Local street and intersection notes list
A reader note lists various street intersections and addresses across the city including Franklin Avenue blocks 2 and 24 at Eleventh and Franklin down to 63 Veithard Huteling Avenue near California. The line also mentions Chestnut Pearl Sycamore and Union intersections, indicating a catalog of site references for navigation or mapping.
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Franklin
Mechanic
Pearl
Sycamore
Chestnut
Fifth
Wilron
Union
Reeves Pulley
Worka
Veithard Huteling Avenue
Stateouth
California
Blea Reunion and Big Four Route Train Special Rates
The notice promotes the Blea Reunion June 6 to 10 with listed attendees and officials. It stresses the Big Four Route offering special low rates for the reunion and for the National Educational Association Convention in Milwaukee, highlighting direct links from Cincinnati and Chicago regions and inviting inquiries to agents for full trip details.
Convention and travel specials for Baptist Young People's Union
Chattanooga conven tion July 15 19 routes from Big Four and Southern Railway offer one fare round trip. Through trains connect Cincinnati Louisville Asheville Hot Springs and Atlanta with special rates for the convention traveler. Contacts include A Whedon P T A Louisville and Wm H Tayloe A G P A Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Rig Four
Cincinnati
Central Union Depot
Louisville
Big Four
31st National Encampment G A R Buffalo Route details
The notice promotes the Bic Four Route for the 31st National Encampment of the G A R in Buffalo New York. It highlights a low one cent per mile rate for all parts of its system and superior through train service from major cities. Full information is available from any agent.
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Buffalo
Peoria
St. Louis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Dapton
Springfild C
Wbwessd
Y P and Co Convention Big Four Special Rates
Y P and Co announces a San Francisco convention July 7 to 12 with special low rates on its Big Four routes via Chicago St Louis and Peoria. The Big Four runs through trains from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis to St Louis and Peoria and from Cincinnati and Louisville to Chicago. Full information from agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Tenn
Cincinnati
New York
Poston
Bovis c. Cleve
Columbus
Detroit
Toledo
Sandusky
Chicago Benton Harbor
Louisville
Big Four
St. Laws
Peoria
Indianapolis
Dayton
Springfield
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Toronto
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Mars Signals and Galton’s Theories Stir Interest
The piece discusses Sir Francis Galton’s controversial view that Mars emits signals via light flashes. It outlines his observation method at Lick Observatory, the codified signals resembling dots and dashes, and the timing of elements from letters to paragraphs. It also tangentially touches on optics history and Charles II’s era in a broad, archival tone.
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Mars
Sir Francis Galton
Lick Observatory
Chicago
Ile
Flammarion
Lowell
Schiaparelli
Courthouse Shoeshine Gals Spark Office Romance
Two young women sold shoe polish at a Wichita courthouse and shined the shoes of male officials. Men with romance in the air patronized the pair, seen polishing boots and dressing the calves of county officers in a vivid courtyard scene.
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Wichita
Kan
Mackey
Denny
Geacon Wilson
Mr. Mackey
Curiosities in a Stump Unearth Odd Coins and Counterfeits
Marshfield Wisconsin boys Norman Decker and Anton Muelenbach found a copper coin of the Upper Bank of Canada dated 1550 a Spanish coin dated 18 gusto and a paper purporting to be a Georgia claim plus counterfeit plates and shin plasters during stump digging. They also found an old key and lock from Fleet Street’s Temple Church London weighed seven pounds and 18 inches long built by the Raigtts Ze ar in 3008.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Wis
Norman Decker
Anton Muelenbach
Upper Bank of Canada
David Dawson
State of Georgia
Abraham Barrett
United States
Temple Church
Fleet Street
London
Curious Funeral Traditions of the Rotterdam Tobacco Merchant
Klaes the Rotterdam tobacco merchant famed as the king of the smokers held a regal funeral. His will offered attendees ten pounds of tobacco and engraved Dutch pipes, with ashes poured into his grave. The coffin rested on Havana cedar lining and a pipe and matches were placed at the tomb. Some skeptics quipped about the need for light.
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Klaes
Rotterdam
Havana
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Citizens’ Phone
A. T. Morris
Columbus Star
Romanza Agency
Sycamore St
Jase. Cox
Attorney-At-Law
Eleck
Eset
Court House
J. A. Georges
Washington St
George’s
Washington Street
Noxrea
Jackaon
Washington
Meerey
Cannery
W. J. Beck
John Ruverkrooh
James Sibley
Mirthal— Wan. Schooler
W. F. Norton
J.he K. Rights
Ward
Collin
Frank Crump
Ben. Patterson
Herman Rost
W. W. Adams
Pen
Parker
Scheonove
Kih
al Stevens
Romine
Fiveeck
Geo
C. Moore
Hore
Joye
Led
T. Luis Cro Geiman
B. McEvenne
Taylorsaill Rich
Stucker
Taylorsville Union
Peter M. Danm
Colub City
W. N. Bradley
Newber Clay
Gus Mitler
Nortopsburg
Columins
M. V.' Jewell
Columbus Harrison
James Parks
Rockcreek
J. W. Wright
Grammer
Sandcreek
Great Benevolent Society
National Educational Association
Milwaukee
Bic
Bic Four
Bia Four Rours
Chattanooga
Tenn
Great Southern States
Southern Railway
Lines Leadi
Ng South
Ashe
Vestibute
Cin
Cinnati
Lanta
The
A. Whedon P. & T. A
Wm. H. Tayloe
Louisville, Ky
Tpworth League
Charles Stuart
Charles 1
England
France
Louis XIV
Cologne
British Museum
Charles
Charles II
Europe
Art Alana
Charley
Louis Republic
Smokers
U.S
C.a.snowé CO
Patent Office
F.C
Whitney
Bert Serf
Doane
Kansas
University of Kansas
Lawrence
New Journalism
Serf
Chan
Menaber
Seemless
Lie
Silverman’s
Cily
White House
Pgcio
NMC
Manca
Silk
Waisis
Bona
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