Skyscrapers and the American Build Speed Myth
A sweeping feature on the rise of express skyscrapers, tracing how American firms and workers drive rapid steel frame construction from Pittsburgh to New York. It highlights derricks, riveters, and the daring ironworkers, and notes soaring heights, speed records, and the evolving teamwork that underpins modern towers.
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Slatenake
Beck
Pennsylvania Steel
Cape Town
Johannesburg
South Africa
New York
Pittsburg
Bethlehem
Metropolitan
Singer Horn
Oregon
Ewing
New Orleans
Vancouver
Tne
Thirteenth Street
Katie
Amer Weniem
Seoek
Bown
Chicago
Famous criminals who obtain ed reprieves
The piece cites Sir William Harcourt as Home Secretary and notes public protests and petitions. Daisy Lord’s 18 month imprisonment drew nearly 80,900 signatories, amid widespread sympathy for her alleged crime and concerns about the harsh legal process and its impact on families.
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England
Jessie Macpherson
Sandyford Place
Glasgow
MacLachlan
Penge
Staunton
Justice Hawkins
Edward Clarke
Stauntons
Home Secretary
Richard Joss
Wa. Harcourt
Daisy Lord
Debate over who invented the pneumatic tire
A dispute over who should be honored for the pneumatic tire surfaces. The question pits Mr R W Thomson, who patented an air filled tire in 1845, against John Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tire in 1888, sparking a reflection on industrial history.
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Patestes
Finnega
Thorsen
John Dunlop
Thorson
Dunlop
Sam
Dunilope
Belfast
Hhis
Thomson
R. Harvey du Cros
du Cros
Rk. J. Meeredy
England
Regier
Harvey du Cros
Trish
France
United Kingdom
Ireland
Edinburgh
R. W. Thomson
Insouciance in Storm on an Ore-Boat
A poem by Harry Kemp depicts brutal ore-boat conditions in a storm. Fire and steam glare through a half-submerged hold as exhausted firemen laugh and puff pipes despite danger. The poem contrasts peril with bravado amid waves and darkness.
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Harry Kemp
The Primitive Man Roosevlet Speaks Across an Era
A portrait of Theodore Roosevelt as a primordial, direct leader whose courage, humor, and egalitarian spirit carry him through attacks from moneyed powers. The piece argues his West upbringing shaped a fearless, simple man who embodies The Revolt against trusts and monopoly.
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Roosevelt
Amin
America
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Wellington
New York
West
Styx
John L. Sullivan
John L
John
Brooker Ween
White House
Himeself
Sevet
Praying Against Time In The House Of Representatives
The Washington Times recounts a century old House incident where a journal search interrupted a chaplain prayer. The journal clerk rushed in seeking the missing record as members fidgeted. The chaplain persisted for fifteen minutes until the journal was found and read aloud.
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Washington Times
United States
Coudrey
House of Representatives
Journal
Mrs Belmont's Yarn Sparks Suffragist Debate
A New York anecdote highlights Mrs O H Belmont's strong suffragist stance and her insistence on leading the movement. A fable about Uncle Tom the parrot illustrates domestic tensions and moral duties in the campaign. Thirteen tons is the average onion yield near Vi Spain from intensive farming.
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O. H. P. Belmont
Uncle Tom
Spain
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Willeam Alien
House of Commons
Holloway
Home Office
Wernor
Kitty Biron
Eee
Stock Exchange
Liverpool
Lancashire
Royal Artillery
Wark
Justice Darling
Scotland
Thavia
Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition
Theodore Roosevelt
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