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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
6
An essay cites the midwestern railroad’s shipshape upkeep and clean, uniform ballast as public confidence builders. It contrasts two ornament methods, praising the first for context-sensitive, artistic rail work and noting its scarcity despite beauty and economy.
The article outlines the railroad’s rapid response to a death special run. It describes the quick mobilization from the passenger department to the general superintendent, master mechanic, and dispatcher, planning for a 225 mile route with all stations, tracks, and conditions considered. Momentum and precise timing drive the operation.
A Civil War veteran with a wooden leg once kept pace with a southbound express, prompting a planter to lampoon rail service in the Rapier newspaper. The anecdote, told at a recent dinner by General Grant, highlights public frustration with the slow railroad line.
A Teheran dispatch reports Russia and Britain backing the Kajar dynasty and restricting Masud Mirza's claim while the shah may flee to Russia. Separately Turkish forces amass near Uramiah and occupy Azerbijan districts, seizing salt mines and crown revenues as Persian unrest spreads. Persian laborers strike at Enzeli blocking Russian ships. Persian groups seek German protection to reorganize the army.
In Frankfurt Thiergarten a puma brutally attacks and kills her newborn, startling the other animals. A German keeper reports the incident as the mother shows a sudden violent temper and fearsome aggression, prompting separation of the litter.
The Kaenhigsburg castle near Schlettstadt in Lower Alsace, a relic of feudal times, has been restored by order of the German emperor after its 1899 seizure. Completion by Prof. Bodo Iebbhardt followed a grand ceremony with the emperor and empress, plus Alsace officials and representatives from federal councils present.
Dowager Queen Maria Pia of Portugal is described as daughter sister wife mother and grandmother to kings. Daughter of Victor Emmanuel she is sister to Humbert and Amadeo and aunt to Amadeo and the current Italian king. She married Luis I in 1862 and is grandmother to Charles and Manuel.
Bishop F W Oldham spoke at Grace W Episcopal church as part of a Chicago Methodist Social Union event. He described life in the Malay Archipelago with a coastal house setup and breakfast fish fishing from bed. He noted church schools rising from 13 to over 4,000 pupils and urged a new college there.
Elbert Hubbard recalls a near end lecture before 1000 inmates at a state asylum when an old woman cried out My God I cant stand this nonsense any longer The superintendent replied that her remark was the first sign of returning sanity.
A Woman's Era argues the twentieth century belongs to women with few exceptions. It asserts women can do anything as well as men and often better.
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