The Late Edwin Abbey and His Art
After years of ill health Edwin Abbey achieved wide honors in American and British art, notable for his Royal Academy ties and prolific illustration. He painted coronation scenes and murals, with a cautious, workmanlike method, admired for detail and narrative power across galleries, books, and public spaces.
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Edwin Abbey
The
Nations Academy of Design
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Royal Academy
Societe Nationale Des Heux Arts
Institut de France
Royal Academy of Bavaria
Pennsylvania
Benjamin West
Pennsylvania Academy of Wine Arts
New York
Harper Publications
Uneper
Gorkaigne
Wammotta
Abbey
Gustave Doro
Whihy Vedder
Lago
Edwin Booth
Rosalind
Modjeska
Abbey Os
Rusticus
Rembrandt
Banning Cock
Great Britain
Ireland
George
Mary
Pennsys
Vania Academy of Fine Arts
Nees Victoria
Wert
Leslie
Artista’ Cricket Club
London
Arts
Athenagum
Reform
Century Club
Miller
Broadway
Worcestershire
Morgan Hall
Fairford
Gloucestershire
Lurge
Galahad
Royal Exchange
Hare
Harrisburg
Kingabury
Caesar
Britain
England
The Problem of the Passenger Transportation
The article notes passenger transport serves dual roles: intercity travel and urban movement within cities. It emphasizes the significance of moving travelers from home to interurban points and from arrival points to final destinations, quoting an Engineering Record editorial on the transportation problem.
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Pol
Engineering Record
Abandoned Railroads Show Widespread 1910 Decline
The San Francisco Chronicle cites The Railroad Men's Magazine listing eighty one U S abandoned lines in 1910 Eighteen rails removed and thirty four not in operation Many examples include the Mecia and Torch Lake Railroad Michigan once used for ore transport and the Forest City and Gettysburg Railroad in Pennsylvania The Kentucky Northern linked to Only eight miles and unprofitable with losses in 1908 leading to abandonment A Cincinnati rail group saw rails removed or absorbed by larger lines.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Seventh Avenue
McAdoo
Herald Square
Lackawanna Terminal
Hoboken
Grand Central Terminal
Manhattan
89Th Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Delano
Wabash Railroad
United States
San Francisco Chronicle
Railroad Men's Magazine
Mecia and
Torch Lake
Michigan
Calumet and Heela Mining Company
Calumet
Lake Linden
Forest City
Gettysburg
Kentucky Northern
Since
Louisville and Atlantic Railroad
Wiseat
Cincinnati
Nickel steel alloy balances compensate chronometer errors
The article explains temperature effects on chronometer rates and how balance materials like steel and brass give compensation only at fixed temperatures. It notes the secondary error between these points and how watchmakers seek corrections. Guillaume proposed a nickel steel alloy method to correct the secondary error in balances.
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Guillaume
Extraordinary Quebec Name Shapes Noted Jurist Honore Achille
The piece recalls Charles Gervais and his family who chose the remarkable name Honore Hippolyte Achille for their first son born in Rouville Quebec around 1863. It traces Gervais lineage, studies, and his rise to a leading Quebec lawyer and politician, later appointed as a judge after cabinet near-misses.
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Charles Gervais
Rouville
Quebec
Honore Hippolyte Achille
Honore
Vais
Canada
New France
Gervis
Brodeur
Prefontaine
Beland
French War Minister Berteaux’s Stock Firm Controversy
The French minister of war, killed in an air crash, once led Berteaux et Cie stock brokers. After taking office, military clients swarmed for advice on investments, turning the firm into a tool for discipline. A Paris journal noted a minor hitch when Corporal Tiou was arrested after offering a point.
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M. Berteaux
Berteaux Et Cie
Paris
Tiou
Berteaux Et Cie Commission
Immigrant Pat Seeks Fortune in New World Tale
In old Castle Garden days a bright Irishman, Pat, arrives in New York dreaming of easy money. He pockets a five dollar gold piece after spotting a shining coin on the sidewalk, then gives it to a blind beggar saying he will stay busy collecting coins he can’t see.
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Castle Garden
New York
Sey
New World
America
Pat
Tody Hamilton
Uniform minds and faces from American schools stirred debate
A public address linked school education to physical change, suggesting uniform facial features across immigrant groups. The piece cites studies by Franz Bons and Maurice Fishberg, notes American environment shaping descendants, and recounts observations from German visitors and European scholars.
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Gaynor
New York
New York Times
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Admiral Evans
University Club
Europe
Hvans
Franz Bons
Columbia University
Maurice Fishberg
Fishberg
Bons
Italy
Brom
Professor Boas
America
Pishberg
Shipboard life on a liner contrasts past romance with modern travel
The passage recalls gossiping couples aboard a large ship, noting a tight knit crew and social games as the voyage conquers time. It contrasts old sea journeys with contemporary liner life, highlighting changed manners, hotel services, and leisure options while celebrating variety at sea.
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Toom
Parsons
Warren Hastings
India
England
Bombay
Ceylon
Elysee Palace
Grace in Golf Duncan the Most Attractive Player to Watch
Grace in golf hails George Duncan as a compact, athletic figure with flawless rhythm and power. The article extols his natural style, rigorous study, and readiness to learn, praising his influence on golf technique and the sport’s future.
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Hether
George Duncan
Aberdeen
P. A. Vaile
Duncan
Mr. Vaile
Im Hs
Thore
The Chesterfield Rule on Speaking Plainly in Books
The essay laments writers who overload text with allusions and quotes. It argues authors should speak plainly for readers, avoiding learned ostentation and assuming a reader's linguistic equipment. A book should reveal the author’s personality while serving readers’ benefit.
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Ord
Chesterfield
Cheaterfield
Wall Colors And Light Reflectance Revealed By German Tests
German experiments show wall reflectance varies by color from 6 percent for dark blue to 70 percent for pale white. Pale yellow and pale orange reflect notably more light, while gloss and varnish raise overall reflection.
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Germany
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