Age of Railways As Aids To World Commerce Gains
George H. Daniels argues that transport drives national wealth and prosperity. He cites U S productivity, global exports, and rapid railway exports as evidence of American influence. He notes locomotives and rails built in the United States power overseas networks from Japan to Russia and Britain. A Russian minister models trains after the New York Limited style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Commercial Congress
George H. Daniels
New York Central and Hudson River Railway
American Association of General Passenger Agents
Department of Commerce
Mulhall
United States
Great Britain
New York Press Association
Japan
China
Earth
Egypt
Pennsylvania
Oregon
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Port Arthur
Tokyo
Empire State Express
Ikaussia
Spain
Prince Michael Hilkeff
Russia
New York Central
Gas Trust in Chicago Robbing City and People
A fiery denunciation claims the Gas Trust drains city funds by charging $1 per 1,000 feet for gas while stifling growth, reducing jobs from 700 to about 40 with oil gas. It accuses bribery among lawmakers, targets hospitals, orphanages, churches, schools, and the elderly, and demands reform to end the monopoly and protect soldiers’ widows and orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas Trust
Chicago
People’s Gas Company
Europe
Springfield
Innocent Childhood Ends With Uncle Visit From California
A Kansas City Independent retelling recalls a mischievous boy named George Pillgarii who pelts an old man, his uncle from California, with mud and stones. The uncle reveals affection, gifts him a gold watch, and invites George to return to his California ranch, leaving what happened next a mystery.
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George
California
George Pillgarii
Benjamin Butternut
Little George
Benjamin
Little Gorgie
Georgie
Kansas City Independent
Corn is King in America and the Global Maize Tale
A wide survey traces maize origins across continents from Greece to Asia, with indigenous legends in the Americas and lunar planting myths in New England and the West. It describes corn as the United States’ great staple, its vast acreage, economic impact, and high historical yield, interwoven with notes on nutrition, farming practices, and curious cultural beliefs about corn and related foods.
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Mumboldt
Asia
America
Egypt
Nile
Paris
Chile
Middle West
Con
New England
West
United States
American
Iowa
Cora
John L. Wright
Leslie's Weekly
Atwater
Denver Republican
Adista
Woolle Enduring Boats Unearthed Near Nile
Archaeologists reveal near Nile boats nearly five millennia old in good condition proving wood’s timelessness alongside metal. Public health note claims one third of the mad ever recover. A casual remark credits a healthy stomach for good looks.
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Nile
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Luke P. Colleran
Voters OF Chicago
Big Ben
London
House of Commons
Greenwich
Memphis Scimitar
Leghorn
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