British Engineer Boothby’s Africa to Andes Railroad Trek
Basill Tanfield Boothby, a British engineer with 13 years in Africa, arrived in America en route to England after building Uganda’s railway and fighting hostile tribes. He recalls four years fighting Wakikno and Massai, and later attempted a Buenos Aires to Valparaiso crossing and a Shanghai Nanking line with a 200 mile stretch costing about 10 million dollars. The stories include lion hunting, water poisonings, and high altitude passes.
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Basill Tanfield Boothby
Tropics
America
England
Uganda
Africa
British Foreign Office
Mombassa
Boothby
Walton Harrison
Harrison
Andes
South America
Buenos Ayres
Valparaiso
Boothhby
Chillan
China
Internal Customs Bureau
Sir Robert Hart
Shanghai-Nanking
Chinese Imperial Railways
Chicago's Great Subway A 45 Mile Freight Network
The Chicago freight subway is a 45 mile underground network beneath streets, built to speed freight flows and reduce street congestion. At depths of 25 to 40 feet, every surface street, intersection, and name is mirrored underground to move depot to depot, warehouse to factory, and merchant to consumer. The project cost about 30 million dollars, aiming to gain time for Chicago's busy commerce.
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Chicago
China Builds Railroads Through Major Chinese Lines
China resumed through traffic on the Manchurian railways. The Hsuinmintun Mukden line was redeemed for 1,666,000 dollars. The Shanghai Nankin line extended to Chinkiang with completion expected near Nankin. The Kalgan railway progressed with first section opened around September 46 199 percent. Chenturg Taidan branch of Pekin Hankow opened December 6 after three years and three months of construction. A Whalfeng to Chenchou branch opened earlier, Canton Kowloon railway construction also advancing rapidly.
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China
Hsuinmintun Mukden
Shanghai-Nankin
Chinkiang
Nankin
Kalgan
Chenturg-Taidan
Pekin-Hankow
Whalfeng
Chenchou
Canton-Kowloon
Visions of the Soldiers' Home and Its Veteran Inhabitants
A visitor explores the Minnehaha Falls adjacent soldiers' home, where old soldiers across services share war memories, humor, and camaraderie. The piece highlights daily life, nursing, and the enduring duty of the government to care for these veterans through stories of Gettysburg, Nashville, and Antietam.
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Minnehaha Falls
Minnehaha Creek
Fort Knelling
Mississippi
Wasted Advice on a Sidewalk Exchange
A brief sidewalk dialogue shows one person urging praise for a wife’s new hat while the other quips that his wife has no new hat. The exchange ends with a rueful smile and a light mood.
Booming Ahead in a Five Million Dollar Venture
A brisk exchange reports a founder bragging on progressing a five million dollar company. The dialogue highlights choosing a cable address and arranging stationery while awaiting the crucial price for office space.
Campaign Year Debate Drifts Toward Codfish Barrel
A grocery orator asks "Whither are we drifting" while a grocer quips the codfish barrel is empty after last night's debate. The exchange hints at campaign fatigue and symbolic shortages during a tense year.
Real Life Scenes and Sentimental Proposals
Quotations depict a man taking home Jimburger cheese and his wife eating Minburger on the anniversary of their engagement. The exchange centers on affection and small domestic moments as a couple recalls past milestones.
Chaplain Smith Central to Access at the Home
At a military home an officer notes Chaplain Smith’s access and detailed knowledge of the men. The chaplain knows each man’s history from birth and is central to gathering information, yet he avoids sharing his own past. Col. Francis Kittle is also a notable figure at the home.
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Chaplain Smith
Minnesota
Col
Francis Kittle
Parlous Times Quip on Office Hours and Trust
A witty remark contrasts brief after hours effort with longer stays. The speaker notes that ten minutes after office hours may impress, while fifteen minutes risks suspicion of manipulating finances. The exchange reflects cautious attitudes toward work ethics and integrity.
If Bryan Is Elected The Commoner Subscription Mentioned
In a brief exchange the speakers reference a subscription list to the Commoner and caution about trusting friends if Bryan wins election. The dialogue hints at political maneuvering and media ties without detailing candidates or events.
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Bryan
Police Methods in Warsaw Satirized by Arrests on a Name
A Warsaw police action arrests all men named Malicki after a rumor links one to the Hautke murder. They herd hundreds of Malickis into cells while relatives deny involvement, sparking satire as a Gogol like critique of bureaucratic methods and a threat of mob justice.
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Sherlock Holmes
Warsaw
Hautke
Malicki
Malickis
Mr. Hautke
Malicikis
Gogol
Admiral Beresford's Tales of Sea Terms and Distances
The Strand Magazine recounts Lord Charles Beresford’s humorous stories about lay officials in office. One tale has a lord of the admiralty replying to a disaster report for use of bad language. Another civilian lord questions chart distances, then learns two inches on the chart equate to 4,000 miles at sea.
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Charles Beresford
Admiralty
Strand Magazine
House of Commons
Charles
Julius Caesar Calendar Reform Mentioned in Class
A classroom moment notes Julius Caesar reformed the calendar and prompts debate on his motives. The class questions whether he was a shrewd politician focused on harmless issues.
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Julius Caesar
From Sister's Viewpoint Says Perspective Shapes Value
A wry observer notes that spending 10 cents on one sister is stinginess while spending the same on another girl is rigorous extravagance, illustrating how viewpoint alters judgment in everyday choices.
Artist Ferdinand Earle and his alleged soul mate return to U.S.
New York artist Ferdinand Pinney Earle Jr. who left his wife for his so called soul mate, Miss Julian Kuttner, has returned to America with his spouse. The wife had secured a divorce in France and the pair wed in Italy prior to coming back.
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Ferdinand Pinney Earle, Jr
New York
France
Julian Kuttner
Italy
America
Stolen horse returns home after escape from thieves
Dandy Dan, a fifteen-year-old pet horse of Moffett Livery, escaped thieves who stole a light top buggy and harness from West Van Buren Street. The horse rapped on a stable door with his hoof, woke the night foreman and an officer, then returned to his box stall with a foam coat and no harness. The buggy was found at West Van Buren Street and Western Avenue.
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Dandy
Dan
Moffett Livery Company
Chicago Daily News
van Buren Street
Western Avenue
Comtesse de Monteil Captured By Nice Police
Police in Nice arrest a hotel thief calling herself the Comtesse de Monteil. In her bedroom they find 4,000 francs in gold and notes and jewels valued at 20,000 francs. She owns a Paris flat in Cite Gaillard occupied seven years and winters on the Riviera.
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Nice
Comtesse de Monteil
Comitesse de Monteil
Paris
Cite Gaillard
Cannes
Riviera
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Gettysburg
Rade
Nashville
Bill
Hood
Jim
New York Regiment
Andy
Nesota
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Paddy
Simms
Raltar
Marine Corps
Gibraltar
Alabama
Liverpool
Winslow
Kearsarge
Commodore Porter
North Carolina
Vicksburg
Tuscarora
Quaker City
Constellaton
Kittle
Sully
Sam Schofield
Antietam
Infantry
Navy
Thomas Alton
Samuel W. Schofield
E. J. Davis
Patrick Carroll
Peter M'Keenan
Ferdinand Ehele
Julia Iakuttnete
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