Mono rail system eyed to speed Newark link
Baltimore inventor Howard Tunis unveils a single rail monorail aimed at Jersey City to Newark service with speed claims of 150 miles per hour and potential 10 minute Newark trip. Backers include John H Stalin and Charles S Smith. tests at Jamestown and talks of franchise rights and underwritten bonds.
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Howard Hansel
Tunis
New York
Windsor Hill
Baltimore
John H. Stalin
Charles Stewart Smith
Woodbury Langdon
Rapid Transit Commission
Jersey City
Newark
Trenton
Stalin
Langdon
Smith
Railrde
Wall Street
Mono-Road
Exposition Grounds
Jamestown
Howard Hansel Tunis
George S. Rice
Key City
New Enterprise
Jersey Cities
New Jersey
South America
Norfolk
Immigration Inspectors Test Immigrants at Boston Port
Dr M W Safford and Dr Hugo B C Reimer examine thousands of newcomers at Long Wharf Boston. They screen for disease and physical defects, spotting tricks like concealed wounds and fake citizenship schemes while evaluating self support and fitness for entry into the United States.
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Boston
Uncle Sam
M. W. Safford
Hugo B. C Reimer
United States
Safford
Dr. Reimer
Long Wharf
Promised Land
Water Front
Dr. Riemer
When I Get Real Rich I Shall Have a Private Dentist
A man with a toothache explains why, if ever he becomes really wealthy, he will hire a private dentist. He notes the distress of sharing a chair, the pitying gaze of others in the waiting room, and the distraction of seeing another patient cared for ahead of him. He values solitude and focused care to avoid the jarring experience.
Doctor Bicycle Cop Uses Pulse Tests On Speeders
In Blank county a young doctor turned bicycle policeman tests speeding drivers by pulse rate. A recent arrest showed a 114 pulse while the car traveled 55 miles per hour, leading to a $50 fine and a warning of $100 next time. The judge praised the chase as a method to deter speeders.
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Blank County
N. Y
Wonders and dangers from the Orient and a mass of divorce data
The notice reports on Hunghutze brigand bands in northern Manchuria totaling near 18 000 armed men under three chiefs, with booty shares and banners. It also notes refugees digging white clay near Chinkiang for meals, backed by Viceroy Tuan Fang. A traveler describes Mongolian shepherds and fashion, followed by 1905 English divorce statistics: 752 petitions, 261 wives decreed and 367 husbands.
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Manchuria
North China Daily News
Paiyang Secret Service
Chinkiang
Tuan Fang
Nanking
England and
Wales
Boy Defies Fireworks House Rule in Thoughtful Plea
In a Royal Magazine vignette a young boy named Tommy pleads to enjoy fireworks at home, while Mrs Glim cautions against indoor use. The exchange highlights safety and parental guidance in a domestic moment.
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Tommy
Microscopic Monopoly on the Dollar Bill
A Chicago Tribune item presents a resident microbe joke about survival on a dollar bill. The cartoonish dialogue contrasts eating paper with living on unearned increment.
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Chicago Tribune
All in Vain Curses Soundtrack Mixture in Milwaukee Sentinel
The villain vents curses over unpaid salary and the audience laments refunds as the scene unfolds in a Milwaukee Sentinel piece. The exchange captures comic frustration as payments and refunds fail to resolve the predicament.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Quote on eggs curing cancer and stage actors' fate
A judge quips that claims eggs applied externally cure cancer reveal the belief of some, noting with irony that stage people seem less threatened by the disease. The remark comments on medical misinformation and theatrical resilience.
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Reimer
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Asia
Mongolia
Europe
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W. M. Fisher
Pasernoeracent
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Louisville
Chattanooga
J. A. Williamson
Toledo
Ohio
D. G. Edwards
F. & D. Railway
Defiance
Ar Deshier
Wengee
Dayton
Lima
Obie
Bill Heads
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