The West Transformed by Rails and Gentile Influx
A sweeping look at how railroads altered the West from a land of cowboys and outlaws to irrigated gardens and booming cities. Utah, Idaho, and California are cited as examples where Gentile influx, modern industry, and rapid urban growth reshaped society, politics, and culture beyond the old frontier myth.
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Thompson
Angels
Red Man
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
West
Abraham
New Yorker
Idaho
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Middle West
Fred Dubois
Dubois
Salt Lake
Salt
Luke
Great West
Central Pacific
Wyoming
Oregon
Los Angeles
Halcyon
Union
Jackson’s Hole
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Portland
Seattle
Red Man Proves Himself a Fine All Around Athlete
A historical profile praises Red Man as a versatile athlete excelling in track, football, boxing, and more. It notes Carlisle Indians producing standout quarterbacks Hudson Johnson and Mount Pleasant, the giant guard Hawley Perce, kicker Pierce, and mammoth John Middlesky, highlighting enduring legends of Native American athletic prowess and endurance.
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Carlisle
Hudson
Johnson
Mount Pleasant
Hag
Mount Pleasants
Sam
Hawley iPerce
Yale
Harvard
Pierce
John Middlesky
James J. Jeffries
A Knotty Problem Stirs Talk of Worker Plight
Elizabeth Magie of Chicago discusses the dire condition of girl workers in big cities. She recalls a railroad tale of a man who sacrifices his own ticket to trick officials, illustrating how small schemes echo larger social issues. The tale ends with a train crew arguing over a torn corner ticket.
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Elizabeth Magie
Chicago
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Indianapolis Star
Pasadena horse show set for March 7 to 9
Tournament of Roses underway boosts enthusiasm for the annual horse show to be held at Tournament Park in Pasadena on March 7 8 and 9. Southern California association directors met Saturday to finalize arrangements and seek public backing for a highly successful event.
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Pasadena
Tournament Park
Southern California, Association
San Bernardino Council Adopts Advertising and Sign Limit Ordinance
The San Bernardino city council bans lacking advertising matter about streets and restricts signs to extend no more than two feet from buildings. The city attorney is ordered to draft an ordinance to require property owners to channel roof water to gutters without sidewalk flooding. Interwoven in the text is a stray animal dialogue and a promotional line urging readers to send an Independent to eastern friends to advertise Corona.
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Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Missouri
San
Francisco
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate
San Bernardino
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