over 2265 miles. Henry P. Lowe travels via Twentieth Century Limited and Santa Fe with Engineer Duggan, reaching LA 10 hours ahead of plan while his daughter’s death is reported en route.
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Atlantic
Pacific Coast
H. P. Lowe
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Henry P. Lowe
Engineering Company of America
New York
California
New York Central
Lake Shore
Chicago
Windy
Duggan
Dearborn Station
Joliet
Mississippi
Fort Madison
Towa
Missouri
Kansas City Union Depot
Kansas
Colorado
Rockies
la Junta
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Arizona
Glorieta Mountains
Seligman
Rocky Mountains
Mr. Lowe
Las Vegas
Nicholson
Lowe
Continental Divide
Mississippi Valley
San Irancisco
Harsh talk Over a Neighbor’s Dog Allegedly Harmless
A brief exchange records a neighbor pressuring to remove a dog perceived as troublesome. The owner defends the pup as harmless but notes no plans to keep it. The dialogue hints at underlying neighborhood tensions over pets.
The Race Question and Mob Law in Nineteenth Century Debate
A detailed argument discussing President Roosevelt's stance on mob law and lynching, race prejudice in the North and South, suffrage, and the role of education and character in improving race relations. It contrasts northern and southern policies, calls for lawful, swift punishment, and warns against social equality as a path to harmony.
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Roosevelt
Durbin
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Delaware
Kansas
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Philippines
South
McKinley
Booker T. Washington
White House
Indianola
North
Courts Offer Choice On Merger Decisons In U S
Federal courts allow the public two merger options while supporters push ahead with their scheme. Judges Thayer and Trochren may seek arbitration at The Hague. X Postmaster General Smith finds a loyal ally in Editor Smith of the Philadelphia Press.
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Smith
Editor Smith
The
Phiadelphia Press
Administration to draw color line in navy not conventions
The administration plans to set a color line in the navy but will defer drawing it in conventions. Secretary Root is relieved Miles is out of the way, a view not rare during Miles's active service. The democratic platform will win approval from Republican leaders when loyal Democrats abandon principle.
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Root
Miles
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Big Four President Ingalls a Maine Man in Harrison
A long paragraph mix notes on Hon M E Ingalls of Cincinnati and headlined by his Maine origins. It recalls his habit of visiting Harrison in his youth, his salary claim of ten thousand dollars a year, and a village loafer exchange about wealth and cheek. The piece then threads through assorted bits of humor, advertisements, and local quaint anecdotes including jokes, product pitches for Defiance Starch and Kra-No, and a joke about a Kentucky woman with a telephone baby crib.
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M. E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
Big Four
Maine
Harrison
Mr. Ingalls
Foot Comfort Cures Sore Sweating Feet in Iowa Ad
An Iowa advertisement jingle promotes E. Z. Foot Comfort for curing sore sweating and aching feet priced at 25 cents. It lists F. R. McCarthy of Jefferson, Iowa as seller. The source also notes a quip about a stubborn skeleton in the family closet.
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F. R. McCarthy
Jefferson
Iowa
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Tye
Iello
Bibb
Thayer
Trochren
Hague Tribunal
Gaines
Dean
Doan
Mre
Ells Morrison
Gaines, Pa
Rai
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Gatrsaure
Iln
Evurr Waurn
Isaac W. Stevens
Cambria
Mark Twain
John
Central
Christian Science
Eleanor
Defiance
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Lawrence Drug Co
Des Moines
Suel Medicine Coq Destines
Kentucky Mountains
Hank
Casey
O’rafferty
Murphy
Western
Escription
Hamilton
Madison County
Northwestern Land Co
Mitchell, &. D
Middleman’s Commission
S. M. Langworthy
Chdar
Dre. C. Mitchell
Marshall Oil
U. S
Marahalitowa
Savings Investment Company
D. N. Hunt
Redfield
South Dakota
Wheither
Kelley’s Land Agency. (Incorporated
Huron
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Big Sioux Valley
U.S
Sioux Falla
F. C. Whitehouse & CO
Reliable Land Firm
SODAK
Wheat Belt
Warland Land & Inv. Co
Sr Pact, Minx
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
St. Edward's Hall
P. O. Box
ST. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame University
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Conservatory of Mun
Sargent
Normal School of
ST. Mary's Academy
Yas
Dilet
Drageists
B. Vaxton CO
Boston
Mass
Columbus Ave
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