Skyscrapers While You Wait by William A Johnston
A vivid portrait of rapid steel frame skyscraper construction, from Pittsburgh mills to New York pits, detailing derricks, crews, and relentless pace. It celebrates American innovation and the daring ironworkers who race to raise a city skyward.
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William Allen Johnston
Manhattan
Beengerd
Pennsylvania Steel
Cape Town
Johannesburg
South Africa
London
New York
Pittsburg
Bethlehem
Ann
Metropolitan Tower
Streats
Singerhorn
Oregon
Mata
Thirteenth Street
Katie
New Orleans
Vancouver
Plains
Harlem
Famous criminals who obtain reprieves
The piece recalls public sympathy for inmates like Daisy Lord and Mrs Maybrick, noting mass petitions and dramatic appeals. It highlights Home Secretary and judicial tensions, describing Holloway Prison scenes and large scale signatures, including MPs and many women, in the Maybrick case.
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Stock Exchange Itsl
Home Secretary
Liverpool
Lancashire
Royal Artillery
Wark
Justice Darling
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Scotland
England
Jessie Macpherson
Sandyford Place
McLachlan
Penge
Staunton
Justice Hawkins
Edward Clarke
Stauntons
Home
Richard Cross
Ingen
Harcourt
Daisy Lord
House of Commons
Holloway Prison
Home Office
Miss Kitty Iron
Pneumatic tire invention sparks century dispute
A historical look traces credit for the pneumatic tire between R W Thomson who patented a belt filled tire in 1845 and John Dunlop who, aided by Harvey du Cros, developed the practical venturing tire in 1888 amid Irish and bicycle industry upheaval.
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Rod. Meewsy
Enghiad
Harvey du Cros
Dunlop
Thomson
France
United Kingdom
Ireland
Edinburgh
R. W. Thomson
John Dunlop
Davies
Dunlops
Belfast
du Bros
Bolater
Praying Against Time in the U S House Prayers
Washington Times recounts a long pause in the House when the chaplain prayed amid a missing journal. Journal clerk rushes in with the book after fifteen minutes, prompting the Speaker to order the prior day’s journal read. The anecdote underscores delays while the House boots up for business.
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Washington Times
United States
House
Coudrey
House of Representatives
Ani
Bree
Incoherence in Storm and Coal Yard Voices
An eerie verse fragment describes a storm tossed ore boat hold with roaring fires and sweating workers. It contrasts brutal labor with nonchalant smoking and jests amid Lake Superior’s fury, then shifts to a light schoolroom quip about a girl nicknamed Postscript and a Valencia onion yield note.
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Lake Superior
Harry Kemp
American
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Chicago
Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition
Johnny
Adeline Moore
Valencia
Spain
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