Roads and medals: Mendenhall on permanent highway building
The article discusses permanent road building as essential public enterprise, citing Dr. Mendenhall’s Japan comparison and Europe's maintenance. It argues against annual fixes, promotes proactive repair, and highlights the life-saving U S medal honoring Joseph Francis for the Life Saving Service with designs by Augustus St Gaudens.
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State Highway Commission
Japan
Tokio
Worcester
Mass
Medal from Congress for lifesaving inventor Joseph Francis
W S Harwood presents a St Nicholas sketch of Joseph Francis, the lifesaving inventor. In 1887 Congress expressed thanks, 1888 saw a gold medal for his service to mankind, and on April 12 in the White House Blue Room President Harrison presented the medal, praising Francis for improving coastguard lifesaving and saving many lives.
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Red Handkerchief Halts Express No 1
An express train stops suddenly after a man waves a red item. The engineer and traveler argue about signaling, until the rider explains he waved a red bandanna to bid farewell to his girlfriend riding away on a pumpkin wagon. The misunderstanding ends with a lighthearted reveal.
Long Range of Cannon and Odd Wedding Rites
The article describes artillery ranges from Krupp’s 120 ton gun to the 22 ton Armstrong gun, noting high costs and limited firing lifespans. It also covers a Borneo marriage rite with betel nut halves exchanged before the tribe, chewed, and heads tapped to seal the union. A Duluth letter mocks grain reports by urging blunt truth about drought and pests.
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Crown Kept in Tower of London on State Occasions
The crown of England rests in the Tower of London and is not kept in the Queen's dressing-room. It is only brought out for grand ceremonies while a diamond circlet is worn by the Queen at drawing rooms and levees.
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England
Tower of London
White Man Sold in Bondage at Elizabeth Court House
A white man was sold under bondage at the court-house in Elizabeth, Kentucky, last Monday for 1275 dollars. He was held by a bondsman in a public sale setting, reflecting a historical coercive practice described in local records.
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