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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1893
Page
2
Fragmentary timetable listing passenger trains on the above road with departures and destinations. Mentions Kansas City Ex daily and Express services, connections at St Joseph and Denver, times shown for select days and stations. The legible portions indicate westbound and eastbound routes with varying daily runs and Sunday absence noted.
The journal describes a voyage approaching Samoa, sighting the Samoan islands, their volcanic craters, palm groves, and native villages with churches and schools. It notes the extent of native population and Christian influence, and the ship Adler wreck near Apia along a coral coast side.
A traveler details Samoa after a naval disaster, noting wrecked ships hauled away by locals, reefs and deadly waves that saved some vessels, and a fleet of canoes trading with the crew. He visits King Malletos, Mataafa’s forces nearby, and mentions Stevenson and local schools before departing toward Honolulu aboard a catamaran.
The Best Line to California from Chicago or St Louis is the Burlington Route via Denver Colorado Springs Leadville Salt Lake and Ogden. Daily vestibuled trains with Pullman sleepers chair cars and Burlington Route dining cars. The fraternity idea grows with badges on lapels reflecting a broader social identity in cities and towns.
The eleventh reunion of the Illinois Soldiers Association will be held in Centralia on October 4 5 and 6 with participants from Greenville and other towns. Various local figures are noted among attendees.
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